1978-Born in Hyogo,Japan.　

1988-Started playing the Classic guitar at age 10.

 

1996-Started taking private lessons from Jiro Yoshikawa (of the pupil of Manuel Cano-Great flamenco guitarist of Granada,Spain),the leading authority for Concert-flamenco guitar in Japan.

 

 

2001-Moved to Spain and studied flamenco guitar at the Fundacion Cristina Heeren de Arte Flamenco in Sevilla. 
After completed its flamenco basic guitar program, traveled to study flamenco and classic guitar in Cordoba, Jerez de la Frontera,Jaen of Andalucia.

 

2003-Started her performing activities as playing at various events,lives and concerts in live houses,public settings and temples, teaching in private lessons in Japan.

 

 

 

2004-Released her first self-produced CD (flamenco-based original pieces).

 

2005-Joined the kid's school project as an instructor.

 

 

 

2006-First guitar recital in Kawanishi-city,Hyogo.(Her hometown)

 

2007-Second guitar recital in Kawanishi-city,Hyogo.

 

2008-Classic guitar festival in Ibaraki-city,Osaka.

 

 

 

2009-Flamenco guitar duo concert in Nagoya,Aichi.

Audience award of '3rd Flamenco guitar festival' at Palacio de la guitarra in Ishioka-city,Ibaraki,east Japan.

 

 

2010-2012 Every week Live performance show at Bar Baila in Himeji,Hyogo.

 

 

2012 First playing at Shimane Pref. 

Participated in the long piece document 'Tocaoras' was produced by La Zanfona y La voz que yo amo and written and directed by Alicia Cifredo was filmed in Andalucia and Madrid,Spain.

 

 

 

She walked approximately 800 kilos on the Camino de Santiago at North Spain 

and traveled to south Germany and south France.

 

 

 

2013-Released her self-produced CD 'Beyond the Night'. 

 

 

She stops performance activity from 2014 to 2019 and devotes myself to professor activity.

 

 

 

 

 

2020- YouTube open.

 

 

2021- New blog (Essay) open.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Momoko Nakajima is a Guitarist who has been extensively involved with musical activities in local communities in Kansai (West) area of Japan. Her enthusiasm to express the nature, Japan and feelings of people in her own music moves the audience.

 

 

 

 

 

 

-Member of Concert flamenco Guitar Association in Japan

 

-BA in Spanish from St.Thomas University, Hyogo,Japan

 

 

 

 You can listen to her music click here.