Composer. Inventor! Patent attorney? School director? Musician Kota Ogawa
Hello, my name is Fumika Mabuchi.
This time, we will continue to introduce Kota Ogawa.
As we introduced last time, he is a musician who moved to Kamakura over 10 years ago and is active in the local area.
In his private life, Kota is married and a father of two children.
She enjoys going to the beach and other places with her children.
Furthermore, at his previous home, he got his neighbors and friends involved and built a treehouse in the garden.
There are swings and a slide there too.
To find out how the treehouse was made, please see the article "How I made a treehouse out of driftwood. You can make one too."
I'm so jealous of such an active dad!!
But Kota actually has another side to him.
If you look at his social media profile...
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Inventor (flick input, etc.)
Composer (Providing music for AKB48, Momoiro Clover Z, etc.)
patent attorney
Hokulea Academy Board of Directors
Great-grandson of Edison's disciple (founder of NEC)
Kamakura Musicians Ogawa Kota & Tomason
Head of Edison Lab Co., Ltd.
(Quoted from his SNS)
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Inventor!?
Composer. Yes, yes, that's right.
Patent attorney?!?
School board member!!!
The great-grandson of the founder of NEC!!!
Musician. Mmhmm, that's right.
The head of a corporation...in other words, the president!!!
Huh, Kota??
How many pairs of straw sandals do you have?!
For a while after I met him, I only knew him as a musician, so when I found out this, I was confused.
What's more, he is the inventor of "flick input," which many people probably use today.
I used it too, or rather I thought it was very convenient and used it frequently, so I was really surprised.
The story of how he came to invent flick input has been summarized by him on note ( "The Secret Story of Inventing Flick Input" ), so be sure to read it.
Then, in 2021, he founded Edison Lab Co., Ltd. and has since brought a number of products to the market.
・When waiting for waves
・When washing dishes
・When you are taking a bath
It seems that ideas come to him at times like these.
"But when an idea comes to me, I'm usually in an environment where I can't immediately access my smartphone, so I often forget about it," says Kota.
It's true, my ideas come to me when I'm near water.
So does that mean you have a lot of ideas that haven't been put into shape yet?
I can't help but wonder about these ideas that haven't yet taken shape, but I'll wait for them to come to me as ideas again.The ones that have already been made into products are on sale on Amazon .
And for more information on the other intriguing position, "School Director," please see this article ("Why we created Shonan Hokulea Gakuen").
Kota already has a lot going on, but is there anything new he'd like to try?
"My friend's family is traveling around the world in a camper van, so I admire them."
Amazing, so active all the time!
I wish I could share a little of that activity with you.
Additionally, Kota's musical unit, Ogawa Kota & Tomason, is scheduled to perform live at Enoshima Toramaruza on May 14th, so be sure to check out their official website!
Ogawa Kota & Tomason Official Website
Kota Ogawa
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Musician Kota Ogawa was captivated by Kamakura and moved there!
