Artist Profile
TOSHiChiWashion Artist Statement (English)
I sing Washion WASHION,
letters of sound written for the heart.
Quiet musical letters that gently stay close to human feelings.
With a voice as transparent as washi paper,
I softly draw the four seasons of Japan
and the emotions that dwell within them, one note at a time.
The fragile tenderness when flowers fall.
The wabi, a quiet loneliness, as birds announce the seasons.
The gentle warmth of wind touching the heart.
The sabi, a serene solitude, as the moon keeps watch over the night.
Love and farewell, prayer and solitude.
My songs are a bridge between ancient Japanese sensibility
and the quiet hope of the present.
Like petals falling, like wind softly passing by,
I wish to deliver sounds that bloom gently
in the hearts of those who live, fragile yet certain.
Weaving Japanese tradition and lyricism
with a contemporary voice
that is Washion WASHION
Washion Kachō Fūgetsu Charter
Preamble
Washion is an artistic practice that weaves songs
from the beauty of Japanese tradition and human emotion.
Through voice and words, it gently stays close to the heart.
A song is a letter made of sound,
quietly and surely delivering feelings unseen.
Rooted in the philosophy of Kachō Fūgetsu
Flowers, Birds, Wind, and Moon
Washion carries the beauty cherished by the Japanese spirit
into the future through song.
Hana Poems Flowers
itoshii / tender love
Flowers bloom in order to fall.
Within their fragility lives deep affection.
Romance, love, the warmth once touched
embracing feelings while knowing they will fade.
Hana Poems are songs that wish for longing and beauty
to continue gently in the heart.
Tori Poems Birds
wabi / quiet solitude
Since ancient times, birds such as bush warblers and whiteeyes
have sung to announce the passage of time and the coming of seasons.
Holding the beauty of wabi from wabisabi,
and drawing from ancient words and emotions,
including those of the Manyōshū,
Tori Poems carry voices across time
and return them to the present as song.
Kaze Poems Wind
yasashii / gentle presence
The wind is unseen, yet softly touches the heart.
Prayer, hope, scenery, and healing.
It stays close to feelings that cannot be touched
and gently wraps the listeners heart.
Kaze Poems are songs that believe
in the beauty of invisible things.
Tsuki Poems Moon
sabi / serene loneliness
The moon is a quiet light floating through dusk and night.
Unspoken feelings, solitude, and silence.
Embracing the beauty of sabi within wabisabi,
Tsuki Poems are songs offered softly
to moments of being alone,
gently keeping company with the night.
Conclusion
Washion does not follow trends,
but chooses the depth of the heart.
Tenderness, quiet solitude, gentleness, and serene loneliness
holding all of these within,
until the voice runs dry,
Washion will continue to sing
the spirit of Japan, quietly and sincerely.
Genre: J-Pop, Soundtrack
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