Where is a good place to buy one?

Hi everyone, I am a 13 year old from New Zealand. I’ve played bass guitar for
about 6 years and drums for 4. Every year in my city there is a convention called Japan day where there is a bunch of stuff from Japan (obviously). So me and one of my friends were walking around and we saw some amazing Sanshin players, I got really interested in it and even got to mess around. Ever since then I’ve been looking for where to buy one, even if it is just beginner one. I’ve looked around online a bit, but I haven’t been able to find a site that ships to New Zealand. Any suggestions would be highly appreciated.

Also being 13 and broke, my budget is about $500 NZ but I could save for another 4-6 months and bring that to $1000

Hi William! Welcome to Bachido!

Ah! Do you know Brian Grove or Sayuri Ichiba? They are both shamisen enthusiasts in NZ and would be good people to know. :slight_smile: I think they’ve attended or played at Japan Day.

To confirm, are you looking to buy a sanshin or shamisen?

Hey Kyle!
I do not know these people, but hopefully I can meet them at Japan day 2014! After I did a little research on Shamisen/Sanshin I realized that in fact what I was looking for is a Shamisen. Thanks for the reply!