Formed in 1998 in New York City (and currently now based in Tokyo), HIMAWARI is Takeshi Ichikawa and Lena. They originally met at a Ryuichi Sakamoto event in the city and quickly realized they shared a similar vision for music making.
In 2005, working closely with long time engineer Kidoh Taki, HIMAWARI completed their second album "Pomposo" and continue to develop their unique live stage show, incorporating elaborate video presentations designed by the artists themselves.
In 2009, HIMAWARI was chosen as Best Experimental Japanese band by the readers of Shojo Beat magazine.
