デヴィッド・ボウイ、レッド・ツェッペリン、クイーン、ローリング・ストーンズほか。70〜80年代に日本の観光地を訪れたロックスター達の写真25枚を、さまざまなビンテージ写真を紹介しているサイトVintage Everydayが特集紹介しています
The band ‘Japan’ on a rainy day in Kyoto, Japan, in February 1981.
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David Bowie at a press conference in Tokyo, April 5, 1973.
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Van Halen posing with roller skates in the Osaka Castle Park, Osaka, September 1979.
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Kiss are presented with flowers by women in kimono at a welcome reception in Tokyo, March 1977.
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The Police in the city of Kurashiki, Okayama, January 1981.
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Led Zeppelin on a day off in Hiroshima, September 1971.
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U2 at Shinjuku Central Park, Tokyo, November 1983.
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Santana at Dazaifu Tenmangu, June 26th, 1973.
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Rod Stewart, Ron Wood, and Ian Mclagan of The Faces drinking sake at a reception for the band in Tokyo, April 1974.
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John Fogerty and the Creedence Clearwater Revival being entertained by Geisha at a dinner in Tokyo, February 1972.
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Led Zeppelin at a shrine in Hiroshima, September 26th, 1971.
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John Lydon in Akasaka, Tokyo, June 1983.
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Kate Bush in Tokyo, June 1978.
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Queen in the hotel garden, Tokyo, April 22, 1975.
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Queen in a Japanese garden, Tokyo, March-April, 1976
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Kiss, Tokyo, 1978.
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Suzi Quatro and Len Tuckey, Tokyo, 1978.
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Talking Heads, Kyoto, 1981.
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Queen strolling in a Japanese garden, Tokyo, April 22, 1975.
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The Police's Andy Summers, Tokyo, 1981.
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John Fogerty, Tokyo, 1972.
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Carlos Santana in Kamakura, 1974.
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Led Zeppelin on a day off in Hiroshima, September 1971.
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Steven Tyler in Kyoto, 1977.
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Queen and Misa Watanabe in Tokyo, February 13, 1981.
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