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MATSURI: The Heartbeat of Japan

Gojinjo Taiko: Nafune-machi

Gojinjo Taiko is a wild, powerful performance by masked drummers. It originated 400 years ago, when villagers disguised themselves as `oni', AKA, demons, to scare away a warlord's army.

Category
Documentary
Original air date
23/02/2023