It is comforting to feel that humans are ambiguous creatures.
I would like to talk about the SDGs on a small scale, not a big one. What was it that made you start thinking about the SDGs in your immediate surroundings?
Comai: . I think I was interested in such things even before the term SDGs was coined. When I was in junior high school, I read a picture book about a rabbit that we had at home, "Please Give Me Flowers, Not Landmines," and I started participating in a landmine removal fundraising campaign. . I think it was a genuine desire to do something with my time.
Do you feel nature more strongly there?
Comai: When I visit Yakushima, I feel the power of water. It is said that it rains 35 days a month. . I also feel that it is a mysterious and wild creature that is beyond what I can talk or think about in this way. . the same is true when I play music. I can't predict my body either, and when the gig is over, I am sometimes stunned and wonder what that was all about.... Things don't go the way I thought they would in my head, and I think the body is the entity that surpasses that expectation. Maybe that misalignment is a part that I share with nature rather than with myself. It's comforting to feel that we humans are ambiguous creatures.
The musical experience is wonderful, to feel a part of nature.
Comai: Yes, it is. But I don't think it's just about music. It could be runner's high, or people who play sports. Or people who get drunk and dance. Moments when you use your body and let your body take over. When you are in nature, you use your intuition and pull out your body's memories when you walk. In my case, I tend to be a bit of a head case, so music helps me in that sense, and I feel like I am brought back to nature every time I go there. If I want to go there, Tokyo has forests like Okutama, and it is surprisingly easy to access places with nature.
Do you often check the world news?
Comai: I even follow "The Guardian" (a major British newspaper) and "BBC" (British national broadcaster) on Instagram. Also, I like a web media called "Brut. There are a lot of stories about France, and it introduces people who are doing interesting activities.Instagramand ... andTwitteraccount of "Brut Japan" , and they also gave a Japanese translation. I watched an interview with an asexual called Asexual , which was very interesting and carefully explained. There are also many hints, such as the story of a free cooking class held by local women to provide food for homeless people by cooking food left over from a grocery store in Lyon.
That sounds like a good learning experience. Were you always very conscious of environmental issues?
Comai: I, too, have only recently become more interested in environmental issues, and when I was in high school, I was more interested in human rights, conflicts, and nuclear power issues. But as the environment deteriorates and resources are depleted, the human rights and conflict issues become worse, and they are all connected.
