Eriko Hashimoto

I have such a soft spot for Eriko Hashimoto. As the guitarist and voice of Chatmonchy, she helped make that scrappy, sun-bleached indie-rock sound that came out of Tokushima feel like the most natural thing in the world. What gets me is how unforced it all is: that slightly girlish, almost lisping vocal tone riding over jangly, sprinting guitar chords, never showing off, never overplaying. There's a real Shikoku-countryside breeziness to it, like a Setouchi wind blowing through a three-chord pop song. That low-key, shoulders-relaxed sincerity is exactly the kind of expression I keep coming back to.

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Eriko Hashimoto is a Japanese singer-songwriter and guitarist born on October 17, 1983, in Tokushima Prefecture. She is best known as the vocalist and guitarist of the Japanese rock band Chatmonchy, its only original member from formation to breakup, whose official website remains active at chatmonchy.com. She maintains a presence on X (formerly Twitter) under her personal account. Since the band's breakup she has worked solo, represented by Sony Music Artists.

Name (English)

Eriko Hashimoto

Name (Japanese)

橋本絵莉子

Reading

はしもと えりこ

Born

October 17, 1983 (age 43)

Origin

Tokushima Prefecture, Japan

Occupation

Guitarist

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Libra / Boar

Agency

Sony Music Artists

Active years

2000 -

Works summary

Works

72

By year (titles with a known year)

2009: 1, 2011: 1, 2012: 1, 2015: 1, 2016: 2, 2017: 2, 2018: 3, 2019: 1, 2020: 3, 2021: 3, 2022: 5, 2023: 3, 2024: 3, 2025: 1, 2026: 5, year unknown: 37

Filmography / notable works

• Official sitehttps://www.chatmonchy.com
• Xhttps://x.com/HashimotoEriko_
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%A9%8B%E6%9C%AC%E7%B5%B5%E8%8E%89%E5%AD%90
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2423554

Tags

• From Tokushima Prefecture
• Guitarist

Last updated

October 18, 2026

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