Misa Tamagawa

Tamagawa became a host on Jay Land Shuffle starting April 1997 on FM Osaka. At the age of 26, she moved to Tokyo and appeared on NACK5's "NACK WITH YOU",{{Cite web|title=Nack with You |url=http://www.nack5.co.jp/timetable/program/14_0900_with.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010428074944fw_/http://www.nack5.co.jp/timetable/program/14_0900_with.html |archive-date=2001-04-28 |access-date=2021-04-09 |language=ja}} an FM station in Saitama Prefecture. She also worked as a first music commentator for King's Brunch on TBS TV.

Since April 2003, she was one of the main personalities on "The Nutty Radio Show Onitama",{{Cite web |title=The Nutty Radio Show 鬼玉 |url=http://www.nack5.co.jp/timetable/program/14_2030_nutty.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031203021042fw_/http://www.nack5.co.jp/timetable/program/14_2030_nutty.html |archive-date=2003-12-03 |access-date=2021-04-09 |language=ja}}{{Cite web|title=「鬼玉」、終了。|url=https://ameblo.jp/tama-ch/entry-10664022880.html |access-date=2021-04-09|website=玉川美沙オフィシャルブログ たまにはちゃんと。|language=ja}} the main nighttime program on NACK5 for seven and a half years. In April 2006, she started "Misa Tamagawa's Tamanavi",{{Cite web|title=玉川美沙たまなび|url=http://www.joqr.co.jp/blog/tama/ |access-date=2021-04-09|website=joqr.co.jp|language=ja}} an evening program on JOQR at the same time as "Onitama".

In June 2008, she represented JOQR at the hanging poster for the "Tokyo 5 Companies Radio Enhancement Campaign".{{Cite web|title=電車通勤のみなさま。|url=https://ameblo.jp/tama-ch/entry-10102351633.html|website=玉川美沙オフィシャルブログ たまにはちゃんと。|publisher=|language=ja|accessdate=2020-12-11}}

In March 2010, The Japan Commercial Broadcasters Association (JBA) conducted a survey of 101 commercial radio stations nationwide. In the 2010 "Joy, Anger, Sorrow, and Pleasure" survey, she ranked first place in the "Sorrow... Which famous person's voice soothes you when you are sad?" category.{{Cite web|title=（報道発表）ラジオ・オピニオン2010＜"喜・怒・哀・楽"別 ボイス・オブ・ザ・ボイス＞|url=https://www.j-ba.or.jp/category/topics/jba100727 |access-date=2021-04-15|website=j-ba.or.jp {{!}} 一般社団法人 日本民間放送連盟|language=ja}} In the same survey, she ranked second place in the two categories "Which celebrity has a voice that makes you happy just by listening to it?" and "Who are the famous people whose laughter is fun to listen to?".{{Cite web|title=ラジオ・オピニオン2010 調査結果|url=https://www.j-ba.or.jp/files/jba100727/press.pdf |language=ja}}

After her maternity leave, Tamagawa returned to JOQR on the Saturday morning wide program "Misa Tamagawa's Happily"{{Cite web|title=ハピリー最終回「あなたの幸せは何ですか？」 - 玉川美沙 music selection|url=http://www.joqr.co.jp/tama/2018/03/post-458.html |access-date=2021-04-09|website=joqr.co.jp|language=ja}} in April 2013, which won the "Excellence Award" for its "Happily Classic" corner, as it was "created with all the performers and staff working together to make things more enjoyable".{{Cite web|last=一般社団法人 日本民間放送連盟|title=表彰番組・事績 {{!}} 一般社団法人 日本民間放送連盟|url=https://www.j-ba.or.jp/category/awards/jba101257 |access-date=2021-03-15|website=j-ba.or.jp|language=ja}}{{Cite web|last=文化放送|title=文化放送スペシャルウィーク！|url=http://www.joqr.net/topics2013/index12.html |access-date=2021-03-15|website=文化放送スペシャルウィークサイト|language=ja}}

Tamagawa supervised Thursdays on the JFN network in 2018{{Cite web|title=玉川美沙の木曜face|url=https://twitter.com/jfn_face/status/360276789676879873 |access-date=2021-04-09|website=Twitter|language=ja}} and "Misa Tamagawa's Music Selection".{{Cite web|title=玉川美沙 music selection|url=http://www.joqr.co.jp/tama/ |access-date=2021-04-09|website=玉川美沙 music selection|language=ja}}

In June 2019, she began streaming on YouTube. Currently, she regularly broadcasts "玉川美沙tama_ch.radio" and "Ohatama Radio" via 17Live{{Cite web|title=17LIVE - Live Streaming 玉川美沙tama_ch.radio|url=https://17.live/live/9515353 |access-date=2021-04-09|website=17.live|language=ja}} and Twitcasting.{{Cite web|title=Radio おはたまラジオ♪ - たまキャス|url=https://twitcasting.tv/tamamisa |access-date=2021-04-09|website=twitcasting.tv|language=ja}}

Tamagawa has been involved in music since her childhood; she learned the electronic organ at the age of four, and in elementary and junior high school, she was a member of the music and brass band clubs, the latter of which she was the head in junior high school. She also belonged to a copy band{{Clarify|reason=What is a copy band?|date=March 2022}} and played keyboard.{{Cite web|title=たまチャンネル＜玉川美沙Official Web SIte＞|url=http://www.tama-ch.com/profile.html|access-date=2020-12-29|website=tama-ch.com}}{{Primary source inline|date=March 2022}}

Tamagawa obtained a shōchū advisor certificate in 2002,{{Cite web |title=「ふぅ。」 2002年12月09日 |url=http://www.tama-ch.com/cgi-bin/diary.cgi?ID=491 |accessdate=2020-12-20 |website=たまチャンネル＜玉川美沙 Official Web Site |publisher=}}{{Cite web|title=焼酎アドバイザーの証！ 認定証＆バッヂをもらったよ！|url=http://www.tama-ch.com/cgi-bin/gourmet_bn.cgi?ID=1|accessdate=2020-12-22|website=たまチャンネル＜玉川美沙 Official Web Site |publisher=}} and published a book, Rakuraku Shochu (楽楽焼酎), in 2003.{{Cite web|title=「えへへ。」 2003年05月28日|url=http://www.tama-ch.com/cgi-bin/diary.cgi?ID=424|accessdate=2020-12-20|website=たまチャンネル＜玉川美沙Official Web SIte＞|publisher=}}

In 2007, she wrote the lyrics for the song "Snack," which appears on the album Burn Park (バーンパーク) by Kakashi.{{Cite web|title=DISCOGRAPHY|url=http://kakashi.vc/disco/index.html|accessdate=2020-12-11|website=かかしオフィシャルサイト|publisher=}}

In June 2010, Tamagawa reported on "Misa Tamagawa's Tamanavi" that she married a younger man.{{Cite web|title=親愛なるみなさま。|url=https://ameblo.jp/tama-ch/entry-10577216913.html|accessdate=2020-12-11|website=玉川美沙オフィシャルブログ たまにはちゃんと。|publisher=|language=ja}} In August, she announced that she was six months pregnant.{{Cite web|title=ありがとう。|url=https://ameblo.jp/tama-ch/entry-10631147444.html|accessdate=2020-12-18|website=玉川美沙オフィシャルブログ たまにはちゃんと。|publisher=|language=ja}} After that, she left all of her regular programs.{{Cite web|date=2010-10-01|title=「鬼玉」、終了。|url=http://ameblo.jp/tama-ch/entry-10664022880.html|accessdate=2016-12-31|publisher=オフィシャルブログ「たまにはちゃんと。」}} On January 14, 2011, she announced on her blog that she had given birth to her first child, a boy.{{Cite web|title=うまれたよ～о(ж＞▽＜)ｙ ☆|url=https://ameblo.jp/tama-ch/entry-10768261697.html|accessdate=2020-12-18|website=玉川美沙オフィシャルブログ たまにはちゃんと。|publisher=|language=ja}}{{Cite web|date=2011-01-14|title=ラジオパーソナリティーの玉川美沙が第1子男児出産|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/83909/full/|accessdate=2018-03-14|publisher=ORICON NEWS}}{{Cite web|date=2011-01-14|title=玉川美沙が第一子を出産、ファンも祝福|url=http://news.livedoor.com/article/detail/5270545/|accessdate=2016-12-31|publisher=livedoorNEWS}}

In the 2010s, Tamagawa publicly announced on her blog that she was a train fan,{{Cite web|title=鉄道を好きな理由。|url=https://ameblo.jp/tama-ch/entry-12003724176.html|accessdate=2020-12-21|website=玉川美沙オフィシャルブログ たまにはちゃんと。|publisher=|language=ja}}{{Cite web|title=ママ鉄見習いですので。|url=https://ameblo.jp/tama-ch/entry-11737045812.html|accessdate=2020-12-21|website=玉川美沙オフィシャルブログ たまにはちゃんと。|publisher=|language=ja}} and in 2015, she participated in a national high school model train contest. In 2015, she participated in a national model railroad contest for high school students, where she held a fundraising event to restore a section of the Tadami Line that was closed to traffic.{{Cite web|title=鉄道模型コンテストのご報告|url=https://ameblo.jp/tama-ch/entry-12060526310.html|accessdate=2020-12-20|website=玉川美沙オフィシャルブログ たまにはちゃんと。|publisher=|language=ja}}

In June 2010, she started "Tamanavi Farm" in Kamikawa, Saitama, as a project of "Misa Tamagawa's Tamanavi".{{Cite web|title=「たまなびファーム」プロジェクトが始まります！|url=https://www.daichi-m.co.jp/blog/report/2010/06/22/|accessdate=2020-12-18|website=daichi-m.co.jp|publisher=}} "Tamanavi Farm" ended with its parent program.{{Cite web|title=たまなびファームに行ってきました！|url=https://www.daichi-m.co.jp/blog/report/2010/12/20/|accessdate=2020-12-18|website=daichi-m.co.jp|publisher=}}

In March 2011, when Tamagawa was looking for something to do after the Great East Japan Earthquake, she received a message from a listener asking her to make a picture book for children to read to adults. In response, she created a collaborative picture book, Protect You, with picture book author Mari Torigoe as part of Operation Toritama.{{Cite web|title=.:*･'まもってあげる･*:.|url=http://toritama-ehon.jp/|accessdate=2020-12-21|website=toritama-ehon.jp|publisher=}}

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• [https://ameblo.jp/tama-ch/ Misa Tamagawa's official blog]
• [http://www.tama-ch.com/profile.html Misa Tamagawa's official website]

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