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Couldn’t get hold of Masayoshi Takanaka tickets for his sell-out shows in San Francisco, London, Los Angeles or Sydney? Fret not: Takanaka is back on tour with his signature surfboard-shaped guitar and red attire, and this time he’s staying in Japan. Starting from September 18 in Tokyo’s Katsushika Symphony Hills Mozart Hall, Takanaka’s latest tour is marking 50 years since his solo debut.
Set to play 19 dates in a concert series that concludes in Nagano on February 28 2027, the 73-year-old jazz-fusion guitarist will be bringing his uplifting Brazilian-esque tunes to venues in major hubs like Sapporo and Osaka, as well as smaller regional cities like Hikone, Kanazawa, Hiroshima and Niigata.
Takanaka’s soothing ’70s and ’80s city pop has touched the hearts of young millennials and zoomers around the world through TikTok and YouTube virality, and the once internationally obscure artist’s transformation into a worldwide Gen-Z sensation has to be one of the most uplifting stories in the Japanese music scene recently.
Seat prices are slated at ¥11,000 (exclusive of sales commission), with presale tickets now available via Rakuten Ticket (International/Domestic).
Note that the kickoff show in Tokyo on September 18 is already sold out.
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