Crowdfunding Campaign for Concert in Samarkand

Currently Hikashu is running a crowdfunding campaign. The goal is to make a Hikashu concert in Samarkand, the 1st goal is 2 million yen (about 12,500 USD) and the deadline is July 15th. Investors are offered various benefits depending on their investment amount.

Samarkand is an old city in southeastern Uzbekistan and there is a plan of huge 4-day music festival in late August this year, and Hikashu is seeking a way to participate it, hence the campaign.

Crowdfunding Campaign Site for Hikashu Samarkand Concert

Please cooperate with the crowdfunding campaign to make the band's Samarkand concert a reality. Thank you.


Makigami and Mita explain about their intention for the campaign


Makigami and Mita talking about their visit of Samarkand

The "1978" album reissued as LP and special concert held in September

"1978" will be reissued as vinyl disc in September, and Hikashu plans to make the band's concert in the same month a commemorating event for the release. All the ex-members who participated in the album will appear as guests at the concert. The LP will also be sold in advance at the venue.

The "1978" album is a collection of Hikashu's early 4-track demo recordings and originally released in 1996. This is the second time this album has been reissued, but this marks the first time it has been reissued on LP. This vinyl edition includes three previously unreleased take as bonus tracks, among them "Confusion" — an alternate version of which appeared on a fan-club-exclusive flexi-disc.

Hikashu - 1978 [LP edition] (2026)

Side A:
1. Puyo Puyo
2. At the End of the 20th Century
3. Confusion
4. Doro Doro
5. Thrill

Side B:
1. En-Ten-Ka
2. Rhetorics and Logics
3. A Vinyl Doll
4. Losing My Future
5. Yochu No Kiki
6. Proud Mary

Makigami Koichi - vocal, bass
Mitama Masamichi - guitar, vocal
Inoue Makoto - keyboard, mellotron
Yamashita Yasushi - keyboard, synthesizer
Tobe Satoshi - alto saxophone, guitar, vocal

Recorded in 1978

This edition will be released on September 16, 2026.

available from:
Hikashu Official Store
P-Vine Official Store - 1978
Pre-order now accepting - email us if any questions.

September 11, 2026
"Hikashu Monthly Concert 2026 September"
@ Star Pine's Cafe
Kichijoji, Tokyo
guest - Inoue Makoto (synthesizer), Yamashita Yasushi (synthesizer), Tobe Satoshi (saxophone)
open 19:00 - start 19:30
adv 4,000 yen - at door 4,500 yen

Star Pine's Cafe, Kichijoji, Tokyo