Yama no Oto

01/04/2026

Happy New Year!
Our website has been updated with new taiko classes (registration is open!) and we are looking forward to a bright year ahead in 2026.

10/30/2025

Hey fans! We loved playing for you so much at the new Cross Iron Mills store, that we’re headed to to do it again!
Catch us at the new South Edmonton Common location, tomorrow morning, Oct 31 at 9:30 am. Then you can continue along your spooky halloween-filled day!

10/30/2025

Road trip! The best part is playing “Taiko Tetris” to see how much gear can fit into a little car, and still leave space for humans.

How much do you think can fit into a Mazda3 hatchback?

10/04/2025

Onsite for the grand opening of at this morning! Exciting to be a part of this new store opening its doors.

08/10/2025

Sound check complete! Watch for us during the halftime show tonight at the .saddledome for the ! 🏀

07/02/2025

Dogs of Yama no Oto today !

With my (Paula’s) vehicle perfectly Tetris-ed full of drums and gear, my dog was not able to come along this time. She gave me super puppy-dog eyes when I left, from her soft air conditioned spot on the couch.

06/27/2025

FREE PUBLIC PERFORMANCE!

Canada Day is coming up and we will be performing for the City of Calgary. Come check it out: 4 pm at the Confluence Plaza Stage on St Patrick’s Island.

05/17/2025

https://otafest2025.sched.com/speaker/yama_no_oto_taiko.286mn9xr

Check out what Yama No Oto Taiko will be attending at Otafest 2025

05/17/2025

May Long Weekend in Calgary:

✅ crazy traffic headed West toward the mountains
✅rainy, overcast, chilly weather
✅OTAFEST!! festival!

We have 2 performances this year on the Stephen Ave stage: Saturday 4:30 pm and Sunday 2:30 pm.

04/15/2025

The Mizuno Dye Factory has been established in Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan since 1907. We are very lucky and honoured to perform wearing their custom handmade indigo happi.

The pattern represents the wind blowing sakura petals, which creates beautiful imagery of the “Sound of the Mountains”.

Drawing inspiration from the dance world, we have recently mastered the challenge of transporting up to 13 happi in a bag that has a portable hanging rack!

Watch out for stowaways though. My (Paula) kittens are very curious (and the black one is very camouflaged!).

03/29/2025

That’s a wrap on this year at the University of Calgary! I enjoyed meeting and teaching all of you, and the concert went very well! I wish you luck on your finals coming up. Cheers to a great semester!

And special thanks to Kumiko for helping me. I still need someone to help me remember things, stay on track, move gear around, and just in general!
(Paula)

03/11/2025

Band workshops and clinics are very common at the Conservatory, but taiko can enrich the social studies unit on Japan in addition to physical movement and music. School workshop season is solidly underway!

We are booked solid with Grade 8 students for the next few months, and not just band students but all students! We look forward to welcoming them to the Conservatory to enjoy hitting some drums (because hitting people is generally frowned upon…)