Japanese flutes, hand gongs, and wooden percussion instruments are often played alongside the drums of kumidaiko. Because of their significantly different timbre, these instruments can clearly be heard among the drums. Detailed information about the following instruments is currently under construction at TaikoInfo.org:

shinobue, chappa, atarigane, mokugyou, mokushou, sasara, nohkan, mago-suzu, gezadougu, hyoushigi