Orizuru

[Machine Translation] The new single "Prayer on a Thousand Wings" is recorded in English version to deliver the song to people all over the world. The new song "Orizuru" was inspired by Sadako Sasaki, the model for the A-bomb statue in Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, and Shozo Kawamoto, an A-bomb orphan who lived a life of great tragedy. We hope that their prayers will reach the future of the world. A magnificent ballad with a prayer for peace. As a second generation survivor of the atomic bombing, having a father who was exposed to radiation in Hiroshima, the song "Song To The Sky ~Memory of Hiroshima & Nagasaki~," which she has sung since the beginning of her career, has been reborn with a string arrangement and is now included on this album. The album includes three songs with "Prayer for Peace" including a flute instrumental, plus an instrumental. The jacket illustration, which was completed with approximately 2,000 folded paper cranes, is also a highlight of the album. The album is a work of art that is filled with prayers to the very last detail. This is the first new album in two and a half years to mark the 20th anniversary of his music career.

世界中の人々に届けたいという思いからNEWシングル「千の羽に祈りをのせて」を全曲英語バージョンで収録! 広島平和記念公園にある原爆の像のモデル佐々木貞子、原爆孤児となり壮絶な人生を送った川本省三らに感銘を受け書き上げた新曲「Orizuru」。子供達の未来がどうか穏やかなものでありますように・・・彼らの祈りが世界中の未来へ届きますように・・・。平和への祈りを込めた壮大なバラード。本人自身広島で被爆をした父親をもつ被曝二世であることから、受け継いできた願いと祈りを込め、活動初期から歌い続けてきた楽曲「Song To The Sky ～Memory of Hiroshima & Nagasaki～」はストリングスアレンジで生まれ変わり、今作に収録。フルートのインスト曲を含む＜平和への祈り＞を込めた全三曲+Instrumentalを収録。又、祈りの折り鶴をファンから集めるプロジェクトを実施し、集まった約二千羽の折り鶴で完成したジャケットイラストも圧巻。隅々まで祈りが込められた大作の一枚が完成。音楽活動20周年を記すに相応しい約2年半ぶりの新作が遂にリリース!