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41-398: While vocalist Ringo Sheena has been a member of several rock bands, she parted with her bandmates when she debuted as a solo musician in 1998. She had always wanted to be a member of a band, however, and used her first three solo albums, Muzai Moratorium (1999), Shōso Strip (2000) and Kalk Samen Kuri no Hana (2003) as a presentation for musicians who wanted to work with her. After

82-662: A market, and several preserved historical buildings. The Kanmon Kaikyo Tunnel which connects Kyushu ( Moji ward , Kitakyushu) and Honshu ( Shimonoseki ) is free to walk through. The city center in Kokurakita ward contains the Riverwalk and Itsutsuya shopping complexes, Kokura castle , and the Uomachi Gintengai shopping arcade, the oldest shopping arcade in Japan. In the "19 best places to visit in 2019" published by

123-570: A series of summer music festivals in July and August 2004. The album is composed of nine songs composed by Sheena, as well as three songs composed by pianist H Zetto M, "Gunjō Biyori", "Genjitsu ni Oite" and "Service". The album features 10 songs sung in Japanese, plus "Genjitsu ni Oite", an instrumental, and "Genjitsu ni Warau", a song sung in English. For her first three solo albums, Sheena worked as

164-539: A similar style. The titles from each half mirror prepositions , articles and nouns, as well as the number of words used. Much like Sheena's Kalk Samen Kuri no Hana , all of the track lengths on Kyōiku are palindromic numbers . In July and September 2004, Tokyo Jihen performed at four festivals across Japan: 0724 Yamabikari at Kobe Chicken George on July 24, Meet the World Beat on July 25, 2004 in Suita, Osaka ,

205-654: Is Kanzeon-ji that was founded by the Emperor in Dazaifu during the 7th century to honor his mother. Kanzeon-ji together with Kaidan-in , that used to be part of the former, was one of the three distinct places in Japan where Buddhist monks could ordain. During the Tokugawa shogunate when the country was ruled by 300 local feudal lords ( daimyo ), an important daimyo, Arima Toyōji was relocated to this region and thus he moved his family temple to Kurume City. This zen temple

246-515: Is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyūshū . Fukuoka Prefecture has a population of 5,109,323 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of 4,986 km (1,925 sq mi ). Fukuoka Prefecture borders Saga Prefecture to the southwest, Kumamoto Prefecture to the south, and Ōita Prefecture to the southeast. Fukuoka is the capital and largest city of Fukuoka Prefecture, and the largest city on Kyūshū, with other major cities including Kitakyushu , Kurume , and Ōmuta . Fukuoka Prefecture

287-652: Is known today as Bairin-ji and is a main temple for zen practice in Fukuoka Prefecture and Kyushu. It is located on the West bank of Chiguko River, next to the Shinkansen station of Kurume city. Fukuoka Prefecture faces the sea on three sides, bordering Saga , Ōita , and Kumamoto prefectures and facing Yamaguchi Prefecture across the Kanmon Straits . As of 1 April 2012, 18% of the land area of

328-620: Is located at the northernmost point of Kyūshū on the Kanmon Straits , connecting the Tsushima Strait and the Seto Inland Sea across from Yamaguchi Prefecture on the island of Honshu , and extends south towards the Ariake Sea . Fukuoka Prefecture includes the former provinces of Chikugo , Chikuzen , and Buzen . Kōra taisha , Sumiyoshi-jinja , and Hakozaki-gū are the chief Shinto shrines ( ichinomiya ) in

369-640: Is one of the few prefectures with a steadily increasing population. The sports teams listed below are based in Fukuoka. The prefecture hosts the Fukuoka International Cross Country competition. The prefecture also hosted the Fukuoka Marathon , which was an elite marathon in which marathon world records were established twice during its 75 year existence. Its final race took place in 2021. Fukuoka Prefecture has

410-454: Is the debut studio album by Japanese singer and songwriter Ringo Sheena , released on February 24, 1999, by Toshiba EMI. The album debuted at #2 and has sold over 1,433,000 copies. The album was certified triple platinum by the RIAJ for 1,200,000 copies shipped. The album was named number 3 on Bounce ' s 2009 list of 54 Standard Japanese Rock Albums. Ringo Sheena composed nearly all

451-653: Is the main shopping, dining, transportation and entertainment hub in Kyushu. Dazaifu is popular for its many temples and historical sites, as well as the Kyushu National Museum. Yanagawa is sometimes called "the Venice of Japan" for its boat tours on the abundant, calm rivers that wind through the city. Kitakyushu features one of the famous night views of Japan from atop Mt. Sarakura , accessible via cablecar . The Mojiko area features waterfront dining,

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492-483: Is where tire manufacturer Bridgestone and consumer electronics chain Best Denki were founded. Well-known company headquartered in Fukuoka are as follows: One of Japan's top 5 universities, Kyushu University , is located in Fukuoka. According to October 2018 estimates, the population in Fukuoka Prefecture reached 5,111,494 inhabitants, making the prefecture the 9th most populated of Japan's 47 prefectures. It

533-891: The Fuji Rock Festival in Niigata Prefecture on July 30 and the SunSet Live 2004 festival in Fukuoka Prefecture on September 3. In September 2004 the band announced a national tour entitled Live Tour 2005 "Dynamite!" . Held in January and February 2005, the 14-date tour featured dates in Matsuyama, Ehime , Hiroshima , Kanazawa, Ishikawa , Kyoto , Sapporo , Saitama and two performances each in Osaka , Fukuoka , Nagoya and Tokyo . The album

574-408: The album and its singles. At the band's early festival performances in July and September 2004, Tokyo Jihen performed the singles " Gunjō Biyori ", " Sōnan " as well as Sheena's single " Ringo no Uta ". The songs "Ekimae", "Omatsuri Sawagi" and "Service" exclusive to the album were debuted at these concerts. The band toured the album in January 2005, with a tour entitled Dynamite! . The entire album

615-647: The album spent a total of 35 weeks in the top 300 albums, it sold a total of 391,000 copies. Kyōiku is the most commercially successful of Tokyo Jihen's albums. Similarly, the "Gunjō Biyori" and "Sōnan" singles were commercially successful, both peaking at two on Oricon's single chart, and certified gold by the RIAJ . They band's two most successful singles, in terms of physical copies sold. All lyrics by Ringo Sheena ; all music by Sheena, except where noted. Personnel details were sourced from Kyōiku' s liner notes booklet. Muzai Moratorium Muzai Moratorium ( 無罪モラトリアム ) , also known as Innocence Moratorium ,

656-567: The album were performed by the band. "Gunjō Biyori" was performed for three tours, Spa & Treatment (2007), Discovery (2011) and Bon Voyage (2012). "Sōnan" was performed at the band's Ultra C (2010) tour, and "Omatsuri Sawagi" at Bon Voyage . At Sheena's Dai Ikkai Ringohan Taikai: Adults Only events in November 2005, Sheena performed "Omatsuri Sawagi" in collaboration with folk musician Kiyoshi Hasegawa and his granddaughter Maki. For Sheena's soundtrack album Heisei Fūzoku (2007) to

697-401: The album's second single "Sōnan", with Koike feeling the melody had a "good old sepia Shōwa Kayō taste", likening it to her earlier songs " Kabukichō no Joō " and " Marunouchi Sadistic ". He noted that Sheena's lyric style was much like her previous songs, written in an old, literary style. CDJournal reviewers felt the song was as if the solo era image of Sheena had been taken and bulked up by

738-527: The album. She was also joined by guests Neko Saito (who continues working with her) and Chieko Kinbara (who works with Björk ). Zetsurin Hectopascal ( 絶倫ヘクトパスカル , Matchless Hectopascal ) (#1,2,4,6,8,10) Zekkyō Solfeggio ( 絶叫ソルフェージュ , Scream Solfeggio ) (#3) Momoiro Spanner ( 桃色スパナ , Pink Spanner ) (#5,7,9,11) Guest Players Fukuoka Prefecture Fukuoka Prefecture ( Japanese : 福岡県 , Hepburn : Fukuoka-ken )

779-625: The band in 2005 and were replaced by Ukigumo and Ichiyo Izawa respectively, the band released their second album Adult (2006). The album was first toured the album with the Domestic! Virgin Line concerts in February 2006, where the songs "Bokoku Jocho", "Service", and "Yume no Ato" were performed. The band's national tour for Adult , Domestic! Just Can't Help It. in April and May 2006, featured

820-468: The band in the song. Reviewer Kyosuke Tsuchiya noted the song's "jazz-style approach", and was impressed by the "wild power" of Sheena's vocals and the "suspicious melody" created by the guitar. The album debuted at number two on Oricon's weekly albums chart, selling 205,000 copies. This was underneath Ken Hirai 's Sentimentalovers , which featured the songs "Hitomi o Tojite" and "Omoi ga Kasanaru Sono Mae ni...", produced by band member Seiji Kameda. After

861-584: The feeling that it was "taboo" for other people to write songs for her during Kyōiku . All 17 of the songs for the Kyōiku era were recorded over a period of four days. Sheena wanted to create a fun album, after noting that critics had not reviewed many albums that were "like an overturned toy-box" in recent years. Being a fan of all four members, wrote the songs as "love letters" to each members' techniques, writing songs that would show off techniques she wanted to see each member performing. Sheena's songs were inspired by

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902-471: The film Sakuran , she included a re-arranged version of the song "Yume no Ato". She performed the song at her 10th anniversary Ringo-haku '08 concerts at Saitama Super Arena in November 2008, along with "Omatsuri Sawagi". For Sheena's self-cover album Gyakuyunyū: Kōwankyoku (2014), Sheena promoted with the release with a short tour, Chotto Shita Recohatsu in May and June 2014. At the tour, she performed

943-520: The highest frequency of youth crime among the prefectures of Japan from 2003 to 2007. According to statistics from the national police, the crime rate in Fukuoka was the eighth-highest in 2017, lower than in Osaka , Tokyo , Hyogo , Aichi , Saitama , Chiba and Ibaraki . The most popular place for tourism is Fukuoka City , especially during the Dontaku festival, which attracts millions of visitors from across Japan during Golden Week . Fukuoka

984-594: The image of the Sugoroku Tour that Tokyo Jihen performed with her during her solo era. "Sōnan" was the first song she wrote for the album in 2003, shortly after the tour finished. The theme of each Tokyo Jihen album is based around a television channel, and Kyōiku was themed around NHK Educational TV . Sheena recorded the demos of her compositions songs with guitarist Ryosuke Nagaoka , who would later join Tokyo Jihen as their second guitarist in 2005. During

1025-796: The most designated yakuza groups among all of the prefectures, at five: the Kudo-kai , the Taishu-kai , the Fukuhaku-kai , the Dojin-kai and the Namikawa-kai . Between 2004 and 2009, and in early 2011, Fukuoka Prefecture led the nation in gun-related incidents. These incidents were mostly related to the local yakuza syndicates, specifically the Kudo-kai , the Dojin-kai , and the Kyushu Seido-kai . Fukuoka Prefecture had

1066-416: The new year's special on December 24, where "Gunjō Biyori" was performed. "Gunjō Biyori" was also performed on the program Count Down TV on November 27, 2004. On the date of release, a limited edition vinyl record compiling the six songs found on the "Gunjō Biyori" and "Sōnan" singles was released. Two weeks later, the band released Tokyo Incidents Vol. 1 , a DVD featuring the music videos associated with

1107-508: The north coast of Kyūshū. Twenty-nine cities are in Fukuoka Prefecture: These are the towns and villages in each district : Fukuoka prefecture's main cities form one of Japan's main industrial centers, accounting for nearly 40% of the economy of Kyūshū. GDP exceeds 154 billion US dollars, comparable to that of a medium-sized country. Major industries include automobiles, semiconductors, and steel. Fukuoka prefecture

1148-414: The pre-production stages of the album, H Zetto M also gave Sheena a collection of demos he had composed for her. "Gunjō Biyori" was the first song present, and after listening Sheena felt as if he had written the song specifically for Sheena, and everything she was experiencing. The first song on the album, " Ringo no Uta ", is a self-cover of a song Sheena released as a single in 2003. Sheena decided to add

1189-412: The prefecture was designated as natural parks : Setonaikai National Park , Genkai , Kitakyūshū , and Yaba-Hita-Hikosan quasi-national parks, and Chikugogawa , Chikuhō , Dazaifu , Sefuri Raizan , and Yabegawa Prefectural Natural Parks. Fukuoka includes the two largest cities on Kyūshū , Fukuoka and Kitakyushu , and much of Kyūshū's industry. It also includes a number of small islands near

1230-523: The prefecture. There are several historically important Buddhist temples in the Prefecture. Monks would sail back from China after completing their studies and establish temples in the heart of Hakata (now Fukuoka) City. Monk Eisai founded Shōfuku-ji which is known today as the oldest zen temple in Japan, monk Kukai established Tocho-ji , and Joten-ji was built by Enni who is also known for bringing Udon noodles first to Japan. The oldest temple

1271-457: The release of Sheena's third album, Kalk Samen Kuri no Hana in 2003, Sheena embarked on a nationwide tour entitled Sugoroku Ecstasy . Sheena asked the backing members well in advance to perform for the tour, so that her first choices would not be double-booked. These members were dubbed Tokyo Jihen, a name that was publicised during the tour. Tokyo Jihen was officially announced as Sheena's main musical unit on May 31, 2004, and first performed at

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1312-501: The role of a vocalist. CDJournal reviewers felt the song had a slightly different image to what Sheena had in her solo career, noting that listeners could hear the enjoyment Sheena had at being able to play in a band. What's In? reviewers also noted the sense of freedom in the song present in the sound work not seen in Sheena's solo career. Reviewer Yū Onoda called the single "vivid" and the band's sound "thrilling". Reviewers also praised

1353-401: The sole songwriter on all of the songs. Sheena stated that it had been "a dream of sorts" to release music that collaborated with different songwriters, and she wanted Tokyo Jihen to be different from her solo project, in which her opinion was final on all matters. Later Tokyo Jihen albums featured much more song-writing from other members, most notably Variety (2007), however Sheena still had

1394-575: The song to the album to make it easier for fans of her solo work to accept her transition into becoming a member of Tokyo Jihen. Kyōiku , much like Sheena's solo albums Shōso Strip (2000) and Kalk Samen Kuri no Hana (2003) features titles with mirroring styles in the two halves of the album. Each Japanese title and its matching pair are same number of characters, and match in terms of where kanji , hiragana or katakana scripts were used. The English titles published at Sheena and Tokyo Jihen's personal production agency website, Kronekodow, also follow

1435-504: The song's guitar riff to The Kinks ' " You Really Got Me ". They described "Service as "avant-garde", and felt "Yume no Ato" was worthy of being a signature song of the band. For the single track "Gunjō Biyori", Listenmusic reviewer Kiyohiko Koike felt Hiizumi's melody was unlike something Sheena would create herself, however also noted the "profound lyrics based on old timey vocabulary" was a highlight, and still managed to convey Sheena's worldview. He further noted that Sheena felt at ease in

1476-513: The songs "Bokoku Jōcho" and "Sōnan". Reviewer Tomoyuki Mori felt Kyōiku was the first time in Sheena's career where she was free to have fun with music, and likened the release to junior high school students having fun by forming a band. Mori felt that Sheena began expressing her humanity in Kyoiku, unlike in her solo works. Vibe reviewer Chikako Hayashi felt "Ringo no Uta" was representative of Sheena's change from solo artist to band member, in that

1517-514: The songs "Genjitsu ni Oite" (in a medley with "Kao"), "Genjitsu ni Oite", "Jusui Negai", "Service" and "Gunjō Biyori". At the Tokyo Jihen organised Society of the Citizens event on July 2, the band performed "Service" and "Omatsuri Sawagi", and at their appearance at Countdown Japan in December 2006, they performed "Yume no Ato" and "Ringo no Uta" a final time. Since 2007, only three songs on

1558-725: The songs on this album in her teenage years, prior to her major label debut. The album combines multiple genres of music from both the East and the West, including J-Pop and grunge . Both the album and song titles combine Kanji and English, and the lyrics are written using English and Historical kana usage . The songs "When It Begins to Get Dark...," "Caution," " A View of Happiness (Joy Ver.) " and " Queen of Kabuki-cho " were used in TV commercials for Suntory 's The Cocktail Bar range of drinks. All tracks are written by Ringo Sheena and arranged by Seiji Kameda Sheena used different bands throughout

1599-407: The version found on K was from a completely different perspective to Sheena's original solo version. Hayashi also noted the "fresh feeling" to "newcomer" act Tokyo Jihen that could be felt in the album. CDJournal reviewers noted the "bossa-like melody turning into rock" in "Jusui Negai" as leaving a strong impression on them, and praised Sheena's "provocative and stimulating vocals" in "Crawl", likening

1640-574: Was performed during these concerts (thought the song "Crawl" was performed in a medley with Sheena's song "Σ" from her 2000 single " Gips "). At the Dai Ikkai Ringohan Taikai: Adults Only fan-club concerts in December 2005, the band performed the songs "Jusui Negai", "Crawl" and "Sōnan", however their performances were not featured on the DVD release of the concert. After guitarist Mikio Hirama and pianist H Zetto M left

1681-656: Was preceded by two singles, " Gunjō Biyori " in September and " Sōnan " in October. "Gunjō Biyori" was used in a commercial campaign for the Sanyo -manufactured au W21SA range of cellphones. The band first performed on television on October 29, when they performed "Sōnan" at Music Station . They performed two more times on the program, on November 26 where they performed "Ringo no Uta" and the B-side for "Sōnan", "Dynamite", and on

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