Born in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture. In 1995, she became an apprentice to the second-generation Tamagawa Fukutaro as a musical accompanist. At her master's recommendation, she also learned rōkyoku (narrative singing) and made her rōkyoku debut in 2001. In 2006, she changed her name from Mihoko to Tamagawa Nanafuku. In addition to producing various rōkyoku Event, she also works on her own new rōkyoku compositions and long-form rōkyoku, and engages in a wide range of exchanges with other genres of performing arts. As a Cultural Exchange Ambassador for the Agency for Cultural Affairs in 2018, she performed in five Central European countries and seven Central Asian countries, as well as in China, South Korea, and USA. She is a recipient of the 11th Itami Juzo Award. Her published works include "Living with Naniwabushi!" (Sakura-sha) and "Perspectives on Narrative Arts - Telling, Groaning, Reading, Speaking" (Shobunsha).

A professional entertainer, drummer, and male geisha. He studied mime under Hiroyasu Sasaki in 1994 and has won numerous awards both domestically and internationally. He later became an apprentice to the professional entertainer Nanako Sakuragawa and made his debut in the Asakusa geisha district in 2014. He travels around the geisha districts of Japan, making use of his mime career. In recent years, he has also joined the Rakugo Geijutsu Kyokai (Rakugo Arts Association) and is working hard with the motto of performing from private geisha houses to living rooms! https://matsunoya-hachikou.com/