City Pop Artists & the Gear They Use

Graham Coxon

Guitarist · Blur

Damon Albarn

Singer, Guitarist · Gorillaz

Masayoshi Takanaka

Guitarist, Bassist · Sadistic Mika Band

Issei Noro

Guitarist · Casiopea

Ryuichi Sakamoto

Keyboardist, Composer · Yellow Magic Orchestra

Tetsuo Sakurai

Bassist · Casiopea

Toshihiko Takamizawa

Guitarist, Singer · THE ALFEE

Shintaro Sakamoto

Guitarist, Singer · Yura Yura Teikoku

Ginger Root

Singer, Bassist

Cornelius

Singer, Guitarist · The Plastic Ono Band

Chiaki Sato

Singer, Guitarist · ????? (Kinoko Teikoku)

Haruomi Hosono

Singer, Bassist · Yellow Magic Orchestra

Minoru Mukaiya

Keyboardist · Casiopea

Tatsuro Yamashita

Singer, Guitarist · NIAGARA TRIANGLE

James Brown

Singer · James Brown & The Famous Flames

Akira Jimbo

Drummer, Music Producer · Casiopea

Yukihiro Takahashi

Singer, Drummer · Yellow Magic Orchestra

Kazumi Watanabe

Guitarist · Yellow Magic Orchestra

Dave Rowntree

Drummer · Blur

Masato Nakamura

Bassist, Composer · Dreams Come True

David Palmer

Drummer · Steely Dan

Hideki Matsutake

Composer · Yellow Magic Orchestra

Anton Fier

Drummer · Swans

Akiko Yano

Singer, Keyboardist · Yellow Magic Orchestra

Shigeru Suzuki

Singer, Guitarist · Happy End

大滝詠一

Music Producer

luvis

Singer, Guitarist

久保田麻琴

Guitarist, Music Producer

Yuji Ohno

Keyboardist, Composer · Hideo Shiraki Quintet

Toshiki Kadomatsu

Guitarist, Composer

Yasuharu Konishi

Pizzicato Five

Maki Nomiya

Singer · Pizzicato Five

Kan Sano

Singer, Keyboardist

Bosko

Singer, Music Producer

Cunimondo Takiguchi

Guitarist · RYUSENKEI

Eiichi Ohtaki

Singer, Guitarist · Happy End

DJ HASEBE

Music Producer, DJ · Honey Dip Deejays

Ren Takada

Guitarist · Yellow Magic Orchestra

Takahiro Nishikawa

Dreams Come True

Ryo Kamamiya

Pizzicato Five

Isao Suzuki

Bassist

Night Tempo

Music Producer, DJ

Chu Kosaka

Singer, Guitarist · Apryl Fool

Hiro Tsunoda

Drummer · Sadistic Mika Band

Mioko Yamaguchi

Singer, Composer · Logic System

Anri

Singer

Makoto Matsushita

Guitarist, Keyboardist

Keenan Nasution

Singer, Drummer · God Bless

Terumasa Hino

Drummer, Music Producer · Hideo Shiraki Quintet

Miwa Yoshida

Singer · Dreams Come True

Keitaro Takanami

Pizzicato Five

Mondo Gascaro

Music Producer

Mamiko Sasaki

Singer · Pizzicato Five

Takao Tajima

Singer · Pizzicato Five

Yu Sakai

Singer, Keyboardist

Hiroshi Kamayatsu

Singer, Guitarist

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Singer, Guitarist

冨田恵一

Keyboardist, Music Producer

Mere Notilde

Bassist, Music Producer

林哲司

Singer, Music Producer

鳥山雄司

Guitarist, Music Producer

Hitomitoi

Singer

Joey McCoy

Singer, Keyboardist · オメガトライブ

Ray Ohara

Bassist · Sadistic Mika Band

Kazuhiko Kato

Singer, Guitarist · Sadistic Mika Band

Takaki Horigome

Singer, Guitarist · KIRINJI

Yasuyuki Horigome

Singer, Guitarist · KIRINJI

Erino Yumiki

Singer, Guitarist · KIRINJI

Kotringo

Keyboardist, Composer · KIRINJI

Kenji Ozawa

Singer, Guitarist · Flipper’s Guitar

Keisuke Yamamoto

Singer, Guitarist · Piper

Shun Ishiwaka

Drummer · millennium parade

Ayatake Ezaki

Keyboardist, Composer · millennium parade

Mariya Takeuchi

Singer

Elaiza

Masayuki Suzuki

Drummer · LOUDNESS

Shoko Inoue

Singer, Guitarist · sphere

tofubeats

Singer, Music Producer

Kiyomi Otaka

Keyboardist · Casiopea

Maceo Parker

Saxophonist · Parliament

ev.exi

Composer

Shinichi Osawa

Music Producer, DJ

Macross 82-99

Music Producer

Yung Bae

Music Producer

Aïyb Dieng

Drummer, Music Producer · Possession

Cero

Taeko Onuki

Singer · SUGAR BABE

Maru

Singer · BIS

杉山清貴

Singer, Music Producer

Hirotaka Mori

Guitarist, Music Producer

BarbWalters

Audio Engineer

Diskoria

Music Producer

Kimsan

Singer

KIRIN

Singer, Music Producer

FIBRE

Music Producer

Uju