Beloved voices and music! Singers and artists from Tohoku
Who comes to mind when you hear “a musician from the Tohoku region”? Some people might think of someone right away, while many others may struggle to name a musician from Tohoku.
But if you look, you’ll find plenty—ranging from artists everyone knows to members of popular rock bands—who hail from Tohoku.
In this article, we’ll introduce a comprehensive list of Tohoku-born musicians researched by our editorial team.
We’ve picked a wide range across genres and generations, so please enjoy discovering various artists.
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Beloved voices and music! Singers and artists from Tohoku (51–60)
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Mariko Sato is a rock singer from Odate City and was once active as a member of the band Three Nuts.
After a hiatus, she began singing folk-song rock.
This track is a rock-style arrangement of Akita Ondo.
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Chata, who is active as a singer, is from Fukushima Prefecture.
She has been active in doujin music as well as in theme songs for games and anime.
Dango Daikazoku is included on eufonius and Chata’s single Megumeru ~cuckool mix 2007~/Dango Daikazoku, and it was used as the ending theme for the TV anime CLANNAD.
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Formed in Akita in 2008, this loud rock band champions a “true-to-form screamo” built around emotional melodies and screams.
Their hallmark sound fuses the raw intensity of hardcore with tear-jerking melodies that slowly resonate in the heart.
In 2016, they released their first nationally distributed mini-album, Transition.
They have deep hometown pride: in addition to performing at OGA NAMAHAGE ROCK FES in 2013, their music videos showcase Akita’s beautiful scenery, conveying their passion for uplifting the region.
If you loved 2000s-era screamo, their music will hit home.
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Kazuhiko Yamahira was a singer-songwriter from Iidagawa (now Katagami City) who passed away in 2004 at the young age of 52.
“Hōsō Kinshi Uta” (“Banned-from-Broadcast Song”) is the title track of an album released in 1972.
It’s a highly satirical song and actually ended up being banned from broadcast.
Beloved Voices and Music! Singers and Artists from Tohoku (61–70)
Even if the Earth shatters into pieces tomorrowNaruse Eimi
Eimi Naruse, who was active as a former member of the idol group Dempagumi.inc, is from Fukushima Prefecture.
Their 14th single, “Ashita Chikyū ga Konagona ni Natte mo” (Even If the Earth Is Shattered Tomorrow), reached No.
2 on the Oricon weekly chart, their highest position to date.
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Nightmare is a band whose members are all from Miyagi Prefecture, and this song was released in 2007 as their 11th single.
It was their first medium-tempo ballad to be released as a single and debuted at No.
4 on the Oricon Weekly Chart.
In the music video, they show their faces without makeup for the second time.
Please understand.Inaba Akira
Akira Inaba is a singer-songwriter from Ōdate City who won the Best Song Award at the Yamaha Popular Song Contest in 1975.
He is also a member of Brothers 5.
“Wakatte Kudasai” is a single that was released in February 1976.