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| ・Name:THE GREAT WORLD PEACE DRUM ・Tipe of drum:Okedo taiko/It's made by joined boards like tub and thghtened the skin by ropes ・Kind of tree:Japanese cedar ・Skins:Caws ・Dimensions:Total diameter;4.8m, Length;4.95m, Weight:2000kg ・Dressing:Japanese lacquer ・First beating:Midnight 1 January 2001 ・Proprietor:The great world peade drum conservation committee ・Executor:Asano Taiko Company Ltd. ・Designer: Mokichi Otsuka ・Handwriting:Taiko Mochizuki ・Art director:Koji Murai |
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| The diameter of the world peace drum is 5 suns of 14 measures (4m80cm). It was authorized by the official Guinness Book of Records in January, 2001. 3.8 m of This drum is indeed the best in the world exceeds 3.8m of "Tsuzureko Taiko"in Akita and 4.7m of the tambourin in Ireland, or informally, 3.98m of "Tsugaru Taiko" in Aomori. It useds the leather of the female cows of 4 years old for back and forth, and 500 gold foils are used. | ||
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| Although the conventional big drum was made a symbol in the city, we could not see it as it is impossible to move to the town outside because of the hugeness. However, as for the world peace drum, "the acting big drum" is a concept. It becomes the epoch-making design which can divide a body part into six to make a movement by the track and the airplane possible. | ||
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| The creationg of the world peace drum was maden by Asano Taiko Company which have traditions of 400 years. The company are supporting many artists like "Ondekoza","Kodo" and so on. This time, they understood deeply the main point of the world peace drum, and completed the timbre and the shapes perfectly. | ||
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| The world peace drum with an abundance of gold foils is drawing by a dragon
and a Chinese phoenix which peace symbol and having beautiful handwriting
"dance" and "heart" in the center. It is made by Mokichi Otsuka (deshigner), Taiko Mochizuki (handwriting), and Koji Murai (art director) live in Otsuki city, and Mr.Takashi Kitamura. The base is also made by skilled workers in local Otsuki city. |
* Guide of world peace drum keeping building world peace drum