日本太鼓財団

日本太鼓財団

The 19th Nippon Taiko Junior Competiton

Date: March 19 (Sunday), 2017
Venue: Kobe International Hall (Kobe-city, Hyogo prefecture)
Tickets: Advance Ticket 2,000 yen Today's Ticket 2,500 yen
Performers: about 50 teams and foreign teams(Brazil, Taiwan, and Argentina)

Junior performers under the age of 18 selected from prefectural preliminary contests perform at this nation-wide final competition.
Teams from Brazi, Taiwan, and Argentina will join, too.

Prize Winners;
1st Prize: Wadaiko Tagiri from Fukuoka Prefecture
2nd Prize: Wajima Wadaiko Toranosuke from Ishikawa Prefecture
3rd Prize: Tachibana Taiko Hibiki-za "Hajime" from Miyazaki Prefecture
4th Prize: Huludun Smile Taiko from Taiwan
5th Prize: Genryu Taiko from Brazil

10 Special Prizes;
Hitsuyukan High School Taiko Club from Kumamoto Prefecture
Hinokami Otome Taiko "So" from Kagoshima Prefecture
Himuka-no-kuni "Hibiki" from Miyazaki Prefecture
Isahaya Tenman Taiko from Nagasaki Prefecture
Yamato Taiko Kotendoji from Saga Prefecturet
Taiko Training Center "Hibiki" from Miyazaki Prefecture
Third Generation Genryu Shonen-tai from Oita Prefecture
Mugen-no-kai from Kagawa Prefecture
Kojima Yuga Taiko from Okayama Prefecture
ZENKAI Taiko "Wa" from Oita Prefecture

Brazilian Taiko Association Prize: Isahaya Tenman Taiko from Nagasaki Prefecture
Taiwan Taiko Association Prize: Mugen-no-kai from Kagawa Prefecture
Argentina Taiko Association Prize: Taiko Training Center "Hibiki" from Miyazaki

International Friendship Prize;
Genryu Taiko from Brazil
Huludun Smile Taiko from Taiwan
Acasuso Taiko from Argetina