Moving to Osaka. I want to know how is to play/practice drums

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   **Moving to Osaka. I want to know how is to play/practice drums**

   Hi! I will move to Osaka on December. As a hobby I like to play drums (also playing videogames but this is not a problem in an apartment), I already spent 3 months in Japan so I understand making noise is not acceptable so playing the drums is totally impossible.
   I want to know what Japanese drummers (or drummers living in Japan) do to play the drums, are there any studio you can rent for practice? In that case, how can I find them?

   I have more questions but I’ll do them in another post because there are totally different topics

   Thanks in advance!

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2. Google: “Drum Practice Room in Osaka”

   These places exist in basically every urban area in the world these days.

3. Would those electric drums with earphones not work?

   I got one of those cheap BlackStar amp for my guitar, it’s perfect for home practice cause it’s super underpowered.

4. I was in a band and used practice studios for our practice sessions! They’re basically always pre-equipped with a full drum kit. In Osaka I think the most well-known practice studio is Green Studio in Shinsaibashi. They have several rooms to choose from from about ¥2000 an hour. I know it’s pricey, but it’s meant for a full band.
   If you search ドラムスタジオ 個人練習 (drum studio for individual practice) you can find more options and shop around.

5. Just a reference.I have a friend who was at the same Japanese language school who was studying drum to enter music uni in Tokyo. He earned my respect for his determination. During his days in language school, he went as far as asking for permission from the language school to let him borrow the basement when everyone was not around, asked to use the school dorm’s warehouse and practiced his drumming with the lights off and practiced till midnight, he went as far as to cover the doors and windows with layers of cheap cardboards to avoid disturbance. Sometimes he would bring his set and set in the middle of the trees of the park to practice. He was the top achiever in the uni with that strong hard work. Scary.

6. People often practice their instruments in the evenings near or inside Osaka Castle Park. Used to see a guy with a drum kit set up on the side of the road that runs along the east side of the park, right next to the JR loop line tracks. He just unloaded it from the back of his car and set it up. No houses or apartments nearby, no one to complain. Used to see people practicing various brass instruments there, too.