Did you know there was such a thing as "Japanese Christian HipHop?" Hmmm... I didn't either, until yesterday. "Elijah" came to the Kamariya campus yesterday to give a concert and share his faith story. A good message about the unconditional love of God to the 50 or so students cranned into the small room we use for chapel on this campus.
When I first arrived in Japan, I was interested in the draw of African-American culture here. Gospel music is quite popular and some folks pay up to $20 per session just to practice with gospel choirs around the Tokyo-Yokohama area. Can you imagine that? Someone paying to be in your choir!
Everybody wants to feel free, right?--unrestrained. And in a culture as socially rigid as Japan's, it's tantalizing for folks to be able to "go a little crazy" for a while and let their emotions show. We're all human...
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