Plastic Tree unofficial site

I cannot assure that all information are precise but I am exerted for accuracy and I'll update it constantly.

Abare zou （アバレ象） .......................................................................................................................... Abare zou, the raging elephant is a character created and used by Akira. First appearance in the fan club magazine "Karte" number 7.

Abare zou saga ep 4（アバレ象サーガ ep4） .......................................................................................................................... Akira's column in the fan club magazine "JellyFish Breed" （飼育日誌）, starting on issue number 12. Abare zou saga episode 1 and 2 appeared in the fan club magazine "Karte" number 9, episode 3 in number 10.

Alter ego .......................................................................................................................... Comic versions of the band members, designed by Tadashi. Those are: Television Ryutaro, Paper Bag covered Tadashi (the sign on his forehead is the kanji for Tadashi's name), Mummy Akira, Ghost Takashi (he also wear the kanji for his name on his forehead), Tengai (basket-like hat) covered Hiroshi and cat mask wearing Kenken. Often used for fan club goods or -cards.

Emi Anrakuji（安楽寺 えみ） .......................................................................................................................... She is a photographer and photos of her exhibition "HMMT?" were used for the album cover of "nega to poji".

Aomushi drop（あおむしドロップ） .......................................................................................................................... "Aomushi drop" is the title of Ryutaro’s column in "Zappy", a Japanese magazine. The column started in 1998 and was published as book in 2002.

Arakawa bridge（荒川橋りょう） .......................................................................................................................... The album cover of "B-men gahou" shows the Arakawa bridge. It is a bridge in Adachi, one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo. The train is one of the Chiyoda Line. (You will find the cover for "B-men gahou" here.)

BMXX .......................................................................................................................... Takashi is currently the drummer in this band. The other members are 238 on vocals + guitar and jr on bass. BMXX was founded in June 2009. ● BMXX - official website

Bonus tracks .......................................................................................................................... Plastic Tree released some bonus,hidden and special tracks. Bonus Tracks: • Hotaru （ホタル）- Premium Best～2010 Expanded Edition～ (the song is kind of a remake of "yuki hotaru") • Wareta mado - live version（割れた窓）- Premium Best～2010 Expanded Edition～ • Yasashisa kurabu（やさしさ倶楽）- Dona Dona • Bermuda triangle （バミューダトライアングル）- Fukurou • Kaisou, koe ha naku.（回想、声はなく。）- Replay / Dolly • Hajimete no XXX（はじめてのＸＸＸ）- Alone again, wonderful world • Wareta mado - demo tape version（割れた窓）- Makka na ito Hidden Tracks: • untitled hidden track - Kimyou na kajitsu (first press), • untitled hidden track - cell. (first press) • Platform（プラットホーム）Kuro tent 2 (DVD) Special Tracks: • 13th,Friday (this song comes from Plastic Tree's Budokan show "tent 2") • zero （ゼロ） (this song was only published on a special disc in the tour pamphlet with the same name)

Bucchigiri blog（ぶっち斬りブログ） .......................................................................................................................... Bucchigiri blog is the title of Hiroshi’s official Plastic Tree blog. Hiroshi started the blog on November 14th, 2006 on the Japanese blog portal yaplog. "Bucchigiri blog" moved on January 16th, 2009 to Ameba blog. Hiroshi released the last entry on ??. ● ぶっち斬りブログ (yaplog) ● ぶっち斬りブログ (ameba)

cali≠gari（カリガリ） .......................................................................................................................... Cali≠gari is a band founded in 1992-2003, reunited in April 2009. "Das Kabinett des Doktor Caligari" (The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari) is a German silent film from 1920 and a decisive factor for the band name. The members are Shuuji Ishii （石井秀仁） on vocals and guitar, Ao Sakurai （桜井青） on guitar and vocals, Kenjiro Murai （村井研次郎） on bass and Makoto Takei （武井誠） on drums. Kenjiro is now and then a support member for "Coaltar of the Deepers". ● [cali≠gari] Official Web Site ● 別室ノイローゼ/cali≠gari

CAM'-FLAGE（カモフラージュ） .......................................................................................................................... Tadashi was a member in this former visual kei band. Members were Hidetaka Masuda on vocals, Tatsushi Hayashi on guitar, Tadashi on bass and Takeshi Kimura on drums.

Camera obscura（カメラ・オブスキュラ） .......................................................................................................................... Camera obscura is a photobook including a DVD. The book was published in 2005 and contains a solo shooting with Ryutaro. (Camera obscura is Latin for "dark chamber" - the first camera in history) For a detailed description go to discography_book.

Chapter K（Ch.K） .......................................................................................................................... "Chapter K" is one of Kenkens video columns which can be found in TOKUMAJAPAN's YouTube channel.

COALTAR OF THE DEEPERS （コールター・オブ・ザ・ディーパーズ） .......................................................................................................................... A Japanese band, formed in May 1991 by Narasaki. Current members are Narasaki on vocals, guitar and programming and Kanno on drums. They have some support musician like Kenjiro (ex-Sex Machineguns and cali gari) and Akira (Plastic Tree). Since the beginning CotD is an indie band ● COALTAR OF THE DEEPERS - official website

Copo（コポ） .......................................................................................................................... One of Plastic Tree’s former drummer.

the Cure .......................................................................................................................... The Cure was formed in 1976 under the name "Easy Cure". Current members are Robert (James) Smith on vocals and guitar, Paul "Porl" Thompson on guitar, Simon Gallup on bass and Jason Cooper on drums. The Cure, especially Robert Smith was and is an influence for Ryutaro and Tadashi. The british rock band is still active. ● The Cure - official website ● The Cure - MySpace profile

Curriculum machine （カリキュラマシーン） .......................................................................................................................... Curriculum machine is the title of Tadashi's photo column in the fan club magazine "Karte" 01-06.

Dateyou （大中～Dateyou～） .......................................................................................................................... This band was founded in 2006 by Akira together with "Depressed Deep Tokyo’s" Bassist Akihiko/Ooki （オーキ） Akira (he calls himself N/J/A) is concerned with composition, lyrics, and performing. On gigs he uses a MAC additionally to play (oder MAC playing guitar) the guitar. Ooki is concerned with composition, lyrics, performing and design. During dateyou's concerts the band consists of 4 guys: Akira (guitar and mac) and Ooki (bass), Kaneko （金子） on drums and Yasutaka Mizutani （水谷 安孝） aka mztn on vocals and guitar. Until now Dateyou published seven CDs. (You will find Date You's Discography here The electronical music style is quite a change compared to Plastic Trees. ● Dateyou - official website ● Dateyou - MySpace profile ● N/J/A発信基地 - blog ● o-ki 語録。 - blog Yasutaka Mizutani --> official website

Denshi shiki rensa mokuroku （～電子式連鎖目録～） .......................................................................................................................... Ryutaro's web blog in the fan club area in July 2006-May 2008.

Drum-Kentaro no nikki （ドラム健太郎の日記） .......................................................................................................................... Kenken's former (but no longer existing) personal blog. ● ドラム健太郎の日記 - blog

Fools Mate （フールズメイト） .......................................................................................................................... Fools Mate is a Japanese rock magazine.

Gab. （ガブ） .......................................................................................................................... A small Japanese rock magazine for free, linked with the Zy magazine.

Gadget Grow .......................................................................................................................... Ryutaro models for this Japanese brand, which established in 2006. ● GADGET GROW

Gagaji-kun （ガガジくん） .......................................................................................................................... A new mascot of Plastic Tree.

Genkai Akira?! （限界あきら？！） .......................................................................................................................... Akira's column title in a former "jelly fish breed" fan club magazine. (Thanks to kobayashi-san for this advice ♪ )

Glass no kantai （ガラスの艦隊） .......................................................................................................................... An Science fiction Anime TV series, 2006 produced by Sony Pictures Entertainment and co-animated by Satelight and Gonzo (Hellsing TV series, Blue Submarine No. 6, Peacemaker Kurogane..). Plastic Tree's "namida drop" is the ending theme for episode 1-13.

Club GIO .......................................................................................................................... CLUB GIO in Ichikawa supported Plastic Tree during their indies. Plastic Tree's mini album "kimyou na kajitsu" (1st and 2nd press) and indie single "rira no ki" was published under Gio's indie label GIO RECORDS. Club Gio was closed in 2001. ● CLUB GIO Ichikawa

Gojuuon shiki （五十音式） .......................................................................................................................... Ryutaro’s column in the Japanese fashion magazine "Kera". Gojuuon shiki started in March 2002. He wrote essays to every Kana-sign. Ryutaro finished the column in 2007, those are collected and published in a book with the same name.

Hasegawa HANDS （長谷川ハンズ） .......................................................................................................................... Hasegawa HANDS is the title of Tadashi's column in the fan club magazine "JellyFish Breed" （飼育日誌）.

Hase megapixel （～ハセメガピクセル～） .......................................................................................................................... Hase megapixel is the title of Tadashi's photo blog in the fan club area. It is running since July 2006.

Hasegawa shouten （長谷川商店） .......................................................................................................................... Tadashi’s column title in a former "jelly fish breed" magazine.

Hiroe （弘江） .......................................................................................................................... Her artist name is 弘江.hedgehog bedroom. She works as a designer / an artist and among other things for Plastic Tree and Neji. ● jelly fish breed. ● hedgehog bed room. - blog.

Nakayama Akira no hitori matatabi. （ナカヤマアキラのひとり股旅。） .......................................................................................................................... It is the name of Akira's column in the fan club magazine "JellyFish Breed" （飼育日誌） in issue 01-11.

Hidden Track .......................................................................................................................... See under: bonus tracks.

HUSH （ハッシュ） .......................................................................................................................... Takashi changed in the year 2001 from Plastic Tree to the band HUSH. HUSH disbanded in 2004.

Ibushi gin kurabu （いぶし銀倶楽部） .......................................................................................................................... Ibushi gin kurabu is the title of Akira's column in the fan club magazine "Karte" 01-14.

Inu hebi enikki （いぬへび絵日記） .......................................................................................................................... Ryutaro's column in the magazine Oricon （オリコン） in 1997. Inu hebi enikki is published altogether in 36 parts.

Inu janeenda （犬じゃねえんだ） .......................................................................................................................... Inu janeenda is the title of Akira’s clip column in the Japanese magazine "Zy". The first part was released in Zy no. 10 and is still running.

JellyFish Breed （ジェリーフィッシュブリード） .......................................................................................................................... Jelly Fish Breed was the official fan club of Plastic Tree from 1996-2000, replaced by "Sickroom". Reopened after the label change on January, 17th in 2005. The name of the fan club magazine is also JellyFish Breed (or shiiku nisshi - 飼育日誌).

JETSPEEDeR （ジェットスピーダー） .......................................................................................................................... Hair stylist and makeup artist of Mucc and Plastic Tree. His nickname is Bob, his real name is Daisuke Tanaka （田中 大亮）. Bob can often be seen in the background. ● JET SPEEDeR!! - official website ● ボブログ - official blog

J-ROCK （ジェイロック） .......................................................................................................................... Label of Plastic Tree since 2005. Beside some musician J-Rock managed a lot of athletes too. ● J-ROCK OFFICIAL WEB SITE

Karte （カルテ） .......................................................................................................................... "Karte" is the title of Plastic Tree's fan club magazine within the fan club "Sickroom". 16 editions (issue 0-15) were published from 2000-2005.

Kera （ケラ） .......................................................................................................................... Japanese fashion magazine about Gothic Lolita, Punk, Visual and Sub-culture Style. "gojuuon shiki" （五十音式） is the first column by Ryutaro in this magazine, followed by "Tokyo panorama hakusho" （東京パノラマ白書） since September 2007. ● KERA/ケラ！ - official website

Kindaichi shonen no jikenbo （金田一少年の事件簿） .......................................................................................................................... eng.: The Kindaichi Case Files. This Anime TV series is a serialized Japanese mystery manga series, 1997 produced by Toei Animation (Dragon Ball, Sailor Moon, Slam Dunk, Digimon Adventure..). Plastic Tree’s "Sink" is the 8th ending theme (eps 99-110).

Sasabuchi Hiroshi no kochitora shobu ja!! （ササブチヒロシのこちとら勝負じゃ！！） .......................................................................................................................... It is the title of Hiroshi's column in the fan club magazine "JellyFish Breed" （飼育日誌） in issue 01-11.

Koji （コージ） .......................................................................................................................... Koji was the first drummer of Plastic Tree. He joined in March 1994 and resigned in September of the same year.

Kyo ha nan no hi?? （～今日は何の日？？～） .......................................................................................................................... Kyo ha nan no hi?? was Hiroshi's web blog title in the fan club area. Hiroshi posted from July 2006-December 2008.

Kurage （海月） .......................................................................................................................... Plastic Tree fans called themselves kurage. It is Japanese for jellyfish.

Kuro （クロ） .......................................................................................................................... Kuro is Ryutaro's pet, a male bombay cat. Ryutaro mentions Kuro the first time in his web blog in August 2008. (A big thanks to Ju for the picture ✿)

Kuro neko denpou （～黒ネコ電報～） .......................................................................................................................... Kuro neko denpou is the title of Ryutaro's web blog in the fan club area. The blog released in August 2008 and is still running.

LAB.THE BASEMENT （ラボ　ザ　ベヰスメント） .......................................................................................................................... Japanese Band, members are Ao Sakurai （桜井アヲ） on vocals and guitar, Kirihito Miura （三浦キリヒト） on guitar and Till Matsushima （松島ティル） on bass guitar. Earlier this band named only lab and comprised 4 members. After disbandment of cali gari, Ao formed lab and named himself KUON. Since 2006 he named himself Ao again (with different diction). ● LAB. THE BASEMENT - official website ● 密室ノイローゼ / 趣味の密室 - blog ● TILL BLOG

Major Debut 10 shuunen kinen koen " zero " （メジャーデビュー10周年記念公演『ゼロ』） .......................................................................................................................... It is the title of Plastic Tree’s countdownblog, the blog was opened for the anniversary concert "zero" in Nippon Budokan in Tokyo and started on May 30th, 2007. The last entry was posted on September 8th, and a few weeks later the blog was deleted. ● メジャーデビュー10周年記念公演『ゼロ』

Mega-san （メガさん） .......................................................................................................................... Mega-san, the clipped form for "Megane Fukuro-san" （メガネ梟さん） (glasses owl boy). This mascot appears in Plastic Trees Nekojirushi blog. Because of his nearsightedness Mega-san wears glasses. Now, after Plastic Tree's fukurou-time Mega-san works as photomodel for glasses.

Mikeneko byouin （三毛猫病院） .......................................................................................................................... Session band, members are: Ryutaro alias Neko Kanja （猫患者） on vocals, Tadashi alias Ashi no warui Incho （足の悪い院長） on bass, Ao (ex-cali gari) alias Homo no Shittoi （ホモの執刀医） on guitar, Makoto (ex-cali gari) alias Nurse （ナース） on drums, Ya-su (Yafoo) alias Inu Kanja （犬患者） also on vocals.

MILLION RED FEVER （ミリオンレッドフィーバー） .......................................................................................................................... From 2006 - 2008 Takashi was the drummer in MILLION RED FEVER. The other members are Takumi Ando （安藤匠） on vocals and guitar and Masanori Nomura （野村昌則） on bass. ● MILLION RED FEVER - official website ● MILLION RED FEVER - MySpace profile

MUCC （ムック） .......................................................................................................................... This band was formed in 1997. Members are Tatsurou （逹瑯） on vocals, Miya （ミヤ） on guitar, Yukke （YUKKE） on bass guitar and Satochi （SATOち） on drums. Ryutaro and Tatsurou have a good relationship. Sometimes they have photoshootings or plays in session bands together. ● MUCC - official website ● MUCC - official blog ● MUCC - MySpace profile

N/J/A hasshin kichi （N/J/A発信基地） .......................................................................................................................... N/J/A hasshin kichi is the title of Akira’s dateyou blog. ● N/J/A発信基地 - blog

Hiroko Nagao （長尾紘子） .......................................................................................................................... Hiroko Nagao is an illustrator. She did the cover illustration for "kuuchuu buranko". (You"ll find the cover for "kuuchuu buranko" here.)

Nandaro （何太朗） .......................................................................................................................... A doll made by Ryutaro. With Nekojirushi it’s the most well known mascot of Plastic Tree.

Nan, Nan, Nandaro? Kyouiku corner （なん、なん、なんだろう？教育コーナー） .......................................................................................................................... Ryutaro's column title in the fan club magazine "JellyFish Breed".

Narasaki （ナラサキ / 奈良崎伸毅） .......................................................................................................................... Narasaki is the founder of the band "Coaltar of the Deepers". Akira and Narasaki are friends and Akira is often support guitarist for COTD. Narasaki produced and provided the guitar parts in "Träumerei" and "Shirochronicle".

Neji （ネジ） .......................................................................................................................... Another band with Ryutaro. Members are Ryutaro alias Nejimura / Nejitaro （ネジ村 / ネジ太朗） on vocals, Hiro alias Nejihiro （ネジヒロ） on guitar, Ryuji （りゅうじ） on bass and Tohru （トオル） on drums. Their first live together was in 2003. Those three were in a former band named 'SCHLAF" （シュラフ）. Neji plays cover songs, among other things "today" by Smashing Pumpkins, "song 2" by blur and a lot from Japanese musician.

Nekojirushi （猫印） .......................................................................................................................... I guess the bandaged cat is originally drawn by Ryutaro. Another mascot of Plastic Tree. A lot of Plastic Tree goods are decorated with Nekojirushi.

Nekojirushi. ni yoru ningen kansatsu nikki （猫印。による人間観察日記） .......................................................................................................................... Official blog of Plastic Tree. It is written from Nekojirushi’s view and started in May, 15th 2009. ● 猫印。による人間観察日記 - blog

Nekozirushi （猫印） .......................................................................................................................... See under: Nekojirushi. (Why Nekojirushi, not Nekozirushi? I transcribe Japanese on this website via Hepburn romanization. Among Hepburn exist Kunrei romanization, which is used in Plastic Tree's romanized blog URL. Both ways of writings are possible.)

NTT FUCKS .......................................................................................................................... Initially band name, renamed in Plastic Tree. Members were Ryutaro, Tadashi, Akira and Koji.

One Coin Box （ワンコイン BOX） .......................................................................................................................... One Coin Box is the title of Hiroshi's column in fan club magazine "Karte" 07-14.

Ore no bunshou wa rhythm nano da! （俺の文章はリズムなのだ!） .......................................................................................................................... Akira’s column in magazine "uv".

Takashi Oshodani （大正谷隆） .......................................................................................................................... Takashi was Plastic Tree’s third drummer. He joined in June 1996 and resigned after five years in December 2001. Right now Takashi is a member of the band "BMXX". ● 大正 駄 日記-今夜も赤提灯- - blog

Orenchi （俺ん家） .......................................................................................................................... Session band since 2006, members are: ＫＡＮ∀ＢＵＮ on vocals, Shin Numakura （沼倉真） on guitar, GUTWIE on bass, Hiroshi on drums and Nippashi （ニッパシ） on keyboard. Almost all guys are also members in other bands. Shin Numakura --> guruguru eigakan ＫＡＮ∀ＢＵＮ --> W.A.R.P. ● ＫＡＮ∀ＢＵＮ's blog G U T W I E --> MONKEY☆SPUNK

Osho da nikki-konya mo akachochin- （大正 駄 日記-今夜も赤提灯-） .......................................................................................................................... Takashi's former personal blog. ● 大正 駄 日記-今夜も赤提灯- - blog

Osho da nikki （大正 駄 日記） .......................................................................................................................... Takashi's current personal blog. ● 大正 駄 日記-今夜も赤提灯- - blog

Pen to kami to watashi （ペンと紙と私） .......................................................................................................................... Tadashi's column title in fan club magazine "Karte" 07-14.

Plastic Tree （プラスティックトゥリー） .......................................................................................................................... Band name since 1994. They wanted to choose a combination of something artificial and something natural ...and were (probably) inspired from Radiohead´s song " fake plastic trees ". Some band nicknames are Pura / Pla, Puraturi / Puratori, PlaTree,.. fanletter to: 「JellyFish Breed」 〒150-0002 東京都渋谷区渋谷3-26-15 日通渋谷ビル3階 Romaji version: 「JellyFish Breed」 〒150-0002 Tokyo-to Shibuya-ku 3-26-15 Nittsuu Shibuya building 3F Japan email: plastictree [at] j-rock.co.jp

Plastic Tree Channel .......................................................................................................................... Mobile web site from 2001-2004, in addition for FC members. Only viewable via Japanese docomo i-mode phones, EZweb and J-PHONE phones. This page is updated weekly and Plastic Tree posted some words about various things.

Pla sign （プラマーク） .......................................................................................................................... Japanese recycling-sign. The reversed version is sometimes used by Plastic Tree.

Previous band activities .......................................................................................................................... Before Plastic Tree was founded, every member took part in other bands. (Unfortunately I have no pictures or evidence.) • RELIGION MIX: Ryutaro, Akira • DROP’IN SHOP LIFTERS: Ryutaro, Akira • CAM"-FLAGE: Tadashi (see under: CAM"-FLAGE)

Saikin no Taro hanashi （最近の太郎話） .......................................................................................................................... Ryutaro’s column title in a former "jelly fish breed" magazine.

Sanatorium techo. （サナトリウム手帖。） .......................................................................................................................... Sanatorium techo. is the title of Ryutaro's photo column in fan club magazine "Karte" 01–14. Ryutaro and Nandaro visit different places like museums or amusement parks.

Shin （シン） .......................................................................................................................... He was the second drummer of Plastic Tree. Joined in October 1994, resigned in May 1996. Shin's complete name is Shinichi Nakamura （仲村 臣一）.

Ao Sakurai （桜井アヲ） .......................................................................................................................... Leader and guitarist of cali≠gari in 1993-2003. After cali≠gari disbanded he named himself KUON and formed lab. Lab. was named in LAB. THE BASEMENT and Ao renamed himself from KUON to A(w)o Sakurai （桜井アヲ）. Ao acts as a guitarist, vocalist, and under his pseudonym ROCKETMAN BLUES as a designer. Some titles he contributed as a designer are: "B-men gahou" (2007), "utsusemi" (2008) and the "Stereo koumorizoku" pamphlet (2008). Besides Plastic Tree he designs for Mucc （ムック）, Ya-foo （ヤフー）, Anemone （アネモネ） and FIGURE’71.

Hiroshi Sasabuchi （ササブチヒロシ / 笹渕啓史） .......................................................................................................................... Hiroshi was Plastic Tree’s fourth drummer. He joined in March 2002, resigned in March 2009. Right now he works as a support drummer for various bands. ● Sasabuchi Hiroshi.com

Kenken no "kiite kiite oi no koto (kari)" （ケンケンの"聞いて聞いてオイの事（仮）"） .......................................................................................................................... Kenken's web blog in the fan club area. The title is - like Kenken wrote - temporary ; ) The blog was released in November 2009, Kenken’s first entry was posted in May 2010.

Kenken Sato （佐藤ケンケン） .......................................................................................................................... Like Hiroshi, he started as Plastic Tree’s support drummer in spring 2009. In July 2009 he became the official drummer of Plastic Tree.

Shashinkan geratin （寫眞館ゼラチン） .......................................................................................................................... A Photographer. Among other things he did the covers for "Träumerei" (2002), "B-men gahou" (2007) and for the "gojuuon shiki" collection book (2007). Shashinkan geratin works also for cali≠gari and Mucc. ● 寫眞館ゼラチン - official website

Shiiku nisshi （飼育日誌） .......................................................................................................................... Another term for the fan club magazine JellyFish Breed.

Shoxx （ショックス） .......................................................................................................................... Japanese Rock Magazine. Ryutaro had a column in the magazine from1998-1999. He continues the column since 1999 and it is still running.

Sickroom （シックルーム / 病室） .......................................................................................................................... Official fan club of Plastic Tree from 2000-2005. After separation of Sweet-Heart Sickroom got closed and reopened under the new label J-Rock as "JellyFish Breed".

Sickroom Record .......................................................................................................................... Plastic Tree's record label under Sweet Heart. Distributed by Universal Music.

Suuji quattro （数字クアトロ） .......................................................................................................................... Akira's web blog in the fan club area since July 2006.

Sweet-Heart .......................................................................................................................... Plastic Tree's label in the period 2001-2005.

Chinatsu Tabata （田端千夏） .......................................................................................................................... Former Hair stylist and makeup artist of Plastic Tree. ● 田端千夏 - blog

te" .......................................................................................................................... te" is a rock band formed in 2004. Members are Hiro Kuroda （黒田洋俊） and Kono on guitar, Masa on bass and Tooru Tachibana （橘徹） on drums. Hiro and Tooru forms together with Ryutaro and Ryuji "Neji". ● te" - official website ● te" sound ● hiro's blog ● te" - MySpace profile

Tokyo panorama hakusho （東京パノラマ白書） .......................................................................................................................... Tokyo panorama hakusho is the title of Ryutaro’s column in the Fashion magazine "Kera". The column started in September 2007 and is still running.

Tokyo sanpo.（東京3歩。） .......................................................................................................................... "Three steps in Tokyo" is the name of Kenken's column in the fan club magazine "JellyFish Breed" （飼育日誌）.

TSV unit .......................................................................................................................... Trifling Soul Vibration session band, always with Takashi on drums and sometimes with Akira on guitar and Tadashi on bass guitar.

ueken@mac.com .......................................................................................................................... ueken@mac.com mixes, records or arranges the music for a lot musicians, among other things Plastic Tree, dateyou, Lynne Hobday and D"espairsRay. Some titles he worked with Plastic Tree are: "kuuchuu buranko" (2005), "ghost" (2005), "nega to poij" (2007) and "utsusemi" (2008).

Umi no otoko, fisher ☆ Sasabuchi （海の男 フィッシャー☆ ササブチ） .......................................................................................................................... It is the title of Hiroshi's one-time column in the fan club magazine "JellyFish Breed" （飼育日誌） number 12.

unreleased songs .......................................................................................................................... Here are some songtitles I found on different Plastic Tree flyers, which were never released (as far as I know): • MAKE （メイク） • BENCH • same old （セイム・オールド） • fascination （ファッシネーション）

Ushiro no Ryutaro （うしろの竜太郎） .......................................................................................................................... Ushiro no Ryutaro is the title of Ryutaro’s column in the magazine Shoxx. The column was published from 1998-1999.

Ushiro no Tadashi -Tadashi Zura- （うしろの正面-ただしづら-） .......................................................................................................................... Tadashi´s column title in the magazine Shoxx. Ushiro no Tadashi -Tadashi zura- started in 1999 and is still running.

Warner Music Japan .......................................................................................................................... 1997 Plastic Tree released their first major single under this label. In 2001 Pla transferred to the label Sweet Heart.

Ya-su （やす） .......................................................................................................................... Together with Pama （ぱま） he formed the Band Ya-foo in 1999. At "bonyou na gyakukaiten sono.." （凡庸な逆回転その..） concerts he acts often as an solo artist among Neji and Onan Spelmermaid. He was also a member in the session band "mikeneko byouin".