Sawauchi Jinku (feat. Emerson Kitamura & Suzumeno Tears)

Remon Nakanishi

Release Date

2026-04-17

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Sawauchi Jinku (feat. Emerson Kitamura & Suzumeno Tears)
Remon Nakanishi
- Lyricist
  Traditional
- Composer
  Traditional, Agatha
- Producer
  Agatha
- Recording Engineer
  Kohsuke Nakamura
- Mixing Engineer
  Kohsuke Nakamura
- Mastering Engineer
  Kohsuke Nakamura
- Graphic Design
  Remon Nakanishi
- Guitar
  Agatha
- Bass Guitar
  Masanori Hattori
- Drums
  Masatsugu Hattori
- Keyboards
  Emerson Kitamura
- Vocals
  Remon Nakanishi
- Background Vocals
  Suzumeno Tears

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As the fourth single following "Kuroishi Yosare", Remon Nakanishi will release a new track on April 17, 2026. The song is an ambitious reinterpretation of "Sawauchi Jinku", a traditional folk song from Iwate Prefecture sung at drinking parties and Bon Odori festivals. Featuring guest keyboardist Emerson Kitamura (Jagatara, etc.), the track is crafted as a chill-out song reminiscent of Roy Ayers. Suzumeno Tears join on backing vocals, expressing the deep sorrow embedded in the lyrics- "during a time of famine, a daughter was offered in place of tribute rice" - through weighty vocal harmonies that intertwine with Nakanishi's soaring high notes. The track is engineered by Kohsuke Nakamura, known for his work with Yuta Orisaka and others. This release is part of a five-month run of consecutive singles leading up to the new album, with just one more single to come before its release.

Artist Profile

Remon Nakanishi
Produced by Agatha, Remon Nakanishi's debut album Hinano Iezuto (Souvenir from the Countryside) (2022), along with Sparrow's Arrows Fly so High (2024) by Suzumeno Tears, signaled a new paradigm for post-pandemic Japanese pop rooted in local and vernacular sensibilities. Rejecting both standardized min'yō and folkloric preservation as static heritage, Nakanishi draws instead on songs and entertainments that circulated fluidly among ordinary people. His repertoire embraces the beauty, earthiness, cruelty, and humor of everyday life, which Agatha's refined arrangements blend with diverse global musical styles in unexpected ways. Long before emerging as a min'yō-inflected pop artist, Nakanishi immersed himself in grassroots performance cultures, participating in bon odori across Japan and creating artworks inspired by these experiences. He has worked for the off-note label, dedicated to marginal music and performance traditions in Japan and East Asia, while also guiding reading groups on early modern popular performance materials. His path as a singer crystallized through Monogatari Uchūno Kai, a correspondence course in Gōshū Ondo founded by Tadamaru Sakuragawa, which became central to the alternative bon odori scene and gave rise to Suzumeno Tears. During the COVID-19 pandemic, album production in Agatha's home studio led to Hinano Iezuto, followed by ODORI ONDO, a 12-inch single pairing extended Gōshū Ondo narratives with hip-hop and molam. A committed revivalist of popular festivals, Nakanishi is, for that very reason, a distinctly contemporary artist opening new spaces for vernacular expression today.
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