We will be closed for the New Year's holidays from December 29th (FRI) to January 6th (SUN). 

We will operate from January 7th 2019. So we can receive the order anytime during the holiday, please place an order as usual (the order will be shipped after January 7th). We apologize you for any inconvenience during this period. 

Thank you very much for your help in the past year. We wish you will have a great year! 

Shinobue Furyu

Shinobue furyu is taiko center original reasonable shinobue series for beginners. Why don't you start learning shinobue? Here are some benefits of playing shinobue.

1: Shinobue is melody instrument and the player can play popular pieces with it.

2: It's useful when it comes to performing something at the party and meeting.

3: It's good to play with taiko or solo during performance and set change.

4: It's good for health because it needs to move fingers and mouth.

5: It's portable (small and light) and the shipping cost isn't so high. 

It's the most popular shinobue series in Japan and has been sold more than 10,000 pieces from 2011. There are 3 different key options: 8 hon choshi (C), 7 hon choshi (B), and 6 hon choshi (B flat). 8 hon choshi (C) is recommended for beginners because the pitch starts from C and easy to play with western instruments. 7 hon choshi (B) and 6 hon choshi (B flat) are sometimes played in Japanese festivals and traditional performing arts.

Hinoki Yatai 314240 Bachi

Hinoki Yatai 314240 Bachi is used for a famous taiko piece called yatai bayashi. Yatai bayashi is arranged from one of the Japanese festival music, Chichibu yatai bayashi. Chichibu city is located in the northwest of Saitama prefecture, just north of Tokyo. Chichibu Yomatsuri (Chichibu night festival) is held on December 2 and 3. It has more than 300 years history and selected as one of the "Yama, Hoko, Yatai, float festivals in Japan" of UNESCO's intangible cultural heritage in 2016. The original festival music is played in the float and makes people excited.

(Chichibu festival- Wikipedia)

Nagado Gaoh Handle Set

A luxurious set of handles and plates hand-crafted by artisan. It is beautifully decorative and looks very attaractive. Taiko Center uses these handles and plates with the excellent nagado daiko gaoh, which is made of the excellent Japanese zelkova wood. If you plan to make the taiko by yourself and make it look cool, these handles and stands are highly recommended.

Shinobue Rakusui Tenchimaki (Colorful)

Rakusui is a shinobue craftsman in Gunma, Japan and his shinobue has a high reputation for ease of playing. In addition, the beautifully crafted tenchimaki (binding on the both ends) is one of the most features of the shinobue rakusui. We are pleased to inform you that we've launched the new color of the shinobue rakusui from November, 2018. There are Japanese taste 5 colors option (Black / Dark Blue / Orange / Green / Purple). All colors match the bamboo color and add elegance into the shinobue. A shinobue case specially made for Shinobue Rakusui is available.