is a Japanese

enka is a Japanese music genre considered to resemble traditional Japanese music stylistically. Modern ''enka'', however, is a relatively recent musical form, which adopts a more traditional musical style in its vocalism than ''ryūkōka'' music, p ...

singer. He has one major hit with "Sapporo Elegy" in 2001. On December 30, 2021, Takeshima won the Japan Composer's Association Award at the

63rd Japan Record Awards The was held on 30 December 2021. Nominations and awards were announced by the organizers on 19 November. Like the previous award ceremony, the Best Album Award, Songwriting Award, Composition Award, Merit Award, and Planning Award were not pre ...

Albums

# First # Best Selection

References

1978 births Enka singers Living people Singers from Fukui Prefecture 21st-century Japanese singers 21st-century Japanese male singers {{japan-musician-stub