Yoshihiro Kaneko (from Tokyo) is a Yosakoi performer, producer, and choreographer.
Yosakoi career
- 2007–2009 — member of Waseda University “Odori Samurai”
- 2010–2013 — member of “Zokkon Machida ’98” and “Obiyamachi-suji”
- 2014–present — since founding Narutaka, leads team management, overall performance production, and choreography
- 2019–2024 — founder and leader of “Retorock”
- 2019–present — collaborator on Kochi Prefecture’s overseas Yosakoi promotion program
- 2024 — produced “Narutaka 10th Anniversary Festival — Masayume,” drawing about 1,000 participants
- 2024–present — broadening his work through external productions and workshops
Choreography & production
- Narutaka (Tokyo, 2014–) — executive producer
- Minto (Toyama, 2024–) — choreography & music production
- SIE Yosakoi Team (Hanoi, Vietnam, 2025–) — choreography & music production
- Nito! (Tokyo, 2025–) — choreography & music production
- Harajuku Gaien Junior High School, Shibuya (Tokyo, 2025–) — choreography
- NIRAI Project (Tokyo, 2025–) — choreography
- Retorock (Tokyo, 2019–2024) — executive producer
Awards
- Yosakoi National Competition (Kochi) — Grand Prize (2019, 2023); Award of Excellence (2018, 2024)
- Harajuku Omotesando Genki Festival Super Yosakoi (Tokyo) — Special Award (2014, 2019, 2022, 2023); Visual Award (2024); Kando Award (2025)
- Tokyo Yosakoi (Tokyo) — Grand Prize (2023); Runner-up Grand Prize (2022, 2024); Gold Award (2014–2018, 2025)