Musician Kota Ogawa was captivated by Kamakura and moved there!

Hello, my name is Fumika Mabuchi.

This time, we will introduce Kota Ogawa.
He is a musician who is active as part of the extremely local unit Ogawa Kota & Tomason, whose name we briefly mentioned when we previously introduced ceramic artist Hayashi Ayako .
In addition to the unit, he has also written songs for many other artists.

I first met Kota more than 10 years ago.
In fact, he has also been involved in some of the music for the stage productions I am directing.

Kota currently lives in Kamakura.
He was originally from Machida City, Tokyo, but moved here in 2010.
The reason he chose Kamakura as his place to move was that he had to move out of the apartment he was living in at the time in Bunkyo Ward, Tokyo, due to it being old and dilapidated, and when he was thinking about where to move, several friends told him that Kamakura would be a good fit, so he came to visit and liked the old townscape and narrow alleys, which were similar to those in Bunkyo Ward, and decided to move there.

He then met his current partner, Tomason, and formed Ogawa Kota & Tomason.

He has produced numerous songs with Kamakura as their theme, and has released eight albums to date.
Not only do they actively perform at many events, mainly in their local area, but they also hold solo concerts at the Kamakura Performing Arts Center and the Kamakura Lifelong Learning Center, and host the Kitakama Festival, an event centered around temples in Kita-Kamakura.

In October 2022, we planned the Namioto Bon Odori Festival (Inamuragasaki Park), which attracted 20,000 visitors.

In addition, he has been active in a wide range of fields, mainly in the Shonan area, including collaborating with the magazine "OZ magazine," appearing on TV Tokyo's "Appear! Ad Street Heaven," and making regular appearances on FM Yokohama and Kamakura FM.

They are scheduled to perform a live show at Toramaruza in Enoshima on May 14th, so be sure to check out their official website !

And Kota Ogawa, who has lived in Kamakura for over 10 years, shared some of his recommended spots.
① Angkor Wat in Kamakura "Naito Family Tomb" here
② Kamakura's Cappadocia "108 Towers" here
③Kamakura's Mont Saint-Michel "Wagaejima" here

Please go and check it out!

Ogawa Kota actually has many more "faces"...
I'll introduce that in the next story.

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