[2026] Summary of Bands, Artists, and Singers from Chiba Prefecture
When you hear “artists from Chiba Prefecture,” who comes to mind?
In the rock scene, Chiba has produced many popular artists such as X JAPAN, Kishidan, and BUMP OF CHICKEN, as well as solo artists like Naoto Inti Raymi and Mai Kuraki!
In this article, we’ll introduce a wide range of artists from Chiba Prefecture.
Across genres—rock bands, singers, singer-songwriters, idols, and more—many talents from Chiba are active, so be sure to check them out.
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[2026] Summary of Bands, Artists, and Singers from Chiba Prefecture (31–40)
NarakaHalo at yojōhan
They are a four-piece rock band consisting of Kohei Saiki on guitar and chorus, Shota Watai on vocals and guitar, Masato Shirai on bass, and Ryo Katayama on drums and chorus.
They hail from Chiba Prefectural Sakura High School, where they formed a precursor band while still students.
The band name signifies a group positioned between two realms: “Halo,” which evokes something far beyond the bounds of imagination—the spherical region surrounding the outside of a galaxy—and “Four-and-a-half Tatami,” which symbolizes rawness and reality.
They’re a band marked by an accessible musical sensibility and a strikingly clear, translucent singing voice!
Only for youUekusa Katsuhide
Katsuhide Uekusa, one of the members of the Johnny’s Entertainment group Shonentai, is from Chiba Prefecture.
These days, the members are more active individually than as a group.
Katsuhide Uekusa—nicknamed “Kacchan”—has been especially active as an actor, and he is well known for being a regular on the series Wataru Seken wa Oni Bakari.
Miyakobe Fubukununchaku
A hardcore band from Kashiwa City, Chiba Prefecture, consisting of vocalists Tatsuro Mukae and Kuniharu Okada, guitarist Kazunori Mizoguchi, bassist Jun Kojima, and drummer Ryohei Iizumi.
They were active from 1993 to 1998, and their melodies—singing Japanese lyrics in a way that sounded almost English—were hugely popular.
Their nonsensical lyrics featuring their hometown of Kashiwa, along with an innovative style that fused hardcore sound with hip-hop flavors, drew significant attention.
They influenced bands such as Maximum the Hormone, which formed in Hachioji in 1998.
Milk and Sugar duet with Mone KamishiraishiŌhashi Torio
Ohashi Trio is active not only as a singer-songwriter but also as a composer, arranger, and music producer.
As a performer, in addition to vocals, he plays a wide range of instruments including piano, guitar, bass, drums, mandolin, and banjo.
As a producer, he works as a composer for TV dramas, commercials, and film scores; his notable works include the films April Bride, Thunder Tree, and Policeman and Me.
His signature style blends elements from various musical genres within simple song structures.
Dancing HeroOginome Yōko
She is a singer who represents the 1980s, known for Eurobeat songs that feature singing and dancing.
She became instantly famous with her seventh single release, “Dancing Hero,” which was a hit.
She is also known for voicing the heroine in the famous anime Miyuki.
Her older sister is the actress Keiko Oginome.
[2026] A roundup of bands, artists, and singers from Chiba Prefecture (41–50)
GarnetOku Hanako
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Hanako Oku from Funabashi City, Chiba Prefecture.
Her voice, said to be “moving listeners to tears by voice alone,” resonates the moment you hear it and is loved by people of all ages.
She began performing keyboard-and-vocal street shows in front of train stations in 2004, and the overwhelming draw of these performances—praised as “a magical voice that made 100,000 people stop in their tracks”—became a hot topic, leading to her major-label debut in 2005.
She gained attention with Garnet, the theme song for the feature-length animated film The Girl Who Leapt Through Time, and thanks to her high musicality, she also creates commercial jingles and provides songs for other artists.
Yellow Submarine OndoKanazawa Akiko
Originally a folk singer, she released a Japanese cover of the Beatles’ “Yellow Submarine” in 1982, produced by Eiichi Ohtaki, boldly arranging it in a folk-song style.
It was Akiko Kanazawa’s 16th single, and it became a big hit thanks to its novelty.