Media Coverage

Published March 31, 2025
In Arso Publishing's "THE TRUMPET vol.16 Care & Maintenance AtoZ"Okubo GakkiStaff member Nakamura provided assistance with the interview.

Aired on March 8, 2025
NHK General TV: "Ariyoshi's Money Discovery: Surprise Attack! Kaneo-kun - The Rekindled Boom! The Secrets of Guitar Money"
We had Kosetsu Minami do a location shoot at Advance Guitars on the 2nd floor.

Released on February 10, 2025
HERITAGE Co., Ltd. "Showa 50-nen Otoko (Men Born in 1975) March 2025 Issue Vol. 033: The Band Boom That Were Crazy '88-'91"
Super exciting♡Haruka Koizumi from the publicity departmentTCGAKKIFilming took place at [location]. We also provided equipment and other support for the filming. 

Released on February 4, 2025
YouTube channel "Virtual Debtor YouTuber Tenkai Tsukasa"
TCGAKKIVTuber Tenkai Tsukasa filmed a segment for us, and our staff member Tsushima made an appearance.

Distributed on January 15th / January 22nd, 2025
Nanako Lively FM's "Denta Arai's Boogie Woogie Radio"
Staff member Tsushima made a guest appearance.

Aired on January 1, 2025
TV Tokyo's God Tongue: "The 22nd Annual Comedian Serious Singing Championship"
I'm the guitar tech for Terumoto Goto of Football Hour.TCGAKKIStaff member Tsushima accompanied them.

Published November 13, 2024
Rittor Music, "Guitar Magazine, December 2024 Issue"
In an interview with Terumoto Goto of Football Hour,TCGAKKIStaff member Tsushima accompanied me. I answered their interview questions.

March to May 2024
Our instruments were used in the FOD original drama "I Want to Say I Love You".
Cast: Yumi Adachi, Kaito Sakurai, Mio Yuki, Takuya Kusakawa (Bullet Train), Reika Sakurai, Kasumi Yamaya, Yu Yoshizawa, Teppei Koike
Original story by: Lily Imamura (honorifics omitted)

Released on February 16, 2024
YouTube channel "Kamaitachi Channel"
TCGAKKIKamaitachi's Hamaya-san filmed a segment on our show, and our staff member Tsushima made an appearance.

Aired on January 12, 2024
TV Tokyo Drama 25 "Hakobiya" Episode 1 "Delivery Address Unknown."
Filming took place at Advance Guitars on the 2nd floor, and the lead actor, Seiichi Tanabe, used a TMG Guitar in the film.TCGAKKIStaff members Tomita and Tsushima accompanied the filming crew to provide support. Our Gibson J-45 was also used.

Aired on January 3, 2024
TV Tokyo's God Tongue: "The 21st Annual Comedian Serious Singing Championship"
I'm the guitar tech for Terumoto Goto of Football Hour.TCGAKKIStaff member Tsushima accompanied them.

November 29, 2023
J-Guitar "My Guitar Story"
An interview with Advance Guitars store manager Inoue has been published.

November 4, 2023
YouTube channel "Chihara Junior YouTube"
TCGAKKIChihara Junior, Wild Bakudan Cookie!, and Chance Ooshiro filmed a segment for us, and staff member Tsushima made an appearance.

Published October 24, 2023
Shinko Music's "Jaz.in" December 2023 issue
Okubo Gakki Shop manager Mizumoto's serialized column, "Jazz Side Stories of Masters as Seen Through Their Beloved Instruments," has begun and been published.

Held on September 21, 2023
Godtan Maji Uta Live 2023 ~Maji All-Star Song Festival~ Saitama Super Arena
I'm the guitar tech for Terumoto Goto of Football Hour.TCGAKKIStaff member Tsushima accompanied them.

Published September 1, 2023
Rittor Music, "Acoustic Guitar Magazine Volume 97"
An article introducing Advance Guitars and an interview with store manager Inoue has been published.

Released on July 9, 2023
YouTube channel "Cookie! Hikita Cookie!"
TCGAKKIWe had Cookie! from Wild Bomb film a segment on our show.TCGAKKIStore manager Matsui and staff member Tsushima appeared on the show.

Held/broadcast on July 1, 2023
Nippon Television's "THE MUSIC DAY 2023"
I'm the guitar tech for the band Gyoretsu Band (Yoshio Inoue, Terumoto Goto, Karen Takizawa, Fuwa-chan).TCGAKKIStaff member Tsushima accompanied them.

Published June 1, 2023
Rittor Music's "Acoustic Guitar Magazine Volume 96"
An article introducing Advance Guitars and an interview with store manager Inoue has been published.

Released on January 9, 2023
YouTube channel "Nakagawa Family Channel"
TCGAKKIWe had Tsuyoshi Nakagawa film a segment on our show, and our staff member Tsushima made an appearance.

Aired on January 3, 2023
TV Tokyo's God Tongue: "The 20th Annual Comedian Serious Singing Championship"
I'm the guitar tech for Terumoto Goto of Football Hour.TCGAKKIStaff member Tsushima accompanied them.

Held on December 23, 2022
"Roughly Presented by YouTube! ~Roughly Live~" Lumine the Yoshimoto
Staff member Tsushima accompanied Chihara Junior, Koyabu Kazutoyo, and Football Hour's Iwao and Goto as the tech for their band "Balenciaga".

Aired on November 27, 2022
Fuji TV's "ONE hour sense"
TCGAKKIActor Ryuichi Oura filmed a segment on location, and staff member Inoue made an appearance.

Released on November 6, 2022
YouTube channel "Chihara Junior YouTube"
TCGAKKIChihara Junior filmed a segment for us, and our staff member Tsushima made an appearance.

Released on October 8, 2022
YouTube channel "Eiko Kano [Official Channel] EIKO!GO!!"
TCGAKKIWe had Hidetaka Kano film a segment on our show, and our staff member Tsushima made an appearance.

Published July 2022
Tsukuniwa BOOKS: "How to Get a Job in the Music and Entertainment Industry"
An interview with repair staff member Tanaka has been published.

Released on June 15, 2022 and October 29, 2022
YouTube channel "Zakkuri YouTube"
TCGAKKIChihara Junior, Koyabu Kazutoyo, and Football Hour's Iwao and Goto filmed a segment on the show, and staff member Tsushima made an appearance.

Aired on May 4, 2022
TBS "Wednesday's Downtown: Everyone's Theories SP"
TCGAKKIWe had Panther Ogata participate in a surprise location shoot, and our staff member Tsushima made an appearance.

Aired on December 29, 2021
TV Tokyo's God Tongue: "The 19th Annual Comedian Serious Singing Championship"
I'm the guitar tech for Terumoto Goto of Football Hour.TCGAKKIStaff member Tsushima accompanied them.

May 28, 2021
Our store was used as a filming location for the music video of the song [Life is Groovin'] by the bassist unit ITRevolution (IKUO & Takayuki Murata).BassThe floor was used. Staff members also appeared in the performance.

May 1, 2021
The trumpet magazine "THE TRUMPET Vol.08" (Arso Publishing/Published May 1st)
[Special Feature/Thorough Test of Jazz Combo Mouthpieces]Okubo GakkiWe offer and sell AR RESONANCE trumpet mouthpieces. They were selected as one of the top 3 out of 42 mouthpieces tested.

January 2021
The saxophone magazine "THE SAX Vol. 107" (Arso Publishing/Published December 1st)
[Feature/Currently trending Jazz/Fusion mouthpieces - Tenor edition]Okubo GakkiWe exclusively feature and offer the Sebastian Knox mouthpiece. It was selected as one of the top 4 out of 30 mouthpieces tested.

Aired on December 29, 2020
TV Tokyo's God Tongue: "The 18th Annual Comedian Serious Singing Championship"
I'm the guitar tech for Terumoto Goto of Football Hour.TCGAKKIStaff member Tsushima accompanied them.

Released on March 25, 2020
The May issue of Rolling Stone Japan features a guitar (Lucy) customized by Terumoto Goto at our shop. Our staff member, Tsushima, is also introduced in the magazine.

Held on February 13, 2020
Godtan Majiuta Live 2020 ~We made it to Saitama Super Arena~
I'm the guitar tech for Terumoto Goto of Football Hour.TCGAKKIStaff member Tsushima accompanied them.

January 4, 2020
TV Tokyo's "God Tongue" 2019 Second Half Year Reflection Unaired Scenes Special featured the guitar (Lucy) used by Terumoto Goto, which was customized at our shop.Our staff member, Tsushima, also appeared in the show.。

December 27, 2019
We had the pleasure of customizing the guitar (Lucy) used by Terumoto Goto of Football Hour in the 17th Comedian Serious Song Championship SP of TV Tokyo's God Tongue.
（During filming, our staff member Tsushima operated the lighting effects.。）

Published November 22, 2019
The special issue of Lightning Vol. 221, Vintage Guitars, is entirely dedicated to Gibson acoustic guitars, and our store's acoustic guitars and interior were featured.

Published October 25, 2019
Our shop and our 80s electric guitars were featured in the special issue of Lightning magazine, "80s Mono Archives."

Released on October 21, 2019
Motor show concept car "WaiWai"Daihatsu Official PVThey used our store's instruments.

September 2019
"Radio Hermes," a limited-time internet radio show showcasing the world of Hermes menswear, presents "Veronique Nichanian's ABC-book" - R: Searching for Satisfaction
Cast: Yataro Matsuura, Hirohisa Horie
A performance using one of our store's guitars, along with comments from store manager Matsui, were recorded and aired on television.
Broadcast dates: September 11th, 12th, and 14th

Published July 22, 2019
The entire issue of Lightning Vol. 210, Vintage Guitars, featured Martin guitars, our acoustic guitars, and our shop.

Aired on July 1, 2019
Mainichi Broadcasting System's "Kita-ku Umeda Music School - Summer Sonic Summer Course"
The guitar used was one that had been modified with an elbow cut at our shop.
[Cast] MC: Kazutoyo Koyabu, Cookie
Featuring: Razor Ramon RG, Chanmina
Guests: BiSH (Aina the End / Cent Chihiro Chicchi / Lingling)

Released on June 26, 2019
Our vintage guitar was used in the bonus DVD "We Tried Ranking Urashima Sakata Sen" included with the first-press limited edition B of Urashima Sakata Sen's album "$HUFFLE".

Published on March 27, 2019
The special column article "Diverse and Variety! The Cornet of the 20th Century" in Arso Publishing's "THE TRUMPET Vol. 4" isOkubo Gakki・Manager MizumotoThis was written by [author's name].

Aired on February 3, 2019
Images of our traditional Japanese musical instruments were featured on TV Asahi's "Kanjam Kanzen Nen SHOW."
Cast (titles omitted)
Artist guests: Hideki Togi, Wagakki Band, Jin (Ryoma Quartet)
Talk guests: Shigeo Takahashi (Savanna), Erina Arai
Host: Yukino Yamamoto (TV Asahi announcer)
Cast: Kanjani Eight
Manager: Arata Furuta

Published January 22, 2019
Our guitars and store were featured in the special issue of Lightning Vol. 197, Vintage Guitars, which is entirely dedicated to Gibson.

Released on November 17, 2018
Our instruments were used in the movie "The Gun".
Cast: Nijiro Murakami, Alice Hirose, Kyoko Hinami, Risa Niigaki, Amane Okayama, Junpei Goto (Jarujaru), Yuji Nakamura, Jo Hyuga, Moemi Katayama, Jūgo Terajima, Sahel Rose, Hideki Yamanaka / Lily Franky
Planning and Production: Kazuyoshi Okuyama
Director: Masaharu Take
Original work: Fuminori Nakamura, "The Gun" (Kawade Shobo Shinsha)
Screenplay: Takeshi Haru, Shishido Hideki
(Titles omitted)

Released on September 18, 2018
Our vintage guitars were featured in the special issue of Lightning Vol. 186, "Vintage Guitars," which is entirely dedicated to Fender guitars, and our shop was also introduced.

Released on September 10, 2018
Our original product is featured in the Sound Hot Liner section of the October issue of Young Guitar magazine.Effector"hundred SAN'O'FACE" was featured.

Released in August 2018
Our Martin D-28 Train and the interior of our store were featured in the August issue of Golden Generations [Gigi] in the "This Month's Special GG Prime" section.

Released in April 2018
Our wah pedals and store interior were featured in the "Wah-Wah Encyclopedia" section of the May issue of Young Guitar magazine, in the article "Michael Schenker: God and the Wah."

Released in March 2018
The featured instruments and explanatory data in the March issue of JAZZ LIFE magazine, "The World of Vintage Trombones" (pp. 56, 57)Okubo GakkiProvided by [company name].

Released in February 2018
A new column, "Hyakunincho Torimonocho: Wagakki Yoyamabanashi," has started in the February issue of Hogaku Journal. It is written by Mizumoto, the owner of Wagakki Hyakunindo.

Released in January 2018
In the February issue of Guitar Magazine, in the "Distortion Pedals 2017-2018" section...EffectorThe corner and staff member Sano were introduced.

Released in January 2018
The January issue of JAZZ LIFE magazine features "Trumpet Evolution" (pp. 16-21), exploring trumpeters' favorite instruments through album covers.Okubo Gakki Store manager Mizumoto provided commentary during the interview.

October 4, 2017 (Wednesday) 7:00 PM~
Fuji TV's "OjaMAP!!"
Our shop was featured on a program hosted by Shingo Katori and Hiroya Yamazaki of Untouchable as one of Tsuyoshi Kusanagi's favorite shops. Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, Shingo Katori, and Hiroya Yamazaki all came to our shop for filming and played our guitars.

Released on April 13, 2017
Several of our guitars were featured in the May issue of Guitar Magazine in an article titled "Three Stories Born at the Corona Factory Since Becoming Independent from CBS in 1986."

April 12, 2017 (Wednesday) 8:00 AM~
Our shop was used as a filming location for a scene recreating a story from TV Asahi's "Hatori Shinichi Morning Show," specifically in the "Show Up" segment. The novel "Honeybees and Distant Thunder" by Riku Onda, which has become a hot topic for being the first ever to win both the Japan Booksellers' Award and the Naoki Prize, was featured in the show's "Show Up" segment.

April 3-11, 2017
Our original "Ghost in the Shell: SAC" official guitar, the "TACHIKOMA GT," was exhibited at the "Ghost in the Shell: WORLD ART EXPO 2017" held at Seibu Ikebukuro Main Store. It was also featured on Ameba News and Nico Nico News.
Ameba News
Nico Nico News

Released in April 2017
In the April issue of "JAZZ LIFE" [Feature on exceptional items from specialized wind instrument shops] (p.76, 77)Okubo GakkiAn interview article has been published.

Our guitars were featured in the "Let Me Play an ASK Guitar" section of the April 2017 issue of Guitar Magazine, on sale April 1st. Audio samples are also included on the accompanying CD.

March 11, 2017
Information about the renovation of our acoustic floor has been published on Player ON-LINE's "Instrument Sommelier."

Announced in March 2017
TAKEO KIKUCHI 2017 Spring & Summer CollectionOfficial CatalogI accepted the request for assistance in creating it.Okubo GakkiVintage trumpet in stock: KING 1045 LIBERTY B♭I am providing a photo of a trumpet.

Released on February 14, 2017
Our shop was featured in the March issue of Jazz Life magazine's "Shop Report ". A review of our carefully selected guitars is also included.

January 19th to 22nd, 2017
We exhibited our original "Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex" official guitar, the "TACHIKOMA GT," at NAMM, the world's largest musical instrument show held in Anaheim, USA.

November 4th to 6th, 2016
We exhibited our original "Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex" official guitar, the "TACHIKOMA GT," at the Musical Instruments Fair 2017 held at Tokyo Big Sight.

Released November 2, 2016
Ray sings the opening theme song for the TV anime "Long Riders!"♡Our store interior and guitar were used in the "km/h" music video. The pink Valley Arts guitar that Ray plays in the video is featured.

Released on October 1, 2016
In the November issue of "Player" magazine, in the Behind The Scene section,TCGAKKIAn interview about the development secrets of the collaboration between Ghost in the Shell (SAC) and the film has been published.

Released on August 12, 2016
Our original guitar, "TACHIKOMA GT," was featured in the September issue of "Guitar Magazine," and an interview article including its production story was published.

Released on July 23, 2016
Our original guitar, the TACHIKOMA GT, was featured in the Information section of the September issue of the men's fashion magazine "smart" (published by Takarajimasha).

The Fuji TV drama "Love Song" aired its final episode on June 13, 2016.
The Yamaha FG guitar used by the lead actor, Masaharu Fukuyama, and his co-star, Sakura Fujiwara, in the drama was personally selected by Masaharu Fukuyama himself and purchased from our store.

Aired on March 11, 2016
Nippon Television Friday Road SHOW Special Drama Project: Genius Bakabon ~Family Bonds~
Cast: Okarina (Okazu Club), Shinya Ueda (Cream Stew), Nao Matsushita, Hirara Hayasaka, Masanobu Takashima, Fumiyo Kohinata, Matsuko Deluxe, Eiichiro Funakoshi, Michiko Haneda, Fuku Suzuki, Naohito Fujiki
Theme song: Tamori (honorifics omitted)
Our shop was used as a filming location. I remember a scene where a thief who had taken refuge in our shop is caught thanks to the efforts of Bakabon's Papa, and Naoto Fujiki played the owner of our shop.

Published February 4, 2016
The revised and updated edition of the mook book "Guitar around the 80s" published by Shinko Music EntertainmentTCGAKKIMany electric guitars are featured here.

January 25, 2016
Approximately 50 of our guitars are featured in "Japanese Vintage Guitars: Masterpieces Made in Japan," published by Nippon Graphic Co., Ltd. We are also featured in "Shops Where You Can Buy Japanese Vintage Guitars."

Aired on January 12, 2016
On TV Asahi's "Masahiro Nakai's Mi ni Naru Toshokan" episode featuring guest Tsuyoshi KusanagiTCGAKKIStore manager Matsui made an appearance.

January 2016
BassIt was featured in the "Yotsuya Bass Club" section of the February 2016 issue of the magazine.

November 2015
In the instrument portal site egakkiya's "Instrument Shop Exploration Deep Report,"TCGAKKIThe group's traditional Japanese musical instrument specialty store, Wagakki Hyakunindo, is featured.

October 9, 2015
Our shop's Les Pauls were featured in the "Gibson Les Paul Guide," published by San-ei Shobo, and we were also introduced in a special guitar shop guide.

Aired on August 13, 2015
On Nippon Television's "Guruguru Ninety-Nine," in the "Gourmet Chicken Race 17: Gochi ni Narimasu" segment, guest Tsuyoshi Nagabuchi requested our 1971 Martin D45 guitar, which was then aired on TV.TCGAKKIManager Matsui will also be appearing.I did.

July 22, 2015
Rittor Music's Digimart magazine, Japan Vintage Vol. 1, features a 1977 Greco MR1000 that we lent out for publication.