Ayaka Brandy

- Kimono Hiphop -

Born on July 9, 1996, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo—my father's homeland.
Due to the civil war, I moved to Japan at just two months old.
I was raised in Suzuka City, Mie Prefecture, 
until the age of 11.

As a child, I attended a Buddhist preschool while being raised with the Bible at home.
In high school, I studied traditional Japanese etiquette through the Ogasawara-ryu school.

As a Black woman raised in Japan, I express my roots through creative work such as painting and hip-hop.
From my spiritual world flows the soul of a true Yamato Nadeshiko—a spirit I embody through art.