Announcements

COMING in 2025! 
June-July 2025  Edo Bayashi and Edo Kotobuki Jishi Hybrid Classes
   In-Person classes in Honolulu and Live-Streamed around the world
   Sponsored in part by Hawaii Community Foundation
August 9-10, 2025 Kenny Endo’s 50th Anniversary Concert
    Kennedy Theater, University of Hawaii
    Special Guests
    KETE and TCP Alumni invited!
    SAVE the DATES!
August 9 – Traditional Japanese Music and Dance with special guests:
Kyosuke Suzuki (Festival Music of Edo), and Saburo Mochizuki (Hogaku Hayashi,
  classical japanese music from the Kabuki), and others
  and Contemporary Collaborations with special guests:
  Noel Okimoto (drums, vibes), Dean Taba (bass), Todd Yukumoto (sax, flute),
  Abe Lagrimas Jr.(drums, ukulele), and others
August 10 – Taiko Center of the Pacific (Adult & Youth Ensembles)
  with alumni!!!  (All alumni invited! Contact: kpauka@hawaii.edu)
August 12-14, 2025  Edo Bayashi and Edo Kotobuki Jishi Intensive
    Special guest Instructor: Kyosuke Suzuki from Wakayama Shachu of Tokyo
    Sponsored in part by Hawaii Community Foundation
August 15, 2025  U.S. Premiere of “Healing Beats”
a documentary on taiko by Spanish film-maker Ivan Munoz
Doris Duke Theater
August 16-17, 2025
50th Celebration Concerts on neighbor islands

Taiko Arts Center Silent Auction 2024
The silent auction will be held again this year at Taiko Center of the Pacific’s 31st Annual Bonenkai, scheduled for December 14th, 2024. Donations will be accepted beginning November 2024. Please contact: info@taikoartscenter.org for any questions regarding this year’s donations.

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Youth Group Recital Celebrating Blaise and Cameron
Congratulations to Blaise and Cameron for putting on a wonderful senior recital!
Good luck as you continue on your journey!

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AME, Tears of the Earth, IN-PERSON concert
View Performance Clips
Ame, Tears of the Earth
Rites of Thundering

FEATURING

Kenny Endo
Taiko Center of the Pacific

SPECIAL GUESTS
Peter Rockford Espiritu and TAU Dance Theatre
Sumie Kaneko
Abe Lagrimas Jr
Amelia Lukas
Aki “Ten Ten” Takahashi


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Kenny and Chizuko Endo were honored with the Japan America Society of Hawaii’s “Bridge Award” along with Roy and Denise Yamaguchi. One of JASH’s most prestigious events, the Bridge Awards Event recognizes U.S.-Japan leaders in Hawaii for their lifetime of work in building bridges of friendship and understanding between the U.S., Hawaii and Japan!
(L>R) Roy Yamaguchi, Denise Yamaguchi, Chizuko Endo, and Kenny Endo
CONGRATULATIONS to Kenny Endo being honored as one of the 2022 Hompa Hongwanji’s Living Treasures of Hawaii awardees. 2022 and 2023 Living Treasures of Hawaii Awardees were celebrated at a Luncheon at the Hilton Hawaiian Village on February 11, 2023. View the 2022 virtual ceremony on Hawaii News Now: