Japan Accordion Association (JAA)
Update : 3/7/2005

Japan Accordion Association Organization (2005)

Directors / Inspectors / Honorary Members / Advisers / Supporting Members

Directors ( 34 people) :
Akizawa Meitaro Japan Musician Union / Kochi
Asakawa Kyoko The chairman of Saitama Accordion Conference / Saitama
Ishii Yosuke An accordion teacher / The manager of Ishii Yosuke Tango Quartet / Kanagawa
Itoga Tamio The director general of Nagano Prefecture Accordion Lovers Club / Nagano
Uchiyama Mineo An accordion Lover / A doctor / Akita
Umeda Akira The leader of Los Amigos / Kanagawa
Otaki Sanae A standing director of JAA / The leader of Wind Buskers / Saitama
Okamura Masayuki The leader of Fukuoka Accordion Club / Fukuoka
Katsuya Kenji An accordionist / The manager of Katsuya Class / Kumamoto
Kawaguchi Hiroshi The secretary-general of JAA / An accordion teacher / Tokyo
Kinoshita Sonki An standing director of JAA / A composer / A music director /
An accordion teacher / Tokyo
Yu Xi-an The chief director of JAA / The chairman of Tokyo Accordion Club / An accordion teacher / Tokyo
Kubo Tatsuo The chairman of Hokkaido Accordion Association / Hokkaido
Kojima Manabu A vice-chairman of Gunma Accordion Center / Gunma
Kon Takako A secretariat of JAA, Bulletin Editorial Department / Had many experiences of NGO activities abroad / Tokyo
Saito Koichi The leader of Saito Koichi Accordion Class / Tochigi
Shibazaki Waka Graduated from the accordion department of Folkwag Music University in Germany / studied under Miki Mie in the department of music education / Saitama
Sugimura Toshiharu A standing director of JAA / A vice-chairman of All Kansai Accordion Association / A teacher of popular songs / An accordion teacher / Osaka
Seki Hideaki A music director / An accordion teacher / Tokyo
Senda Masaru The chairman of Gunma Accordion Center / Gunma
Tamura Tetsuo The director general of Gunma Accordion Center / Gunma
Tsurumi Atsuko An assistant accordion teacher / Tokyo
Nakayama Hideo The conductor of Shirakaba Chorus / An accordion teacher / Saitama
Niioka Toyoko A treasurer of JAA / Santama Accordion Networking Assembly / Tokyo
Nishio Tadashi A vice-president of JAA / The manager of Nishio Accordion Class / An accordion teacher / Tokyo
Hagiwara Satomi An assistant accordion teacher / Tokyo
Hanaoka Yonemori The manager of Tokorozawa Accordion Class / An accordion teacher
Fujibayashi Katsutoshi The assistant secretary-general of JAA / An accordion teacher / Osaka
Hosoda Masae A manager of Kumon Juku / Osaka
Matsunaga Yuji President of JAA / An accordion teacher / A composer / Tokyo
Murakami Ichiro Tokyo Ro-on Accordion Club / Tokyo
Yoshida Chikaie A vice- president of JAA / Vice-Chairman of All Kansai Accordion Association / Hyogo
Wakinaka Midori The leader of Hiroshima Accordion Class / Hiroshima
Wada Michio

The manager of Wada Michio Accordion Studio /
Has appeared on TV show "Non-title Concert", etc. / Osaka

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Inspectors ( 2 people) : 
Takahashi Hiroshi The chairman of Hino Accordion Circle / The head of Shisei 2nd Day Nursery / Tokyo
Imai Seiji Inagi Accordion Circle / An expert at accounting / Tokyo
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Honorary Members ( 14 people) :
Stefan Hussong A professor at Mortzaltum International Summer Academy in Salzburg / Germany
Miki Mie A professor of Folkwag University in Germany / A judge for the 30th Klingenthal International Accordion Competition / Now in the Netherlands
Licharl Galliano An international accordion player who created new musette / France
coba An accordionist / Playing an active part in producing TV music or CM music / Tokyo
Zhang Zijiang A president of China Accordion Association / China
Kobayashi Yoshihiro A former director of JAA / Tokyo
Saito Takuro A former member of NHK Tokyo Broadcasting Orchestra / Tokyo
Torii Tsutomu Japan Musicians' Union / An accordionist / Tokyo
Uchida Tomizo The manager of Uchida Music Class / Hokkaido
Arai Eisai A former adviser of JAA / A former member of NHK Tokyo Broadcasting Orchestra / Tokyo
Tamura Susumu An honorary professor at Tokyo Music University / A judge for the 1st JAA Competition / Tokyo
Takeuchi Kenji The chief of the main office in Kyushu district / Okinawa
Yamaoka Hideaki The former chief director of JAA / A part-time lecturer at Aoyama Women's Junior College / The manager of Tokyo Accordion Chamber Chorus / Chiba
Hamana Masaaki A composer / An accordion teacher / Kanagawa
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Advisers ( 2 people) :
Emori Noboru The former president of JAA / The manager of Emori Noboru Accordion Class / Tokyo
Horibe Ryuji The chief director of All Kansai Accordion Association ,AAA / Osaka
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Supporting Members ( Companies only ) :
Watanabe Atsushi Music Instruments (Tokyo )
Moridaira Music Instruments (Tokyo)
Coffee House Daima (Hokkaido)

Sanyu-sha Publishing Ltd.(Tokyo)

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