The genboku-daiko (drums made of unprocessed wood) were brought back to life, exceeding a period of 600 years!
And from the terrace you can enjoy a pleasant view!

The original giant drums that were made of zelkova trees estimated to be 600 years old. In Tatako-kan, two handmade genboku-daiko fraught with various wishes are placed all the time.
Besides, the terrance commands a panoramic view of the Osado Mountain Range and Mano Bay, with the pleasant landscape spreading before your eyes. You can feel these sounds and sights only in this Tatako-kan.
The semi-annual Tatako-kan Festival, held in May and November, is the event that is literally collaborated by Tatako-kan and the Ogi-misaki district. It is full of features unique to the district, such as making local confectionery and experiencing traditonal games on the playground.

What is "Kodo," the group of Japanese drum artists, based on Sado and engaged in international activities?

Kodo is a group of Japanese drum artists that explores limitless possiblities in the traditional musical performing arts with a focus on taiko, and attempts to reproduce arts for the sake of the present day.
Since making its debut at the Berlin Festival in 1981, Kodo has toured all over the world and given public performances in 46 countries so far. In addition to performances at theaters, Kodo has held "School Workshop Performances"intended for exchanges with elementary, junior and senior high school students, and has played in collaboration with prominent artists of different genres a great number of times.
Kodo also looks upon "taiko" as a means of communication that unites people with people and people with localities, and is engaged in public service activities which place a lot of emphasis on social education and regional development.

Kodo's website http://www.kodo.or.jp

The international arts festival "Earth Celebration" is held every August.

"Earth Celebration"is the international arts festival that explores new cultures of the earth with Sado's rich nature as its stage. It is the outdoor festival that "Kodo" gives in cooperation with Sado City for three days with Sado's Ogi district as its center.
The sound of the taiko, music of the world and beautiful nature reverberate with each other and produce music of the earth.

Earth Celebration http://www.kodo.or.jp/ec

Earth Celebration means "the festival of the earth." With human beings' fundamental act "beating" as its theme, Kodo has invited to Sado artists in folk music or performing arts and cultured people whom the drum artists have met on their travels around the world, and Kodo not only explores the possiblities of art that unites the enviroment with humans but also introduces the appeals of Sado's traditional culture and tries to promote its development.
The festival is filled with various events and attractions, such as the outdoor concerts (Shiroyama Concerts), participatory workshops that enable you to expereince drumming and dancing, and "fringes," free performances of music and dance.
Shiroyama Park, where the main events "Shiroyama Concerts" are held, transforms itself into a natural theater surrounded by beautiful green whose stage effects are created by a skyful of stars, evening breezes and the singing of insects. The stage on which the reverberation of Kodo's drums and the sound of folk music of various parts of the world are in fusion is a supreme space that fits right in with "the festival of the earth."

name of facility	Sado Island Taiko Centre (Tatakokan)
address	150-3 Ogi-kanetashinden, Sado City, Niigata Prefecture
e-mail	info@sadotaiken.jp
website	http://www.sadotaiken.jp/　(Japanese only)
business hours	9:00 - 17:00
a regular holiday	Mondays (in case a national holiday falls on Monday, Taikokan will be closed on the following Tuesday); the year-end and New Year
a parking place, a parking lot	Parking place: available / 20 cars / Free of charge Large-size buses : 2
a charge for using (…)	＜Basic course for a group＞ Time required for the hands-on experience / About 90 minutes Fee / 2,000 yen (Goup of 30 people or more / 1,700 yen) Number of people required / 5 ～ 50 persons
contents of the (hands-on) experience	*How to hold drumsticks and how to stand ready *Hands-on experience of drumming the genboku-daiko (giant drums made of unprocessed wood) *Games which make use of the okedo-taiko (stave-body drums). *Drumming a simple tune in practice
payment method	cash
remarks column	*In principle, interpreters are not available.