Japan Festival in Sao Paulo

Japan Festival in Sao Paulo

Wadaiko drummers perform during the 24th edition of the Japan Festival in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on July 8, 2023.

Tohoku artists give performance at U.N. headquarters

Tohoku artists give performance at U.N. headquarters

NEW YORK, United States - A ''wadaiko'' drumming performance by a group named Ondeko-za plays at the United Nations headquarters in New York on March 5, 2012. A group of traditional artists from Japan, mostly from the quake-hit Tohoku region in the country's northeast, gave performances in a show of solidarity with disaster victims around the world.

Nakamura factor sparks Japanese language interest in Scotland

Nakamura factor sparks Japanese language interest in Scotland

GLASGOW, Scotland - Children enjoy beating Japanese ''wadaiko'' drums at the Celtic Learning Centre in Glasgow, Scotland, on March 17 as volunteer teacher Fumiko Nakabachi (R) looks on.

Traditional Japanese drummers cheer up New Yorkers

Traditional Japanese drummers cheer up New Yorkers

NEW YORK, United States - Drummers from Japan beat out rhythms on traditional ''wadaiko'' drams in New York's Central Park on May 5 to cheer up New Yorkers.

U.S. first lady Michelle Obama leaves Japan for Cambodia

U.S. first lady Michelle Obama leaves Japan for Cambodia

Michelle Obama (C) plays the Japanese "wadaiko" drum at Fushimi Inari Taisha, a Shinto shrine in Kyoto, western Japan, on March 20, 2015. She left for Cambodia later in the day after completing her first trip to Japan as U.S. first lady. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

U.S. first lady Michelle Obama leaves Japan for Cambodia

U.S. first lady Michelle Obama leaves Japan for Cambodia

Michelle Obama (R in front row) plays the Japanese "wadaiko" drum at Fushimi Inari Taisha, a Shinto shrine in Kyoto, western Japan, on March 20, 2015. She left for Cambodia later in the day after completing her first trip to Japan as U.S. first lady. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Tohoku artists give performance at U.N. headquarters

Tohoku artists give performance at U.N. headquarters

NEW YORK, United States - A ''wadaiko'' drumming performance by a group named Ondeko-za plays at the United Nations headquarters in New York on March 5, 2012. A group of traditional artists from Japan, mostly from the quake-hit Tohoku region in the country's northeast, gave performances in a show of solidarity with disaster victims around the world. (Kyodo)

Nightlife for tourists in Japan

Nightlife for tourists in Japan

A performer beats a Japanese "wadaiko" drum at Club Piccadilly in Osaka's Umeda district, western Japan, in this photo taken March 2, 2018. The show was one of the projects that receive local government subsidies to encourage foreign tourists to attend nightlife events. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo