After last weekend’s trial lesson, it was time for my first regular drumming lesson today. I also received a new pair of drumsticks, and a file folder with drum patterns to learn over the next couple of weeks. Here is a short video of me playing along to a song by Shiina Ringo (椎名 林檎). The lesson was a lot of fun, and I can’t wait to continue to learn more.
After the lesson, my wife joined me and we went for lunch at the nearby cafe chocotto. A nice and fairly new shop, offering quite healthy and balanced lunch plates, including the use of sake koji and sake lees as cooking ingredients.
After this satisfying meal, we walked north towards Nishigahara, and came across Shimofuri Shotengai, an old shopping street with a very “retro” atmosphere.
We then walked a little bit further north towards Kyu-Furukawa Gardens. More about that in the post linked below.
Unedited photos shot with iPhone 15 Pro.