第１４回２４時間チャレンジ八丈太鼓(14th 24 Hour Challenge Hachijo Taiko)

The “24 Hour Challenge Hachijo Taiko”, which will be held for the 14th time this year, is an annual event where all participants take turns beating the drums for 24 hours starting from 10 a.m., much like a relay marathon!

Would you like to be a part of connecting the 24 hours? Both experienced and inexperienced participants are welcome to attend.

Continuing from last year, live streaming has been decided!

Please access [YouTube Live], subscribe to the channel, and watch!
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC96bXqGxpsLEi5ck3Hgvp7A

[Official Facebook]
https://www.facebook.com/8jotaiko

What is Hachijo Taiko? Hachijo Taiko is a very simple performance that involves hitting both sides of a single drum. Hit the rhythm on one side and play the song on the other. The content of the performance is improvised, with no set length, speed, or written rules. There is a picture of two women hitting each other that was written around the end of the Edo period, but there are no documents from earlier, indicating that the beatings began before the end of the Edo period. The side that beats the rhythm is called Gebyoshi, and the side that plays the music is called Jobyoshi, and it is said that the two become one and form the performance of Hachijo Taiko.

At that time, the mainstream of Hachijo Taiko was to play the drum on stage, and the number of people who played the drum for entertainment at banquets and the number of islanders who inherited the drumming practice decreased. I felt a sense of crisis in this situation, as there would eventually be no one left to play the drums. In order to bring back the Hachijo Taiko that everyone can play, we had to eliminate the height of the stage, make the Hachijo Taiko play at the same threshold level, and create an event in which the Taiko was the main focus.

Announcement of Hachijo Taiko Workshop

Paid course 2 hours 10 people x 2 groups
Participants@3,000 (advance reservation)
Person in charge: Eishin Yamashita, Satoshi Kikuchi

Free beginner course 30 minutes 10 people x several times
(Advance reservation and same-day reception)
Person in charge: Satoshi Nishihama, Chris

You can camp at the venue of the 24-hour challenge Hachijo Taiko. Camping is free. 25 venues are available for advance reservation. It will be on a first-come, first-served basis. If you are interested, please apply using the application form below.

If you would like to stay for several days other than that day, you can use the campsite in Hachijo Town.
If you wish to do so, please visit the Hachijojima Tourism Association website.