Hotei Tomoyasu has revealed that he will be releasing a new album (currently untitled) on February 6, 2013.

It's been about 4 years since Hotei released his last original album "GUITARHYTHM V". Details on his upcoming album haven't been revealed at this time. However, we can have high expectations for it as he celebrated his 30th anniversary last year.

Additionally, Hotei will be holding a nationwide tour this coming spring. It will kick off on March 15 at Ichikawa Cultural Center in Chiba, and will wrap up on May 19 at Festival Hall in Osaka for a total of 24 shows in 22 locations. The tour dates and venues can be seen below.

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<TOMOYASU HOTEI TOUR 2013 (Tentative)>

Friday, March 15th - Ichikawa Cultural Center (Chiba)
Sunday, March 17th - Kobe International House Kokusai Hall (Hyogo)
Wednesday, March 20th - Shizuoka Shimin Bunka Kaikan Dai Hall (Shizuoka)
Thursday, March 21st - Kishiwada Shiritsu Namikiri Hall (Osaka)
Saturday, March 23rd - Sunport Hall Takamatsu (Kagawa)
Saturday, March 30th - Aichi Geijutsu Gekijou Dai Hall (Aichi)
Saturday, April 6th - Honda no Mori Hall (Ishikawa)
Sunday, April 7th - Nagaoka Shiritsu Gekijou (Niigata)
Saturday, April 13th - Link Station Hall Aomori Dai Hall (Aomori)
Sunday, April 14th - Iwate Kenmin Kaikan Dai Hall (Iwate)
Thursday, April 18th - Takarayama Hall (Kagoshima)
Friday, April 19th - Shimin Kaikan Sojo Daigaku Hall (Kumamoto)
Sunday, April 21st - Fukuoka Sun Palace (Fukuoka)
Thursday, April 25th - Yokkachi Bunka Kaikan Daiichi Hall (Mie)
Saturday, April 27th - NHK Hall (Tokyo)
Sunday, April 28th - NHK Hall (Tokyo)
Wednesday, May 1st - Iwaki Geijutsu Bunka Koryu Kaikan Arios (Fukushima)
Friday, May 3rd - Beisia Bunka Hall Dai Hall (Gunma)
Sunday, May 5th - Sendai Sun Plaza Hall (Miyagi)
Monday, May 6th - Olympus Plaza Hall (Tokyo)
Saturday, May 11th - Ueno Gakuen Hall (Hiroshima)
Sunday, May 12th - Kanagawa Kenmin Hall Dai Hall (Kanagawa)
Saturday, May 18th - Festival Hall (Osaka)
Sunday, May 19th - Festival Hall (Osaka)

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