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SADO, Japan - PennZone -- To all members of the press
Press release

Tuesday, September 17, 2024
Data Art Company
"There are many 'wonderful' things about Japan."
YouTube program "Wa no Takumi" launched, introducing traditional Japanese performing arts.
The first guest is Kodo, a taiko performance art group active around the world and based on Sado Island.

(Headquarters: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo; President: Hirofumi Akutsu) is pleased to announce the launch of "Wa no Takumi" a YouTube program that introduces traditional Japanese performing arts.
As the first wave of guests , we are pleased to welcome "Kodo", a Sado Taiko performing arts group popular all over the world.

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Japanese drum influencer Hitomi secretly sneaks into the "Kodo Village" located in the center of Ogi Peninsula in the southwest of Sado Island!

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The official TikTok also launched its first short video
https://www.tiktok.com/@wanotakumi/video/7414768357154524424

Official YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@%E5%92%8C%E3%81%AE%E5%8C%A0
Official Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@wanotakumi
Official Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wa_no_takumi
Special website: https://wanotakumi.com/

What is "Wa no Takumi"?
In today's globalized world, Japan is a country where traditional culture and modern creative novelties such as anime coexist in mysterious harmony.
in Japan is gaining popularity and attracting more attention, we will show the traditions of Japan's past and future to the world.

What is a Kodo?

This famous Japanese taiko ensemble has been performing around the world for over 40 years. The name of the ensemble has two meanings: " heartbeat " and " children focusing on beating the taiko drums ."

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In addition to taiko performances, the group plays various traditional Japanese instruments such as flute and shamisen, and performs dances and songs. The repertoire includes pieces based on traditional Japanese rhythms as well as pieces by contemporary composers and the members' own compositions.
Since its debut at the Berlin Festival in 1981, the company has performed 7,000 times.

■Host
hitomi

Representative of Japanese cultural influencers on TikTok with 680,000 followers
▼TikTok▼.
https://www.tiktok.com/@hitomi_ins_

Mr. Makino (voiced by Shunsuke Ochiai)

Commentator, Broadcast Producer, Producer
Representative of IDP Inc.

■Production
- Production
GIG BEING
- Guidance/Coordination
DOKI DOKI Factory

■Company Profile
Product Name: Data Art, Inc.
As a leading company in the imaging field, Data Art Inc. is always "thinking", "experimenting" and challenging itself with an insatiable spirit of exploration.
Date of establishment: June 1984
Capital: 100 million yen
Website: https://data-art.biz/