"It was great talking to you~ 😆"

Hometown: Born in Beppu City, Oita Prefecture; raised in Toyama City, Toyama Prefecture
Date of Birth: September 16, 1973
Background: Graduated from Toyama Prefectural Toyama Commercial High School; joined the company after serving as store manager at the Kyoritsu Gakki Shinjuku branch
From musicians to general customers, I handle all kinds of requests—such as “This is a guitar I’ve always wanted, but I just can’t seem to find it” or “I really wanted this one, but it sold out right before I could buy it, and I haven’t seen it anywhere since.”
His favorite band is B’z. His hobbies include horse racing and golf. Feel free to stop by and chat!!

Hometown: Born in Tokyo, raised in Osaka
Year of Birth: 1993
Career: Graduated from Kinki University → Worked in R&D at a food manufacturer → Present
I’ve been in charge of electric and acoustic guitars at TCGAKKI. Currently, as the store manager at Advance Guitars, I specialize in vintage acoustic guitars. I look forward to helping you fulfill your musical dreams.

Hometown: Nirayama Town, Tagata District, Shizuoka Prefecture (now Izunokuni City)
Year of Birth: Born in 1974 (Please remember it as “Don’t go!”)
Background: College graduate (from a university famous for its American football team)
I love ’70s hard rock and progressive rock.My favorite guitar is a Gibson Flying V. On my days off, I frequently attend games to watch the Hanshin Tigers (baseball), the Okayama Seagulls (volleyball), and other teams. I generally like old things and am a collector of analog records (from the former Communist bloc) and retro video games.

Hometown: Sado Island
Year of Birth: Born in 1996
Education: High school graduate
As a child, influenced by his father, he enjoyed playing the Nintendo Game Boy Advance and spent his days working up a sweat playing youth softball.After placing 8th in a school marathon competition in 6th grade, he joined the track and field club in middle and high school. He is deeply inspired by the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Nirvana.

Hometown: Hokkaido
Year of Birth: 1993
Education: College graduate
I first picked up the Bass when I formed a band in my high school light music club, and before I knew it, I’d been playing in bands for over 10 years. I’m an active band member. My hobby is taking spontaneous trips on my moped. But since it’s just a moped, I can’t go very far.

Hometown: Fujimi City, Saitama Prefecture
Year of Birth: Born in the year of the Tokyo Olympics and the opening of the Tokaido Shinkansen!
Background: Dropped out of the Department of Optical Engineering at Tokai University’s Faculty of Engineering; joined the company after working in the SILVER accessories industry.
While working on the sales floor, I was in charge of Effectors and was called “Oga-chan.” Former manager of the Shinjuku guitar shop “SMASH☆HITS.”My hobbies are building custom PCs and photographing airplanes. I spend my time swinging around my super-telephoto lens around airports, military bases, and air shows—which often leaves me suffering from back pain...

Hometown: Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture
Date of Birth: March 1997
Background: Graduated from Yokohama Soei High School and the Global Wind Instrument Technical Academy
My hobby is watching recorded TV dramas while having a drink at home in the evening. I’ve been dedicated to the baritone saxophone since junior high school and am a member of an adult wind ensemble. The beer I drink at concert after-parties is my reason for living. Lately, I’ve been totally hooked on Ryokushoku Shakai (a J-POP band).

Hometown: Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo
Date of Birth: February 7, 2019
Background: Since being selected in an original character contest held by TCGAKKI staff, he has been beloved as the official mascot of the TCGAKKI Group.
Using the catchphrase “Buy-Frog!”, I’m on a mission to let everyone know that trading in an instrument when making a new purchase is a great way to save money.
Every month, I trade in an instrument at either TCGAKKI, Advance Guitars, or Okubo Gakki. I’m a total instrument junkie.

Hometown: Wakayama
Year of Birth: I was born in the height of summer, just before the Tokyo Olympics, thinking to myself, “The world sure is noisy right now.”
Background: Graduated from Doshisha University; entered the music instrument industry after working in publishing. I was in the wind ensemble club in middle and high school. I wanted to play the saxophone, but due to staffing issues, I ended up on the trumpet. Since I turned my greatest passion into my job, my hobbies are rather ordinary—I enjoy watching movies. Recently, I’ve been wandering along the Tama River, trying to get back into fishing, which I used to be hooked on.

Hometown: Central Kanagawa
Year of Birth: Born in 1993
Background: Graduated from the Global Wind Instrument Technical Academy
I lived in Shin-Okubo during my student days, so before I knew it, I’d been in this neighborhood for over a decade. I work at a music store, my hobby is playing instruments, and in my free time, I research musical instruments. I’m open to finding other hobbies. If you need a trumpet case, please ask me!

Hometown: Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture
Background: Graduated from Komadori Kindergarten
While playing in a band as a hobby, I kept insisting that I only wanted to play the guitar—and eventually ended up working at a music store. Since I’m not a fan of big cities, I live in the countryside where I can see the mountains. Besides musical instruments, my other hobby is cars. Since mine is an old car, excessive oil leaks are a constant headache. I love cats. In the end, cats are the cutest.

Hometown: Yanagawa City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Year of Birth: Born in 1988
Background: Graduated from the Department of Architecture, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Tokyo University of Science, and the ESP Guitar Craft Academy
I practiced kendo from elementary school through high school and hold a 3rd-dan black belt in kendo.Toward the end of high school, I suddenly felt the urge to find a hobby, so I used my New Year’s money to buy an acoustic guitar. After that, I became interested in the Bass, and ever since then, it’s been all about the Bass. During college, while everyone around me was busy with job hunting and graduate school entrance exams, I don’t know what came over me, but I decided to pursue a career in instrument repair.

Origin: Born in Bunkyo Ward, Tokyo; raised in Yamato City, Kanagawa Prefecture
Year of Birth: Born in 1985
Background: Graduated from Fujisawa Shoryo Private High School; worked as a sales associate at Uniqlo before joining TCGAKKI
Influenced by his father, he grew up listening to Johnny Winter and Rory Gallagher from a young age. At around age 11, he was so moved by a live recording of Deep Purple that he became interested in the electric guitar, and from then on, his life revolved entirely around the guitar.As I got older, my interest in selling musical instruments grew, and I decided to change careers when I turned 40.
My favorite musicians are the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Uriah Heep; my hobbies are visiting music stores and collecting Pokémon cards!

Hometown: Iwate Prefecture
Year of Birth: Born in 2000
Background: Graduate of ESP Entertainment Tokyo
Since my middle school had fewer than 30 students, my only choices for club activities were baseball or the wind ensemble. Since I wasn’t good at sports, I chose the path of music… Oh, and I love video game music—especially Monster Hunter. I actually use it as my daily alarm.

Hometown: Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture
Year of Birth: Born in 1969
Background: Graduated from Waseda University; Ikebe Musical Instruments
I started playing guitar in my teens because I looked up to Bryan Adams. Since then, I’ve mainly grown up listening to ’80s hard rock and heavy metal, but I also like Japanese pop music. I’m not a collector, but I think I own about 30 guitars. I like Charvel guitars.

Hometown: Tokyo
Year of Birth: Born in 1994
Background: College graduate
I love Japanese rock bands and started playing guitar in high school.
These days, I mainly enjoy making music through home recording.
My hobbies include going out for ramen once a week and yakiniku once a month.

Hometown: Gunma Prefecture
Year of Birth: Born in 1996
Education: College graduate
I got into vintage guitars after watching TCGAKKI’s YouTube videos. I continued to be influenced by them and eventually went from being a viewer to a staff member. I love things that are cool, cute, and beautiful.

Hometown: Saitama Prefecture
Year of Birth: Born in 1989
Background: Graduated from Toho Music College
Self-Introduction: I play electric guitar while composing instrumental and vocal tracks.
I used to like hard rock, but as I’ve gotten older, I’ve come to prefer fusion.
My hobby is drawing illustrations with Copic markers.
If you see me around, please feel free to say hi!

Hometown: Kyushu
Background: Fernandez Guitar Engineer School
About Me: A die-hard DIY enthusiast who started building guitars at age 15
The first piece of equipment I bought with my first part-time paycheck was a Lexon band saw
After working in the quality assurance department of an automaker, I joined TC