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Broadcast on March 8, 2025
NHK Sogo "Ariyoshi no kinyu dansaku: kyukkaku (Ariyoshi's discovery of money)! Kaneo-kun, the boom is back! Guitar Money Secrets
Kosetsu Minami filmed at Advance Guitars on the 2nd floor.

On sale on February 10, 2025
HERITAGE Corporation "Showa 50 Nen Otoko March 2025 Vol.033 The band boom that made us boil '88-'91".
Photographed by Haruka Koizumi of Chotokimeki ♡ Advertising Department at TCGAKKI. We cooperated in filming by providing other equipment, etc.

Published on February 4, 2025
YouTube channel "Virtual Debtor youtuber TENKAI Tsukasa
VTuber Tsukasa Amakai filmed on location at TCGAKKI, and staff member Tsushima appeared in the video.

January 15, 2025 /Distributed January 22, 2025
Nanakora Lively FM "Denta Arai's Boogie Woogie Radio
Staff Tsushima made a guest appearance.

Broadcast on January 1, 2025
TV Tokyo Godtan "The 22nd Geinin Maji Uta Championship
Staff Tsushima accompanied Terumoto Goto of Football Hour on his guitar tech.

Published November 13, 2024
Litto Music "Guitar Magazine December 2024 issue
Staff member Tsushima accompanied TCGAKKI staff member Terumoto Goto in his interview with Football Hour. We answered his questions in the interview.

March - May 2024
Our instruments were used in the FOD original drama "I want to say I love you.
Cast: Yumi Adachi, Umine Sakurai, Mio Yuuki, Takuya Kusakawa (Super Tokkyu), Reika Sakurai, Hanazumi Yamaya, Yu Yoshizawa, Teppei Koike
Based on the novel by Lily Imamura (titles omitted)

To be released on February 16, 2024
YouTube channel "Kamaitachi Channel
Kamaitachi Hamaya filmed on location at TCGAKKI and staff member Tsushima appeared on the show.

Broadcast on January 12, 2024
TV Tokyo Drama 25 "Hakobiya" Episode 1 "Unknown Delivery Address
Shot on location at Advance Guitars on the 2nd floor, and the lead actor Seiichi Tanabe used a TMG Guitar in the film. {Staff members Tomita and Tsushima accompanied him on location as support. Our Gibson J-45 was also used.

Broadcast on January 3, 2024
TV Tokyo Godtan "The 21st Geinin Maji Uta Championship
Staff member Tsushima accompanied Terumoto Goto of Football Hour as his guitar tech.

November 29, 2023
J-Guitar "My Guitar Story
Advance Guitars store manager Inoue's interview was published.

November 4, 2023
YouTube channel "Chihara Jr.
{Chihara Jr., Wild Bombs Kukki, and Chance Oshiro were interviewed on location by YouTube channel "Chihara Jr! and Chance Oshiro on location for the YouTube channel "Chihara Junior YouTube" TCGAKKI, and staff member Tsushima made an appearance.

Published on October 24, 2023
Shinko Music "Jaz.in" December 2023 issue
{Mizumoto Mizumoto, the manager of the store, started a series of articles titled "The Jazz Legend of the Tubular Instrument Masters as Seen from the Perspective of Their Beloved Machines".

September 21, 2023
Godotan Maji Uta Live 2023 - Maji All Star Song Festival - Saitama Super Arena
Staff member Tsushima accompanied Terumoto Goto of Football Hour as his guitar tech.

Published September 1, 2023
Litto Music "Acoustic Guitar Magazine Volume 97
Advance Guitars was introduced and an interview with the store manager Inoue was published.

Published on July 9, 2023
YouTube channel "Kukki ! of "Hikita Kukki ! on YouTube channel "Hikita Kukki !
TCGAKKIにて野生爆弾くっきー！ and manager Matsui and staff member Tsushima appeared on location.

July 1, 2023
Nippon Television Network Corporation "THE MUSIC DAY 2023
Staff Tsushima accompanied by TCGAKKI guitar techs from the matrix band (Yoshio Inoue, Terumoto Goto, Karen Takizawa, and Huwa-chan).

Published June 1, 2023
Litto Music "Acoustic Guitar Magazine Volume 96
Advance Guitars was introduced and an interview with the store manager Inoue was published.

Published on January 9, 2023
YouTube channel "Nakagawa Family Channel
Nakagawa-ke Tsuyoshi filmed on location at TCGAKKI, and our staff member Tsushima appeared on the show.

Broadcast on January 3, 2023
TV Tokyo Godtan "The 20th Geinin Maji Uta Championship
Staff Tsushima accompanied Terumoto Goto of Football Hour for his guitar tech TCGAKKI.

December 23, 2022
Zakkuri YouTube Presents! ~Zakkuri Live~" at Lumine the Yoshimoto
Staff Tsushima accompanied Mr. Chihara Jr. and Mr. Kazutoyo Koyabu as a tech of "Balenciaga", the band of Football Hour Iwao and Goto.

November 27, 2022 broadcast
Fuji Television Network, Inc.
On location with actor Ryuichi Oura at TCGAKKI, staff member Inoue appeared on the program.

Published on November 6, 2022
YouTube channel "Chihara Jr.
Staff member Tsushima appeared on location at TCGAKKI.

Published on Oct 8, 2022
YouTube channel "Hidetaka Kano [official channel] EIKO! '"
{on YouTube channel "EIKO! GO!", and staff member Tsushima appeared on the program.

Published in July 2022
Tsukunini BOOKS "How to get a job in the music and entertainment industry
An interview with Repair Staff Tanaka was published.

Published on June 15, 2022 and October 29, 2022
YouTube channel "Zakkuri YouTube
Mr. Chihara Jr., Mr. Kazutoyo Koyabu, and Mr. Iwao and Mr. Goto of Football Hour appeared on location at TCGAKKI, and staff member Tsushima appeared on the show.

Broadcast on May 4, 2022
TBS "Wednesday Downtown Minna no Setsu SP
{Panther Ogata and staff member Tsushima appeared on the show.

December 29, 2021 broadcast
TV Tokyo Godtan "The 19th Geinin Maji Uta Championship
Staff Tsushima accompanied Terumoto Goto of Football Hour for his guitar tech TCGAKKI.

May 28, 2021
Our Bass floor was used for the location shooting of the music video for the song [Life is Groovin'] by the bassist unit I.T.Revolution (IKUO & Takayuki Murata). Our staff also appeared in the video.

May 1, 2021
Trumpet magazine "THE TRUMPET Vol. 08" (published by Also Publishing on May 1)
［AR RESONANCE trumpet mouthpieces are featured in the "Special feature: Jazz Combo Mouthpieces for In-Depth Tests" section. Selected as one of the best 3 out of 42 mouthpieces tested.

January 2021
Saxophone magazine "THE SAX Vol. 107" (published by Also Publishing on December 1)
［Sebastian Knox, an exclusive product sold by Okubo Gakki, is featured in the magazine's "Special Feature: Jazz/Fusion Mouthpieces of Today - Tenor Edition". It was selected as one of the best 4 mouthpieces out of 30 mouthpieces tested.

December 29, 2020 broadcast
TV Tokyo Godtan "The 18th Geinin Maji Uta Championship
Staff member Tsushima accompanied Terumoto Goto, Football Hour, on his guitar tech.

March 25, 2020 release
Rolling Stone Japan May issue featured Terumoto Goto's guitar (Lucy) customized at our store. Our staff member Tsushima is also introduced in the article.

February 13, 2020
Godotan Maji Uta Live 2020 - Saitama Super Arena
Our staff Tsushima accompanied Terumoto Goto's guitar tech.

January 4, 2020
TV Tokyo Godtan, the second half of 2019 reflection unreleased scene SP, Teruki Goto's guitar (Lucy) customized at our store was introduced and our staff Tsushima also appeared on the show.

December 27, 2019
TV Tokyo Godtan 17th Comedian's Magi Uta Championship SP We helped customize the guitar (Lucy) used by Mr. Teruki Goto of Football Hour.
( Our staff member Tsushima operated the electric lights in the recording.)

November 22, 2019 Issue
Separate Volume Lightning Vol. 221 Vintage Guitars Whole Book Gibson Acoustic Our acoustic guitars and store were introduced.

October 25, 2019 Published
Separate Volume Lightning 80's Mono ArchivesOur 80's electric guitars and the store were featured in this issue.

October 21, 2019 Published.
Motor Show Concept Car "WaiWai" Our instruments were used in Daihatsu's official PV.

Sep. 2019
HERMES" Men's worldview is presented on the limited-time internet radio "Radio Hermes (RADIO HERMES)" "Veronique Nishanian's ABC-book" -R Searching for Satisfaction.
Featuring: Yataro Matsuura and Hirohisa Horie
The performance using our guitars and manager Matsui's comments were recorded and aired.
Broadcast dates: September 11, 12, 14

July 22, 2019 Issue
Separate Volume Lightning Vol. 210 Vintage Guitars Whole Book Martin Our acoustic guitars and store were introduced.

Broadcast July 1, 2019
Mainichi Broadcasting System "Kita-ku Umeda Music School? Summer School for Summer Soni?"
Elbow-cut modified guitars were used in our store.
MC：Chinoyo Koyabu, Kukki
Cast：Razor Ramon RG, Chamina
Guest: BiSH (Aina the End / St. Chihiro Chichi / Rin Rin)

Released on June 26, 2019
Our vintage guitar was used in the bonus DVD "I tried to grate Urashima Sakata Fun" included in the limited first edition B of the Urashima Sakata Fun album "$HUFFLE".

Published March 27, 2019
Arso Publishing's "THE TRUMPET Vol. 4" feature column article, "A Wide Variety of 20th Century Cornet" was written by Okubo Gakki and Mizumoto, our store manager.

February 3, 2019 broadcast
Images of our Japanese instruments were featured on TV Asahi's "Sekijam Complete Burning Show".
Appearances (titles omitted)
Artist Guest: Hideki Togi, Japanese Instrument Band, Jin (Ryoma Quartet)
Talk Guests: Shigeo Takahashi (Savanna), Erina Arai
Facilitator: Yukino Yamamoto (TV Asahi Announcer)
Cast: Kanjani Eight
Manager: Arata Furuta

Published January 22, 2019
Our guitars and store were featured in the separate volume Lightning Vol. 197 Vintage Guitars Whole Book Gibson.

Published November 17, 2018
Our instruments were used in the movie "The Gun".
Cast：Nijiro Murakami, Alice Hirose, Kyoko Hinami, Risa Niigaki, Amane Okayama, Junpei Goto (Jarujaru), Yuji Nakamura, Takeshi Hyuga, Moemi Katayama, Jugo Tera, Sahel Rose, Hideki Yamanaka / Lily Frankie
Planning/Production: Kazuyoshi Okuyama
Director: Masaharu Take
Original Story: "Gun" by Fuminori Nakamura (Kawade Shobo Shinsha)
Screenplay: Masaharu Take, Hidenori Shishido
(Titles omitted)

September 18, 2018 Release
Our vintage guitars were featured in "Bessatsu Lightning Vol. 186 Vintage Guitars Whole Book Fender" and our store was introduced in the magazine.

September 10, 2018 release
Our original Effector "Hundred SAN'O'FACE" was featured in Young Guitar October issue Sound Hot Liner.

August 2018 release
Our Martin D-28 Train and inside of our store were introduced in Golden Generations [Gigi] August issue, This month's special GG Prime.

April 2018 release
Our wah-wah pedal and store were featured in the May issue of Young Guitar's "Michael Schenker's God and Wah" in the "Wah-Wah Compendium" section.

March 2018 release
The instruments featured in the March issue of JAZZ LIFE, "The World of Vintage Trombones" (p.56, 57), and the commentary data were provided by Okubo Gakki.

February 2018 issue
The column "Hyakuninmachi Torimono-cho?" (The Catcher's Tales of Hyakuninmachi?) has been serialized from the February issue of Hogaku Journal. Wagakki Yomoyamabanashi" has started. It is written by Mizumoto, owner of Wagakki Hyakunin-do.

January 2018 release
Effector corner and staff Sano were introduced in "Distortion Pedals 2017-2018" in the February issue of Guitar Magazine.

January 2018 release
Manager Mizumoto gave an interview commentary on the trumpeter's favorite instrument explored from the album jacket in the January issue of JAZZ LIFE's special feature "Trumpet Evolution" (p.16?21) Okubo Gakki.

Wednesday, October 4, 2017 from 7:00 PM
Fuji Television Network "Ojamap!"
Mr. Shingo Kusanagi and Mr. Hiroya Yamazaki, the untouchable, were introduced as Mr. Kusanagi's favorite restaurant in the program. Mr. Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, Mr. Shingo Katori, and Mr. Hiroya Yamazaki visited us on location and played our guitars.

April 13, 2017 release
Several of our guitars were featured in the May issue of Guitar Magazine in "Three Stories from the Corona Factory since its independence from CBS in 1986".

Wednesday, April 12, 2017, 8:00 AM-.
TV Asahi's "Shinichi Hatori Morning Show" and "Show Up" corner "Honey Bee and Thunder" by novelist Riku Onda, the first ever winner of both the Honya Taisho Award and the Naoki Award, has become a hot topic. Our restaurant was used for the location shooting of a scene recreating this work.

April 3-11, 2017
Our original "Ghost in the Shell S.A.C" official guitar "TACHIKOMA GT" was displayed at "Ghost in the Shell WORLD ART EXPO 2017" held at Seibu Ikebukuro Main Store. It was also introduced on Amoeba News and Nico Nico News.
Ameba News
Nico Nico News

April 2017 release
The interview of Okubo Gakki was featured in the April issue of "JAZZ LIFE" [Special feature on gems of stores specializing in wind instruments](p.76, 77).

Our guitars were featured in "Let ASK Guitars Play" in the April issue of Guitar Magazine sold on April 1, 2017. Sound files are also included on the accompanying CD.

March 11, 2017
Player ON-LINE "Musical Instrument Sommelier" featured our acoustic floor renewal information.

Announced March 2017
TAKEO KIKUCHI received a request for cooperation in creating the official catalog for the 2017 Spring & Summer Collection and provided photography of a vintage KING 1045 LIBERTY B-flat trumpet from Okubo Gakki inventory.

February 14, 2017 release
Our store was featured in "Shop Report " in the March issue of Jazz Life. It includes a test report on selected guitars.

January 19-22, 2017
Our original "Ghost in the Shell S.A.C." official guitar "TACHIKOMA GT" was exhibited at the world's largest musical instrument show "NAMM" held in Anaheim, USA.

November 4-6, 2016
Our original "Ghost in the Shell S.A.C" official guitar "TACHIKOMA GT" was exhibited at the Musical Instruments Fair 2017 held at Tokyo Big Sight.

Released on November 2, 2016
Ray sings the opening theme "♡km/h" for the TV anime "Ronnin Bokudasasu! Our store and guitar were used in the PV of the opening theme "♡km/h", the pink Valley Arts Ray is playing in the PV.

October 1, 2016 release
An interview about the development of TCGAKKI x Ghost in the Shell S.A.C. collaboration was featured in the Behind The Scene section of the November issue of "Player".

August 12, 2016
Our original guitar "TACHIKOMA GT" was introduced in the September issue of "Guitar Magazine" and an interview about the production story was published.

July 23, 2016 release
Our original guitar TACHIKOMA GT was featured in the September issue of the men's fashion magazine "smart" (Takarajima-sha).

Fuji TV drama "Love Song," the final episode of which was broadcast on June 13, 2016.
Masaharu Fukuyama himself selected the YAMAHA FG used by Sakura Fujiwara in the drama, and purchased it from our store.

Broadcast on March 11, 2016
Nippon Television Friday Road Show Special Drama Program "Bakabon the Genius - Family Ties
Cast: Ocarina (Okazu Club), Shinya Ueda (Kurimushi), Nao Matsushita, Hira Hayasaka, Masanobu Takashima, Fumiyo Kohinata, Matsuko Deluxe, Eiichiro Funakoshi, Michiko Haneda, Fuku Suzuki, Naoto Fujiki
Theme song: Tamori (titles omitted)
Our restaurant was used for the location shooting. The scene in which Papa Bakabon's activities catch the thief who escaped to our restaurant was impressive, and Naoto Fujiki was the owner of our restaurant.

Published February 4, 2016
Many of TCGAKKI's electric guitars are featured in the repaired and revised edition of the mook book "Guitar around the 80s" released by Shinko Music Entertainment.

January 25, 2016
About 50 of our guitars are featured in "Vintage Japanese Guitars - Made in Japan" published by Nippon Graphic, Inc. Also featured in "Where to Buy Vintage Guitars in Japan".

Broadcast on January 12, 2016
Matsui, the store manager, appeared on TV Asahi's "Nakai Masahiro's Myriad Library" with guest Kusanagi Tsuyoshi.

January 2016
Featured in "Yotsuya Bass Club" in the February 2016 issue of Bass magazine.

November 2015
{{35757546}} group's Japanese instrument store, Wagakki Hyakunindo, was featured in the Musical Instrument Portal Site egakkiya's Musical Instrument Store Exploration Deep Report.

October 9, 2015
Gibson Les Paul Guide" published by Sanei Shobo, featured many of our Les Pauls, and was also featured in a specially selected guitar store guide.

Broadcast on August 13, 2015
Our 1971 Martin D45 was lent to Tsuyoshi Nagabuchi, a guest on Nippon Television's "Guru Ninety Nine" Gourmet Chicken Race 17, in the "Gochi ni Naru" corner, as the guitar he wanted. The actual performance by Mr. Tsuyoshi Nagabuchi was shown on-air. { Manager Matsui also appeared on the show.

July 22, 2015
Litto Music Digimart Digimart Magazine featured our 1977 Greco MR1000 in Japan Vintage Vol. 1 Greco MR1000 as the main loaner from our store.