After Plastic Tree‘s recent tour in Europe, we asked vocalist Ryutaro and bassist Tadashi about the countries they have performed in. This time, they performed in Sweden, Germany, France and the Netherlands, so we asked them a few questions about these four countries.
Tadashi Hasegawa:
Sweden:
Sweden is both beautiful with its northern European scenery and modern culture.Best Memory:
Doing our first live there, I think, is my best memory.Something Notable:
I had a little trouble because the buttons to operate the elevators were different from in Japan (laugh).Germany:
I think that Germans share a commonality with the Japanese, in that people understand music deeply.Best Memory:
Cologne, which we visited in summer was just awesome.Something Notable:
When I went to an instrumental shop in Cologne, there were many instrument brands that are hardly seen in Japan, and I enjoyed it.
Ryutarou Arimura:
France:
Paris is my favorite place since I’ve been there before. I like it so much so that I look for and watch movies that are filmed or have scenes in Paris (laugh). It’s a very beautiful town.Best Memory:
Last time when I went there I couldn’t stay more than half a day, but I went alone to the hill of Montmartre without sleep. I’ll never forget the scenery which I saw there because it was so beautiful.Something Notable:
French bread was hard (laugh). I think I hurt my jaw, but it was so delicious. I sometimes crave it when I am in Japan (laugh).The Netherlands:
I went there for the first time, and I was really impressed with the scenery. It was like what I had seen in picture books when I was a child. I like towns where there is a river, so I thought, “I fit this town”. (laugh)Best Memory:
It was the live. And the windmills which we went to see on the day when we left. I remember seeing a cat there too, it was cute (laugh).Something Notable:
I was addicted to food from a fast food restaurant called Wok to Walk, and I ate it everyday. And waffles too (laugh).
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Woha, thanks for that!
But please, why can’t I open the third pic? ;__;
Waaaaah! I am veeeeery happy that Tadashi seems to like Cologne quite much!!! I love the town, too! <3
Hopefully, Plastic Tree will come to Cologne once more…
To Yami: There was something wrong with the picture indeed, but it’s fixed now ^^
lol they went to see windmills x’D
to kay: thank you for fixing it^^ From which concert is it? is the border just a… rope?! I’ very indignant xD (in Berlin it was a real railing… >_>
No problem ^^ I’m not entirely sure where it is, I think it’s not the Netherlands because there was not such a border and the people looked different… But the stage was kind of like that, though. Probably France or Sweden then?
Though I don’t think it’s only that border, I’m not sure that’s even a border, but the stage is at least a meter higher than the audience is, I think.