Taiko was born in Sapporo Japan, studied with Keiko Abe and David Friedman.
Taiko has her own musical language, which comes from diverse musical influences. Her varied musical activity is not only in classical music, but also in jazz and other music.
Taiko is the winner of the 3eme Concours International de Vibraphone Claude Giot in October 2005, the Jazz & Blues Award Berlin 2002 , where she was additionally
awarded the best audience prize . As a Solo-Marimbist she won the 3 rd prize in the world marimba competition in Stuttgart in 1996.
As a composer she received the originality award with the composition “Landscape ? for Marimba Solo ” (published by Norsk Musikforlag).
Taiko has her own musical language, which comes from diverse musical influences. Her varied musical activity is not only in classical music, but also in jazz and other music.
Taiko is the winner of the 3eme Concours International de Vibraphone Claude Giot in October 2005, the Jazz & Blues Award Berlin 2002 , where she was additionally
awarded the best audience prize . As a Solo-Marimbist she won the 3 rd prize in the world marimba competition in Stuttgart in 1996.
As a composer she received the originality award with the composition “Landscape ? for Marimba Solo ” (published by Norsk Musikforlag).