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Yasukuni Miyara

Yasukuni Miyara was born in 1985. Miyara was moved by Eric Clapton and the experience inspired him to pick up the guitar and later he was deeply involved with hard rock sound. Miyara moved to Tokyo when he was 19, and he did band and music production. In addition to his band activities and music production, he gained specialized knowledge in instrument repair, sales, and sourcing at a used instrument shop. Aiming to open his own store, Miyara collected more than 300 used guitar for 10 years. In 2016 Miyara opened his own used instrument shop. Alongside running his shop, he works as a versatile support guitarist. While contributing to the development of Ishigaki’s local music scene, he continues to expand his performance career nationwide.