Tokio Uchida

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Tokio Uchida (1958 – ) is an influential acoustic guitar player who combines elements of American country blues with musical influences from his native Japan. He was born in Yokkaichi, Mie but learnt fingerstyle guitar with American blues guitarist Stefan Grossman.

He has done much to promote the acceptance of acoustic blues, ragtime and fingerstyle guitar within Japan, and established a guitar school in Tokyo in 1991.

In 2005, he toured Japan with the English guitar player John Renbourn.