Gagaku Exhibition and Workshop

May 12, 2011

Gagaku Exhibition and Workshop

Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on May 2011 A visit to the Taikokan, the traditional Japanese taiko drum museum in Asakusa, is always worthwhile—last time we had it all to ourselves—but the current exhibition of lavishly decorated Silk Road drums doubles the interest. The show, “Gagaku: Handing Ancient Music to Today’s Generation,” looks at the influence […]

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Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on May 2011

Courtesy of Taikokan

A visit to the Taikokan, the traditional Japanese taiko drum museum in Asakusa, is always worthwhile—last time we had it all to ourselves—but the current exhibition of lavishly decorated Silk Road drums doubles the interest. The show, “Gagaku: Handing Ancient Music to Today’s Generation,” looks at the influence of Silk Road culture on the formation of gagaku courtly music in ancient Japan. The exhibition closes with a workshop to explain the drums’ techniques and give the curious a chance to pound them.

Until May 29, ¥300. Taikokan, Asakusa. Nearest stn: Asakusa.