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is the name of a high-speed train service running on the Tokaido and Sanyo Shinkansen "bullet train" lines in Japan. Slower than the premier Nozomi but faster than the all-stations Kodama, the Hikari is the fastest train service on the Tokaido and Sanyo Shinkansen that is covered in the Japan Rail Pass.
is a song recorded by Japanese–American recording artist Utada Hikaru for her fourth studio and third Japanese language album, Deep River (2002). It premiered on March 20, 2002 as the third single from the album in Japan. It was written and composed by Utada, whilst production and arrangement was handled by Utada, her father Teruzane Utada, and long-time collaborator Miyake Akira. The single, and a remix by Russell McNamara (under the alias PlanitB), was used as the official Japanese theme song's for the 2002 action role-playing video game Kingdom Hearts, and appeared on its original soundtrack respectively. Musically, "Hikari" is pop folk song. Lyrically, it is about mysteries in life and human activities.
Upon its release, the track garnered positive reviews from music critics. Many critics highlighted the track as one of Utada's best singles, and commended her vocal abilities and songwriting. It was also successful in Japan, peaking at number one both on the Oricon Singles Chart and Tokyo Broadcasting System's (TBS) Count Down TV singles chart. It was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) for physical shipments of 500,000 units. An accompanying music video was shot by her then-husband, Kazuaki Kiriya; it features Utada washing dishes and drinking water. It was performed on some of her concert tours, including the Utada United and Wild Life tour.
To promote the international formats of Kingdom Hearts, Utada re-recorded an English language version entitled "Simple & Clean". Both the original edit and remix version by PlanitB served as international theme songs. It did not appear on Utada's English studio Exodus (2004), but the original version was included on her 2009 English studio album This Is the One. It was later released as an A-side 12-inch single with Utada's single " Colors" in 2003, and received positive reviews from most music critics.
Hikari is a line of specialty fish food brand manufactured by Kyorin Food Industries, Ltd. in Japan.
is both a unisex Japanese given name and a Japanese surname. Notable people with the name include:
- Hikari Hino (born 1986), Japanese AV idol
- Hikari Ishida (born 1972), Japanese actress
- Hikari Kiyama (born 1983), Japanese contemporary music composer
- Hikari Minami (born 1994), Japanese professional wrestler
- Hikari Mitsushima (born 1985), Japanese actress
- Hikari Tachibana (born 1973), Japanese voice actress
- Hikari Ōe (born 1963), Japanese composer
- Hikari Ōta (born 1965), Japanese television comedian
Hikari is the 14th single by Japanese singer Mai Hoshimura. It was released on August 20, 2008 under the Sony Music Entertainment label. The title track was used as the theme song for the TBS TV drama . The single peaked at number 14 in the Oricon charts selling 7,883 units on its first week. This is currently Mai Hoshimura's most successful single after her singles " Get Happy", " Sakura Biyori", and her previous single " Regret" which are her first three top 30 entries on the Oricon charts since she started her singing career.
This single's catalog number is SECL-672.