Giant taiko drum, Nebuta festival floats, Hirosaki, Aomori prefecture, Tohoku, Honshu, Japan, Asia

Traditional Japanese taiko drumming performance, Matsuyama, Ehime prefecture, Shikoku island, Japan, Asia

Boy playing a Japanese taiko drum video game at a game center, Japan, Asia

Drummer performing on a Japanese taiko drum at a festival in Kanagawa, Japan, Asia

Traditional Japanese taiko drumming performance, Matsuyama, Ehime prefecture, Shikoku island, Japan, Asia

A little girl getting into the spirit of things with a taiko drum at the Sanja Festival in Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan, Asia

Drummer performing on a Japanese taiko drum at a festival in Kanagawa, Japan, Asia

Drummer performing on a Japanese taiko drum at a festival in Kanagawa, Japan, Asia

Japanese Summer Matsuri (Festival)

A man ready to strike a taiko (a great or fat drum). Tokyo, Japan.

Kenny Endo performing on the Taiko, a traditional Japanese drum at the Powell Street Festival in Woodland Park, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Kenny Endo performing on the Taiko, a traditional Japanese drum at the Powell Street Festival in Woodland Park, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada