The winner can bring up to five friends or family! Taiko is best experienced as a group.

Have you ever seen a Taiko performance and wished you could give the drums a go yourself? Here's your chance: Join US History teacher/Advisor Sushu Xia in drumming with a taiko group in Oakland!

Taiko, literally “big drum,” has been a longtime staple at Japanese festivals and temples. Modern group taiko drumming originated with jazz drummer Daihachi Oguchi in the 1950s, who created drum ensembles that include drums ranging in from snare-drum-sized “shime” to the armchair-sized “odaiko.”