Tomoaki Ogura: The Truth Behind the “Ogura Pilgrimage,” in which Industry Insiders All Visited the Yakiniku Restaurant He Owns.

Tomoaki Ogura, 77, who was the anchor of Fuji Television’s morning information program “Tokudane! Tomoaki Ogura (77 years old), who served as the anchor of Fuji Television’s morning information program “Tokudane! In 2004, he announced that he had bladder cancer, and in 2006, he underwent surgery to remove the bladder and had been fighting the disease for a long time.

A person who knew Ms. Ogura said

When I saw her about a month and a half ago, she was in high spirits, saying, ‘I’m still going to live! I’m still going to live! He was not sure of his footing and his walking speed was slow, but his color was good. I never thought he would pass away so soon. ……

I never thought he would die so soon,” she exclaimed.

In his final days, he was at home, watched over by his family.

According to sources, he was hospitalized in mid-November, but on December 4, a doctor told him

“There is no way to treat him.

He returned home on December 6.

Shinsuke Kasai, a “cancer survivor” and a junior staff member, said in an information program that he had called Ms. Ogura two days before she passed away.

The doctor told me, ‘You don’t have to work so hard anymore. The doctor said, ‘You don’t have to try anymore. His voice was dead and he sounded very weak.

He stated.

According to Ogura’s official website

“Last month, she complained of severe back pain, and tests showed metastases in her pelvis, lumbar vertebrae, and meninges. Since the beginning of this month, her health suddenly changed and she passed away yesterday at home under the watchful eye of her family.

He passed away yesterday at home under the watchful eye of his family.

Ms. Ogura gained popularity as an anchor for her undisciplined manner. A TV station official said

Tokudane! was really an ad-lib by Ms. Ogura. Even in the meeting stage, he would not say, ‘I’m going to say this. The staff was on edge, but there were many fans.

He recalls.

He also took good care of them. Many people, such as Kobukuro and Ayaka, got their breaks thanks to Mr. Ogura’s strong push.

When they appeared on “Tokudane! sells CDs when they appear on “Tokudane!

He would always come to concerts and visit the backstage area after the performance and at the launch party. People naturally gathered around Ms. Ogura,” said a person involved in the music industry.

said a person involved in the music industry.

If Mr. Ogura liked her, he would feature her on his TV program.

Music industry people and others with such “ulterior motives” went to the yakiniku restaurant that Ogura was running at the time and dropped large sums of money there. This is what is known as an “Ogura pilgrimage.

Mr. Ogura did not tell them to come to his restaurant. However, people in the industry who wanted to get in on Mr. Ogura’s business, even if only a little, ate and drank, and then told people that they had spent 200,000 yen the other day, and this got trailed and spread in a way that was not originally intended.

Well, I have never heard that Mr. Ogura favored them just because they spent a lot of money at his restaurant. However, if it was handled by “Tokudane! CD sales were totally different compared to when she appeared on the back program, NTV’s “Sukkiri”. That’s how important it is to have your own musicians and others appear on “Tokudane! was so desperate to get its own musicians to appear on “Tokudane!

Mr. Ogura maintained a hands-on approach until his condition suddenly changed. The numerous condolence comments from many musicians and entertainers are proof of how much he was loved by the public.