Earth Celebration on Sado island NIIGATA is one of the summer festivals in Japan I have wanted to get to for many years and this year August 18-20, 2023 the festival will be back in full force. Here organizer and KODO taiko-drum ensemble member and manager Yui Kamiya talks about travel to this beautiful island and what we can expect to see and enjoy at the Earth Celebration event this year in 2023.

Find out more and buy tickets: https://www.earthcelebration.jp

Niigata's famous Sado Island has been holding this annual music celebration featuring amazing taiko drummers, singers, dancers, arts and culture since 1988. https://www.earthcelebration.jp/guidances/about-ec

Yui Kamiya hails from California, USA but has made Sado island, Niigata her home. Yui shares festival insights as well as about her passion for the island and local culture as well as give us some of the background of the festival and some special highlights to see around Sado island.

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