business | February 17, 2026

Norm Nakamura - Age, Family, Bio

Content creator behind the project Tokyo Lens whose videos are based primarily in Japan. He records Japanese Tsugaru Shamisen Players and makes music videos. 

Before Fame

Around 2012, he became the apprentice of the Tsugaru Shamisen duo, The Yoshida Brothers. He focused on photography before beginning to make videos in the summer of 2017.

Trivia

He has traveled Japan with shamisen players and even taken home a prize for his performance at the 2016 Shamisen Tournament in Aomori Japan. He has performed shamisen on several Japanese TV shows, including Japan's longest running show waratte-ii-tomo.

Family Life

He grew up in Ontario, Canada and moved to Japan in 2007.

Associated With

He published a Q&A video that he did with Sharla In Japan to his channel.