“The very first instrument I played was the bottom of my feet, workin’ out rhythms, tap dancing… We used to dance all up and down Bourbon Street.” – Henry Byrd, better known as Professor Longhair

This turntable slipmat features the Hinomaru, the flag of Japan, with a red circle at the center representing the Land of the Rising Sun. The red sun is almost imperceptably slightly off-center, just like the flag itself. It was first adopted in 1868!