Kimon

__[Official Site](https://ikimonogakari.com/)__ | __[YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCflAJoghlGeSkdz5eNIl-sg)__ | __[Twitter](https://twitter.com/IKIMONOofficial)__ __ikimono-gakari__ (いきものがかり) is a Japanese rock band. They record on Sony Music Japan's EPIC Records label. The band was formed in Kanagawa Prefecture in February 1999 by Hotaka Yamashita and [Yoshiki Mizuno](https://anilist.co/staff/168854/Yoshiki-Mizuno), and was later joined by lead vocalist [Kiyoe Yoshioka](https://anilist.co/staff/159004) in December the same year. Hotaka Yamashita later left the band as of July 2021.