Overview
- The announcement on his official website says he will temporarily suspend performing activities starting next year to focus on health.
- All concerts through the end of December will proceed as scheduled with no changes.
- He is set to play in Beijing on November 7 and Shanghai on November 9 as part of a China tour.
- He is scheduled to appear at Shinjuku Pit Inn’s 60th‑anniversary concerts on December 27 and 28.
- Yamashita formed his trio in 1969, earned the Medal with Purple Ribbon in 2003 and the Order of the Rising Sun in 2012, and is known for an energetic playing style.