Today, Japanese drums are performed as the leading role of Bon Festival Dance and other festivals or as a means to conveying god's intention, and are put in Shinto shrines and Buddhist temples as tools to bring fortunes or avoid curses.
今日では、盆踊りや祭の主役として演奏されたり、神と意思を伝達する手段、呪具として神社や寺院に置かれている。