With roots both in Ireland and Japan, ermhoi is a versatile artists that is not bound to musical genres and styles. In 2015, she released her album Junior Refugee and has been actively producing music and providing vocals for fashion, theater, and TV commercials. She formed Black Boboi with Utena Kobayashi and Julia Shortreed and has started Millennium Parade – a new project with Daiki Tsuneta from King Gnu.

https://www.instagram.com/ermhoi/

Xiangyu is a solo artist from Japan who has been playing live since September 2018. Her artist name originates from her real name. On October 26, 2018 she released her first digital single Poo Pad Pong Curry. She also has released a mysterious music video with music inspired by gqom. On May 22, she released her first EP, Hajimete no ○○ zukan.

https://xiangyu0322.tumblr.com/

Iwasaki started playing bass when she joined the popular music club at her university. Since then she has supported various artists as a bassist in concerts and recording sessions. She is a member of bands such as: The Uranus, Controversial Spark, and Cousinly, which is a duo that plays her own written material.

https://twitter.com/naomiche

Otomo was born in 1959 in Yokohama, and grew up in Fukushima. He is known for his prolific musical work for film and TV, but his roots are in noise and improvised music. In 2012, he was awarded a prize from the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology for his work promoting art in Fukushima after the earthquake disaster. In 2013, he won the Japan Record Award for his music for TV drama “Amachan.” He was Artistic Director of the Sapporo International Art Festival 2017, and recently he is making music for NHK’s historical TV drama “Idaten.”

http://otomoyoshihide.com/

Born in Nagasaki, Japan, Kakudo is a musician and percussionist based in Tokyo. She uses her voice, various percussion instruments including the marimba, and anything around that catches her attention to create music and mischief. She has released two solo albums and is active in playing for bands and songwriting for artists such as Cero, Tomoyo Harada, and Shun Ushiwaka.

https://manamikakudo.wordpress.com/

Katsui is one of Japan’s leading electric violinists. In 1996, he formed ROVO with Seiichi Yamamoto, which became a catalyst for the development of the Japanese outdoor festival scene. In 2009, he participated in GONG’s 40th anniversary album 2032 with Steve Hillage and in 2013 released ROVO and SYSTEM 7. In 2016, he released ROVO’s 20th anniversary album XI (eleven).

https://katsuiyuji.exblog.jp/

KOM_I is an artist born in 1992 from Kanagawa, Japan. She is the vocalist for group Wednesday Campanella, which regularly tours and plays concerts internationally. Their performances that reflects upon the locality of each show has gained the group high praise. KOM_I likes ethnic music and techno and enjoys South Indian food and fruit flavored gum. She is also active as a model and an actor.

http://www.wed-camp.com/

After graduating from the Instrumental Department at Tokyo Art University, Takara started her career in brass bands, musicals, and studio recordings. She has participated in recordings and concerts of various genres with artists such as: Akira Sakata, Hitoshi Komuro, Otomo Yoshihide, and UA. She also works on music for film, NHK TV dramas, as well as working with Bungakuza Theater Company, and a theater piece directed by Koki Mitani. She has been participating in Konnyakuza Opera Theater since “Club Macbeth” in 2007.

Yoshigaki is a genre-defying percussionist from Hyogo that blends beats and melodies. During the 90s, he was a member of numerous jazz and avant-pop groups such as Altered States, Modern Chokichokis, Shibusashirazu, Ground Zero, ROVO, and DCPRG. He leads various groups including percussion ensemble “Orquesta Nudge! Nudge!.” He also actively works on music for theater, contemporary dance, film, and TV dramas.

Born in Argentina, Molina grew up in a musical environment in Buenos Aires. After becoming extremely successful as a comedian early in her career in Argentina, Molina returned to making music with her first album Rara in 1995 and became internationally recognized in the indie / electronic / folk scene through her following releases. Her album Tres Cosas was placed in the “Top Ten Records of 2004” by The New York Times.

http://juanamolina.com

Moya is a human beatboxer and a member of Santiago Vazquez’s percussion band PAN. His musical style transcends the limits of hip hop and electronic music, taking influences from various sources such as traditional Argentinian folk music and cumbia. He is also the director of Orquesta de Beatbox where he is active in educating the next generation of beatboxers.

https://www.instagram.com/miloomoya/?hl=ja

Listening to the breathing of frogs, the rain that hits the trees, and the winds that blow on the shore. Singing with the local village ladies and collecting sounds with various methods. YAKUSHIMA TREASURE is a new project that presents songs that are made through these relationships with Yakushima. Songs such as “Yaku no Nichigetsubushi” take inspiration from the ancient Kikai Caldera volcanic eruption that destroyed and reshaped the nature of the island.

http://www.wed-camp.com/

Monaural mini plug is the only Japanese phin & khene prayuk band playing loud background music that is common at celebrations in Thailand. They visited popular phin player Tak Lam Phleon and other musician living around the Mekong River area to study the distinct groove. The band plays on a mobile 220V sound system that they imported from Thailand to recreate the authentic experience in Japan. In 2018, they released SAMURAI MEKONG ACTIVITY.

https://monaural-mini-plug.jimdo.com/

Born in Tokyo, 1963, Yuichi Kishino is a musician, DJ, and writer. He is also a lecturer at the Graduate School of Film and New Media of Tokyo University of Fine Arts and Bigakko. Kishino calls himself a “study-ist”, to encompass his various activities that deal with popular culture, moving images, and music performances. He is constantly creating innovative spaces through organizing DJ events in subway stations, public baths, convenience stores and traditional Bon-Odori festivals.

Asobikko Network is a free picnic space filled with acorns where small children can play. We also provide baby mats and diaper changing spaces as well.

Cross Road will host a kalimba-making workshop. Kalimba is an instrument with its roots in Africa. In the workshop participants can make a cute pendent-size kalimba that can hang from your neck or a hand-size kalimba that uses a gourd as its resonator.

CHATOY is family group that sells kids clothing and goods from around the world and organizes workshops for kids. For this occasion, they will host a slide-flute workshop, where you can make collages on the flute and learn to play while having fun.

Miraigengo is an experimental communication project by member with diverse backgrounds. They provide a participatory event in which communication is attempted in a state where you cannot see, hear, or talk. At True Colors Festival they will create a game similar to this called “WORD BOMB.” These mysterious games will help us imagine what communication would be like in 100 years.

Wifamily provides Internet connection with Wifi and a smart speaker set. Their goal is to propose a new type of monitoring through keeping closer to the elderlies and trying to make their lives better. The Wifi device they provide includes a proprietary technology that senses the use of the smart speakers, which allow family members to monitor its usage from their smart phones. The aim is to have families with elderlies living alone purchase this product and tackle social issues of isolation through connecting elderlies through the Internet.

Dive into diversity! Dive with a “chabudai” table on wheels! Chabu Dive is a social project that initiates communication while travelling through town on a round chabudai table (a symbol of gathering from the Showa era) with wheels attached. By diving into our ecosystem = society / city with a chabudai, we try to appreciate the diversity in the ecosystem and fundamental characteristics of humans that already exists, and trigger respect and mutual acceptance towards each other.

Scoop the spinning earth out of the water! It’s 300 yen for one time!” Everyone can scoop this earth. Why not take this opportunity to save the earth!

Hori is an urushi (Japanese lacquer) manga artist born in Toyama, Japan. He specializes in both fields of urushi and manga. He is also the leader of “Kintsugi Club.” He has published numerous works such as: “Seishun Uruwashi! Urushi-bu”, “Mimikaki Shokunin Samuel”, “Heyaboshi Bettorikun” (Seirin Kogeisha), “Pan no Manga Vol.1~2” (Guideworks), “Ouchi de Dekiru Oraka Kintsugi”(Jitugyo no Nihonsha). He also has a regular series with “Akkusu” (Seirin Kogeisha), “Tarzan” (Magazine House), “Hitotoki” (Wedge).

Manga artist / Illustrator Born in Tokyo

Sakai is a suspicious character dressed in a crab-patterned shirt and wearing glasses shaped like a shine’s gate. He is also an unusual caricature artist who draws the customer’s face along with their guarding spirit behind them. Perhaps he is a new type of spiritual con man. He participates in various events and concerts to earn his living. Check for yourself if he really has spiritual vision. Some say that he is the same person as illustrator “Shigo-kun.”

Goto is painter and manga artists born in 1978, Tokyo. She graduated from the Oil Painting Department of Musashino Art University. In 2001, She won Akkusu Manga New Artist Award / Minami Shinbo Award. She has published “Seigitai Vol.1~4”, “Tetsudo Gashu”, picture book “Collection-san” (with Hideo Furukawa) and has had many solo exhibitions.

BZ Joint will make a one and only item in the world for you with just an Airbrush.

Gemarris Jewelry provides products such as: Accessories made from one of the three major healing stones Larimar, which are only found in the Dominican Republic, handmade earrings, bracelets, woven sandals, embroidery bags made by artists living in Dominican Republic and Mexico.

https://www.instagram.com/gemarris_jewelry/?hl=ja

ZAPOTECO is a Latin American and ethic goods shop in Yamagata. They are a store full of colorful goods from Latin America, ethnic clothing, African instruments, Free Mason items, and other things from around the world that are just fun to look at. They also sell and take orders for original Macramé. They have worked on the artwork for Fuji TV series “Lupin no Musume.

ndoryohin sells organic, heartfelt handmade products from India.
www.indoryohin.com/

Handcraft group soiesoie’s shop of handcraft goods selected from around the world. They will have items that are colorful and exciting that make you feel like when you visit markets on your travels abroad.
http://soiesoie.com/

“HAVE A NICE TIME STORE!” suggests a casual, easy-going daily fashion with the hats, reworked bags, secondhand clothin, and other fashion items they sell.
http://www.active03.co.jp/

With their motto: “Different worlds created from different perspectives”, MUKU makes products out of artist works with strong characteristics. By thoroughly branding creativity, they aim for proposing new values in society. They have participated in Roppingi Art Night 2016, an exhibition at The National Art Center Tokyo, and are active beyond the boundaries of welfare. Their products include pens, neckties, and umbrellas.

Fudoshi is “in” now. They are popular as underwear that is gentle on the genitals and not tight around the groin. Fundoshibu is a company that remakes a contemporary style fundoshi for men, women, and kids, and manufactures and sells fundoshi that fits each customer. They promote fundoshi around the world as underwear that keeps the body beautiful.

From adding artificial sweeteners to simply adding vegetables. In a time when everything we eat has artificial additives, perhaps we have forgotten the natural flavor, sweetness, saltiness, and umami of vegetables and fruits. Taste the natural flavor of vegetables during your busy breakfast meal, a relaxing snack during a break, or when you want to care about your body, the environment, and the future. We sell vegetable spreads.

BOOK TRUCK is travelling bookstore that changes their selection based on the location they setup such as parks, stations, and outdoor festivals. They pack their blue-gray truck with over 500 copies of new releases, second-hand, foreign, and small press books and appear in various locations around Kanto area.

ANTCICADA is a restaurant known for their “cricket ramen” and “water bug jin” that you can taste the earth. For this occasion we will provide curry made with domestic bee larva. This is a new approach to Bee larva, which has been traditionally eaten in various locations around Japan typically cooked in Tsukudani-style. Imagine the richness of our earth, and enjoy these surprises. “Food is not a chore, it is an adventure.”

{tabel} is traditional tea brand that emerged from encounters during traveling through Japan. We will deliver wonderful tea-time goods to your table. We are creating a shop with more than 350 herbs collected from around Japan. For this occasion we are selling galangal jin tonic, awakening cola, turmeric miso – which is great for hangovers.

The beer that we are preparing this time is made from bread crusts called “bread.” It’s a bear that you can contribute to society the more you drink it. Help tackle the problem of food wasted by drinking this delicious bear with a hint of bread.

BEERful makes beer with character that attends moments of beauty, and promots a gift economy. For this occasion we will provide craft beer “Maikahitome”, which is made from high-end strawberry brand Kirabika from Shizuoka blended with four types of Shizuoka roses.