Ryoma Quartet consisted of 4 members, Ryoma the violinist, Masakatsu the Tsugaru Shamisen player, Sui the Japanese traditional flute player and last but not least, Jin the traditional Japanese drummer. An old but new unit, Ryoma Quartet.

The 4 samurais gathered with strong beliefs,

「We want to connect everyone together using the power of music」

「We want to convey the sound of traditional musical instruments in a new way」

「We want to send Japanese souls into the world with music」

All members are one of the best in the country in their field. They all went through various paths in their careers, but came together with a strong determination,「I want more people to be able to listen to the traditional musical instruments I love. I want to send it out for more people to hear.」 and created Ryoma Quartet

Expressing is a new form of Oriental sound incorporating contemporary music such as EDM and pops into the classical music base.
The uniqueness goes way beyond genre. They played in 3 cities during the 「Japan Spain 400 years Anniversary」in 2014 and also performed in 2016 at「JAPAN EXPO THAILAND」as well. The band drummed up support from both in and out of Japan, receiving

Naomichi Hanazono

Studied classic Japanese dance（Bandō style：Natori/ Bandō Tatsu no Ryū）and Tsugaru Shamisen since young age. The dance group「華舞斗～kabuto～」 formed in 2006 aimed for an innovative Japanese dance with a new sense, which he named New style (Japanese) is blending Japanese Classical dance and vocal together. The group’s performances are well received nationally and internationally.

His 3 rounds of “One-Man concert” at Nagano Sun plaza had around 2,222 guests attending. Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi Theater’s chairperson performance was also successful and in 2016, he hold his first ever National tour「Super Nichibu Hanazono Naomichi Tour」which received a great response.

He became Google’s most rapidly rising searched word during his appearance in NHK’s「Gokigen kayōshō gekidan. He is currently attracting great attention from various media such as TV, magazines and newspapers.

He also had his major debut as a singer singing 「Inishie no Hana」in April 2011 with Tokuma Japan Communication.  His third single「Tokyo・a・GoGo」went to Number 1 on the wired request chart「Enka/Popular Song ranking」.

He performed in L.A. twice, in 2014 and 2015, both successful, gaining high reputation from overseas media such as France, Thailand, Taiwan, Korea etc. His performance got pass all borders and is loved by all ages. Now, the up-and-coming“Nichibu Performer”.

■Major TV appearances
NHK series「Taiga Drama・Gunshi Ganbei」
「Gokigen kayōshō gekidan」etc.
Nihon TVseries「Jinsei ga kawaru 1-punkan no fukaīhanashi」
「Sukkiri!!」etc.
TV Asahi series「Kan jani no shiwake∞」
「Wide Scrumble」etc.
Fuji TV「Non-stop」 「Kazoku no Uta」etc.

■Major stage appearances
Meijiza（Tokyo）・Shinkabukiza（Osaka）・NHK Hall・Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi Theater
Nagano Sun Plaza・Shibuya Public Hall・Armstrong Theater（L.A.）
Nichibei aratani gekijō（L.A.）Maison Franco-japonaise（Paris）Yeosu City Hall（Korea）etc.