On Saturday I went to a "Beat Festival" in my town, Sonobe. Some of the kids from my school were performing on Taiko drums so I stopped by to see it. If you aren't familiar with Taiko drums, they are (typically) pretty big drums, but sometimes there are smaller one to keep a beat or bamboo shafts to make different noises. They can be incredibly loud, though aren't overbearing close up. I could vaguely hear the drums from outside my apartment a mile away. The first group was 1st-3rd graders, the second group was 4th-6th graders. They performed everything by memory.
The performance was held inside Sonobe Castle. I don't know how old the building itself is, but it's likely a reconstruction of an older castle that used to stand there. It has a newer part attached to it and several municipal buildings nearby. The local high school is also close by.
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