The NAE Project, with a cast of 16 performers, premiered the feature musical and theatrical production 'Nae - the rice seedling' written and directed by Kokichi Kusano, at the Harbourfront Centre Theatre in Toronto. For more information, visit www.naeproject.ca

Commissioned to compose a new score for a remount of Okuni (Kayo Yasuhara), Kokichi premiered this new complete score in live performance along side Kayo Yasuhara and Elisabeth Caty

Performing with renown world champion taiko music artist Tetsuya Kudaka and Shimamoto Ryo

Performing with Meikyokan taiko and dance troupe

Duet performance with Ryoko Itabashi at Ottawa's Tea Festival

Guest performance with Kōjō maruko daiko

The NAE Project celebrated the opening of an exciting new franchise location of Kinton Ramen in Vaughan Ontario

Members of The NAE Project were invited to represent Japanese culture at Niagara College's Japan Day celebrations

Performance and demonstration at the Ontario Japanese Speech Contest, hosted at the University of Toronto

Lecture and workshop series, hosted by Midnight Taiko, Calgary at the Masa Kokoro Aikido Dojo and the CAJC

Performance of festival taiko as part of an Asian themed float in Toronto's downtown St. Patrick's day parade

Appearing as taiko drummer in intense promotional video commercial for 2018 Bell Media TSN FIFA World Cup 2018 Commercial

Live music by Kokichi in partnership with Urara Minbukai

The NAE Project returned to Sudbury's popular Japan Festival main stage to perform ohayashi and accompany the lion dance

Collaborating with Toronto's Shadowpath Theatre to provide a Japanese instrumental musical accompaniment to the 'lived' play with excerpts from Sappho to Stein

Duet performance with Ryoko Itabashi at the Embassy of Japan in Canada

Competed in the Okaya International - Hitori Uchi - One-man Taiko Competition 2016

Featuring Kayo Yasuhara

Guest performance with Komachi Montreal

Kokichi and members of The NAE Project feature in live performance at Chotto Matte Peruvian-Japanese restaurant in Toronto

Members from The Nae Project celebrated with Grocery Innovations, at their annual convention

Concert performance for LunarFest at the Living Arts Centre, Mississauga ON

Instructional taiko workshops held at Mount Royal University Conservatory hosted by Rocky Mountain Taiko Ensemble

Collaboration with Aki Takahashi and Tetsuya Kudaka at University of Toronto's annual Ontario Japanese Speech Contest

Featured as guest instructor in TVO Kids broadcast, filmed at the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre and Toronto Japanese Language School

Guest performer with Komachi Montreal

The NAE Project musicians assembled in Sudbury Ontario, to perform at the relaunch of the popular Japan Festival

Concert performance with trio of world champion Odaiko soloist drummers and performers, Tetsuya Kudaka, Ryo Shimamoto and Kazushige Yanase

Performance with Otari daiko in local annual Shio-no-michi Matsuri

Children's and adult workshops and demonstrations at Kokichi's former Japanese School

Guest performance with Komachi Montreal

The NAE Project celebrated in the icy cold, the exciting opening of a fantastic new location of Kinton Ramen on Don Mills Rd, Toronto

The NAE Project celebrated the opening of a wonderful new Kinton Ramen restaurant in Hamilton Ontario

Members of The NAE Project celebrated at the annual Grocery Innovations convention in Toronto

Private collaboration

Members representing the NAE Studio performed for the opening ceremonies of the victorious Toronto FC playoff game at BMO field

Guest performer with Shinshu Otari Daiko in collaborative tour performances

Guest appearance with Komachi Montreal

Guest performance with Komachi Montreal