"I'm so glad we got to talk! 😆"

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 manager of the Kyōritsu Gakki Shinjuku store
From musicians to general customers, I handle all kinds of requests, such as “I’ve always wanted this guitar, but I can’t seem to find it anywhere” or “I really wanted to buy it, but it sold out right before I could, and I haven’t seen it since.”
My favorite band is B’z. My hobbies include horse racing and golf. Feel free to come chat with me!!

Hometown: Born in Tokyo, raised in Osaka
Year of Birth: 1993
Career: Graduated from Kinki University → Worked in R&D at a food manufacturer → Currently
I have been handling electric and acoustic guitars at TCGAKKI. Currently, as the manager of Advance Guitars, I specialize in vintage acoustic guitars. I hope to help make our customers’ dreams come true.

Hometown: Nirayama Town, Tagata District, Shizuoka Prefecture (now Izunokuni City)
Age: Born in 1974 (Please remember me 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 for the Hanshin Tigers (baseball), the Okayama Seagulls (volleyball), and other teams. I generally have a fondness for vintage items and am a collector of analog records (from the former Eastern Bloc) and retro video games.

Hometown: Hokkaido
Year of Birth: 1993
Background: College graduate
I first picked up the Bass while in a band with 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 a moped, I can’t go very far.

Hometown: Wakayama
Age: 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; worked in publishing before entering the musical instrument industry. I was in the wind ensemble club in junior high 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 pretty ordinary—I enjoy watching movies. Lately, I’ve been wandering along the Tama River, trying to get back into fishing, which I used to be really into.

Hometown: Central Kanagawa
Age: Born in 1993
Background: Graduate of the Global Wind Instrument Technical Academy
I lived in Shin-Okubo during my student days, so before I knew it, I’ve been in this neighborhood for over a decade. I work at a music store, my hobby is musical instruments, and in my spare time, I research instruments. I’m open to finding other hobbies. Please ask me about trumpet cases!

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, which eventually led me to work at a music store. Since I’m not a fan of the city, I live in the countryside where I can see the mountains. Besides instruments, my hobby is cars. Since mine is an old car, excessive oil leaks are a constant worry. I love cats. After all, cats are the cutest.

Hometown: Yanagawa City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Age: Born in 1988
Background: Graduated from the Department of Architecture, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Tokyo University of Science; ESP Guitar Craft Academy
I practiced kendo from elementary school through high school and hold a 3rd-dan black belt. Toward the end of high school, I suddenly felt the urge to find a hobby, so I used my New Year’s allowance to buy an acoustic guitar. After that, I became interested in Bass, and since then, it’s been all about Bass. During college, while everyone around me was busy with job hunting and graduate school entrance exams, I decided—for reasons unknown—to pursue a career in instrument repair.

Hometown: Iwate Prefecture
Age: Born in 2000
Background: Graduate of ESP Entertainment Tokyo
Since my junior high school had fewer than 30 students, my only club options were baseball or the concert band. Since I wasn’t good at sports, I chose the path of music… Oh, and I love video game music. Especially Monster Hunter, I guess. I actually use it as my daily alarm.

Hometown: Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture
Age: Born in 1969
Background: Graduated from Waseda University; worked at Ikebe Gakki
I started playing guitar in my teens because I admired 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.