Violent Onsen Geisha

Violent Onsen Geisha (Japanese kanji; 暴力温泉芸者 Japanese kana; ボウリョク・オンセン・ゲイシャ) is a Japanese noise music group, distinctive among many noise acts for frequently displaying a bizarre, sarcastic, and mischievous sense of humor. The group is essentially the solo project of Nakahara Masaya (中原昌也), though early in the group's history Nakahara fabricated a story, for years related as fact in the music press in Japan, that the group had at one time had several other members who died. Such conceptual conceits are common in Nakahara's work and public persona. A typical Violent Onsen Geisha album may contain music done in more conventional musical styles such as disco and hip hop, field recordings, and appropriated or "found" music, in addition to (or even instead of) straight-ahead noise.

The September 2007 edition of Rolling Stone Japan listed Violent Onsen Geisha's 1996 album Nation of Rhythm Slaves at number 63 in their 100 Greatest Japanese Rock Albums of All Time.