The things you see in Japan 1

While enjoying the beautiful weather with @mrsbiscuits I bounced in to the local fire fighters practicing their Japanese drum (taiko) performance, in a park not far from my house. Watch the video and enjoy. Watch the second half as well. You don’t want to miss the water show

Taiko is a Japanese drumming style as well as the word for Japanese traditional drums. While various taiko drums have been used in Japan for over 1400 years, and possibly much longer, the style of taiko best known today has a relatively short history, beginning in the 1950's.

The origin of the instruments and the practice isn’t clear, there is however a lot of speculation on the topic. Some historical accounts, dating back to 588 CE, note that young Japanese men traveled to Korea to study the kakko, which is a drum that originated in South China.