Kenichi Tahara

Kenichi Tahara
Kenichi Tahara in June 2004
Background information
Birth name	田原健一
Also known as	Tahara-san, Kōtei
Born	(1969-09-24) September 24, 1969 (age 54) Fukuoka, Japan
Genres	Rock, pop
Occupation(s)	Musician
Years active	1987–present
Labels	Toy's Factory

Musical artist

Kenichi Tahara (田原健一, Tahara Ken'ichi) is a Japanese musician. He plays lead guitar in the band Mr. Children.^[1]

Early life

He was born in Fukuoka,^[2] and moved to Nakano, Tokyo.^[3] He attended Komae Daini Junior High School in Tokyo, where he met the other future band members Keisuke Nakagawa and Hideya Suzuki.^[4]

Guitars used

Gibson Les Paul Standard^[5]
Seymour Duncan DS-185^[6]
Guitars R US Telecaster Thinline^[7]

External links

Discogs
Apple Music
Yahoo News (in Japanese)

References

^ "Mr.Children". Apple Music. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
^ 新翠舎編集部 (22 April 2013). "013年度版日本の有名人". Google Books (in Japanese). Retrieved 14 October 2021.
^ "田原健一（Mr.Children）". Jinbutsu Jiten Online (in Japanese). Retrieved 14 October 2021.
^ "●田原さん的プロフ。". Rakuten blog "Children's Room" (in Japanese). Retrieved 14 October 2021.
^ "ミスチル田原のギターを紐解く。". Ameba blog (see photo of guitar). Retrieved 14 October 2021.
^ "ミスチル田原のギターを紐解く。". Ameba blog (see photo of guitar). Retrieved 14 October 2021.
^ "ミスチル田原のギターを紐解く。". Ameba blog (see photo of guitar). Retrieved 14 October 2021.