Ara City Radio

Tokyo is the capital of Japan, with a population of 13 million people, it is known as a place where the ultra modern and futuristic sits comfortably next to ancient tradition. Today we hear some legendary japanese music that broke new ground when it was released in the 1970s and 1980s as well as some modern pop music and electronic music by young artists that are active in Tokyo today. When you think of Tokyo, images of neon lights, futuristic technology, and almost science fiction-esque environments might be the first thing that comes into some peoples heads and it’s true that Tokyo has for a long time been a center of technological innovation. And this is particularly true when it comes to music technology. In fact some of the most famous brands of electronic music instrumentation come from Japan including the likes of Korg, Roland and Yamaha and a lot of the most well known and recognised sounds in electronic music and modern pop come from drum machines and synthesizers that were developed by these compa