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97-718: Their artists include: L'Arc-en-Ciel , Asian Kung-Fu Generation , Home Made Kazoku , Puffy AmiYumi , Polysics , Supercar , Pushim , Chatmonchy , Denki Groove , Tomoe Shinohara , The Babystars , DOES , KANA-BOON , Guitar Wolf , Miki Furukawa , Nico Touches the Walls , plingmin, Joe Inoue , Sid , Merengue , Acid Android , Piko , Domino , Prague , Lama , Group Tamashii , Totalfat , Hemenway, Negoto , Unicorn , Chara , Folks , Scenarioart , Blue Encount, Lenny Code Fiction, PELICAN FANCLUB . Kairi Yagi and Tani Yuuki . In December 2010, Ki/oon Records released their own Vocaloid product Utatane Piko . This article about

194-592: A compilation album was released in July to advertise the Nano-Mugen Festival. After three years of attending the Fuji Rock Fes, AKFG had the opportunity to perform on its coveted primary Green Stage for the first time at Fuji Rock Festival 06. To commemorate their ten-year anniversary, Asian Kung–Fu Generation released their first compilation album, Feedback File on October 25. Rather than featuring hit singles,

291-461: A Japanese record label is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Asian Kung-Fu Generation Asian Kung-Fu Generation (stylized in all caps ) is a Japanese alternative rock band formed in Yokohama in 1996. For its entire career, the band has consisted of vocalist Masafumi Gotoh , guitarist Kensuke Kita , bassist Takahiro Yamada , and drummer Kiyoshi Ijichi . Starting out as

388-824: A Quarter-Century at Pacifico Yokohama in March 2022. On March 30, 2022, they released their tenth studio album Planet Folks . It included three previous singles alongside "Flowers" from Empathy's B-side and guest musicians such as ROTH BART BARON , Rachel of Chelmico , and OMSB. They released three music videos, "You To You", "De Arriba", and "Hoshi no Yoru, Hikari no Machi" and they held tour named "Tour 2022 (Planet Folks)" from May to November 2022 in Japan. Also in this tour, they replaced their longest support member Ryosuke Shimomura (who wanted to focus on his solo project) with YeYe, Achico, George, and Kikuchi Takuma. Documentary of Planet Folks album called "(Planet Folks) 5-hour liner notes"

485-408: A busy 2008, the band spent time touring and writing new material. In March 2009, they released their fifth DVD, Eizō Sakuhinshū Vol. 5 , featuring a collection of live videos from various live events in 2008. In July 2009, Asian Kung–Fu Generation held their annual Nano-Mugen festival. This was accompanied by Nano-Mugen Compilation 2009 , which featured a new track, "Yoru no Call" ( 夜のコール , Call of

582-538: A college band, Asian Kung-Fu Generation released a series of independent EPs featuring lyrics mostly sung in English. In 2002, they released their major-label EP debut Hōkai Amplifier , from that point singing their lyrics in Japanese. The band's musical style is influenced by seminal Western alternative rock acts as well as their own local Japanese indie rock and punk scene. Their songs incorporate various aspects of

679-505: A host of festivals, including Summer Sonic 05, Rising Sun Rock Fes. 2005, and Rock in Japan Fes. 05. They also appeared as guests on GOGOICHI –SPACE SHOWER CHART SHOW– on November 27 on SPACE SHOWER TV. The band closed the year by releasing the single, " Blue Train " ( ブルートレイン ) , followed up by a brief tour entitled, "Tour SUI CUP 2005 - Winter Dragon" in December. The band began 2006 with

776-810: A local band of each respective country. In May 2015, the band released their eighth album, Wonder Future , produced by Masafumi Gotoh. The only single from the album, " Easter " was released in March 2015. To promotion album, they released two music video, "Opera Glasses" and "Planet of the Apes". They held tour named "Asian Kung-fu Generation Tour 2015 (Wonder Future)" from July until October 2015 in Japan and November in Europe. In March 2016, they released live DVD and Blu-ray, Eizo Sakuhin Shu Vol.12 that contains their tour concert in Tokyo International Forum . In 2016,

873-424: A pattern of rain, clouds and sun, although in winter, it is surprisingly sunny, more so than Southern Spain. Winter temperatures rarely drop below freezing, while summer can seem quite warm, because of the effects of humidity. The coldest temperature was on 24 January 1927 when −8.2 °C (17.2 °F) was reached, whilst the hottest day was 11 August 2013 at 37.4 °C (99.3 °F). The highest monthly rainfall

970-503: A policy of national seclusion , having little contact with foreigners. A major turning point in Japanese history happened in 1853–54, when Commodore Matthew Perry arrived just south of Yokohama with a fleet of American warships, demanding that Japan open several ports for commerce, and the Tokugawa shogunate agreed by signing the Treaty of Peace and Amity . It was initially agreed that one of

1067-518: A total of 18 Wards. The LDP has minority control with 36 seats. The incumbent mayor is Takeharu Yamanaka , who defeated his predecessor Fumiko Hayashi in the 2021 Yokohama mayoral election . Yokohama has 18 wards ( ku ): per km In 2020, Yokohama's total gross regional product was 14.06 trillion yen or US$ 133 billion, a 1.9 per cent decrease compared to the previous year due to the COVID-19 pandemic . This converts to US$ 35,107 per citizen, below

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1164-443: A tour would follow in the following month of October in support of the album. A new single, titled "Ima o Ikite" ( 今を生きて , Live Now ) , was released on February 20, 2013, and it was featured in a movie, titled Yokomichi Yonosuke ( 横道世之介 ) . In 2013, Asian Kung-Fu Generation undertook their first European tour, with 3 dates in 3 countries consisting of London (31 May), Paris (2 June) and Cologne (3 June). In September 2013,

1261-409: A year-end video DVD, izō Sakuhinshū Vol. 1 on November 26. The DVD is compilation of the music videos for all singles from "Haruka Kanata" to "Kimi no Machi Made," including a never before seen clip of "Siren." The video contains audio commentary for each song, a making-of featurette, and live footage derived from their concerts. In 2016, the song " Re:Re: " was rerecorded and used as the opening for

1358-405: Is in conjunction with a wide variety of other genres, ranging from pop , garage , new wave , hardcore punk , and heavy metal . Members of ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION have imparted to being fans of Western music groups including The Beatles , XTC , The Pet Shop Boys and King Bee as well as fellow Japanese acts such as Number Girl , Eastern Youth , and Hi-Standard . As a result, many of

1455-600: Is no official survey of the citizens' countries of birth, hence these numbers do not include naturalized citizens, but they include foreign nationals born outside their country of citizenship. Yokohama is one of the 20 designated cities in the country, which means the city has many powers that usually belong to prefectural governments, while having wards as subdivisions with administrative functions. Yokohama city consists of 18 wards, with its government seat in Naka Ward . The Yokohama City Council consists of 86 members elected from

1552-435: Is served by Tokyo's two main airports Haneda Airport which is 17.4 km away and Narita International Airport which is 77 km away. Yokohama is the world's 31st largest seaport in terms of total cargo volume, at 121,326 freight tons as of 2011 , and is ranked 37th in terms of TEUs ( Twenty-foot equivalent units ). In 2013, APM Terminals Yokohama facility was recognized as the most productive container terminal in

1649-635: Is the second-largest city in Japan by population and by area, and the country's most populous municipality . It is the capital and most populous city in Kanagawa Prefecture , with a population of 3.7 million in 2023. It lies on Tokyo Bay , south of Tokyo , in the Kantō region of the main island of Honshu . Yokohama is also the major economic, cultural, and commercial hub of the Greater Tokyo Area along

1746-644: The East Coast of the United States . Minato Mirai 21 hosted the Yokohama Exotic Showcase in 1989, which saw the first public operation of maglev trains in Japan and the opening of Cosmo Clock 21 , then the tallest Ferris wheel in the world. The 860-metre-long (2,820 ft) Yokohama Bay Bridge opened in the same year. In 1993, Minato Mirai 21 saw the opening of the Yokohama Landmark Tower ,

1843-512: The Great Kantō earthquake . The Yokohama police reported casualties at 30,771 dead and 47,908 injured, out of a pre-earthquake population of 434,170. Fuelled by rumors of rebellion and sabotage, vigilante mobs thereupon murdered many Koreans in the Kojiki-yato slum. Many people believed that Koreans used black magic to cause the earthquake. Martial law was in place until November 19. Rubble from

1940-528: The Japan Hot 100 . The song was the band's very first entry on the newly established chart. The band appeared as a supporting act for a show held at Yokohama Bay Hall by American alternative rock band Third Eye Blind on July 18. Incidentally, Third Eye Blind later appeared for the fourth and final lineup of AKFG's seventh annual Nano-Mugen Festival held at the Yokohama Arena through July 20-21st. The group

2037-811: The Keihin Industrial Zone . Yokohama was one of the cities to open for trade with the West following the 1859 end of the policy of seclusion and has since been known as a cosmopolitan port city, after Kobe opened in 1853. Yokohama is the home of many Japan's firsts in the Meiji period , including the first foreign trading port and Chinatown (1859), European-style sport venues (1860s), English-language newspaper (1861), confectionery and beer manufacturing (1865), daily newspaper (1870), gas-powered street lamps (1870s), railway station (1872), and power plant (1882). Yokohama developed rapidly as Japan's prominent port city following

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2134-794: The Tsurumi River , which begins in the Tama Hills and empties into the Pacific Ocean . These municipalities surround Yokohama: Kawasaki , Yokosuka , Zushi , Kamakura , Fujisawa , Yamato , Machida . The city is very prone to natural phenomena such as earthquakes and tropical cyclones because the island of Honshū has a high level of seismic activity, being in the middle of the Pacific Ring of Fire . Most seismic movements are of low intensity and are generally not perceived by people. However, Yokohama has experienced two major tremors that reflect

2231-686: The second-tallest building in Japan . The 2002 FIFA World Cup final was held in June at the International Stadium Yokohama . In 2009, the city marked the 150th anniversary of the opening of the port and the 120th anniversary of the commencement of the City Administration. An early part in the commemoration project incorporated the Fourth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD IV), which

2328-526: The Ōoka River and the Nakamura River have been a gulf divided by a sandbar from the open sea. This sandbar was the original Yokohama fishing village. Since the sandbar protruded perpendicularly from the land, or horizontally when viewed from the sea, it was called a "horizontal beach". Before the Europeans arrived, Yokohama was a small fishing village up to the end of the feudal Edo period , when Japan held

2425-562: The 2012 Nano-Mugen Festival, it was announced that a new single, titled "Sore dewa, Mata Ashita" ( それでは、また明日 , Well Then, See You Again Tomorrow ) , will be released on July 25, 2012. It is also the theme song for Naruto the Movie: Road to Ninja , which was released on July 28. After the 2012 Nano-Mugen Festival, it was also announced on the band's website that a new album would be released on September 12, 2012, titled Landmark , and that

2522-508: The High Line Records' weekly chart for two consecutive weeks and peaked at number thirty-five on the Oricon indies sales chart. As a result of its success, Hōkai Amplifier was re-released on April 23, 2003, by the band's new record label, Ki/oon Records , a subsidiary of Sony Music Japan . A month later, AKFG held their first headline show at Shimokitazawa Club Shelter. That same summer,

2619-548: The Nano-Mugen series yet. Additionally, the song "Natsusemi" ( 夏蝉 , Summer Cicada ) , composed by AKFG just for the compilation, managed to peak at number thirty-six on the Japan Hot 100 despite not being released as a single. In September, Asian Kung–Fu Generation had the opportunity to play side by side with Weezer , a California -based alternative rock band that had played a major influence on their music. The WEEZER FESTIVAL

2716-475: The New Century ) , on December 2, 2009, which featured a DVD of songs from the group's appearance at Jisan Valley Rock Festival earlier in the year. At the same time, the band announced that at the end of March 2010, they would be releasing a new single titled " Solanin ", which was to be used as the theme song to the film of the same name. The single featured a remix of "Mustang" from Mada Minu Ashita ni , which

2813-575: The Night ) , and tracks from each of the other 16 bands that partook in the festival. At the conclusion of the festival, Gotoh announced the group had started writing and producing a new album. Immediately following Nano-Mugen, the group kicked off their 2009 festival summer season with performances at Korea's Jisan Valley Rock Festival , "Rock in Japan Festival 2009", and "Sweet Love Shower Festival 2009". In October, their sixth DVD, Eizō Sakuhinshū Vol. 6 ,

2910-457: The Oricon charts where it stayed for two consecutive weeks and eventually went on to sell more than 600,000 copies. The album received critical praise for its honed sound and high production quality, which thoroughly nullified the language barrier that frequently impeded non– Japanese -speaking audiences. This notion became evident following the domestic release of Sol-fa , when AKFG fans from around

3007-415: The Oricon top five for nearly two months. The following month, the band went on a national tour entitled, Count 4 My 8 Beat. Tickets for all thirty-eight shows quickly sold out. AKFG's sixth annual Nano-Mugen Fes. was held at Yokohama Arena. For two days, Asian Kung–Fu Generation and eleven other bands, including six Japanese bands, three American bands and two English bands, performed. Like the previous year,

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3104-505: The Shinjuku LOFT. The band followed it up by releasing their first full-length studio album, Kimi Tsunagi Five M ( 君繋ファイブエム ) on November 19. The LP sold over 250,000 copies and landed in the number five spot on the Oricon charts in its first week. As their fame and following grew, fans began calling the band simply Ajikan ( アジカン ) , an abbreviation of how the band's name is rendered in Japanese. As they entered 2004, AKFG received

3201-473: The Tokugawa government built a commercial sex district which opened on November 10, 1859, with 6 brothels and 200 indentured sex workers. The area of Yokohama with the highest concentration of brothels was known as Bloodtown. Kannai , the foreign trade and commercial district (literally, inside the barrier ), was surrounded by a moat, foreign residents enjoying extraterritorial status both within and outside

3298-406: The United States. In the midst of the tour, AKFG was commissioned by the director of the then-upcoming anime film, Tekkon Kinkreet , to compose a theme song for the movie. The band created a song called, " Aru Machi no Gunjō " ( 或る街の群青 ) and released it as a year-end single prior to the film's debut. As a sign of their increasing cultural prominence, the band came to be parodied in a volume of

3395-453: The album debuted at #1 on the Oricon album chart. Just a few months after the album's release, Asian Kung–Fu Generation released their second major-label EP, Mada Minu Ashita ni , on June 11, 2008. The mini-album features songs conceived around the time of the recording of their preceding full-length album. Although the EP spawned no singles, the song "Mustang" managed to peak at number fifteen on

3492-452: The album later in the year was also announced shortly prior to the album's release. On May 25, the band provided a song called "Beautiful Stars" for actress Non for her second album, Pursue and the band also featured in the music video. In August 2023, the band was scheduled as guest in Kana-Boon 's concert but cancelled it due to Ijichi tested positive for COVID-19. After he recovered,

3589-475: The anime Erased . Due in part to their growing recognition, Asian Kung-Fu Generation would dedicate a significant amount of time the next couple of years going on extensive national tours. Between March 14 and June 26 of 2005, AKG went on an extensive sold-out Re:Re Tour, performing at forty-eight concerts in thirty-eight cities throughout Japan. At the same time, the band released their second DVD, Eizō Sakuhinshū Vol. 2: Live at Budokan + . The two-disc video

3686-431: The anime series Fullmetal Alchemist . Around the same time, their song " Haruka Kanata " enjoyed similar recognition after being used for the second opening of the anime series Naruto . Asian Kung–Fu Generation spent the next two months on a national tour consisting of twelve shows called "Tour SUI CUP 2004 -No! Member, November." The tour included a prestigious headliner at Nippon Budokan arena. The four then released

3783-529: The award for Best New Artist while their video for "Kimi to Iu Hana" won the award for Best Music Video at the SPACE SHOWER Music Video Awards . From January 19 to February 25, AKG held their first headlining tour: Five Nano Seconds. The tour consisted of thirteen shows. On July 1, the band held their third ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION presents Nano-Mugen Festival at the Tokyo arena Nippon Budokan . Over

3880-460: The band announced that they would release a new single and a best of album. The single, titled "Marching Band", was released on November 30 and the best of album, Best Hit AKG , was released in January 2012 Gotoh announced via Twitter that the best of album does not represent the end of the band, and that they still plan on releasing an original album in summer, 2012. On April 11, 2012, AKFG released

3977-573: The band celebrated their 10th anniversary of signing onto a major label by holding a special concert over two days at Yokohama Stadium . This concert included guest performers from the HIATUS , The Rentals , Straightener , and Fujifabric . In December of that year, to celebrate their 10th anniversary they embarked on their first Asia Circuit tour, performing in Korea, Singapore, and Taiwan together with Straightener (also celebrating their 10th anniversary) and

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4074-512: The band performed at the annual rock festivals of Fuji Rock Festival 03's "ROOKIE A GO GO" and Summer Sonic '03 in Tokyo and Osaka . On August 6, the band released their major-label debut single, " Mirai no Kakera " ( 未来の破片 ) , with their second single, " Kimi to Iu Hana " ( 君という花 ) , following shortly after. Days later, AKG held the first edition of what would become an annual festival, the Nano-Mugen Fes. The event took place on August 11 at

4171-744: The band performed in some summer Japan festivals like Rock In Japan, Sweet Love Shower and Rush Ball. The band also performed live in Indonesia for the first time on August 18. In July 2024, the band will be releasing a singles collection, a two-disc compilation of all A-sides released to commemorate the 20th anniversary of major debut. The collection will also include a re-recording of " Haruka Kanata ". The musical style of Asian Kung-Fu Generation largely has been influenced by seminal 1990s alternative rock and indie-rock bands, particularly Weezer , Oasis , Teenage Fanclub , Radiohead , Supergrass , Manic Street Preachers , Smashing Pumpkins and Beck . This

4268-490: The band released a single " Boys & Girls ". In December 2018, they released their ninth studio album Hometown with limited edition contains Can't Sleep EP . They decided to split album because they didn't want people to pay double the amount for separate CDs and listening album for one hour more is too long. Both album has collaboration with other musicians such as Rivers Cuomo , Butch Walker , Grant Nicholas , Ayaka Tatamino, Atsushi Horie, and The Charm Park. To promote

4365-773: The band released the Boruto: Naruto Next Generations opening "Karma" digitally, along with announcing a full CD single to be released on February 8. On May 4, the band announced they would release a completed version of Surf Bungaku Kamakura on July 5, including a rerecording of the original album, and 5 new songs to cover the stations of the Enoshima Electric Railway line which did not originally have one. Two songs have been released as singles, " Yanagikōji Parallel Universe" and " Nissaka Down Hill", which are B-sides to Demachiyanagi Parallel Universe and Shukuen respectively. A national tour to promote

4462-426: The band released the single " After Dark ", which debuted in the top ten on the Oricon charts and was used as the seventh opening for the anime series Bleach . In March of the following year, the band released their next album, World World World , accompanied by the single " Korogaru Iwa, Kimi ni Asa ga Furu " ( 転がる岩、君に朝が降る ) . Despite the lack of media appearances and the significant timespan between releases,

4559-691: The band released three singles that used as theme song for movie and anime. " Right Now " for theme song 2016 film, Pink and Gray , while the re-recording of " Re:Re: " and " Blood Circulator " used as opening theme song for Erased and Naruto Shippuden respectively. To celebrate their 20th anniversary live, they re-recorded Sol-fa and held tour with setlist contain all songs from Sol-fa . In 2017, they released their tribute album AKG Tribute , box-set AKG Box –20th Anniversary Edition– that contains their album from Hōkai Amplifier to Wonder Future and released live DVD and Blu-ray, Eizo Sakuhin Shu Vol.13 . They also released single " Kōya o Aruke " and

4656-505: The band uncharacteristically incorporated brass instruments, synthesizers , and string arrangements into their music. Ijichi is also a skilled pianist and can be heard playing an excerpt of "Claire de Lune" from French composer Claude Debussy 's Suite bergamasque on their third studio album Fanclub . Leader singer Masafumi Gotoh typically employs quiet-loud dynamics , as his vocal style often alternates between soft, melodic singing, and harder, harsher, yelling. Gotoh serves as

4753-610: The band would provide the opening theme for the anime The Tatami Galaxy , which features character design from Yusuke Nakamura, the same artist who illustrates the Ajikan CD covers. The song was titled " Maigoinu to Ame no Beat " ( 迷子犬と雨のビート , A Stray Puppy and the Beat of the Rain ) . A single release is to follow. In April 2010, Gotoh posted an entry into his diary stating that the band's 6th full-length album would be released in June 2010 with

4850-731: The band wrote songs in Japanese . At this time, the band had begun drawing an increasingly large number of audiences to their shows held in clubs in the districts of Shibuya , Shimokitazawa , Kichijōji , and Tokyo . On November 25, 2002, after contributing to the Under Flowers Records compilation, Whatch You Gonna Do? , Asian Kung–Fu Generation officially released their first major-label mini-album , Hōkai Amplifier ( 崩壊アンプリファー ) . The group enlisted internet radio host and graphic artist Yusuke Nakamura to design and compose their single and album covers. The critically acclaimed EP topped

4947-508: The band's main songwriter and is responsible writing a majority of their lyrics alongside playing the rhythm guitar . However, Gotoh tends to share songwriting duties among his bandmates, particularly with bassist Takahiro Yamada , whom he sometimes harmonizes with on songs. Lead guitarist Kensuke Kita also serves as a backup singer, and has been known to sing lead vocals on occasion. Yokohama Yokohama ( Japanese : 横浜 , pronounced [jokohama] )

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5044-567: The band's songs maintain a distinct balance of various elements of the genres, most typically expressing fast tempos , strong melodies , clear vocals, loud and distorted guitars, power chord sequences, rhythmic groove , hook -filled refrains , transgressive lyrics, and emotional delivery. Over the course of their career, the members of Asian Kung-Fu Generation, like most Japanese rock musicians, prefer to slightly expand their core sonic style with every release rather than drastically reinvent themselves. However, with their sixth studio album,

5141-601: The basis for the Yokohama Cooperative Electric Light Company. The city was officially incorporated on April 1, 1889. By the time the extraterritoriality of foreigner areas was abolished in 1899, Yokohama was the most international city in Japan, with foreigner areas stretching from Kannai to the Bluff area and the large Yokohama Chinatown . The early 20th century was marked by rapid growth of industry. Entrepreneurs built factories along reclaimed land to

5238-618: The cancelled tour. In June 2021, it was announced Asian Kung-Fu Generation would provide the theme song for the new My Hero Academia movie My Hero Academia: World Heroes Mission called " Empathy " . In July 2021, it was announced new single "Empathy" and music video collection called Eizo Sakuhin Shu vol. 17 will release on 4 August 2021. They will also embark on a 25th anniversary tour, titled Quarter-Century, in November 2021. In November 2021, they announced special two night concert named More Than

5335-401: The characteristic mountain system of the island of Honshū , so its growth has been limited and it has had to gain ground from the sea. This also affects the population density, one of the highest in Japan with 8,500 inhabitants per km . The highest points within the urban boundary are Omaruyama (156 m [512 ft]) and Mount Enkaizan (153 m [502 ft]). The main river is

5432-501: The city and in just one hour and nine minutes, reducing 42% of it to rubble. During the American occupation , Yokohama was a major transshipment base for American supplies and personnel, especially during the Korean War . After the occupation, most local U.S. naval activity moved from Yokohama to an American base in nearby Yokosuka . Four years after the Treaty of San Francisco signed,

5529-512: The city area, including. In 2016, 46,017,157 tourists visited the city, 13.1% of whom were overnight guests. Yokohama is serviced by the Tōkaidō Shinkansen , a high-speed rail line with a stop at Shin-Yokohama Station . Yokohama Station is also a major station, with two million passengers daily. The Yokohama Municipal Subway , Minatomirai Line and Kanazawa Seaside Line provide metro services. Yokohama does not have an airport, but

5626-521: The city was designated by government ordinance on September 1, 1956. The city's tram and trolleybus system was abolished in 1972, the same year as the opening of the first line of Yokohama Municipal Subway . Construction of Minato Mirai 21 ("Port Future 21"), a major urban development project on reclaimed land started in 1983, nicknamed the " Philadelphia and Boston of the Orient" was compared to Center City, Philadelphia and Downtown Boston located in

5723-578: The compound. Interactions with the local population, particularly young samurai, outside the settlement inevitably caused problems; the Namamugi Incident , one of the events that preceded the downfall of the shogunate , took place in what is now Tsurumi Ward in 1862, and prompted the Bombardment of Kagoshima in 1863. To protect British commercial and diplomatic interests in Yokohama a military garrison

5820-491: The course of the following summer, the band played in more than ten summer rock festivals, including Meet The World Beat, Rock In Japan Fes 04 , and Fuji Rock Festival 04. Over the course of the year, the band released four more singles: " Siren " ( サイレン ) , "Loop & Loop" ( ループ＆ループ ) , " Rewrite " ( リライト ) and " Kimi no Machi Made " ( 君の街まで ) , before finally releasing their second full-length album, Sol-fa ( ソルファ ) on October 20. The album debuted at number-one on

5917-817: The end of Japan's relative isolation in the mid-19th century and is today one of its major ports along with Kobe , Osaka , Nagoya , Fukuoka , Tokyo and Chiba . Yokohama is the largest port city and high tech industrial hub in the Greater Tokyo Area and the Kantō region. The city proper is headquarters to companies such as Isuzu , Nissan , JVCKenwood , Keikyu , Koei Tecmo , Sotetsu and Bank of Yokohama . Famous landmarks in Yokohama include Minato Mirai 21 , Nippon Maru Memorial Park , Yokohama Chinatown , Motomachi Shopping Street , Yokohama Marine Tower , Yamashita Park , and Ōsanbashi Pier . Yokohama (横浜) means "horizontal beach". The current area surrounded by Maita Park,

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6014-513: The evolution of Earthquake engineering : the 1923 Great Kantō earthquake devastated the city and caused more than 100,000 fatalities throughout the region, while the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami , with its epicenter on the east coast, was felt in the locality but only material damage was lamented because most buildings were already prepared to withstand them. Yokohama features a humid subtropical climate ( Köppen : Cfa ) with hot, humid summers and chilly winters. Weatherwise, Yokohama has

6111-569: The foreign settlement on November 26, 1866, and smallpox was a recurrent public health hazard, but the city continued to grow rapidly – attracting foreigners and Japanese alike. After the Meiji Restoration of 1868, the port was developed for trading silk , the main trading partner being Great Britain. Western influence and technological transfer contributed to the establishment of Japan's first daily newspaper (1870), first gas-powered street lamps (1872) and Japan's first railway constructed in

6208-431: The genres, most typically expressing fast tempos and prominent power chord guitar riffs in addition to rhythmic groove and emotional lyrics. Despite the indie nature of their music, the band has enjoyed worldwide commercial success in addition to critical acclaim. Asian Kung-Fu Generation has been cited as one of the best, most balanced modern rock bands to emerge from Japan in the 2000s. Asian Kung-Fu Generation

6305-480: The music video for "Kimi to Iu Hana." Upon its release, the video managed to top the Oricon DVD charts for an entire month. On July 9, AKFG held their fifth Nano-Mugen Festival at Yokohama Arena , where they performed with seven other Japanese and UK bands. To advertise the event, they released a preceding compilation album that retained one song from each band attending the festival. Over the next summer, AKG attended

6402-509: The national average. A large number of Yokohama's citizens work outside the city (693,064 in 2020), primarily in Tokyo , and the economic value they generate outside the city does not contribute to Yokohama's economic output. The largest contributors to this figure were wholesale and retail (17.8%), healthcare (11.7%), and academic, professional, or technological services (11.0%). Yokohama's cultural and tourist sights include: There are 42 museums in

6499-583: The new album, the band have announced a nationwide tour in Japan set for March to July. They also released music videos for "Hometown", "Haikyo no Kioku", "Sleep", "UCLA", "Motor Pool", and "Rainbow Flag", with three latter were result from Creator Auditions hosted by koe Inc. In May 2019, they released double A-side single, " Dororo/Kaihōku ". "Dororo" was used as the second opening for 2019 remake anime, Dororo . In October 2019, they had tour called Nano-Iro Electric Tour with Straightener and Ellegarden in three venue, with each band acted as headliner. After

6596-477: The north of the city toward Kawasaki , which eventually grew to be the Keihin Industrial Area . The growth of Japanese industry brought affluence, and many wealthy trading families constructed sprawling residences there, while the rapid influx of population from Japan and Korea also led to the formation of Kojiki-Yato, then the largest slum in Japan. Much of Yokohama was destroyed on September 1, 1923, by

6693-503: The nostalgic album was primarily compiled of B-sides , live performances, and old demos from their early indie days. Even though it retained little new material, the compilation was met by commercial success and managed to debut at number two on the Oricon charts. AKFG then went on a two-month arena tour entitled, Tour Sui Cup 2006-2007: The Start of a New Season. Well over 100,000 fans attended this tour, which traveled through eight cities and featured guest performances by bands from Japan and

6790-503: The popular Hellsing manga by members of the Vatican named, "The Vactikung." On March 21, the band released another live DVD, Eizō Sakuhinshū Vol. 3 that contained footage of their previous tour. Although they took part in various domestic summer festivals, AKFG gradually became more and more withdrawn over the course of 2007 before halting appearances almost entirely, including the lack of their annual Nano-Mugen festival. Nevertheless,

6887-499: The ports to be opened to foreign ships would be the town of Kanagawa-juku (in what is now Kanagawa Ward ) on the Tōkaidō , a strategic highway that linked Edo to Kyoto and Osaka. However, the Tokugawa shogunate decided that Kanagawa-juku was too close to the Tōkaidō for comfort, and port facilities were instead built across the inlet in the fishing village of Yokohama. The Port of Yokohama

6984-608: The quake was used to reclaim land for parks, the most famous being the Yamashita Park on the waterfront which opened in 1930. Yokohama was rebuilt, only to be destroyed again by U.S. air raids during World War II. The first bombing was in the April 18, 1942 Doolittle Raid . An estimated 7,000–8,000 people were killed in a single morning on May 29, 1945, in what is now known as the Great Yokohama Air Raid, when B-29s firebombed

7081-585: The release of their upcoming album's second single, " World Apart ." The single was unique in that it featured a song in which Kensuke Kita stood as lead singer. It was AKFG's first song to achieve number-one single status, also it was the year that the band was finally able to acquire their very own studio. They then took part in live performances in LIVE SUPERNOVA DX on February 16, 2006. On March 15, AKG released their third full-length album, Fanclub ( ファンクラブ ) . The album peaked at number three and stayed in

7178-436: The remainder of the year playing in clubs and hosting independent events. The year after, the band made an attempt to attain airplay on indie radio stations for their first Japanese single, "Konayuki" ( 粉雪 ) . The song was eventually picked up by a popular radio DJ and put into heavy rotation on the station FM Yokohama upon the demand of listeners. AKFG then released another indie EP, I'm Standing Here . This time, however,

7275-551: The same year to connect Yokohama to Shinagawa and Shinbashi in Tokyo. In 1872 Jules Verne portrayed Yokohama, which he had never visited, in an episode of his widely read novel Around the World in Eighty Days , capturing the atmosphere of the fast-developing, internationally oriented Japanese city. In 1887, a British merchant, Samuel Cocking , built the city's first power plant. At first for his own use, this coal power plant became

7372-481: The single, titled "Kakato de Ai o Uchinarase" ( 踵で愛を打ち鳴らせ , Ring Out Love with Your Heel ) . It was composed by the band's lead guitarist, Kita. In June 2012, a promotional video was released for a song titled "Yoru o Koete" ( 夜を越えて , Beyond the Night ) , in promotion of the Nano-Mugen Festival 2012. It is featured on the Nano-Mugen Compilation 2012 , released on June 27, 2012. A few days before

7469-467: The title " Magic Disk " ( マジックディスク , Majikkudisuku ) . In March 2011, the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami caused the band to cancel the rest of their "2010-2011 Vibration of Music Tour", due to some touring equipment being damaged. Within the next week after the disaster, Masafumi Gotoh published lyrics on his diary, inspired by the disaster, called "Suna no Ue" ( 砂の上 , On the Sand ) . The song

7566-592: The total population, with the number having grown significantly in recent years. While all three countries with the number of nationals living in Yokohama as citizens exceeding 10,000 are all in Asia ( China , South Korea , Vietnam ), other major countries of origin for Yokohama's non-Japanese residents include Brazil (2,823), the United States (2,793), Peru (1,312), the United Kingdom (840), and Germany (770). There

7663-718: The tour, they have announced two concerts in London and Paris alongside two additional concerts in London as opening act for Feeder in November 2019. In January 2020, they announced tour named Tour 2020 Sui Cup 2 -The Song of Apple- that would be performed in May–June. However, the tour was delayed to October 2020 before they cancelled it due to COVID-19 pandemic . In October 2020, they released new double A-side single, Dialogue/Furetai Tashikametai , with both song were recorded in RAK Studio . They also held special three days concert to replace

7760-550: The world averaging 163 crane moves per hour, per ship between the vessel's arrival and departure at the berth. Public elementary and middle schools are operated by the city of Yokohama. There are nine public high schools which are operated by the Yokohama City Board of Education, and a number of public high schools which are operated by the Kanagawa Prefectural Board of Education . Yokohama National University

7857-466: The world organized themselves and petitioned for copies of the second album to be distributed outside Japan. The support for Ajikan eventually resulted in Tofu Records striking a contract to release Sol-fa in the United States on October 18, 2005. Additionally, the song "Rewrite" found recognition both domestically as well as on an international level when it was chosen as the fourth opening theme for

7954-703: Was Kohoku with a population of 364,760, followed by Aoba (308,379), Tsurumi (297,230), and Totsuka (282,601). In terms of population density, Nishi and Minami are the most densely populated, with a per square kilometre population exceeding 15,000. Of Yokohama's population, 1,548,077 work outside the city, while 1,226,618 workers commute from outside the city. As these numbers suggest, some of Yokohama's residential areas are commuter suburbs (or "bed towns" as known in Japanese) for those who work in other major cities, primarily Tokyo. As of June 2024, Yokohama's population includes 121,042 foreign nationals, making up 3.2% of

8051-573: Was Weezer's first tour to Japan in three years and in promotion of their The Red Album , they performed on September 13 at Intex Osaka and on the 15 at The National Yoyogi First Gymnasium in Tokyo. Asian Kung–Fu Generation, along with fellow Japanese rock band Going Under Ground , performed on both the Osaka and Tokyo stage. They later released their twelfth single Fujisawa Loser in October followed by their fifth studio album Surf Bungaku Kamakura . After

8148-452: Was a studio mix of the version played on Eizō Sakuhinshū Vol. 6 . The track was also used as the ending theme to the movie. In January 2010, Gotoh posted an entry into his diary stating that they had recorded a Japanese version of The Rentals song "A Rose Is a Rose". In February 2010, the band spent 2 weeks in New York, in which they recorded 2 songs. In the same month it was announced that

8245-464: Was announced that the song "Shukuen" by Asian Kung-Fu Generation will be the theme song for the 12th opening of the anime series Boruto: Naruto Next Generations . The single with the same name will be released on February 8, 2023. Also in December 2022, a cover version of " Korogaru Iwa, Kimi ni Asa ga Furu " was used as the ending song for the finale of anime series Bocchi the Rock! On January 18, 2023,

8342-447: Was but one of a total of sixteen musical acts, originating from Japan, America, and the UK, who performed at the festival alongside Asian Kung–Fu Generation, who later released their third Nano-Mugen disc, Nano-Mugen Compilation 2008 . Peaking at number eighteen on the Oricon charts and retaining one song from each of the sixteen groups, the compilation expressed the largest track number within

8439-684: Was established in 1862. With the growth in trade increasing numbers of Chinese also came to settle in the city. Yokohama was the scene of many notable firsts for Japan including the growing acceptance of western fashion, photography by pioneers such as Felice Beato , Japan's first English language newspaper, the Japan Herald published in 1861 and in 1865 the first ice cream confectionery and beer to be produced in Japan. Recreational sports introduced to Japan by foreign residents in Yokohama included European style horse racing in 1862, cricket in 1863 and rugby union in 1866. A great fire destroyed much of

8536-598: Was first formed in 1996 when Masafumi Gotoh , Kensuke Kita , and Takahiro Yamada met while attending a music club at Kanto Gakuin University , a private university in Yokohama , Japan . After realizing that they all shared similar musical tastes, the three decided to start their own band. Masafumi Gotoh became the lead vocalist and played rhythm guitar , Kensuke Kita played lead guitar and sang backup and Takahiro Yamada played bass. Drummer Kiyoshi Ijichi joined them later on after parting with another college band he

8633-538: Was held in Yokohama in May 2008. In November 2010, Yokohama hosted the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meeting. Yokohama has a total area of 437.38 km (168.87 sq mi) at an elevation of 5 metres (16 ft) above sea level. It is the capital of Kanagawa Prefecture , bordered to the east by Tokyo Bay and located in the middle of the Kantō plain . The city is surrounded by hills and

8730-408: Was in October 2004 with 761.5 millimetres (30.0 in), closely followed by July 1941 with 753.4 millimetres (29.66 in), whilst December and January have recorded no measurable precipitation three times each. The city's population is 3,772,726 as of 1 June 2024, making it the second-most populated city in the country after Tokyo's 23 special wards . Among Yokohama's 18 wards, the most inhabited

8827-476: Was in. The four then began providing performances at their university as well as throughout the local Yokohama area. After graduating from college, following years of playing in several small venues and having collaborated with fellow Japanese rock musician Caramelman, AKFG released their first indie EP in 2000. The six-track EP contained original lyrics written and sung almost entirely in English . The four spent

8924-541: Was later recorded, and was played on live radio airplay around Japan. In the next month, Gotoh later announced in his diary that they were in the studio, recording new songs. Two new AKG songs were released on the Nano-Mugen Compilation 2011 , titled "Hikari" and "All right Part 2". In July 2011, Asian Kung-Fu Generation played live at "Jisan Valley Rock Festival" an annual 3 day music festival held every July at Jisan Valley Ski Resort, in Icheon, South Korea. In November 2011,

9021-451: Was officially opened on June 2, 1859. Yokohama quickly became the base of foreign trade in Japan. Foreigners initially occupied the low-lying district of the city called Kannai , residential districts later expanding as the settlement grew to incorporate much of the elevated Yamate district overlooking the city, commonly referred to by English-speaking residents as The Bluff . Under pressure from United States and United Kingdom officials,

9118-483: Was released and was also the band's first release on Blu-ray . It featured a concert from their March 2009 hall tour "World World World", which featured a more experimental set design and set list, as well as the use of instruments such as tenori-on and a strings section. The second half of the set included the whole of their 2008 album Surf Bungaku Kamakura from start to finish. The band released their 13th single, "Shinseiki no Love Song" ( 新世紀のラブソング , Love Song of

9215-547: Was released on Youtube and divided into several videos. At 2022 Space Shower Music Awards , they were awarded "Best Respect Artist". In August 2022, they performed in Summer Sonic 2022 festival for first time since 2005. New single, " Demachiyanagi Parallel Universe " was selected as the opening theme of anime series The Tatami Galaxy's sequel, Tatami Time Machine Blues , which premiered in September 2022. In December 2022, it

9312-588: Was the band's very first live DVD, as the first disc contains live footage of the entirety of the final show of their "Tour Suihai 2004 - No!Member, November-," at Budokan, where they performed before an audience of over 10,000 people on December 5, 2004. Meanwhile, the second disc contains clips from their first concert at the Shimokitazawa Shelter Club on November 2, 2004. It also includes behind-the-scenes documentary directed by Toshiaki Toyoda and filmed at Kanto Gakuin University , as well as outtakes from

9409-519: Was used as the theme song for the 2017 anime film, Night Is Short, Walk On Girl . In July 2017, they held tour in USA and South America. In December 2017, they toured with Feeder and performed a new song called "Sleep", written by Feeder. In March 2018, they released Best Hit AKG 2 alongside two bootleg albums, HONE and IMO . They held a tour called "BONES & YAMS" (based two bootleg album artwork), with Nick Moon as opening act. In September 2018,

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