and then, from there, it's 2.5 hours to sadogashima. lovely. how far down is the water?'t want to fall. laughs. it's about, like, a four—storey building. 0h, 0k. i would say, yeah. wow. these are the kind of experiences as a blind person that are really sensory for me — the wind in my hair and the rain, like, little bits of rain. i can hear a seagull. laughs. gulls cry. i can hear the engine down below. i can hear the water. really cool. i've come to sado island in the sea ofjapan, and i'm here to experience a unique tradition called the onidaiko festival. so what is the onidaiko festival? we try to keep the community together and, at the same time, we wish a good harvest and health. the onidaiko is danced to represent the gods. everything's connected to each other. i want to find ways to engage with the festival that don't rely on eyesight. konnichiwa. terue has brought me to the taiko drumming centre. this building is named tatakokan. tatako. yes. tatako means "let's play taiko" injapanese. oh, tatako! yes! tatako, yes! taiko drumming is an ancient art that's central t

and then, from there, its 2.5 hours to sadogashima. lovely. how far down is the water?come to sado island in the sea ofjapan, and i'm here to experience a unique tradition called the onidaiko festival. so what is the onidaiko festival? we try to keep the community together and, at the same time, we wish a good harvest and health. the onidaiko is danced to represent the gods. everything's connected to each other. i want to find ways to engage with the festival that don't rely on eyesight. konnichiwa. terue has brought me to the taiko drumming centre. this building is named tatakokan. tatako. yes. tatako means "let's play taiko" injapanese. oh, tatako! yes! tatako, yes! taiko drumming is an ancient art that's central to the onidaiko festival. so this is taiko. ..not so strong. 0k. relax. yes. 0k, good, good. laughter. ok, you lift your arm up higher. and down. beats drum. yes. 0k. more. oh, it's good. it's good. i give you to "se, no". se, no is like one, two. 0k, 0k. se, no! next. yes. cheering. i feel like it's a sense of self that you find when you're drumming. i can't