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The Best Live Music Experience You Can Have With Culture Trip

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Authentic live musical performances can be an incredible insight into a destination, as you witness first hand how a culture has decided to express itself over the centuries. Join one of these immersive small-group Culture Trips and get ready for a live music experience like no other.

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Group of Taiko drummers drumming on Japanese Drums together.

Japan by Train: The Grand Tour

Every experience we’ve spoken about so far involves you watching, and generally sitting. How relaxing, right? Well, let’s step it up a notch and get involved! That’s the plan towards the end of this epic Rail Trip in Japan, as we explore the many wonders of neon-lit Tokyo. Among the unique experiences you’ll have here is a Taiko drumming class. This percussion style was used as far back as the sixth century and, as you’ll be able to tell from the sound, it was largely used in military action and as a part of religious ceremonies. They still feature regularly in many cultural events in Japan, as well as providing the soundtrack for social justice movements. The booming sound and the pulsating rhythm really gets the blood pumping, so being at the hand of the sonic wheel for this one is quite the thrilling experience. We’ll follow that up with an evening of more modern, and perhaps less impressive, musical performance as we hit one of the best karaoke bars in Tokyo!

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Trip highlights and details
STARTS AT Osaka, Japan
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ENDS AT Tokyo, Japan
DURATION 12
GROUP SIZE 16
PHYSICAL RATING
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STYLE
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About the author

Gethin Morgan has developed an exciting portfolio across a series of roles at Culture Trip. With a keen interest in food and drink, Gethin is also particularly interested in niche or alternative travel which, in his case, usually involves following the Wales national soccer team to Europe's most obscure cities.

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