"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 requests like, “I’ve always wanted this guitar, but I just can’t find it,” or “I really wanted to buy it, but it sold out right before I could, and I haven’t seen it anywhere since.”
My favorite band is B’z. My hobbies include horse racing and golf. Feel free to stop by and chat!!

Origin: 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 in charge of electric and acoustic guitars at TCGAKKI. Currently, as the store manager at 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 this as "Don’t go there.")
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 love old things 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 when I formed a band in my high school light music club, and before I knew it, I’d been in a band 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 during 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 hobby is the rather ordinary one of watching movies. Lately, I’ve been wandering along the Tama River, trying to get back into fishing, which I used to be obsessed with.

Hometown: Central Kanagawa
Age: Born in 1993
Background: Graduate of the Global Wind Instrument Technical College
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 spare time, I research musical instruments. I’m open to finding new 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, which eventually led me to work 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 instruments, my other hobby is cars. My old car has a bit of an oil leak, which is a constant worry. I love cats. In the end, 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 choices for club activities 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, Kanagawa Prefecture
Age: Born in 1969
Background: Graduated from Waseda University; 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.