Den-den daiko

The den-den daiko (でんでん太鼓) is a Japanese pellet drum. It has two heads and is suspended on a rod, with beads or pellets hanging on threads on either sides of the body of the drum. The drum sounds when it is turned on its axis from side to side, causing the beads to strike the heads of the drum.

The drum is found in other cultures as well, including Tibet, Mongolia, India, China, Taiwan and Korea. It is often used in religious ritual, but it is often sold as a children's toy or as a noisemaker at festival stalls.

The drum played a central role in the film The Karate Kid Part II.

Traditional Japanese musical instruments

String

Plucked	Biwa Ichigenkin Koto Kugo Sanshin Gottan Kankara Shamisen Yamatogoto Tonkori

Bowed	Kokyū

Wind

Flutes and
oboes

Gakubue Kagurabue Komabue Minteki Nōkan Ryūteki Shinobue Yokobue

Hichiriki Hotchiku Shakuhachi

Free-reed
pipes

Shō
Yu

Horns

Horagai

Percussion

Drums	Kakko Taiko Ōtsuzumi Shime-daiko Tsuzumi Tsuri-daiko Ikko San-no-tsuzumi Den-den daiko

Blocks	Hyōshigi Mokugyo Sasara Ita-sasara Binzasara Kokiriko Shakubyoshi Sanba

Gongs	Shōko Kagura suzu Kane

Others

Mukkuri

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