Taiko Center - About Us -

ABOUT US

Taiko Center Co. ,Ltd. is the comprehensive company that promotes global dissemination of Taiko, the Japanese traditional drums.

113-4 Takatsuji Oomiya-cho
Shimogyou-ku Kyoto City
600-8387 Japan

Phone: 81-75-813-8615 (international) 075-813-8615 (domestic)
Fax: 81-75-813-8616 (international) 075-813-8616 (domestic)

infoeng@taiko-center.co.jp(Japanese) / infoeng@taiko-center.co.jp (English)

Established: February 1988
Capital: 52,797,000 yen
Annual Sales: 601,956,000 yen ($7,166,000)
50 employees 70 contracted instructors.
Headquarters: Kyoto
Branch Office: Tokyo
President: Munenori Higashi
We manage one of the biggest Wadaiko school in the world.
We have 4 own studios, 3,500students.
Web site of Studios in Aoyama(Tokyo),Asakusa(tokyo),Kyoto,osaka(Japanese site)

Office Locations

OUR FIVE POLICIES

Contribution: we support the global society of taiko performers.
Cooperation: we let people enjoy taiko, which invigorate both body and soul.
Creativity: we create and promote new kinds of taiko music.
Communication: we organize a human network through taiko.
Challenging Spirit: we always challenge to improve our service with a creative mind.

OUR THREE MAIN BUSINESSES

Merchandise Sales: we sell various kinds of taiko and other accessories as well as vast variety of textbooks, CDs, DVDs and videos. We develop and improve our products constantly to satisfy our customers.

Taiko Classes (Frnchise division) & Workshops: we have regular taiko classes at our Kyoto studio, Osaka studio, Asakusa studio, Aoyama studio and other locations, where over 3,000 students are learning. We also have a visiting workshop plan. We hold workshops instructed by our professional instructors in various districts in Japan and even overseas.

Professional Performance: Our famous taiko groups, Mugen, Ryuji Tomono and Furyuza HINABI, actively perform in over 150 public concerts, festivals and school events throughout the year. They also tour overseas.