Yuta Orisaka (折坂 悠太 born September 16, 1989) is a Japanese singer-songwriter in the J-pop, Kayōkyoku, and folk genres with influence from blues and jazz.
Born in Tottori,[1] Orisaka grew up in Russia and Iran, and then later settled in Chiba when he returned to Japan.
[2][3] When he went to a free school as a youth, he played drums in bands with friends of his doing covers of favorite songs of theirs.
At sixteen, he eventually transitioned to playing the guitar so that he could write his own music and lyrics.
[4] Japanese-American singer Hikaru Utada said that she was shocked by his song "Asama" off of the album and listens to it often.