Mentai Rock is the name given to the collection of Japanese artists who gained national popularity during the late 1970's. Continuing through the early 80's, the collective had little in common other than their origin - the Hakata ward of Fukuoka City. The phrase, Mentai Rock, was derived from the name of a local delicacy, mentaiko, made from roe. Many believed that their origin also had a common influence on the overall sound, despite the wide variety of genres represented. Hakata (博多区; -ku) is a ward in Fukuoka, Japan with a population of 176,585. ... A ku (区), translated as ward, is a district in a large Japanese city. ... Masanobu Fukuoka, author of The One Straw Revolution, is the pioneer of No Till grain growing (see also permaculture) Fukuoka is also the name of two towns in Japan, Fukuoka, Toyama (in Toyama Prefecture) and Fukuoka, Gifu (in Gifu Prefecture) Central Fukuoka View of Momochi, Fukuoka. ... Mentaiko Mentaiko (Kanji: 明太子) is the marinated roe of the pollock, and is one of the common ingredients used in Japanese cuisine. ... Salmon roe at the Shiogama seafood market in Japan Look up Roe in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

Mentai Rockers

• Sunhouse
• Sheena & the Rokkets
• The Roosters(z)
• The Rockers
• A.R.B.
• The Mods
• 山部善次郎(YAMAZEN)
• Accidents
• Modern Dollz
• HEATWAVE
• Zi:LiE-YA
• Rock'n'Roll Gypsies

This article is about the Japanese rock band the Roosters, for other bands of the same name, see The Roosters (disambiguation) The Roosters (ザ・ルースターズ Za Rūsutāzu) were a Japanese rock band that mixed punk, blues-rock, ska and straight...

Post-Mentai Rockers

• Blankey Jet City
• Thee Michelle Gun Elephant
• Shiina Ringo
• Group Tamashi
• Number Girl
• Mo'some Tonebender
• Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra
• Katteni-Shiyagare
• King Brothers
• Gyogun Rend's
• The Neatbeats
• Ajico
• Losalios
• Rosso
• Zazen Boys
• Radio Caroline

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External links

Mentai Rock in its various forms is not well documented in English. Occasional articles appear in the local press, so it's worth checking out Fukuoka Now or Japanzine if you are interested in reading more. Japanzine is a Japanese English-language magazine published by Carter Witt Media and edited by Carter Witt. ...

• Article on the history of the Fukuoka Live Scene