Aluminum 'taiko' drum may be listed as world's largest

Aluminum 'taiko' drum may be listed as world's largest

NAGOYA, Japan - A 3-meter-wide skin of a ''taiko'' drum being developed by Nihon Asahi Chuki is shown off in Kasugai, Aichi Prefecture, on June 3. The company plans to have the drum, which will be made of aluminum, listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the biggest taiko in existence after its unveiling this fall.

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