Ichiko Aoba Interview でラジオで公開されなかった質問！

Today is a release day for not my music but Ichiko Aoba’s new album, Luminescent Creatures

Go and have a listen to this gorgeous album!

My favorite? 2nd piece and I want to go to this exact place. 24° 3′ 27.0″ N, 123° 47′ 7.5″ E lighthouse on Hateruma Island.

When I got to interview her a couple of years ago in Sydney, before I went in, my partner asked me if I can ask her a question ( for him) and the question was “what do you do with your hair?”

Ichiko has long beautiful hair but sometimes it gets shorter and we wondered if she donates her hair sometimes .

So after some more of official questions I had and we were more relaxed, I did po the question as I was saying this might be inappropriate question for this occasion, “My partner wants to know what you do with your hair” I said and Ichiko laughed and said that is an interesting question! The answer was even more interesting.

Yes, she sometimes donates her hair but also just before that interview, she went to Kurama dera Temple in Kyoto and left some of her hair in 「髪壺堂（けとうどう）」.

Apparently this space underground is only lit by candles and 10.000 pots of hair is stored there!

Ichiko was not hesitant to answer this question but more interested in answering to this unexpected question, Popo had!

Hope Ichiko will be back in Australia again! and please listen to her new album.

I am waiting to receive my record.

Photo by Popo