Rockin' the Shamisen

So, me and Margaret were out on the town one Saturday night-doing some shopping, a bit of eating, and eventually some drinking, when we came upon this guy on the corner rocking out on his shamisen. Needless to say, I had to stick around, take some pics, and make a new friend :-) He gave us a bit of a performance and then gave me his autograph. He's a really cool guy who didn't mind being bothered to 2 random foreigners.