“A special applause was awarded to a single drummer: 10 minutes he played the “Odaiko” , the largest of the instruments.
Almost lovingly he stroked the big drum with tiny increasing fast movements, then increasing the sound with powerful beats.

For European ears these sounds first seemed archaic and threatening, but later the moods of the audience changed to pure excitement.”

〔Neue Press〕

At the end, everyone who attended had pain in their hands: Drummers from drumming,Audiences from long applause and clapping of their hands.

〔Fulder Zeitung〕