Our tsugaru shamisen player, Mr. Morinaga arrived early in the morning. This was our first time to have him join us on an overseas trip.

I was a bit worried because Motoki had to travel all by himself from Fukuoka to Ethiopia via Beijing.

We had been wanting to travel together for sometime, but his schedule didn’t allow it to happen. But this time, miraculously, he was free for just the dates of our Ethiopian tour. It was as if somebody intentionally planned it.

Not only Mr. Shiota, but also Motoki are all great people who were added to our tour in a miraculous manner.