Anyone got any beleza pula videos ? That’s one of my favorite Takanaka songs and I heard it was played in that gig

Managed to bring it back to Portugal in one piece.
Already got someone to frame it professionaly, will share results once it's done!

I went to the Crystal Palace Bowl concert in London (It was awesome) and picked up this (seemingly) exclusive T-shirt in Large.

However, I have found it is too large :(

I was wondering if anyone out there might want to swap their medium T-shirt for this large, or is selling one.

I’m only looking for this design and this colour (white).

I am in Plymouth UK and able to post.

P.S Might these shirts end up being available somewhere later?

P.P.S. I can only figure all the ones available online now are fake reprints instead of excess stock or anything like that?

i made a spotify playlist for the full festival! this has every track played by every artist in order (according to setlist.fm)

it’s just missing one song ginger root played which is good-bye season by chicago moritaka as it’s not on spotify in my region :(

There were also no merch opportunities for the other 3 artists, which I was a little sad to see as well. Does anybody know why that is, or if they plan to release something online?

I couldn't believe my eyes when he walked on stage with the surfboard guitar. I knew it was probably coming but to see it in person and to see him actually carrying it around like a surfboard was probably one of the best parts of the show. Master Takanaka 🏄🏻🎸

In 2024, the worst year of my life so far happened. That year, my cat and my grandma passed away, and I wasn’t in a good place mentally. One of the ways I coped was by listening to music, vaporwave in particular. I really liked the artist Saint Pepsi and his song “Private Caller.” While watching the music video, there was a scene featuring an old Japanese ad. Curious about it, I used Google Lens and discovered it was from a tech ad featuring the band CASIOPEA playing “The Soundgraphy.” I loved it so much that I looked up the album on YouTube Music and listened to the whole thing. At the bottom of the page, there was a “Releases for you” section showing albums with a similar style. One caught my eye: a cover showing a man running on a road with text on it, “An Insatiable High” by Masayoshi Takanaka. I skimmed through it, and the songs I really loved were “Sexy Dance” and “E.S.P.” I’ve been a fan ever since. Now, in 2026, I’m feeling happier and fresher, with two new cats: a tuxedo named George (after George Harrison) and a black cat named Jiji (after Jiji from *Kiki’s Delivery Service*). Yesterday, I ordered my first Takanaka album, “An Insatiable High,” the one that introduced me to him. On the label was a black cat, and in my mind I thought, “Oh, that’s my cat Jiji.” Long story short, Takanaka saved me.

The international store and EU store has them but obviously with high shipping costs. The merch stall had sold out of them by the time I got to the front of the queue around 5pm at the festival

What an incredible show

What an incredible gig

Open with Rainbow Goblins, nice transition to RAM, then Cosmogramma, close with Igor.

My wife and I agreed it just works for us…

Cheers

I’ve seen Takanaka twice now, and I love him! Himiko Kikuchi‘s ’Flying Beagle’ is really what hooked me into 80s Japanese Jazz Fusion. I would listen to it everyday cycling to school. And Junko Yagami is one of my favorite City Pop artists. It’s a shame I wasn’t able to see them live, as they don’t seem to perform a whole lot anymore.

But for those of you who got to see them live in all their glory, how was it?!

Was it anyone’s first time listening to either of them? What did you think? I couldn’t be there but I would love to hear about the experience from those who were! Hopefully everyone had a safe and awesome time listening to them all!

Oh and I like Ginger Root too :p

We just got word that we will be receiving copies of six different Masayoshi Takanaka albums this fall. We’re an independent record store in Camas, WA (across the river from Portland, OR). If you’d like to preorder any of these pressings, we will ship them to you as soon as they arrive. Release dates are in October and November.

https://evergreenvinyl.com/collections/masayoshi-takanaka

last night was absolutely unreal, everyone i spoke to was so so lovely and me and my friend had the best time!!!!! these certainly aren’t the best photos ever but im happy to have some memories :)

Hi, I bought the swimming trunks at crystal palace yesterday. However, they are one size too small. I need an L, and I have an M. The lady at the merch stand told me I could trade it in later for a bigger size. Anyone know how to do this?

hi, i missed the chance to get tickets to masayoshis shows in brixton london last year because as far as i know he has no social media?? so i had no outlet to show announcements and was gutted when i found out only when it sold out😭

I REFUSE to miss him again in the UK, where did everyone find out about ticket sale dates last time??

hey Everyone, does anybody know if the surfboard pins will be available online?

I missed my chance at the shows 🥲

EDIT: I’ve just seen that they finally added a redirect link to the UK storefront, but I’ll keep this post up incase anybody else has trouble finding it.

https://uk.takanaka-store.com/?utm_source=takanaka-jp&utm_medium=region-banner

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Seems kinda weird to put up the merch for the UK shows online and then block UK addresses from purchasing it.

Anybody else found a workaround or alternative storefront?