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Shigeru Joshima

Japanese musician and actor (born 1970)

Shigeru Joshima (城島茂, Jōshima Shigeru; born November 17, 1970) is a Japanese musician, actor and agricultural entrepreneur. He was the leader and main guitarist of Tokio, a musical group of Starto Entertainment, formerly from Johnny & Associates, until its disbandment in 2025.²

From Wikipedia’s article on Shigeru Joshima (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Nov 17, 1970.¹

Career

Occupation: tarento, composer, businessperson, actor, singer, musician, guitarist, lyricist.⁶

Since 2020Chair, Tokio⁵
Date not recordedWorked at Tokio³
Date not recordedFounded Joshima Farm⁴

Musical career

Prior to debuting with Tokio, Joshima was a backup-dancer for various Johnny's Entertainment boy bands at the time. He also formed temporary music units during that time, such as Tokio's predecessor, Tokio Band, or the Joshima Band with other to-be Tokio members. In 1990 he became the leader and guitarist of Tokio, but it wasn't until 1994 that the band debuted.

Joshima, Masahiro Matsuoka and Taichi Kokubun, the remaining members of Tokio, after Tatsuya Yamaguchi's contract termination because of a scandal and subsequent suspension of musical activities of the group in 2018, and Tomoya Nagase's decision to retire in 2020, decided to disband after a report of Kokubun's violation of compliance by Nippon TV, which resulted in his suspension of activities.

Joshima announced in January 2026 his intention of continuing with his entertainment career.

Acting career

Joshima has had parts in various dramas since 1989. One of his first roles ever was as a supporting cast member in the show Gomendou Kakemasu, where he acted alongside Kazuya Takahashi of Otokogumi and Naoto Endou of former Johnny's band Ninja. He has also hosted Ai no Apron and Leader's How-To Book, Brain Power Expedition Quiz! Homunculus with fellow member Kokubun, and with other Tokio members, hosted Gachinko!, The Tetsuwan Dash, Mentore G, and 5LDK.

Other

Joshima Farm

On January 5, 2026, Joshima Farm, a business represented by Joshima, launched its official website and SNS. Content of the site includes Joshima's entertainment activities, and information about his intentions to provide lectures, community support, education, social cooperation, and e-commerce business, related to agriculture and other themes.

From Wikipedia’s article on Shigeru Joshima (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Personal life

BornNov 17, 1970, Ichihara^{7 8}
CitizenshipJapan^{8 9}
SpouseRisa Kikuchi married 2019^{10 11}
Children1¹²

Sources

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WikidataShigeru Joshima on Wikidata
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WikipediaShigeru Joshima on Wikipedia
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WikidataShigeru Joshima: Worked at Tokio, on Wikidata
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WikidataShigeru Joshima: Founded Joshima Farm, on Wikidata
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WikidataShigeru Joshima: Chair, Tokio, on Wikidata
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WikidataShigeru Joshima: occupation, on Wikidata
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WikidataShigeru Joshima: place of birth, on Wikidata
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Wikidataplace of birth, as reported by Freebase Data Dumps
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WikidataShigeru Joshima: citizenship, on Wikidata
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WikidataShigeru Joshima: spouse, on Wikidata
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Wikidataspouse, as reported
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WikidataShigeru Joshima: number of children, on Wikidata
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WikidataShigeru Joshima: Official website, on Wikidata
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WikidataShigeru Joshima: Instagram, on Wikidata
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WikidataShigeru Joshima: IMDb, on Wikidata
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Wikimedia CommonsShigeru Joshima photo by 警察庁, CC BY 4.0