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World's Largest Taiko in Takayama

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Uploaded by on Apr 13, 2008

The World's largest taiko in Takayama, Japan. They are nearly 2.7 meters in diameter and cost around 500,000 USD.

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  • 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  • Are they being played by dolls?

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