Peaceful Forest, a group featuring Japanese taiko drummer Takumi Kato and his three children, performed Nov. 4 in the Millennium Student Center Century Rooms at the University of Missouri–St. Louis. The show of traditional Japanese drumming was sponsored by UMSL’s Department of Language and Cultural Studies.

Kato is a world champion taiko drummer from Japan. He and his children are aspiring to deliver 1,000 performances across all 50 states in a four-year period that began in October 2022. Their aim is to promote peace and harmony. They have now completed more than 400 performances in 27 states toward this goal.

This photograph was taken by UMSL photographer Derik Holtmann and is the latest to be featured in Eye on UMSL. View more UMSL photos by visiting the UMSL Flickr and Instagram accounts.