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Born in Sapporo, Hokkaido in 1984
Started to play Tsugaru Shamisen at the age of fourteen due to the influence of his father, Hiroshi Nitta.
Learned how to play Shamisen in an unbelievable short time of only seven months from scratch and won championship at the junior high and high school division in nationwide contests.
Since then, won championships in Tsugaru Shamisen nationwide rallies in the years 2000, 2001 and 2002 in a row.
Participate in overseas festival concerts and performance in nine countries including the US, South Korea, Vietnam, Thailand, the Philippines, Laos, Ireland (Dublin, Cork and Donegal), Russia (Moscow and Saint Petersburg) and Saudi Arabia.
Goes on a tour for a month in the US for lectures and workshop for Tsugaru Shamisen in response to requests from universities.
Performs shamisen for 10 days in Saudi Arabia in response to the invitation for Janadoria Festival hosed by the king.
Released more than ten original CDs.
A new album "Bonds" produced through a Nitta father and son collaboration will be released in May, 2011.
Formed a unit "Nitta Father and Son" with his father.
Receives high reputation from education committees nationwide and the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology as a powerful duo of the father and son because of their championships in nationwide competitions.
Acted the role of Seiichiro Oishi in the movie "Overdrive."
Engages in a lot of activities in various fields including appearances in movies, dramas, TV, and composition and production.
In 2011, performed a concert only by Tsugaru Shamisen in the Carnegie Hall in New York in the event of "Japan NYC" Seiji Ozawa took part in as the artistic director.

Assumes the role of leader of the "Monsters of Shamisen" consisting of three Tsugaru Shamisen players.
Engages in training apprentices in three shamisen classes in Maruyama, Sumikawa and Higashi Naebo in Sapporo.
Currently based on Hokkaido, the most northern part of Japan, he is also focusing on the diffusion of shamisen not only through tsugaru shamisen performance but also through workshops throughout Japan and the world.

The father and son have currently been very active to perform the Great East Japan Earthquake live charity concerts in churches.

Future plans
Release new CDs and instructional DVDs in 2011.
Appear on stage for South by Southwest Music Festival in the US in September.
Nitta Masahiro concert in Belgium in October.
Launches an original samisen in 2012
Will serve as the musical director of "Hakuou ki," a spin-off movie of Chushingura" in Tokyo in 2012.

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