Ekotumi
@ekotumi.bsky.social
⛩️Cultural Artist / Japanese mythology / Spoken word🌏/ Singer-songwriter / Dancer / Novelist / NFT / New Mom👶✨
https://lit.link/ekotumi
https://lit.link/ekotumi
If you’ve grown up in Tokyo your whole life, and a real snow adventure suddenly appears… there’s no way you’re saying no, right?
🗼Back in Tokyo already!🗼
🗼Back in Tokyo already!🗼
January 16, 2026 at 2:05 AM
If you’ve grown up in Tokyo your whole life, and a real snow adventure suddenly appears… there’s no way you’re saying no, right?
🗼Back in Tokyo already!🗼
🗼Back in Tokyo already!🗼
In 2026 as well, together with Japanese mythology, music, words, and all of you.
I look forward to another year with you.
I look forward to another year with you.
January 1, 2026 at 11:45 AM
In 2026 as well, together with Japanese mythology, music, words, and all of you.
I look forward to another year with you.
I look forward to another year with you.
This year will begin with recording sessions, as I am currently working on a new album.
I will also continue to update The In-Between: Mother and Artist series little by little.
(To be honest, I had hoped to finish the Western Japan tour chapters within the year—oh well!)
ekotumi.medium.com
I will also continue to update The In-Between: Mother and Artist series little by little.
(To be honest, I had hoped to finish the Western Japan tour chapters within the year—oh well!)
ekotumi.medium.com
Ekotumi – Medium
Read writing from Ekotumi on Medium. Artist, Singer-songwriter, Dancer, performer and novelist inspired by Japanese mythology. Since 2015, performs in concerts over the world, beginning with Europe
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January 1, 2026 at 11:44 AM
This year will begin with recording sessions, as I am currently working on a new album.
I will also continue to update The In-Between: Mother and Artist series little by little.
(To be honest, I had hoped to finish the Western Japan tour chapters within the year—oh well!)
ekotumi.medium.com
I will also continue to update The In-Between: Mother and Artist series little by little.
(To be honest, I had hoped to finish the Western Japan tour chapters within the year—oh well!)
ekotumi.medium.com
On New Year’s Eve, I prepared osechi, traditional Japanese New Year dishes, right up until the very last moments before the year changed.
January 1, 2026 at 11:44 AM
On New Year’s Eve, I prepared osechi, traditional Japanese New Year dishes, right up until the very last moments before the year changed.
As I am observing a period of mourning, I am unable to offer New Year’s greetings, but I sincerely look forward to your continued kindness and connection this year as well. 🌏✨
The feeling that everything becomes new in the span of a single night was bright, almost to the point of shaking the soul.
The feeling that everything becomes new in the span of a single night was bright, almost to the point of shaking the soul.
January 1, 2026 at 11:43 AM
As I am observing a period of mourning, I am unable to offer New Year’s greetings, but I sincerely look forward to your continued kindness and connection this year as well. 🌏✨
The feeling that everything becomes new in the span of a single night was bright, almost to the point of shaking the soul.
The feeling that everything becomes new in the span of a single night was bright, almost to the point of shaking the soul.
This year, once again, I was supported by so many people.
To those with whom long-standing connections have continued, and to those with whom new connections were formed, I extend my heartfelt thanks.
#thankyou2025
To those with whom long-standing connections have continued, and to those with whom new connections were formed, I extend my heartfelt thanks.
#thankyou2025
December 31, 2025 at 8:48 AM
This year, once again, I was supported by so many people.
To those with whom long-standing connections have continued, and to those with whom new connections were formed, I extend my heartfelt thanks.
#thankyou2025
To those with whom long-standing connections have continued, and to those with whom new connections were formed, I extend my heartfelt thanks.
#thankyou2025
"The In-Between: Mother and Artist" Updated!!
📕The Brink Mothers Stand On
Why couldn’t I ask for help?
Why did I believe I had to do everything myself?
Why did I feel I had to push until I was nearly collapsing?
Because I chose to give birth?
ekotumi.medium.com/the-in-betwe...
#Motherhood
#Japanese
📕The Brink Mothers Stand On
Why couldn’t I ask for help?
Why did I believe I had to do everything myself?
Why did I feel I had to push until I was nearly collapsing?
Because I chose to give birth?
ekotumi.medium.com/the-in-betwe...
#Motherhood
#Japanese
“The In-Between: Mother and Artist” -The Brink Mothers Stand On-
West Japan (More or Less) Travel Notes — Part IV
There was a time when getting lost did not frighten me.
I could afford detours — mental…
ekotumi.medium.com
December 25, 2025 at 7:40 AM
"The In-Between: Mother and Artist" Updated!!
📕The Brink Mothers Stand On
Why couldn’t I ask for help?
Why did I believe I had to do everything myself?
Why did I feel I had to push until I was nearly collapsing?
Because I chose to give birth?
ekotumi.medium.com/the-in-betwe...
#Motherhood
#Japanese
📕The Brink Mothers Stand On
Why couldn’t I ask for help?
Why did I believe I had to do everything myself?
Why did I feel I had to push until I was nearly collapsing?
Because I chose to give birth?
ekotumi.medium.com/the-in-betwe...
#Motherhood
#Japanese
"The In-Between: Mother and Artist" Updated!!
Mothers in Japan tend to push themselves to their limits.
Stoically, desperately, silently.
As if they must endure hardship to avoid criticism,
smiling awkwardly, bowing, apologizing with every step—
because doing so makes life move more smoothly.
Mothers in Japan tend to push themselves to their limits.
Stoically, desperately, silently.
As if they must endure hardship to avoid criticism,
smiling awkwardly, bowing, apologizing with every step—
because doing so makes life move more smoothly.
“The In-Between: Mother and Artist” -The Brink Mothers Stand On-
West Japan (More or Less) Travel Notes — Part IV
There was a time when getting lost did not frighten me.
I could afford detours — mental…
ekotumi.medium.com
December 25, 2025 at 7:39 AM
"The In-Between: Mother and Artist" Updated!!
Mothers in Japan tend to push themselves to their limits.
Stoically, desperately, silently.
As if they must endure hardship to avoid criticism,
smiling awkwardly, bowing, apologizing with every step—
because doing so makes life move more smoothly.
Mothers in Japan tend to push themselves to their limits.
Stoically, desperately, silently.
As if they must endure hardship to avoid criticism,
smiling awkwardly, bowing, apologizing with every step—
because doing so makes life move more smoothly.
Merry Christmas
Joyeux noël
Buon Natale
Linksmų Kalėdų
Весела Коледа
Зул сарын баярын мэнд хүргэе
"The In-Between: Mother and Artist" Updated!!
📕The Brink Mothers Stand On
ekotumi.medium.com/the-in-betwe...
Joyeux noël
Buon Natale
Linksmų Kalėdų
Весела Коледа
Зул сарын баярын мэнд хүргэе
"The In-Between: Mother and Artist" Updated!!
📕The Brink Mothers Stand On
ekotumi.medium.com/the-in-betwe...
December 25, 2025 at 7:37 AM
Merry Christmas
Joyeux noël
Buon Natale
Linksmų Kalėdų
Весела Коледа
Зул сарын баярын мэнд хүргэе
"The In-Between: Mother and Artist" Updated!!
📕The Brink Mothers Stand On
ekotumi.medium.com/the-in-betwe...
Joyeux noël
Buon Natale
Linksmų Kalėdų
Весела Коледа
Зул сарын баярын мэнд хүргэе
"The In-Between: Mother and Artist" Updated!!
📕The Brink Mothers Stand On
ekotumi.medium.com/the-in-betwe...
📕West Japan (More or Less) Travel Notes — Part II
“Why I Tour With My Two-Year-Old”
▼ Full story (Medium)
ekotumi.medium.com/west-japan-m...
#TravelWithKids #SoloParenting #WorkingMom #ArtistLife #Motherhood
“Why I Tour With My Two-Year-Old”
▼ Full story (Medium)
ekotumi.medium.com/west-japan-m...
#TravelWithKids #SoloParenting #WorkingMom #ArtistLife #Motherhood
West Japan (More or Less) Travel Notes — Part II
“Why I Tour With My Two-Year-Old”
This is an essay about choosing to travel with my daughter,
about tracing her growth from stage to stage,
and about navigating the fragile…
ekotumi.medium.com
December 8, 2025 at 11:17 AM
📕West Japan (More or Less) Travel Notes — Part II
“Why I Tour With My Two-Year-Old”
▼ Full story (Medium)
ekotumi.medium.com/west-japan-m...
#TravelWithKids #SoloParenting #WorkingMom #ArtistLife #Motherhood
“Why I Tour With My Two-Year-Old”
▼ Full story (Medium)
ekotumi.medium.com/west-japan-m...
#TravelWithKids #SoloParenting #WorkingMom #ArtistLife #Motherhood
"The In-Between: Mother and Artist" Updated!!
📕West Japan (More or Less) Travel Notes — Part II
“Why I Tour With My Two-Year-Old”
We are what is politely called a “one-parent-in-practice” household.
My husband is constantly away on business trips.
▼ Full story
ekotumi.medium.com/west-japan-m...
📕West Japan (More or Less) Travel Notes — Part II
“Why I Tour With My Two-Year-Old”
We are what is politely called a “one-parent-in-practice” household.
My husband is constantly away on business trips.
▼ Full story
ekotumi.medium.com/west-japan-m...
December 8, 2025 at 11:17 AM
"The In-Between: Mother and Artist" Updated!!
📕West Japan (More or Less) Travel Notes — Part II
“Why I Tour With My Two-Year-Old”
We are what is politely called a “one-parent-in-practice” household.
My husband is constantly away on business trips.
▼ Full story
ekotumi.medium.com/west-japan-m...
📕West Japan (More or Less) Travel Notes — Part II
“Why I Tour With My Two-Year-Old”
We are what is politely called a “one-parent-in-practice” household.
My husband is constantly away on business trips.
▼ Full story
ekotumi.medium.com/west-japan-m...
▼ Full story (Medium)
ekotumi.medium.com/the-in-betwe...
#TheInBetween #WorkingMom #ArtistLife #Motherhood #TravelWithKids #TourLife
ekotumi.medium.com/the-in-betwe...
#TheInBetween #WorkingMom #ArtistLife #Motherhood #TravelWithKids #TourLife
The In-Between, Again: Touring with a Two-Year-Old
Traveling as both a mother and an artist is never straightforward.
On this tour, I found myself interpreting history, navigating languages…
ekotumi.medium.com
December 2, 2025 at 3:23 AM
▼ Full story (Medium)
ekotumi.medium.com/the-in-betwe...
#TheInBetween #WorkingMom #ArtistLife #Motherhood #TravelWithKids #TourLife
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#TheInBetween #WorkingMom #ArtistLife #Motherhood #TravelWithKids #TourLife
Traveling between being a mother and an artist.
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I screamed inside my head: This was not the deal.
“You said there would be someone to watch Mini-Tumi during the events!”
I had made it clear from the beginning that if I traveled, my two-year-old would travel with me.
#TheInBetween #WorkingMom
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I screamed inside my head: This was not the deal.
“You said there would be someone to watch Mini-Tumi during the events!”
I had made it clear from the beginning that if I traveled, my two-year-old would travel with me.
#TheInBetween #WorkingMom
December 2, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Traveling between being a mother and an artist.
----
I screamed inside my head: This was not the deal.
“You said there would be someone to watch Mini-Tumi during the events!”
I had made it clear from the beginning that if I traveled, my two-year-old would travel with me.
#TheInBetween #WorkingMom
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I screamed inside my head: This was not the deal.
“You said there would be someone to watch Mini-Tumi during the events!”
I had made it clear from the beginning that if I traveled, my two-year-old would travel with me.
#TheInBetween #WorkingMom
HolocaustMemorialJapan
Fukuyama Castle
#ReadingTour
#ChiuneSugihara
#HolocaustMemorialJapan
#CulturalJourney
#HistoryAndArt
#Ekotumi
#NobleRogues
Fukuyama Castle
#ReadingTour
#ChiuneSugihara
#HolocaustMemorialJapan
#CulturalJourney
#HistoryAndArt
#Ekotumi
#NobleRogues
November 20, 2025 at 8:08 AM
HolocaustMemorialJapan
Fukuyama Castle
#ReadingTour
#ChiuneSugihara
#HolocaustMemorialJapan
#CulturalJourney
#HistoryAndArt
#Ekotumi
#NobleRogues
Fukuyama Castle
#ReadingTour
#ChiuneSugihara
#HolocaustMemorialJapan
#CulturalJourney
#HistoryAndArt
#Ekotumi
#NobleRogues
旅を一緒にすることは
家族になることに似ている
Traveling together is
like becoming a family.
#Ekotumi #NobleRogues #ReadingTour #MotherAndArtist #Journey
家族になることに似ている
Traveling together is
like becoming a family.
#Ekotumi #NobleRogues #ReadingTour #MotherAndArtist #Journey
November 16, 2025 at 10:36 AM
旅を一緒にすることは
家族になることに似ている
Traveling together is
like becoming a family.
#Ekotumi #NobleRogues #ReadingTour #MotherAndArtist #Journey
家族になることに似ている
Traveling together is
like becoming a family.
#Ekotumi #NobleRogues #ReadingTour #MotherAndArtist #Journey
From Yaotsu Town Hall to the Chiune Sugihara Memorial Hall.
Port of Humanity, Tsuruga Museum.
And then to Fukuyama (Hiroshima).
🔥Still on the way🔥
Savoring the joy of being able to laugh and say "this is tough" together.
#Ekotumi #ReadingTour #ChiuneSugihara #ArtJourney #MotherAndArtist
Port of Humanity, Tsuruga Museum.
And then to Fukuyama (Hiroshima).
🔥Still on the way🔥
Savoring the joy of being able to laugh and say "this is tough" together.
#Ekotumi #ReadingTour #ChiuneSugihara #ArtJourney #MotherAndArtist
November 13, 2025 at 1:16 PM
From Yaotsu Town Hall to the Chiune Sugihara Memorial Hall.
Port of Humanity, Tsuruga Museum.
And then to Fukuyama (Hiroshima).
🔥Still on the way🔥
Savoring the joy of being able to laugh and say "this is tough" together.
#Ekotumi #ReadingTour #ChiuneSugihara #ArtJourney #MotherAndArtist
Port of Humanity, Tsuruga Museum.
And then to Fukuyama (Hiroshima).
🔥Still on the way🔥
Savoring the joy of being able to laugh and say "this is tough" together.
#Ekotumi #ReadingTour #ChiuneSugihara #ArtJourney #MotherAndArtist
Excited to share that Lithuanian author Agnė Žagrakalytė is visiting Japan!
For our reading tour of “Noble Rogues ”, we will explore locations connected to Chiune Sugihara together.
Tomorrow, we’ll pay a courtesy visit to Yaotsu Town, Gifu Prefecture, his birthplace. #ArtJourney #MotherAndArtist
November 12, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Excited to share that Lithuanian author Agnė Žagrakalytė is visiting Japan!
For our reading tour of “Noble Rogues ”, we will explore locations connected to Chiune Sugihara together.
Tomorrow, we’ll pay a courtesy visit to Yaotsu Town, Gifu Prefecture, his birthplace. #ArtJourney #MotherAndArtist
A quiet beginning of a new journey.
This tour is for “Noble Rogues – 華麗なるスパイたち –”,
a story I once translated — now brought to life through reading.
Traveling with my 2-year-old, chasing words instead of melodies.
#Ekotumi #NobleRogues #ReadingTour #MotherAndArtist #Journeyやだやだか怖いよ。おやすみよし。おやすみさん。
November 12, 2025 at 8:32 AM
A quiet beginning of a new journey.
This tour is for “Noble Rogues – 華麗なるスパイたち –”,
a story I once translated — now brought to life through reading.
Traveling with my 2-year-old, chasing words instead of melodies.
#Ekotumi #NobleRogues #ReadingTour #MotherAndArtist #Journeyやだやだか怖いよ。おやすみよし。おやすみさん。
Restarting The In-Between: Mother and Artist.
Not perfect. Not complete. Just real.
Writing again, as I am — between motherhood and art.
Read the full story on Medium:
ekotumi.medium.com/restarting-t...
#Ekotumi #TheInBetween #MotherAndArtist #Restart #ArtAndMotherhood #ArtEssay
Not perfect. Not complete. Just real.
Writing again, as I am — between motherhood and art.
Read the full story on Medium:
ekotumi.medium.com/restarting-t...
#Ekotumi #TheInBetween #MotherAndArtist #Restart #ArtAndMotherhood #ArtEssay
Restarting “The In-Between: Mother and Artist”
A quiet restart of a project that once paused — where motherhood and artistry meet in the everyday chaos.
ekotumi.medium.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Restarting The In-Between: Mother and Artist.
Not perfect. Not complete. Just real.
Writing again, as I am — between motherhood and art.
Read the full story on Medium:
ekotumi.medium.com/restarting-t...
#Ekotumi #TheInBetween #MotherAndArtist #Restart #ArtAndMotherhood #ArtEssay
Not perfect. Not complete. Just real.
Writing again, as I am — between motherhood and art.
Read the full story on Medium:
ekotumi.medium.com/restarting-t...
#Ekotumi #TheInBetween #MotherAndArtist #Restart #ArtAndMotherhood #ArtEssay
Joined the opening of the European photo exhibition seeeu at Europe House (EU Delegation to Japan).
Reconnected with old friends and met Belarusian artist Sasha Velichko, whose words about freedom and peace truly resonated.
Peace isn’t something that just exists—it’s something we must keep creating.
November 4, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Joined the opening of the European photo exhibition seeeu at Europe House (EU Delegation to Japan).
Reconnected with old friends and met Belarusian artist Sasha Velichko, whose words about freedom and peace truly resonated.
Peace isn’t something that just exists—it’s something we must keep creating.
Chaos mode: ON!
Mini-Tumi didn’t get sick all summer (so proud!)—but now Ekotumi’s been the one down with fatigue.
I realized that waiting for life to “calm down” means nothing ever begins.
So I’m back to what I do best: running through the chaos.
#Ekotumi #MiniTumi #chaosrun #motherhood #artandlife
#Ekotumi #MiniTumi #chaosrun #motherhood #artandlife
November 4, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Chaos mode: ON!
Mini-Tumi didn’t get sick all summer (so proud!)—but now Ekotumi’s been the one down with fatigue.
I realized that waiting for life to “calm down” means nothing ever begins.
So I’m back to what I do best: running through the chaos.
#Ekotumi #MiniTumi #chaosrun #motherhood #artandlife
#Ekotumi #MiniTumi #chaosrun #motherhood #artandlife
Last weekend, Mini-Tumi surprised everyone — including me — by joining the performance with Katsutoshi Shirasuna.
Hand in hand, we danced, mother and daughter.
Reality may defy our plans, but it always gives us meaning.
#Ekotumi #MiniTumi
#PerformanceArt #ArtAndLife #MotherAndDaughter
Hand in hand, we danced, mother and daughter.
Reality may defy our plans, but it always gives us meaning.
#Ekotumi #MiniTumi
#PerformanceArt #ArtAndLife #MotherAndDaughter
October 17, 2025 at 6:26 AM
Last weekend, Mini-Tumi surprised everyone — including me — by joining the performance with Katsutoshi Shirasuna.
Hand in hand, we danced, mother and daughter.
Reality may defy our plans, but it always gives us meaning.
#Ekotumi #MiniTumi
#PerformanceArt #ArtAndLife #MotherAndDaughter
Hand in hand, we danced, mother and daughter.
Reality may defy our plans, but it always gives us meaning.
#Ekotumi #MiniTumi
#PerformanceArt #ArtAndLife #MotherAndDaughter
So, what happened do you think?
October 15, 2025 at 6:27 AM
So, what happened do you think?
こちらは滝でのコラボレーションの様子。明日10月10日18時天王洲アートホールにて🌈✨
This is a collaboration at the waterfall.
Tomorrow, 10th Oct, 6pm, At Tennozu art hall, Tokyo 🌈✨
This is a collaboration at the waterfall.
Tomorrow, 10th Oct, 6pm, At Tennozu art hall, Tokyo 🌈✨
October 9, 2025 at 7:52 AM
こちらは滝でのコラボレーションの様子。明日10月10日18時天王洲アートホールにて🌈✨
This is a collaboration at the waterfall.
Tomorrow, 10th Oct, 6pm, At Tennozu art hall, Tokyo 🌈✨
This is a collaboration at the waterfall.
Tomorrow, 10th Oct, 6pm, At Tennozu art hall, Tokyo 🌈✨