Taiko drumming has been a part of Japanese culture for centuries. It was typically relegated to stage plays until the 1950s, when a jazz musician developed an ensemble style of drumming called ...

The Taiko no Tatsujin series has been around for 18 years, since the very first game appeared in Japanese arcades in 1999. For years, it has appeared in arcades, on consoles, and even on handhelds.

SAN JOSE, Calif. (KGO) -- The powerful sound of the taiko drum has been echoing through the streets of the Bay Area for 50 years, connecting communities and serving as a symbol of strength, resilience ...

Bandai Namco’s colorful rhythm game series “Taiko no Tatsujin,” known to Western gamers as “Taiko: Drum Master,” is coming westward for its first English-language release in 14 years. Fans can look ...

Taiko Drum Master might be best rented for parties and suchlike given its bundled-with-a-peripheral price tag and somewhat limited single-player appeal. Although Namco's Taiko series of rhythm games ...

Bandai Namco’s colorful and quirky rhythm game series “Taiko no Tatsujin” returns to Western gamers for the first time in 14 years today. The franchise, known to Western fans as “Taiko: Drum Master,” ...

Jan 17, 2018 Jan 17, 2018 Updated Mar 15, 2019 Masato "Maz" Baba and childhood friend Shoji Kameda learned the art of taiko - Japanese drumming - as young boys in Mount Shasta, Calif., from a taiko ...

But there was an interesting catch behind the game’s releases. Rather than offering physical editions with the drum (like Drum Master got years ago), Bandai Namco opted to simply release them ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. The Taiko no Tatsujin (Drum Master) series first appeared in Japanese arcades in 2001, and since the series' PlayStation 2 debut in 2002, more than 2 ...

KAHULUI -When Hisakatsu Yokoyama wrote his name and date last week in the taiko drum body he donated to a Maui taiko group, it marked another link in the Maui-Japan connection forged through taiko ...

“Rainmaker” from Kazuchika Okada’s entrance theme of New Japan Pro Wrestling “8.6-sec Bazooka” from Lassen Gorelai “Attakaindakara” from Kumamushi In Taiko: Drum Master the Grand Friends Gathering ...