Soon after his father introduced him to the art of Taiko, Tomio Watanabe followed in his fathers footsteps. Grandpa played the Shime Taiko and Grandma Chiyo Watanabe sang and danced.

Watanabe Taiko Drummers consists of Mr. Albert Watanabe (Flute/O-daiko), Ms. Lin Watanabe (O-daiko/Flute), Mr. Brian Kasahara (Shime taiko), Mr. Clyde Tasaka (O-odaiko/Shakuhachi) and Mrs. Amy Watanabe (Manager). All of our players possess over 20 years of experience each, and are very skilled in stick twirling and impressive drum speed. We continue to carry our families tradition by not only playing compositions dating back to Tomijiro's time, but we pride ourselves in continuing to write new and ever evolving music to reflect the current times.