June 13^th, 2015

Last week, I went to go meet a friend in Yokohama. It wasn't exactly Yokohama, but it was in the area. We went out to eat, and do some shopping (my first time this year; yes, yes... I know I broke my promise.). I still don't believe the luck I have to see this kind of city light up as the day goes on.

By night time, the city was blown away by the lights of the thousands of shops.

On our way back, just in front of the station, there happened to be a man sitting down and playing guitar. As soon as I heard it, I urged my friend Arisa to come and see him with me. 

This guy wasn't playing the guitar in the traditional way. He had it laid down on his lap, and was playing with both arms of the instrument. He was using it also as a drum, tapping an incredibly fast beat to go along with his difficult finger technique. 

I really enjoyed his style of music, so I ended up buying his CD. I think supporting artists is very important, because I know how hard it is to be an up-and-coming artist. And who knows? He might just be the next Ed Sheeran.

Speaking of Ed Sheeran, he had his concert yesterday night in Winnipeg. This is something I really would have wanted to attend, since he is my favourite artist. But I'm here in Japan, struggling instead. Haha

But anyways, I really enjoy the guitarist's CD! Here's a link to one of his songs.

 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POgiuxb7xj0

I'm pretty sure this is the one I saw that night, but he played it slightly differently. 

Enjoy!