Fusion of Town Revitalization through well-being, entertainment, festival and community
Seien Gakuen Educational Corporation (located in Kanazawa city, Ishikawa prefecture, president: Yoichiro Aoki), which celebrates its 50th anniversary, will hold the 25th “Kore demo ka! Taiko” at the Shika-town Cultural Hall on Sunday, November 10, 2024. In cooperation with the Fukuoka-based taiko team “WAGAKUDAN JAPAN MARVELOUS” and general association “Samurai Art”, there will be carrying out the “Shika Town Original Taiko Music” project.
“Shika Town Original Taiko Music” project involves providing original songs by Shika Taiko Community and includes taiko practices with members of the community before the event. At the festival, the group will perform a collaborative piece of music, which will be played in front of big audience from Shika Town and beyond, with the aim of restoring bonds and vitality to the town.
In the mid-July, Mr. Nishiguchi, the leader of the Warakudan Japan Marvelous started teaching taiko to the teams formed in Shika Taiko Community. They are practicing daily in the preparation for the event.
In addition, Wagakudan Japan Marvelous plans to perform in the Republic of Azerbaijan, located on the Eurasian continent and with which Shika Town has friendly relations, as a bridge for multicultural exchange.
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・Cultural exchange between Shika Town and the Republic of Azerbaijan
[Shika Taiko Association is currently running a crowdfunding campaign!]
Shika town is running a crowdfunding campaign for this project to help rebuild the city. Your support and cooperation are highly appreciated.
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An original song for the “Shika Taiko Community, the only one of its kind in the world.” is to be created and performed at the festival as a symbol of the town’s recovery and new hope. Festival aims to create a moment when the local community comes together and unites in spirit with the sound of the taiko drums.
To ensure that the memory of this disaster is not forgotten, local communities will continue to support the recovery of Noto, including Shika Town, from next fiscal year onwards.
25th “Kore demo ka! Taiko” Event Outline
Date: Sunday, November 10, 2024
Doors open: 12:40 p.m. Show starts: 1:00 p.m.
Location: Shikamachi Cultural Hall
(Address: Ishikawa Prefecture, Usaku-gun, Shikamachi, Takahama-cho Ka 1)
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・Shika Town, Ishikawa Prefecture Website： https://www.town.shika.lg.jp/
・Wagakudan Japan Marvelous Website：http://japanmarvelous.com/
・General association of “Samurai Art”
・Kanazawa Welfare College Website： https://k-fukushi.ac.jp/
■Contact for this matter
・Inquiries regarding the press release
Kanazawa Welfare College,
Seiei Gakuen Educational Corporation
External Affairs Department, Mr. Takeda
TEL: 076-242-1625
Email: info@k-fukushi.ac.jp
