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"Tokyo Rewind" with hierophant (archive)

Friday, February 6, 2026 | 17:00 to 19:00 | Japanese citypop

Artist Song Album Label Comments
Sugar Babe Sugar Songs RCA First band Tatsuro Yamashita was a part of. Happy late birthday, Yamashita-san!
Niagara Triangle Goodbye to Happiness Niagara Triangle vol 1 RCA Eiichi Ohtaki's project feat. Yamashita
Tatsuro Yamashita Kiska Pacific Sony Music Direct The goated album feat. Yamashita
Tatsuro Yamashita Rainy Walk Moonglow RCA
Tatsuro Yamashita Groovin' Almost Infinitely Transparent Blue Soundtrack Kitty from a 1979 film adaptation of a japanese book called the same title.
Yumi Arai Don't Listen to Anything COBALT HOUR Universal Music feat. Yamashita in back vocals
Tatsuro Yamashita Spanish Harlem On the Street Corner RCV This is his first cover album, and originally, it was limited to very few available copies. Since then, it has been remixed and rerecorded. This is from the original recording, though!
Cindy Fall in Love Angel Touch Sony Music Direct produced by Yamashita
Tatsuro Yamashita Ride on Time Ride on Time RCV This song, which was later put into the album with the same name, reached no 3 in the Oricon charts and the album reached number 1 for multiple weeks.
Minako Yoshida, Tatsuro Yamashita Sparkle For You RCV Great album, and this song was used a lot in Sunsory beer commercials.
Taeko Onuki Toki no Hajimari Grey Skies Sony Music Direct feat. Yamashita in back vocals
Tatsuro Yamashita Morning Glory For You RCV
Tatsuro Yamashita Christmas Eve Memories Alfa Moon this is the first album where Yamashita wrote the majority of lyrics. Was used a lot on Japan Railway commercials.
Minako Yoshida Forever FLAPPER Sony Music Direct feat. Yamashita
Tatsuro Yamashita Kokiatsu Girl Memories Alfa Moon was a popular single before this album came out
Ryuichi Sakamoto Hane no Hayashi de Ongaku Zukan MIDI Inc.
Mariya Takeuchi Soft Love Denim WM Japan Takeuchi, of course, is the wife of Tatsuro Yamashita and the Queen of City Pop.
Tatsuro Yamashita, Akiko Yano Sprinkler Piano Nightly Nonesuch
Ryuichi Sakamoto DAS NEUE JAPANISCHE ELEKTRONISCHE VOLKSLIED Thousand Knives Nippon Columbia feat. Yamashita on the drums?
Akiko Yano Ike, Yanagida Tokyo Wa Yoru No Shichi-ji WEWANTSOUNDS feat. Yamashita