YAMATO is a Japanese Taiko drumming group based in Asuka-mura Nara Prefecture which is well known by Japanese people as the hometown of Japan. They call themselves “YAMATO, the Taiko drumming group that travels all over the world”. They have given more than 4,500 shows across 55 countries around the world since their formation in 1993.
YAMATO’s Taiko work cannot be fully described by the word “performance”.
They have performed in theaters, schools, all types of events, and even held workshops and Taiko lessons. They are spending a half year on a Japan tour and a half year for the world tour. Their motto is “We go everywhere when somebody needs YAMATO! And bringing energy to the people living in the world!”. They bring joy to the world.
On stage, they are standing with more than 40 Taiko drums and all of them are having different characters. For example, their largest drum called “Odaiko”, produced from a huge tree over 400 years old, is approximately two meters in diameter and weighs 500 kg. All other Taiko drums are different sizes and have different sounds.
The members of the group have trained their bodies to the limit to beat these massive Taiko drums.
The acoustic pressure far surpasses what one could imagine.
 

 

“Artificial intelligence” has become a major topic of discussion recently.
Since the birth of humankind, people have been repeatedly making ingenious efforts to make our lives more convenient and better. The development of science and technology. One of the products of this development is artificial intelligence.
It is said that "artificial intelligence," technology as a tool for people to use, has the potential to surpass people.
It is said that artificial intelligence will take on many of the tasks that have been done by humans.
Will people be used by the tools they have created? Or will we no longer need people in the future?
What will happen to taiko drumming?
Will there ever be a machine that can play taiko with unparalleled accuracy? Will advanced algorithms make them sound human-like?
That is it.
Let us beat the taiko as we are YAMATO.
The sound that one strikes resonates with the human heart.
The sounds struck by the heart, resonating with each other, will become "Hito no Chikara" - The Power of Human strength.

We do not know when the end of humanity is, but we will strike until that moment. Like the beating of the heart that will continue to beat as long as we live.
So I asked the artificial intelligence ChatGPT about "Hito no Chikara" - The Power of Human strength.