Biography

  • Years Active

    2000 – present (25 years)

  • Founded In

    Shizuoka, Japan

  • Members

    • 林直次郎
    • 林龍之介

Hirakawachi Itchōme (平川地一丁目) is a former Japanese folk music group consisting of brothers Ryūnosuke Hayashi (龍之介 , born 14 April 14 1988) and Naojirō Hayashi (直次郎, born 23 December 1990). Their name is often romanized as Hirakawachi 1-chome, and is actually a reference to where they were originally from in Shizuoka Prefecture, using the Japanese addressing system.

They are heavily influenced by folk from the 1970s and 80s. Their first single (とうきょう) was released in 2003 and their first album (えんぴつで作る歌) was released in 2004.

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