Ochanomizu, Tokyo - Drumming Practice at Rental Studio

At around 8:30, I went out to catch the subway. The weather was great, and my neighborhood was still fairly quiet.

I rode the subway to Suidobashi Station, where I had to change trains.

After arriving at Ochanomizu Station, it was just a two-minute walk to reach the studio, where I found a drum kit in my reserved room, and got ready to practice.

I practiced for almost two hours. Among others, I tried to play along to “Alive”, a song by famous Japanese rock band Mr.Children.

Just for fun, I also tried to play Ringo Starr’s famous “Come Together” drum fill. Only after the session, I noticed that in the first bar, I should have played the ride cymbal instead of the hi-hat. Guess I’ll try again next time. 😅

Overall, I was happy with my session, and the rental studio was great. At only 770¥ per hour for individual practice, it is a very reasonably priced possibility to circumvent the problem of not being able to have a kit at home due to space and sound annoyance restrictions.

Unedited photos shot with iPhone 15 Pro.