Mark H Rooney Taiko

Taiko Instructor & Performer

Miyako Taiko @ 2019 Sakura Matsuri

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Miyako Taiko is excited to return to this year’s Sakura Matsuri, one of our favorite events in the National Cherry Blossom Festival!

We always love performing at the Sakura Matsuri! We have a fun set planned and hope to see lots of our friends in the crowd! Miyako is performing on the ANA Capitol Stage located at 3rd St NW & Pennsylvania Ave.

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Come for the taiko … stay for all the other performances, food, and fun of the festival! Be sure to get your tickets in advance so you don’t have to wait in line!

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The Sakura Matsuri – Japanese Street Festival begins @ 10:30 AM and runs until 6 PM. This is the largest one-day celebration of Japanese culture in the United States and is proud to be the grand finale of the National Cherry Blossom Festival. Performers and vendors travel from all over the country and the world to Washington, DC to share their love of Japanese culture and traditions with the Festival attendees.

The festival is back on Pennsylvania Avenue between 3rd and 7th Streets, NW – with the entrance at the corner of 7th and Pennsylvania, Ave, NW.

See you there!

2019 Sakura Taiko Takeover at the Tidal Basin

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Save the Date!

Join us among the cherry blossoms at the ANA Tidal Basin Stage for a full day of free, family-friendly Japanese drumming performances: the Sakura Taiko Takeover at the Tidal Basin!

Support our performers and help make the Sakura Taiko Takeover possible!

100% of proceeds will go to covering the costs of the event and supporting the taiko groups traveling to the DC area.

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A full day of great taiko!

We are excited to welcome an amazing lineup of taiko players, including those who’ve been part of the taiko fest since its very first year and those who will be joining us for the first time. It’s an amazing lineup, and we can’t wait to share all of this taiko with you!

11:00am: Mark H Taiko Rec Class (Washington, DC)

11:15am: Kyo Daiko (Philadelphia, PA)

11:45am: GoDaiko Drummers (Novi, MI)

12:15pm: Pittsburgh Taiko (Pittsburgh, PA)

12:45pm: Miyako Taiko (Washington, DC)

1:15pm: Lyco Taiko (Williamsport, PA)

1:45pm: Yamatai (Cornell University, Ithaca, NY)

2:15pm: Kizuna (Washington, DC)

2:30pm: Mark H Taiko Ensemble (Washington, DC)

3:00pm: Triangle Taiko with Special Taiko (Raleigh, NC)

3:30pm: ShinDaiko (Boston, MA)

4:00pm: Nen Daiko (Fairfax Station, VA)

4:30pm: All groups in Shin-En jam!

Getting to the Tidal Basin

We STRONGLY encourage you to take public transportation as driving and parking in the area is very difficult during Cherry Blossom season. The closest Metro stations are Smithsonian (accessible by the orange, blue, and silver lines) and L’Enfant Plaza (accessible by the orange, blue, silver, yellow, and green lines).  Both are about three blocks away.

About the event

The Sakura Taiko Fest started as a small festival in Maryland and has grown each year, showcasing a range of different drumming styles and celebrating Japanese cultural and artistic traditions. This year, for our 7th annual taiko fest, we’re thrilled to be back at the Tidal Basin with another full-day takeover of the ANA performance stage!

Check out our Facebook event to keep up with all our latest news!  

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See you at the Tidal Basin!

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See you this Sunday at the Tidal Basin for our Sakura Taiko Takeover!

Support our performers and help make the Sakura Taiko Takeover possible!

100% of proceeds will go to covering the costs of the event and supporting the taiko groups traveling to the DC area.

Donate via PayPal

Here’s our schedule:

12:00 – Shodo Girls: performance calligraphy
12:15 – Welcome
12:20 – Miyako Taiko
12:45 – Mixed ensemble song: Shin-En
1:00 – National Parks Service: History of the DC Cherry Blossoms
1:15 – Mark H Taiko Recreational Class & Try Taiko Yourself!
1:30 – The Genki Spark
2:00 – Kizuna
2:30 – Triangle Taiko
3:00 – National Parks Service: History of the DC Cherry Blossoms
3:15 – Odaiko New England
3:45 – Kyo Daiko
4:15 – Pittsburgh Taiko
4:45 – Nen Daiko
5:15 – Mixed ensemble song: Matsuri

Share your photos with us!

Did you get some cool pix or video of the performances? We’d love to see them!
#taikotakeover on Instagram or Twitter or post them in our Facebook event!

Do you want to learn to play taiko?

Our next Introductory Taiko Workshop is on Sunday, April 22 in Takoma Park! Join us!

 

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