About

I’m a taiko drummer, born between France and Japan. I sing, I dance, I act and I drum. I started taiko growing up in Tokyo and playing for seasonal festivals of Nezu Shrine. When I moved to Montréal in Québec to study Earth sciences, I also became a member of the city’s resident taiko group – Arashi Daiko. I performed with them until 2009, before meeting Taikonauts – a group with Ignatius Kim and Gregorio Rabuñal (Amanojaku). I then founded 2taiko – a duo with Alison Roe. A lifelong student of Hiroshi Motofuji (pioneer of rock taiko) and trained at the Oedo Sukeroku taiko school, I’m also inspired by Kurumaya Masaaki (Fukui), Chieko Kojima (Hana-hachijo) and Shogo Yoshii (Hachijo and much more). Lately I’m immersing and collaborating with dance, theatre, films and experimental music. Now living in Chamonix (France), the journey continues…