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{{Short description|Japanese new age band}}
{{Infobox musical artist
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Himekami
| name = Himekami
| image = cropped-2020_Logo_200.jpg
| background = group_or_band
| origin = Wakayanagi, Miyagi Japan
| caption = Official logo for Himekami
| genre = [[New-age music|New-age]]
| origin = Wakayanagi, Miyagi Japan
| genre = [[New-age music|New-age]]
| years_active = 1980-present
| years_active = 1980–present
| label = [[Higher Octave Music]]
| label = [[Higher Octave Music]]
| website = {{url|himekami.jp/}}
| website = {{url|himekami.jp/}}
| current_members = [[Yoshiki Hoshi]]<br />[[Wakako Nakajima]]<br />[[Tomoko Fujii]]<br />[[Junko Shiwa]]<br />[[Yoriko Sano]]
| current_members = [[Yoshiki Hoshi]]<br />[[Wakako Nakajima]]<br />[[Tomoko Fujii]]<br />[[Junko Shiwa]]<br />[[Yoriko Sano]]
| past_members = [[Yoshiaki Hoshi]]
| past_members = [[Yoshiaki Hoshi]]
}}
}}
{{nihongo|'''Himekami'''|姫神|}} is a [[Japanese people|Japanese]] [[New-age music|new-age]] [[musical group]], founded in 1980 by [[composer]] [[Yoshiaki Hoshi]] as {{nihongo|'''Himekami Sensation'''|姫神せんせいしょん|Himekami Senseishon}},<ref name="eem">{{cite web|url=http://www.pugachov.ru/eem/ha.html|title=Himekami (Japan)|publisher=Encyclopedia of Electronic Music|accessdate=2008-06-07}}</ref> changing its name to '''Himekami''' in 1984.
{{nihongo|'''Himekami'''|姫神|}} is a [[Japanese people|Japanese]] [[New-age music|new-age]] [[musical group]], founded in 1980 by [[composer]] {{nihongo|[[Yoshiaki Hoshi]]|星吉 昭}} as {{nihongo|'''Himekami Sensation'''|姫神せんせいしょん|Himekami Senseishon}},<ref name="eem">{{cite web|url=http://www.pugachov.ru/eem/ha.html|title=Himekami (Japan)|publisher=Encyclopedia of Electronic Music|accessdate=2008-06-07}}</ref> changing its name to '''Himekami''' in 1984.


The band's name is derived from [[Mount Himekami]]<!--姫神山 (岩手県)--> in [[Morioka, Iwate|Morioka]], [[Iwate Prefecture]].
The band's name is derived from [[Mount Himekami]]<!--姫神山 (岩手県)--> in [[Morioka, Iwate|Morioka]], [[Iwate Prefecture]].


The group's current line-up consists of [[synthesizer]] player {{nihongo|[[Yoshiki Hoshi]]|星吉紀}} and vocalists Wakako Nakajima, Tomoko Fujii, Junko Shiwa, and Yoriko Sano.
The group's current line-up consists of [[synthesizer]] player {{nihongo|[[Yoshiki Hoshi]]|星吉 紀}}, son of Yoshiaki, and vocalists Wakako Nakajima, Tomoko Fujii, Junko Shiwa, and Yoriko Sano.


The album ''Ama Takami no Kuni'' was the first released by the group following founder Hoshi's death in October 2004. [[Higher Octave|Higher Octave Music]] has released a number of their albums in [[North America]].
The album ''Ama Takami no Kuni'' was the first released by the group following founder Hoshi's death in October 2004. [[Higher Octave|Higher Octave Music]] has released a number of their albums in [[North America]].
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*{{nihongo|''Oku no Hosomichi''|奥の細道|}} (1981, based on [[Oku no Hosomichi|the work]] by [[Matsuo Bashō]])
*{{nihongo|''Oku no Hosomichi''|奥の細道|}} (1981, based on [[Oku no Hosomichi|the work]] by [[Matsuo Bashō]])
*{{nihongo|''Tōno''|遠野|}} (1982)
*{{nihongo|''Tōno''|遠野|}} (1982)
*{{nihongo|''Himekami''|姫神|}} (1982, main theme for the [[Tetsutarō Murano]] film ''[[Shiroikawa]]'')
*{{nihongo|''Himekami''|姫神|}} (1982, main theme for the [[Tetsutaro Murano|Tetsutarō Murano]] film ''[[Tono monogatari]]'')
*{{nihongo|''Himekami Densetsu''|姫神伝説|}} (1983)
*{{nihongo|''Himekami Densetsu''|姫神伝説|}} (1983)


<small>'''Sources:'''<ref name="81-83">{{cite web|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himekami_station/w_81-83.html|title=All Works of HIMEKAMI: 1981-1983　＝オリジナルアルバム＆シングル（1981年～1983年）＝|publisher=HIMEKAMI Station|accessdate=2008-06-07|language=Japanese|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091202074714/http://www.geocities.jp/himekami_station/w_81-83.html|archive-date=2009-12-02|url-status=dead}}</ref></small>
<small>'''Sources:'''<ref name="81-83">{{cite web|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himekami_station/w_81-83.html|title=All Works of HIMEKAMI: 1981-1983 ＝オリジナルアルバム＆シングル（1981年～1983年）＝|publisher=HIMEKAMI Station|accessdate=2008-06-07|language=Japanese|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091202074714/http://www.geocities.jp/himekami_station/w_81-83.html|archive-date=2009-12-02|url-status=dead}}</ref></small>


===As Himekami===
===As Himekami===
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*{{nihongo|''Jōmon Kairyū: Kaze no Jōmon3''|縄文海流 風の縄文3|}} (1998, winner of the 40th [[Japan Record Award|Japan Record Project Award]])<ref name="40th">{{cite web|url=http://www.jacompa.or.jp/rekishi/d1998.htm |script-title=ja:第40回日本レコード大賞 |publisher=[[Japan Record Award|日本レコード大賞]] |year=1998 |accessdate=2008-06-07 |language=Japanese |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080505071921/http://www.jacompa.or.jp/rekishi/d1998.htm |archivedate=2008-05-05 }}</ref>
*{{nihongo|''Jōmon Kairyū: Kaze no Jōmon3''|縄文海流 風の縄文3|}} (1998, winner of the 40th [[Japan Record Award|Japan Record Project Award]])<ref name="40th">{{cite web|url=http://www.jacompa.or.jp/rekishi/d1998.htm |script-title=ja:第40回日本レコード大賞 |publisher=[[Japan Record Award|日本レコード大賞]] |year=1998 |accessdate=2008-06-07 |language=Japanese |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080505071921/http://www.jacompa.or.jp/rekishi/d1998.htm |archivedate=2008-05-05 }}</ref>
*{{nihongo|''Seed''|シード|Shīdo}} (1999)
*{{nihongo|''Seed''|シード|Shīdo}} (1999)
*{{nihongo|''Sennen Kairō''|千年回廊|}} (2000)
*{{nihongo|''Sennen Kairō''|千年回廊|}} (2000), including the song "Sennenno Inori" (Millennium Prayer)<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hY073cRIkCc 千年の祈り（千年回廊） 2021 Remastaring]</ref>
*{{nihongo|''[[Suikoden III|Gensō Suikoden III]]''|幻想水滸伝III|}} (2002, opening theme for the original soundtrack)
*{{nihongo|''[[Suikoden III|Gensō Suikoden III]]''|幻想水滸伝III|}} (2002, opening theme for the original soundtrack)
*{{nihongo|''Aoi Hana''|青い花|}} (2003)
*{{nihongo|''Aoi Hana''|青い花|}} (2003)
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<small>'''Sources:'''
<small>'''Sources:'''
<ref name="84-85">{{cite web|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himekami_station/w_84-85.html|title=All Works of HIMEKAMI: 1984-1985　＝オリジナルアルバム＆シングル（1984年～1985年）＝|publisher=HIMEKAMI Station|accessdate=2008-06-07|language=Japanese|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091202065942/http://www.geocities.jp/himekami_station/w_84-85.html|archive-date=2009-12-02|url-status=dead}}</ref>
<ref name="84-85">{{cite web|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himekami_station/w_84-85.html|title=All Works of HIMEKAMI: 1984-1985 ＝オリジナルアルバム＆シングル（1984年～1985年）＝|publisher=HIMEKAMI Station|accessdate=2008-06-07|language=Japanese|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091202065942/http://www.geocities.jp/himekami_station/w_84-85.html|archive-date=2009-12-02|url-status=dead}}</ref>
<ref name="86-89">{{cite web|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himekami_station/w_86-89.html|title=All Works of HIMEKAMI: 1986-1989　＝オリジナルアルバム＆シングル（1986年～1989年）＝|publisher=HIMEKAMI Station|accessdate=2008-06-07|language=Japanese|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091202065947/http://www.geocities.jp/himekami_station/w_86-89.html|archive-date=2009-12-02|url-status=dead}}</ref>
<ref name="86-89">{{cite web|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himekami_station/w_86-89.html|title=All Works of HIMEKAMI: 1986-1989 ＝オリジナルアルバム＆シングル（1986年～1989年）＝|publisher=HIMEKAMI Station|accessdate=2008-06-07|language=Japanese|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091202065947/http://www.geocities.jp/himekami_station/w_86-89.html|archive-date=2009-12-02|url-status=dead}}</ref>
<ref name="90-94">{{cite web|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himekami_station/w_90-94.html|title=All Works of HIMEKAMI: 1990-1994　＝オリジナルアルバム＆シングル（1990年～1994年）＝|publisher=HIMEKAMI Station|accessdate=2008-06-07|language=Japanese|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091202065952/http://www.geocities.jp/himekami_station/w_90-94.html|archive-date=2009-12-02|url-status=dead}}</ref>
<ref name="90-94">{{cite web|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himekami_station/w_90-94.html|title=All Works of HIMEKAMI: 1990-1994 ＝オリジナルアルバム＆シングル（1990年～1994年）＝|publisher=HIMEKAMI Station|accessdate=2008-06-07|language=Japanese|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091202065952/http://www.geocities.jp/himekami_station/w_90-94.html|archive-date=2009-12-02|url-status=dead}}</ref>
<ref name="95-97">{{cite web|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himekami_station/w_95-97.html|title=All Works of HIMEKAMI: 1995-1997　＝オリジナルアルバム＆シングル（1995年～1997年）＝|publisher=HIMEKAMI Station|accessdate=2008-06-07|language=Japanese|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091202073628/http://www.geocities.jp/himekami_station/w_95-97.html|archive-date=2009-12-02|url-status=dead}}</ref>
<ref name="95-97">{{cite web|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himekami_station/w_95-97.html|title=All Works of HIMEKAMI: 1995-1997 ＝オリジナルアルバム＆シングル（1995年～1997年）＝|publisher=HIMEKAMI Station|accessdate=2008-06-07|language=Japanese|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091202073628/http://www.geocities.jp/himekami_station/w_95-97.html|archive-date=2009-12-02|url-status=dead}}</ref>
<ref name="98-02">{{cite web|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himekami_station/w_98-02.html|title=All Works of HIMEKAMI: 1998-2002　＝オリジナルアルバム＆シングル（1998年～2002年）＝|publisher=HIMEKAMI Station|accessdate=2008-06-07|language=Japanese|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091203004853/http://www.geocities.jp/himekami_station/w_98-02.html|archive-date=2009-12-03|url-status=dead}}</ref>
<ref name="98-02">{{cite web|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himekami_station/w_98-02.html|title=All Works of HIMEKAMI: 1998-2002 ＝オリジナルアルバム＆シングル（1998年～2002年）＝|publisher=HIMEKAMI Station|accessdate=2008-06-07|language=Japanese|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091203004853/http://www.geocities.jp/himekami_station/w_98-02.html|archive-date=2009-12-03|url-status=dead}}</ref>
<ref name="03-04">{{cite web|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himekami_station/w_03-04.html|title=All Works of HIMEKAMI: 2003-2004　＝オリジナルアルバム＆シングル（2003年～2004年）＝|publisher=HIMEKAMI Station|accessdate=2008-06-07|language=Japanese|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019132533/http://www.geocities.jp/himekami_station/w_03-04.html|archive-date=2012-10-19|url-status=dead}}</ref>
<ref name="03-04">{{cite web|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himekami_station/w_03-04.html|title=All Works of HIMEKAMI: 2003-2004 ＝オリジナルアルバム＆シングル（2003年～2004年）＝|publisher=HIMEKAMI Station|accessdate=2008-06-07|language=Japanese|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019132533/http://www.geocities.jp/himekami_station/w_03-04.html|archive-date=2012-10-19|url-status=dead}}</ref>
</small>
</small>


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*{{nihongo|''Kamigami no Uta''|神々の詩|}} (1998, theme song from the [[Tokyo Broadcasting System|TBS]] series by the same title)
*{{nihongo|''Kamigami no Uta''|神々の詩|}} (1998, theme song from the [[Tokyo Broadcasting System|TBS]] series by the same title)
*{{nihongo|''Mirai no Hitomi''|未来の瞳|}} (2000, theme song from the TBS series by the same title)
*{{nihongo|''Mirai no Hitomi''|未来の瞳|}} (2000, theme song from the TBS series by the same title)
*{{nihongo|''Kiseki no Megumi''|奇跡の恵み|}} (2011)
*{{nihongo|''Ryūhyō''|流氷|}} (2011)


<small>'''Sources:'''
<small>'''Sources:'''
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[[Category:New-age music groups]]
[[Category:New-age music groups]]
[[Category:Musical groups from Miyagi Prefecture]]
[[Category:Musical groups from Miyagi Prefecture]]
[[Category:Higher Octave Music artists]]



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Latest revision as of 12:25, 14 April 2024

Himekami
Official logo for Himekami
Official logo for Himekami
Background information
OriginWakayanagi, Miyagi Japan
GenresNew-age
Years active1980–present
LabelsHigher Octave Music
MembersYoshiki Hoshi
Wakako Nakajima
Tomoko Fujii
Junko Shiwa
Yoriko Sano
Past membersYoshiaki Hoshi
Websitehimekami.jp

Himekami (姫神) is a Japanese new-age musical group, founded in 1980 by composer Yoshiaki Hoshi (星吉 昭) as Himekami Sensation (姫神せんせいしょん, Himekami Senseishon),[1] changing its name to Himekami in 1984.

The band's name is derived from Mount Himekami in Morioka, Iwate Prefecture.

The group's current line-up consists of synthesizer player Yoshiki Hoshi (星吉 紀), son of Yoshiaki, and vocalists Wakako Nakajima, Tomoko Fujii, Junko Shiwa, and Yoriko Sano.

The album Ama Takami no Kuni was the first released by the group following founder Hoshi's death in October 2004. Higher Octave Music has released a number of their albums in North America.

Albums[edit]

As Himekami Sensation[edit]

Sources:[2]

As Himekami[edit]

  • Mahoroba (まほろば) (1984, collaboration with YAS-KAZ)
  • Kaidō (海道) (1985, collaboration with YAS-KAZ, theme of NHK Gurutto Kaidō 3000km)
  • Hokuten Gensō (北天幻想) (1986)
  • Setsufu (雪譜) (1987)
  • Toki o Mitsumete (時をみつめて) (1988, soundtrack for the 32nd Yukunen Kurunen celebration)
  • Fūdoki (風土記) (1989)
  • Ihatove Hidakami (イーハトーヴォ日高見) (1990)
  • Zipangu Himekami (ZIPANGU姫神, Jipangu Himekami) (1992)
  • Homura (炎 -HOMURA-) (1993, the song "Kaze no Inori" on this album is used as the theme song for the "Homura Kikō" segment of the NHK Taiga Drama Homura Tatsu)
  • Tsugaru (東日流) (1994)
  • Mayohiga (マヨヒガ) (1995)
  • Jōdō Mandala (浄土曼陀羅, Jōdō Mandara) (1995)
  • Kaze no Jōmon (風の縄文) (1996)
  • Kaze no Jōmon 2: Toki no Sora (風の縄文2 久遠(とき)の空) (1997)
  • Jōmon Kairyū: Kaze no Jōmon3 (縄文海流 風の縄文3) (1998, winner of the 40th Japan Record Project Award)[3]
  • Seed (シード, Shīdo) (1999)
  • Sennen Kairō (千年回廊) (2000), including the song "Sennenno Inori" (Millennium Prayer)[4]
  • Gensō Suikoden III (幻想水滸伝III) (2002, opening theme for the original soundtrack)
  • Aoi Hana (青い花) (2003)
  • Kaze no Densetsu (風の伝説) (2004)
  • Ama Takami no Kuni (天∴日高見乃國) (2008-02-04 (released via the web), 2008-04-02 (released in stores))

Sources: [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]

Singles[edit]

  • Oku no Hosomichi (奥の細道) (1981)
  • Kaidō o Yuku (海道を行く) (1985, collaboration with YAS-KAZ, theme of NHK Gurutto Kaidō 3000km)
  • Tōku he Ikitai (遠くへいきたい) (1994, collaboration with Oyunna)
  • Miagereba, Hanabira (見上げれば、花びら) (1996)
  • Kamigami no Uta (神々の詩) (1998, theme song from the TBS series by the same title)
  • Mirai no Hitomi (未来の瞳) (2000, theme song from the TBS series by the same title)
  • Kiseki no Megumi (奇跡の恵み) (2011)
  • Ryūhyō (流氷) (2011)

Sources: [2] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Himekami (Japan)". Encyclopedia of Electronic Music. Retrieved 2008-06-07.
  2. ^ a b "All Works of HIMEKAMI: 1981-1983 ＝オリジナルアルバム＆シングル（1981年～1983年）＝" (in Japanese). HIMEKAMI Station. Archived from the original on 2009-12-02. Retrieved 2008-06-07.
  3. ^ 第40回日本レコード大賞 (in Japanese). 日本レコード大賞. 1998. Archived from the original on 2008-05-05. Retrieved 2008-06-07.
  4. ^ 千年の祈り（千年回廊） 2021 Remastaring
  5. ^ a b "All Works of HIMEKAMI: 1984-1985 ＝オリジナルアルバム＆シングル（1984年～1985年）＝" (in Japanese). HIMEKAMI Station. Archived from the original on 2009-12-02. Retrieved 2008-06-07.
  6. ^ a b "All Works of HIMEKAMI: 1986-1989 ＝オリジナルアルバム＆シングル（1986年～1989年）＝" (in Japanese). HIMEKAMI Station. Archived from the original on 2009-12-02. Retrieved 2008-06-07.
  7. ^ a b "All Works of HIMEKAMI: 1990-1994 ＝オリジナルアルバム＆シングル（1990年～1994年）＝" (in Japanese). HIMEKAMI Station. Archived from the original on 2009-12-02. Retrieved 2008-06-07.
  8. ^ a b "All Works of HIMEKAMI: 1995-1997 ＝オリジナルアルバム＆シングル（1995年～1997年）＝" (in Japanese). HIMEKAMI Station. Archived from the original on 2009-12-02. Retrieved 2008-06-07.
  9. ^ a b "All Works of HIMEKAMI: 1998-2002 ＝オリジナルアルバム＆シングル（1998年～2002年）＝" (in Japanese). HIMEKAMI Station. Archived from the original on 2009-12-03. Retrieved 2008-06-07.
  10. ^ "All Works of HIMEKAMI: 2003-2004 ＝オリジナルアルバム＆シングル（2003年～2004年）＝" (in Japanese). HIMEKAMI Station. Archived from the original on 2012-10-19. Retrieved 2008-06-07.

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