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Hirakawachi Itchōme
Hirakawachi Itchōme () is a former Japanese folk music group consisting of brothers Ryūnosuke Hayashi (born April 14, 1988) and Naojirō Hayashi (born December 23, 1990). Their name is more often romanized as Hirakawachi 1-chome. Their name is actually a reference to where they were originally from in Shizuoka Prefecture, and references the Japanese addressing system. 1-''chome'' is like "first district". Background Growing up on Sado Island, the brothers' musical influence came from their father who taught them to play guitar. Ryūnosuke, the oldest, began copying folk songs from the 1970s and 1980s and then began writing his own and asked his younger brother, Naojirō, to join him. They began playing locally at music events and festivals (hence the name Hirakawachi Itchōme which is the district they lived in growing up) and eventually participated in a New Year countdown event in Sado, gaining them invitations to perform from all over Japan. In 2002 they entered an audi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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