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Taiko Performance List
2024
1/1- New Years Celebration in Little Tokyo
Performance with J-Town Taiko Club
1/6- San Fernando Valley JACC New Years Installation
Performance with SFV Taiko
1/19- Dearborn Elementary School Multicultural Night
Performance with Los Angeles Taiko Collective
1/21- San Fernando Valley JACL New Years Luncheon
Performance with SFV Taiko
3/27- Shohei Ohtani Mural "LA Rising" Unveiling
Performance with Los Angeles Taiko Collective
3/30- Sakura Taiko Fest 2024, Washington DC
Performance with Ai Matsuda
4/20- Entertainment Community Fund 20th Anniversary Celebration
Performance with Maceo Hernandez
5/2- Dodgers Foundation Blue Diamond Gala
Performance with J-Town Taiko Club
5/26- Pierce College AANHPI Event
Performance with Los Angeles Taiko Collective
6/11- Valley Charter School Assembly
Solo Performance
6/13- UmiAi Sushi Restaurant Opening
Performance with Los Angeles Taiko Collective
6/29-30- San Fernando Obon
Performnce with SFV Taiko
7/6- Anime Expo
Performance with Kuni Yoshida
2023
1/1- New Year Celebration in Little Tokyo
Performance with Taiko Center of Los Angeles
1/7- Anime LA Calligraphy, Taiko, Sword Panel
Lecture/Performance with Kuniharu Yoshida and Toru Uchikado
1/8- Japanese American National Museum, Oshogatsu Family Day
Performance with Kuniharu Yoshida
1/9- Los Angeles Kings Japanese Heritage Night
Performance with J-Town Taiko Club
1/ 18- Redondo Beach Japanese Tech Company Launch Party
Performance with Taiko Center of Los Angeles
1/20- Mountain View Elementary School, Santa Barbra
Performance with Taiko Center of Los Angeles
1/26- ABC TV Drama "The Company you Keep"
Cast/Solo Odaiko Scene. Aired 2/19/2023
2/12- SuperBowl Watch Party, Malibu, CA
Performance with Los Angeles Taiko Collective
4/15- Monterey Park Sakura Matsuri
Performance with Taiko Center of Los Angeles
5/2- Crossroads School for the Arts and Sciences AANHPI Event
Performance with LA Taiko Collective
5/4- Long Beach College AANHPI Event
Performance with Taiko Center of Los Angeles
5/4- Kaviar Sushi LA Restaurant
Performance with LA Taiko Collective
5/6- Kibo Nobori
Performance with J-Town Taiko Club
5/6- Centenary United Methodist Church Arigato Bazaar
Performance with J-Town Taiko Club
5/7- Angel City Football Club Halftime Show
Performance with J-Town Taiko Club
5/16- AANHPI Event at Saint John Chrysostomos School
Performance with LA Taiko Collective
5/19- Valley Glen School AANHPI Event
Performance with LA Taiko Collective
5/21- AANHPI Banquet at Skirball Cultural Center
Performance with Taiko Center of Los angeles
5/25- John Adams Middle School AANHPI Event
Performance with LA Taiko Collective and LA Mugen Taiko
5/26- Good Day LA Live Segment
Performance with J-Town Taiko Club
5/26- Cedars Sinai AANHPI Event
Performance with Taiko Center of Los Angeles
5/31- AANHPI Luncheon for the City of Alhambra
Performance with LA Taiko Collective
6/15- United Methodist Annual Conference
Performance with LA Taiko Collective
6/22- JACCC 42nd Anniversary Dinner
Performance with LA Taiko Collective
7/1- Anime Expo Taiko/Calligraphy
Performance with Kuni Yoshida
7/2- Janime 2023 at JACCC
Performance with LA Taiko Collective
8/11- Spectrum News Segment
Performance with LA Taiko Collective
8/12- Nisei Week Coronation
Solo Performance
8/13- 81st Nisei Week Grand Parade
Performance with LA Taiko Collective
8/27- Nisei Week Closing Ceremony
Performance with LA Taiko Collective
8/27- Save our Seniors Event
Performance with Maceo Hernandez
9/7- Honda Collection Hall Grand Opening
Performance with LA Taiko Collective
9/9- Little Tokyo Metro Community Celebration
Performance with J-Town Taiko Club and LA Taiko Collective
9/21- Worthy of Love Birthday Celebration for unhoused children
Performance with Kyo No Kai
10/21- Fandango Obon
Performance with J-Town Taiko Club/Los Angeles Taiko Collective
11/7- Hollenbeck Palms
Performance with Los Angeles Taiko Collective
12/1- Grand Reopening of the Democracy Center in Little Tokyo
Performance with Los Angeles Taiko Collective
12/5- Shared Pathways to Heal, Repair, and Liberate, JANM
Performance with Los Angeles Taiko Collective
12/10- Chikara Daiko Winter Concert
Solo Performance
12/30- LA Kings Japanese Heritage Night
Performance with Los Angeles Taiko Collective
2022
1/1- New Year Celebration in Little Tokyo
Performance with Taiko Center of Los Angeles
2/15- East LA Taiko Live at Visions and Voices USC
Performance with East LA Taiko
3/11- Terasaki Budokan Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
Performance with East LA Taiko
3/12- Terasaki Budokan Grand Opening Festival
Performance with J-Town Taiko Club
3/21- Plate by Plate Los Angeles
Performance with Kuniharu Yoshida
4/7- Mountain View Elementary School Santa Barbra outdoor assembly
Performance with Taiko Center of Los Angeles
4/20- Kodo Restaurant opening Arts District
Performance with Kaz Mogi, Risa Isogawa
5/17- Crossroads School for Arts and Sciences AAPI event
Performance with Taiko Center of Los Angeles
5/18- Westside Neighborhood School AAPI assembly
Performance with Taiko Center of Los Angeles
5/21- AAPI luncheon for the city of Alhambra
Solo
5/22- AAPI Banquet at Skirball Cultural Center
Performance with Taiko Center of Los Angeles
6/9- Japanese Community Pioneer Center luncheon
Performance with Taiko Center of Los Angeles
6/30- Wedding Performance
Performance with Kaz Mogi, Risa Isogawa
8/4- 14th Annual Diplomats Diversi-Tea Gala celebrating Union Day
Performance with Kaz Mogi, Shoji Kameda
8/13- Nisei Week Coronation Ball
Solo
8/26-28- Austin Taiko Workshop
Taught a workshop in Austin, Texas
9/25- Worthy of Love event at Terasaki Budokan
Performance with J-Town Taiko Club
10/2- Hollywood Japanese Cultural Institute 75th Anniversary Luncheon
Performance with Kaz Mogi, Risa Isogawa
10/21- J-Town Taiko One-Year Anniversary
Performance with J-Town Taiko Club, Kaz Mogi
10/22- Terasaki Budokan Fundraiser at Nishi Honganji
Performance with J-Town Taiko Club
11/10- Kaviar Los Angeles
Performance with Kaz Mogi
11/16- Terasaki Budokan Golf Tournament
Performance with J-Town Taiko Club
12/14- Halftime show at Los Angeles Clippers Japanese Heritage Night
Performance with J-Town Taiko Club
2021
3/20- Candlelight Memorial for the covid deaths of Keiro
Performance with East LA Taiko.
5/1- Japanese American National Museum Virtual Gala
Performance with East LA Taiko.
6/12 - Kansha Obon: Gathering of Hope and Gratitude
Performance with East LA Taiko.
7/08-11- Anime Matsuri Houston, Texas
Shishimai with Kabuki Actor Nakamura Gankyo
Guest performance with Austin Taiko along with Shamisen player Kyle Abbott.
7/17- Little Tokyo Service Centers Sake on the Couch
Performance with East LA Taiko.
7/23 - 2021 Tokyo Olympic Committee Opening Ceremony Watch Party at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.
Performance with East LA Taiko.
10/01- Kevin Hart Family Birthday Party
Performance with TCLA
10/11- LA84 Welcome Home Dinner for 2020 Olympians and Paralympians
Performance with East LA Taiko
11/14- Autumn Festival at the Aquarium of the Pacific
guest performance with Ryujin Taiko
11/19- Soft Opening for Onizuka LA Japanese Peruvian restaurant in West Hollywood.
Performance with Toru Uchikado and Kaz Kobayashi
12/12- Terasaki Budokan Donor Event.
Performance with East LA Taiko
2020
2/22- Afternoon of Peace Hiroshima and Nagasaki Through Song,Dance,and Spoken Word
Taiko and Shodo collaborated with Kuniharu Yoshida.
2019
1/1- Japanese American National Museum Oshogatsu
Taiko and Shodo collaborated with Kuniharu Yoshida.
6/10- Nisei Week Coronation
Odaiko Solo and Drum Roll for Royal Court announcement.
6/19- Artstagia Multiarts Showcase
Taiko and Shodo collaborated with Kuniharu Yoshida.
6/30- Terasaki Budokan Promo Video
My life in taiko segment.
9/28- Grateful Crane Ensembles Tuna Canyon Letters to our Grandchildren
Taiko and Percussion.
10/22- A Little Tokyo Christmas Show
Odaiko Solo at the Aratani Theater.
2018
1/12- Rodney Kageyama Remembrance of Life Celebration
Taiko collaboration with Kraig Saito.
4/9- Crossroads School Performance
Taiko Collaboration with Clara Mulligan.
9/21- John Muir Middle School Japan Day
Chikara Daiko and students from Rebun Hokkaido Japan Performance.
11/4- Shinsei Kai Emerging Stars of Japanese Arts
Taiko and Shodo collaborated with Kuniharu Yoshida.
Taiko,Shodo,Koto,Sahkuhachi collaborated with Kuniharu Yoshida, Shirley Muramoto,and Brian Wong.
Shishimai with Kabuki actor Nakamura Gankyo.
2017
5/13- Satsuki No Mai: Dance of the Azalea Nikkei Student Union Odori at UCLA
Odaiko Solo.
7/30- 800 Traction eviction rally.
Collaboration with Maceo Hernandez to fight against the eviction of artists on 800 Traction Ave.
9/14- Hakalau School Community Reunion at the California Club Las Vegas
Solo performance.
9/21- John Muir Middle School Burbank California Guiness World Record for most Japanese dancers using fans
Taiko performance.
10/20- Twilight and Snow Play Reading by Warren Sata
Played character “Kuma”, a member of the taiko dojo.
2016
3/24- Clippers Japanese American Heritage Night at Staples Center
Chikara Daiko
10/8- Chikara Daiko 20th Anniversary Celebration
2015
6/28- Anime California
Taiko collaboration with Kraig Saito and SteamPunk band Lolita Dark.
2013
6/18- Nisei Week Closing Ceremony
Collaboration with Minyo Station.
10/12- The Grateful Crane Ensemble Evening of Aloha Breaking the Gothic Line
Taiko and Percussion.
11/16- Grateful Crane Ensemble production “Nihonmachi”
Odaiko Solo, Chudaiko and Shime Solo.
11/18- Valley Japanese Community Center 60th anniversary.
Taiko with guest Ted Yamada.
2012
4/21- Grateful Crane Ensemble production “Pairings”
Performed with Danny Yamamoto of Kinnara Taiko.
6/10- 4th annual Tanabata Festival
Solo Performance
6/23- Nisei Week Closing Ceremony
Chikara Daiko.
10/8- West Ranch High School band Competition Championship
Taiko instructor for field show.
10/12- Tekona Taiko Concert in Ichikawa Japan
Guest Solo Performance