Kaneko Ayano

Japanese singer-songwriter. She performs under both her solo name “Kaneko Ayano (カネコアヤノ)” and her band name “kanekoayano” (vo/gt.Kaneko Ayano/gt.Hirotoshi Hyashi/ba.takuyaiizuka/dr.SEI NAGAHATA). She began her music career with the release of her first solo album “hug” in 2016, followed by her first analog record “Mure-tachi” in 2017. After releasing the band album “Shukusai” and solo album “Shukusai Hitorideni” in 2018, she continued to release four band albums and five acoustic versions of the same tracks. Kanekoʼ s work has been recognized at the CD Shop Awards, with “Shukusai” nominated in 2019, “Sansan” winning the Grand Prix in 2020, “Yosuga” nominated in 2021, and her 2023 album “A towel blanket is peaceful” also nominated for the 2024 Awards. In 2023, she held a two-day concert at the iconic venue Nippon Budokan and was a sub-headliner at Fuji Rock Festivalʼ 23. In August 2024, during a performance at the Hibiya Outdoor Music Hall, she announced that her support members would officially join her band, marking the beginning of the band “kanekoayano”. In October 2025, she released the CD/LP solo album “threads of stone hitorideni”, and from November, she held the solo acoustic tour “Kaneko Ayano Solo Performance ‘threads of stone hitorideni’.