Wadaiko Rindo

Do we make good models? 😜 {PART 2}

Back in May, we enjoyed taking part in the Fujifilm Creator Summit’s Photographing Taiko workshop at The Timber Yard 📸🥁

It was wonderful meeting so many photography enthusiasts and seeing the creativity and passion in the photos they captured! 🤩🥰🔥🔥

Do we make good models? 😜 {PART 1}

Back in May, we enjoyed taking part in the Fujifilm Creator Summit’s Photographing Taiko workshop at The Timber Yard 📸🥁

It was wonderful meeting so many photography enthusiasts and seeing the creativity and passion in the photos they captured! 🤩🥰🔥🔥

Honoured to perform for Mitsubishi Australia’s 70th Anniversary celebration at Gandel Hall, NGV International 🎊🎉 The performance included a collaboration between Toshi Sakamoto and didgeridoo artist Ganga Giri, bringing taiko and didgeridoo together in a vibrant exchange of sound.

Congratulations to Mitsubishi Australia on this wonderful milestone, and thank you for inviting Wadaiko Rindo to be part of the celebration 💜

📸 Tobias Titz Tobias Titz

AAWF 2026! What a week!!

It was so wonderful to reconnect in Perth with friends old and new from across Australia 🫶

Thanks to all the amazing instructors for sharing their knowledge and energy, and to Simon and the Taiko On team for making this biannual festival happen 👏👏

AAWF is a great reminder that taiko is about more than drumming. It’s about community, friendship, and creating something special together 🥁💜

See you all again in two years.. wherever AAWF 2028 takes us!

🌟 Mid-Year Class Presentation 🌟

Thank you to everyone who participated in our Mid-Year Class Presentation. We were so proud to see the focus, enthusiasm and hard work shown by every student, and grateful for the warm support from family and friends. Whether it was your first time performing or you are continuing to build your skills, each performance was a valuable step in your musical journey.

We hope you left feeling inspired by the talent and progress on display. We are excited to see how much everyone grows over the next six months and look forward to celebrating your achievements again at our End of Year Concert in December. A special thank you to everyone who brought snacks and helped make the day so enjoyable. 🎶✨

–Toshi & Junko ❤️

Great memories at Wadaiko West! in Footscray 🎏🥁
Beautifully captured through the lens of .melbourne 📸
Arigatou gozaimasu, Toshi san!

We’re so ready for the AFC Women’s Asian Cup Final: Australia 🇦🇺 vs Japan 🇯🇵!! ⚽🔥

Before kick-off, will be shaking up the Fan Zone from 6:30–7:30pm 🥁🥁

Then catch again during Half Time for a special Australia × Japan cultural collaboration performance 🥁💃🏻✨

Let’s goooo!! 🇦🇺🇯🇵💥

Proud to be featured in the Star Weekly as we gear up for Wadaiko West! 😊
Join us for a traditional Japanese afternoon in the heart of Footscray 🎌🎌 Head to the Wadaiko West! event page for the full line-up and details.

Footscray to hear the drums Wadaiko Fresh off hosting the annual East Meets West Lunar New Year Festival, Footscray’s Byron Plaza will stage another Asian cultural celebration next month when the traditional Japanese art event, Wadaiko West! takes place. As the name suggests, the free afternoon event involves Wadaiko, aka, Japanese ...