Though the weather was threatening the day with rain, the 2007 Drum Corps Japan (DCJ) All-Japan Championships marched on without delay. Japan’s finest came together in Tokyo this past Sunday to compete for the national title. 2007 marks DCJ’s 15th anniversary as Japan’s premier marching experience. To celebrate, championships were held outside for the first […]
Welcome to the 2007 Dram… I mean Drum Corps Japan Championships… whoops, someone misspelled "drum" on the championship flags. But that did not stop the seven drum and bugle corps from both east and central Japan from putting on an electrifying show for the masses. Though it was assured the name did not change, Drum […]
The Pride of Soka Drum & Bugle Corps hosted the 2006 Drum Corps Japan (DCJ) Hachioji Open this past Saturday in Tokyo, Japan to a standing room crowd in Soka University’s Main Gymnasium. Six corps from around the Kanto Region participated in this annual event, with a special guest performance by the Soka Renaissance Vanguard […]
1 Yokohama Inspires（Div1 Champion） 2 The Yokohama Scouts 3 Tokyo Phoenix 4 Pride of Soka 5 Cherry Blossoms（Div2 Champion） 6 Sonic Lancers Read the rest of the article (in Japanese) here.
The 41st annual Japan Marching Band & Baton Twirling Association’s Kanto Contest was held at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan this past weekend. Over 180 units ranging from elementary school bands to independent drum corps took part in one of Japan’s oldest and largest pageantry contests for a chance at a spot in the […]
The 28th annual Kansai Regional Marching Band & Baton Twirling Contest was held over two days at the Maishima Arena in Osaka, Japan. 36 units from 6 prefectures around western Japan competed for a spot at the Japan Nationals this coming winter. 9 groups competed in the independent class; 7 in the small group category […]
The recaps for the 2006 DCJ Tokyo Open are now available for viewing on the DCJ website (http://www.dcjpn.org/). While the website is in Japanese, the recaps are in English. You can view the recaps here. Adobe Acrobat Reader is required and can be downloaded here. DCP member Eddie Escobar’s report on the Open is also […]
Despite strong winds, the 2006 Tokyo Open (previously known as the Autumn Preview) took flight in Tokyo’s Ohta ward at Ohta Stadium, officially opening the 2006 Drum Corps Japan (DCJ) season. Six drum and bugle corps in the DCJ family competed in this rare outdoor contest. All corps arrived at Ohta Stadium bright and early […]
Joe Allison, director of EKU Bands and Foster Music Camps, traveled to Tokyo and Yokohama, Japan, to serve as instructor and judge for the Japanese National Band and Drum Corps Championship this month. He was selected based on his professional experience on both a local and international level.
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