Anzen Chitai

Anzen Chitai, or Anzenchitai (安全地帯) was one of Japan's most successful rock bands in the 1980s.

Formed in 1973 as the high-school garage band Invader in Asahikawa, Hokkaido, its original members include

Anzen Chitai, or Anzenchitai (安全地帯) was one of Japan's most successful rock bands in the 1980s.

Formed in 1973 as the high-school garage band Invader in Asahikawa, Hokkaido, its original members included vocalist Koji Tamaki(玉置浩二), guitarist Yutaka Takezawa, and guitarist / keyboardist Toshiya Takezawa (Yutaka's brother). Later in 1973, drummer Ichibou Tamaki (Koji's brother) and bassist Takahiro Miyashita joined. In 1977, the band changed its name to Anzen Chitai ("Safety Zone"), and Ichibou left the group to be replaced by Shiji Taihei. By December 1977, Anzen Chitai merged with another band, the Haruyoshi Rokudo Band, and added three more members: bassist Haruyoshi Rokudo, guitarist Wataru Yahagi, and drummer Yuji Tanaka. By this point, they had swollen to an eight-member group, and within three years, Toshiya Takezawa and Takahiro Miyashita would leave. Yuji Tanaka would also leave at this point.