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Taiko In Solidarity

11/7/2020

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Elena Li, Amanda Inouye, and Emily Quan (from left to right) perform Enma Part 1. Photo credits: Kristen Murakoshi

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Bakuhatsu members perform Taiyou no Shita. Photo credits: Kristen Murakoshi, website: www.kristenmurakoshi.com

On Saturday, January 11th this year, Bakuhatsu Taiko Dan had the incredible opportunity to perform and protest alongside a diverse community including those of Japanese American, Jewish, and Mexican descent wanting to spread a loud and powerful message. The protest was held to bring attention to the inhumane conditions against racially targeted immigrants and minority groups to demand an end to unjust confinement and deportation. Several members of the team made the drive with our drums to Yuba County Jail in Marysville, Yuba County to join various civil rights organizations to protest for undocumented immigrant rights and freedoms. 

Leading the charge against detention camps and deportation was Tsuru for Solidarity: a volunteer-run, non-violent direct action group of Japanese Americans fighting to close the camps, an event that would represent an end to the indefinite contract with ICE (U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement). Tsuru for Solidarity, according to their website, “stand(s) on the moral authority of Japanese Americans who suffered the atrocities and legacy of U.S. concentration camps during WWII,” vowing to end the existence of detention sites and racist immigration policies. 

Here are some of our Bakuhatsu members’ takeaways from experiencing the protest firsthand:

“Though the fight to reunite separated immigrant families is long from over, I hope that our continued solidarity—and customary Bakuhatsu noise-making—will help change minds about and bring attention to this crisis.” — Emily Quan 

“I’ve been more than fortunate to have people in my life that show me the bigger picture, that there are people out there who need our help, and that the art form we practice is much more than just an art. In that moment, performing for the Yuba County protesters and for the innocent incarcerated people held inside the jail walls, hitting the drum meant everything to me […] One part about being a performer is to convey an emotion to the audience; this time, the audience evoked emotion from us. We played our hearts out for our first two songs, the protesters cheering us on, and suddenly we heard the voice: “don’t forget about us.” It was an upsetting, heartbreaking, and powerful message unlike any other. I don’t think I’ll ever forget it.” — Amanda Inouye

“One thing that stands out to me in terms of North American Taiko is its role in activism and community-building during the Asian American Movement. North American Taiko reacts to the intergenerational trauma of the Japanese American Incarceration and the many injustices Asian American immigrants and their descendants have faced. Taiko, as an Asian American art form, creates space for Asian American bodies — it says loudly that we are here, that we belong here, and that we persist.” — Gregory Wada

Moving Forward

Several months after the protest in Yuba County, Bakuhatsu members performed alongside many Bay Area and Sacramento based Japanese American civil rights organizations as well as Cal Raijin Taiko from UC Berkeley for the Tsuru Rising Vigil held in June. While practicing social distancing, protesters gathered near Tanforan Mall in San Bruno, California, formerly the Tanforan Race Tracks, where Japanese Americans were assembled before their forced relocation to US incarceration camps during World War II. This protest was held to fight for an end to all state violence and to honor Black people killed by police, immigrants who have died in US detention facilities, and Japanese ancestors who died in incarceration camps. Taiko’s well-rooted history in both activism and civil rights allows team members and community members alike to take matters into their own hands and stand together against injustice. The North American taiko community has shown incredible support for civil rights organizations over the years, and Bakuhatsu is no exception. For the last three years, Bakuhatsu’s annual Davis Cherry Blossom Festival has promoted and donated to charitable organizations working towards environmental or social justice in hopes of bettering the lives of others. 

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Due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the 2020 Davis Cherry Blossom Festival planned for the spring was unfortunately cancelled. However, moving forward and adapting quickly are fortunately two skills we value and practice! Despite the shelter in place order, we are still dedicating time to use taiko and art as a medium to raise social awareness and call for action from members of our community. As an alternative to the cancelled event, the Davis Cherry Blossom Festival is hosting a webinar: “A Change is Gonna Come: Art and Action for Human Rights and Freedom” on November 15th, 10:30 AM - 5 PM PST. Through musical performances from an exciting lineup of artists and thoughtful discussion from panelists and speakers, this free online event focuses on the role of artists and organizers in connecting communities and enacting solidarity. The Taiko & Activism portion of the webinar starting at 11:30 AM will feature taiko performances and a panel of respected taiko artists including Roy and PJ Hirabayashi, Tiffany Tamaribuchi, and Michelle Fujii demonstrating how taiko functions as a means of organizing, place-making, self-expression, and social activism, both historically and today. You won’t want to miss it! 

Although our normal in-person methods of raising awareness and fundraising for social justice may be altered, our passion, involvement, and perseverance still remains. We will continue to search for new ways to communicate and connect with the greater community by using taiko as a medium to empower each other and build solidarity.

Ways to participate in the event:
  • Register for Zoom Webinar
  • YouTube Live
  • Discord Watch Party
For more information and updates, visit our Facebook event page!
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Other resources:

Learn more about Tsuru for Solidary by checking out their website or facebook page. They are constantly updating their page with updates and offering panels and posts for more information. 
https://tsuruforsolidarity.org/ 
https://www.facebook.com/TsuruForSolidarity/


Please consider donating to Black Lives Matter and please continue educating yourself and others:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1TCdMZriBkvARhDj8W-qgd9M9UHDo-14ELvapQntAaqY/edit


During these uncertain and changing times, please care for your mental health. Listed below are resources we hope guide you in times of adversity. 

For UC Davis students: 
https://shcs.ucdavis.edu/

Mental Health Crisis Consultation Services: (530) 752-0871 

National Suicide Prevention Hotline: 1(800) 273-8255

Disaster Distress Helpline: 1(800) 985-5990 

COVID resource: https://covid19.eqca.org 
UCD COVID resource: https://www.ucdavis.edu/coronavirus/


More information about Bakuhatsu? Follow us on Facebook and Instagram! 
https://bakuhatsutaikodan.weebly.com/ 
https://davischerryblossomfestival.weebly.com/ ​
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2019-2020 UPDATE !

11/22/2019

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Bakuhatsu is back for an exciting new year! Our shiny new Generation 19 are settling their roots, but first we want to remember the past generations that set down the foundation before them. ​
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Our seniors are off on their own journeys now, taking with them the memories and friendships formed in Bakuhatsu Taiko Dan. Thank you for all your guidance and wisdom you have passed to us. Your legacy will live on in our team. Photo credit: Cayce Badiola

Congratulations Graduated Seniors

Blythe Nishi
Daniel Lavados
Michaela Denise Leelin Tan
Braden Wong 
Yuki Igarashi

2019-2020 Board Members
Welcome & Congrats new Bakuhatsu board members!

Co-Presidents – Makela Norwood & Lisa Shigenaga
Practice Directors – Cayce Badiola & R'iana Tucker 
Administrative Director
 – R'iana Tucker & Victoria Nishikawa 
Treasurer – Wilbert De Leon & Maxine Uy 
​Equipment Managers – Gregory Wada & Emily Quan & Michael Cotter
Publicity Manager – Sarina Noma 
Showcase Directors – Amanda Inouye & Quynhmi Nguyen & Kristen Tang
Workouts Director – Tomoki Masukawa & Candace Nguyen 
Cherry Blossom Directors 
 – Allison Huang & Gregory Wada & Candace Nguyen 
Historian – Elena Li 
Webmaster – Elena Li & Victoria Nishikawa 
Designer ​– Allison Suba & Thao Le Hoang & Tomoki Masukawa ​

Now introducting, Bakuhatsu Taiko Dan 2019-2020

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Bakuhatsu enjoying our annual retreat with our new generation!

A warm welcome to Gen 19 
Katie Chun 
Daniel Dana
Maki Mizutani
Ashely Shen 
Vincent F Gemora 
Suzuka Kawaguchi 
Sophia Loo

Written by: Victoria Nishikawa, BTD Webmaster 
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Every End is a New Beginning

6/9/2017

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After almost ten months' worth of bonding, practicing, performing, building new equipment, traveling to new places, and making collegiate taiko history, Bakuhatsu is sad to say that the 2016-2017 season is over with our last practice of the school year last night.
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Bakuhatsu after the last practice of the 2016-2017 school year where we planned for the future and jammed until we were out of breath. Photo courtesy of Naoki Kanagawa
​Congratulations to our graduating seniors as they take the Bakuhatsu spirit with them in their future endeavors!
Allyson Beem
August Walker
Curtis Fan
Calvin Lee
Daniel Kim
Gloria Kum
Naoki Kanagawa
Rahi Suryawanshi
Shai Nielson
Also, a special shout out to our member Hiroya Mizobe who is heading back to Japan soon and who we'll miss very much!

The school year may be over, but Bakuhatsu doesn't give up on taiko that easily (or at all). The team will be back at it again with summer practices and performances resuming shortly after finals end. While we will be missing some members who are leaving Davis soon and will say goodbye to graduates as they leave Davis, we still have the summer full of song learning and performing to look forward to!
San Jose Obon, July 8-9
Bakuhatsu is incredibly honored to have been asked back for another year in a row to perform at our biggest performance of the summer, San Jose Obon—a festival where "generations of families and friends come together and enjoy a rich cultural experience in one of the three remaining Japantowns in the United States." There will be games, food, taiko performances from various groups, and lots of dancing. We can't wait to join in on the festivities and also perform on Sunday, July 9th!
2017-2018 Board Members
Congratulations to the new Bakuhatsu board members as they transition into their new positions over the summer.
Co-Presidents – Tomoki Masakawa & Braden Wong
Practice Directors – Issa Takada & Yuki Igarashi
Administrative Director
 – Quynhmi Nguyen
Treasurer – Jonathan Gong
​Equipment Managers – Michaela Tan & Gregory Wada
Publicity Manager – Michelle Boutell
Showcase Directors – Thao Le Hoang, Cayce Badiola & Quynhmi Nguyen
Workouts Director – Daniel Lavados
Relations Ambassador – Gregory Wada
Historian – Michelle Boutell
Webmaster – Daniel Lavados
Designer ​– Gloria Kum
Thank you to everyone—​family, friends, and all other supporters—who helped make this year as amazing as it was. We hope to make next year even better!
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Bakuhatsu members and guests after the 2016-2017 annual BakuBanquet. Photo courtesy of Naoki Kanagawa
Written by Shai Nielson, BTD Historian 2016-2017
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Intercollegiate Taiko Invitationals 2017

6/2/2017

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This past Memorial Day weekend was the 23rd Annual Intercollegiate Taiko Invitationals (ITI) hosted by UCLA's Kyodo Taiko and Yukai Daiko. From early in the morning and throughout both days, members of 16 different collegiate taiko groups* got to meet each other and take workshops from professional taiko players**. Workshops ranged from various naname and odaiko forms to bachi twirling to polyrhythms, while the instructors came from all over California and beyond to teach. During the first morning, collegiate players got to watch an instructor demonstration and each evening the players got to perform with their groups during the collegiate showcases. 
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Every year at ITI, the collegiate members make their own hachimaki based on themes or cool ideas and then exchange their creations with others as a way to make new friends and have something unique from the event. Here is Bakuhatsu before we exchanged our dog-theme hachimaki.
Bakuhatsu had a phenomenal time learning so much from the instructors and from the other collegiate teams and would like to thank Kyodo and Yukai for hosting such an amazing event this year. We already can't wait for next year's ITI at UC Riverside hosted by Senryu Taiko!
*USCD Asayake, Cal Poly Touzan Taiko, UNLV Rebel Taiko Experiment, UCI TaiKomotion, UCD Bakuhatsu, Kazan at USC, UCR Senryu, UCI Jodaiko, University of Washington Taiko Kai, The Claremont Colleges Taiko, CSUN Jishin Taiko, University of Oregon Ahiru Daiko, Cal Raijin, Stanford Taiko, UCLA Yukai Daiko, UCLA Kyodo Taiko
**Kris Bergstrom, Kristy Oshiro, Prota, Unit One, Tiffany Tamaribuchi, Taiko Project, Eien Hunter Ishikawa, Masato Baba, David Wells, Shoji Kameda, Naruwan Taiko, SJ Taiko, Bevin Chan, Clara Takahashi, Young Kang, Reid Taguchi, Eric Briggs, Mike Hirota

​Written by Shai Nielson, BTD Historian 2016-2017
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Oil & Varnish & Drumheads, Oh My!

5/25/2017

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In the last few weeks, Bakuhatsu has been amping up our equipment maintenance after having so many events and performances for the last two months. From building new stands to re-heading three drums, we've done a lot but we're always finding new projects to complete. This last weekend, members of the team came together to clean and varnish beta stands, varnish shime stands, oil and sunbathe drums, organize tools, and re-head one of our drums.

For Bakuhatsu, maintaining our equipment is more than just keeping things clean and working. We treat our equipment like living members of our club. They've all been built and maintained by past and current members and the soul of our club lives inside every piece of equipment. 

Sometimes live gets busy, especially for a group of college students, but we have to make time for our equipment and remember there is more to taiko than just hitting drums. It's also about maintaining the bonds between members and our equipment, as well as learning how to treat everything around us with respect and making sure we never loose sight of what makes us who we are.

​Below are some photos from our latest equipment meeting taken by Bakuhatsu's Equipment Manager, Issa Takada.
Written by Shai Nielson, BTD Historian 2016-2017
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April Showers Bring May Performances

5/18/2017

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Relay for Life Performance 5/6
​Every year, the American Cancer Society Relay for Life at UC Davis hosts an event on campus to celebrate cancer survivors and raise money for cancer research and programs. According to the Relay for Life at UC Davis Facebook page, "During the event, teams of people gather at schools, fairgrounds, or parks and take turns walking or running laps. Each team tries to keep at least one team member on the track at all times." Bakuhatsu was asked back again this year to support the participants by performing while they walked or rested.
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Bakuhatsu members after the Relay for Life performance on 5/6.

Gakusei no Hi Performance 5/17
Every year, the UC Davis Japanese Department puts on an event called Gakusei no Hi ("Student's Day") to celebrate students in the language classes and those who are majoring or minoring in Japanese. There are skits and songs performed by students and the sensei join in the fun as well by doing a choreographed dance together. There's food, prizes, and lots of fun, but there's also another tradition that Bakuhatsu is quite proud of: we get to perform every year as well! 
This year's Gakusei no Hi performance was just as great as ones in the past and we love getting to be a part of such a great event that celebrates Japanese culture.

UC Davis MU Grand Re-Opening Performance 5/18
This week we also got to be apart of another amazing event, the grand re-opening of the Memorial Union (MU) at UC Davis. The MU is a place where students can study, go bowling, buy books, and more. Students have been waiting for over 2 years while it's been undergoing remodeling and it finally re-opened on May 1st. When we were asked to perform at the grand re-opening, we were so excited and jumped on the opportunity. It was a short but fun set outside with a lively audience. 

​Written by Shai Nielson, BTD Historian 2016-2017
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Kizuna Showcase Review

5/4/2017

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This past Saturday, April 29th, was Bakuhatsu's 6th Annual Showcase, Kizuna, which means "bonds" or "the connections between people" in Japanese. It was more than just a theme for the show, though. Eight months of practicing and planning not only strengthened the kizuna between our members, but it also brought us closer to our roots, our alumni, our equipment, and our community. From our collaborations with Naoko and the California Aggie Marching Band-uh! to the incredible support of our sold-out audience full of family, friends, and community members, there was a special energy and connection in the theater that will we always cherish and never forget. However, we know there are so many out there who were unable to make it to the show and, even though we felt your support and presence even from a distance, we would like to try our best to share that day with everyone. Below is a playlist of some of our songs recorded by Michael Wong. 
Soon there will also be photos from our amazing photographers, so 'like' us on Facebook to be the first to know when they get posted to the website!

If you're interested in a DVD of Kizuna, please email us at 
bakuhatsu.taiko@gmail.com.

​Written by Shai Nielson, BTD Historian 2016-2017
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Behind the Scenes: Picnic Day Parade

4/27/2017

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This past Saturday, April 22nd, Bakuhatsu had a performance at the 103rd Annual UC Davis Picnic Day just like we do every year for many years now. However, this year the club made Bakuhatsu and collegiate taiko history by building a parade float from scratch and then pushing and pulling that float for almost two miles while members rotated between playing on and off the float. We also incorporated painted lanterns and paper cranes that were made by community members at the 2nd Annual Davis Cherry Blossom Festival two weeks prior.
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Bakuhatsu members pushing and pulling the float while others drummed on it or danced around it.
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However, all of the effort during Picnic Day cannot rival the effort that was put into the float ahead of time. Our members Greg Wada and Issa Takada put hours of work into constructing, painting, moving, repairing, and decorating the float for a month before it was unveiled to the world, so here's the behind-the-scenes story: 
The morning of Picnic Day, I awoke to the sound of engines. Some DeLoreans had parked just across from our vermilion (aka heirloom tomato) yatai float that we had built for the Picnic Day Parade. I looked over to see Issa awake, too, bundled in his ski trip clothes. We had spent the night there, atop the float. Our U-Haul reservation had fallen through, so we mustered as many Bakuhatsu members as we could and pushed the float two miles from my house the night before to make the 8:00 am check-in. Under the streetlights and stars, we installed the final decorations to be ready by morning. In the dead of night, setting down to sleep out the last few hours, the lanterns and paper cranes rustled so peacefully. The place felt sacred.
 
It had been a long journey so far, but the 1.7 miles of parade that awaited us were what we had been working for. While many students spend spring break going to fun places or visiting friends and family, we had spent it making the float. Hundreds of pounds of dimensional lumber, the club’s entire varnish reserve, 3 gallons of heirloom tomato paint, steel rod axles, roofing tar to line the wooden wheels, and an assortment of lag screws came together outside Sudwerk Brewery to birth our float. There were full-days under the sun and breeze. There were rainstorms where we couldn’t use the power equipment and were ratcheting screws in by hand. We broke our dime-toss table trying to support the wheels for tarring and had to make rock piles instead. There was creation and setback, but it was good, fun, hard work.
 
We built the float in time to debut it at the Davis Cherry Blossom Festival, an event which Bakuhatsu co-hosts with Sudwerk Brewery. During the festival, we had craft booths set up where people could make origami cranes or paint paper lanterns for our float, and we put every one of them on the float for Picnic Day. So, in that way, the community helped build the float and send us off.
 
While Sudwerk Brewery has been so generous with our club for Cherry Blossom and for allowing us to use their space for construction, the actual landlord told them they had to clear out the construction site the week before Picnic Day. This turned out to be a blessing in disguise, though, as the rushed exodus from Sudwerk to my house revealed flaws in the wheel stabilizing mechanisms with enough time to fix them. Also, trying to relocate the float’s roof via the top of my car resulted in the PVC joints coming apart. Though the roof may have exploded on the open road that night, only one critical piece was destroyed, and we were able to replace it and tape the joints together for the actual Parade. In this manner, it is as if the float was teaching us that blessing and curse are two sides of the same coin.
 
Soon after the DeLoreans arrived, more floats began showing up, each pulled by some motorized vehicle. Even though the atmosphere was highly welcoming and collaborative, there was a “game-day” feeling in my stomach, standing atop a wooden float watching the trucks roll in. But as Bakuhatusu members arrived in a red wave around the float, the strength of our engine was apparent, too. My good friend KB, who made possible our work at Sudwerk, joined us as her company’s mascot Barley the Bear, outfitted with the purple happi and the old gong.
 
The actual parade for me is a jumble of snapshots and emotions. It was a lot of fun and a bit surreal. We had to deadlift one end of the float to make turns, so there was a lot of communication and energy directed towards navigating the route. About half-way, before hitting downtown, we seemed to be losing power. We were playing endless-tage (parts of Utage on loop), but we called an audible and took it down to a quiet shime duet to build up some strength and launched back into Utage for downtown and the second half. There were times that I was a bit worried. Ropes came undone. We gave up on roundabouts and just went over. We hit an overhanging tree. But it all worked out. Seeing the excitement and surprise from the audience was rewarding, as was seeing the team work so hard together. By the time we crossed the finish line, I had forgotten about the judging portion of the parade, so it was quite a shock to be handed the Parade Marshall’s Choice award. So, yeah, I might have teared up a bit when we circled up at the end. I’m really proud of Bakuhatsu."
                                          — Greg Wada
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Issa Takada (left) and Greg Wada (right) after receiving the Parade Marshall's Choice certificate and trophy.
Bakuhatsu is so honored to have such inspirational members who make their dreams a reality and push our whole club to work harder and achieve the seemingly impossible. It's the attitude we take with all of our endeavors and is one that has been instilled in us through our strong bonds as a club for many years. You can see exactly what we mean by coming to Kizuna 絆 Bakuhatsu Taiko Dan's 6th Annual Showcase this coming Saturday, April 29th at 4 p.m. at the Davis Veteran's Memorial Center Theatre. 
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A photo collage provided by Greg Wada (@wadawonderfulworld) of float building (top), the parade (bottom left), and the Parade Marshall's Choice Award (bottom right).
Written by Shai Nielson, BTD Historian 2016-2017
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The Road to Kizuna

4/21/2017

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Next Saturday, April 29th, is Bakuhatsu's 6th Annual Showcase, Kizuna. It's an event we've been consciously preparing for since since last September, but the road to Kizuna actually started many years ago. 
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Bakuhatsu Taiko Dan members, 2011-2012.
Our first ever showcase, Akebono or "dawn", was on April 29th, 2012. There were 20 members and 10 original songs written and performed by Bakuhatsu members. There were also special guest appearances by the UC Davis Popping Club, the UC Davis Breakdance club, the UC Davis Japanese American Student Society (JASS) Soran Bushi group, UC Davis Golden Turtle Lion Dance Association, and Hansori, a UC Davis Korean drumming group. However, this first showcase wasn't the real beginning to it all. In fact, Bakuhatsu was formed 11 years earlier in 2001. The club waited so long for a showcase because of the desire to put on the best show possible, which meant practicing hard, creating more equipment, and building up an exciting repertoire. 
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All of that work paid off and Akebono was such a success that showcase continued as an annual spring event with the second showcase, Ikioi or "momentum", on April 28th, 2013. At that time, Bakuhatsu had 22 members and performed 10 original songs with 3 of them being brand new songs to the club. The special guests were UC Davis's only K-pop group, SoNE1, JASS's traditional Japanese dance group, Jishin, Violin player Vanessa Dong, and UC Davis Golden Turtle Lion Dance Association. Watch the video below for a glimpse into what Bakuhatsu members were up to right before Ikioi in 2012.

​Bakuhatsu kept showcase going strong with the third one, Kokoro or "determination", on April 27th, 2014, with 25 members and 12 original songs performed, 4 of them being brand new to the group. The special guests were the UC Davis Liquid Hotplates A Capella group, UC Davis Golden Turtle Lion Dance Association, Zither player and Bakuhatsu member Yvonne Fu, and JASS's traditional Japanese dance group, Jishin. Kokoro was also the first showcase for two of our current members, Naoki Kanagawa (Co-Showcase Director) and Taylor McDougall (Co-President).
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Bakuhatsu members at the end of Kokoro.
Our fourth annual showcase, Todoroki or "roar", was on April 26th, 2015, with 26 members and 13 original songs performed with one being a brand new song. JASS's traditional Japanese dance group, Jishin, UC Davis Golden Turtle Lion Dance Association, and Ducks of the World, a band composed of Bakuhatsu members, were the special guests. This was the first showcase for our current members Daniel Kim (Practice Director), Issa Takada (Equipment Manager), Rahi Suryawanshi (Co-Showcase Director), and Gloria Kum (Designer). Watch the video below of Bakuhatsu doing a publicity flashmob performance of Utage at the UC Davis Quad for Todoroki.
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Bakuhatsu members at the end of Fushigi.
The most recent showcase was Fushigi or "wonder" on February 28th, 2016, with 27 members and 7 original songs performed, 1 of them being new to the club. The special guests were UC Davis Golden Turtle Lion Dance Association and UC Davis Wushu. This fifth showcase was a winter event instead of a spring one and was also a shorter show due to the fact that Bakuhatsu hosted the Intercollegiate Taiko Invitational that year and needed to focus on that during the spring. However, the show was just as successful as the past ones and even sold out before the event. This was the first showcase for current members Calvin Lee (Co-President), August Walker (Workouts and Publicity Director), Curtis Fan (Webmaster), Shai Nielson (Historian), Braden Wong (Administrative Director), and Allyson Beem (Treasurer).

​It's clearly been a long road for Bakuhatsu to get to where we are today. We have 5 showcases to be proud of and we've been working our hardest to make the sixth one the best one yet. Kizuna will showcase 13 returning members, 11 new members, 10 old songs, 3 new songs, 3 different playing styles, a collaboration with the UC Davis Marching Band-uh, and a kizuna or "bond" that has been strengthening for 16 years. This show will honor the legacy of our alumni and exemplify the ever-growing kizuna amongst our members, alumni, drums, family, friends, and community. 

​Be a part of the Kizuna 絆
Bakuhatsu Taiko Dan's 6th Annual Showcase

April 29th at 4 p.m.
​Davis Veterans Memorial Center Theatre
$10 for general admission, online or in person
$8 for students, in person
​Tickets available at: https://bakuhatsutaikodan.yapsody.com/event/index/82496/kizuna-bonds
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Written by Shai Nielson, BTD Historian 2016-2017
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2nd Annual Cherry Blossom Festival Review

4/14/2017

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Last weekend was the 2nd Annual Davis Cherry Blossom Festival hosted by Bakuhatsu and Sudwerk Brewery. With over 1500 attendees, 7 vendors, 6 performing groups, 5 activities and games, 4 demonstrations and workshops, and 2 special edition beer brews, it was one incredible day.

We would like to thank Sudwerk's for working so closely with us and making this event even bigger and better than last year. We'd also like to thank everyone who came out from community members to performance groups to volunteers and everyone in between. This event was more than just a good time; it was a way for the community to come together and celebrate diversity and culture, and we couldn't have done it without every single person involved.

Be on the look out next year because we're making sure every year is better than the last!

​For photos from this year's event, check out the slideshow below and find even more photos on the Gallery page!
Written by Shai Nielson, BTD Historian 2016-2017
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