My Take
I have a soft spot for Pata, because in a band as famously explosive and operatic as X Japan, he's the guy who just stands there, slightly slouched, calmly ripping out blues-soaked guitar like it's the most natural thing in the world. While everyone around him is screaming their souls out and the hair is defying physics, Pata's got this unbothered, beer-in-hand cool that grounds the whole spectacle. Born in Chiba in 1965, he's the kind of player who never chased the spotlight but absolutely holds the floor up underneath it. His tone has only gotten richer with age, and there's something deeply likable about that crooked little grin he flashes mid-solo. I just dig players who let the music do the showing off, and Pata is exactly that breed of quietly excellent.
Overview
Pata is a Japanese guitarist and composer born on November 4, 1965, in Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture. Details about his educational background, agency affiliation, and personal life remain private or undisclosed. He maintains an official website and is active on Instagram and X (formerly Twitter).
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Pata
- Name (Japanese)
- PATA
- Reading
- 不明
- Born
- November 4, 1965 (age 60)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Scorpio / Snake (Mi)
- Origin
- Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture, Japan
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Active years
- Unknown
- Occupation
- Composer / Guitarist
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
- Debut
- Unknown
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Official sitehttp://www.pata-official.com/
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/pataofficial.ishizuka/
- Xhttps://x.com/PATA_Official_
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/PATA
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.