hɪz noʊvˈɛmbɚ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvəntˌiːn ˈælbəm jˌuːɾɐdˈɑːmə wʌz bˈɪlt ɚɹˈaʊnd fˈoʊk ˈɪnstɹəmənts, piˈænoʊz ænd ˈʌðɚɹ ʌnplˈʌɡd ˈɪnstɹəmənts ænd ɪŋklˈuːdz kˈʌvɚz ʌv sˈɔŋz sˈʌtʃ ɐz "fjˌʊɹɹuːsˈɑːɾoʊ" ænd "kˈɪmɪɡˌeɪoʊ".
His November 2017 album Utadama was built around folk instruments, pianos and other unplugged instruments and includes covers of songs such as "Furusato" and "Kimigayo".