Bands, artists, and singers from Iwate Prefecture
Do you know any artists from Iwate Prefecture?
You might not immediately think of many artists who actively promote that they’re from Iwate, but in fact, the prefecture has produced a lot of outstanding musicians.
In this article, we’ll introduce a wide range of artists from Iwate all at once!
We’ve selected from a broad spectrum of ages and genres, from solo singers and bands to veteran enka performers.
Take this opportunity to give the music of artists from Iwate a listen.
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Bands, artists, and singers from Iwate Prefecture (21–30)
Furusato (Hometown) ~Blue Sky Homeland~Usuzawa Misaki
Misaki Usuzawa is a folk singer from Otsuchi, Kamihei District, Iwate Prefecture.
This song was released in 2012 as her debut single after television coverage showed her visiting evacuation shelters to comfort and encourage disaster victims with her singing following the Great East Japan Earthquake.
In the same year, she won the New Artist Award at the 54th Japan Record Awards.
Soaring Through the Dawn SkySatō Hiromi
Hiromi Sato is a former singer-songwriter from Otsuchi, Kamihei District, Iwate Prefecture, and this song was used as the terrestrial broadcast opening theme for the TV anime Grenadier: The Smiling Senshi.
Sato primarily sings theme songs, insert songs, and image songs for PC games and TV anime, and also serves as a director at Aria Entertainment Inc.
StarlightYanagida Kumiko
Kumiko Yanagida is a singer-songwriter from Morioka City in Iwate Prefecture.
This song is her fourth single and was released in 2004 as her major-label debut.
Its lyrics, which convey straightforward, honest feelings of love, drew attention particularly in music magazines.
The Wind of Ihatovanbe mitsutoshi
Mitsutoshi Ambe is a singer-songwriter from Kamaishi City in Iwate Prefecture, and this song was released in 1992.
He has written songs for many singers, and after the Great East Japan Earthquake he has been actively involved in music support events.
Now at 64, he continues to work energetically.
Kirari☆Sailor Dream!Koeda / Aino Minako
Ayaka Komatsu is from Ichinoseki City in Iwate Prefecture.
Minako Aino is a fictional character who appears in Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon and Codename: Sailor V, and Ayaka Komatsu played Minako Aino in the live-action adaptation.
Released in 2003, this song was used as the opening theme for the CBC/TBS network TV drama Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon.
As myselfKuwashima Houko
Voice actress Houko Kuwashima hails from Kanegasaki, Isawa District, Iwate Prefecture.
She debuted in 1995, gained attention in 1996 with Martian Successor Nadesico, and has remained active on the front lines ever since.
This song is the ending theme for Nadesico, and she has released many other character songs as well.
Nambu Cicada ChorusFukuda Kouhei
Enka singer Kohei Fukuda is from Shizukuishi in Iwate District and currently lives in Morioka.
Although he made his debut in 2012 at the relatively late age of 36, his debut song, “Nambu Semi Shigure,” was a big hit.
His father is also a folk singer, so he might come from a lineage of thoroughbreds.