r/taikonotatsujin • • Dec 20 '24

Frequently Asked Questions: End of 2024 Edition

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How do I play Taiko no Tatsujin on my PC?

These are the most-used simulators in no particular order:

  • TaikoNijiroDondaEX version 4.1 (arcade-accurate, no longer updated, download at TNDE v4.1, it comes with a .txt file with further instructions that you'll have to translate from Japanese, we recommend using DeepL. Let us know if the download stops working)
  • OpenTaiko (in active development, fully open source, active independent content creation, download at OpenTaiko GitHub)
  • PyTaiko (arcade accurate, early in development, heavily inspired by generation 3 Taiko no Tatsujin, download on GitHub)

How do I download songs for Taiko no Tatsujin simulators?

How do I make my own Taiko charts in the .tja format?

  • PeepoDrumKit [Link Removed]
  • Charting tutorial video by ugyuu YouTube

Is there a Discord community for the game?

What drum controller choices do I have?

Tatacons:

  • Official HORI Tatacons (mediocre, passable if modded)
  • Rhythmagica TDC10 Rhythmagica Website (quite reliable, not AC accurate)

Arcade accurate drums:

What about drumsticks?

  • The drumsticks used in Taiko no Tatsujin are called Mybachi マイバチ or simply Bachi バチ, it's highly recommended to use a proxy service website like Buyee to purchase Bachi from Mercari, using the above words as search terms
  • A great handbook written by ARandomEwok covering everything you need to know about Bachi: Handbook

Where can I find information on Taiko charts/dan courses/songs, or data like difficulty tier lists?

How do I improve at the game?

  • Play more, practice the motions on the drum while not playing the game (dry practice), listen to the songs on auto-play, and watch pro plays on YouTube

r/taikonotatsujin • • Mar 01 '21

tjadataba.se, the comprehensive simulator guide

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It's finally here! No longer do you have to use the awful PDF I made so very long ago. This guide covers everything from locale changes, font installation, sim installation, custom dons, name plates and more!hope you enjoy!

Simulator installation guide:

https://guide.tjadataba.se

Official Songs (please read the readme)

https://ese.tjadataba.se/ESE/ESE

Custom Songs

https://discord.gg/XHcVYKW


r/taikonotatsujin • • 8h ago

namco Taiko no Tatsujin 14 arcade

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namco Taiko no Tatsujin 14 arcade(Asian version)。

namco Taiko no Tatsujin 12 arcade(Asian version)Motherboard.


r/taikonotatsujin • • 14h ago

Takio No Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival (Looking for Switch Friends)

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Looking for some people that play on switch/switch 2? Just put in about 20 hrs! Ive been playing the songs in easy. Havent quiet done all the regular Library! Add my friend code: SW-4310-0859-6509
Having a blast since in IRL im a real drummer lol!


r/taikonotatsujin • • 16h ago

【SouUchi】KURENAI ura FULL COMBO

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19 Upvotes

finally managed to record it


r/taikonotatsujin • • 17h ago

Easiest Kuroto song in my opinion, I’m sure most would agree idk. Glad this song made an arrival to Rhythm Festival Music Pass.

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Released 10/14/2026

Btw this only took me 2 tries. Usually not too good with other Kuroto songs.


r/taikonotatsujin • • 1d ago

Gameplay Does anyone know what charts with lots of speed changes like these in this video are called?

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i know they are called SV charts in osu!taiko, and i know opentaiko has a different name for them but i forgot it (i think its something like "hidden speed" but i dont remember). Im curious if anyone knows what the taiko no tatsujin community has dubbed them since i am an idiot and cant find the name anywhere. ive seen the name "gimmick charts" thrown around but i know thats not it.


r/taikonotatsujin • • 1d ago

Ideas on how to customize drumsticks?

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I recently got a pair of drumsticks for playing the game that I can take to cons and my local round 1! I've been wanting to customize them because I just like customizing my stuff, but I hear paint can be bad for drumsticks and easily chip when playing with them and whatnot. Any ideas on how one could potentially customize drumsticks?


r/taikonotatsujin • • 1d ago

Antiga arcade de Wadaiko Master em Shopping Galleria - Campinas - SP (2018)

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Apanhando do Rotter Tarmination como sempre (29/08/2018)

(O objetivo desse post é puramente documental)

No subsolo do Shopping Galleria, na frente de um laguinho que nadavam carpas...
havia ali uma game center (não lembro qual era a franquia).

Nesse local, um arcade de Wadaiko Master (2014) ficava lá esperando por mais um novo jogador. Era um local relativamente pequeno com apenas 15 a 20 arcades. Mas era um local underground que reunia alguns fãs de taiko, assim como eu.

Às vezes jogava, às vezes via alguém deixando crédito sobrando e indo embora (e jogava pra não perder o crédito 👀), e muitas vezes eu ia lá ensinar pessoas que não sabiam jogar, para tentar incentivar alguém a conhecer melhor o mundo do taiko e dos rhythm games.

Não lembro a data exata, mas entre 2018 e 2019, a game center cedeu o seu lote para uma farmácia, e levou consigo a única arcade de Wadaiko Master que existia na cidade. O único rhythm game que sobrou na época foi um Pump It Up NX2 localizado no Shopping Dom Pedro.

Hoje temos um novo Wadaiko Master no Shopping Parque das Bandeiras (desde 2024?), e alguns Pump It Ups no Bandeiras, Shopping Unimart, etc.

Essa é uma fatia da história de rhythm games de Campinas - SP.


r/taikonotatsujin • • 1d ago

Best tatacon to buy

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So basically i wanna get into taiko no tatsujin but I'm not sure which tatacon to buy so far i know some tatacon has some issue, I'm not sure which one is the best


r/taikonotatsujin • • 3d ago

Title

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r/taikonotatsujin • • 3d ago

2026 KUROTO Full Combo

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r/taikonotatsujin • • 4d ago

Blindfolded player killing it in Akihabara - 4/27/2007

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155 Upvotes

Video I shot back in the day. Wish I had shot more of the screen, but I’m pretty sure he got a perfect score!


r/taikonotatsujin • • 4d ago

New Taiko cabinet in England! (Gateshead MetroCentre Namco Funscape Arcade)

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169 Upvotes

Pretty sure this is a new addition to the arcade as it wasn't here 3 months ago! Exciting to finally have a machine in the North of England :)


r/taikonotatsujin • • 5d ago

He discover drum

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What will he play?


r/taikonotatsujin • • 6d ago

Need help finding a Taiko cab that's at least SEMI well maintained in the United Kingdom

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I really like the look of this game and want to try it out, but I'm not at the point where I'd buy my own home setup or anything.

Went to an arcade in London near where I live and I kid you not, half of both drums on the cab were completely dead due to people hammering them so hard.

Is there a known place that has a cab that actually works? I don't mind having to travel to other cities.


r/taikonotatsujin • • 7d ago

taiko no mochitsuki!💫 (餅つき) inktober: day 5

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68 Upvotes

fanart i made for the inktober challenge :)


r/taikonotatsujin • • 7d ago

road to 2026 KUROTO

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after spending 20+ credits


r/taikonotatsujin • • 8d ago

I forced arcade near me to bring the latest taiko

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r/taikonotatsujin • • 8d ago

Music How to get Senbonzakura on Steam?

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I'm new to the game so please bear with me. I just bought the Setlist Edition on Steam but it seems I cannot find Senbonzakura. I can see the other songs from Vocaloid™ Songs Collection though.

Can you even get the music on Steam in the first place with the subscription thingy? Or should I bite the dust and stick to the arcades lol

I really want to practice the song at home.


r/taikonotatsujin • • 8d ago

Music New post 10th dan level musics appreciation post

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It pains me that the taiko community outside of Japan is inactive but can we appreciate how there's not only new musics made all the way from 10th dan to tatsujin, but also made together by artists that most rhythm game players are familiar with?? Its actually crazy how many artists that worked on the musics I am personally a big fan of.

For example cosmo@暴走P, Chroma's operate me remix by Blacky who made emma (another extremely difficult 330 bpm original song), Laur, Camellia, T+pazolite like almost everyone is present. And bc they collaborate together to make songs, some of them just stood out so much to me bc you can recognize which parts were made by which artist.

My personal favorite is nivalis*anima, its name implies a snowy theme, and it does sound like what a snowy, cold theme would sound like. While i could also hear approximately which part was made by CHUBAY, Also the hints of Mixxion during the break part was also just heavenly.

Second would resume:story, simply because the remix just utilized Chroma's amazing melodies so well while incorporating lyrics to it.

This update of taiko arcade just hyped me up so much personally but I dont see many people talk about it so thats why im making this post. Please glaze the game more, especially this year, I'd say this is one of the peaks.


r/taikonotatsujin • • 8d ago

I finally cleared all 9⭐!

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68 Upvotes

r/taikonotatsujin • • 8d ago

How do I connect PS2 Hori drum to PC?

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Okay so I bought a second-hand PS2 drum because I just started getting into the game and it was cheap (It was working on the test video seller sent). I've installed JoyToKey and HidHide and it still won't register any hits when I try to configure the buttons. I'm all out of ideas since all the guides are for Switch controllers.


r/taikonotatsujin • • 9d ago

Music Music video for Taiko no Tatsujin 25th Anniversary Operation Donderful Song #3 - "Dondoko Dondoko Dondoko Dondoko Dontastic!!!" by Hanami Ume (Composer: Camellia)

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r/taikonotatsujin • • 11d ago

6th Dan in and others.

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Too bad server maintenance cut most of my session so that is why the others are just on guest mode. Anyways I could have done 7th and 8th Dan but I didn’t wanted to risk my final shot. Like I had to leave soon. Also Bubbly Bang Bang’s accuracy of mine was a little off because I was tired, hungry and stuff. So yeah. But overall it’s good nice nice gold and silver pass. I even uploaded the whole thing on YouTube. The 6th Dan. Which only took me one try.