Sho Nakashima — Tokyo

Be Heard

Guitarist, writer, and recovering corporate operator. Building Recotone — a cultural hub for music, ideas, and human connection. Based in Tokyo.

ギタリスト、書き手、元・企業戦士。東京から、音楽とアイデアと人のつながりの場をつくる。

Person-generated.

Where the Real Stuff Lives

Essays on building things, leaving things, music, fatherhood, and figuring it out in Tokyo. No algorithms, no AI-generated fluff. Just what's actually on my mind.

What is Recotone?

Right now, Recotone is this — a personal brand, a newsletter, and a place to collect the work I care about. I'm a guitarist, content creator, and EV consultant who spent the last decade bouncing between industries that have nothing obvious in common.

But where it's headed is something bigger: a physical space in Tokyo. A cultural cafe where music, recording, conversation, and real human connection happen under one roof. That's the destination. Everything I'm building now is pointed there.

レコトーンは今、パーソナルブランドであり、ニュースレターであり、大切にしている仕事をまとめる場所。でもその先にあるのは、東京に作るカルチャーカフェ。音楽と録音と会話と人のつながりが生まれる場所。

京都 Born
東京 Based
2 Languages
1 Cafe dream
Worlds I Move In

The Work Behind Recotone

None of these were planned. All of them connect.

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Music

Guitar & Content

Teaching guitar through Tokyo Guitar Academy, creating bilingual content, and writing about what it means to build something real in the age of noise.

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Operations

Creative Business Ops

The behind-the-scenes work — building systems, managing schedules, and keeping creative businesses running so the people in front can focus on their craft.

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EV & Mobility

EV Consulting

A decade in the EV industry — charging infrastructure, startup operations, enterprise partnerships. Currently consulting through MS CREATES.

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Let's Talk

Interested in working together, have a question, or just want to connect — I'm always up for a real conversation.

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