Best Japanese Music
Updated DailyWith the ensemble contest behind them, the members of the Kitauji High School concert band now aim to win a gold medal at the national competition. For third-year club president Kumiko Oumae and her f...
The Tokise High School Koto Club has courageously pushed through their fractured and unsynchronized performance at the Kanto Region Traditional Japanese Music Festival. Club members Chika Kudou, Satow...
Patapon is a 2007 rhythm strategy game developed by Pyramid and Japan Studio for the PlayStation Portable. Inspired by designs from Rolito’s website, the title combines rhythmic gameplay with strategi...
Following their success in the qualifying round for the Kansai regional competition, the members of the Kitauji High School concert band set their sights on the next upcoming performance. Utilizing th...
Everyone yearns to find their true purpose in life. This is also true for Nina Iseri, a 17-year-old girl looking to enroll in a good university, but the world always seems to work against her. On her...
Japanese Gagaku represents ancient court music traditions of Japan. It’s notable as the world's longest-running continuous musical ensemble performance, dating back centuries. The music utilizes disti...
A new year signifies a new beginning, and that seems to be the case for Kitauji High School’s concert band. Following the graduation of the third-year seniors comes the entrance of the first-year juni...
Following their success in the qualifying round for the Kansai regional competition, the members of the Kitauji High School concert band set their sights on the next upcoming performance. Utilizing th...
Eve's first press limited edition release of their Otogi album CD includes an accompanying DVD. Eve is known as a musician and lyricist for Vocaloid videos but this CD+DVD release features only his "s...
After the Kitauji High School concert band's auditions for club member participation in the Kyoto Prefectural Concert Band competition, 10 members fail to pass the strict evaluation. Despite being una...
After swearing off music due to an incident at the middle school regional concert band competition, euphonist Kumiko Oumae enters high school hoping for a fresh start. As fate would have it, she ends...
The “Kinen Satsuei” music video combines elements from the anime series *Hungry Days* with new animation by Bump of Chicken. This project revisits and expands upon earlier *Hungry Days* commercials, f...
Following the regular summer concert and retirement of the third-year members, Umimaku High School's Orchestra Club shifts its efforts to the upcoming national competition with a refreshed line-up foc...
In the seaside village of Hinashi Town, Kai Ashimoto's grandfather is one of the locals who reinforces the legend that mermaids lurk near Merfolk Island and consume humans. Due to allegedly attracting...
At a young age, Nitaroh is stricken with an illness that leaves him blind. He inherits the shamisen once used by his mother and is taught its basics by a blind traveling shamisen player. In time, with...
Kōhaku Uta Gassen is a long-running Japanese music program broadcast annually on New Year’s Eve by NHK. It features performances from prominent Japanese musicians and comedic skits. The show's traditi...
