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 guitarist born on October 17, 1983, in Tokushima Prefecture. She is best known as the guitarist of the Japanese indie rock band Chatmonchy, whose official website remains active at chatmonchy.com. She maintains a presence on X (formerly Twitter) under her personal account. Details such as her agency, educational background, and physical measurements are not publicly disclosed.

Name (English)

Eriko Hashimoto

Name (Japanese)

橋本絵莉子

Reading

はしもと えりこ

Born

October 17, 1983 (age 42)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Libra / Boar

Origin

Tokushima Prefecture, Japan

Agency

ソニー・ミュージックアーティスツ

Active years

2000 -

Occupation

Guitarist

Spouse

猪狩翔一 / 2010

Works summary

Appearances

72 (2009–2026)

By 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

Main labels/studios

通常盤 (3)

Debut work

一筋縄

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

2026-08-26

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