TaikoInfo.org is an English-language site dedicated to providing accurate and detailed information about the drums and related equipment of ensemble taiko music, or kumidaiko. The site contains descriptions of the taiko, dai, batchi, and narimono used in kumidaiko, as well as sections devoted to explaining the terminology of taiko, and answers to frequently asked questions.

In addition to descriptions of the look, sound, and making of these instruments and related goods, TaikoInfo.org attempts to provide information about how the drums are used in contemporary music settings. Toward this end, interviews with major practitioners of the art-form provide first-hand accounts of drum preferences, arrangements, and playing styles. TaikoInfo.org is sponsored by Miyamoto Unousuke Shouten, a 140-year-old taiko company and the instrument supplier to the emperor of Japan.

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