ATUS Facility Info & Updates

Nov 2026

November updates

1. Parking lot gate: with daylight saving time ending, the gate now closes automatically around 8pm. If you arrive after it's closed, use gate code to enter. Read more → Parking & Access
2. Lights & electricity: lately, lights and equipment have been left on overnight more often. Before you leave, please take a moment to double check that everything is turned off. Read more → Studio Etiquette
3. Lost & found: our box is full again! Please check the photos and let us know if anything is yours. Unclaimed items will be removed after Sunday, November 15th. Read more → Lost & Found

Oct 2026

Western Ave construction through June 2027

Western Ave is under construction for a water pipeline repair project. Lanes are restricted, and traffic can be very congested.

If you're coming to our facility, please allow plenty of extra time. Thank you!  Read more → Parking & Access

Construction notice

Western Ave construction through June 2027

Western Ave, the road in front of our building, is under construction for a water pipeline repair project by the Metropolitan Water District. Lanes are restricted, and traffic can be very congested. The work is expected to continue through June 2027.

If you're coming to our facility, please allow plenty of extra time, especially for classes, studio rentals, and weekday commute hours. Thank you for your patience!

Parking lot gate & after-hours entry

The parking lot gate closes automatically around 8pm. If you arrive for class or a studio rental after it's closed, enter gate code 8026.

• During office hours, please use the main front entrance.
• After 8pm, front doors are locked. Please enter and exit through the back door.
• After-hours entry is only for your scheduled class or studio rental.

Where to park

We share our lot with neighboring businesses, so please help us be good neighbors!

Where you can park depends on the time of day and the area of the lot. Please check the map below before you park:

• Until 5:30pm: please park only in the green spaces along the Asano Taiko building.
• The red areas are reserved for our neighbors' staff until 5:30pm.
• If the green spaces are full, please use street parking on Higgins Ct.
  

Parking lot safety

• Please drive slowly and watch for pedestrians, especially kids and families between afternoon and evening classes.
• No playing taiko, bachi or other instruments in the parking lot.

Before you leave: lights & equipment checklist

• Studio lights off
• Hallway lights off
• Any electrical equipment (speakers, amps, etc.) turned off

Our facility is a shared space, and keeping it running smoothly takes all of us!

Lately, lights and equipment have been left on overnight more often. Before you leave, please take a moment to double check that everything is turned off.

If this continues, we may have to limit facility access or tighten how the studios are managed, which would mean less flexibility for everyone. To help prevent that, a $100 fee may apply when lights or equipment are left on. (We'd much rather never have to use it.)

Instruments

• Play instruments only inside the studio, not in hallways or the parking lot.

Food & trash

• NO food or perishable trash in studio bins. Please take it with you when you leave.

Outside electrical equipment

• Planning to plug in outside equipment (production lights, external amps, etc.)? Please let ATUS staff know in advance, as it can strain the studio's electrical system.

Protect our drums

• Do not use kashi (oak) bachi on the fuchi (rim). Kashi is very hard and can dent and chip the rim.
• Do not play on the fuchi (rim) of drums marked with orange tape, with any bachi.
• Do not play on the body of the drum. Please attach a KI-PAD as needed.

Check your bachi before you play

• Take a quick look at your bachi before each class or rental. Check for splinters, cracks, chips, or rough or frayed tips.
• Please don't use bachi that are splintered or in poor condition. Rough tips wear down and tear drum skins much faster, which shortens the life of our drums (and splinters aren't fun for your hands either!).
• If your bachi are worn out, it's time for a new pair. Not sure? Ask your instructor or ATUS staff to take a look.

Katsugi drums

These katsugi drums are for shoulder-carry use only:

• Reirou (1.15 shaku): high-pitched katsugi taiko
• Taiga (1.8 shaku): deep, low-tone katsugi taiko
• Katsugi Okedo (1.6 shaku): horsehide, clear and articulate tone

Please don't use heavy, unapproved bachi on horsehide or katsugi drums. Approved bachi weights and handling tips are posted on the studio wall.

Claim by Sun 11/15

Lost & found box is full

Please take a look at the photos below. If anything is yours, grab it on your next visit or email us at taikola@asano.us.

Unclaimed items will be removed after Sun 11/15.