First Post and Welcome

おいでやす!

This blog has been a project idea in my head for some time now. I began my shamisen journey about three years ago - with not a clue in my head where to start other than Google. The search was nearly fruitless for English-based resources and instructors in my area were non-existent. Fortunately - with persistence - I was able to locate an instructor who does lessons via Skype. 

While there are some websites with information about shamisen, there are little to no resources available in English on jiuta style shamisen specifically. The goal of this blog is to track my playing journey and to provide an English language resource for others.