Age Factory Named Nara Tourism Ambassadors Ahead of Sold-Out Budokan Show
A hometown band carrying the city's tourism brief in the same month it sells out Budokan puts Nara's local music scene on two stages at once, civic promotion and a national venue.
Reporting from 1 source: KAI-YOU.
The three-member rock band Age Factory was appointed tourism ambassador for its hometown of Nara. Eisuke Shimizu, Naoto Nishiguchi, and Hiroto Masuko received letters of appointment from Nara Mayor Gen Nakagawa at a ceremony at Nara City Hall on October 22. The band, formed in Nara in 2010, holds its first solo Nippon Budokan show on November 8, and advance tickets are sold out.
The ceremony at Nara City Hall on October 22 was where the three members received their letters from Mayor Gen Nakagawa. Shimizu said he feels glad the band has been able to work in Nara and wants to convey the city's appeal to people from other prefectures and to everyone he meets from now on.
The band has kept part of its activity based in Nara since forming there in 2010, and its members handle the mixing and mastering of all their songs themselves. In 2025 the band set up the independent label 0A, which covers music production, visuals, concept design, and event planning. Their Budokan solo show, twilight 2026, is set for November 8.
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