Back in the early days of his wild and heavily-tattooed youth, Miyavi was a thin and lanky guitarist with dyed hair, a signature eyebrow piercing, and an explosive personality that made him one of the ...

When guitarists tell you it’s all in the hands, few mean to the extent of Japanese virtuoso Miyavi. After moving from Osaka to Tokyo as a 17 year-old, he found early fame in visual kei rock band Dué ...

With eight successful world tours totaling more than 250 shows in more than 30 countries behind him, Japanese singer, songwriter and record producer Miyavi (Takamasa Ishihara) understands the ...

J-pop acts such as Puffy and AKB48 and visual-kei artists including Miyavi and L'Arc-En-Ciel have enjoyed exposure where before there was none.