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About Starduck Tony
A street performer who travelled by performing on street corners and moving on to the next town with what landed in the hat.
How the journey began, and what came after
In 2012, Starduck Tony set off around the world, taking on something he had never done before: busking. He performed on the streets and received tips as he travelled, returning to Japan in 2013. Any corner with people willing to stop became his stage.
In 2017, Shuppan Works published his Japanese book “Tony no Ore Ikushi!! Sekai Isshu Busking Tabi”, recounting his round-the-world busking journey.
Since then, his work has grown to include television appearances and school performances, sharing what the road had taught him.
In 2025, he took on the streets of Times Square in New York, performing from a tricycle. TAKARABAKO took its current treasure-box form in 2026. Today he drives this mobile stage to events himself.
Activity record
Items confirmed through public records are shown separately from Tony’s own records. More will be added as they are confirmed.
- 2025
Took on the streets of Times Square, New York, performing from a tricycle
- 2023
Performed during the Fringe Festival in Edinburgh, Scotland
- 2018
Guest on TBS “Tanihara Shosuke no 25-ji Gohan” (listed on the official program archive for March 15, 2018)
- 2018
Performed at the outdoor arts festival at Shine Hills, Beijing, China
- 2017
Published the Japanese book “Tony no Ore Ikushi!! Sekai Isshu Busking Tabi” about his round-the-world busking journey
- 2017
Performance and talk at the cultural festival of Tsuge Junior High School, Nara (school year 2017)
- 2015
Performed at Orchard Central in Singapore, hosted by Suzuki Guitar Singapore
Appeared in the New Year’s Day special of Nippon TV’s “Arashi ni Shiyagare” (TOKIO Kinenkan segment)
Appeared in the Australian travel series “The Inspired Unemployed’s The List”, produced by Warner Bros. International Television Production Australia
A journey turned into a book
Tony no Ore Ikushi!! Sekai Isshu Busking Tabi
A Japanese-language account of his travels, performing on street corners around the world.
By Starduck Tony | Shuppan Works | Published in 2017
Buy the book(external site)The New York challenge
Performing in Singapore
In Tony’s own words
Tony writes about his travels, TAKARABAKO and his day-to-day work on note (in Japanese).
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