Anzen Chitai

Anzen Chitai
Origin	Asahikawa, Hokkaidō, Japan
Genres	Rock
Years active	1973–1988, 1990–1992, 2002–2003, 2009–present
Labels	Sony Music Entertainment Japan, Kitty Records, Universal Music Group
Associated acts	Yōsui Inoue
Website	www.anzenchitai.jp
Members	Koji Tamaki Yutaka Takezawa Wataru Yahagi Haruyoshi Rokudo Yuji Tanaka
Past members	Toshiya Takezawa Takahiro Miyashita Kazuyoshi Tamaki Ichiji Ohira

Anzen Chitai (安全地帯^?, literally "Safety Zone") is a Japanese rock band, formed in 1973 by five musicians in Asahikawa, Hokkaidō, Japan. It debuted in 1982 in Tokyo, Japan. They became one of Japan's most successful rock bands in the 1980s.

Formed in 1973 as the high-school garage band Invader in Asahikawa, Hokkaidō, its original members included vocalist Koji Tamaki, guitarist Yutaka Takezawa and guitarist/keyboardist Toshiya Takezawa, who is also Yutaka's brother. Later, in late 1973, Koji's brother and drummer, Kazuyoshi Tamaki and bassist Takahiro Miyashita joined. In 1977, the band changed its name to Anzen Chitai ("Safety Zone"), and Kazuyoshi Tamaki left the group to be replaced by Ichiji Ohira. By December 1977, Anzen Chitai merged with another band, the Haruyoshi Rokudo Band (六土開正バンド, Rokudō Haruyoshi Bando^?), and added three more members: bassist Haruyoshi Rokudo, guitarist Wataru Yahagi, and drummer Yuji Tanaka. By this point, they had expanded to an eight-member group. Within the next three years, Toshiya Takezawa and Takahiro Miyashita left. Yuji Tanaka also left at this point.

In 1981, they began work as a backup band for singer-songwriter Yōsui Inoue, and released their debut single, "Moegi Iro no Snap" (萠黄色のスナップ, Moegi Iro no Sunappu^?) under the Kitty Records in February 1982. However, the final personnel change occurred as Ichiji Ohira left, and Yuji Tanaka returned in his place, establishing the current lineup.

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