Hikashu 45th Anniversary Concert August 8-9 2023

2023 marks the 45th anniversary year for Hikashu, which formed in 1978, and commemorating it they will hold a special concert for two evenings in Shibuya, Tokyo. Also they invite guests for each night.

The Day 1 will feature "Hikashu 1978," the original line-up of the band: Makigami Koichi (vocal, bass), Mitama Masamichi (guitar), Inoue Makoto (keyboard), Yamashita Yasushi (keyboard), and Tobe Satoshi (alto saxophone). Also Togawa Jun.

The Day 2 the guests are Tachibana Hajime, Marianne Shinonome (from Kinoco Hotel), Otomo Yoshihide, Koketsu Masayo.

The pre-show DJ will be provided by Takagi Kan, and there will be special installations designed by Hinibo Katsuhiko.

August 8-9, 2023
"Hikashu 45th Anniversary Concert"
@ Club Quattro
Shibuya, Tokyo
open 18:00 - start 19:00
adv 6,000 yen

Club Quattro, Shibuya, Tokyo

Odawara Homecoming Concert May 14 2023

Both Makigami Koichi and Mita Freeman are graduates from Odawara Senior High School. Actually they started performing while attending there.

And they will be back to the school after more than 40 years, with their company.

Organized by Kenyukai, the alumni association, Hikashu will perform at the school for the first time.

Odawara HS is located in Odawara City, Kanagawa prefecture. It was established in 1900, and its alumni includes famous literary figures, engineers, entrepreneurs, and politicians.

The event is for its alumni but not limited. It's open to the public. And it's free. So attend the event and witness the historical moment.

May 14, 2023 

"The World of Hikashu and Makigami Koichi" 

@ Shuseikan Hall 

Odawara Senior High School 

Odawara, Kanagawa 

open 14:15 start 14:30 

admission free 

Kenyukai website (jp) wikipedia (jp)

Odawara High School

Back on the road again

It looks like Hikashu going back on the road in fothcoming months.

Besides the ongoing monthly concert at SPC of Kichijoji, the band announced the tours in Hokkaido, Kyushu, and Chubu-kanto regions.

Moreover, in August they will held a two-date concert celebrating the band's 45 years anniversary in Shibuya, Tokyo.

Details to be followed.

Seeson's Greetings 2023

Season's greetings and best wishes for the New Year from Hikashu.

Hikashu Monthly Concert 2023:

January 25 (Wed.)
February 27 (Mon.)
March 28 (Tue.)
April 24 (Mon.)

@ Star Pine's Cafe
Kichijoji, Tokyo

Hikashu's monthly concert series continues in 2023

 

⁡マンスリーヒカシュー2022
『唐突という執着』
ゲスト：イノヤマランド/マリアンヌ東雲/KERA

ご来場&ご視聴ありがとうございました🌟
年末に相応しく、アンコールまで超大盛り上がり&贅沢なライブでした🎹

来年はヒカシュー45周年🎉
来年もよろしくお願いします！
#マンスリーヒカシュー pic.twitter.com/RdBo1LslqJ

— ヒカシューファンクラブ (@hikashufanclub) December 30, 2022

On December 30, there was the year's end concert with guests at Star Pine's Cafe Kichijoji, and Hikashu had finished the activities of this year.

And it's officially announced that the monthly concert series at SPC will continue in 2023. Now it's 5th year.

Unfortunately, it doesn't look like the things 'go back to normal' anytime soon, but Hikashu will be active as ever, and we can expect a new album is coming. The band certainly have a new material to fill an album. Some of them are already performed in public, and we can say it sounded great. So let's look forward to the album. Have a nice new year's eve.

Year's end concert on December 30, 2022

Hikashu will hold a year's end concert at Star Pine's Cafe on December 30, 2022.

For years, Hikashu has been holding a special concert around christmas season with guests, Unfortunately, due to the pandemic, this event has been halted. Now the situation is gradually changing, and this year's end concert is one of their attempts to 'back to normal'.

The guests are Inoyama Land, Kera, and Marianne Shinonome from Kinoko Hotel.

The concert will be long one so started early. The hours is different than usual so be careful.

December 30, 2022
"Hikashu Monthly 2022"
guest: Inoyama Land, Kera, Marianne Shinonome
@ Star Pine's Cafe
Kichijoji, Tokyo
open 15:30 - start 16:00
adv 4,000 yen - at door 4,500 yen
There will be streaming broadcast available and ticket is sold at e+ (e-plus) (sorry, outside Japan is not supported).

Star Pine's Cafe, Kichijoji, Tokyo

Jazz Art Sengawa December 1-4 2022

This year's Jazz Art Sengawa has been slated to December due to the renovation of the venue, Sengawa Theater of Chofu, Tokyo.

Hikashu's appearance is scheduled to the afternoon of December 3rd. This is a special program - a continuation of the project "Kabakov's Dream" which have performed in Niigata this summer (see here for details). The project is a work in progress, and the audience is going to see it in a working stage.

The entire schedule is as follows:

December 1, 2022
"A Wind from Berlin"
Takase Aki (p), Daniel Eltman (sax), Uchihashi Kazuhisa (g), Nakaya Akiko (alive painting)
19:00-
guest: Ino Nobuyoshi (b)

December 2, 2022
"Running in the Sky"
Samm Bennett (per), Fujiwara Kiyoto (b), Akaihirume (vo), Nagamine Maki (scenography)
19:00-20:30

December 3, 2022
"Kabakov's Dream Continued"
Hikashu
Makigami Koichi (vo, cor, thermin), Mita Freeman (g), Sakaide Masami (b), Shimizu Kazuto (p), Sato Masaharu (ds)
guest: Koketsu Masayo (sax)
14:30-16:00

"What a Wonderful World"
Arthur Binard (poetry), Nanao Tavito (vo, g), Kumasaka Rutsuko (accordion), Sakamoto Hiromichi (vc, etc)
19:00-20:30

December 4, 2022
"Wonderful World of Idiosyncratic Playing"
Tokushu Soho Yon [Tachibana Hideki (alto sax), Kita Yoichiro (tp), Takahashi Yasuyuki (tb), Honto Misaki (baritone sax)], Yamaga Gaku (g), Sakamoto Hiromichi (vc, etc)
11:00-

"Trio looking for a bone of jellyfish"
Makigami Koichi (vo), Sato Yoshiaki (accordion), Kanda Yoshiko (percussion)
15:00-

Each set - 3,500 yen

Sengawa Theater, Chofu, Tokyo