is a Japanese musician. He plays

lead guitar Lead guitar (also known as solo guitar) is a musical part for a guitar in which the guitarist plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs and chords within a song structure. The lead is the featur ...

in the band Mr. Children.

Early life

He was born in

Fukuoka is the List of Japanese cities by population, sixth-largest city in Japan and the capital city of Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. The city is built along the shores of Hakata Bay, and has been a center of international commerce since ancient times. ...

, and moved to

Nakano, Tokyo Nakano (, Latn, ja, Nakano-ku) is a Special wards of Tokyo, special ward in the Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis in Japan. The English translation of its Japanese self-designation is Nakano City (, Latn, ja, Nakano-ku).

. He attended Komae Daini Junior High School in the city of

Komae, Tokyo is a Cities of Japan, city located in the western Tokyo, western portion of the Tokyo Metropolis, Japan. It is one of 30 municipalities in the western portion of Tokyo known as the Tama Area. , the city had an estimated population of 83,218, and ...

, where he met the other future band members

Keisuke Nakagawa is a Japanese musician. He plays bass guitar in the band Mr. Children. Early life He attended Komae Daini Junior High School in the city of Komae, Tokyo, where he met the other future band members Kenichi Tahara and Hideya Suzuki is a Japan ...

and

Hideya Suzuki is a Japanese musician. He plays drums in the band Mr. Children. Early life He was born in the ward of Suginami in Tokyo. A fan of Yui Asaka, he auditioned to be her exclusive drummer before joining a Japanese group called THE WALLS that would ...

Guitars used

* Gibson Les Paul Standard *

Seymour Duncan Seymour Duncan is an American company best known for manufacturing guitar and Bass (guitar), bass Pickup (music technology), pickups. They also manufacture effects pedals which are designed and assembled in United States. Guitarist and luthier ...

DS-185 * Guitars R US Telecaster Thinline

External links

Discogs

Apple Music

Yahoo News (in Japanese)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Tahara, Kenichi Living people 1969 births People from Nakano, Tokyo Musicians from Tokyo Musicians from Fukuoka Mr. Children members