Hideki Ishima (石間 秀機 born 21 March 1944 in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan) is a Japanese musician, known primarily for his work with Flower Travellin’ Band. Currently he exclusively plays the sitarla, an instrument he invented, which is a combination of a sitar and an electric guitar.Ishima was originally in the group sounds band (a genre of Japanese rock music), The Beavers, who had released some singles but not had major success. He joined Flower Travellin’ Band in 1969.When Flower Travellin’ Band broke up in 1973, he recorded the solo album One Day. He then joined a group called Trans Am, which was followed by The Donjuan R&R Band with Kenichi Hagiwara. During the 1980s he was in Co-Colo along with Nobuhiko Shinohara. In 2000, he recorded the album More-ish with the group Pythagorus Party.