*indicates album in my collection
Kazumasa Akiyama
Dig My Style (1978)
New York (1979)
with Next Page: Beyond The Door (1979)
With Zoom: Zoomin’ (1982)
Off Shore (1983)
Dr. Rain (2008)
Masahiro Andoh
(guitarist with T-Square from 1976 to 2021)
Melody Book (1986)*
Melody Go Round (1990)*
Arc the Lad (1995)*
Andy’s (1996)*
Watercolors (1997)*
Gran Turismo Rock Arrange (1998)
Gran Turismo II: Extended Score (2000)
Manabu Aya (2004)*
Yuma Hara
(guitarist with T-Square)
The Days (2018)
Reality (2021)
Takeshi Hirai
Jetism (2011)*
Shinobu Ito
(lived in New York since 1977)
Sailing Rolling (1991)*
One Life to Live [recorded in 1991] (2001)*
Toshiki Kadomatsu
(mostly City Pop artist who has released some fusion flavoured albums)
Sea is a Lady (1987)*
Legacy of You (1990)
Jun Kagiwara
(member of J&B)
Ever (2007)
Ryo Kawasaki
(moved to New York in the 1970s. Died in 2020)
Juice (1976)*
Prism (1976)*
Eight Mile Road (1976)*
Ring Toss (1977)
Ryo Kawasaki Group: Nature's Revenge (1978)*
Mirror Of My Mind (1979)*
Ryo Kawasaki and The Golden Dragon: Little Tree (1980)*
Ryo Kawasaki and The Golden Dragon: Live (1980)
Love Within The Universe (1994)*
Sweet Life (1996)*
Level 8 (2017)
Yuya Komoguchi
(guitarist with Trix 2011 to 2016)
Picture (2014)*
Tsuyoshi Kon
Studio Cat (1980)
Masaki Matsubara With Tsuyoshi Kon: The Guitar Bros. (2017)*
Hirokuni Korekata
(guitarist with KORE-CHANz, KoreNoS and Ottottrio)
Kobe Korekata (1983)*
Melody City (1983)
Little Horseman (1986)
Fish Dance (1987)
Mr. Heart (1990)
Korekata (1993)
Planet Guitarman (2000)
Dancer (2002)
Live of Life (2013)
Tsutomu Kurihara
(see band Lu7)
Yoshiaki Masuo
(moved to New York in 1971)
Sailing Wonder (1977)*
Good Morning (1979)*
Sunshine Avenue (1979)*
With Jan Hammer: Finger Dancing (1980)*
Masuo Special (1980)*
Masuo Live (1980)
The Song Is You and Me (1980)*
Mellow Focus (1982)*
Masuo (1989)
A Subtle One (1991)*
Yoshiaki Masuo and J.A.B Sounds: Just Like Old Times (1993)*
Are You Happy Now (1998)
Life Is Good (2008)
I'm Glad There Is You (2009)
Takashi Masuzaki
(guitarist with Dimension)
Speaks (1990)
Escape (1991)
Koichi Yabori, Takashi Masuzaki: Moon Tsuki (2004)
In And Out (2011)
Masaki Matsubara
(renowned session guitarist who died in 2016, aged 61)
Ruumu Sand 流字夢サンド (1978)*
Take A Song (1979)
Painted Woman (1983)*
Sniper (1983)*
Been (1984)*
Stories (1987)
Masaki Matsubara with On-Do: On Time Do It (1997)*
Guitar Talks (1998)*
Humarhythm I (2000)
Humarhythm II (2002)
Masaki Matsubara With Tsuyoshi Kon: The Guitar Bros. (2017)*
Humarhythm Live (2003)
Humarhythm III (2004)
Live-Forever (2005)
Masaki Matsubara/Triforce: Live 1990-94 (2005)
Humarhythm IV (2006)
Humarhythm V (2008)
Road Movie (2017)
Acoustic Age (2017)
Tender Heart (2017
All-n-All (2017)
Tsunehide Matsuki
(died 2017)
Toots Thielemans and Tsunehide Matsuki: Kaleidoscope (1980)
Makoto Matsushita
(guitarist with AB's)
First Light (1981)*
The Pressures and the Pleasures (1982)*
Quiet Skies (1983)*
Visions (2019)*
Hiroki Miyano
(acoustic guitarist)
Manhattan Skyline (1980)*
Full Sail (1982)*
Diverge (1988)*
Crystallized (1997)
Shiro Mori
Island (1992)
Katsutoshi Morizono
(guitarist with Prism from 1976 to 1978)
Bad Anima (1978)*
Cool Alley (1979)*
Katsutoshi Morizono With Bird's Eye View: Escape (1980)*
Katsutoshi Morizono With Bird's Eye View: Spirits (1981)*
Just Now and Then (1982)*
Katsutoshi Morizono (Compilation) (1982)
Memories Of Future (1984)*
4:17 p.m. (1985)*
Cross-Talk (1990)*
Downforce (1991)*
Steve Narahara
Sierra (1983)
Odyssey (1985)
Issei Noro
(founding member and guitarist with Casiopea since 1976. Also with Ottottrio)
Sweet Sphere (1985)*
Vida (1989)
Top Secret (1996)*
Under The Sky (2001)*
Light Up (2002)
Issei Noro Inspirits: Inner Times (2008)*
Issei Noro Inspirits: Turning (2017)*
Isamu Ohashi
Images - Formula 1 World Championship '93 (1993)
Truth 2000 - Formula 1 World Championship (1994)
No Edit (1998)
Moon on the Water (2013)
Satoshi Oka
Zephyr (2020)
Kenji Omura
(member of Splaash and Yellow Magic Orchestra. Died 1998)
First Step (1978)*
Kenji Shock (1978)*
Spring Is Nearly Here (1981)*
One More (1981)
Akio Sasajima
(lives in California)
With Joe Henderson: Akio (1988)*
With Joe Henderson: Humpty Dumpty (1990)*
Kiyoshi Sugimoto
Guitar Method (1972)*
Our Time (1975)*
L.A. Master (1977)*
One More (1981)
Masayoshi Takanaka
(Chinese-Japanese guitarist, born in Tokyo as Masayoshi Liu)
Seychelles (1976)*
Takanaka (1977)*
An Insatiable High (1977)*
Brazilian Skies (1978)*
On Guitar (1978)*
All Of Me (1979)*
Bacco Cha Cha Me (1979)*
Jolly Jive (1979)*
Finger Dancin (1980)*
Super Takanaka Live! (1980)
T-Wave (1980)*
Alone (1981)*
The Rainbow Goblins (1981)*
Saudade (1982)*
Ocean Breeze (1982)*
Can I Sing? (1983)*
Summer. Full. Open (1984)
Takanaka's Cocktail (1984)
Natsu Zen Kai (1984)*
Traumatic (1985)*
Jungle Jane (1986)
Rainbow Goblins Story / Live At Budokan (1986)
Jungle Jane (1986)*
Rendez-Vous (1987)*
Sweet Noiz Magic (1987)*
Hot Pepper (1988)*
Gaps! (1989)*
Nail The Pocket (1990)*
Ballade (1991)*
One Night Gig (1991)*
Fade To Blue (1992)*
Aquaplanet (1993)*
The Lover (1993)*
Woodchopper's Ball (1994)*
Masayoshi Takanaka featuring Pauline Wilson: Covers (1995)*
Guitar Wonder (1996)*
Live At Budokan (1997)
The White Goblin (1997)*
Bahama (1998)
Walkin' (1999)*
Hunpluged (2000)*
The Man With The Guitar - Recorded at Liveteria (2001)*
30th Anniversary Power Live with Friends (2001)
Guitar Dream (2001)*
The Moon Rose (2002)
Surf and Turf (2004)*
Sadistic Takanaka (2006)*
Natsudo (2009)*
Summer Road (2009)
Karuizawa Daydream (2010)*
40th Year Rainbow (2011)*
Ukelele Seychelles (2011)*
Golden Best Masayoshi Takanaka (2013)
Takanaka Sings (2013)*
Super Studio Live! (2014)
Yuji Toriyama
(guitarist with Pyramid)
Take A Break (1981)*
Silver Shoes (1982)*
Yuji Toriyama (1983)
A Taste of Paradise (1985)
Transfusion (1988)
Platinum-Dori (1990)
Deep City Traveller (1996)*
Choice Works 1982 to 1985 (2019)*
Akira Wada
(guitarist with Keep and Prism)
The Guitar (1980)*
Out and About (1983)
Yellow Moon (1984)
With Friends: American Romance (1984)*
With Friends: Love Island (1984)*
Akira Wada and Hiromichi Tsugaki: A Point of Blue (1991)
Akira Wada With Brosky Riddim Section: Praia (1995)
Ballads (2001)
allads II (2002)
Ballads III (2004)
Kazumi Watanabe
Milky Shade (1976)*
Endless Way (1977)*
Lonesome Cat (1977)*
Olive’s Step (1977)*
Kazumi Watanabe and Gentle Thoughts: Mermaid Boulevard (1978)*
Kazumi Watanabe With Manhattan Blaze: Village in Bubbles (1978)*
Ryuichi Sakamoto and Kazumi Watanabe: Tokyo Joe (1978)*
Kylyn (1979)*
Kylyn Live (1979)*
To Chi Ka (1980)*
Dogatana (1981)*
Talk You All Tight (1981)*
Mobo (1983)*
Mobo II (1984)
Mobo Club (1985)*
Mobo Splash (1985)*
Mobo Live (1985)
The Spice of Life (1986)*
The Spice of Life Too (1988)*
Kilowatt (1989)*
Romanesque (1990)*
With Resonance Vox: Pandora (1991)
Snack 2 Excursion (1995)
One For All (1999)*
Beyond The Infinite (2001)*
Kazumi Watanabe New Electric Trio: Mo' Bop (2003)*
Kazumi Watanabe New Electric Trio: Mo' Bop II (2004)*
Guitar Renaissance II (2005)*
Kazumi Watanabe New Electric Trio: Mo' Bop III (2006)*
Guitar Renaissance III (2006)*
Kaihogen (2006)
Tricoroll (2011)
Lotus Night (2011)*
Guitar Renaissance V (2012)*
Live At Iridium (2012)
Spinning Globe (2013)*
En Vivo! (2015)
Gracim (2016)*
Lotus Night (2016)
Koichi Yabori
(guitarist with Fragile)
B (2000)
Elevation (2003)
Guess Where I Am (2004)
With Takashi Masuzaki: Moon Tsuki (2004)
Bloomfield (2010)*
You Were There (2015)
Junshi "June" Yamagishi
(lives in New Orleans)
Really?! (1979)
All The Same (1980)
June Yamagishi featuring Bobby Womack: My Pleasure (1988)
Jack of the Blues (1993)