Arctic circle tour episode3 The first day of Ivaro
We arrived at Ivaro airport,,then rented a car ,drove to the hotel.Almost noon we got Ivaro.Though in October, the sunset time is about 5 pm in Ivaro , it is a little bit early for us.We planed not to put so many things in 1st day.I experienced some troubles to rent a car in foreign countries,got nervous to check the procedure.I always ask many times till understanding conditions,and before rentin...
Arctic circle tour episode2 Shanghai to Finland
Also this trip by super cheap flight ticket.We booked at Juneyao airline of China.The schedule of flight was :departure from Haneda at 1:00 am super early morning=midnight,transfer at Shanghai、we had to wait 23hours for next flight,It took almost 2days to get Finland.We had never taken that airline, and so bothering transfer at Shanghai,we thought to stay in the airport for 23hours.But ,it was ve...
Arctic circle tour episode1 preparing for trip2
After we looked up the point on the world map,we found the ares is the sacred place for indigenous people called Sápmi.And at the same time we knew the exhibition of Sápmi was taken place at Hokkaido museum of northern peoples.more over,recently,Ainu and Sápmi are in good relationship ,we got excited to know about it,,then we decided to have to go there.Actually our budget for trip was not so big ...
Arctic circle tour episode.０ .... preparing for trip
In October, we visited arctic circle for making new songs.I want to review it as kind of a diary.First, what is the reason to go there is that,after we finished Belgium tour and gig in Kyoto,we felt putting a comma at series of our band activity.And then started to plan what to do next.According to horoscope,this year called " Jupiter year",The keywords of "Jupiter year" are challenge,adventure, h...
New song of Ichion
okai ichionWe are making new songs based upon recordings in Arctic region,Finland Norway.Here is one of new song , called "Okai""Okai" means life in Ainu language.lyrics iscrylaughfeelGods exist nowhearspeakwordswheneveritfaintvoicestinyshapeseeGods existwhenever...
北極圏への旅 その10 最終日ヘルシンキ編
昨夜着いたヘルシンキは、夜でなにも見えなかった。中央駅を出ると、カラードの人々が車のカーステで音楽を爆音でながしながら騒いでいて、都市感があった。今回とまったユースホステルは、狭い部屋だけれど清潔だし、朝から無料のサウナが付いていた。サウナに多少のトラウマがあったものの朝サウナを堪能することにする。サウナの中で旅慣れたスイスから来た叔父さんと話をしていると、この宿が、彼のフィンランドに来たときの定...
北極圏への旅 その9 イナリからヘルシンキへ
イナリ滞在最終日。宿泊施設の掃除を退出時にしなくてはいけなかったので朝から全力で掃除をする。まさしく合宿所を掃除するが如く2時間くらいやった。本日も曇り空だがSAJOSへ向かう。本日はガイドツアーがあるとのことで4日目？にしてようやく参加する。スタッフの方に案内していただき、SAJOSの中の資料や、サーミ族に関しての知識を得る。サーミの衣装が、その衣装をみればそこに個人情報が刺繍されていて判断できるというのは...