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04 THE SMALL PRINT
05 Upfront
09 Global village
11 The Goods
14 Arts & Entertainment
Art, Music, Japan Beat
16 AGENDA
23 METROHOMES
24 MOVIES
27 Dining out
Bites, Restaurant Review &
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30 ClassifiedS & JOBS
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The Small Print This week’s required reading, by Reg Dunlap
The European debt
crisis is not a fire
“
on the other side of the
river.”
—Hiromasa Yonekura, chairman of Keidanren, on the
need for Japan to enact wide-ranging reforms to avoid
its own financial catastrophe
Gotcha
ćć A relative of one of the 107 people killed in a
derailment on JR West’s Fukuchiyama line in
2005 noticed a train driver on the same line
dozing off while behind the wheel last month.
ćć The justice ministry asked YouTube to remove
a nine-minute video that had been surreptitiously shot inside a prison in Kagoshima.
ćć A 21-year-old tattoo artist and his acquaintance
in Osaka were arrested for beating a Nepalese
man to death in a street fight.
ćć Police suspect yakuza involvement in an
“unlawful contract scheme” related to the dispatch of a temporary worker to the Oi nuclear
power plant in Fukui.
Oops!
ćć Japan Post was ordered to stop using the
name “Yu-Mail” as the result of a lawsuit by a
Sapporo-based direct-mail company, which
had trademarked the name in 2004. JP has some
retooling to do—last year, it shipped 2.62 billion
parcels under the Yu-Mail moniker.
ćć Google Japan was forced to issue an apology
after admitting that customers who purchased
apps via the Google Checkout service had their
personal data leaked to app developers.
ćć A Ground Self-Defense Force helicopter took off
in Mie without the crew realizing that a pair of
“distress signal devices” had been set down on
the aircraft’s exterior. The equipment fell off
and crashed into a nearby dockyard, though no
one was injured.
ćć Sentence of the Week: “Japan’s science ministry provided data on the dispersal of radioactive
materials to US forces a few days after the nuclear
crisis erupted at the Fukushima Daiichi power
plant, far earlier than the disclosure of the information to the Japanese public, a ministry official
said Monday.” (via Kyodo)
Thanks for the tip
By the numbers
ćć Former DPJ bigwig Ichiro Ozawa, on trial for
misappropriating political funds, told prosecutors that keeping ¥400-¥500 million in cash lying
around “is not something that contradicts
common sense.”
ćć During a visit to Thailand, trade minister Yukio
Edano advised local officials to “strengthen
levees and implement other effective flood
countermeasures before the rainy season.”
ćć Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba visited
Afghanistan and called for the government to
boost efforts “to eradicate corruption, promote
the rule of law and improve governance.”
ćć A news agency poll found that 71.5 percent of
Japanese “support the idea of allowing female
members of the Imperial Family to keep their
status after marriage and head their own family branches.”
ćć Another poll found that 13.4 percent of Japanese
own a smartphone, and that about one-third of
those who don’t own one want one.
ćć Ten companies from earthquake-hit areas
in northeastern Japan were among the 1,300
exhibitors at the Winter Fancy Food Show in San
Francisco last month.
ćć TEPCO said it has no idea what caused a blackout in Edogawa-ku last month that affected
59,000 households.
ćć The number of used cars sold in Japan in 2011
dropped, for the 11th consecutive year, to a
record low of 3,774,015.
And now for some good
news…
ćć The National Police Agency says that, for the first
time in 30 years, fewer than 1.5 million crimes
were committed in Japan in 2011. The overall
tally was 1,480,826—a 6.6 percent drop from the
year before.
ćć The Japanese Society of Psychiatry and Neurology lowered the age at which teenagers can
undergo treatment for gender identity disorder, from 18 to 15.
ćć In what is being described as “the first successful
fuel-cell electric vehicle” to be developed without the help of a major car company, students
at Osaka Sangyo University unveiled a sporty
two-seat EV with a top speed of 80kph.
ćć Workers at the Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur
Museum unearthed the fossilized remains of a
rhinoceros that lived about 18 million years ago.
It’s thought to be the oldest such find in Japan.
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Clever darlings
ćć The woman accused of harboring Aum Shinrikyo fugitive Makoto Hirata for 17 years says
she made up her pseudonym—Kyoko Yamaguchi—by combining the names of popular
actress-singers Kyoko Koizumi and Momoe
Yamaguchi.
stats
ćć A survey by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government
found that 9 percent of expectant mothers failed
to undergo pre-delivery health checks “because
they didn’t realize they were pregnant.”
ćć As part of efforts to prepare Tokyo for a major
earthquake, JR East has stockpiled water bottles
and blankets for 30,000 commuters, while Tokyo
Metro is storing relief supplies for 100,000 others.
ćć Two rare crested ibises injured on Sado Island
recently are believed to have been attacked by
falcons. The incidents are puzzling, as falcons
normally only attack animals smaller than
themselves.
Not all smiles and sunshine
ćć A 65-year-old Japanese man was fined $2,500 by
a court in Hawaii for hitting a Delta Air Lines
cabin attendant—twice—on a flight from Tokyo
to Honolulu. The man was allowed to attend his
son’s wedding in Waikiki, though.
ćć Newly installed Justice Minister Toshio Ogawa
said, “It isn’t in line with the spirit of the [capital punishment] law for the number of death
row inmates to continue increasing without
executions.”
ćć The government announced that it will rewrite
relevant laws to enable JAXA to become involved
“in the use of space for security purposes.”
ćć Meanwhile, a science ministry official said the
space agency will begin studying the feasibility
of a mission to Mars.
Compiled from reports by AP,
Japan Today, The Japan Times, The
International Herald Tribune, The Asahi
Shimbun, Tokyo Reporter, The Mainichi
Daily News, Daily Yomiuri, AFP, Reuters
and Kyodo
� 113 Number of moves it took a computer program called “Bonkras” to defeat Japan Shogi
Association chairman Kunio Yonenaga in a recent match in Tokyo � 200 Estimated number of
companies believed to have received shipments of “radioactive gravel” that had been stored near
the Fukushima nuclear plant, according to government investigators � 29.1 Percentage of college
students who have failed to receive job offers ahead of graduation in March, the second highest figure
on record, according to the labor ministry � 23 Rank of Japan, out of 32 nations, in terms of “nuclear
materials security conditions,” according to a US-based NGO
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people, trends & miscellany
Photos courtesy of Lauren Mayhew
star struck
Metpod
Lauren
Mayhew
Kamasami Kong interviews
the all-singing, all-dancing
star, fresh from a run of
performances at New Lex
Our special guest this time is
an actress, singer—and ring
announcer—who started at the
age of eight as a model. Lauren,
what brought you to Japan?
People always told me my
music would do well here. So,
I showed up and found out
about this amazing nightclub
called New Lex where I’ve been
performing.
You must have met Bill Hersey,
the owner of New Lex?
Of course, Bill is amazing and
I thoroughly enjoy his crazy
costumes every night—leopard
print, zebra, you name it!
What kind of music do you
perform?
I do dance-electro style,
mixed with very hooky
guitar riffs. If I had to
compare it with any
artist I would say it’s
Lady Gaga fused with
Joan Jet.
So tell us about your
career in show business.
I am from Tampa,
Florida, and I started
out in Florida, on a
PBS TV show as a kid.
I was also a model
for Wilhelmina, so I
traveled all over. After
that I was on a soap
opera in New York
for two years as
a series regular,
and then got
signed to
Epic Sony and toured with
Britney. Probably the coolest
thing I got to do was perform
at the Superbowl, opening for
Aerosmith and Sting… It was
awesome!
When are you going to start
working with real talent?
Yeah, I really need to up my
game! [laughs]
So let’s have a word on Steven
Tyler.
We had just finished
performing, walked off all
sweaty and excited—and
Steven Tyler came up and said
“You guys really rocked!” I was
like “Wow, did Steven Tyler just
tell me I rocked?” And then he
gave me a high-five.
Since then you’ve been in
movies like American Pie, and
TV shows such as CSI Miami.
I have actually been in all the
CSIs, which is random as they
have all different producers,
directors, etc.
What kind of parts do they
give you?
I’ve been kind of typecast as
the suspected murderer every
time. In my defense, I never
did it, before you think I’m
going to chop you into little bits.
Apparently people see “rebel
bitch slut” in me…
So what were you doing
for WWE [World Wrestling
Entertainment]?
I was ring announcer for all
the pay-per-view fights, so
I traveled around the world
singing the national anthem
and introducing the fights.
I got to perform at some iconic
arenas, like the O2 in London.
Your parents are both doctors—
how did they allow you to go
into show business?
My parents insisted on
education first and foremost,
they said as long as you get
straight As in school we will
pretend like this is soccer
practice, and let you pursue
your dream. And they did, so
they were super supportive.
What are you going to tell your
girlfriends about Tokyo when
you are back home?
Mostly about New Lex, it was
such an amazing experience
with so many great celebrities
coming in and out, the after
parties, and we even had some
sumo wrestlers come in which
was pretty cool.
Did they dance?
No they just sat there, I think
it was hard for them to get up!
But they were wiggling their
shoulders to the music. [laughs]
What else are you going to
tell your girlfriends?
Tokyo is so clean!
There’s no trash
anywhere at all. There’s
also no trashcans, which
is frustrating. I feel like
I’m always finishing my
latte and holding the cup
for an hour after, thinking I
can’t possibly litter because
it’s going to be seen!
K a m a s a m i Kon g , a mon g
other things, produces the
weekly Tokyo MetPod (http://
metropolis.co.jp/podcast).
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cinematic underground
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The vibrant documentary Flamenco, Flamenco (2010;
pictured) will screen at Bunkamura’s Le Cinema (2-24-1
Dogenzaka, Shibuya-ku; www.bunkamura.co.jp) from
February 11. Director Carlos Saura uses live performances
and interviews to look at the roots of flamenco dance and
music, as well as profile many of the current top performers
in the world. www.flamenco-flamenco.com… Veteran actress
Kaoru Yachigusa will be honored with a retrospective at
Shin-Bungeiza in Ikebukuro (3F, 1-43-5 Higashi-Ikebukuro
Toshima-ku; www.shin-bungeiza.com), February 2-17. The
former Takarazuka performer appeared in a 1954 film version
of Madame Butterfly, becoming the first Japanese actress to
play the title character, and continues to work today, appearing
in last year’s The Legacy of the Sun at the age of 80. Yachigusa
is scheduled to give a talk on her long career at the theater on
February 11… The Tokyo Northern Lights festival will bring
Scandinavian cinema and music to Shibuya’s Eurospace (1-5
Maruyamacho, Shibuya-ku; www.eurospace.co.jp), February
11-16. The eclectic program includes the silent Swedish film
Witchcraft Through the Ages (1921), four films by contemporary
Icelandic director Fridrik Thor Fridrilsson and the Norwegian
thriller Next Door (2005). www.tnlf.jp Kevin Mcgue
movie news
Kevin Mcgue
Most Japanese filmmakers aim
to have their works screened
overseas, but that rarely happens
even with big budgets and
household-name stars. However,
director Keiichi Kobayashi is
seeing the dream come true with
a low-budget, black-and-white
debut starring first-time actors.
About the Pink Sky tells the story of
three high-school girls whose lives
take an unexpected turn when
one of them finds a wallet stuffed
with cash and the owner convinces them to produce a “good news
newspaper” for a hospitalized friend. The total staff and crew for
the indie numbered fewer than 10 people. Norihiko Miyazaki,
who acted as the production manager, explains “when you reduce
the number of staff, you lower the budget but you also increase
your freedom. It never felt like hard work.” Since the teenage stars
were acting for the first time, two months of rehearsal preceded the
filming. The result is a slow, naturalistic pace that sets the film apart
from the usual fare from Japan and has garnered considerable
attention, winning the “Japanese Eyes” award at the 2011 Tokyo
International Film Festival, and being picked up as an official
selection at last month’s Sundance Film Festival in Utah. “My father
used to say that you could name anything and find 20,000 fans of
that in Japan,” Kobayashi recalls. “My goal was to make a film that
would be seen by that many people.” The way things are going, he
will achieve that goal many times over. KM
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jihanki journal
Pro-Baseball Day The Alliance of Japanese
Baseball Teams was formed on this day with
seven teams including the Giants, Tigers, and
the particularly timely Dragons.
Feb 11
National Foundation Day (Kenkoku Kinenbi)
National holiday. According to legend, the
Emperor Jimmu called Japan into being on this
day in the year 660 BCE. Nice one, my son!
Source: http://day.or.jp/
cat scratch fever
Courtesy of Embassy of Canada
Like a Trip Advisor of old vending machines, this site
provides a guide to natsukashi jidohanbaiki (nostalgic vending machines) in Japan. Find out what can be
bought, the price, Google maps of the locations, videos
and plenty of pictures. Some of the places have a communal seven-chili spice powder hanging from a string
on the vending machine, salt and pepper packets in baskets hanging from the ceiling, and tongs hanging from
the machine for those who find toasted sandwiches too
hot to handle.
http://jihanki.michikusa.jp
Feb 5
Rebirth: Reflections for
Japan post-3/11
What? Multimedia exhibition responding to the
earthquake and tsunami
Where? Embassy of Canada Prince Takamado Gallery
When? Until Mar 16 (open Mon-Fri)
How much? Free
See exhibition listings (Harajuku/Aoyama) for details.
Photo by James Hadfield
Tsunami, by Robin Heather Campbell
If you thought that everyone and their dog was a DJ
these days, you were almost right. This novel scratching post makes your cat scratch the hell out of some
beats rather than out of your new furniture. Unsurprisingly, the Cat Scratch Turntable sold out rapidly after
its release in November, so Suck UK has got right back
into it and made some more. Now you can say, in all
honesty, that your feline is house-trained.
¥2,980, available from http://meturl.com/catdj
The International Community’s Bulletin Board
Global Village
My Ethical
Valentine
Gift ideas good
for more than
your relationship
By Jessica Ocheltree
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Louise Rouse
ver y yea r a rou nd
this time, you hear a
lot of carping about
how Valentine's Day
is a commercialized
spectacle devoid of
real romance, especially in a country where the holiday was imported
by the chocolate manufacturers.
Still, some of us like the idea of a day
to recognize the importance of love
in our lives, romantic or otherwise.
For ethical consumers, however,
many Valentine trappings can be
problematic. With the huge outpouring of yen associated with the
holiday, it's even more important to
vote with your wallet. Not to worry!
Even if you want to go the traditional route, we've got you covered
with some options that show you
care enough about your partner to
care about their world.
The classic g if t is chocolate,
and Tok yo certainly doesn't lack
for options there. From high-end
chocolatiers to your corner conbini,
you'll be seeing pink and red gift
boxes stacked to the ceiling. Before
you grab t he nearest tast y t reat
though, take a moment to find out
where the cocoa came from. Much
of the cacao beans used in chocolate manufacturing are produced
in countries where labor and environmental regulations are shaky at
best. The Ivory Coast, which supplies 30-40 percent of the world's
cocoa annually, has been called out
for using child labor and participating in trafficking.
The easiest way to make sure
your chocolate doesn't have a bitter
history is to buy certified fair-trade.
Some of our favor ites ava i lable
around town are Zotter, an Austrian
compa ny t hat ma kes fa i r-t rade
organic chocolates and realizes
in-house the whole production process, bean to bar; and People Tree,
which might be more famous for its
fair-trade garments, but also has
delicious chocolates whose sweetly
illustrated wrappers we love.
If your sweetie doesn't have a
sweet toot h, you may be t hinking about some roses. Not so fast,
Romeo. Likely those blooms came
from countries on the other side
of the planet, like Kenya or Ecuador. The transportation alone has a
substantial environmental impact,
but as the industry is very capital
intensive, the f lowers are increasingly grown by large, foreign-owned
producers, providing only jobs at the
lowest wage levels, and using unsustainable farming practices. If you
must have roses, consider domestic
varieties rather than the traditional
long-stems, and a potted bush rather
than cut ones, which will not only
last longer, but will also brighten
your beloved’s abode. If you are a
little more flexible, there are some
flower shops in Tokyo specializing
in locally-sourced, organic flowers.
We like Wanabiya in Nishi-sugamo,
which even makes edible arrangements of flowers and herbs.
If things are getting very serious,
you may be thinking about jewelry,
but we run into problems here too.
Despite the popularity of the movie
Blood Diamond a few years back,
there is still very little awareness
in Japan about conflict gemstones.
Precious metals are just as troublesome, since mining practices often
have a huge negative environmental impact, labor issues abound, and
soaring demand and prices allow
them to fuel ongoing conflicts.
If you go to a brick-and-mortar
shop in Tokyo, you are likely to get
conf used looks if you ask about
sourcing. Even t he stores which
are prepared to talk about it can
generally provide only a Kimberley
Certification, which is problematic
due to its very limited definition of
what constitutes a conf lict stone.
Still, even asking the questions can
have a positive impact by demonstrating a customer interest, and
t here are also online shops that
specialize in low-impact, conflictfree jewelr y, like Brilliant Earth,
which ships to Japan and has a
huge selection.
So there it is—some more ethical
twists on your traditional Valentine's Day gifts. Now you have no
excuse not to get out there and feel
the love!
For more information on the companies and shops mentioned, see
http://zotter.jp, www.peopletree.
co.jp, www.wanabiya.com, and
www.brilliantearth.com.
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ow many times have you fallen in love and said: “Never again?” How
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hey say music is the food of love, but according to owner-chef of Bisteria Sama Sama, Masa Nagasaka, the food of love is actually food.
Something of a veteran of Tokyo haute cuisine, this top-class gourmand has worked in various high-profile restaurants in California. He moved
on to become head chef at several Tokyo mainstays before opening his own
place in October last year. Pizza is his specialty, and people come from far
and wide to try his famed porcini cream-cheese pizza with thick cream and
truffles (¥1,680).
Slide up to his table on February 14 for a special Valentine’s menu, guaranteed to get the aromas of love circulating in your passages. Not only is it a
succulent way to spend the occasion, but it is a perfect opportunity to try the
delights of Sama Sama—with a special course menu of just ¥5,000. The menu
includes appetizer, soup, pasta, meat dish and a luxurious romantic dessert
of fondant au chocolat, to leave a sweetness in the mouth that can only be
dissolved in the passionate fire of a Valentine’s embrace. Reserve to ensure
your place.
However, even on other, less momentous occasions, Bisteria Sama Sama
still has something extra special to offer. On Saturdays and public holidays,
all bottles of wine under ¥5,000 can be had for half price (conditions apply).
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Japanese chocco companies’ marketing technique can’t
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breakdown:
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Giri choco “Obligation chocs” for parents, grandparents,
colleagues, etc.
Iine! choco The chocolate equivalent of the “like” button
on Facebook. A bland murmur of appreciation.
Fami choco Butter up the folks.
Tomo choco Smarm up to your friends.
Deco choco Decorate your own. Cheapo.
Papa choco Daughters’ offerings to sugar-daddy.
Gyaku choco Given to girls by guys with one thing on
their mind.
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According to a survey by Glico, this
year’s Valentine’s Day is more about
bonds and ties with other people you
love than good old-fashioned flirting.
Perhaps this ties in with 2011’s kanji
of the year kizuna (bonds). 61.7% of
dads said they prefer to get chocolates
from their daughters, with only 29.4%
happier to receive choccies from the
Missus. Meanwhile, 33.3% of girls
are going to be giving treats to that
special guy, but the majority are more
concerned with sweetening up their
so-called friends.
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Instead of boring heart-shaped chocs, get original and make your own using
ice-cube trays. Kooky company Fred and Friends produce some crazy trays
that will be sure to amaze your Valentine and ensure some tasty afters. Our pick
is the one in the shape of Big Chap from Alien—and an accompanying one with
the alien eggs, too (pictured). But you can also nab other themed ice trays from
Kotobukiya stores, such as Batman and Superman ones, and there are rumors
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Secret sweets
For a bargain basement chocolate gift bound to raise a
few smiles, check out Chocolate Stadium, where you
can snap up chocolates in comedy packaging for as little
as ¥198 each. Grab your valentine sugar fix in various
forms including soy-sauce and energy-drink bottles, and
cup noodles. Chocs in faux medicine packages should
not be given to those with poor eyesight, or confusion
might result in a Valentine’s Day laxative overdose. The
Stadium offers other uncommon chocolate goods, such
as chocolate bath salt, chocolate-covered squid, and
chocolate curry. AG From ¥198, available from www.
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The
Colle
The Colle
Feature
A new book on otaku spaces removes the kamen from the rider
C
all them what you
w i l l—nerd s, ub er
fa ns, obsessives,
fanatics—but otaku
and life in certain
areas of the metropolis are synonymous.
Former Metropolis contributor and
author of The Otaku Encyclopedia,
Patrick W. Galbraith, takes a groundbreaking look at the lives and homes
of some of these reclusive Japanese
collectors. In Otaku Spaces, available next month from Chin Music
Press, Galbraith reveals the storage
and stories behind their collections
of blow-up dolls, comic books, military paraphernalia, anime videos,
games and much more. Photographer
Androniki Christodoulou brings the
interviewees to life, intimately capturing their collections and lifestyles.
Nakayasu
Profile: Nakayasu, 33, is a
professional collector. He buys
items for his collection and sells
them like a business, but also
works a part-time job in a call
center. He collects toys from
Japanese anime and live action
special effects (tokusatsu)
TV shows, soundtrack CDs,
printed materials and video
games. At the time of this
photograph, he had been
collecting for eight years and
amassed a collection worth
about twenty thousand dollars.
Watanabe Ryosuke [1]
Obsession: Cult groups’ paraphernalia
“I’d met Joyu [Fumihiro] even before
the Aum incident [when the group
released sarin gas on the Tokyo subway in 1995], but I never joined them.
Some goods are only sold to members
of the group, but I try to buy them,
which can mean paying a high price.
They were curious about me and said
it would be easier if I just joined. But
I didn’t. I bought some of Joyu’s used
clothing. This is quite an obsession.”
Quintessa [Pictured on cover]
Obsession: Trains
Profile: “QUINTESSA” is a 24-yearold Japanese man from Osaka. He
loves trains and moved to the Tokyo
Metropolitan Area to work for Japan
Railways after earning a degree in
system engineering. He lives alone
in a company-provided apartment,
which is sparsely furnished. Among
the few items he chose to bring with
him from Osaka are model trains, a
set of conductor uniforms, robot toys
and a box of belts worn by various
Masked Rider superheroes. In public
Quintessa is extremely soft-spoken,
but in private he likes to wear his
belts and strike transformer poses.
“If you are playing with the toys,
that is pretty much how it goes. I am
not talking about a long time ago.
Most of the series represented here
are after 2000. I wasn’t able to buy
such toys when I was watching as
a kid, but I can buy them now. The
old toys are very rare and valuable.
I didn’t really go overboard with my
hobbies until I could afford to pay
for them myself. That was around
the time that I was in high school
and university. I was able to travel
on my own and learn more about
these things on the internet. The
pace of my buying accelerated the
more money I made and the farther
I moved away from my parents.”
“With Transformer robot toys, it’s
all about how interesting the transformation and shapes are. It is fun to
feel the change and be surprised by
it. For the Rider belts, I am attracted
to the gimmick. Like, is it true to the
model seen on TV?”
for you. My favorite is this game,
Parfait. [Shows computer desktop, covered in images of the main
character.] This software package
is called “My Wife,” and I bought it
because I just love her so much. I fell
hard for her, and I was in a bad place
when I first played the game.”
Ishizaki Yushin [2]
Nidaira Yasuhiko [3]
Obsession: 2-D women
“With dating simulator games it is
all about the diversity of characters.
There is bound to be someone there
Obsession: Ayanami Rei (Neon Genesis Evangelion)
Profile: Nidaira Yasuhiko, 42, is an
electrician from Ibaraki Prefecture.
He lives with his family. On his days
off he likes to take the two-hour
drive with his mother and younger
sister to Akihabara in a blue box van
decorated in tribute of his favorite
character, Ayanami Rei from the
anime Neon Genesis Evangelion.
The outside of the van has dozens
of images of her, the interior is filled
with character merchandise. He
even has a life-sized Rei doll in the
passenger seat.
“I was really into cars after high
school, when I was 18 years old.
1
2
3
4
I was doing auto customization,
especially the audio components.
I have been doing things like art
t r uck s for about ten yea rs now.
I pa i nted waves or bu n ny g i rls
and customized camper tops. I got
into anime a little over a year ago.
I came to Akihabara and saw the
Ayanami Rei marionette in the window of Liberty on Chuo Street. She
was really cute, so I started buying
figurines and character goods. I
buy nothing else, just Ayanami Rei
stuff.”
Q&A: patrick
w. galbraith
By Jeff W. Richards
Photos: Courtesy Chin Music Press. by Androniki Christodoulou
ectors
ectors
Why Japan? I lived in Tokyo for six
years. Ostensibly I came to study, but
actually it was all about watching the
freshest anime. Life was exciting in
comparison to back in rural Montana,
and I got lost in it.
Uber-fan obsessions? Maid cafés.
I found my way to Akihabara and
became obsessed with the whole
phenomenon. Believe it or not I made
a lot of friends there—regulars, not
maids! —and keep in contact. Then I
found the theater and my obsession
shifted to AKB48. My obsessions
continue to grow and evolve. Tokyo is
exciting that way.
When did you realize you were an
otaku? When I decided it would be
better to finish watching Nadia: Secret
of Blue Water than take a final exam in
university. No, wait! It was before that.
Looking back on it, probably the first
time I tattooed an imaginary girlfriend
on me was the end of my regular social
life, when I began my journey into the
dark heart of addiction.
Favorite otaku spot? I still buy all my
bishojo games in Akihabara, so, yeah...
All the politicking and promoting
irks me, but I'm unable to keep my
distance. Bad romance, indeed!
Where will you go when you return?
Messe Sanoh in Akihabara.
Your ideal otaku-related day? It's a
Sunday, after a late night watching
anime. Nakano Broadway at 11am,
before the crowds. Strung out on
anime, hungry, legs killing me—head
to Akihabara to take in the energy.
The sights and sounds, the people,
the crush of bodies, as intimate as it
is alienating.
Aki [4]
Obsession: “Boy’s Love” manga
“It’s part of my everyday life transforming things in my mind into
characters in BL [boy’s love] stories.
Normally, romantic stories are about
men and women, but in BL, people
don’t love each other just because
they are the opposite sex. They fall in
love because they see each other as
individuals. Additionally, it’s a world
that I can never enter. Like, it is a
totally male space. I feel more [excitement] because it is forbidden.”
Otaku Spaces by Patrick W. Galbraith
(Chin Music Press, 240pp.) is out Mar 15.
¥1,500, available at Kinokuniya, Amazon.jp
and http://store.chinmusicpress.com
Arts & Entertainment All the best in arts & culture across the metropolis
art
Irving
Penn and
Issey
Miyake
Creative synergy
remembered at Tokyo’s
temple of style
Photograph copyright by The Irving Penn Foundation
by C. B. Liddell
music
Anna Calvi
The English-Italian
diva pens torch
songs for the new
millennium
By Dan Grunebaum
W
Issey Miyake Collection Poster, Spring/ Summer 1994
I
f Tokyo has a style temple it is undoubtedly
the snazzy 21_21 Design Sight. This angular-roofed building, designed by superstar
architect Tadao Ando, and located in the
park behind the Tokyo Midtown building, is
used to host exhibitions focusing on fashion and
product design, and seldom puts a foot wrong.
The venue’s latest show, “Irving Penn and Issey
Miyake: Visual Dialogue,” takes a look at the collaboration between fashion giant Miyake, who is
also one of the museum’s directors, and Penn, an
equally legendary photographer who shot the garments from Miyake’s biennial collections for 13
years from 1987 to 1999.
According to Miryon Ko, 21_21’s PR manager,
Miyake had long admired Penn’s work for the
fashion magazine Vogue and was keen to find a
lensman who could do more than merely snap
magazine-friendly glossies of his latest designs.
“He had become known in the fashion world
but he felt he was losing what is really important
for him,” Ko explains. “So he needed someone
who could really look at his work and evaluate it
correctly, not in terms of trends or fashions.”
In effect Miyake wanted someone with a strong,
Photograph copyright by The Irving Penn Foundation
it h her ha rd-topi n-dow n sou nd,
bee-st i ng l ips a nd
bottomless blue eyes,
it’s no shocker to learn
that Anna Calvi has
just snagged a 2012 European Border Breakers Award. When I catch up with her in the
Netherlands, she’s sleeping it off following
the last night’s awards ceremony.
“Yeah it was good,” she allows sleepily. “It’s
nice to be appreciated for what you do. They
choose someone from each country, someone
who has done well in Europe.” For the record,
Calvi didn’t receive any cash from the EUsponsored awards, but—like previous winner
Adele—only a “small statue with stars on it.”
For what reason did the EU recognize her for
crossing borders? “I think my music isn’t particularly English sounding,” she offers. “My influences
are quite wide and not specifically English. Perhaps that’s why it’s resonated in other countries.”
With the psychedelic darkness of a Nick Cave
song or David Lynch soundtrack, Calvi’s sound
bears little in common with the Amy Winehouse/
Adele brand of neo soul currently dominating the
charts. That didn’t stop her from being nominated
for a Mercury Music Prize, BRIT Award, or being
named one to watch in BBC’s Sound of 2011 poll.
“I grew up listening to my father’s record collection,” she explains. “There was a lot of Captain
Beefheart and all these ’60s bands as well as classical and jazz like Django Reinhardt. I also fell in
love with composers like Debussy and Ravel. I had
a very wide spectrum of music that I’d listen to, but
I didn’t feel like I was weird or anything.”
Born with two dislocated hips, Calvi was in
and out of hospitals for the first years of her life.
“I had to have lots of operations to try to correct
that,” she recalls. “The way that children deal with
stress is to get lost in their imagination, which is
something I did a lot and continue to do. It’s an
essential part of being a creative person—I taught
myself guitar from age eight and just got obsessed
and lost in it.”
independent aesthetic sense to
help him see his work through a
fresh pair of eyes. With a reputation
in his field equal to that of Miyake’s
in clothes design and a playful and
iconoclastic approach to his subject, Penn was just the ticket.
The show includes an animated film based on drawings by
Michael Crawford, a cartoonist
for New Yorker magazine, which
details how the pair collaborated.
According to the story presented, Book Jacket. Irving Penn regards
Miyake would send his attaché the work of Issey Miyake.
Photograph, jacket design, and
typography by Irving Penn
de press, Midori Kitamura—now
the President of Miyake Design
Studio—with the dresses from his
latest Paris collections to Penn in
New York. Penn would then have
a completely free hand in how he
shot them.
“Miyake would inevitably be
surprised and moved by the photos I brought back to him from
New York,” Kitamura remembers.
“The perspectives they mirrored
would provide great inspiration
for the subsequent collection.”
A lthough Miyake and Penn occasionally
socialized, the designer was never present at any
of the photo sessions and never tried to inf luence them in any way. Working with a team that
included make up by Tyen and hair styling by
Johan Sahag, Penn employed a range of techniques to bring Miyake’s designs to life in new and
unexpected ways.
While some of the photos are admittedly quite
straightforward, others show the use of distortion
or an emphasis on the underlying simplicity of
some of Miyake’s APOC designs. The full spectrum
of techniques can be seen in the 67 posters on display and the large catwalk-style video installation
Courtesy of Africaemo
Courtesy of Hostess
W hen she si ngs,
“It’s just the devil in
me,” on “Desire,” from
last year’s eponymous
debut, it’s hard not to
get lost oneself in Calvi’s lush musical world.
But it’s not difficult to
fathom why legendary
producer Brian Eno
chose to work with her
and called her the biggest thing since Patti
Smith.
However, Calvi is
s ome w h at r e t ic e nt
when ta l k ing about
her songs. “T here
weren’t any specif ic
experiences—it’s not
l i ke I had a brea kup a nd t hen w rote
a s o n g ,” s h e s a y s ,
when asked what
informed the creation
of her album. “I really
wanted to tell the story of the songs through
the music and not just the lyrics, to create an
atmosphere for each song, as if it were a film.
I wanted to make it passionate—that was my
main idea for the album.”
Calvi’s sense of theater extends from the
music to her bold fashion statements and
the lush visuals that accompany her videos. “I wanted to express the passion in my
music,” she continues, “which is why I dress
in flamenco fashion. I really love the music
and wanted to capture that sense of drama.”
The petite singer makes her Japan debut
next week at posh Roppongi supper club Billboard Live. This is followed by an appearance
at the new Hostess Club Weekender indie rock
showcase, where she’ll be performing alongside the likes of Spiritualized and Atlas Sound.
Are people around her concerned about her
coming to Japan? “Concerned? About what?”
she asks. Seems like Fukushima may have fallen
off the international radar. “It’s my first time to
Japan,” she says, brushing off the gloom-anddoom. “I’m really excited because I’ve always
wanted to go there. It should be cool.”
Billboard Live, Feb 17 and Hostess Club
Weekender, Feb 19. See concert listings
(popular) for details.
japan beat
Africaemo
Shouty raps, slashing beats—and a bottle of wine
By Dan Grunebaum
A
s strange as it sounds, the idea
of blending A frobeat w it h emo
rock has already been tried—with
pretty insipid results—by Vampire
Weekend.
Tokyo’s Africaemo are so much more fun and
energetic. “Just to do Afrobeat would be boring,
so we thought to bring in a completely different
genre like emo rock would be an interesting clash
of concepts,” explains keyboardist Yuki Abe at a
café, ahead of a Shimokitazawa gig. “Our songs
are poppy and catchy, but the music has a rhythmic, arty quality.”
Later on at Club Que, the gig lives up to the promise of its deliciously danceable “City Boy, City Girl”
from last year’s album Power Of The City. A couple
hundred hipsters are bopping around as frontman
“George” unleashes his shouty raps and Abe and
guitarist Tetsuro Imanaka trade up-tempo riffs.
But Africaemo wasn’t always this much fun.
When it started out in 2007, George was still inflicting his depressive nature on audiences, and their
sound was more along geeky, post-rock lines.
“I used to see everything in negative terms,” he
says. “Our very first song ‘Bird’ is about striving for
satisfaction but falling short. History is made up of
ego piled upon ego, which to me is a bummer. The
track is fun for people to sing along to, but really
the meaning is not fun to me. Still, I’m happy with
however people interpret it.”
Several years of hard touring led the trio—
which f leshes out its live performance with a
rhythm section—to transform its approach. “At
first we were pretty introverted, but after our first
tour we became more of a party band,” remembers
guitarist Imanaka. “Sometimes there were full
houses, sometimes empty. We wanted a lively set
that would be fun to play even when there weren’t
many customers in the house.”
“The worst show was Niigata,” chips in Abe
from across the table. “There were only one or two
people in the audience. But it was a learning experience. When you have a full house it’s easy to get
the crowd going, but you have to be able to work a
small crowd too.”
Despite having played the Fuji Rock Festival,
the three members of Africaemo, who cite everything from Drake to DFA to Yura Yura Teikoku as
influences, aver that their peak moment so far was
hosting their own event at Nakano dive Heavy Sick.
“We’d played Fuji Rock’s Rookie stage the year
before and thought that by doing our own event
we could get a better sense of what we want to do
ourselves,” says Abe. “We’ve learned a lot about
creating a good atmosphere. Recently we’ve been
doing it at Womb.”
Africaemo prides itself on having both a live set
and a mobile DJ set, for the clubs. “The interesting
thing about the Tokyo music scene,” Abe states, “is
being able to work with so many track makers and
remixers—that’s something that we could only do
in a scene as big as Tokyo’s.”
And with that, it’s off to prepare for tonight’s
show. “One bottle of wine per performance is my
golden rule,” says George with an evil grin. “It puts
me in the right frame of mind. Our music is made
for drinking, and we like to get in the mood with
our audience.”
Shimokitazawa Reg, Feb 11. Info: www.africaemo.com
that shows around 148 of Penn’s shots.
In one of Penn’s images, a jacket from the 1987
collection is inflated with air to create a kind of
balloon effect, which takes the padded-shoulder,
power-dressing fashion of the ’80s to new heights
of sartorial absurdity. In another shot the garments are scrunched up into twisted rolls of cloth,
emphasizing the technique used to create their
crumpled texture, while deemphasizing the visual
and structural elements.
A photograph that later became the book jacket
for Irving Penn Regards the Work of Issey Miyake
(1999), shows two outfits in a shiny, metallic-looking material. Penn, noticing the visual affinities
with suits of armor, has posed the empty garments
in adversarial poses, as if they were fighting each
other. The fact that Penn could playfully mock
Miyake’s designs and even their relationship in this
way shows the strength of the confidence and trust
between these two talented creators.
While there is much to enjoy at this show, one
weakness is a lack of any actual Issey Miyake garments. This gives the show a slightly more virtual
feeling than is either necessary or desirable.
“Irving Penn and Issey Miyake: A Visual Dialogue,” 21_21 Design Sight, until Apr 8. See
exhibition listings (Akasaka/Roppongi) for
details.
AGENDA
Metpod
Courtesy of Creativeman
By Dan Grunebaum
尾見重治
Courtesy of Blue Note Japan
concert
gig
exhibition
� Thirty-two years after the British metal warhorse released its defining disc British Steel, Judas
Priest are still selling out arenas. Tickets are moving quickly, so promoter Creativeman recently
added a date at the comparatively smaller Zepp
Tokyo. With dueling guitars backing frontman Rob
Halford’s histrionic vocals, Judas Priest defined a
metal variant that just never goes out of style. Case
in point: their 2012 tour, billed as their final “Epitaph,” takes them from Sweden to Singapore.
Pacifico Yokohama, Feb 9; Zepp Tokyo, Feb 16;
Nippon Budokan, Feb 17. See concert listings
(popular) for details.
� Claude McKnight’s a cappella group returns
to its undying Japanese fans for club dates as well
as a Valentine’s Day concert at Triphony Hall with
the New Japan Philharmonic Orchestra. Formed
at Oakwood University in Alabama, Take 6 scored
ten Grammys between 1988 and 2002, working with the likes of Stevie Wonder and Whitney
Houston. Their latest was 2010’s Christmas album
The Most Wonderful Time of the Year, while 2008’s
The Standard won them plaudits for its interpretations of jazz classics.
Blue Note Tokyo, Feb 11-12; Triphony Hall, Feb
14. See concert listings (jazz/world) for details.
� One of this country’s foremost ceramic artists
is currently the subject of an intriguing show at
the intimate Musée Tomo. Born to a line of potters
in the western Japanese city of Okayama—the
center of earthy bizen ceramics—Yuho Kaneshige
won the prestigious Japan Ceramic Society Award
in 2003. “Yuho Kaneshige: Emerging Forms”
presents the results of the artist and artisan’s last
decade’s efforts, ranging from some of the more
traditional bowls and flower vases on to sculptural creations.
Musée Tomo, until Mar 31. See exhibition listings (Akasaka/Roppongi) for details.
Judas Priest
Take 6
Emerging Forms
Courtesy of 7even Recordings
art
Olga, Ryo Shiotani
Domani
� “Domani,” or the “tomorrow” of Japanese art,
makes its presence known today in an exhibition
at the National Art Center in Roppongi. For the last
several decades, the government has been posting
emerging artists overseas to study with respected
figures. “Domani” exhibits the results of taxpayers’ expenditures on these individuals. Sixteen
artists who went abroad in the ’00s are represented, including painter Ryo Shiotani, creator of
the remarkable photorealist portrait Olga.
The National Art Center, Tokyo, through Feb
12. See exhibition listings (Akasaka/Roppongi)
for details.
stage
clubbing
� “Cirque Vivant!” is the name of a stage creation by Belgium-based circus company Le Carré
Curieux (The Curious Square), which makes its
Japan debut this weekend. Formed by four students at the École Superieure des Arts du Cirque
in Brussels in 2004, Le Carré Curieux might just
be the world’s smallest circus. Instead of a big top,
the quartet—including Japanese member Kenzo
Tokuoka (unicycle and acrobatics)—delivers acrobatics and stunts to the stage with a contemporary
and humorous twist.
Owl Spot, until Feb 5. See stage listings for
details.
� Japan’s top breakbeats producer follows up his
wide-ranging Souled Out disc with a new 12" on
7even Recordings. Since signing with LTJ Bukem’s
UK imprint Good Looking in ’99, Makoto has
been Japan’s leading drum ‘n’ bass export. With
a degree in acoustic engineering, he brings an
expert touch to his productions, but works with
live musicians to apply a human touch. Makoto
fronts his own Human Elements night next weekend before backing Bukem and then performing
live in Yokohama.
Loop, Feb 10; Unit, Feb 18; Motion Blue Yokohama, Feb 25. See club listings for details.
Cirque Vivant!
Makoto
Agenda Listings
hot list
17 Concerts
17 Stage
18 Dance
19 Clubbing
20Exhibitions
22 Sports
22 Festivals
22 Forums & Expos
22 Bazaars & Markets
22 Community
22 Learning
22 Other Events
Concerts
Popular
Lite
Japanese instrumental rock
band. Feb 3, 7pm, ¥3,000 (adv).
Liquidroom. Nearest stn: Ebisu.
Tel: Hot stuff: 03-5720-9999.
Iro Iro 13
Eclectic guitar-based showcase
with Molice, Smoke Benders,
Icon Girl Pistols and Remedy's
Library. Feb 4, 7:30pm, free
+1d. Crawfish. Nearest stn:
Akasaka. Tel: 03-3584-2496.
Zestone Records presents
Brotherhood Tour
Crossfaith/Lost/New Breed/
Engu and more. Feb 4, 4:30pm,
¥2,500 (adv)/¥3,000 (door) +1d.
Club Asia. Nearest stn: Shibuya.
Tel: 03-5458-2551. www.
brotherhoodtour.com
Thick Festival
Secret 7 Line/Hey-Smith/SiM/
Totalfat and more. Feb 5, 12pm,
¥3,500 (adv)/¥4,000 (door) +1d.
Club Citta. Tel: 044-246-8888.
Story of the Year
American post-hardcore and
alternative rock band. Feb 6,
7pm, ¥5,800 (adv). Akasaka
Blitz. Nearest stn: Akasaka. Tel:
03-3584-8811.
Los Lonely Boys
Chicano rock power trio
from Texas. Feb 7, 7:30pm,
¥6,500. Club Quattro. Nearest
stn: Shibuya. Tel: Hot stuff:
03-5720-9999.
Evanescence
Gothic rock band from
Arkansas. Feb 8, 7pm, ¥6,800.
Pacifico Yokohama. Nearest
stn: Minatomirai. Feb 9, 7pm,
¥6,500. Zepp Tokyo. Nearest
stn: Tokyo Teleport. Tel:
Creativeman: 03-3462-6969.
Tedeschi Trucks Band
Bluesy rock group based
in Florida. Feb 8-9, 7pm,
¥7,500/¥8,500. Shibuya
Koukaido. Nearest stn: Shibuya.
Tel: Udo: 03-3402-5999.
Electric Empire
’70s soul music, with Good
Music Parlor. Feb 8-10, 7 &
9:30pm, ¥5800. Blue Note.
Nearest stn: Omotesando. Tel:
03-5485-0088. www.bluenote.
co.jp/jp/artist/electric-empire
Judas Priest
Epitaph Japan Tour. Heavy
metal. Feb 9, 7:30pm, ¥9,500,
Pacifico Yokohama. Nearest
stn: Minatomirai. Feb 16,
7pm, ¥9,500-12,000. Zepp
Tokyo. Nearest stn: Tokyo
Teleport. Feb 17, 7pm, ¥9,500.
Nippon Budokan. Nearest stn:
Kudanshita. Tel: Creativeman:
03-3462-6969.
Guttermouth
US punk rock. Feb 11, 7pm,
¥2,800. Shibuya the Game.
Nearest stn: Shibuya. Tel:
03-3409-1336.
Roach Album Release
Email your event information to [email protected]
Go to www.meturl.com/listings for complete listings
Party
Two-day release party
featuring Roach and other
hardcore metal bands.
Feb 11-12, 5:45pm, ¥2,500
(adv)/¥3,000 (door) +1d.
Shibuya Milkyway. Tel:
03-6416-3227.
Binary Monolith Tour
2012 Release Party 3Man!!
Africaemo, Jaweye, Nano Sound
System, O.A. Shiro. Feb 11, 6pm,
¥2800 (door). Reg. Nearest stn:
Shimokitazawa. Tel: 03-64509346.
Howler
Indie rock troupe from
Minnesota. Feb 14, 7pm,
¥4,000 (adv). Astro Hall.
Nearest stn: Meiji-Jingumae.
Tel: Smash: 03-3444-6751.
Next Breakers
UK indie rock collective, feat.
The Vaccines. Feb 15, 7pm,
¥5,500 (adv). Liquidroom.
Nearest stn: Ebisu. Tel: Smash:
03-3444-6751.
Bryan Adams
Canadian rock superstar. Feb
15-16, 7pm, ¥8,500/¥9,500.
Nippon Budokan. Nearest stn:
Kudanshita. Tel: Udo: 03-34025999.
Popular Week
Hitomi Yaida, Akinori
Nakagawa and other J-pop
singers. Feb 15-17, 7pm; Feb
18-19, 5pm, ¥6500. Tokyo
Bunka Kaikan. Nearest stn:
Ueno. Tel: 03-3828-2111.
Nanase Aikawa
Japanese rock pop musician.
Feb 16, 7pm, ¥6,000. Duo
Music Exchange. Nearest stn:
Shibuya. Tel: 03-5459-8711.
The Pains of Being Pure at
Heart
NY Indie pop band. Special
guests: Lo-fi trio band, and
Weekend. Feb 17, 7pm, ¥5,000
(adv). Club Quattro. Nearest stn:
Shibuya. Tel: Smash: 03-34446751.
Anna Calvi
Alternative, indie rock. Feb 17,
¥3,500/¥5,500 w/1d. Billboard
Live. Nearest stn: Roppongi. Tel:
03-3405-1133.
Hostess Club Weekender
Feat. Spiritualized, The Horrors,
Wu LYF, Youth Lagoon and
others. Feb 18-19, 2pm, ¥7,900.
Yebisu Garden Hall. Tel:
03-6809-1070.
All Live Nippon
Celebrating 45 years of radio
program All Night Nippon.
Feat. T.M. Revolution, Jealkb
and more. Feb 18, 6:30pm,
¥6500. Tokyo International
Forum. Nearest stn:
Yurakucho. Tickets: www.
barks.jp
Four Year Strong
American pop punk and
melodic hardcore band. Feb
20, 7pm, ¥5,000 (adv). Club
Quattro. Nearest stn: Shibuya.
Tel: Smash: 03-3444-6751.
Neon Indian
¥6,000 (adv). Unit. Nearest stn:
Daikanyama. Tel: Hot stuff:
03-5720-9999.
Eastern Youth
Indie emocore trio. Feb 24,
7pm, ¥3,500 (adv). Club
Tel: Smash: 03-3444-6751.
Karla Bonoff &
J.D. Souther
Folk rock/pop singersongwriters. Feb 24, 7 &
9:30pm; Feb 25, 6 & 9pm,
¥6,500/¥8,500. Billboard Live.
Nearest stn: Roppongi. Tel:
03-3405-1133.
Kyary Pamyu Pamyu
Harajuku girl responsible for
“Ponponpon.” Feb 25, 6pm,
stn: Shibuya. Tel: 03-34778750.
The Naked + Famous
Sawagi, Kansai fusion
instrumental band and others.
Feb 27, 7pm, ¥5,500 (adv). Club
Tel: Smash: 03-3444-6751.
Mo’ Some Tonebender
Japanese three-piece rock
band. Feb 28, 7:30pm, ¥3,500
(adv) +1d. Club Quattro.
Smash: 03-3444-6751.
Foo Fighters
Dave Grohl’s Grammywinning alt. rock crew. Mar
7, 7pm, ¥8,500/¥9,000.
Yokohama Arena. Nearest stn:
Shin-Yokohama. Tel: Hot stuff:
03-5720-9999.
Street Dogs
Punk rock band from Boston.
Guest: The Cherry Cokes. Mar
8, 7pm, ¥5,500 (adv). Fever.
Nearest stn: Shindaita. Tel:
Smash: 03-3444-6751.
Lana Del Rey
NY-based pop singersongwriter. Mar 8, 7pm, ¥5,500
(adv). Duo Music Exchange.
03-5459-8711.
Marilyn Manson
The multi-talented musician
and personality returns. Mar
9, 7pm; Mar 10, 5pm, ¥8,500.
Studio Coast. Nearest stn:
Shin-Kiba. Tel: Creativeman:
03-3462-6969.
Cyndi Lauper
She just wants to have fun.
Mar 9, 7pm; Mar 10-11, 6pm,
¥9,500-11,500. Bunkamura
Orchard Hall. Nearest
stn: Shibuya. Tel: Kyodo:
0570-064-708.
Jack's Mannequin
O. C. rock band. Mar 12-Mar
13. 7pm, ¥5,800. Club Quattro.
Creativeman: 03-3462-6969.
Charice
Filipino recording artist and
YouTube sensation. Mar 14,
7pm, ¥7,500-8,500. Shibuya
Kokaido. Tel: 0570-064-708.
Every Little Thing
Indie electronic band from
Texas. Feb 21, 7:30pm, ¥5,000.
Unit. Nearest stn: Daikanyama.
Tel: Smash: 03-3444-6751.
J-pop, soft rock duo. Mar
16, 7pm, ¥6,800. Tokyo
International Forum Hall A.
Nearest stn: Yurakucho. Tel:
03-5221-9038.
The Answer
Voices for Nature
Northern Irish hard rock and
blues rock band. Feb 21, 7pm,
stn: Shibuya. Tel: 03-34626969.
Nuclear Assault
American thrash metal band,
with Black Dahlia Murder.
Feb 22, 6:30pm, ¥7,000. Club
Tel: Smash: 03-3444-6751.
Enter Shikari
Electronicore metalcore
from UK. Feb 23, 7pm, ¥5,500.
Liquidroom. Nearest stn: Ebisu.
Tel: 03-3462-6969.
Jeff Lang
Australian songwriter, singer
and slide guitarist. Feb 24, 7pm,
Hawaiian charity concert with
Nathan Aweau, Chino Montero.
Mar 17-18. ¥7,000. Theater
1010. Nearest stn: Kitasenju.
Tel: 03-5244-1011.
A Day To Remember
Rock band from Florida. Mar
21, 7pm, ¥5,000 +1d. Club
Tel: Creativeman: 03-34626969.
The Pogues
Celtic punk band from London.
Mar 28, 7pm, ¥7,000 (adv).
Studio Coast. Nearest stn:
Shin-Kiba. Tel: Smash: 03-34446751.
My Morning Jacket
American rock band. Mar
29, 7:30pm, ¥6,500 (adv).
Shibuya-AX. Nearest stn:
Harajuku. Tel: Smash: 03-34446751.
Fountains of Wayne
NY-based power pop
band. Mar 30, 7pm, ¥6,000.
Liquidroom. Nearest stn:
Ebisu. Tel: Smash: 03-34446751.
Punkspring 2012
Feat. The Offspring, Sum41,
Totalfat and others. Mar 31,
12:30pm, ¥8,900. Makuhari
Messe. Nearest stn: KaihinMakuhari. Tel: 04-3296-0001.
www.punkspring.com
Jazz/World
Yuki Koyanagi
J-pop singer. Feb 3-4. Various
times, ¥5,800/¥7,800. Billboard
Live. Nearest stn: Roppongi.
Tel: 03-3405-1133.
Peabo Bryson
American R&B and soul
singer-songwriter. Guest:
Deborah Cox. Feb 3-4, 7 &
9:30pm, ¥8,400-10,500. Cotton
Club. Nearest stn: Tokyo. Tel:
03-3215-1555.
Ska Ska Club
“Horny gang strikes back.”
Feb 4, 6pm, ¥3000+1d. Womb.
03-5459-1383.
Jorma Kaukonen
American blues, folk, and rock
guitarist. Feb 9, ¥4,800/¥6,800.
Billboard Live. Nearest stn:
Roppongi. Tel: 03-3405-1133.
Mike Price Jazz Orchestra
17-piece big-band jazz. Feb
10, ¥3990. Someday. Nearest
stn: Shinjuku-gyoenmae. Tel:
03-3359-6777.
Halie Loren
American jazz singer and
songwriter. Feb 11-13. Various
times, ¥7,500-8,500. Cotton
Club. Nearest stn: Tokyo. Tel:
03-3215-1555.
Take 6 St. Valentine’s Day
Special
American a cappella gospel
sextet, with New Japan
Philharmonic. Feb 11-12, 6
& 8:45pm, ¥8,400. Blue Note.
Nearest stn: Omotesando.
Feb 14, 7pm, ¥7,000/¥8,000.
Sumida Triphony Hall. Nearest
stn: Kinshicho. Tel: 03-56085400.
Selective Live Makoto x
Coma
Club jazz. Feb 25, 5:30 & 7:30pm,
¥3600. Motion Blue. Nearest stn:
Nihon Odori or Bashamichi. Tel:
045-266-1919.
Feat. Mutsumi Tsuuzaki on
xylophone and Chika Nishiwaki
on piano. Mar 22, 1pm, ¥1,000.
Saitama Arts Theater. Nearest
stn: Yonohonmachi. Tel:
048-858-5500.
Il Divo
Cirque Vivant!
Miles Davis' Alumni super
session. Feb 29-Mar 2. Various
times, ¥7,500-9,500. Billboard
Tel: 03-3405-1133.
Multinational operatic pop vocal
group. Mar 12-16, 7pm, ¥10,00012,000. Nippon Budokan.
Nearest stn: Kudanshita. Tel:
Udo: 03-3402-5999.
Classical
National Odessa
Philharmonic Orchestra
Collaborating with pianist
Miyuji Kaneko. Feb 4-5, 2pm,
¥3,500-6,800. Yokohama
Minato Mirai Hall. Nearest stn:
Minatomirai. Tel: Koransha:
050-3776-6184.
Special Concert by the
Music Players of Tomorrow
Hamlet, La Fille du Régiment,
Nabucco, etc. Feb 7, 7pm,
¥1,000-3,000. Tokyo Opera
City Concert Hall. Nearest stn:
Hatsudai. Tel: Ticket Space:
03-3234-9999. www.meturl.
com/operacitycalendar
Escolta
Classical crossover group.
Feb 10, 7pm, ¥6,800. Tokyo
International Forum. Nearest stn:
Yurakucho. Tel: 0570-064-708
Heirs of Russian Pianism
Feat. Larissa Dedova. Feb 11,
3pm, ¥4,000/¥5,000. Feat.
Sergei Edelmann. Mar 29,
7pm, ¥5,000-¥6,000. Sumida
Triphony Hall. Nearest stn:
Kinshicho. Tel: 03-5608-5400.
Bach Festival 2012
Narimichi Kawabata
Gretchen Parlato
American jazz singer. Feb
21-23. 7 & 9:30pm, ¥6,5008,500. Cotton Club. Nearest stn:
Tokyo. Tel: 03-3215-1555.
Bobby Womack
Motown legend. Feb 22-23, 7
& 9:30pm, ¥10,800/¥13,800.
Billboard Live. Nearest stn:
Roppongi. Tel: 03-3405-1133.
Miyuki Hatakeyama
Singer-songwriter from
Miyagi. Feb 23, 7pm, ¥5,800.
Shibuya Cultural Center
Owada. Tel: Hot stuff: 03-57209999.
Opera-ballet by Jean-Philippe
Rameau. Feb 8, 7pm; Feb 9,
2pm, ¥6000-7000. Shibuya-ku
Bunka Sogo Center Owada
Sakura Hall. www.shibu-cul.jp
Rocky Horror Show
Richard O’Brien’s cult classic.
Until Feb 12, various times,
¥9,000/¥11,000. Sunshine
Theater. Nearest stn:
Ikebukuro. Tel: Parco: 03-34775858. www.parco-play.com
Shitayamannen-cho
Monogatari
Kara Juro’s drama of
homosexuals in 1946. Until
Feb 12, various times, ¥5,50010,000. Bunkamura Theater
Cocoon. Nearest stn: Shibuya.
Tel: 03-3477-3244. www.
bunkamura.co.jp
The Temple of the Golden
Pavilion
Remake of Yukio Mishima’s
1956 novel, Kinkakuji.
¥8,000/¥10,000. ACT Theater.
Tel: Parco: 03-3477-5858.
www.parco-play.com
Altar Boyz
Silence
Sonata and partita for an
unaccompanied violin, by Ryo
Terakado. Until Feb 25, 2pm,
¥3,000-4,000/¥1,500 (student).
048-858-5500.
José James
Flowers meet jazz with artist
Nicolai Bergmann. Feb 20,
¥10,500/¥15,750. Billboard
Tel: 03-3405-1133.
Platée
Dialogue with Bach
Vienna Radio Symphony
Orchestra
Floral Notes Vol. 1
Contemporary circus by Le Carre
Curieux. Until Feb 5. Various
times, ¥6,000 (general)/¥3,500
(MS & under). The Watari-Um
Museum of Contemporary Art.
Tel: 03-3402-3001.
Musical satirizing boy bands
and Christian rock in the US.
¥6,300-7,800. Shinjuku Face.
Tel: 03-3419-0536.
John Pizzarelli
A blend of modern jazz and
hip-hop, with Taylor McFerrin.
Feb 18-19. Various times,
03-3405-1133.
Stage
Rachel Podger’s violin solo. Feb
18-19, ¥3,000-14,400. Sumida
Triphony Hall. Nearest stn:
Kinshicho. Tel: 03-5608-1212.
www.triphony.com
Rei Tsujimoto
US jazz guitarist, vocalist,
songwriter and bandleader.
Feb 14-17, 7 & 9:30pm, ¥7,5009,500. Cotton Club. Nearest stn:
Tokyo. Tel: 03-3215-1555.
Lunchtime Concert
Robben Ford, Joey
DeFrancesco, Omar Hakim
Dr. John & The Lower 911
New Orleans blues legend.
Feb 13- 15. Various times,
03-3405-1133.
048-858-5500.
Cello recital. Feb 25, 2pm,
¥5,000. Hakuju Hall. Nearest
stn: Yoyogi Hachiman. Tel:
Ticket space: 03-3234-9999.
Featuring Stefan Vladar and
Lidia Baich. Mar 4 & 20, 2pm,
¥5,000-15,000. Tokyo Opera
City. Nearest stn: Hatsudai. Tel:
Koransha: 050-3776-6184.
311-charity concert by famous
blind violinist. Mar 8, 7pm,
¥4500. Tokyo Women's Plaza.
Tel: 03-6674-2054.
Gabriel Faure: Requiem
Op. 48
Performed by Jean-Chrisophe
Spinosi and New Japan
Philharmonic. Mar 9, 7pm,
¥5000-7000. Sumida Triphony
Hall. Tel: 03-5608-1212
Philharmonic Ensemble
Orchestra
Feat. Christian Schultz (Cond)
and Ayano Kobayashi (pf). Mar
11, 6:30pm, ¥2,000. U-Port Hall.
Nearest stn: Osaki-Hirokoji. Tel:
03-3494-1840.
Spring Festival in Tokyo
80-plus classical concerts held
at various venues in Ueno.
Mar 16-Apr 8. Various times.
Tokyo Bunka Kaikan, National
Museum of Nature and Science,
etc. www.tokyo-harusai.com
Piano Etoile Series Vol. 17
Piano recital by Kaneko Miyuji.
Mar 18, 3pm, ¥2,500-3,000.
Opera of Endo novel about
Kakure Kirishitan (Hidden
Christians). Feb 15-19, various
times, ¥3,150-15,750. New
National Theater. Nearest stn:
Hatsudai. Tel: 03-5352-9999.
Nabucco
Verdi opera about the
Babylonian persecution of
the Jews. Feb 17, 6:30pm; Feb
18-19, 2pm, ¥6,000-18,000.
Tokyo Bunka Kaikan. Tel:
03-3828-2111
Yukiya Konkon
Japanese playwright Hisashi
Inoue’s work. Feb-19-Mar
11, various times, ¥7,350
(general)/¥5,250 (student).
Kinokuniya Southern Theater.
Nearest stn: Shinjuku. Tel:
03-5361-3321.
Sohaku no Shonen
Shojotachi ni yoru Hamlet
Hamlet performed by young
adults of Saitama Next Theater.
Feb 20-Mar 1, various times,
¥4,000. Saitama Arts Theater.
Nearest stn: Yonohonmachi.
Tel: 048-858-5500.
The Bee
Play inspired by 9/11. Starring
Kathryn Hunter. Feb 24 & Mar
11, ¥5,000/¥2,500 (limited).
Suitengu Pit. Nearest stn:
Suitengu-mae. Tel: 03-6661-6901.
Tsuri Onna
Traditional puppet show
based on a classical Japanese
literature. Mar 2, 7:30pm; Mar 3,
1:30pm, ¥2000. Theatre-Fonte.
www.theatre-fonte.com
Perm-ya Sumire
Zainichi Korean barber and
her husband’s lawsuit against
the coal mine incident in the
60s. Mar 5-25, various times,
¥3,150-5,250. New National
Theater. Nearest stn: Hatsudai.
Tel: 03-5352-9999.
Agenda Listings
Jekyll & Hyde
Musical based on the
novella by Robert
Louis Stevenson. Mar
6-28, various times,
¥3000-12000. Nissay
Theater. Nearest stn: Hibiya.
Tel: 03-3201-7777.
Disco Inferno
Musical performed by
students of The British
School in Tokyo. Mar 7-8,
6:30pm, ¥2000. National
Olympics Memorial Youth
Center Small Hall. http://nyc.
niye.go.jp/e/
The Flying Dutchman
Opera inspired by the
legendary ghost ship of
doom. Mar 8-20, various
times, ¥3,150-21,000. New
National Theater. Nearest
stn: Hatsudai. Tel: 03-53529999.
Professional
Nail Care
The Thieves of the Seven
Seas
Mao Daichi, Haruma Miura,
Goro Kishitani etc. Mar
8-Apr 22, various times,
¥8,500-11,500. ACT Theater.
Tel: Ticket space: 03-32349999.
The Glass Menagerie
Before
After
Qualified curer
of pincer nails
¥5,250/nail
Nail Care ¥4,200
Coloring ¥210/nail
Bio Gel ¥525/nail
All menu 20% off
(first-time visit only; excludes medical care)
03-6435-1900 • www.kensnail.com
ABA Asami Building 4F, 2-18-8 Azabujuban, Minato-ku, Tokyo
Four-character play by
Tennessee Williams. Mar
10-Apr 3, various times,
¥5,000-9,000. Bunkamura
Theater Cocoon. Nearest stn:
Shibuya. Tel: Sis company:
03-5423-5906.
7 Doors
A staging of Bartok's
Bluebeard’s Castle feat.
Sugizo from X Japan. Mar 16
& Apr 1, ¥ 8,000-9,500. The
Globe Tokyo. Nearest stn:
Shinokubo. Tel: 03-37792681.
Texas
Keishi Nagatsuka’s early
work. Mar 17-Apr 8, various
times, ¥7,350. Parco Theater.
03-3477-5858.
Blue Man Group in Tokyo
A unique theatrical
performance of music,
comedy and multimedia.
Ongoing, various times,
¥7,500/¥8,500/¥6,500
(student), Roppongi
Blue Man Theater. www.
blueman.jp
Phantom of the Opera
Gaston Leroux’s classic
adaptation. Ongoing, various
times, ¥3,000-9,800. Dentsu
Shiki Theater Umi. Nearest
stn: Shinbashi. Tel: 03-57766730. www.shiki.gr.jp/
applause/operaza
The Lion King
Musical based on Disney
classic. Ongoing, various
times, ¥5,000-9,800/¥2,500
(student). Shiki Theater
Haru. Nearest stn: Takeshiba.
Tel: 03-5776-6730. www.
shiki.gr.jp/applause/lionking
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Beauty and the Beast
Japanese adaptation of
Broadway musical. Ongoing,
various times, ¥3,000-9,800.
Shiki Theater Natsu. Nearest
stn: Oimachi. Tel: 03-57766730. www.shiki.gr.jp/
applause/bb
Cats
Japanese version of the
Broadway musical. Ongoing,
Cannon Cats Theater. Nearest
stn: Shin-takashima. Tel:
03-5776-6730. www.shiki.
gr.jp/applause/cats
Evita
Musical on the life of Argentine
political leader Eva Perón.
Ongoing, various times,
¥4,000-9,800/¥3,000-4,000
(student). Jiyu Theater. Nearest
stn: Hamamatsucho. Tel:
03-5776-6730. www.shiki.
gr.jp/applause/evita
Dance
Evanescere / Hisoka na
Gishiki no Mokugeki
Performed by dance company
Kingyo. Feb 3, 7:30pm; Feb
4, 4pm; Feb 5, 3pm, ¥3,500
(adv)/¥4,000 (door). Theater
Tram. Nearest stn: Sangenjaya.
Tel: 03-5432-1526.
The Bat
Strauss operetta. Feb 4, 4pm;
Feb 5 & 11-12, 2pm; Feb 7, 7pm,
¥3,150-10,500. New National
Tel: 03-5352-9999.
The Brothers Karamazov
Fyodor Dostoyevsky’s final
novel performed by Company
Derashinera. Feb 8-10, 7pm;
Feb 11, 6pm; Feb 12, 3pm,
¥3,150/¥5,250. New National
Tel: 03-5352-9999.
The Bolshoi Ballet & The
Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra
Spartacus, Raymonda, and
Swan Lake. Until Feb 9, various
times, ¥6,000-22,000. Tokyo
Ueno. Tel: 03-5774-3040. www.
japanarts.co.jp
Contemporary Dance
Association
Feat. modern dancers, Kaoru
Uchida and Emiko Inoue,
flamenco dancer, Masami
Okada. Feb 10, 9pm; Feb 11, 2
& 6pm, ¥3,000. Fuchu-no-Mori
Art Theater. Tel: 03-5457-7731.
Cinderella
Performed by K-Ballet
Company. Until Feb 10,
Bunkamura Orchard Hall.
03-3477-911. www.k-ballet.
co.jp/performances/2012cinderella
The Raven
Remake of Henry Becque’s
play with dance, music,
and painting. Feb 15-17,
7:30pm, ¥4,300. Setagaya
Public Theater. Nearest stn:
Sangenjaya. Tel: 03-5432-1515.
Notre-Dame de Paris
Performed by Asami Maki
Ballet Tokyo. Feb 18-19, various
times, ¥4,000-11,000. New
Hatsudai. Tel: 03-3360-8251.
Alina Cojocaru Dream
Project
Female principal dancer with
the Royal Ballet of London.
Program A. Feb 17, 6:30pm; Feb
18-19, 3pm, ¥4,000-14,000.
Program B. Feb 21-23, 6:30pm,
¥4,000-14,000. U-Port Hall.
Nearest stn: Osaki-Hirokoji.
Tel: NBS: 03-3791-8888.
Tezuka
Choreographer Sidi Larbi
Cherkaoui’s take on legendary
manga artist Osamu Tezuka’s
worldview. Feb 23-24, 7pm;
Feb 25-Feb 26, 3pm, ¥3,0008,000. Bunkamura Orchard
Hall. Nearest stn: Shibuya.
Tel: 03-3477-3244. www.
bunkamura.co.jp/orchard/
lineup/12_tezuka
Sleeping Beauty
Ballet for kids performed
by Tokyo Ballet Company.
Mar 3-4, various times,
¥4,000-5,000 (adult)/¥2,0002,500 (child). Meguro
Persimmon Hall. Nearest stn:
Toritsudaigaku. Tel: NBS:
03-3791-8888. www.nbs.or.jp/
english
Les Ballets de Monte Carlo
Scheherazade, Daphnis and
Chloe, and Altro Canto Part 1.
Mar 6-7, 7pm, ¥1,500-13,000.
Cinderella. Mar 10-11, various
times, ¥1,500-13,000. Tokyo
Ueno. Tel: 03-3791-8888.
Yabu no Naka
Contemporary Noh. Mar
8-11, various times, ¥3,0006,500. Cerulean Tower Noh
Theater. Tel: 03-3477-6412.
www.a-tanz.com/cerulean4.
html
Dairakudakan Kochuten
The venerable butoh troupe
performs selections from
past Kochuten shows,
under direction of Takuya
Muramatsu. Mar 15, ¥2,500.
Dairakudakan Kochuten.
Nearest stn: Kichijoji.
Tel: 0422-21-4984. www.
dairakudakan.com
Anna Karenina
Adaptation of Leo Tolstoy’s
novel. Mar 16-20, various
times, ¥3,150-10,500. New
Hatsudai. Tel: 03-5352-9999.
The Crane Maiden
Will Tuckett's adaptation of
Japanese folklore tale, feat.
Yasuyuki Shuto. Mar 16-18,
Kanagawa Arts Theater.
Tel: 045-633-6500. www.
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Program A: Vienna Gala. Apr
24-25, 6:30pm, ¥2000-17000.
Program B: The Bat. Apr 28-30,
various times, ¥1500-18000.
Tokyo Bunka Kaikan. Nearest
stn: Ueno. Tel: 03-3791-8888.
Clubbing
Friday 3
Air
Rec. Techno, house: DJs
Kimura, Endo, etc. From 10pm,
¥3,500 w/1d. Nearest stn:
Shibuya. Tel: 03-5784-3384.
www.air-tokyo.com
Atom
Tokyo Shake. All mix, hip-hop:
DJs Various DJs. From 7pm.
03-5428-5195. www.clubatom.
com
Club Asia
Blue Windy Night. Electro,
techno: DJs Taku, Osawa, etc.
From 11pm, ¥3,500 w/1d.
03-5458-2551. www.clubasia.
co.jp
Eleven
Free Style. All mix: DJs Mayumi,
Silva, etc. From 10pm, ¥3,000.
Nearest stn: Roppongi.
Tel: 03-5775-6206. www.
go-to-eleven.com
Micro Cosmos
Womb
Sterne. Techno: DJs Fritz
Kalkbrenner, Ishino, etc. From
11pm, ¥3,500. Nearest stn:
Shibuya. Tel: 03-5459-1383.
www.womb.co.jp
Saturday 4
Cocoon Heroes Tokyo. Techno:
DJ Sven Vath and more. From
Shin-Kiba. Tel: 03-5534-2525.
www.ageha.com
Domina Trix. Female
Dominance: DJs Zill, Rinko, etc.
From 10pm, men ¥5,500 w/1d,
women ¥2,000 w/1d. Nearest
stn: Shibuya. Tel: 03-37702325. www.london-calling.jp
Air
Unit
Groundrhythm. House, techno
DJs Inoue, Gonno, etc. From
Shibuya. Tel: 03-5784-3384.
www.air-tokyo.com
Atom
Tokyo Rave. All mix, hip-hop:
DJs Various DJs. From 7pm.
com
Ballo Ballo
Beat for Japan. Jazz, hip-hop
DJs Yuichiro, Bara, etc Live:
Kero One. ¥3,000. Nearest stn:
Shibuya. Tel: 03-3464-0086.
Micro Cosmos
Matrix Friday. Old school
hip-hop, west side, south
side, all mix. DJ Ykk etc. From
6pm, ¥1,000 (after 11:30pm).
Nearest stn: Roppongi.
Tel: 03-3405-1066. www.
matrixbar.jp
The Room
Breakthrough. Hip-hop: DJs
Jin, Ladi Dadi, etc. From 10pm,
Shibuya. Tel: 03-3461-7167.
www.theroom.jp
Unit
Dj Rs Soundgirl Killa Release
Party. Bass music: DJs Rs,
Maar, etc. From 11pm, ¥3,000.
03-3464-8432. www.moduletokyo.com
Sound Museum Vision
Make or Take. Hip-hop, house:
DJs Just Blaze, Watarai, etc.
From 10pm, ¥3,500. Tel:
03-5728-2824. www.visiontokyo.com
Saturday Night Fever. Hip-hop,
R&B, reggae: DJ Ykk and more.
From 6pm, ¥1,000 (after
10pm). Nearest stn: Roppongi.
Tel: 03-3405-1066. www.
matrixbar.jp
Warehouse702
The Room
Aesthetic
Dentistry
Nepenji Ebisu: 03-3793-2357
Nepenji Ikejiri: 03-3421-3202
Email: [email protected]
http://nepenji.net
Vision
Make or Take Special feat.
Just Blaze. From 10pm,
¥3500 (door). Nearest stn:
Shibuya. Tel: 03-5728-2824.
www.vision-tokyo.com/
event/20120204.html
06s. Drumnbass
DJs Futurebound, Aki, etc.
From 11pm, ¥3,500. Nearest
stn: Shibuya. Tel: 03-54591383. www.womb.co.jp
Sunday 5
Carnival. All mix, hip-hop:
Various DJs. From 7pm.
com
Module
Sound Sanctuary. House,
jazz DJs Matsuura, Shuya
Okino(Kyoto Jazz Massive),
etc. From 10pm, ¥2,500
w/1d. Nearest stn: Shibuya.
Tel: 03-3461-7167. www.
theroom.jp
Cut ¥8,400~
Single Color ¥6,300~
Half Head ¥8,400~
Full Head ¥12,600~
Blow Dry ¥3,675
Atom
World Spin. House, disco:
DJs Pal Joey, Stock, etc.
¥3,000. Nearest stn: Shibuya.
Tel: 03-5784-5496. www.
microcosmos-tokyo.com
Special Dub Session. Dub:
DJ Aba Shanti-I. From
Daikanyama. Tel: 03-54598630. www.unit-tokyo.com
Fire. House: DJs Morita,
Ryuzo, etc. From 10pm,
men ¥3,500 w/1d, women
Azabu-Juban. Tel: 03-62300343. www.warehouse702.
com
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Womb
The Legend of Zanzibar. House:
DJs Tony Humphries, Goto, etc.
stn: Roppongi. Tel: 03-57756206. www.go-to-eleven.com
The New Matrix Bar
CUT + TREATMENT
¥10,000  ¥8,000
Funktaxi. Techno: DJs
Moomin, Den, etc. From 11pm,
men ¥3,500 w/1d, women
com
Hitsuji. Techno, house: DJs
Kaito, Moodman, etc. From
11pm, ¥3,500 w/1d. Nearest
stn: Shibuya. Tel: 03-54582551. www.clubasia.co.jp
Sound Museum Vision
Space Dimension Controller
Japan Tour. Techno: DJs Space
Dimension Controller, Crystal,
etc. From 11:30pm, ¥3,500.
Nearest stn: Daikanyama.
Tel: 03-5459-8630. www.
unit-tokyo.com
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The New Matrix Bar
No Style. House, electro: DJ
Jazzin Park and more. From
stn: Shibuya. Tel: 03-37803022. www.rubyroomtokyo.
com
Trump Room
Ageha
Honey Drippin’. Hip-hop: DJs
Kashi da Handsome, Ryuhei,
etc. ¥2,500 w/1d. Nearest stn:
Shibuya. Tel: 03-5784-5496.
www.microcosmos-tokyo.
com
Hangover. Electro, rock: DJs
The Furs, Xuxu, etc. From
10pm, ¥3,000 w/1d. Tel:
03-5728-2824. www.visiontokyo.com
The Ruby Room
Module
Signum. Techno, house: DJs
Rbf Sound System, Miboo,
etc. From 5pm, ¥2,000 w/1d.
Warehouse702
High Up. Hip-hop: DJs Tatsu,
Maa, etc. From 11pm, ¥2,500
w/1d. Nearest stn: Azabu-Juban.
Tel: 03-6230-0343. www.
warehouse702.com
Womb
Csh4. House, tech house:
DJs Luu, Punchi, etc. ¥2,500.
03-5459-1383. www.womb.
co.jp
Monday 6
Air
Red. House, electro: DJs
Nakata, Uchida, etc. From
stn: Shibuya. Tel: 03-57843384. www.air-tokyo.com
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Agenda Listings
Atom
Salon de Disco. All mix,
j-pop: DJs Various DJs. From
7pm. Nearest stn: Shibuya.
Tel: 03-5428-5195. www.
clubatom.com
Eleven
Soundpost. Techno, house: DJs
Tomono, Yasuda, etc. From
stn: Roppongi. Tel: 03-57756206. www.go-to-eleven.com
Eleven
The Room
Warehouse702
Warehouse702
Nude. House: DJs Takahashi,
Suto, etc. From 10pm, ¥2,000
w/1d. Nearest stn: Roppongi.
Tel: 03-5775-6206. www.
go-to-eleven.com
Us. House, techno: DJs
Son, Kato, etc. From 10pm,
com
Womb
Bombyx Sound. Electro,
house: DJs Bombyx, Nabe,
Tel: 03-5459-1383. www.
womb.co.jp
Deep Enough. Deep jazz, deep
funk: DJs Ogawa, Kuroda, etc.
Tel: 03-3461-7167. www.
theroom.jp
Ginza Nikon Salon
Fever. Hip-hop: DJs Souljah,
Celory, etc. From 11pm, ¥3,500.
Nearest stn: Shin-Kiba. Tel:
03-5534-2525. www.ageha.
com
Air
Motivation. Techno, electro:
DJs Towa Tei, Fumiya, etc.
Club Asia
Sdm. Bass music: DJs E-Mura,
Yahman, etc. From 10pm,
Roppongi. Tel: 03-5775-6206.
www.go-to-eleven.com
Module
Eleven
The Ruby Room
Open Mic. Rock, indie. From
stn: Shibuya. Tel: 03-37803022. www.rubyroomtokyo.
com
Wednesday 8
Eleven
Sml. Hip-hop, house: DJs
Celory, Red-Eye, etc. From
stn: Roppongi. Tel: 03-57756206. www.go-to-eleven.
com
The Room
Liberation. Techno, house: DJs
Osamu M, Taguchi, etc. From
Roppongi. Tel: 03-5775-6206.
www.go-to-eleven.com
Loop
Human Elements “Influenced.”
All mix. DJs Makoto, BX,
Velocity, Heavy1, Loply, Jzt.
From 10pm, ¥2,500 (door), B1,
2-1-13 Shibuya. Tel: 03-37979933. www.club-loop.com
Module
Innocence. Deep minimal,
tech house: DJs Punchi, Crozi,
etc. From 10pm, ¥2,500 w/1d.
Womb
The Room Bar. Bar style.
Free. Nearest stn: Shibuya.
Tel: 03-3461-7167. www.
theroom.jp
Epsilon. Techno, house: DJs
Shlomi Aber, Nakamura, etc.
The Ruby Room
Upcoming
Echo Patrol. All mix: DJs
Nearest stn: Shibuya.
Tel: 03-3780-3022. www.
rubyroomtokyo.com
Womb
Solid. Drumnbass: DJs
Velocity, Sylar, etc. From
Thursday 9
Air
Fang. House, techno: DJs
Nehan, Circus, etc. From
Atom
Dna. All mix, hip-hop: DJs
Tel: 03-5428-5195. www.
clubatom.com
Club Asia
Honey. All mix: DJs Yu, Hal,
etc. From 10:30pm, ¥1,000.
Tel: 03-5458-2551. www.
clubasia.co.jp
Postalco Wheel Printer. Paper
lined with inked wheels by
Mike Abelson. Until Feb 16,
free. Open Tue-Sun 11am-7pm,
closed Mon. 1F, 8-4-17, Ginza.
Tel: 03-3575-6918. rcc.recruit.
co.jp
Mori Art Museum
Red Trash. Techno: DJs Rosso,
Sayuka, etc. From 11pm,
Shibuya. Tel: 03-5459-1383.
www.womb.co.jp
Danzoo. Electro, techno: DJs
Black Jaxx, Yoshimasa, etc.
From 11pm, ¥3,000 w/1d.
03-5458-2551. www.clubasia.
co.jp
Canaria. House, techno: DJs
Se-Ta, Rwo, etc. From 10pm,
Tel: 03-3464-8432. www.
module-tokyo.com
Gallery Ma
Creation Gallery G8
Womb
Friday 10
Eleven
Memories of Bakumatsu,
Meiji era. Photography and
paintings. Until Feb 29, free.
Open daily 10am-7pm.
9-7-3 Akasaka. Nearest stn:
Roppongi. Tel: 03-6271-3350.
www.fujifilmsquare.jp
Ginza Graphic Gallery
Ageha
Style. All mix, hip-hop: DJs
Tel: 03-5428-5195. www.
clubatom.com
Fujifilm Square
1-10-1 Kyobashi. Nearest stn:
Tokyo. Tel: 03-3563-0241.
www.bridgestone-museum.
gr.jp/en/
Study in Real. Go Hasegaya’s
architecture. Until Mar 24,
free. Open Mon-Thu & Sat-Sun
11am-6pm, Fri 11am-7pm.
3F, 1-24-3 Minami-Aoyama.
Nearest stn: Nogizaka. Tel:
03-3402-1010. www.toto.co.jp/
gallerma
Tuesday 7
Atom
Roppongi. Tel: 03-6743-3776.
www.designhub.jp/eng
Maison du House. House,
techno: DJs Little Ume Bega,
Wataru, etc. From 10pm,
com
Air
Stay True To Yourself. House,
minimal: DJs Hrk Y, Eliese,
Tel: 03-5784-3384. www.
air-tokyo.com
Go to www.meturl.com/listings for complete listings
Ageha
Gan-Ban Night Special. Techno:
DJs Erol Alkan, Phillips, etc. Feb
11, from 11pm, ¥4,800. Nearest
stn: Shin-Kiba. Tel: 03-55342525. www.ageha.com
Unit
Drum & Bass Sessions 2012
“Bukem in Session.” Feb 18, from
11:30pm, ¥3800. Nearest stn:
Daikanyama. Tel: 03-5459-8630.
www.unit-tokyo.com
Exhibitions
Akasaka/Roppongi
21_21 Design Sight
Irving Penn and Issey Miyake.
Visual Dialogue. Until Apr 8,
¥1,000/¥800 (univ)/¥500 (HS,
MS). Open Mon & Wed-Sun
11am-8pm, closed Tue.
Nogizaka. Tel: 03-3475-2121.
www.2121designsight.jp
Design Hub
UNICEF Tree of Prayers Project.
1,200 ornaments collected for
the project in 2011. Until Feb
5, free. Open daily 11am-7pm.
Ho Tzu Nyen. Video. Feb 4-May
27, ¥1,500/¥1,000 (univ,
HS). Lee Bul. Asia’s leading
female artist. Feb 4-May 27,
¥1,500. Open Mon & Wed-Sun
10am-10pm, Tue 10am-5pm.
6-10-1 Roppongi. Tel: 03-57778600. www.mori.art.museum
Mori Arts Center Gallery
Kuniyoshi: Spectacular
Ukiyo-e Imagination. Japanese
woodblock prints. Until Feb
12, ¥1,500 (general), ¥1,200
(univ & HS), ¥500 (4 y.o. to
MS). One Piece. Experience
the world of Eiichiro Oda's
manga. Mar 20-Jun 17,
¥2,000 (general)/¥1,500 (HS,
MS)/¥800 (elem and under).
G-Tokyo 2012. Tokyo’s top
galleries’ contemporary art
fair. Feb 25-26, 11am-9pm,
¥1100. 6-10-1-52F Roppongi.
Tel: 03-5777-8600.
Musée Tomo
Emerging Forms. Pottery by
Yuho Kaneshige. Until Mar
31, ¥1,000 (general). 4-1-35
Toranomon, Minato-ku. Nearest
stn: Kamiyacho. Tel: 03-57335131. www.musee-tomo.or.jp
Nichido Contemporary
Art
NCA Collection. Various media.
Until May 5, semi-permanent
exhibition, free. 4-3-3
Hachobori.Nearest stn:
Takaracho. Tel: 03-3555-2140.
www.nca-g.com/en
Savoir Vivre
I Am Hungry. Bohemian
ceramic installations by
Yumiko Shinozaki. Until Feb
3, free. Open daily 11am-7pm.
5-17-1 Roppongi. Tel: 03-35857365. www.savoir-vivre.co.jp
Suntory Museum of Art
The Eternal Beauty and
Luster of Oriental Ceramics.
Ceramics. Until Apr 1, ¥1,100
(general)/¥800. Open Wed-Sat
10am-8pm, Sun-Mon & hols
10am-6pm, closed Tue.
Roppongi. Tel: 03-3479-8600.
www.suntory.com/culturesports/sma
The National Art Center,
Tokyo
Noda Hiroji. Abstract paintings.
Until Apr 2, ¥1,000/¥500
(univ). Domani: The Art of
Tomorrow. From the Japanese
Government Overseas Study
Program for Artists. Until Feb
12, ¥1,000/¥500 (univ). Open
Wed-Mon 10am-6pm, closed
Tue. 7-22-2 Roppongi. Tel:
03-6812-9900. www.nact.jp
Wako Works of Art
Wyeth. Various media by
James Welling. Until Mar 10,
free. Open Tue-Sat 11am-7pm,
closed Sun-Mon. 3F Pyramid
Bldg. 6-6-9 Roppongi. Tel:
03-6447-1820. www.wako-art.
jp
Ginza/Kyobashi/
Tokyo
Bridgestone Museum
Ishibashi Collection. Art
collected by the founder of
Bridgestone. Until Mar 18,
¥800. You’ve Got to See These
Paintings. Painting. Mar 31-Jun
24, ¥800. Open Tue-Sat, Sun &
hols 10am-8pm, closed Mon.
Ikko Tanaka Posters 1980–2002.
Painting. Until Feb 25, free.
Open Mon-Fri 11am-7pm, Sat
11am-6pm, closed Sun & hols.
1F Ginza Bldg, 7-7-2 Ginza. Tel:
03-3571-5206. www.dnp.co.jp/
gallery/ggg_e/index.html
Topophilia: To an Original
Image in Kyushu. Photography
by Masako Imaoka. Until Feb
14, free. While You Have Light.
Photography by Yoshichi
Hara. Until Feb 28, free. 1F
Strate Ginza, 7-10-1 Ginza.
Tel: 03-3248-3783. www.
nikon-image.com/activity/
salon/index_en.htm
Idemitsu Museum of Arts
Yamada Jozan. Pottery. Until
Feb 19, ¥1,000 (general)/¥700
(univ, HS). Open Tue-Thur
10am-5pm, Fri 10am-7pm,
closed Mon. 9F Teigeki Bldg,
3-1-1 Marunouchi. Nearest
stn: Tokyo. Tel: 03-3213-9402.
www.idemitsu.co.jp/museum
Inax Gallery
Seed Design. Various media.
Until Feb 25, free. Open
Mon-Sat 10am-6pm, closed
Sun. 3-6-18 Kyobashi. Nearest
stn: Takaracho. Tel: 03-52506530. www.inax.co.jp/gallery
Megumi Ogita Gallery
Waiting Room. Painting by
Takenori Fukaumi. Until Feb
4, free. 11am-7pm. 4F, 5-4-14
Ginza. Tel: 03-3571-9700.
www.megumiogita.com
Mitsubishi Ichigokan
Museum, Tokyo
Odilon Redon Collection.
Painting. Until Mar 4, ¥1,400
(general)/¥1,000 (univ, HS).
Wed-Fri 10am-8pm, Tue, Sat
& Sun/hols 10am-6pm, closed
Mon. 2-6-2 Marunouchi.
Nearest stn: Tokyo. Tel:
03-5777-8600. www.mimt.jp
Mitsuo Aida Museum
Soul of Poet. The world of
Misuzu Kaneko and Mitsuo
Aida. Until Mar 4, ¥800/¥500
(HS, MS). Open Tue-Sun
10am-5:30pm, closed Mon. B1
Tokyo International Forum
Glass Bldg, 3-5-1 Marunouchi.
Tel: 03-6212-3200. www.
mitsuo.co.jp
National Museum of
Modern Art Tokyo
Hara Hiromu and The National
Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo.
The artist’s posters designed
for exhibitions held by the
museum. Feb 3-May 6, ¥420
(general)/¥130 (univ). Jackson
Pollock. Painting. From Feb
10-May 6, ¥1,500. Open
Tue-Thu & Sat-Sun 10am-5pm,
Fri 10am-8pm. 3-7-6 Kyobashi.
Nearest stn: Takebashi. Tel:
03-5777-8600. www.momat.
go.jp
Shiodome Museum
KON Wajiro Retrospective.
Painting. Until Mar 25, ¥500
(general)/¥300 (univ, HS).
Open Tue-Sun 10am-6pm,
closed Mon. 4F, 1-5-1 HigashiShimbashi. Tel: 03-5777-8600.
www.mew.co.jp/corp/museum
Span Art Gallery
New Century SM Pictorial.
Contemporary muzan-e artist
Suehiro Maruo’s special
exhibition. Until Feb 3, free.
Open Mon-Sat 11am-7pm,
closed Sun. 2-2-18 Ginza. Tel:
03-5524-3060. www.span-art.
co.jp
Tokyo Station Gallery
The Eyes of Twelve Artists.
Perspectives of Contemporary
Painting (Last period). Until
Mar 18, free. 11am-6pm,
closed Mon. 1-9-1 Marunouchi.
Nearest stn: Tokyo. Tel:
03-3212-2485.
free. Open daily, 10am-7pm.
2- 24-1 Dogenzaka, Nearest
stn: Shibuya. Tel: 03-34779111. www.bunkamura.co.jp/
english
Vanilla Gallery
Bunkamura: The Museum
Tsunagaru. CG, photography,
illustrations of Gothic Lolitas
by Tomizaki Nori. Until Feb 4,
free. Tangled Tale. Digital art.
Mysteriously ominous and
surreal works by Lithuanian
artist Natalie Shau. Feb 6-18,
free. Femmelette. Water color
illustrations of girls by Tsubaki
Torii. Until Feb 25, free. Open
Mon-Fri 12-7pm, Sat 12-5pm,
closed Sun. 4F 2nd Kamata
Bldg, 6-10-10 Ginza. Tel:
03-5568-1233.
Zeit-Foto Salon
Yokubou no Kongen. Paintings
by Mari Ito. Until Feb 18,
free. Open Tue-Fri 10:30am6:30pm, Sat 10:30am-5:30pm,
closed Sun-Mon & hols. 4F
Matsumoto Bldg, 1-10-5
Kyobashi. Nearest stn: Tokyo.
Tel: 03-3535-7188. www.
zeit-foto.com
Harajuku/Aoyama
Design Festa
A-Level Art. Various media.
Works of students at The
British School in Tokyo. Feb
13, 4:30-8pm, free. Open daily
11am-7pm. 3-20-18 Jingumae.
Tel: 03-3479-1442. www.
designfestagallery.com
The Love Letter From Vermeer.
Painting. Until Mar 14,
¥1,500/¥1,000 (univ, HS)/¥700
(MS & under). Open Mon-Thu
& Sun 10am-7pm, Fri-Sat
10am-8pm. 2- 24-1 Dogenzaka,
Tel: 03-3477-9111. www.
bunkamura.co.jp/english/
Gallery Sequel
As time goes by. Photography
by Eric Luk Ho Man. Until Feb
26, free. Open 11am-7pm. 3-9-3
Jingu-mae. Tel: 03-3478-1025.
www.sequelart.com/Gallery
Nadiff Gallery
Walk Up And Down, Form Being
Formed. Photography. Until Feb
12, free. Open daily 12-8pm.
1-18-4 Ebisu. Tel: 03-34464977. www.nadiff.com
Parco Museum
Omoi wo Tsutaeru to Iukoto.
Short stories and interactive
installations by Ellie Omiya.
Feb 3-27, ¥500. Open daily
10am-9pm. B1F Parco Part1,
15-1 Udagawacho, Nearest stn:
Shibuya. Tel: 03-3477-5873.
www.parco-art.com/web
Tobacco and Salt Museum
Glamorous Futurist. Paintings
by Chenman. From Feb 17-May
11. Until May 11, free. Open
daily 11:30am-9pm. 1-23-16
Shibuya. Tel: 03-6427-5955.
www.diesel.co.jp/art/
Portraits of Showa Literati
in Purple Tobacco Smoke.
Photography by Tadahiko
Hayashi. Until Mar 18, ¥100
(general)/¥50 (HS, MS, elem).
Open daily 10am-6pm.
1-16-8 Jinnan. Tel: 03-34762041. www.jti.co.jp/Culture/
museum_e
Embassy of Canada
Prince Takamado Gallery
Tokyo Metropolitan
Museum of Photography
Laforet Museum
Tokyo Wonder Site,
Shibuya
Diesel Art Gallery
Rebirth: Reflections for Japan
post 3/11. Multimedia group
exhibit in response to March
11. Until Mar 16, free. Mon-Tue
& Thu-Fri 10am-5:30pm, Wed
10am-8pm, closed Sat-Sun &
hols. 7-3-38 Akasaka. Nearest
stn: Aoyama. Tel: 03-5412-6305.
www.japan.gc.ca
Mika & Hiroko Ninagawa.
Mother and daughter’s
cooperative photography,
patchwork, and quilt. Feb 8-19,
¥600. Laforet Harajuku 6F,
1-11-6 Jingumae.Nearest stn:
Meiji-jingumae. Tel: 03-64066378. www.laforet.ne.jp/
index.html
The Watari-Um Museum of
Contemporary Art
Mirei Shigemori 1896-1975.
Japanese garden designs. Until
Mar 25, ¥1,000 (general)/¥800
(student). Open Tue & Thu-Sun
11am-7pm, Wed 11am-9pm,
closed Mon. 3-7-6 Jingumae.
Tel: 03-3402-3001. www.
watarium.co.jp
Ukiyo-e Ota Memorial
Museum of Art
Directory of Edo Stars. Ukiyo-e
of kabuki actors, sumo
wresters, and other stars of
the Edo Period. Until Feb 26,
¥700/¥500 (univ, HS). Sakura
Sakura Coming of Spring.
Ukiyo-e consisting of cherry
blossoms. Mar 1-25, ¥700
(general). Open Tue-Sun
10:30am-5:30pm, closed Mon.
1-10-10 Jingumae. Nearest stn:
Harajuku. Tel: 03-5777-8600.
www.ukiyoe-ota-muse.jp
Kayabacho/Kiba
Tomio Koyama Gallery
Pick Up a Leaf When it Falls.
Photography and video
works by Wang Yahui. Until
Feb 25, free. Open Tue-Sat
12-7pm, closed Sun-Mon.
7F, 1-3-2 Kiyosumi. Nearest
stn: Kiyosumishirakawa.
Tel: 03-3642-4090. www.
tomiokoyamagallery.com/en
Shibuya/Ebisu
Bunkamura Gallery
Kouji Yoshioka Shikisai no
Tabi. Painting. Until Feb 12,
Yebisu International Festival for
Art & Alternative Visions 2012.
Annual video art fest. Until
Feb 26, free. Open Tue-Wed &
Sat-Sun 10am-6pm, Thur-Fri
10am-8pm, closed Mon. 1-13-3
Mita. Nearest stn: Ebisu. Tel:
03-3280-0099. www.syabi.
com/e/contents/index.html
Wonder Seeds. Emerging Artist
Support Program. Feb 4-26,
free. 1-19-8 Jinnan, Nearest stn:
Shibuya. Tel: 03-3463-0603.
www.tokyo-ws.org/shibuya
Yamatane Museum of Art
The Best of Yamatane Collection.
Prewar to postwar painting.
Until Feb 5, ¥1,200/¥900
(univ, HS)/free (MS & under).
The Japanese Garb, Shoen,
Kiyokata, and Shinsui. Antique
paintings of kimono fashion
by three artists. Until Mar 25,
¥1,000/¥800 (univ, HS). Open
Tue-Fri 11am-5pm, closed Mon
& hols. 3-12-36 Hiroo. Nearest
stn: Ebisu. Tel: 03-5777-8600.
www.yamatane-museum.or.jp
Zen Foto Gallery
Here's What the Japanese Flag
Means to Me. Painting by Mao
Ishikawa. Feb 3-26, free. 2-17-3
Shibuya. Tel: 050-5531-9536.
www.zen-foto.jp
Shinjuku/
Ikebukuro
Eitoeiko Gallery
Celebration Day. Various works
by gallery artists. Until Feb 11,
free. Open Wed-Sun 12-7pm,
closed Mon-Tue. 32-2 Yaraicho.
Nearest stn: Kagurazaka. Tel:
03-6479-6923. eitoeiko.com
Kenji Taki Gallery
Akarumi no Houe. Painting by
Yutaka Koyanagi. Until Feb 25,
free. Open Tue-Sat 12-7pm,
closed Sun-Mon & hols. 3-18-2
Nishi-Shinjuku. Tel: 03-33786051. www.kenjitaki.com
Konica Minolta Plaza
Uchu Kara Mita Aurora 2012.
Photography and film. Until
Feb 19, free. A Tribute to
Nature. Photography by Jim
Brandenburg. Until Feb 19,
free. Open daily 10:30am-
7pm. 4F Shinjuku Kono
Bldg, 3-26-11 Shinjuku.
Tel: 03-3225-5001. www.
konicaminolta.jp/plaza
Place M
Jokyo. Various works by
students of Visual Arts Osaka.
Until Feb 5, free. Open daily
1-7pm. Kindai bld, 3F, 1-2-11
Shinjuku. Nearest stn: ShinjukuGyoenmae. Tel: 03-3341-6107.
www.placem.com
Roonee 247 Photography
Cross x Remind. Photos by
Yuiko Kaino. Until Feb 26, free.
Mousou Valentine’s. Group
photo exhibition. Until Feb 19,
free. Portrait Portrait. Photos
by Kai Ota. Until Feb 5, free.
5-18-11 Shinjuku. Nearest
stn: Yotsuya-Sanchome. Tel:
03-3341-8118. www.roonee.
com
Shinjuku Nikon Salon
Photo City Sagamihara.
Winning works in the
professional division. Until
Feb 13, free. Open daily
10am-7pm. 28F, Tokyo
L-Tower, 1-6-1, Nishi-shinjuku.
Tel: 03-3344-0565. www.
nikon-image.com/activity/
salon/index_en.htm
Sokyu-sha Gallery
Humming Bird. Photography
by Yuichiro Yokoyama. Until
Feb 5, free. Rasen: Okinawa
1973-1993. Photography
by Shigeru Kurihara. Feb
6-19, free. Open daily 1-7pm.
1-3-5 Shinjuku.Nearest stn:
Shinjukugyoenmae. Tel:
03-3358-3974. www.sokyusha.
com
Sompo Japan Museum of
Art
Japan Red Cross Society
Collection. Paintings of
Japanese artists and Picasso.
Until Feb 19, ¥500/¥300 (univ,
HS). Outstanding Rising Artists.
2D and 3D works. Mar 3-Apr
1, ¥500. 42F Sompo Japan
Bldg, 1-26-1 Nishi-Shinjuku.
Tel: 03-5405-8686. www.
sompo-japan.co.jp/museum
The Artcomplex Center of
Tokyo
Oishi Nisemono. Fake foods
that will stimulate your
appetite. Until Feb 5, free. Open
Tue-Sun 11am-8pm, closed
Mon. 12-9 Daikyomachi.
Nearest stn: Yotsuyasanchome. Tel: 03-3341-3253.
www.gallerycomplex.com
Tokyo Opera City Art
Gallery
Nambata Fumio: Works
1960-1974. Painting. Until Mar
25, ¥1,000 (general)/¥800
(univ, HS). 15 Years of Fumio
Nambata. Painting. Until
Mar 25, free. Open Tue-Thu
11am-7pm, Fri-Sat 11am-8pm.
3-20-2 Nishi-Shinjuku. Nearest
stn: Hatsudai. Tel: 03-53530756. www.operacity.jp/en/ag
Ueno
Amuse Museum
Minna no Nuno Jizo. Fabric
bodhisattva. Until Feb 5,
¥1,000. 2-34-3 Asakusa, Taito
Ku. Tel: 03-5806-1181. www.
amusemuseum.com
Edo-Tokyo Museum
Taira no Kiyomori. Collection
of 120 national treasures and
important cultural properties
of Japan. Until Feb 5, ¥1,300
(general)/¥1,040 (univ)/¥650
(HS, 65 and over). Open Tue-Fri
& Sun 9:30am-5:30pm, Sat
9:30am-7:30pm, closed Mon
& hols. 1-4-1 Yokoami. Nearest
stn: Ryogoku. Tel: 03-36269974. www.edo-tokyomuseum.or.jp
National Museum of
Nature and Science
Inka Teikoku Ten. The Inca
Empire Revealed: A century
after the Machu Picchu
Discovery. Mar 10-Jun 24.
Open Tue-Thu & Sat-Sun
9am-5pm, Fri 9am-8pm,
closed Mon. 7-20 Ueno Park.
Tel: 03-3822-0111. www.
kahaku.go.jp
The National Museum of
Western Art
Hubert Robert. Painting. Mar
6-20, ¥1,300 (general)/¥1,000
(univ)/¥600 (HS). Open daily
9:30am-5:30pm. 7-7 Ueno
Park. Tel: 03-3828-5131. www.
nmwa.go.jp
Kiyosumi-shirakawa.
Tel: 03-5245-4111. www.
mot-art-museum.jp
National Museum of
Japanese History
Other Areas
Hina Dolls and Ornaments
Associated with Princess
Kazunomiya. Demonstration
of women’s life in the Edo
period and craftsmanship of
artisans. Feb 7-Apr 1, ¥420.
Open Tue-Sun 9:30am4:30pm, closed Mon. 117
Jonai-cho, Sakura City.
Nearest stn: Keiseisakura.
Tel: 04-3486-0123. www.
rekihaku.ac.jp
ChinaTown 80
Nerima Art Museum
Tokyo Wonder Site, Hongo
Tokyo Wonder Site. Emerging
Artist Support Program. Until
Feb 26, free. 2-4-16 Hongo.
Nearest stn: Suidobashi.
Tel: 03-5689-5331. www.
tokyo-ws.org
Children’s Gallery. Gallery
of local students' New
Year-themed drawings.
Feb 9-19, free. Open
Mon-Thu & Sun 10am-8pm,
Fri & Sat 10am-9pm. 80
Yamashitamachi, Yokohama.
Nearest stn: Motomachichukagai. Tel: 045-681-6022.
Hara Museum of
Contemporary Art
Jean-Michel Othoniel, My Way.
Various media. Until Mar
11, ¥1,000 (general)/¥700
(univ)/¥500 (MS & elem). Open
Mon. 4-7-25 Kita-Shinagawa.
Tel: 03-3445-0651. www.
haramuseum.or.jp
Hoki Museum
The Aesthetics of Life:
Gazing, Smiling, Feeling.
Figure paintings. Until
May 20, ¥1,500/¥1,000
(senior)/¥750 (MS)/free
(elem & under). Open Mon
& Wed-Thu 10am-6pm,
Fri, Sat 10am-7pm, Sun
10am-5pm, closed Tue. 3-15
Asumigaokahigashi, Midoriku, Chiba. Nearest stn: Toke.
Tel: 043-205-1500. www.
hoki-museum.jp/en
Kawamura Memorial
Museum of Art
The Unseen Relationship: Form
and Abstraction. Painting
by Tomoo Gokita. Until Apr
15, ¥1,200 (general). Open
Tue-Sun 9:30am-5pm, closed
Mon. 631 Sakado, Sakura-shi.
Nearest stn: Sakura. Tel:
04-3498-2131. kawamuramuseum.dic.co.jp
Kawasaki City Museum
Mukashi no Kurashi Ima no
Kurashi. Historical reflection
through display of everyday
tools and goods. Until
Apr 1, free. Open Tue-Sun
9:30am-5pm, closed Mon.
1-2 Todoroki, Nakahara-ku,
Kawasaki. Nearest stn:
Musashi-Kosugi. Tel: 04-47544500. www.kawasakimuseum.jp
Masayoshi Nakamura.
Modern paintings. Until Apr
1, ¥500. Morii Kaju. Novels
and art from end of Meiji
Era. Until Feb 14, free. Open
Mon. 1-36-16 Nukui. Nearest
stn: Nakamurabashi. Tel:
03-3577-1821. www.city.
nerima.tokyo.jp/manabu/
bunka/museum
03.3405.4409 www.sinden.com
The Development of
Impressionism: Monet, Renoir
and the Next Generations.
Painting. Until Jul 8, ¥1,800
(general)/¥1,300 (univ,
HS)/¥700 (MS. elem). 1285
Kozukayama, Sengokuhara,
Hakone-machi. Nearest stn:
Gora. Tel: 04-6084-2111.
www.polamuseum.or.jp
Sogo Museum of Art
Miyako no Asobi, Ocho no Bi.
Hosomi Museum Collection
of Kyoto artifacts. Feb 4-Mar
20. Open daily 10am-8pm.
2-18-1 Takashima. Nearest
stn: Yokohama. Tel:
04-5465-5515. www2.
sogo-gogo.com/common/
museum/
Studio C Tokyo
Sparks. Photos by Kenichi
Iwai. Until Mar 10, free. Open
Mon-Fri 12-5pm, closed Sat,
Sun & hols. 3-36-10 Sasazuka.
www.studioctokyo.core.
ne.jp
Studio Ghibli Museum
The French Institute
Bloomberg Pavilion Project.
Akihisa Hirata’s paper
building stages exhibitions
and performances. Ongoing,
free. The Art of Connecting.
Painting by Atsuko Tanaka.
Feb 4-May 6, ¥1,000
(general)/¥800 (univ, 65
and over)/¥500 (MS, HS).
Ay-O: Over the Rainbow
Once More. Large-scale,
participation installation
and painting. Feb 4-May 6,
¥1,100 (general)/¥850 (univ,
65 and over)/¥550 (HS, MS).
4-1-1 Miyoshi. Nearest stn:
Hair Makeup & Nails
Pola Museum of Art
Miraikan
Museum of Contemporary
Art Tokyo
SIN DEN
One Hundred Camellias:
Blossom Heralded in
Literature. Showcasing
100 types of camellia and
scrolls. Until Feb 12, ¥1,000.
Splendid Hina Miniatures.
Masterpieces of Hina
Festival dolls from the
Toraya Collection. Until Apr
8, ¥1,200. 6-5-1 MinamiAoyama. Nearest stn:
Omotesando. Tel: 03-34002536. www.nezu-muse.
or.jp/en
Meguro Address. Creative
works by six groups of artist
from Meguro. Feb 7-Apr 1,
¥700 (general). Open Tue-Sun
10am-6pm, closed Mon. 2-4-36
Meguro. Tel: 03-3714-1201.
www.mmat.jp
Tadao Umesao: An Explorer for
the Future. Pioneer Japanese
anthropologist’s intellectual
production. Until Feb 20,
¥1,000 (general)/¥200 (18 and
under). 2-3-6, Aomi. Nearest
stn: Telecom Center station.
Tel: 03-3570-9151. www.
miraikan.jst.go.jp/en
Try Yuri: our new junior stylist
cut ¥5,500!
colour 30% off your first time!
Nezu Museum
The View from the Cat Bus.
Painted backgrounds of
Studio Ghibli anime films.
Until May 31, Until May,
¥1,000 (general)/¥700 (univ,
HS). Open 10am-6pm, closed
Tue. 1-1-83 Shimorenjaku.
Nearest stn: Kichijoji. Tel:
0570-055-777. www.ghiblimuseum.jp/en
Meguro Museum of Art,
Tokyo
New year,
new you.
Silent Blues. Large, blue
“breathing” stone installation,
by Sara Dolatabadi. Until
Feb 5, free. 15 Ichigayafunagawara-cho. Nearest stn:
Iidabashi. Tel: 03-5206-2500.
www.institut.jp
The Museum of Modern
Art, Saitama
Henri Le Sidaner. French
Painter. Until Feb 5,
¥1,100/¥880 (univ). Nature
and Human, Unzenugan-dake
mountain. Kazushi Oura’s
photographs and videos
of the 1990s’ volcanic
eruption. Until Apr 15, ¥200.
Shikkoku no Kanata / Inu no
Yukue. Various media. By
Akira Shimizu and Tatsumi
Yoshino. Until Mar 15,
¥900/¥720 (univ, HS). Open
daily 10:00am-5:30pm.
9-30-1 Tokiwa, Urawa-ku,
Saitama. Tel: 048-824-0111.
www.momas.jp/022eng/e_
index.htm
Agenda Listings
Yokohama Museum of
Art
Becoming Friends with All
the Children in the World.
Painting by Fuyuko Matsui.
Until Mar 18, ¥1,100
(general)/¥700 (univ,
HS)/¥400 (MS). Yokohama
Museum of Art Collection.
200 works by various
master artists across time
and place.Until Mar 18,
¥500 (general)/¥300 (univ.
HS). 3-4-1 Minatomirai,
Yokohama. Tel: 03-57778600. www.yaf.or.jp/yma
Sports
Basketball
Japan Basketball League
Brave Thunders vs. Brex.
Feb 3, 7pm, ¥2,500-5,500.
Todoroki Arena. Nearest
stn: Musashi Nakahara. Tel:
044-798-5000.
Alvark vs. Sea Horses.
Feb 4, 3pm, ¥2,500-5,500.
Sumida-ku Sports Center.
Nearest stn: Kinshicho. Tel:
03-3623-7273.
Boxing
Super-bantamweight:
Masaaki Serie vs.
Yasutaka Ishimoto
Feb 13, 6pm, Korakuen Hall.
Nearest stn: Suidobashi. Tel:
03-5800-9999.
Super-featherweight:
Yuji Wauke vs. Shinya
Uwabuchi
Feb 13, 6pm, Korakuen Hall.
Nearest stn: Suidobashi. Tel:
03-5800-9999.
MMA
Ultimate Fighting
Championship
Frank Edgar vs. Ben
Henderson. Feb 26, 10am,
¥5,800-100,000. Saitama
Super Arena. Nearest stn:
Saitamashintoshin. Tel:
04-8601-1122.
Rugby
Top League
Brave Lupus vs. Wild
Knights. Feb 5, 2pm, ¥1,5004,000. Chichibunomiya
Rugby Stadium. Nearest stn:
Gaienmae. Tel: 03-3401-3881.
Sungoliath vs.
Kobelco Steelers. Feb
5, 12pm, ¥1,500-4,000.
Chichibunomiya Rugby
Stadium. Nearest stn:
Gaienmae. Tel: 03-34013881.
Festivals
Shunsetsu Goraku
Hyoen
Celebration of Chinese
New Year. Feb 4-5, free.
Yamashita Park. www.
chinatown.or.jp/e
Lantern Festival
Exotic Chinese dance and
display of lanterns bearing
people’s written wishes. Feb
6, 12:30pm, free. Yamashita
Park.
10am-5pm, ¥1,500 (door)/
free (RSVP). Tokyo Big Sight.
Nearest stn: Kokusai-TenjijoSeimon. Tel: 03-6256-7355.
www.shopbiz.jp/en/ss
googlemail.com. On going,
Culture Blend Studio. Nearest
stn: Akasaka. Tel: 03-58203667.
Franchise Show
Meet fellow knitters,
crocheters and sewers. Every
first and third Tue, 7pm,
free, Cafe Respekt. Nearest
stn: Shibuya. Tel: 03-64188144. www.meetup.com/
TokyoStitchandBitch
Features franchisers in various
industries, as free consultation
counter for establishing or
affiliating with franchisers, and
the popular food court. Mar
6-8, 10am-5pm, free (RSVP).
Tokyo Big Sight. Nearest stn:
Kokusai-Tenjijo-Seimon. Tel:
03-6256-7355. www.shopbiz.
jp/en/fc
Tokyo Motorcycle Show
Japan’s largest annual expo
of its kind. Mar 23-25, ¥1200.
Kokusai-Tenjijo-Seimon. Tel:
03-5530-1111.
Bazaars & Markets
Umi no Koen Flea Market
Every third Sun, 10am-4pm,
Umi no Koen. Nearest stn:
Uminokoen-Shibaguchi or
Uminokoen-Minamiguchi.
[email protected]
Tel: 03-3226-6800.
Best Flea Market
Every second Sun, 10am-4pm,
Hall C. Nearest stn: Tokyo. Tel:
03-3226-6800.
Hanazono Shrine Market
Every Sun, 8am-4pm,
Hanazono Shrine. Nearest
stn: Shinjuku-sanchome. Tel:
03-3200-3093.
Ibaraki-ichi
Fresh vegetables from farms
in Ibaraki. Every Sat, 7-9am,
Roppongi Hills East Court.
03-6406-5285.
Nogi Shrine Market
Every second Sun, 5:30am3pm, Nogi Shrine. Nearest stn:
Nogizaka. Tel: 03-3478-3001.
Oedo Antique Fair
Japan’s largest outdoor
antique market. Every first
and third Sun, 8am-4:30pm,
Hall C. Nearest stn: Tokyo. Tel:
03-5805-1093.
Japan’s largest retail trade
fair. Mar 6-9, 10am-5pm,
¥1,500 (door)/free (RSVP).
Kokusai-Tenjijo-Seimon.
Tel: 03-6256-7355. www.
shopbiz.jp/en/js
Security Show
Technology to protect
sites from crime, info leaks
and other perils. Mar 6-9,
Bicyclists of all treads. Every
second Wed, 7pm, free, The
Pink Cow. Tel: 03-3406-5597.
[email protected]
Open Mike Night
Try out your new material
with the Tokyo Comedy Store.
Every first Tues, 8pm, free.
Double Tall Cafe. Nearest stn:
Shibuya. www.tokyocomedy.
com/open_mike_night
Learning
TCS Improv Workshop
The Tokyo Comedy Store’s
weekly improv workshop. All
levels welcome. Real Dear,
Mita. Nearest stn: Azabu-Juban.
Tel: 03-5770-7401.
Cosmos Club Japanese
Lessons
Every Wed, 10am-2pm, Kudan
Shogai Gakushuukan. Nearest
stn: Kudanshita. Tel: 048-7611788.
Tokyo Wine Tasting
Meetup Group
Wine, gourmet food and new
friends. Every last Sat, from
7pm. Venue changes monthly.
www.wine.meetup.com/715
Tokyo Cooking & Recipes
Meet Up Group
Make French and Italian
cuisine, and friends, too.
Monthly, various times,
¥6,980 (French, adv)/¥7,980
(French, door)/¥4,980 (Italian,
adv)/¥5,980 (Italian, door),
Higashi Shibuya. Nearest
stn: Shibuya. Tel: 090-17947876. http://meturl.com/
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Other Events
Organic fruits and vegetables.
Every weekend. United
Nations University. Nearest stn:
Shibuya or Omotesando. Tel:
03-3456-0960.
Yasukuni Shrine Antique
Market
Every Sun, sunrise-sunset.
Yasukuni Shrine. Nearest stn:
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Every second Sun, Fudaten
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04-2489-0022.
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costume up for an exciting
anime photo shoot! ¥5,000
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food & drinks)/¥3,000 (door,
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Tableware Festival
Japan Shop
Half-Fast Cyclists
Aoyama Marche Farmer's
Market
Forums & Expos
What goes on tables
around the world. Feb
4-12, 10am-7pm, ¥1,700
(adv)/¥2,000 (door).
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Tel: 03-5800-9999. www.
tokyo-dome.co.jp/tableware
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Telephone Counselors
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Must be fluent in English
and over 21. Full training
provided. www.telljp.com
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Karatedo
Strengthen body and mind
though karate. E-mail:
reiwaryukaratedo@
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platform. Until Feb 19, various
times, ¥3500. Yokohama
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Studio NYK, Red Brick
Warehouse and Kanagawa
Arts Theater, etc. www.tpam.
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Agenda Movies By Don Morton
J. Edgar
The face of American law enforcement for 50 years, J. Edgar Hoover
was revered, reviled, feared and
admired, but rarely understood.
Now Clint Eastwood takes a stab at
that last one. It’s pretty straightforward, but it eschews sentimentality
and condescension. It addresses but does not sensationalize
Hoover’s suppressed homosexuality and his lifelong relationship
with official aide Clyde Tolson. Leonardo DiCaprio manages to
disappear into this uncharismatic character. Still, I left the theater
feeling emotionally distant from the subject; not my usual experience with Eastwood movies. (135 min)
Cinemas 2 19 43 45 52 53 61 62 63 76 79 80 81 83 84 85 87 88
90 91 92 93 94 95 97
Animal Kingdom
The only thing Joshua’s junkie
mother ever did right was to shield
him from her brothers, a vicious
family of feral thugs presided over
by a sweet-faced mother who’s
ready and willing to eat her young
for the sake of self-preservation. He
nevertheless gets sucked into this clan of criminals when mom
ODs. Writer-director David Michod’s stylish and well-plotted
debut feature is marred by the central character’s woodenness,
but this black hole is offset by some top Down Under talent. Call it
a grubby, brutally unsentimental Australian Goodfellas. Ominous,
creepy and absolutely absorbing. (113 min)
Cinemas 7 40
Metpod
Beginners
A
few months after his mother passes
away, Oliver (an excellent Ewan
McGregor), an artist and idly melancholy
commitment-phobe, is informed by
his 75-year-old father (an even better Christopher
Plummer), with some pride and considerable
relief, that he is gay. Oliver has no problem with
the revelation per se, but what affects him most
is the exuberance with which his dad embraces
his new lifestyle with his new, much younger
boyfriend—not because he begrudges the man
his happiness, but because it underlines his own
longstanding inability to accept love, notably
that being offered by his current actress squeeze
The Hunter
NEW
Machine Gun
Preacher
NEW
Willem Dafoe is an “industrial
mercenary” who is hired by a
shady biotech company to kill
the last Tasmanian tiger for a
potentially profitable hormone.
He is billeted at the home of a
missing (why?) zoologist, where
the wife (Frances O’Connor) is catatonic and the two spirited
kids fend for themselves. “Uncle” Jack, played by Sam Neill
(friend or foe?), helps out. The lone hunter bonds with this
lonely family, but his disguise as a researcher dangerously
angers the local loggers. Way better than I’m making it sound.
Character-driven, gorgeous cinematography, and I like the way
the music ups the tension. (101 min)
Cinemas 16 35 79 84 85 88
Based on an autobiographical
account by Sam Childers, an
ex-con Hell’s Angel who found
God and went off to save orphans
in Sudan, this one has action,
drama and a socially conscious
message. Unfortunately, none of this is done particularly well.
Furthermore, Childers has been accused of being little more
than a mercenary and of making himself more heroic than facts
would indicate. The film is further weakened by the enraged
scenery-chewing that the increasingly tiresome Gerard Butler
considers acting. Finally, it’s a bit, well, preachy. I applaud the
sentiment, but don’t expect Hotel Rwanda.
Cinemas 5 27 97
(played nicely by Melanie Laurent). The story
moves fluidly among three time frames: Oliver’s
childhood flashbacks, the period between his
dad’s outing himself and his death, and then a time
after he is gone. At the bottom line, this honest and
sincere (and, by the way, semi-autobiographical)
tale about both romantic and filial love from Mike
Mills (Thumbsucker) is about hope and a kind of
never-too-late optimism. All this soul-searching
is frequently leavened by some wonderful wry
humor. Like the Jack Russell terrier with his
subtitled observations on the human condition.
(105 min). Japanese title: Jinsei wa Beginners.
Cinemas 7 43 84 97
Beastly
NEW
Tower Heist
NEW
I n t h i s t i re s o m e ly m e d io c re
attempt to shoehorn Beauty and the
Beast into the age of text messaging
and high-school popularity politics,
a good-looking and popular, but
egomaniacal, prep school kid (the
astoundingly limited Alex Pettyfer
of I Am Number Four) is transformed by a miffed witch classmate
into a hideous monster (but still one sexy and stylish enough for
the target Twilight tweens). He must obtain a confession of true
love from a girl (the annoying Vanessa Hudgens of High School
Musical) within a year or he’ll stay that way. Snore. Choppy,
perfunctory, brain dead and lives up to its name. (88 min)
Cinemas 40 97
When the meticulous manager
(Ben Stiller) of a prestigious NYC
apartment building learns that the
penthouse occupant (Alan Alda)
has stolen through a ponzi scheme
the pension funds of all the building’s employees, he thinks they
should break into the unit to retrieve the loot. Or something. Since
none of them are burglars, they enlist the help of a questionable
“crime expert” (Eddie Murphy, back in form). This commercial
product kind of works as a screwball caper comedy, but the plot
is just too preposterous—and the heist plan too dumb—to really
get behind. Great cast. Japanese title: Penthouse. (104 min)
Cinemas 4 43 46 53 61 62 63 77 78 80 81 82 84 86 88 90 91 92
93 94 95 96 97
Johnny English Reborn
About what you’d expect from a
tardy and needless sequel (Johnny
E n gli sh Re s u s c itate d ?) to t he
not-that-funny 2003 James Bond
sendup, a concept that was done
better anyway in the Austin Powers
movies. But determined fans of
the still lovable Rowan Atkinson doing things like dangerously
misusing the latest spy weaponry, badly misjudging dire situations, taking multiple shots to the groin and beating elderly ladies
senseless will be amused, though these are mostly children (for
whom the film is a tad too violent). Sporadically funny and not
entirely terrible, but it never really takes off. (101 min)
Cinemas 6 62 63 80 81 82 83 85 86 90 91 92 93 94 95
The Dead
Perhaps even George Romero
never thought of staging a zombie
movie in the harsh, withering
arena of West Africa, but British
filmmaking brothers Howard J. and
Jonathan Ford did, and it works.
I nde e d , t he Da rk Cont i nent ’s
ravaged geopolitical reputation adds an exceedingly disturbing
authenticity, if that’s the word. A white military engineer (Rob
Freeman) seeking rescue and a native soldier (Prince David
Oseia) seeking his son combine forces in a kind of road movie
and fight their way through relentless armies of traditional,
slowly shuffling, eerily white-eyed black undead. Gorgeous
cinematography. (105 min)
Cinema 33
Don’t Be Afraid of the
Dark
Tired of haunted-house movies
that rely on gore and mere “Boo!”
moments? Then try on this scarierthan-most effort from writer/
producer Guillermo del Toro (Pan’s
Labyrinth). A lonely 10-year-old girl
(an astounding Bailee Madison) trying to deal with her new life
in an impossibly gothic manor with her workaholic dad (Guy
Pearce) and potential stepmother (Katie Holmes) releases these
rat-size, not-so-cute Tooth-Fairy beasties, which then begin to
stalk and torment her. Unless the lights are on. Quibble: the CG
monsters, though gradually revealed, were scarier when you
could only imagine them. Japanese title: Dark Fairy. (99 min)
Cinemas 45 50 97
Also Showing
The Good Doctor
Pointless, half-baked psychodrama about
a m i ld-ma n nere d , mu rder i n g physicia n
reaffirms Orlando Bloom’s lack of leading-man
cred. (93 min)
Cinema 13
Jack and Jill
Adam Sandler is awful as both main characters in this noxious collection of bodily-fluid
references, racist Latino jokes, and weak sight
gags. (93 min)
Cinemas 2 27 45 63 91 92
Road to Nowhere
Frustratingly opaque, enigmatic and haunting
hall of mirrors from Two Lane Blacktop director
Monte Hellman. Japanese title: Hatenaki Michi.
(121 min)
Cinema 34
Perfect Sense
This human-scale sci-fi movie about a mysterious plague that is causing everyone to lose, one
by one, their senses, is frightening as well as,
yes, sensual. (92 min)
Cinemas 40 84 95
(inside Mullion)
8
7
10
4
Ginza
Imperial
Hotel
(subway)
Printemps Ginza
Dept Store
Matsuya
Dept Store
11
13
Higashi-Ginza
Tobu Hotel
(subway)
eiga
Always: Sanchome
no Yuhi 64
Bunraku
Josh Hartnett and Japanese pop
star Gackt team up with a few fellow
has-beens to create this smotheringly artificial, frustratingly empty
fanboy feast, a graphic-novelish,
video-gamey genre potpourri.
Two drifters come to a small town
controlled by a vicious gang leader. This two hours of special
effects and runaway art direction jumps gleefully from genre to
genre, (western, noir, samurai, gangster, German expressionism,
Hong Kong action), succeeding at none but perfectly creating one
big bore. Thinks it’s subversive and inventive. Isn’t. Makes Sucker
Punch seem like art. Oh. And Demi Moore, too. (118 min)
Cinemas 2 45
The Devil’s Double
An Iraqi Scarface? Latif Yahia was a
soldier who so resembled Saddam
Hussein’s monstrous son Uday that
he was pressed into acting as the
man’s double in dicey situations.
Dominic Cooper bravely plays
both men, and almost pulls it off.
But this is not a story; it’s a situation. Lee Tamahori’s film is heavy
on sensationalized sadism, self-serious, repetitive in the middle,
and the redemptive denouement is frankly preposterous. At the
film’s end, it is grandiosely declared that “The rest is history,” but
considerable doubt has been voiced that any of this particular
history actually took place. Look it up. (108 min)
Cinemas 8 35 53 86 91
Tetro
Francis Ford Coppola shows he’s still got it with this beautifully
crafted, highly personal film that’s as involving as it is inventive.
Japanese title: Tetro Kako wo Koroshita Otoko. (127 min)
Cinema 54
24
Bunkamura
25
109
Hachiko Shibuya
Tokyu Plaza
Ta
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ag
aw
aD
Keio Inokashira
line
Yamaha
Meiji
Dori
JR Yamanote line
& subway
15
Shibuya
1. Toho Cinemas Nichigeki (033574-1131) www.tohotheater.jp
2. Marunouchi Piccadilly
(03-3201-2881) www.
shochiku-eigakan.com
3. Marunouchi Louvre (03-32147761) www.tokyucinemas.net
4. Toho Cinemas Yurakuza (033571-1946) www.tohotheater.jp
5. Human Trust Cinema
Yurakucho (03-6259-8608)
www.ht-cinema.com
6. Yurakucho Subaruza
(03-3212-2816) http://subarukougyou.jp/movies
7. Toho Cinemas Chanter (033591-1511) www.tohotheater.jp
8. Toho Cinemas Scala-za/
Miyuki-za (03-3591-5358)
www.tohotheater.jp
10. Marunouchi Toei (03-35354741) http://theaters.toei.co.jp
11. Cine Switch Ginza (03-35610707) www.cineswitch.com
12. Ginza Theatre Cinema (033535-6000) www.ttcg.jp
13. Ginza Cine Pathos
(03-3561-4660)
www.humax-cinema.co.jp
14. Togeki (03-3541-2711) www.
shochiku-eigakan.com
Shibuya
15. Shibuto Cine Tower (03-54894210) www.tohotheater.jp
16. Shibuya Tokyu (03-3407-7219)
www.tokyucinemas.net
17. Shibuya Toei (03-54675773/5774) http://theaters.
toei.co.jp/theaters
19. Shibuya Cine Palace (03-34613534) www.mitsuba-inc.
co.jp/scp/
20.Shibuya Humax Cinema
(03-3462-2539)
www.humax-cinema.co.jp
21. Cine Quinto (03-3477-5905)
www.cinequinto.com/
22.Cinema Rise (03-3464-0051)
www.cinemarise.com
24.Uplink X (03-6825-5503)
www.uplink.co.jp/x/
25. Le Cinema (03-3477-9264)
www.bunkamura.co.jp/
cinema
ori
inj
Ave
Shinjuku
Gyoen
47
Toshima Ward Office
Ikebukuro
48
(subway)
Marui
Dept Store
Ikebukuro
JR Yamanote line
Tobu
Dept
Store
Tokyo
Met Art Space
52
50 49
46
Seibu
Dept
Store
Ikebukuro
Metropolitan
Hotel
Shinjuku-
uk Gyoenmae
u D (subway)
or
i
Amlux
Tokyu
Hands
Prince
Hotel
Sunshine 60,
Sunshine City
Seibu Ikebukuro line
JR Saikyo line
Cerulean Tower
Higashi-Ikebukuro
33
(subway)
other areas
(no map)
Cinema Key
Ginza/Yurakucho/
Hibiya
(subway)
Sh
43
51
16
17
Shibuya
29, 30
Aoyama Dori
Shibuya Tokyu Inn
19
or
i
Shibuya
As Johnny Depp, among others, will tell you, a massively
popular film franchise can do wonders for your career.
Filmmaker Takashi Yamazaki was a mid-level director when
he took on the first Always: Sanchome no Yuhi (Always: Sunset
on 3rd Street) in 2005. This feel-good nostalgic yarn for Showaera Japan (specifically the ’50s and early ’60s) has racked
up box office hauls of ¥3.5 billion for the first installment and
¥4.56 billion for the second (in 2007). Now an A-list director in
the Japanese film biz, Yamazaki had another major success
with the action thriller Uchu Senkan Yamato (Space Battleship
Yamato) in 2010. The current Always (set in 1964, obviously)
uses the 3-D gimmick, which adds little to the film and is
utilized in aerial shots only rarely. The franchise centers on
a shitamachi neighborhood in Tokyo that has characters like
the failed cartoonist Ryunosuke (Hidetaka Yoshioka) and his
love, a former barista, Hiromi (Koyuki). The focal point of this
story is Mutsuko (the lovely Maki Horikita), who has worked
in the Suzuki auto repair shop since high school. Now a young
woman, she is ready to marry, but is her beau serious or a philandering louse? The subplot concerns Ryunosuke’s adopted son
Junnosuke (Kenta Suga) who wants to be a cartoonist, much
to his dad’s chagrin. The soap opera-like saga will please those
who like the genre and puzzle those who don’t. (English title:
Always: Sunset on 3rd Street ’64; 144 min)
Cinemas 4 8 43 45 46 53 61 63 76 77 79 80 81 84 86 87 88
90 91 92 93 95 96 97
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42 Sanchome
Marui
34
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By Rob Schwartz
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Parco
Store
20
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Kai
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East
Exit
South
Exit
Marui
42
Isetan
Takashimaya
27
Parco
Part 3
Tokyu
Hands 21
Shinjuku
West
Exit
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Kos
14
Ginza Daiichi Hotel
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45
Chuo Dori
Higashi
Kabukiza
Theater
Shimbashi
44
Studio Yas
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Alta
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(subway)
Matsuzakaya
Dept Store
Nikko Hotel
Koma Theater
Shinjuku
Prince Hotel
(subway)
1, 2, 3, 5
36
Seibu Shinjuku Line 35
Ginza Itchome
JR line
(subway)
Seibu Shinjuku
12
Yurakucho
Meiji
D
Bic Camera
6
M
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Hibiya
Shinjuku
Hibiya
Park
Ikebukuro
Ginza • Hibiya • Yurakucho
Beginners: © 2010 Beginners Movie, LLC. All Rights Reserved; The Hunter: © 2011 Porchlight Films Pty Limited, Screen Australia, Screen NSW, Tasmania Development and Resources and Nude Run Pty Limited.; Machine Gun Preacher: Ilze Kitshoff
© 2011 MGP Productions, LLC. All Rights Reserved.; Beastly: © 2011 CBS FILMS INC; Tower Heist: © 2011 UNIVERSAL STUDIOS All Rights Reserved.; J.Edgar: ©2011 WARNER BROS. ENTERTAINMENT INC.; Animal Kingdom: ©2009 Screen Australia, Screen NSW, Film
Victoria, The Premium Movie Partnership, Animal Kingdom Holdings Pty Limited and Porchlight Films Pty Limited.; Johnny English Reborn: © 2011 Universal Studios.All Rights Reserved.; The Dead: © 2010 INDELIBLE PRODUCTIONS UK LTD - ALL RIGHTS
RESERVED; Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark: © 2010 Miramax Film Corp. All Rights Reserved.; Bunraku: © 2010 BUNRAKU PRODUCTIONS, LLC. ALL RIGHTS; The Devil’s Double: © Filmfinance VI 2011-All Rights Reserved.; Always: Sanchome no Yuhi 64: Always
Sanchome no Yuhi 64: © 2012『ALWAYS 三丁目の夕日’64』製作委員会
27. Human Trust Cinema Shibuya
(03-5468-5551)
www.ttcg.jp
29.Cinemavera Shibuya
(03-3461-7703) www.
cinemavera.com
30.Eurospace (03-3461-0211)
www.eurospace.co.jp
33. Theater N Shibuya (03-54892592) www.theater-n.com
34. Theatre Image Forum
(03-5766-0114) www.
imageforum.co.jp/theatre
Shinjuku
35. Shinjuku Tokyu Milano
Building (03-3202-1189)
36. Shinjuku Cinema Square
Tokyu (03-3202-1189)
40.Shinjuku Musashinokan
(03-3354-5670) http://
shinjuku.musashino-k.jp
41. Kadokawa Cinema Shinjuku
(03-5361-7878) www.
kadokawa-cinema.jp
42.Cinemart Shinjuku
(03-5369-2831)
www.cinemart.co.jp
43. Shinjuku Wald 9
(03-5369-4955)
www.wald9.com
44.Theatre Shinjuku
(03-3352-1846)
www.ttcg.jp
45. Shinjuku Piccadilly
(03-5367-1144) www.
shinjukupiccadilly.com
Ikebukuro
46.Ikebukuro Humax Cinemas
(03-5979-1662)
http://e-ticket.hmxede.com
47. Shin Bungeiza (03-3971-9422)
www.shin-bungeiza.com
48.Ikebukuro Tokyu
(03-3971-2727)
49.Ikebukuro Theatre Dia
(03-3983-9793) www.ttcg.jp
50.Cinema Sunshine Ikebukuro
(03-3982-6388)
www.cinemasunshine.co.jp
51. Ikebukuro Cinema Rosa
(03-3986-3713)
www.cinemarosa.net
52. Cine Libre Ikebukuro
(03-3590-2126) www.ttcg.jp
53. Toho Cinemas Roppongi Hills
(03-5775-6090)
www.tohotheater.jp
54. Cinemart Roppongi
(03-5413-7711)
www.cinemart.co.jp
57. Iwanami Hall (03-3262-5252)
www.iwanami-hall.com
58.Jimbocho Theater (03-52815132) www.shogakukan.co.jp
60.Ueno Tokyu (03-3831-6620)
61. Shinagawa Prince Cinema
(03-5421-1113)
http://princecinema.
smartreserv.jp
62. United Cinema Toyosu
(03-6219-3000)
www.unitedcinemas.jp
63. Cinema Mediage Odaiba
(03-5531-7878)
www.tohotheater.jp
64.Pole-Pole Higashi-Nakano
(03-3371-0088)
www.mmjp.or.jp
65. Kichijoji Toa Kogyo
(0422-48-6521)
www.toakogyo.com
66.Kichijoji Baus Theater
(0422-22-3555)
www.baustheater.com
67. Kichijoji Plaza
(04-2222-5336) http://movie.
walkerplus.com
68.Kineka Omori
(03-3762-6000) www.ttcg.jp
69.Waseda Shochiku
(03-3200-8968)
www.wasedashochiku.co.jp
70.Ginrei Hall (03-3269-3852)
www.ginreihall.com
71. Shinbashi Bunka
(03-3431-4920) http://movie.
walkerplus.com
77. Toho Cinemas Kinshicho
(03-5637-1040)
www.tohotheater.jp
72. Meguro Cinema (03-34912557) www.okura-movie.co.jp
73. Sangenjaya Cinema
(03-3421-3322) http://movie.
walkerplus.com
74. Sangenjaya Chuo
(03-3421-4610) http://movie.
walkerplus.com
76. Rakutenchi Cinemas
Kinshicho
(03-3631-7020)
www.rakutenchi.co.jp
78.Heiwajima Cinema Sunshine
(03-5764-8801)
www.cinemasunshine.co.jp
79. 109 Cinemas Kiba
(03-5683-0109)
109cinemas.net
80.United Cinema Toshimaen
(03-5912-9800)
81. Warner Mycal Cinemas
Itabashi (03-3937-1551)
www.warnermycal.com
82.Toho Cinemas Minami-Osawa
(042-679-6180)
www.tohotheater.jp
83.Warner Mycal Cinemas ShinYurigaoka (044-965-1122)
www.warnermycal.com
84.Cinecitta Kawasaki
(044-223-3190)
www.cinecitta.co.jp/theater
85.109 Cinemas Kawasaki
(0570-007-109) 109cinemas.
net
86.Toho Cinemas Kawasaki
(044-230-1122)
www.tohotheater.jp
87. Movil (045-311-0330)
109cinemas.net
88.109 MM Yokohama
(045-664-0109)
www.109cinemas.net
89.Yokohama New Theatre
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12th Anniversary
Feb 15 (Wed) All draught beer 1 pint ¥500
Feb 6∼24 (Everyone who come to Akasaka
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Feb 13 17
Special food fair
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We
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all kinds
of parties.
Please
contact us.
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branch
has
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hours.
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2F Shinjuku Lion Hall
3-28-9 Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku
03-3352-6606 | [email protected]
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Akasaka
B1 Sannou Park Tower
2-11-1 Nagatacho, Chiyoda-ku
Closed: Sat., Sun., & Holidays
Shibuya
2F Dogenzaka Center Bldg.
2-29-8 Dogenzaka, Shibuya-ku
03-5459-1736 |[email protected]
Toranomon
1F New Toranomon Bldg.
1-1-18 Toranomon, Minato-ku
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B1 Sun Gorou Bldg.
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Shinagawa
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tequila
Courtesy of Thrash Zone
O
or those keen to know the answer to the joke
“Why did the Mexican throw his wife off the
cliff,” Bar Rage could be the best place to find
the punchline. Patron Bar (1F Boss Bldg, 8-524 Ginza, Chuo-ku; 03-5568-8524) is the new venture
to be launched by the mixologist, and will be serving
only Patron tequila for three months. This is your
chance to sup on the Mexican blue-agave derivative
liquor in a variety of weird and wonderful forms. Stop
by to try the Patron Perfect Margarita, the Paloma, the
Hot Citronge Latte and the Perfect Royal. The answer is
“tequila,” by the way.
F
f your New Year’s resolutions involve acquiring a
healthier diet—and perhaps even consuming less
meat—then slip on your jogging pants and power
over to Island Veggie (1F, CAS Bldg., 5-3-9 Hiroo,
Shibuya-ku). This vegan-friendly shop, right around
the corner from Hiroo station, offers fake-meat snacks
like soy “nuggets,” deep-fried “mock” chicken and fried
tempe deli plates (¥1,200). Also on hand are Mana’s
original vegan patty burgers (from ¥680), as well as
organic veggie soups (from ¥390), and natural sweets
like soy vanilla ice cream (from ¥400) and acai super
fruit smoothies (from ¥650).
corset
burger
choco
R
I
ne of Yokohama’s craft-beer institutions,
Thrash Zone (2-10-7 Tsuruyacho,
Kanagawa-ku) has shifted its location.
Owner and self-confessed “hophead”
Koichi Katsuki has moved his ever-rotating selection of
local, regional and coastal US beer just a couple blocks
away. The new ground-level venue has twice the space
than the previous Thrash Zone, and the number of taps
has grown from nine to twelve. Stop in for the same
premium hand-pumped ale, smoke-free atmosphere,
and heavy-metal thunder. Metalheads will not be
disappointed with the décor.
I
Courtesy of abilletage
H
andmade corset shop Abilletage (5-326-303 Sendagaya, Shibuya-ku; www.
abilletage.com) not only tailors elegant
accessories and sells antique products,
they also serve you drinks in a lush wood-and-red
interior. Stop in during the day for a non-alcoholic
beverage (from ¥500) from 1:30-7:30pm, or swing
past at night for something a little stronger (¥800)
between 7:30-11:30pm. Sweets of the day are on hand
to try, and to enhance your necessity for wearing a
corset in the first place.
eferred to in North America as the “double
down”—and known to be one of the fattest
slabs of lard there is within the world of fastfood—the fearsome Chicken Fillet Double
has launched in several Japanese KFC stores as of Feb
2. Instead of a bun, this “burger” boasts two chicken
fillets performing the breadlike duty of containing two
cheese slices, bacon, and mayo. Why use bread when
you can use “chicken?” Warning: any form of strenuous
physical activity after consumption could lead your
heart to explode.
f 110 years of chocolate-making means anything,
then Hirsinger can surely communicate this,
directly and eloquently, to your tongue. This
renowned French chocolatier has opened what
is only its second shop in the world (Ginza Boutique, 1F
Nishi-Gobangai Sakaguchi Bldg., 5-5-8 Ginza, Chuo-ku;
0120-983-506). There’s no factory-processed choco
delights here. All of their offerings are handmade with
painstaking precision and expertise, which means
that only 300-500 of these premium chocolates are
manufactured per day.
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Jeff W. Richards
Courtesy of White Smoke
restaurant review
White
Smoke
Follow your nose
to niku heaven
in Azabu
T
he grilled meat renaissance in Tokyo is being led
by Craig White. With grills
like Yokohama’s Bashamichi Taproom, Wakanui in Higashi
Azabu and constant openings of
premium burger joints, meat lovers
have reason to celebrate—and White
Smoke may just be the altar to which
we niku-tarians pray.
To find the restaurant, point your
proboscis dow nhill from A zabu
Tsutaya and you’ll pick up the scent.
The menu is short and simple, with
the stellar choice the Lone Star Beef
Brisket (¥3,500 L/¥1,700 S). The cow’s
breast meat is smoked for up to 15
hours in a custom-designed wrought
iron pit. Sealed with a pepper-andsalt rub during cooking, the crust
holds in the fatty juices and breaks
down the collagen to produce a cut
that must be tasted to be believed.
If you are carrying your A-game
with your carnivorous A-type personality, try the Big-D Dinosaur Ribs. Not
your pantywaist little pork ribs slathered in a too-sweet sauce, these are
grade-A beef short ribs reminiscent of
The Flintstones. Again, no sauce (Craig
serves his dry, simply spiced sauce on
the side—though like all good foodies,
he will ask you to try before you douse
it on). The ribs bring out one’s primal
nature, and we (well, I… ) happily hew
them in my fists and tear the tender
meat from the bone with my teeth.
Shredded pieces will get stuck in your
pearly whites, but for those craving
caveman-style viands in a country
of generally over- or under-cooked
strips of sad sirloin or yakiniku, it is a
satisfying experience.
Other options are the smoked
cheeseburger (¥1,900), plus other
meats given the low, slow treatment
in White’s smoker: “ham style” belly
roll (¥1,600) and smoked chicken and
turkey breast (each from ¥1,500). The
turkey breast is served naked with
just a little gravy I could have done
without—the bird's natural f lavor
comes out smoky good all by its lonesome when cooked in this traditional
Texas style.
T he d r i n k s menu is equa l ly
bold. Classic pre-prohibition cocktails like the cognac-and-orange
Side Car, and the old-fashioned Old
Fashioned (from ¥1,100) sit aside premium anejo tequilas like Corazon de
Agave (¥1,700) and El Conde Azul
(¥2,500). A selection of bottled beers
such as Red Rocket Ale and Shiga
Kogen Pale Ale (both ¥950) round out
the libations.
If cravings haven’t yet been sated,
the coup de grâce will no doubt be
the pecan pie. Just like Mom used to
bake—except not so cloyingly sweet
and syrupy. Then, down a shot of
espresso and call it a night. Just like
real men do.
J/E Menu in English
About ¥5,000 per person
including drinks
Entirely nonsmoking—the only
smoke is in the pit
Counter for a view of the pit; upstairs
for groups
The best brisket in Tokyo
Might seem pricy to some
3-11-2 Moto Azabu, Minato-ku. Tel:
03-6434-0097. Nearest stn:
Roppongi
Open Wed-Mon, 11:30am-2:30pm &
5:30-11pm, closed Tue
www.thebettertable.com
bar review
The Full
Monty
Yokohama’s
British pub reborn
N
ow just t hree minutes
from Hinodecho station,
The Full Monty is back
af ter a hiatus as Kannai’s Three Lions pub, reverting to
its original name from its Higashi
Kanagawa days. Smaller and cozier,
the new venue offers the convivial
atmosphere every neighborhood pub
should have. It’s still smoke-free, and
their made-from-scratch English pub
menu is still intact—along with their
proper Imperial pint serving taps.
Don’t be fooled by the sliding
Japanese shori doors at the front—
inside, the Monty’s all public house.
The bar counter offers six taps which
owner Clive will happily tell you
about. Beers don’t rise above ¥1,000
for a pint, and come in middy- (¥800)
and half-sizes (¥600). On offer are
the likes of Belhaven Twisted Thistle
IPA and Old Speckled Hen. I couldn’t
help treat myself to guest beer the
Rogue Breweries Dry Hopped Saint
Rogue Red Ale. A deep copper with
plent y of hops upfront, it never
veered into overly bitter territory.
Its effervescence made a delightful
change from flatter ales (I’m looking
at you Speckled Hen…). The guest
tap changes regularly, so you’ll need
to hurry to try that one.
Carlsberg is around for the nonale-minded (¥850/¥650/¥500), along
with bottles (including old standby
Ne wc a st le Brow n), a nd c ider s
(Weston Old Rosie Scrumpy among
others). An ever-growing selection
of single malts (ask Clive about the
34-year-old Tomatin Liquid Sun) sits
alongside the usual suspects.
What has always set The Full Monty
apart has been its food. Clive and his
partner Kae still regularly cook up the
standout dish of vindaloo curry, but
you can always count on one of the
daily pies. Pies and chips (or mash) are
brazenly proportioned for ¥1,200, and
perfect for burning off the chill. The
steak-and-kidney is chopped steak
and generous kidney pieces in a gravy
of goodness that both the fresh-made
fries and the thick, flaky crust do their
best to sop up.
Of course there is also the national
dish of fish and chips, which starts at
¥700 for one piece. Breakfast lasts all
day here: a half-size English is ¥1,200
while the regular will set you back
¥1,900. Or, if you can’t decide, just
order up the—you guessed it—“Full
Monty” for ¥1,200 and put that busy
brain of yours on hold. Also on the
burner: chicken and chips, bangers
a nd mash, cu r r ies, kebabs a nd
quiche from ¥700-¥1,200.
C l i v e s t i l l m a k e s s u r e t h at
foot y ’s on t he la rge screen a nd
the tunes keep punters on the bar
stools, so there’s always something
to natter about if you rock up alone.
Free Wi-Fi enables a quick gathering of the troops for a good old
fashioned pub night in Yokohama.
J/E Menu in English and Japanese
Beer from ¥1,000 a proper pint
Entirely nonsmoking
Bar if you’re solo, side room with
open door when warm days come
Proper English pub grub;
completely smoke-free
Paper thin walls mean the aircon is
cranked—can get dry
Kitahara Bldg, 41 Nishidori
Fukutomi-cho, Naka-ku. Tel:
045-334-8787. Nearest stns:
Hinodecho or Sakuragicho
Open Tue-Fri 5pm-midnight, Sat
4pm-midnight, Sun 4-11pm, closed
Mon
http://fullmontyyokohama.com
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Yomiuri-Land-Mae, 20/30
min from Shinjuku. Keikyu
line, Haccho-Nawate, 15min
from Shinagawa. 1K～2LDK,
¥58,000/m ～ ¥120,000/m.
Tel: 044-933-7000 Email:
[email protected]
w w w. minowagroup. jp/
minowahomes
2.3 Rent Over 200,000 yen
TO K Y O A P ART M E N T S .
Bilingual real-estate agency,
o f fe ri n g fu rn i s h e d a n d
unfurnished apartments
throughout central Tokyo.
Also providing shortstay serviced apartments,
relocation service, furniture
rental and property
management services.
Please call 0120-957-520
www.tokyoapartments.jp
P L A Z A HOME S , L T D .
We h a v e b e e n a t r u s t e d
English-friendly real estate
agency since 1969. We
guarantee to cater to the
needs of expatriates with
our experience and
enormous database of
properties for sale or
r e n t i n To k y o . C o n t a c t
us at 03-3583- 6941 or
[email protected]
h t t p : // w w w. r e a l e s t a t e tokyo.com
2.4 House Share
S ERVICE D A PA RTMENT S
in a quiet, residential area of
Hiroo. Studio & suites. 4min
from Hiroo stn. Rates: Daily
¥ 7 5 0 0 . We e k l y ¥ 6 5 0 0 - /
day. Monthly ¥5500-/day.
Over three months ¥4950-/
day. Over one year ¥4400-/
d a y, (t a x , u t i l i t i e s i n c l ) .
f r o n t d e s k@ a z a b u c o u r t .
4min walk to Gakugei-Daigaku
stn on Toyoko/Hibiya Line .
Good location. Furnished six-mat
room, w/bed, desk, wardrobe,
heater/aircon and Internet access
in a fully furnished house. Rent:
¥70,000/m. Please contact
s hare hou se gakuge idaigaku @
gmail.com
EIGHT-MAT ROOMS, W/BATHROOM
F ROM ¥ 8 5 , 0 0 0 / M , PA RKIN G
AVA I L A B L E . 3 0 0 m 2 h o u s e t o
share in Kami-Osaki. 5min walk
to Meguro stn, Mita, Namboku
line. Near Shirokane and Ebisu.
Private entry, storage, patio. Share
kitchen, living room, garden and
utilities. [email protected]
080-2027-7862
NAKAMEGURO SHARE HOUSE .
Four-bedroom share house, recently
renovated, 100m 2 , three-floor
building. Second-floor back
bedroom is available from mid-Feb.
¥ 8 0 , 0 0 0/m , p l u s ¥ 1 0 , 0 0 0/m
utilities/shared costs/person. This
room has flooring, built-in storage
space and open space for hanging
clothes. Optional: various furniture
is available. [email protected]
TWO ROOMS IN 4DK IN SHINJUKU.
Smaller room ¥50,000/m. Bigger
room ¥60,000/m. ¥15,000 deposit.
C a l l 0 8 0 - 5 5 2 7- 5 0 93 o r e m a i l
[email protected]
3 EDUCATION
3.2 Japanese
Teachers
Nihongo lessons. Early
morning intensive course
(three weeks) for complete
b e g i n n e r s s t a r t s o n Fe b
6 . We a l so of fe r p rivate/
semi-private Nihongo class
regularly.Qualified Japanese
instructor helps you at
Nihonbashi classroom.
Please check our website.
http://n-bridge.net
JAPANESE LESSONS IN TOKYO!
Private lessons ¥3000/h. One-hour
trial lesson available. Qualified
JF teacher, mid-20s, friendly,
open-minded, can adapt to your
learning style and speed. Please
get in touch for more information.
[email protected]
3.5 Language Exchange
Chinese, English, German. Anybody
up for Chn/E or Chn/Ger language
exchange? I’d prefer weekends, but
weekday evenings would be possible,
too. Shinagawa area. I’m a beginner at
Mandarin Chinese, and a native Ger/E
speaker. generic.email.address.no17@
gmail.com
Chinese, English, Japanese. A
very international Japanese guy,
34, is interested in doing a language
exchange in order to meet people and
keep my English and Chinese alive.
[email protected]
English and Japanese. JF seeking
people who want to learn Japanese. If
you have time on Sun or Mon, let’s help
each other study. Over 35 is preferred.
Please feel free to contact me. Thank
you! [email protected]
English and Japanese. I’m a Japanese
male, 30s, seeking an English-speaking
friend for language exchange. I used
to live in the UK and Australia, but I’m
interested in any nationality! smile_
[email protected]
English and Japanese. Seeking
language exchange partners who
speak English and study Japanese.
Would like to meet up somewhere
on Tokyu-Toyoko line. Drop me a line,
I will let you know details. Friendly
people wanted. jjbeancoffee@yahoo.
co.jp
English and Japanese. Japanese
female, 30s, seeks native English
speaker for after work language
exchange at coffee shop in Tokyo. Basic
or good knowledge of Japanese and a
sense of humour are a plus. nhm117@
gmail.com
English and Japanese. Group
language exchange every Wed, 7:309:30pm, at coffee shops around Ginza.
Most members are 20s and 30s. We
switch languages every 30min. Fun
events on weekends. Free to join. ando.
[email protected]
English and Japanese. Hi, I’m a JF,
20. I can help you with your Japanese.
I seek a native English speaker, M/F ok,
20-29. [email protected]
English and Japanese. JF, 30s, seeks
English speaker for exchange in AzabuOji, Namboku line. M/F, professional,
any level, with the desire to improve
Japanese, who can enjoy helping my
English. Sense of humor a plus. [email protected]
English and Japanese. Hi, I’m
seriously seeking someone to teach me
English, no romance. I’d be glad to help
your Japanese in return. I’m female,
23, living in Yokohama, but my office is
near Shinjuku. [email protected]
English and Japanese. JF, 20, seeking
a female native English speaker. I want
to improve my English-speaking skills.
If you don’t mind, please send me a
message. Of course, I can teach you
Japanese. [email protected]
English and Japanese. JF, 25, seeks
a native English speaker to exchange
language, culture, and hobbies. Not
really seeking business-like lessons:
more interested in having fun hanging
out. [email protected]
English and Japanese. Japanese
female, 30s. I finished school to be
a Japanese teacher. I seek a native
English speaker for a serious language
exchange, weekdays after 5:30pm in
Shibuya, Ginza, Akasaka-Mitsuke or
somewhere on the Denentoshi line.
[email protected]
English and Japanese. Cool,
friendly, intelligent JM seeks native
English speakers for language and
cultural exchange. Let’s enjoy talking
about a variety of topics over coffee
or dinner in English and Japanese.
[email protected]
English and Japanese. こんにちは。 I
am a Japanese studying English. Could
someone teach me English? I will teach
Japanese in return. u171082@yahoo.
co.jp
English and Japanese. I’m an
American male, 22, seeking a Japanese
speaker to discuss various subjects,
including politics, news articles, and
books. [email protected]
090-264-86095
English and Japanese. I am a mature
foreign man working in Tokyo. Have
begun to study Nihongo, am a real
beginner. Would like to meet someone
to help me learn. Help you with English.
I am a fun, friendly, well-educated
gentleman. [email protected]
English and Japanese. I’m an
American male seeking a language
exchange in Tokyo. I don’t speak
Japanese well, nor do I know much
about Tokyo. Language exchange,
coffee, anything really. bhuu1@live.
com
English and Japanese. Could you
teach English to a very beginner, my
family member? In exchange, I can
teach you Japanese, using English if
necessary. Location: central Tokyo.
Time: weekday evening, between 5:30
and 9:30pm. luvalchemmy@yahoo.
co.jp
English and Japanese. A native
Japanese speaker seeks study buddy/
exchange partner to make learning
enjoyable and practical. Can meet
two-three times/month near Otemachi
afterwork or Aoyama on weekends.
M/F ok. Around my age (mid-20searly 30s) preferred. white.magnolian.
[email protected]
English and Japanese. Hi! I’m seeking
a native English speaker for enjoyable,
but serious, language exchange. If you
are interested, please drop me a line.
Thanks! [email protected]
English and Japanese. Hi, are you
looking to improve your English?
Please contact me as I want to improve
my conversational Japanese. Hope to
learn two or three times/week. I can pay
if needed. [email protected]
English and Japanese. Cool ,
friendly, interesting JM seeks native
English speaker for language and
culture exchange. Let’s enjoy talking
about a variety of topics over coffee
or dinner in English and Japanese.
[email protected]
English and Japanese. I’m a JF
seeking a native English speaker for
language exchange at cafes in the
Hibiya/Ginza/Yurakucho area on
weekday mornings before work. I can
help with your Japanese in return. No
romance. le.earlymorning@gmail.
com
English and Japanese. Hi, Japanese
seeks a native English speaker
for language exchange, between
Shinagawa and Kawasaki, once/week,
a weekday after work or Sun afternoon.
Let’s learn together. ronron88jp@
yahoo.co.jp
English and Japanese. I’m a JF, 25,
living in Tokyo and seeking English
speakers for language exchange. I
really want to study English, especially
speaking. I can meet you near Shinjuku.
I can help with Japanese. cioccolato_
[email protected]
English and Japanese. I can teach
you Japanese skills and traditions. It’ll
make your Japanese life more fun,
more creative, and more exciting!
English and Japanese. Can you teach
me Japanese and learn English from
me in return? I have free time Mon-Fri
before 5pm. If you have free time, let’s
meet and help each other. mixnplay@
yahoo.com
English and Japanese. Hi, Canadian
male, 30, in Ebisu, seeks language
exchange on weekday mornings/
afternoons. I work all over, so
Kanagawa/eastern Tokyo okay, too. 同
僚といつも英語だけ使うから日本語で話したい
です。 [email protected]
English and Japanese. Japanese,
40s, seeks language exchange at cafes
around the Seibu-Ikebukuro line, the JR
Musashino line, or the Chuo line area.
[email protected]
English, Chinese, Japanese.
Japanese man seeking language
exchange, weekdays and weekends
ok. Shinjuku is convenient for me.
Let’s meet up and talk about culture,
art, sports, politics and economics.
[email protected]
English, Hungarian, Chinese,
Japanese. I’m fluent in English,
Hungarian and Chinese. I have teaching
and interpreting experience in all of
these. I’m seeking a Japanese teacher.
Nakano area preferred. nahoczky_
[email protected]
French and Italian. French female, 30,
seeking native Italian speaker to learn
Italian for language exchange and
friendship. In Tokyo. Females only. I am
a funny girl. I can help your French or
Japanese. [email protected]
French and Japanese. Sincere and
friendly Frenchman seeks language
and cultural exchange. I can tell you
about France, its culture, myself, and
help you with the French language.
Email me if you’re interested in France!
[email protected]
Many more Classified ads online! Please visit classifieds.metropolis.co.jp
French and Japanese. Cheerful and
fun-loving JF, 29, seeking a language
exchange with a French speaker,
M/F ok. I’m a beginner. Minato-ku.
[email protected]
French and Japanese. Hello, I’m JM
who wants to learn French. I live in
central Tokyo and I want to see you
once/week to exchange languages. I
need French at work. Please contact
me! [email protected]
3.9 Teach Me!
English lessons. JM, 30, seeks native
English teacher for ¥1000/h lessons via
Skype. [email protected]
English teacher in Ikebukuro.
I’m seeking someone who can teach
during the day. I can pay ¥2000/h.
[email protected]
Spanish. Seeking Latin American to
teach Spanish conversation. Lessons in
Koto-ku. Please tell me which country
you’re from. [email protected]
Teach me Italian. Female seeking
female Italian language teacher
in Tokyo. Please contact me.
[email protected]
4 HOUSEHOLD GOODS
4.1 Furniture & Fittings
Bed frame, single, almost new, in
very good condition, dark brown, w/
two drawers ¥8000. Pick up Koto-ku.
[email protected]
Chairs, folding, four available, black,
in great condition ¥500/all. Pick up
Yokohama-Honmoku. lin_nrt@hotmail.
com
Chairs, two, sofa, light-green fauxleather, w/some wood trim, can spin,
perfectly clean, in excellent condition
¥3000/each. Pick up Tokorozawa.
Photos available. sayonarachairs@
hotmail.com 080-3467-7939
Furniture sale! Ikea six-chair dining
room table ¥20,000. Ikea queen-sized
bed, w/matching dresser ¥40,000/both.
[email protected] 090-3517-2962
Shelf, k i t c h e n , s o l i d w o o d
(W80xD40xH80cm), has wheels, two
bottom drawers also have wheels
¥3500. [email protected] http://
goodbyetokyo.weebly.com/
Sofa, seats three (170x80x70cm),
one y/o, in excellent condition, light
gray, vinyl. New ¥20,000. Sell ¥5000/
obo. Pick up only Inzai-shi, Chiba.
[email protected]
Sofabed, Ikea, futon, double ¥15,000.
[email protected]
Sofabed, Nitori, black, nine m/o,
reclines into a bed, w/two adjustable
armrests, in excellent condition.
N ew ¥ 2 9,0 0 0. S e ll ¥ 17,0 0 0.
[email protected]
09038769335
Table, cof fee, brown-stained
timber, glass top, bamboo slat base
(120x60x45cm) ¥5000. Akebonobashi,
Shinjuku. akebonobashi2012@gmail.
com http://i39.tinypic.com/jpk6yx.jpg
090-6491-8142
4.2 Appliances
Fan, standing, model SKJ-SR51X ¥2000.
Pick up Azabu-Juban stn. max_815@
yahoo.com 090-1559-3656
Fridge, Muji, in perfect condition, barely
used, spotless ¥8000/obo. Pick up near
Chofu stn. [email protected]
Fridge, Panasonic, 500L, 1.5 y/o. New
¥200,000+. Sell ¥80,000. Details
available. [email protected] 0906498-1984
Hand mixer, Eupa, w/case, never
used, in excellent condition ¥2500.
[email protected]
Heater, Cadiz, oil, black, on wheels,
1.4kW output, three heat settings
(700W, 800W, 1.4kW), adjustable
thermostat. New ¥38,000. Sell
¥14,000. Pick up near Shimokitazawa.
[email protected]
Humidifier, Vicks V165c, works
perfectly. New ¥5000. Sell ¥1000. Pick
up Nishi-Ogikubo. cjriach@hotmail.
com
Humidifier, Rocca RC-KW902
Ultrasonic, brand new ¥2800.
[email protected]
120cm, w/38cm poles ¥7500. Pick up
Nishi-Azabu. [email protected]
090-9856-2575
Lawn mower, Briggs & Stratton 300
series, gasoline engine, serviced in
pro-shop, engine oil changed, blades
sharpened, used three years, in
excellent condition, w/manual ¥30,000.
Shipment in Kanto region plus ¥2000.
[email protected]
Stroller, Graco Duo Sport Twin,
as new ¥15,000. moving.now.44@
gmail.com
Washer, Toshiba, almost new, in very
good condition ¥5000. Pick up Koto-ku.
[email protected]
4.3 Sayonara Sale
Sayonara sale! Bookshelves, baby
gate, iMac, beanbag, pollen extractor,
plastic containers, vacuum, didgeridoo,
wooden high chair, etc. Cheap or
free. Pick up Machida/Sagami-Ono.
Photos available. [email protected]
http://sayonarachris.blogspot.com/
08036087015
Sayonara sale! Large digital fridge, w/
ice maker ¥30,000. Digital flat TV, 43”, w/
TV stand, Sony DVD-R/HDD recorder, etc.
¥70,000. [email protected]
Sayonara sale! MacBook Pro 15,
Japanese study and guide books,
table, chairs, headphones, fan, vacuum.
Details available. mateiasufurei@gmail.
com http://sayonara.komakino.ch
08065068004
Sayonara sale! Yogurt maker,
microwave oven, washer, bed, fridge,
chest of drawers (four), shokkidana,
wax heater, massage table, rice cooker.
[email protected]
Sayonara sale! Two-door fridge, in
good condition; washer, works well;
digital microwave/oven/grill; digital flat
TV; Tokyo Gas fan heater; small table,
w/two chairs; imported sofa, seats two.
Details, photos available. sayonara.
[email protected]
Sayonara sale! Fridge (150cm), in
good condition ¥15,000/obo. Sony
Vaio laptop ¥17,000/obo. Bookshelves,
coffeemaker, Muji chair, etc. Pick up
Shonandai. [email protected]
09085007598
Sayonara sale! Rossignol skis, Nordica
ski boots, Nikon Coolpix 990 camera,
Hanson clarinet, Roland Rhythm
Trainer, USB audio interface, 250GB
external drive, CD player. Details,
photos available. andrewcoad@
hotmail.com http://andrewcoad.com/
sale-items 08032706419
Sayonara sale! As-new futons and
bedding, small electrical space heater
and bookcases. hodges.robin1922@
gmail.com
4.4 TV & Home Theater
LCD TV 40”, Toshiba Regza, from
Yamada Denki, several m/o, as new, w/
remote, manual, warranty information,
etc. ¥50,000. Photos available.
[email protected]
Plasma TV 55”, Hitachi Woo, in
excellent condition, w/remote,
pivoting stand. New ¥800,000. Sell
¥200,000/all. [email protected]
0903517-2962
TV 46”, Sharp Aquos LC-46GX4W.
New ¥380,000. Aquos AN-ACX2
stand/sound system. New ¥100,000.
¥110,000/both. gchadderton@yahoo.
com 090-7734-9559
4.6 For Kids
Baby carriers, as new: MEC baby/
child carrier, from Canada, w/
comfortable suspension, five-point
child harness, detachable day bag
and rain/sun cover; Baby Bjorn infant
carrier ¥5000/each. bfjohnson278@
gmail.com 09017916888
Baby jumper, Fisher-Price Rainforest
Jumperoo, for babies 8-18 months,
used three times, as new. New ¥12,000.
Sell ¥5000/obo. patric.spohn@gmail.
com 080-5188-8005
Safety items. Three car booster seats,
travel vest, stroller blankets, two safety
gates, two safety bed rails. Details,
photos available. mignonkemp@
yahoo.co.uk 09041251671
Ski equipment. Atomic carving skis,
Stroller, VIP Baby Bugaboo Cameleon,
black and red, in box. New ¥130,000.
Sell ¥80,000/obo. patric.spohn@
gmail.com 080-5188-8005
4.7 For Free
Chairs, four available, black, foldable,
in great condition. Pick up YokohamaHonmoku. [email protected]
Table (150x75cm), w/drawers, in
great condition. Pick up YokohamaHonmoku. [email protected]
Various items. Sharp Healsio steam
oven, rice cooker, two fans, three
floor lamps, three table lamps, desk
light, PC speakers, hairdryer, iron, two
vacuums, electric drill, etc. Pick up
only Minato-ku. [email protected]
080-2012-9353
Various items. Toshiba TV, 60cm,
w/m u l t i - re g i o n P i o n e e r DV D
player DV500K; small, white fridge
(84x48cm); Muji futon-style sofabed.
Pick up only. thundervlad2000@
yahoo.com 09025248221
good condition ¥2000. Nippori/Tokyo.
[email protected]
6 VEHICLES
Amp, bass, SWR Working Pro 10,
100W, used once, variable tweeter
and DI output ¥35,000. jkantarakis@
hotmail.co.jp 090-3811-0121
6.1 Cars, Parts, &
Accessories
Bass guitar, Fender Japan P-Bass,
‘60s reissue, vintage white, maple neck,
Seymour Duncan Bass Lines pickups, w/
Fender gig bag ¥45,000. jkantarakis@
hotmail.co.jp 090-3811-0121
Keyboard, Casio CTK-230, in excellent
condition, w/adapter and metal stand
¥6500. Pick up Komaba-Todaimae.
[email protected]
Organ, Yamaha, pump, antique (Meiji
jidai), in excellent condition, fully
functional, w/beautiful woodwork,
ivory keys ¥24,000. Delivery possible.
sayonara.sale.4.everything@gmx.
com
Piano, Kawai, upright, in perfect
condition, with headphones, bought
‘07. New ¥600,000. Sell ¥200,000.
Pick up Yoyogi. clubitaliano@mac.
com
Piano, Yamaha P-140, digital, built-in
loudspeakers, w/stand and pedal,
in perfect condition, bought in ‘09
¥55,000. Pick up Kagurazaka. cjriach@
hotmail.com
Various items. Two fridges, kitchen
fold-up table and chairs, rice cooker,
sofa, modern coffee table, etc. Photos
available. f_a_manning@alc-education.
jp 090-3547-3161
To Advertise In Japan’s No.1 English
magazine, log on at www.metropolis.
co.jp/classifieds or email your
commercial ads to commercial@
metropolis.co.jp
Various items. Washer, small fridge,
microwave, gas-top cooker, kettle,
six plastic storage drawers, semidouble Ikea bed, desk (200x60cm),
cutlery, etc. Pick up Ikejiri-Ohashi.
[email protected]
08035176820
CDs, classical, around 200 available,
mainly solo piano, but w/some
orchestral ¥300/each, less if you buy
a few. Pick up Kagurazaka. cjriach@
hotmail.com
VCR, Sony, w/remote control; toaster;
Canon color inkjet printer. Pick up
Saginomiya, Nakano-ku. rh.eis.jp@
gmail.com
5 HOBBIES & INTERESTS
5.1 Cameras
Lens, Nikon AF Nikkor 85mm 1:1.4D,
w/B&W F-Pro UV filter, lens cap, body
cap ¥100,000. [email protected]
Lens, Mamiya-Sekor ULD 300MM 1:5.6,
w/Mamiya-Nikon F-mount adapter ring
for mounting on Nikon 35mm body, in
great condition ¥30,000. sebre@mac.
com
5.2 Sports Equipment
Jacket, Spalding, men’s, ski, size Japan
M, new, never worn, w/labels ¥1000.
Pick up near Shinjuku. wind200310jp@
yahoo.co.jp
Skateboard, JR Neves, almost new,
ridden about ten times, has one or two
board slide/grind marks, otherwise in
good condition, w/Thunder trucks,
57mm Spitfire wheels, perfect grip
tape ¥5000. Pick up Nishi-Ogikubo.
[email protected]
Skateboard, Tierney Indy, size 41,
brand new, w/spare wheels ¥7000/
obo. Details available. ndrossjr@gmail.
com 09035172962
5.4 Books/CD/DVD
Dictionary, English, Pocket Oxford
¥500 firm. Pick up Azabu-Juban.
[email protected] 090-1559-3656
Grammar book, “Grammar Spectrum
3: English Rules and Practice,” by
Norman Coe, in excellent condition
¥500. [email protected]
Novel, “Cendrillon,” by Eric Reinhard,
French, 580 pages, received Renaudot
and Medicis prize ¥1000. Pick up near
Shimokitazawa or POD for + ¥500.
[email protected]
5.5 Gaming
Gamepad, ThrustMaster Ferrari
Motors F430 Challenge, limited edition
¥2500. Pick up Azabu-Juban stn.
Details, photos available. max_815@
yahoo.com 090-1559-3656
Nintendo DS games, region-free,
English, in great condition: “Zelda
Spirit Tracks,” “Zelda Phantom
Hourglass,” “Project Rub” ¥2000/each.
[email protected]
Scrabble set and Concise Oxford
Dictionary, 9th Ed., in good condition
¥1000. Pick up Nishi-Ogikubo/
Kagurazaka. [email protected]
5.7 Pets
Skis, Nordica Eliminator, for adults,
170cm, carving, w/29cm Nordica
Speed Machine 8 ski boots ¥10,000.
Pick up Nishi-Azabu. jamesjpeters@
mac.com 090-9856-2575
Snowboard, Burton, 68”, size US 12
boots, w/matching Burton travel bag
for board and boots ¥20,000/all. Pick
up Nishi-Azabu. jamesjpeters@mac.
com 090-9856-2575
Snowshoes, Redfeather Redtail
(20x64cm), aluminum V-tail frame,
never used ¥10,000. Pick up near
Yokohama. sayonara_vancouver@
hotmail.com
5.3 Musical Equipment
Amp, bass, Fernandes FR15B, 15W, in
10.2 Support
J CE
A UTO S
THE A UTOMOBI L E
PRO F E S S ION A L S .
Specializing in car sales,
buy-backs, door-to - door
s h i p p i n g , l o n g - te r m c a r
storage and any other
car-related matters. If you
need assistance with your
car, we are here to help. Tel:
03-6868-3366 or 090-93625098 inquiries@jce-autos.
jp www.jce-autos.jp
7 GENERAL
7.2 Fashion
Clothing, men’s, large variety, brand
names, in excellent condition, size US
XL and XXL. Pick up or try Azabu-Juban.
Photos available. [email protected]
090-1559-3656
Coat, real fur, long, black, size 38-40,
reversible, in great condition, rarely
worn ¥10,000/obo. Pick up Yokohama.
[email protected]
Jacket, Abercrombie and Fitch,
women’s, brand new, size M ¥4000.
[email protected]
Suits, large, for men (waist size 110-110),
eight available, in perfect condition
¥8000/each/obo. Photos available.
[email protected]
7.3 Miscellaneous
Cognac, Courvoisier XO Imperial,
750mL, still sealed, w/original box
¥5000 firm. Meet Shibuya stn. justin@
global.t-bird.edu
Ham radio, AOR 703 0 plus ,
professional, multiband, w/compatible
antenna and cables ¥60,000
negotiable. [email protected]
090-6004-7174
8 COMPUTERS
8.2 Hardware
Computer, Dell Vostro 200, 22” LCD
monitor, E/Win 7 Ultimate, Intel Core 2
Duo e8300 2.83GHz, 2GB RAM, 300GB
HD, E/keyboard, mouse, two + y/o. New
¥90,000. Sell ¥17,500/obo. bedroc@
gmail.com 090-7839-5522
NEXT WEB SENSATION? Fun-loving,
8-year-old tuxedo kitty needs
loving home. Kocha is playful,
talkative and loves shoes! Free
to loving home. Please contact
Sadia at 090-1806-4739, or email
[email protected]
Cat, Persian, male, 4 years old,
neutered, de-clawed (all four paws).
Serious inquiries only. sassiecassie7@
gmail.com
Chipmunk, great pet, friendly,
w/all n e ce s s a r y a cce s s o rie s .
[email protected]
Toy poodle, intelligent, well-behaved,
loving, w/pedigree certificate: free.
[email protected] 080-30044487
CON S U LTATION . YOKE
Information Corner
provides support for foreign
residents in Yokohama in
order to create a city with
richer internationalization.
We p rov i d e i n fo r m a t i o n
re g a rd in g d aily life , a n d
free special consultation
opportunities on
immigration, legal
matters and education
by specialists. Privacy
ensured. English, Chinese
and Spanish are available.
Call 045-222-1209
M o n - Fr i , 1 0 a m - 4 : 3 0 p m ,
except 11:30am-12:30pm,
or visit our website.
www.yoke.or.jp/english/
NEED TO TALK?
We’re here to
l i s t e n . TE L L
(Tokyo English
Life Line)
p rovi d e s fre e ,
anonymous telephone counseling
everyday, 9am to 11pm, by trained
vo l u n te e r s : 03 - 57 74 - 0 9 92 .
Af fo r d a b l e a n d p r o f e s s i o n a l
face-to-face counseling in Tokyo
a n d Yo k o h a m a i n m u l t i p l e
languages, a preferred CIGNA and
I n t e r n a t i o n a l S O S / TRIC A RE
provider: 03-4550-1146.
Information on resources, Adult
Talk lectures, Exceptional Parenting
works hop s , an d othe r eve nts
available on the TELL website:
www.telljp.com
Alcoholics Anonymous Tokyo.
If you have a problem with drinking,
we can help. English-speaking
m e e t i n g s d a i ly. 0 3 -3 97 1 -147 1
[email protected] http://
aatokyo.org
To Advertise In Japan’s No.1
English magazine , log on at
www.metropolis.co.jp/classifieds
or email your commercial ads to
[email protected]
12 SOCIAL SCENE
12.1 Let’s Party
Desktop, ThinkCentre mini, Core 2
Duo E8500, A4 size, 4GB RAM, 160GB,
DVD-R/W, Win 7 Pro and E/Office
‘07 ¥35,000. No PayPal. nrad_bob@
hotmail.com
iPad 3G 32GB, w/Wi-Fi, black, in great
condition, not iPad 2, w/black leather
case ¥32,000/obo. kizuki.buy@gmail.
com
Mac, iMac, 200GB HD, 2GB RAM,
2.16GHz CPU, in good condition
¥29,000. Pick up only. zito@inbox.
com
Ski boots, Head Edge 8, women’s,
size 24/24.5, three y/o, a few scratches,
otherwise in good condition, w/carry
bag. New ¥15,000. rosenbauer70@
gmail.com
white man , 30 - 50, wa s riding
behind me at Roppongi Crossing
near Midtown, heading towards
Aoy a m a , o n N ov 2 5 a t a b o u t
2pm. You witnessed an elderly
Japanese driver approach me in
his car in a dangerous manner.
Please contact me so that I can
e s t a b l i s h fa c t s a n d h ave t h e
witne s s suppor t my po sition .
[email protected]
Monitor, Eizo FlexScan S2000, LCD,
in excellent condition ¥10,000/obo.
Pick up near Chofu stn. evil.robots@
gmail.com
G INZA WORLD FRI EN D S
WINTER SPECIAL PARTY.
Sat, Feb 18, 6-8:30pm, at
Cafe de Centro. Ginza’s only
full-scale and the biggest
international party. Meet 200
people. All-you-can-drink
and free snacks. ¥3000.
worldfriends-party.com/
Monitor, Apple Cinema HD display,
30”, hardly used, two y/o, all pixels are
perfect ¥80,000. jamesjpeters@mac.
com 090-9856-2575
Printer, Canon i9950 A3+ photo
printer, rarely used, w/original box,
several new cartridges, a few packs
of Ilford photo paper, and a voltage
converter ¥30,000. tokyofoto10@
hotmail.co.jp
10 HELP!
10.1 Help Me
S e e k i n g W i t n e ss t o b i k e
incident in Roppongi. Large
SHINJUKU COSMOPOLITAN
PARTY – WINTER SPECIAL.
S a t , Fe b 4 , 6 : 2 0 - 9 p m ,
Int ’l Club Tokyo Loose .
Shinjuku’s biggest and fullscale international party.
200 p e ople . Eve rybody
welcome! All-you-can-drink
and free snacks. Female:
¥3000. Male: ¥3500. party@
shinjukuparty.com http://
www.shinjukuparty.com
such as BBQs and drinking
parties! Email for details.
tokyorugbyleague@
hotmail.com http://ameblo.
jp/tokyo13warriors
TIF INTERNATIONAL PARTY
– VALENTINE’S DAY SPECIAL.
Sat, Feb 11, 7-9:30pm, @ Seven
Ebisu. Biggest international
party by Japan’s biggest
international friendship site.
Meet 250 people. All-youcan-drink and snacks. ¥3000.
miscellaneousparty.com
RO P P O N G I G AITO M O
INTERNATIONAL PARTY.
Sat, Feb 25, 7:30-10:30pm,
a t N i s h i - A z a b u Lo u n g e
CADENAS. Good opportunity
to talk with Japanese. Meet
150 people. Cash-on-delivery
system. ¥1500~/person. info@
gaitomo.com http://gaitomo.
ninja-web.net/
TOKYO INT’L FRIENDSHIP
PARTY. Best int’l party every
weekend! Fri, Jan 27, Shibuya
Xanadu. Sat, Jan 28, Kanda
Essam, w/British meal. Sat,
Feb 4, Roppongi Quest. Sat,
Feb 11, sushi party. Sat, Feb
18, Ebisu Seven. Also, Tokyo
speed dating on Feb 5 and Feb
19. Please check our website!
best@internationalparty.
com www.internationalparty.
com/index_e.html
13 CLUBS & INTERESTS
AMATEUR RUGBY LEAGUE
PLAYERS . Japan ANZAC S
rugby league team is looking
for rugby league players for
J a pa n e s e Ru g by Le a g u e
official games from Apr to
S e p. Eve r yo n e we lco m e .
For more details, contact
[email protected]
FENCIN G IN TOKYO. Th e
YMC A F e n c i n g Te a m i s
looking for new members!
Fencing is both a mental and
physical sport that is fun and
challenging! Both Japanese
and foreigners, beginners
and advanced fencers
welcome! [email protected].
ne.jp for more information!
English inquiries welcome.
h t t p : // m e m b e r s 3 . j c o m .
home.ne.jp/tokyo -ymcafencingteam/home.html
SKI WITH US! Ski the best areas
in Nagano. Congenial group
travels in comfort via reserved JR
and chartered bus to slope-side
accommodations. Leave Tokyo
stn Fri evening, return Sun night;
every other week. First trip departs
Jan 20, 2012! [email protected]
03-3423-8858
Diving in Izu. Get in touch to talk about
scuba diving near Tokyo. Information
on scuba lessons, equipment advice,
dive trips, monthly social events, CPR
training, etc. [email protected]
Futsal players wanted by a very
friendly international team. Practice is
in Tokyo and Kanagawa on Sat. Details
available. [email protected]
13.1 Sports
A M E RI C A N F OOT B ALL .
Nihon Unisys Bulls, X league
Central Division, seeks fit
players w/ US college football
experience for all positions.
Practice every Sat/Sun from
10am-3pm (including meeting)
in Tokyo/Saitama (time & venue
subject to change). Attendance
at practice must be over 60%.
Please contact for tryout info
and send your profile to team
admin. bullsxleague@gmail.
com http://www.unisys.co.jp/
football/
ALL-NATIONALITY TOUCH
FOOTBALL . N o n - co nt a c t
t a g r u g b y ( OZ t a g ) a n d
Rugby League players. We
play every Sat from 10am in
Tatsumi. M/F and beginners
welcome! Good exercise and
fun! Many other activities
Gaijin Golfers. Come join the most fun
and active golf group in Japan for expats,
foreign residents and English-speaking
Japanese. Excellent network for finding
golf partners, regular golf outings and
lots more! [email protected] www.
gaijingolfers.com
Interested in tai chi? Then why not
start now! Take a step to counter the
stresses of daily living. Practice is in
Toyama Park on Sun mornings, near
Takadanobaba stn. [email protected]
International football club. 5-a-side,
11-a-side, on grass fields. Two or
three practices/matches on Sun. All
nationalities welcome. Happy and
friendly club! We have many socials.
[email protected]
Quality football. Interested in playing
football at the weekend and training
midweek? Want to enjoy a few beers after
a good run out? If you consider yourself
a quality player, please drop us a note.
[email protected]
Tennis in central Tokyo. Join our
international tennis group in central
Tokyo to learn and play tennis. We
organize various sessions on weekday
evenings and weekends for different
levels. Great fun, nice people. Englishspeaking Japanese players are welcome!
[email protected]
Sat,
Feb 18,
2012
Volleyball Club Intervoll. Japanese
and foreign volleyball players gather in
Takadanobaba to enjoy playing. Have
at least a basic level and want to play
volleyball in a friendly atmosphere?
intervoll.sakura.ne.jp/
Start a
Company
in Japan
Winter sports in snowy mountains.
We are a group which enjoys four seasons
of outdoor adventure. Ski/snowboard
weekend outings have been planned for
the next couple of months. Subscribe to
our mailing list to get the latest details.
tokyoweekenders.jimdo.com/
Entrepreneur's Handbook Seminar
Women’s football club. 5-a-side,
11-a-side, on grass fields. Two or
three practices/matches on Sun.
All nationalities, experience levels,
beginners welcome. Happy and friendly
club! We have many socials. djnorio@
hotmail.co.jp
If you have been considering setting
up your own company, find out what
it takes to make it successful.
Terrie Lloyd, founder of over 17
start-up companies in Japan, will be
giving an English-language seminar
and Q & A on starting up a company
in Japan.
13.2 Leisure
JAPANESE COOKING CLASS ON
SUNDAY! Want to learn delicious
recipes and create your own dishes?
Sun, Feb 5, open the door to Buddha
Bellies Cooking School! Booking and
info: http://buddahkchn.exblog.jp/
08050019395
This is an ideal opportunity to find out
what is involved, and to ask specific
questions that are not normally
answered in business books.
All materials are in English and are
Japan-focused.
Sewing Classes. Interested in
learning sewing and tailoring
te c h n i q u e s u s i n g th e s ewi n g
machine, and pattern making?
Various workshops and classes can
be booked at http://sewingcircle.
wordpress.com
Tokyo English Otaku Club. Love
sci-fi? Know the difference between an
android and a cyborg? Want to know?
Join us geeks/otaku for discussions
about geek culture, and watch movies,
play games and have fun with other
geeks. [email protected]
Tokyo Extreme Weekenders. For
those who like to escape into nature
to enjoy four seasons of adventure
and activities with like-minded people,
our purpose is to have fun and fulfilling
weekends. Subscribe to mailing list
for latest details. tokyoweekenders@
yahoo.com http://tokyoweekenders.
jimdo.com/
Tokyo Snow Club. A ski/snowboard
club for anyone living in, or visiting
Tokyo. We go on big group trips
every weekend in the winter. Powder,
live music events, and parties in
snow. Membership is free! info@
tokyosnowclub.com http://www.
tokyosnowclub.com 050-5806-5616
Terrie Lloyd
President and CEO
LINC Media Inc. and
Japan Inc Holdings Group
›››
www.japaninc.com/entrepreneur_handbook_seminar
ODANGO HOMES
Family
friendly
Specialist Real Estate Agent
For Visitors To Japan
Life in
Chiba
WELCOME PACK
Why not stay in one of our apartments
while you find your perfect home in
Japan? At ODANGO HOMES we are
dedicated to finding the right home to
fit the lifestyle of each of our guests!!
¥20,000→¥6,000~/day
 03-5366-6217
 [email protected]
13.3 Arts
Art injection. I’m a Caucasian girl,
20s, seeking creative artists/
photographers to collaborate with.
I would like to model for artists
interested in things other than fashion creative works that are strange, bizarre
and thoughtful. [email protected]
Talk to
us first!
www.odangohomes.com
Collective Residence is an engaging, social and eco-friendly experience.
Matsubaradanchi ¥39,000~/m
TOKYO FURNISHED APARTMENTS
NO
key money, deposit,
agent fee, guarantor
URL: www.tokyoeasyrent.com/en TEL: 03-5437-5233
Kikuna
¥64,000~/m
Omotesando
¥95,000~/m
Motoazabu
¥99,000~/m
03-6805-0531 [email protected]
http://collectiveresidence.com
J-STAR PATENT, TRADEMARK & IMMIGRATION OFFICE
Reasonable prices.
Free first time consultation
We can support you with:
Visa and immigration
Intellectual property rights
(Patent, trademark, copyrights)
Grand Prince
Hotel Akasaka
Supreme
Court
Establishing a Company &
Branch office
Other Legal & Business matters
Hiroshi Oogai,
Patent attorney
Immigration lawyer
www.j-star.jp
Exit 4,
Nagatacho stn
Imperial
Palace
Aoyama Ave
Akasaka
Mitsuke
stn
Akasaka
Excel
Hotel
Tokyu
National
Diet
Library
608 Kitano Arms 16-15, Hirakawa-cho, 2-Chome, Chiyoda-ku ,Tokyo, 102-0093
Tel: 03-5216-6890 Fax: 03-5216-6891
AZUMA
LEGAL AND BUSINESS
SUPPORT CENTER
We totally support your Visa and business needs
Our services include:
 Immigration (visa) assistance
 Company Foundation
 Bookkeeping
 Payroll (withholding and year-end adjustments)
 Contents-certified mail
 Other business documents
www.azuma-law.com
Rafine Higashi Ginza 209, 4-4-14, Tsukiji, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0045
Attn: Mr. Ogawa, Representative & Administration Lawyer
email: [email protected] | tel/fax: 03-6226-5105 | mobile: 080-1126-2293
WADA Legal & Administrative Office
We can help you with:
• Visa & Immigration Procedures
• Mixed Marriage, Naturalisation
and Refugee Status
• Establishing a Company &
Branch Office
• Accounting Services, Acquiring
Business Licences
• Preparation/Translation of
Legal & Business Documents
• Other Legal & Business Matters
For information:
Tel: (03) 3345-7977
FAX: (03) 3345-5377
http://www.wada-lats.com/
E-mail: [email protected]
3-5-3-1402 Nishi-Shinjuku,
Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-0023
Join the camera fun. Join the Tokyo
Cameras Club, meeting every third
Sun of the month. Amateurs and
professionals welcome. Each month
a new theme. Have fun and make
friends! [email protected]
http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/
tokyocameras/
Love Shakespeare? Amateur group in
Tokyo, meeting once/month to celebrate
our love of the Bard. Come to read or just
to listen. All nationalities welcome, no
experience necessary! rchrd_schwartz@
yahoo.com http://groups.yahoo.com/
group/Shakespeare-sama/
13.4 Music
Band wanted. Vocals/guitarist seeking
drummer/bassist/guitarist. Style is ‘90s
alt/grunge rock. Sounds like Nirvana/
Smashing Pumpkins/Radiohead.
Contact for details. Looking to perform
soon. Japanese ok. braddidway@
hotmail.com 080-1191-8692
Electric guitarist seeking band. Is
your band groovy, sincere, fun, sharplooking and somewhat tight? I’m a
veteran into Detroit rock/Chicago
blues/Memphis soul, but open to many
things. Sorry, can’t play jazz. [email protected]
Female singer wanted. I’m a drummer
and I can write songs on the piano.
I want to make a friend and I want a
great singer! If you think you are a good
singer, please email me. kosuke1016@
hotmail.com
Female vocalist wanted. I’m JM
guitarist. We need a female vocalist or
female guitarist/vocalist to add to our
music. New ideas welcome to make
good concerts. Tokyo area. Pop, rock,
punk, R&B. [email protected]
Japanese drummer seeking band. Hi,
I’ve been playing the drums since I was
in grade 2. I went overseas to play music
(USA, AZ, Japan). I play basically rock,
pop, funk, jazz, blues, etc. kosuke1016@
hotmail.com
Seeking drummer, etc. Singer/
guitarist and bassist seek drummer,
second guitarist, multi-instrumentalists,
for ongoing project: music creation,
recording, and performance. contact@
themightytakapu.com http://www.
themightytakapu.com/The_Mighty_
Takapu/Home.html
13.5 Mind, Body, Spirit
Study of the Lotus Sutra. Basic
class of Mahayana Buddhism, Sat,
2-4pm, Jan 21, Feb 4, Mar 10, Apr
14, May 26, June 9, at International
Buddhist Congregation near
H o n a n c h o s u bway s t n ( 2 - 6 -1
Wada, Suginami-ku, Tokyo). Free.
ibc-buddhism.info 03-5341-1230
Diamond Way Buddhism Tokyo. Do
you want to explore your own mind?
Guided Buddhist meditation every Sun,
6pm, near Azabu-Juban. International
practitioners, beginners welcome,
Japanese spoken. Please call 090-35983072 for more information. daginia@
gmail.com http://www.diamondway.jp/
Zen meditation. You’ve always
thought it would be interesting to try it
- why not now? Join us Fri nights at 7pm
at Tokuun-in in Ueno. Check our home
page. [email protected]
www.wgthorpe.com
13.6 Religious
B u d d h i s t S u n d ay S e r v i c e .
International Buddhist Congregation,
every Sun, 11am, at Fumonkan (2-6-1
Wada, Suginami-ku, Tokyo), near
Honancho on the Marunouchi line.
Friendly English fellowship of any
nationality based on faith in Eternal
Buddha Shakyamuni. Free. ibc-rk@
almond.ocn.ne.jp www.ibc-rk.org/
03-5341-1230
Machida Christian Center. We
celebrate bilingual (E/J) worship
services every Sun at 4:30pm. Our door
is wide open to people from all over
the world. Located in Machida, Tokyo.
Please contact us via email. fumiko.
[email protected] www.cam.hi-ho.
ne.jp/machida/English/default.html
13.9 International
Intercultural Activities. JII (Japan
Intercultural Institute), is a non-profit,
member-run organization that sponsors
activities (seminars, cultural events,
conferences) for those wanting to further
develop intercultural competencies
and meet other interculturalists.
japanintercultural.org
JANZ Ladies Group. We’re a friendly
and supportive organization for women
from Australia and New Zealand living in
Japan, and Japanese women who have
lived in either Australia or New Zealand.
[email protected] http://www.
janzladies.com 090-6560-0640
14 PERSONALS
14.1 Friends
American music/literature nerd
seeking new friends with similar
interests, including music (indie
rock/house/’90s hip hop), literature
(Murakami, Palahniuk, Ellis, soft spot
for memoirs), cycling (fixed), and
snowboarding. American guy, 25, living
in Shinjuku. Cheers! cleverhaiku@gmail.
com radioactivehipster.tumblr.com
Badminton partner for after-work
or weekend training in Shinagawa
or Yokohama sought. I do suck a bit,
but if you can sympathize, send me a
message. generic.email.address.no17@
gmail.com
British/Irish friend. Japanese female,
30, lived in the UK, now keen on visiting
there again. Hope to get to know some
locals who live around Tokyo. It’d be
nice to chat over coffee sometime.
Nonsmokers preferred. Thank you.
[email protected]
English/Chinese-speaking friends.
Friendly JM, 34, living in central Tokyo,
previously Sydney, Bangkok, Taipei and
Shenzhen, speaks J/E/Chn, is seeking
some friends to hang out with. I really
want to get back into an international
environment again! tommy.kawai@
gmail.com
From Denmark or Germany? If so,
drop me a line! JF, 30s, seeks Danes and
Germans for friendship because she’s a
huge fan of both countries and wants to
learn the languages and cultures more.
Nonsmokers, 28-37 preferred. b2jw13@
hotmail.co.jp
I n /a r o u n d M a c h i d a a r e a .
Would anyone from Western
countries(especially northern Europe!)
like to have a cup or two of coffee
together with a JF, 30s, in/around
Machida? Please be 28-37, nonsmokers.
Sorry, but no military people. b2jw13@
hotmail.co.jp
with me, message me! Japanese also
ok. [email protected]
Seeking friends in central Tokyo. JF,
early 30s, seeks friends to hang out with
in central Tokyo. [email protected]
Seeking friends. Academic American
male, PhD in economics, seeks friends.
Loves traveling, music, restaurants,
modern art, cooking, quiet conversation,
and exciting social life. [email protected]
Shibuya, Shinagawa, Yokohama.
Seeking English or Spanish-speaking
friends in Yokosuka, Yokohama,
Kawasaki, Shibuya, Shinjuku, Shinagawa.
I am a SJM, 40s, with advanced English
and intermediate Spanish. 日本人ok！
[email protected]
Single mother and father friends.
Open-minded, unique, independent JF,
a single mother, seeks single mother
and father friends. Let’s share fun
and interests in Tokyo. Any age, any
nationality ok. middaygourmet@excite.
co.jp
Walking around Tokyo. JF, 33, likes to
walk around Tokyo and find traditional
Japanese buildings and places. I want
to have good friendships with foreign
people as language exchange partners
and walking companions. Nonsmokers
only. [email protected]
Woman, 50s, seeking a friend who
has a brain and a sense of humor!
[email protected]
14.2 Men Looking For
Women
ROMANCE AND FOOD: these two
things go hand in hand. Married, 42,
positive, cheerful, romantic, seeks
lady who is passionate about food,
romance and fun times. Let’s date
and enjoy wine, fine food and great
times together. buzzbuzz17@yahoo.
com
S EEKIN G L ON G - TERM
RE L ATION S HIP. H i g h ly s o c i a l
introvert (INTP) seeks a long-term
relationship who will become his
BFF. Hopefully, we can LOL together.
[email protected]
SUBMISSIVE SJM. Cute submissive
SJM, 33, is seriously seeking a
woman who is into, or interested in,
dominating men. I am so submissive,
with six years’ experience, that I can
take whatever and can serve you in
any way. [email protected]
American guy is seeking a female for
friendship and a relationship. I’m kind,
gentle, open-minded, and active. Let’s
enjoy spending time together. Nihongo
hanasemasu. [email protected]
Jazz-playing friends. JM seeks jazz
players for fun. I’ve been playing the alto
sax for a couple of years. Still amateur,
but want to play with others. yossynet@
ra2.so-net.ne.jp
Attractive black girl? Handsome,
young, very athletic, blond American
guy seeking beautiful black girl, any
nationality, under 40. I speak a little of
many languages, so mail and give it a
shot! [email protected]
Koukyo running. Hi! JF, 30s, seeking
friends to jog with around the Imperial
Palace on Sat/Sun. How about running
together for our health? Let me know if
you’re interested. shootingstar3103@
yahoo.co.jp
Be my first woman! Single guy, 27,
never made out with anyone, seeking
the same in a girl who has never had
a boyfriend. Looks don’t matter. I will
stick to being single if I can’t find her.
[email protected]
Lunchtime friends at French
restaurants. Stylish, creative, curious JF,
loves food, seeks lunchtime (between
11:30 and 3pm) friends for eating at
French restaurants or bistros. I’d like
to discover some restaurants in Tokyo.
Any age/nationality ok. Must have good
taste. [email protected]
Bilingual SJM, 41, in Setagaya, seeks
bilingual lady for a serious relationship.
I’m fit, smart and financially stable.
I lived in NYC for ten years, so I can
communicate in English. Please email
me and let’s start talking! dubstone79@
yahoo.co.jp
New friends. American male, can never
have enough friends. If you feel the same
way, please look me up. I enjoy drinking,
dining, or just hanging out at a cafe as
long as the conversation is interesting.
[email protected]
Newly arrived in Tokyo. Friendly
Singaporean female, 32, lived in Paris
(previously London, Abu Dhabi), newly
arrived in Tokyo to learn Japanese. Are
you also seeking some friends to hang
out with and explore the city (food, jazz,
parks)? [email protected]
Running friend. Are you ready? Male,
32, 180cm, living in Tokyo, seeking
friends. I love running and climbing
Mount Fuji. If you want to go running
British male, 31, friendly, tall, slim,
seeking a nice girl to hang out with.
Nationality/race unimportant, but should
be 20-35 and have a nice personality.
Interested in music and film: you should
be, too. [email protected]
Caring and cute JM seeks attractive,
hearty, nonsmoking Western female for
friendship. I simply would like to share
fun, interesting and great experiences
with you. If you feel the same way, just
drop me a line. [email protected]
Central Tokyo fun over drinks.
I’m a Western-educated SJM, 40,
international, fun, fit, living in central
Tokyo, seeking a fun JF, under 40, for
casual fun. Let’s have fun together!
[email protected]
Children are our future. Single
mothers, if you want the best for
your child’s future, so do I. Let’s work
together to give our children the
complete parental support they need
and deserve. Let’s see if we match.
[email protected]
Chinese-Canadian, 32, 175cm,
65kg, caring, fun-loving, athletic, likes
basketball, music, movies, seeking a
serious relationship with an attractive
JF, 22-32. [email protected]
Coffee without cigarettes. SJM, mid30s, seeks conversation, coffee, drinks,
lunch, dinner, your smile and hopefully
a meaningful relationship. My interests
are music, art, photography, painting,
movies, jokes and you. No playgirls,
please. [email protected]
Cool and cheerful JM, 28, funny,
a professional educated in Malta,
is seeking an attractive and cute
Caucasian sweetheart, under 35, who
enjoys music, dancing, going out and
having fun. English and Spanish ok.
Let’s have passionate and romantic
times! [email protected]
Decent guy seeks a cheerful and
mature lady. I’m 30s, financially secure,
living and working in Tokyo, enjoying
life. Let’s have dinner or drinks to get
started. Photos available. Prefer nonAsian. [email protected]
Difficult for JMs. It’s easy for
Caucasian males to date JFs here, but
hard for JMs to date Caucasian females.
Is there any chance for me, a SJM
Tokyoite, 30s, 6’, mature, caring, and
stylish, to hang out with a Caucasian
female? [email protected]
Easygoing date? Hi, I’m an Italianlooking Canadian male, 34, good-looking,
with brown hair and eyes. I’m seeking a
JF, 30-45, for dates and friendship.
I am single and highly educated.
[email protected]
Englishman in Tokyo seeking to chat
and exchange photos with like-minded
females. I’m 34, tall, and attractive.
[email protected]
European guy, 186cm, slim, seeking
friends, any nationality, to have good
times, go to restaurants, out for drinks,
to hang out, anything fun. Nihongo ok!
See you. [email protected]
Exotic and good-looking JM, 33,
friendly and handsome, in Tokyo, seeking
nice girl to hang out with. Nationality/
race unimportant. Only nice personality
is required. I’m interested in music and
film. [email protected]
Handsome and gentle SJM seeks
well-educated, interesting, nonsmoking
Caucasian female to share wonderful
times and make a good friendship.
So let’s start our communication
and understand each other. If no
experience, just try me. healsan@
yahoo.com
Handsome Italian man, in Tokyo,
seeks long-term relationship with a
feminine, intelligent, fun person. Must
be feminine and sexy. No games or
wasting time. Your photo first, thanks.
[email protected]
Handsome single guy seeks serious
relationship with a wonderful SJF. Let’s
be friends first, then get to know each
other better. Picture of you is a must. No
gamers. [email protected]
someone to go to the movies with, and
to talk with after the movies to get to
know each other well as a first step!
[email protected]
Hang out with me. I would like to have
a woman to talk to, meet up with, and
enjoy the day with. Thanks for reading.
[email protected]
Need love. Handsome English
gentleman, moderate build, mid-30s,
needs beautiful, passionate JF, 20-30.
I’m handsome, fun, intelligent, wellmannered, and empathic. Let’s have
romance together. Reply w/photo,
please. I’m looking forward to hearing
from you. [email protected]
Humor. SJM, early 40s, never married,
not handsome, not rich, but with a sense
of humor, is seeking ladies, 日本人女性
ok, for possible romance and marriage.
Speak E/J and Spanish, enjoy dancing,
a little jogging. elsalvadorjapan@
yahoo.es
Interested in JMs? I’m a JM who is
very much into Western (Caucasian)
women. I’m a professional, sexy,
with good manners, and overseas
experience. Email me if you wanna
hang out! [email protected]
Japanese girlfriend. British man, new
to Japan, seeks Japanese girlfriend to
show him around. Me: 173cm, blue eyes,
blond hair, medium build, likes music,
reading, etc. [email protected]
Japanese male, 39, single, seeks
sincere, warm, open-minded white
female for friendship and romance. I am
generous, nonsmoking, like traveling,
reading, philosophy and enjoying my
life. [email protected]
Japanese man seeks female. Hi, I’m
a JM seeking a foreign friend. I’m 30,
easygoing, and I like driving, drinking,
movies, dancing at clubs, etc. If you
are seeking a friend, please mail me
back. Any nationality ok. kosuke1016@
hotmail.com
Nice guy seeking nice girl. Nice,
down-to-earth American guy, late
20s, seeking a kind, friendly, special
girl. Good Japanese speaker, love
chatting, playing rhythm games,
movies and taking long walks. Let’s
chat! [email protected]
Older woman. I’m a handsome
American male, 34, 180cm, sincere,
educated, in good shape, seeking
an older woman, Japanese or gaijin.
Would love to meet for friendship
and companionship. gavrilop2008@
hotmail.com
Romance with an older lady. Very
nice and sexy gentleman seeks an
older, or much older, woman to have
nice dates and a romance. feeltokyo@
yahoo.co.uk
Seeking a girlfriend. Hello, I’m an IT
guy from Bangalore living Japan. I seek
company to go out for movies, drinking,
etc. [email protected]
Seeking a petite, blonde-haired
WF. I’m a SJM, 40, an engineer, athletic,
on the small side. I await your email.
[email protected]
JM for SWF. Han d som e an d
young professional JM in Tokyo
seeks a SWF living in the Tokyo
area. I’m gentle, smart, humorous,
Westernized, and speak fluent English.
[email protected]
Seeking fun. SWM, 28, French, seeking
people who want fun like me. My life is
stable, but boring and stressful. I need
excitement for my mental health balance.
If you feel the same way, contact me,
Keeping warm on a winter night?
Tall, handsome, fun SWM, 37, seeking a
SJF to help keep warm on these chilly
nights. Movies, wine, dinner and music,
too. Your photo gets mine. alfotozinc@
gmail.com
Seeking love. Have you enjoyed
Tokyo life? International, cosmopolitan,
cheerful SJM, 28, is seeking only one
adorable sweetheart. Shall we enjoy a
romantic, passionate, and good Tokyo
life together? English and Spanish ok.
[email protected]
Let’s be friends. Expat, 42, in
Minato-ku. I live alone in Japan, love
movies, photography, computers,
driving and outdoor activities. Seeking
a JF for friendship and going out
together. [email protected]
Let’s start believing. Hi, want to meet
a guy who’ll treat you like a lady? I’m
seeking romance and fun, someone to
laugh with who’s passionate about life.
[email protected]
Lost in translation? Say “bye” to your
lonely life in Japan. I am a confident JM
who eagerly seeks a Western girl for
friendship or possibly more. Let me
make your life in Japan extraordinary.
[email protected]
Men want to have fun, too. Black
American from NY, 43, handsome,
kind, understanding, cool, seeking JFs,
32 and older, who know what they need
from life and are confident enough to
go for it. [email protected]
Movie friend. SJM, 31, almost bilingual,
loves traveling and movies, seeks
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Aussie/European male, 30, seeks nice
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good time. [email protected]
Serious, long-term. SWM, 34, welleducated and traveled, with a stable job,
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SJM seeking a date. Internationalminded JM, 34, is seeking a sweet
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Attractive JF, 30s, slim and goodlooking, seeks attractive, professional
gentlemen working and living in Tokyo
for friendship. Would be nice to have a
coffee first. [email protected]
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Attractive SJF, early 40s, seeks a
SM in the Tokyo area for a normal
relationship. Nonsmoking European
professional, 35-50. No playboys. No
long distance. asahamada@hotmail.
co.jp
Can you warm up my heart? Seeking
a single professional over 38 who can
warm up my heart and is willing to
settle down. I’m the down-to-earth type,
caring and fun to be with. Nonsmoking
and serious only. pinky_rosa@mail.
goo.ne.jp
Catholic gentleman. SJF, 30s, seeks
a Catholic gentleman for a long-term
relationship and a possible happy
marriage. Honest, easygoing, downto-earth, reliable, financially secure,
one-woman man only. Friendship
first. Love reading, traveling, foreign
languages, nature, etc. garnacha123@
gmail.com
Decent British gentleman. I am
a thoughtful, honest, loving SJF.
Hoping this ad is a good way to meet
a decent British gentlemen for a longterm relationship. Looking forward
to hearing from such a man. london.
[email protected]
Tokyo American Club is seeking
a squash teaching professional for our
Recreation Department, and service
attendants for our Food & Beverage
Department. Further details: www.
tokyoamericanclub.org. Please send
resume to Susanna Yung: susanna.
yu ng@tac- club.org fo r S q u a s h
Teaching Professional, and Akiko
Marter: [email protected]
for service attendant.
W riters wanted . w w w .
JapanTourist.jp seeks people around
the country who love travel and helping
others understand Japan. Earn flights,
hotel stays, restaurant meals, apparel
and more for your travel writing. We
aim to recruit 1000 writers through ‘12 to
become part of our grassroots network
covering every corner of the country.
Non-professionals are welcome, as are
non-native English speakers. We provide
a style guide and some editing. See www.
japantourist.jp/about/contributing
for details. [email protected]
Spice of life. I am an Irish man, early 40s,
speaking J/E, seeking a JF who is kind,
sincere and can spice up my life and have
fun together. [email protected]
SWM American seeks real JF for
romance, sexual relationship, fun, and
maybe a long-term relationship. I like
jazz, hiking, cooking, and snuggling.
Nonsmoking, no tattoos, no hookers.
Gold diggers will be disappointed.
Email w/photo. mr.wonderfulbear@
gmail.com
S eeking E /J C all C enter
Operators. Answering inquiries by
phone, three days/week, in Shinjuku.
¥1200/h~, w/travel expenses and paid
vacations. Contact 03-5367-9970 for
more information. www.vision-net.
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GENTLEMEN’S CLUB in BEAUTIFUL,
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Dejavu Gentlemen’s Club dancers
wanted. Experienced/ beginners,
Japanese or foreigners with working
visas. Housing and flights, above
average income. Contact Robert at
090-5455-9120 (Japanese/English);
Daniel at 080-2693-5168 (English).
[email protected]
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SALES EXECUTIVE. Metropolis is
looking for a J/E Sales Executive to join
the most successful English language
advertising team in Japan. Great
opportunity to work in advertising
(online and paper) in an exciting media
environment. If you have an interest in
advertising sales and have got the skill,
style and confidence, we’d like to hear
from you. Please send your resume
(E/J) to [email protected].
WM seeks older Japanese lady for
fun and friendship. WM, 30, seeking a
warm lady who is a little older, 40-55,
for fun and friendship of a casual
nature. I like walks and eating out.
[email protected]
14.3 Women Looking
For Men
Tattoo girl. I’m a fit, single Australian,
with brown hair, blue eyes, seeking
a pretty Japanese girl with plenty of
tattoos. Contact me. ilibw69@hotmail.
com
UK lady. SJM, 30s, tall, slim, lover
of books, films, and music, seeks an
attractive British lady with the same
interests. hurryondownboy@yahoo.
co.jp
SINGLE? Then this is for you.
Singles-only dating parties,
every Fri night, for foreign
men and Japanese women.
Elegant partner. I’m a very decent,
elegant, loving SJF. I love reading books
a lot, am into medicine, finance, and all
kinds of house chores. I want to find the
one for me to enjoy small, ordinary joys
together. [email protected]
Enjoy daily life. Hello. Living and
working in Tokyo, 35. If you feel like
chatting and drinking after work or on
weekends, etc., kindly contact me. Let’s
enjoy relaxing. Prefer around my age.
[email protected]
European. I would like to meet a
European gentleman for a serious
relationship. I’m a Japanese female,
30s. [email protected]
European boyfriend sought by very
sexy SJF. He must be a tall, single,
nonsmoking professional (no teachers,
please) living in central Tokyo. Mid30s-40s preferred. Serious only.
[email protected]
Excitement in life. I’m bored and need
someone to hang out with. JF, 30s, with
a pretty face, awaits emails from hot
Caucasians, under 30, in Tokyo. Email
me your profile. [email protected]
Feminine beauty. Educated SJF seeks
an established native English speaker.
You have everything else except a
woman to love. Please try me. You will
love what you see. Inner beauty counts,
but I never underestimate the power
of outer beauty. pink808emerald@
gmail.com
Fine Japanese woman. I’m a SJF,
mid-30s, tall, slim, with dark, straight
hair, seeking a single and successful
gentleman, 30s-40. Would you like to
talk over coffee with me? Nonsmokers
only! [email protected]
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Good, close friends. SJF seeks an
intelligent SWM, 45-55, who doesn’t
keep checking text messages, has no
interest in Facebook or Twitter. Prefer
selecting good friends to keeping
anyone as friends. Quality over
quantity. Your nationality and age,
American gentleman sought by
sophisticated Japanese Oriental beauty,
early 40s. You are single, professional,
honest, with a great sense of humor, a
doing-well mature man living in central
Tokyo. You are happy; together we
will be happiest. Serious only. pink_
[email protected]
International Japanese guy. JF seeks
an international-minded Japanese guy,
up to 40, for a serious relationship,
possibly leading to marriage. It would
be perfect if he has lived abroad or
has been with a non-Japanese female
before. [email protected]
Attractive Asian? Attractive SJF, 40,
seeks a tall, English-speaking East Asian
guy, 35-40-ish. Let’s meet for a coffee
and chat. Hope you are a nature lover,
smart, and down-to-earth. mon02@
hotmail.co.jp
Attractive JF, 30s, in Tokyo, seeks a
Marriage partner. Attractive, slender,
sincere SJF, 53, very young-looking,
also young at heart, lovely both inside
and out, seeks nonsmoking WM for
marriage who is sincere, cheerful and
warmhearted. I like traveling, hiking,
and dining. Please reply w/photo.
[email protected]
Mature, attractive SJF, 30s, kind of
pochari, easygoing, polite, with long
hair, many interests, loves the outdoors,
travel, learning about new cultures,
seeks well-educated SWM for sharing a
variety of experiences and wonderful
times. English ok. pink_topaz2010@
yahoo.com
Pretty JF seeks attractive, intelligent,
professional friends working and living
in Tokyo. I’m in my 30s, attractive, and
slim. I like dining and drinking out,
so let’s have a drink after work first!
[email protected]
Relax after work with fun. SJF, 30s,
professional, working and living in
central Tokyo, seeks SWM for casual
dates after work or on weekends. I’m
slim, with long hair, and love American
and European cultures. sunflower_
[email protected]
Romance and beauty. Make my life
more exciting and fulfilling and I will
make yours just the same. Educated,
happy Japanese, 40-ish, with a
very feminine face, mind and body,
long, beautiful, shiny hair, seeking a
professional SWM. sunla_greenst@
yahoo.co.jp
Russian female, 39, 173cm, welleducated, working at a Japanese
company, likes swimming, yoga, seeks
tall, professional SWM, 35-45, for a longterm relationship. [email protected]
Seeking intelligent SJM. Attractive
SWF, early 20s, would love to meet an
interesting, intelligent JM. I’m interested
in art, architecture, and learning
more about Japanese culture. Let’s
have some great conversations and
hopefully more. tenderbuttons123@
hotmail.co.uk
Serious only. JF seeks a well-educated
European professional, late 20s-40, for
a serious relationship. I wish to have
a family with kids in the near future.
Serious only, please. etoile735@gmail.
com
Serious only. SJF, 32, seeking special
someone to care for and settle down
with. I’m not seeking “the perfect
one”. Timing is more important to
me. You can be imperfect, but mutual
respect and attraction are important.
[email protected]
Serious relationship, based on good
communication with someone real,
sought. Nonsmoker. hannalucys@
hotmail.com
Someone creative. Me: SJF, 34, living
in Tokyo, seeking someone creative
and unique. I like films, music and art. I
want to find a boyfriend. Please contact
me. [email protected]
Speak Korean or English? SJF, mid30s, seeks someone who is sincere
and attractive. I’m bilingual, attractive,
with a good smile, and I love traveling,
art, etc. Serious only, please. keimilai@
gmail.com
Special SWM only. Cute, athletic,
fun SJF, 39, is seeking a special SWM
with a respectable personality, great
intellectuality and a superb sense of
humor. Appearance and job titles are
not important. No online-meeting
freaks. Serious only. mimichi2009@
yahoo.co.jp
Take me away. SJF, mid-30s, enjoys
a stylish and healthy life, is tall and
attractive, lives in Tokyo, seeks a
sophisticated, honest, open-minded,
attractive SWM, with a great sense of his
lifestyle. Would appreciate discovering
new things together. antidotes.4u@
gmail.com
Time to get out. JF, 30s, seeks British
gentleman to share common interests
like traveling, modern art, motorbikes,
film, photography, architecture, BBC
documentaries and British comedies.
Your photo is very much appreciated.
[email protected]
14.4 Gay & Lesbian
Gay or bi friendship. JM, 36, in Tokyo,
seeks friends or more to hang out with
and dine out on weeknights, or take
city walks on weekends. granlicor@
yahoo.co.jp
GJM seeking good guys. Hi, I’m
seeking good people to make friends
with, any nationality ok, 日本人もね!
Let’s meet for coffee for starters. I’m
32, 165cm, 55kg. Yokohama. Yoroshiku!
[email protected]
Hot gay American in Tokyo, 35,
blond, blue eyes, great abs, great chest,
nice legs, great body! Handsome! I am
versatile, but prefer bottom. Seeking a
lover to go to a love hotel together. No
strings attached. g.dave70@yahoo.
com
WF seeking JF. I’m seeking a JF who
wants to have some fun! Let’s go for
a drink to get to know each other. Not
seeking a serious relationship, just a
good time. [email protected]
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14.6 And Others
Cute couple need fun girl. Sexy
British/Spanish couple hoping to
make our fantasies come true. It’s our
first time, but we can’t wait to try. Are
you a cute, exciting girl? Let’s make
some fantasies come true. First timers
welcome. [email protected]
Female friend sought in Tokyo by nice,
young SJM. Any nationality ok. redblue.
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Seeking couples for threesome.
SWM, 50, 172cm, muscular build,
company executive, strictly straight,
seeks couples for threesome fun.
First timers ok. Asakusa-Ryogoku
area preferred. 日本語もokです。 owen.
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Friends are pretty much where it’s at
this week. Don’t beat yourself up if you
keep getting distracted by their antics,
laughter, and love. They want you around—they
need you too! Aries is so fiercely independent,
sometimes you forget you have qualities of your
opposite Sign Libra, a socializing fiend. So let
yourself be held and supported by those you took
under your wing in the past. This week is for you.
The dreams you hold dear are going
through a bit of a revision. The dark moon
Lilith blends with expansive Jupiter this
week. In your chart, Lilith is whispering for you to go
to any creaky corners of dreams you had when you
were “little.” What did you believe the world held for
you? Do any of them still attract? If so, consider you
are about to be given a second chance. One which,
for magical reasons, satisfies your soul.
This is a power week if you want to be
famous, travel, get a job, hang out with
friends or just flow smoothly into a
blissful reverie. What it’s not about is being alone.
Even if you try, the Stars won’t let it happen. Knowing this, you can plan what to wear, your hair, where
you’re dining and with whom you’re seen. Because
you are definitely going public. An insightful
dream may point you in a new direction.
Too much thinking can make a Cancer
feel water-logged. Cancers are moved
by feeling, not by the cut-and-dried
logic of the world. You’re famous for approaching
your goals sideways. It works, so why dispute it?
When that restless current moves through you,
you’ll know you’re picking up on a connection. No
need to pretend, it’s real and a part of life. Acting on
it may drive you crazy, but you will get your wish.
LEO
VIRGO
Libra
SCORPIO
You have plans. Big plans. You are one
to succeed, really, because of your big
heart. Responsibilities to others may
seem overwhelming this week. You don’t have
to be perfect. You are perfect just the way you are!
Karmic conditions present you with an overview
to consider. If you are in a relationship, your partner is going through all kinds of changes. If you’re
not, aren’t you glad you can work towards one?
You may be in the midst of a clean-up
or a clear-out. Mars, still in Virgo, isn’t
going to let you get away without excising any toxic conditions. This includes emotions
(blech, or yay!), and holding onto the past. There
just isn’t time or the support to live that way anymore. If you couldn’t follow your heart last week,
that’s ok. Those who are meant to be near you will
never leave. Meditate on that for a while!
Wow what a week. Mercury, the Sun,
and Pallas Athene brighten romance.
Feel free to relax and be yourself. As
promised, Neptune moves into Pisces—you may
want to swim or take a hot bath and submerge.
Dreams will be more vivid, with interpretations
possibly tricky to pinpoint. Spend your money
on yourself. Upgrade what makes your heart sing.
Hang out with those who support your soul.
You have two open windows in your
chart. One is the sector of long-distance
travel (or journeys of the spirit). The
other is your career. These indicate flexibility in
an important choice. No pressure, but everything
you do leads to the outcome. If you are sure, stay
focused and let no one stand in your way. If you
don’t have enough information, it may be a saving
grace that you end up distracted.
SAGITTARIUS
CAPRICORN
AQUARIUS
Jan 20~Feb 18 ♥♥♥ ¥¥¥¥ ♣♣♣♣
Feb 19~Mar 20 ♥♥♥♥ ¥¥¥ ♣♣♣
This could be your lucky week if you
keep your nerve. What is called the Part
of Fortune is in Sagittarius. It represents
your worldly success. Ah, do I have your attention
now? It’s your own belief in yourself that turns the
tables. Healing is happening at home, though it
may not seem like it. Expect a romantic overture
just when you think it’s over. Your income is on an
upward track.
Plan for a destiny breakthrough. The
point of Vertex in your Sign near Pluto
means you’ve either found the love of
your life and aren’t willing to move forward, or you
need to move! Jupiter in your area of where you
live could become a sexy scene. You have respect
for patience and those who can build a foundation
(like you). Don’t play games but there’s no need to
rush. Your destiny will just keep showing up.
For Aquarians born from February 3-9,
happy birthday! Mercury, the Sun, Pallas
Athene and Neptune in your Sign bring
a message long-awaited. You are in the process of
reinventing yourself (if someone else isn’t doing
it for you). The majority of planetary energy is
on one side of your chart. This indicates you are
more free to do what you like, with responsibilities
at home lightening up.
This is it. The week Neptune moves
into your Sign for the first time in eight
generations. On Friday. The great thing
about Pisces is you can remove yourself from the
opinions of the world. You can feel what is real,
eons before it’s officially announced. You can dive
into the depths without anyone knowing (usually).
What you can’t do is push the river. Nurture your
dreams. They are coming. So is a great love.
Mar 21~Apr 19 ♥♥♥ ¥¥¥¥ ♣♣♣
Apr 20~May 20 ♥♥♥♥ ¥¥ ♣♣♣♣
July 23~Aug 22 ♥♥ ¥¥ ♣♣♣
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Dec 22~Jan 19 ♥♥ ¥¥ ♣♣♣♣
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Courtesy of Good Beer Faucets
BEER O’CLOCK
Regarding “Good Beer Faucets” (Bar
Review, Jan 20): Ha, you can drink
what you want and how you want
it, but brewers prefer for their beers
to be served at “room” temperature
(40-55ºF) depending on the beer. I’m
sure the people in charge of this place
know that. Good article, but I would
have preferred to hear more about the
selections and maybe the atmosphere
of the bar.—Shay
Hey, thanks for the feedback! (This is the
writer). Yup, as I said, beer is often served
around 13ºC (55ºF), but this seemed
unusually warm. It’s been a while since
it opened, and it had a nice vibe, so it’s
definitely worth a trip. The menu of
beers does change, except for the Baird
lineup. Hope this helps.—ames
CANCER
Sep 23~Oct 22 ♥♥ ¥¥ ♣♣♣♣
Oct 23~Nov 21 ♥♥♥ ¥¥¥¥ ♣♣♣
PISCES
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Strange article, 14ºC IPA? I don’t think
so, unless you are a smelly old man
in some countryside English pub.
“Trendy” American craft probably
counts for 0.000001% of beer in Japan,
so “trendy” might be a bit of a stretch.
I suspect the author is new to the craft
beer scene in Japan and probably
thinks she knows about beer… but
doesn’t.—beerisbest
DIY LIVING
Regarding “Half Price Home” (The
Last Word, Jan 19): Thank you for
the great advice about purchasing
a home. This is a great idea if you
have some time, determination and
patience. One question: where do you
find information about obtaining a
UFJ loan? Hopefully I will be able to
purchase one really soon!—tonysafyc
MACKY-DON’T
Regarding “Home Away From Home”
(Global Village, Jan 8): I know another
organization that is similar to the
Ronald McDonald House. It is called
Family House, and was founded in
Tokyo around two decades ago with
very little budget, when families with
severely ill children were desperate
with financial and mental problems as
mentioned in the article, and there was
no organization they could depend on
at that time.—kricky
ACROSS THE
TWITTERVERSE
I think the Ronald McDonald Houses
in Japan are just a publicity project by
McDonald’s (i.e. “do good” to “look good”).
Most McDonald’s outlets here in Japan
are still not smoke-free. It is common to
have “non-smoking sections” that allow
the smoke to float over from the smoking
area. There is a total disregard for the
health of the many kids who go there for
their meals. If McDonald’s really cares
about the health of children, it should
start by making all of its outlets totally
smoke-free.—angkookueh
Picked up mag for the first time Friday.
Loved the “Building the Future” article.
Made me add more places to to-see
list.—@GMAlbright
WE LOVE YOU RICH
When will Metropolis return to its pre3/11 weekly publishing schedule? I
know content is updated on the website
between print issues, but I love the layout
of your print issues and two weeks is a
long time to wait for your magazine’s
excellent coverage in English.—Rich
@MetropolisTokyo Visit my city,
Yokohama this weekend: Chinatown
will be jumping with Chinese new year
festivities—@StarrWulfe
Regarding Wendy’s re-opening
(meturl.com/bites9301): Okay, mildly
intrigued by the truffle & porcini grill
chicken.—@mayanoko
@mayanoko Mildly “intrigued?”
You meant “tempted,” right?
@MetropolisTokyo haha, not
so much tempted as morbidly
curious.^^—@mayanoko
@MetropolisTokyo Loving the
MetVids!!!—so far only Metropolis
created videos—or looking for
Metropolis fan vids as well? :)—@M85F
Certainly! Send your vids our
way. Contact editor@metropolis.
co.jp—Eds
Metropolis wants to hear from you. Send your comments to [email protected]. Note that letters may be edited for length and clarity.
The Last Word
Want to have The Last Word? Send your article
to: [email protected]
Storm in a Tokyo Teacup
The notorious
ex-expat wife has
been forced into
hiding
By Ulrica Marshall
is optimum—any thicker and you
will look like a mummified Michelin
man); t he commensurate ducking and diving, and the strength of
the cyanide pill required for quick
self-disposal should one be entirely
outnumbered.
A friend and prolific writer about
the yakuza proved eternally grateful
I cast aside my mantle as “writer.”
You don’t have much choice when
the school run is like the gauntlet—
no boot camp or personal trainer
required.
It doesn’t take many do-it-yourself spy books, or “bluff your way into
the CIA” guides to make a gal rise to
her task. My opponents were fierce
and determined—I had to be, too. As
it happens, one’s self-preservation
skills kick in about the time when
your neighbor starts greeting you
with an axe.
Before long, I was advising less
“controversial” writers about their
personal safety regimes: the thickness required for a flak jacket (6mm
for the wee bullets of wisdom I had to
impart on the subject of self-defense.
The witchcraft societ y became a
prolific sponsor of my “evade the
f ire-pit” piece in their biweek ly
periodical. Needless to say, I was by
now courted by the most prestigious
secret service agencies worldwide.
None had come across the wrath
of the slighted expat w ife. None
would ever wish to. Scores of lookalikes lay slain in my wake, the lead
count in my honor was enough to
topple any nuclear power plant.
But like any sensible human being,
when the going got seriously tough,
the not-so-tough went into the expat
wife protection scheme.
Shane Busato
something more indecipherable.
After two weeks, friends had been
ostracized for their insolence in daring to share a morning cappuccino
with me, also—apparently—known
as “that woman!”
Three weeks post-partum, an
angry mob more fearful than a knifewielding manicurist ensured that
H
ell hath no fury like
a woma n scor ned.
Scorn may not have
been intended, but it
appears, nonetheless,
to have been assimilated. The Metropolis feature about Expat Wives, “Call
of the Styled,” (Nov 4, 2011) gave most
readers a chuckle over their morning
coffee, others flicked past in indifferent boredom, but some, apparently,
took great offence.
If you are a reader in no way connected to the expat world, this may
seem trivial—a mere bagatelle—but
humor, as some journalists have
discovered to their detriment, is no
laughing matter.
Such was t he response f rom
the “not amused” segment of readers that within days I had to wear
shades (even t hough t he f ut ure
was not so bright), a coat w ith a
raised collar, and change my accent
from the habitual Swedish lilt to
The alternative would have been
to make a formal apology, declaring
that “no expat wife has ever been to a
beauty salon, ever dropped children
at school, ever drank coffee and, God
forbid, ever given poor junior any
tooth-fairy money. Our time is way
too busy with important things like
saving the world, mankind and so
on.” But one has to hold sacred the
freedom of speech and uphold the
sanctity of humor.
So, bags were hastily packed, kids
whipped out of school and a plane
boarded for an undisclosed location
in Mallorca, Spain.
So here I am. In exile. Identities
changed. A bit bored of my goatee,
Y-fronts itching. I miss my old life:
even to the point of risking the terror of the angry mob again, many
oceans away. After all, you have to
stand up for whom you are: Be it now,
temporarily, or for the longest time.
Know that you do not stop laughing because of old age, rather you
become old when you stop laughing—even if it is at yourself.
For my next book, I am going to
play it safe and uncontroversial. My
subject of choice? Religion.
When the going
got seriously
tough, the notso-tough went
into the expat
wife protection
scheme”
■ Ulrica Marshall is a Swedish freelance
journalist. Her book $Expat Wives is
available now on Kindle, Amazon and
iBooks—all profits go to Run for the Cure
in Japan
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