World's Largest Taiko in Takayama

[SonorSonicFan]

Cool drums.  I bet Bonham would have loved one of these things.

[vgidoiu]

those drums are carved out of a whole tree trunk....imagine the tree!

[MrSpence341]

Itd be funny if they were actually tiny and played by tiny automated dolls. All in the perspective.

[allgoo19]

Maybe they are humans learned from Michael Jackson robot moves? ^_^

[gggreggg]

no, they are not robots. this is a highly ritualized form of drumming. every movement is important. if you see the beginning, the drummers "address" the drum before striking it.

[RaionTaiko]

@gggreggg They are からくり人形 which is like an automated doll. These are not real people playing.

[Gonnakillyou]

@gggreggg It's fairly obvious from their unnatural hacked motions that these are not living beings.

[RaionTaiko]

Well, they are automated dolls, kind of like robots (see comments below).

[keyakikid]

Are they being played by dolls?

[enpath]

cute humman size somemore odaiko caool

[RaionTaiko]

Yes, they are. To read more about this museum, please visit raiontaiko blogspot com

[ookshnafgen]

HUGE! are those robots playing?