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View of the percussion troupe Matsuriza performing traditional Japanese taiko drumming at the Epcot theme park Japan Pavilion in Lake Buena Vista, Florida.

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Image Number

FS198120

Photographer

Bucuvalas, Tina.

Date

1998

Date Note

Photographed on February 6, 1998.

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Collection

Folklife collection
Series 1577, Asian/Pacific Islands Survey 1998

Geographic Term

Lake Buena Vista (Fla.)
Orange County (Fla.)
EPCOT Center (Fla.)

Subject Term

Corporate Subject

Folklife of Pacific Islands.
Matsuriza (Musical group)
Walt Disney World Resort (Fla.)
Japan Pavilion (EPCOT Center, Fla.)
Bureau of Florida Folklife Programs.

Physical Description

1 slide - col.

General Note

Matsuriza was founded by Takemasa Ishikura in 1998.

View of the percussion troupe Matsuriza performing traditional Japanese taiko drumming at the Epcot theme park Japan Pavilion in Lake Buena Vista, Florida.

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View of the percussion troupe Matsuriza performing traditional Japanese taiko drumming at the Epcot theme park Japan Pavilion in Lake Buena Vista, Florida.

Subject

Resorts--Florida--Orange County--Lake Buena Vista

Amusement parks--Florida--Orange County--Lake Buena Vista

Attractions--Florida--Orange County--Lake Buena Vista

Arts (Performing)--Florida--Orange County--Lake Buena Vista

Drums

Entertainment

Community culture--Florida--Orange County--Lake Buena Vista

Ethnicity, Japanese

Ethnicity, Asian

Projects, Instate

Folklife and folklore projects

Performing arts--Florida--Orange County--Lake Buena Vista

Music--Performance

Ethnic arts

Asian American arts

Japanese American arts

Musical instruments--Japan

Percussion instruments

Drum

Asian Americans--Florida--Orange County--Lake Buena Vista

Japanese Americans--Florida--Orange County--Lake Buena Vista

Entertainers--Florida--Orange County--Lake Buena Vista

Musicians--Florida--Orange County--Lake Buena Vista

Instrumentalists

Percussionists

Drummers (Musicians)

Percussion ensembles

Taiko (Drum ensemble)

Taiko

Creator

Bucuvalas, Tina.

Date

1998

Identifier

FS198120

Image URL

/fpc/folklife/FS198120.jpg

Thumbnail

/fpc/folklife/FS198120.gif

Date Note

Photographed on February 6, 1998.

Geographic Term

Lake Buena Vista (Fla.)

Orange County (Fla.)

EPCOT Center (Fla.)

Color

color

Physical Description

1 slide - col.

Series Title

Folklife collection

Folklife Collection Series 1577, Asian/Pacific Islands Survey 1998

General Note

Matsuriza was founded by Takemasa Ishikura in 1998.

Subject - Corporate

Folklife of Pacific Islands.

Matsuriza (Musical group)

Walt Disney World Resort (Fla.)

Japan Pavilion (EPCOT Center, Fla.)

Bureau of Florida Folklife Programs.

Collection ID

Chicago Manual of Style

Bucuvalas, Tina. View of the percussion troupe Matsuriza performing traditional Japanese taiko drumming at the Epcot theme park Japan Pavilion in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. 1998. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/119059>, accessed 14 June 2026.

MLA

Bucuvalas, Tina. View of the percussion troupe Matsuriza performing traditional Japanese taiko drumming at the Epcot theme park Japan Pavilion in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. 1998. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/119059>

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(State Archives of Florida/Bucuvalas)

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For FY2025-26, the percentage of total costs for the Florida Memory program financed with federal money is 66%; the federal dollar amount to be spent on the program is $1,027,650. This program does not receive any non-governmental funding.

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View of the percussion troupe Matsuriza performing traditional Japanese taiko drumming at the Epcot theme park Japan Pavilion in Lake Buena Vista, Florida.