Oregon Taiko Centers

Taiko is the Japanese word for drum. In ancient Japan, taiko were used in battle, to signal various activities in villages, court music, theater, and religious ceremonies. The modern art form developed in the 1950s, and is rooted in these Japanese traditions. In the 1960s American taiko became a symbol for the reparation of Japanese American internment.

Ashland Taiko
Contact: Pam Vellutini
180 Patrick Ln.
Ashland OR 97520
(541) 482-4234
[email protected]

Eugene Taiko/Waka Daiko
Contact: Stoy Yeager
Eugene OR
(541) 953-9278
[email protected]

Monmouth Taiko
Contact: Todd Wilson
12405 Fishback Rd.
Monmouth OR 97361
[email protected]

Sangha Taiko
Idaho-Oregon Buddhist Temple
Contact: Rev. Dennis Fujimoto
286 SE 4th St.
Ontario OR 97914
(541) 889-8562
(541) 889-8662 FAX

Kawa Taiko
Contact: Janet Komoto
PO Box 143
Ontario OR 97914-0143
(541) 889-6485 (day)
(541) 881-1568 (evening)
[email protected]

Portland Taiko
Contact: Michael Griggs, Exec. Director
3230 NE Columbia Blvd.
Portland OR 97211
(503) 288-2456
FAX (503) 288-2460
[email protected]
www.portlandtaiko.org

Tanuki Taiko (youth group)
Contact: Teresa Enrico
Portland Taiko
3230 NE Columbia Blvd.
Portland OR 97211
(503) 288-2456 (office)
(503) 288-2460 FAX
[email protected]
www.portlandtaiko.org

Willamette/TUIA Taiko Club
Willamette University
Contact: Garrett Shiroma
900 State Street H154
Salem OR 97301
(808) 383-0063
[email protected]
http://www.willamette.edu/org/taiko/club/e-index.html

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