Kinoko Teikoku (きのこ帝国, lit. "Mushroom Empire") was a Japanese shoegaze/dream pop band, formed in 2007. The band suspended activities in 2019 when bassist 谷口滋昭 left to support his family business at a temple. With the other members feeling unable to continue without all 4 founding members they put the project on hiatus. Official statements from the band and all members: https://web.archive.org/web/20210723185857/https://kinokoteikoku.com/news/4334/ Official accounts: https://x.com/kinokoteikoku https://www.instagram.com/kinokoteikoku members: Guitar + vocal : 佐藤 (Satou) ♀ Chiaki's Instagram Chiaki's X She's still active doing her solo project. Guitar : あーちゃん (Ah-chan) ♀ Ah-chan's Instagram Ah-chan's X She's still active doing indie bands and supports. She's now a member of band MY TEMPLES. Bass : 谷口滋昭 (Taniguchi Shigeaki) ♂ Shige's Instagram Shige's X He's currently not doing music. Dr : 西村”コン” (Nishimura "Kon") ♂ Kon's Instagram Kon's X He was in a band Lilubay, but the band has just recently disbanded. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/KinokoTeikoku">Read more on Last.fm</a>. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.