Naname (slant-style taiko) continues to inspire me!  There are so many ways to make beautiful things... we can play with power or grace, we can feature fun sounds, fast rhythm, or choreography.  In the last five years or so, I've come to think of these varied themes as "neighborhoods", where I can play various rhythms in one technique, like "right arm swings", until I wander into a new one, like "X-pattern", and play there for a while.  I've realized that the rhythms are flexible...