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The Small Print 

By Steve Trautlein 

“ 

WE DON’T KNOW WHY 

JAPAN HAD TO IMPORT 

SUCH A HUGE VOLUME OF 

WHALE MEAT” 

—Junichi Sato of Greenpeace Japan, after a cargo 

vessel sailing from Iceland docked in Osaka with 2,000 

tons of cetacean flesh in its hold 

POLITICAL ANIMALS 

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Prime Minister Shinzo Abe joined Kim Jong 

Un and Miley Cyrus on Time magazine’s list of 

the 100 most influential people. 

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Yoichi Masuzoe became the first governor of 

Tokyo to make an official visit to Beijing since 

2008. 

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Meanwhile, the mayor of Nago in Okinawa flew 

to the U.S. to tell anyone who would listen that 

his constituents are opposed to the relocation of 

an American military base to his city. 

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Sentence of the Week: “A women’s group has 

started a campaign vowing to swear off sex with 

any man who is pro-war to protest Prime Minister 

Shinzo Abe’s push to reinterpret the pacifist 

Constitution.” (via The Japan Times) 

DIDN’T SEE THAT ONE COMING 

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The U.S. Navy revealed that three of its P-3 

Orion surveillance planes were demolished 

when heavy snow collapsed a hangar at Atsugi 

air base in February. 

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A 51-year-old police inspector in Fukushima 

and his 52-year-old boss both killed themselves 

in separate incidents late last month. 

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Number of mountain climbers who died during 

the final four days of Golden Week, according to 

newspaper reports 

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Another cop in Osaka committed suicide after 

being questioned about tampering with evidence 

in an unsolved robbery case. 

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A survey has found that Japan ranks 39th out of 

40 countries in terms of per capita fruit consumption. 

Italy, Australia and Israel took the 

top spots. 

JUST PEACHY 

ANNE-MARIE PAPPAS 

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Safety officials believe the Argentine pilot of 

a Peach Aviation jet that made a “dangerous 

descent” near Naha airport last month mistook 

an air traffic controller’s instruction to 

“Maintain” for “Maintain descending.” 

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Authorities say the pilot later told a flight attendant 

to blame the incident on bad weather. 

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Here we go again: Nearly 70 years after the end 

of World War II, the leaders of Japan and Germany 

have vowed “to enhance dialogue for 

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Number of Japanese college students who have died 

in binge-drinking incidents since 2004, according to 

another newspaper report 

global security.” 

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A team of Japanese and Russian scientists has 

found that at least four huge tsunamis have hit 

the northern Sea of Japan coast during the past 

2,000 years. 

INTO THIN AIR 

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Investigators in Japan and the U.S. say workers 

at a Las Vegas-based asset management 

company used a Ponzi scheme to scam “thousands 

of wealthy Japanese investors with bank 

accounts in Hawaii.” 

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Officials at Resona Bank say a male employee 

in his 20s who worked at the bank’s Ikebukuro 

branch collected more than ¥155 million from 

clients and then lost most of the money in foreign 

currency trades. The man killed himself 

after the fraud was discovered. 

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It was reported that Japan’s most rapidly aging 

village is Nanmoku in Gunma, where 57.2 percent 

of the 2,277 residents are 65 or older. 

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The government estimates the village will have 

just 702 residents by the year 2040. 

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shinkansen, which will be able to 

zip passengers from Tokyo to Hakodate in just 

over 4 hours. The train will debut in 2016. 

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Railway enthusiasts in Taiwan are giddy about 

the restoration of a Japanese-made Class C57 

steam locomotive that had been out of commission 

since 1979. 

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Researchers in Tokushima say tidal forces in 

the Naruto Strait are so powerful that they generate 

as much energy as four nuclear reactors. 

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Bottom Story of the Week: “Lawyer Aims to 

Make Constitution ‘Hip’ Through Small Study 

Sessions” (via Mainichi Japan) 

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Percent of Japanese people who say they’re worried 

about going broke during their retirement, according 

to a news organization survey 

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By Kelly Gardner 

Upfront 

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There are a several great farmers’ markets around 

where you can pick up organic fruit and veg, but 

that means working a trip there into your weekend 

plans. Why not kill two birds with one stone and 

switch to organic as well as online ordering? This 

way you allay any nagging hidden-chemical fears 

and get your week’s supply of goodies delivered 

to your doorstep. Try www.super-organic.jp for a 

weekly medium-sized seasonal veggie box (¥5,450, 

free delivery) and www.alishan-organics.com for 

things like jams, baking supplies, soy meat and eco 

household products. 

4 

eat japanese food 

Once you realize the health benefits of traditional local 

foods, it puts a whole new spin on embracing a Japanese 

diet. Try gobo (burdock root) for digestion—it actually 

stimulates the growth of healthy gut bacteria; goya (bitter 

melon) to lower blood sugar levels; collagen to reduce 

wrinkles; and fermented foods like miso, tsukemono 

(Japanese pickles) and natto to reduce cholesterol, boost 

the immune system and support digestion. 

2 

switch to raw chocolate 

Changing to a largely raw food diet will help your body 

cope with toxins you ingest from processed foods, 

smoky bars and exhaust fumes. But what do you do if you 

have an insatiable sweet tooth? At Natural Mart (http:// 

naturalmart.jp) in Hiroo you can buy raw cacao powder, 

raw cacao nibs and coconut oil. Mix two tablespoons of 

each together, add one tablespoon of honey, combine 

well, pour into an ice tray to form individual chocolate 

squares and place in the fridge to set. What you end up 

with is a rich, raw treat that’s classed as a superfood to 

boot. Bonus tip: they also sell coconut sugar—a natural 

sugar that tastes as good without that blood-glucose crash. 

5 

embrace acupuncture 

If those 30-minute lunchtime massages are just not 

cutting it, let Dr. Junji Ono (www.junjiono.net) work 

his magic on tight muscles and angry knots. Based in 

Shibuya, Dr. Ono has earned a reputation for having a 

“one-shot acupuncture clinic” because his treatment 

works so quickly that often patients only need one 

session. He’s Chinese, but also speaks Japanese and 

English. 

3 

find the nature 

It really is on your doorstep. And it doesn’t necessarily 

have to come with hordes of fellow forest hunters à la 

the climb to the top of Mount Takao. Venture just a 

little further to somewhere like the Otama trail, which 

snakes along the Tama River in Okutama City, and the 

only people you’ll see along the way are fishermen. For 

sociable types, visit www.tokyosnowclub.com and 

sign up for guided adventure tours—contrary to what 

their name suggests, they do more than just ski trips. 

6 

discover wonderful ukon 

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buy bamboo charcoal 

calm down with qi gong 

It makes food taste good, helps prevent heart disease 

and cancer, and can cure a hangover. Turmeric, or ukon 

in Japanese, is believed to be one of the most powerful 

medicinal herbs out there. And the good news is you 

don’t have to resort to holding your nose and swigging 

a shot of the powder—you can buy it in pill form from 

any drugstore (about ¥1,500) or as part of the hangover 

prevention drink Ukon no Chikara (about ¥180), available 

from most supermarkets and convenience stores. 

The Japanese have been using takesumi (bamboo 

charcoal) for thousands of years, and the kind they 

produce is said to be of the highest quality. Buy it 

from supermarkets (or Kenko.com and Amazon.jp, 

etc.) and keep it in cupboards or the fridge to absorb 

smells and balance humidity. Grind it down (or buy 

it in powdered form) and use it to whiten teeth and 

absorb toxins from the body. More info: http://meturl. 

com/takesumi 

You can’t avoid the rush in a city like Tokyo, but you 

can consciously decrease your stress levels through 

practices like Tai Chi and Qi Gong, both of which are 

traditional Chinese arts designed to cultivate qi, or 

life energy, thereby improving health and helping 

you cope better with qi-depleting stress. The Mei 

Quan Academy of Taiji (www.meiquantaichi.com) 

is centrally located in Roppongi and offers classes in 

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Feature 

WORLD 

CUP FEVER 

The world’s biggest sporting event is 

back and so are Japan’s hopes 

By Dan Orlowitz 

This year's tournament will mark Japan’s 

fifth straight World Cup appearance— 

an accomplishment few would have 

considered the defending Asian champions 

capable of just 20 years ago. 

While the Japan Football Association (JFA) 

struggled for decades to become competitive, 

playing mostly against Southeast Asian countries 

and clubs paid handsomely for their presence, 

archrivals South Korea flourished in the 1980s 

with regular World Cup appearances. 

All of this changed in 1992 with the founding of 

the J.League, the country’s first professional soccer 

competition. As the league expanded and clubs 

continued to improve their youth systems, it was 

only a matter of time before Japan’s emergence as 

a team able to compete with the best of Europe and 

South America. 

The squad that will take the field at Recife’s 

Arena Pernambuco on June 14 (June 15, 10am JST) 

represent not only Japan’s success in the soccer 

world, but also its many struggles along the way. 

Metropolis looks at some of the highlights (and 

lowlights) of Samurai Blue’s pursuit of football glory. 

Japanese fans feel the 

1993 Agony of Doha 

Japan’s first-ever Asian Cup title in 1992 riveted 

the nation, but what the country’s long-suffering 

fans really hoped for was a trip to the United States 

for their first-ever World Cup appearance. 

Needing a win against Iraq on the final day of 

Asian qualifying on October 28, 1993, Japan went 

into the final ten minutes with a 2-1 lead courtesy 

of two players who would become the country’s 

greatest soccer icons, Kazuyoshi Miura and 

Masashi Nakayama. 

But a late corner kick for Iraq turned into a goal 

by Jaffar Omran Salman, causing the match to end 

at 2-2 and tragically eliminating Japan from qualifying. 

Known as the “Agony of Doha,” this iconic 

loss would become ingrained in the hearts and 

minds of fans for years to come. 

A nation revels in the 

1997 Joy of Johor Bahru 

After being awarded co-hosting duties with South 

Korea for the 2002 tournament, an appearance in 

France ’98 would allow Japan to put its best foot 

forward. But the team struggled in the final round 

of qualifying, forcing the ouster of manager Shu 

Kamo after a second-place finish in the group 

forced a one-legged playoff showdown with Iran. 

His replacement, assistant Takeshi Okada, would 

oversee the Samurai Blue’s trip to Johor Bahru, 

Malaysia, for a match that would determine Asia’s 

final representatives. 

The team was joined by thousands of Samurai 

Blue supporters, who erupted in joy when Masayuki 

Okano’s golden goal in extra time booked Japan’s 

first World Cup appearance. 

Japan wins hearts, if not 

1998 games, in WC debut 

Little was expected of Japan in its first World Cup 

appearance. On the pitch the team managed 

respectable 0-1 losses to powerhouses Argentina 

and Croatia, as well as the country’s first World 

Cup goal courtesy of Masashi Nakayama in a 2-1 

loss to Jamaica. In the stands, thousands of Japan 

supporters contributed to an incredible atmosphere, 

surprising observers who were completely 

unaware of soccer’s growing popularity in the Land 

of the Rising Sun. 

The winless side returned home to a mixed 

reception, including an infamous incident at Narita 

Airport in which fans threw drinks at striker 

Shoji Jo. It was as good an indication as any that 

Japanese fans had begun to inherit not only the 

iconography used by their European peers, but 

also their tendency to have a short memory. 

Troussier Japan 

2002 shines at home 

Four years later, the spotlight was on Japan as 

half a dozen new stadiums were built across the 

country. The Samurai Blue fielded a squad that 

included Sydney Olympians Hidetoshi Nakata, 

Naoki Matsuda, and Tsuneyasu Miyamoto, as well 

as “Golden Generation” players such as Shinji Ono 

and Junichi Inamoto. 

After an opening draw against Belgium in a 

packed Saitama Stadium 2002, Philippe Troussier’s 

side easily progressed to the Round of 16 with 

wins against Russia and Tunisia. Though Japan 

was knocked out of the competition by eventual 

third-place finishers Turkey, the tournament 

was considered a triumph and gave a boost to 

J.League attendance. 

Zico Japan flounders in 

2006 Germany 

Japan punched its ticket to the tournament in a 

somewhat unusual fashion: a 2-0 closed-door win 

against North Korea in Bangkok. But under the 

command of Brazilian legend and former Kashima 

Antlers player Zico, the team suffered from internal 

discord and never found its bearings in Germany. 

A 1-0 lead against Australia in the opening game 

turned into a nightmare as Japan surrendered 

three goals in the final ten minutes, sowing the 

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seeds of what would become a healthy rivalry 

between the two countries. 

That match was followed by a scoreless draw 

against Croatia and a 4-1 loss to Brazil, sealing 

Japan’s exit from the tournament. The embarrassing 

defeat would become the final match for 

superstar Hidetoshi Nakata, who announced his 

retirement less than two weeks later. 

Embattled Okada Japan 

2010 provides dramatic display 

After popular coach Ivica Osim was forced to step 

down from the national team following a stroke, 

Takeshi Okada was recalled by the JFA to bring 

Japan to its fourth-straight World Cup. Despite a 

largely trouble-free qualification, his lofty goal 

of reaching the semifinals was widely mocked by 

both press and fans, and a run of losses ahead of 

the tournament even inspired fans to petition for 

Okada’s resignation. 

Among the squad’s World Cup debutants were 

midfielder Keisuke Honda, then at CSKA Moscow, 

and left back Yuto Nagatomo, who after the tournament 

would join Italy’s Cesena in the Serie A. 

Yet rumors flourished that former Celtic legend 

Shunsuke Nakamura’s inclusion in the squad was 

due to sponsor pressure, and Okada was criticized 

for his decision to leave Cerezo Osaka starlet 

Shinji Kagawa off the team. 

But despite warm-up losses to England and 

Ivory Coast, Okada’s decision to start backup 

goalkeeper Eiji Kawashima—and bench 

Shunsuke—paid off for Japan in South 

Africa. Honda’s goal put Japan over Cameroon 

in the opening game, and despite a 1-0 

loss to Netherlands in the second match, 

Japan reached the Round of 16 in a 3-1 

thrashing of Denmark. 

Japan went the distance in its Round 

of 16 match against Paraguay, taking a 

scoreless draw all the way to penalty kicks 

where the team eventually lost 5-3. Okada 

returned to Japan a hero, while several Japanese 

players made their way to Europe after 

impressing scouts. 

2014 

How far can Zac 

Japan progress? 

Though it may be difficult 

to find anyone truly 

convinced that Alberto 

Zaccheroni is capable of 

guiding Japan to its first World Cup title, it’s undeniable 

that under his watchful eye the Samurai Blue 

have become more talented than ever before. 

In addition to a qualifying campaign that was 

considered all but a formality, the Italian led Japan 

to its fourth Asian Cup title in 2011, as well as its 

first East Asian Cup in 2013. Japan’s thrilling 4-3 

loss to Italy in the Confederations Cup and away 

wins at France and Belgium drew rave reviews 

from the international press, but the team has also 

run cold at times against lower-ranked opponents 

such as Belarus, Iraq and Canada. 

In a crowded World Cup field that includes host 

Brazil, reigning champion Spain and powerhouses 

Germany and Argentina among its 32 participants, 

Japan was rewarded in last December’s final draw 

with a generously balanced group that includes 

Colombia, Ivory Coast and Greece. As fans of countries 

such as England and America lamented their 

placements in the “Group of Death,” Japanese media 

rejoiced in the “Group of Opportunity”—albeit one 

that could see them face titans Italy or Uruguay in 

the Round of 16. 

Japan’s squad of 23 players demonstrates the 

extent to which Japanese soccer has evolved since 

the Agony of Doha: the baker’s dozen with prior 

experience in the J.League’s second division indicate 

the strength and depth of the country’s soccer 

culture, while the 12 belonging to European clubs 

represent Japan’s ability to produce star players. 

Speaking of “12,” the “12th Man” should also 

push Shinji Kagawa and company forward, with 

supporter group Ultras Nippon prepared to make its 

presence known wherever Japan is playing. Hordes 

of journalists and fans traveling to the tournament 

will be backed by Brazil’s 1.5 million-strong nikkei 

community, not to mention the millions of neutral 

fans across the world who have fallen in love with 

the J.League thanks to internet streaming. 

Whether or not Japan reaches its first-ever 

quarterfinals, its performance at the World Cup 

will surely inspire more to participate in the sport 

at all levels—a goal that remains the same for the 

JFA, even after more than two decades of revolutionary 

change. 

FOREIGN JOURNOS 

ON JAPAN’S CHANCES 

PAUL WILLIAMS 

(Editor, Asian Football Feast) 

Website: 

www.asianfootballfeast.com 

Twitter: @AsianFballFeast 

Where will Japan finish? 

Round of 16 

Why? Japan’s attacking talent 

will more than cover for 

their suspect defense. Honda, 

Kagawa, Osako and Kakitani will cause trouble 

for opposing defenders and while Japan will leak 

goals, they’ve shown that they can match it with 

the best against Italy, Belgium and Holland in 

recent games. 

ALAN GIBSON 

(Editor, JSoccer Magazine) 

Website: www.jsoccer.com 

Twitter: @JSoccerMagazine 


Quarterfinals 

Why? The unheralded 

efficiency of Shinji Okazaki— 

while the focus is on Shinji 

Kagawa and Keisuke Honda—may be the key to 

goals. If the "big occasion" Samurai Blue turn up— 

the team that gave Holland a scare and Belgium a 

beating—anything can happen. Japan tends to rise 

to its opponents. Hopefully a quarterfinal berth can 

be achieved and then, who knows what can happen 

in a knockout match! 

ANGUS MACLEOD 

(Editor, JapanFooty) 

Website: 

www.japanfooty.com 

Twitter: @japanfooty 


Round of 16 

Why? Given the quality of the 

opposition that Japan is likely to face if it makes it 

to the second round, I cannot see the team making 

it as far as the quarterfinals. Going forward, Japan 

is a very entertaining side to watch, but a shaky 

defense and an error-prone goalkeeper will make it 

difficult to improve on its showing at South Africa 

2010. 

BEN MAXWELL 

(Host, J-Talk Podcast) 

Website: 

jtalkpodcast.blogspot.com 

Twitter: @JTalkPod 


Round of 16 

Why? In a wide open group, 

Japan has a strong chance of progressing, with 

Yuya Osako my pick to lead the line ahead of 

"golden boy" Yoichiro Kakitani. Unfortunately for 

Japan, they are likely to play either Uruguay or 

Italy (sorry, England!) in the first knockout round if 

the team makes it out of its group, and even though 

the Samurai Blue gave the Italians a hell of a game 

at the Confederations Cup last year, I don't think 

they will be able to pull off an upset and make the 

quarterfinals. 

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UNLEASHED 

Diqui James directs 

Fuerza Bruta 

By Lisa Wallin 

stage 

PHOTOS: KOHJI SHIIKI 

It’s been a long road for Diqui James (pictured 

right) and the band of amazing 

artists populating his hard-hitting, fullimmersion 

spectacle, Fuerza Bruta. 

When the Argentine military dictatorship 

ended in the early 1980s, James 

joined like-minded young artists to 

unleash an explosive burst of creativity onto the 

streets of Buenos Aires. La Organización Negra 

(The Black Group) nurtured a dark and almost 

violent form of street theater, and as its popularity 

grew, its members were soon climbing the walls 

of buildings and performing aerial acrobatics 

suspended from massive pieces of constructed 

scaffolding. An offshoot group with a more positive—and 

commercial—spin, De La Guarda, 

achieved global recognition and even came to 

Japan in 2003, but it still did not represent what 

James hoped to artistically achieve. 

Now with Fuerza Bruta, James aims to continue 

the tradition of events such as carnival 

and street theater, which broke the social and 

cultural boundaries between Argentina’s literate 

elite and the less educated lower classes. And 

that formula is working to break international 

boundaries as well. 

“It’s a social, not individual experience,” 

James tells Metropolis. “When you gather 1,000 

Japanese people, they will react differently from 

1,000 Argentinians. It’s a different approach from 

a physical point of view: we kiss each other when 

we say hello, we embrace and talk and move our 

hands a lot. In Japan, not as much—we’re breaking 

social rules, so the reaction is very different. And 

watching people’s reactions… the Japanese are so 

extreme. They are super calm and then wild in one 

second. I love it.” 

James believes that his audience is inseparable 

from the show, providing it with a key piece of its 

street-festival rawness. “It’s a nice connection, 

knowing that the audience can change parts of 

the show depending on how much they want to 

participate and interact, but even just watching, 

you’re part of it.” 

Indeed, Fuerza Bruta’s performers regularly 

storm through the all-standing crowd, drawing 

audience members out by the wrists or smashing 

paper boxes full of confetti over their heads. The 

various stages and set pieces rumble across the 

floor as the crowd scrambles to get out of the way, 

while an aerial pool of water gradually descends 

so low the audience can reach up and touch it as 

performers slam their bodies against the transparent 

plastic plane from above. 

PHOTO COURTESY OF FUERZA BRUTA 

“It’s the opposite of a circus, where you’re 

watching people do things that you will never do 

in your life. Here it’s the opposite. We reach a performing 

aspect where audience members think ‘I 

want to be in the pool, I want to be dancing,’ and 

they feel this is something they can do.” 

Not to say the cast isn’t talented: Some of James’ 

performers have been working with his company 

since 1999, and he’s always pushing forward with 

new ideas. “I sit down and start talking about an 

idea and everybody will say, ‘Ahh I saw something 

like that…’ and you think that it’s all already been 

done. But I don’t care, because I will do it differently. 

After we’ve finished it then I’ll check out 

what they were talking about and it’s totally different. 

I think it’s important to go ahead and believe 

in your own instinct. If you do something, it will 

stand out from what anyone else does.” 

James never pushes his performers beyond 

their comfort points, though, and they communicate 

with complete trust. He feels that enjoying 

what they do is vital for both his cast’s safety and 

the show’s high-energy atmosphere. Performers 

who feel safe, both creatively and physically, are 

performers who are willing to test their limits on 

their own, he reasons. More than physical daring, 

he demands the creativity to enjoy trying out new 

things, and the focus to reproduce the same show 

day after day while touring far and wide. 

It took nine years of discussion and preparation 

to bring Fuerza Bruta and its elaborate 

props—or “toys,” as James calls them—to Japan. 

Yet this is only the beginning, with a bigger show 

planned in New York later this year. James always 

has his eye on doing the next new thing in his own 

inimitable way. 

Until Jun 29 at Akasaka Sacas. See stage listings 

for details. http://fuerzabruta.jp 


japan beat 

CARL STONE 

Resident expat 

computer music seer 

By Dan Grunebaum 

Computer music pioneer Carl Stone’s career 

took a left turn when he joined the Department 

of Information Media at Chukyo 

University in Aichi. Stone had begun to 

explore sonic collages via cassettes and turntables in 

the 1970s, and in the ’80s innovated the use of laptops 

to create live electronic music. Invitations to Japan 

led to a faculty position, and Stone now splits his time 

between Japan and the US. The native Californian 

spoke to Metropolis about the computer’s evolving role 

in music and how Japan shapes his sound. 

Computer music is now omnipresent. What have been 

the biggest changes since the ’70s? Miniaturization and 

portability. When I was a student we had a synthesizer 

studio that probably cost about a half-million dollars. 

Now that studio's power can be roughly represented in 

a ¥5,000 iPad app. I used to tour with about 50kg of gear. 

Now all I take is a laptop, audio interface and toothbrush. 

Is the computer now just another musical instrument? 

It depends on how one chooses to use it. It definitely can 

be an instrument, but it can also be a tool for composing, 

for recording and more. 

Much computer music lacks traditional identifiers of 

music such as melody and rhythm. What differentiates 

“sound” from “music”? In John Cage’s theory, nothing. 

Not only did he feel that any sound could be repurposed 

as music, but in fact the distinction between even 

art 

CHINA DRESS 

Cosplay as art 

By C.B. Liddell 

The latest exhibition at the Bridgestone 

Museum of Art is a small but fascinating 

look at the motif of the Chinese dress in early 

20th-century Japanese painting. Why did so 

many Western-style Japanese painters of this era get 

their models to don the gaudy elegance of a neighboring 

country? 

One obvious explanation is that the typical Chinese 

dress, a slightly modernized version of the old Qing 

Dynasty qipao (mandarin gown)—sometimes with a slit 

up the leg, sometimes without—was simply an elegant 

and colorful garment that was appealing to paint. 

It certainly fit in with the slightly lurid palette that 

was favored in those days, as we can see in Perfume 

(1915) by Takeji Fujishima, who, along with Ryuzaburo 

Umehara, is one of the main painters featured here, 

although there are works by other well-known Japanese 

painters as well. 

One of the theories put forward is that these paintings 

are, oddly enough, examples of “Orientalism.” 

This is a process of projection and “privileged” perception—identified 

by the Palestinian cultural critic Edward 

Said—that supposedly subordinates weaker countries 

and cultures to stronger ones by emphasizing the exotic. 

It is usually associated with Western imperialism 

and post-colonialism, but in this case Japan was 

supposedly playing the Western role and casting the 

unintended sound and music was artificial. I remember 

listening to a conversation between Cage and Morton 

Feldman, another great composer. Feldman was complaining 

about the time he was walking on the shore, lost 

in thought, and some people were blasting music from a 

radio. Cage, who often used unintended sounds including 

random radio transmissions, laughed and said that 

it wouldn’t have bothered him because, “I would think 

they were just playing one of my pieces.” 

Tell us about two or three of your defining works, and 

what you were trying to achieve with them. Probably 

my most notorious work is called “Shing Kee,” which 

takes a small sample of German art-song sung in English 

by a Japanese pop singer, and methodically stretches 

it until it becomes a new sonic world. A more current 

series of pieces I’ve done recently use an electronic 

process I call “skinning,” where the shape and rhythm of 

one piece of music is “wrapped” around the harmony of 

another. Some very interesting things can result. Probably 

the best example of this is in my piece “Al-Noor.” 

Profile of a Woman, 1926-7 by Takeji Fujishima 

rest of Asia in the role of an exoticized and sexualized 

artistic subject. 

One possible weakness of this thesis, however, is 

that most of the models in the works were actually Japanese. 

Even Sotaro Yasui’s famous Portrait of Chin-Jung 

(1934) is a painting of a Japanese lady—Chin-Jung being 

a playful nickname. 

In many works, such as Seishiro Yata’s endearing 

Girl Who Put on Chinese Clothes (1927), there is more a 

sense of cosplay or fashion expediency, as the Chinese 

dress was at its height of popularity in Japan in the 

POLA MUSEUM OF ART 

How have your many years in Japan influenced your 

music and career? In many ways. First of all, just being in 

Japan serves as a place of constant stimulation, not only 

because of the arts scene but because of the fascinating 

urban soundscape. I rarely go outside without a handy 

portable recorder. But also the music scene itself here 

is interesting, and I’ve found a lot of musicians I enjoy 

playing with. I’ve been lucky to improvise with great 

musicians like Yoshihide Otomo, Yasuaki Shimizu and 

Yuji Takahashi. 

What are some of the challenges you face as a foreigner 

on the faculty of a Japanese university? The usual issues 

of language and culture differences, which of course 

get mediated over time. I was a freelance composer 

for many years before I took this job, so I had very little 

experience in academia besides my early years as a student 

at an American art school. Academic bureaucracies 

are problematic enough, but the Japanese seem to 

have raised them to an art form. 

Japan is a hub of computer music. Tell us about a few 

favorite Japanese computer music composers. Electronic 

music has a lot of important history here, going 

back to pioneering work by Toru Takemitsu, Yuji Takahashi, 

Akira Ikufube. These days I’m enjoying music 

by Ryoji Ikeda, Satanic Pornocultshop and Chihei 

Hatakeyama. 

Tell us about your upcoming performances and new 

groups. I’ll play on June 6 with Brian O'Reilly from Singapore, 

who performs as Black Zenith. In the fall, I’ll play 

with new group Tapakasa, featuring the great Akira 

Sakata on sax, Yumiko Tanaka on shamisen and Pearl 

Alexander on bass. We performed earlier this year as an 

experiment and liked the results so much we are planning 

to keep it going. 

Ftarri, Jun 6. See concert listings (popular) for 

details. 

early 1930s. Ryuzaburo Umehara’s lurid and savage 

canvases featured his wife in Chinese dresses that she 

made up expressly for the purpose of modeling for her 

husband. 

Rather than a prelude to imperialism, the Japanese 

interest in the garment therefore can better be understood 

as an attempt to find a modern fashion aesthetic 

that better suited the Asian physical type. One strength 

of the Chinese dress was that it could be modernized 

much more successfully than the more cumbersome 

Japanese kimono. 

Takeji Fujishima was particularly interested in creating 

a modern sense of Asiatic beauty to compete with 

the aesthetic dominance of the West. One of his goals 

as an artist was to paint profile portraits of Japanese 

women that could compare with the exquisite beauty 

of the Renaissance profile portraits he had seen in Italy. 

In his memoirs he admitted the difficulties. 

“I was stuck because I couldn’t find a Japanese 

woman with a beautiful profile,” he uncharitably wrote. 

“They might be beautiful seen face-to-face, but seen 

from the side half, their beauty disappeared.” 

In Profile of a Woman (1926-7) he finally found a 

model to serve his purpose, although photos of the girl 

suggest there may have been a degree of stylization 

and exaggeration. 

In works like this, Japanese Western-style painters 

were able to escape from the “kimono look,” which 

had been commandeered by the rival nihonga painters, 

while also asserting a degree of independence from 

their Western models. 

The Bridgestone Museum of Art, until Jul 21. See 

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Utagawa KunisadaⅡ, “Ceremony of Entering the Ring of 

the 11th Yokozuna, Shiranui Kōemon” 

exhibition 

SUMO IN UKIYO-E 

Despite recent foreign incursions, sumo remains 

the most Japanese of sports, with age-old Shinto 

traditions at its heart. With the flourishing of 

ukiyo-e woodblock prints in the Edo era, the artistic 

depiction of heroic sumo wrestlers reached its 

apogee. This exhibition presents about 100 works 

from the collection of Kazuyoshi Ishiguro that 

depict not only the giant wrestlers locked in combat, 

but also their daily lives and routines alongside 

scenes of sumo being viewed by Edo-era crowds. 

Of particular interest is a series of illustrations of 

the successive yokozuna, or highest-ranked sumo 

wrestlers, from the Edo period, including the development 

of the ring-entering ceremony that is still 

carried out today.—Dan Grunebaum 

Jun 1-26, Ukiyo-e Ota Memorial Museum of Art. 

See exhibition listings for details. 

community 

ETSY CRAFT PARTY 

Online marketplace Etsy offers people all over the 

world a chance to connect to buy and sell handmade 

and vintage goods. Stepping into the non-digital 

world, the Etsy Craft Party is a one-day celebration 

of meeting and making. Craft maniacs will unite to 

create something according to this year’s theme, 

“recapture,” transforming photographs into displayworthy 

works of art using craft supplies and creative 

techniques. The event will be shared online through 

the hashtag #craftparty, with participants around 

the world using the same theme to produce their 

own creative works. Entrance is free and the door is 

open to anyone. Bring family and friends—but keep 

an eye on your kids, as needles and scissors will be 

everywhere. —Lisa Wallin 

Jun 6, Studio and Space IVVA. See community 

listings for details. 

concert 

COLDPLAY 

COURTESY OF CREATIVEMAN 

Post-breakup Chris Martin brings his rock juggernaut 

back to town for what’s being billed as 

an intimate club night. Of course, the 2,000-seat 

Tokyo Dome City Hall can only be considered 

“cozy” when you’ve headlined Fuji Rock and Summer 

Sonic and are usually booked into the likes of 

Saitama Super Arena. Coldplay have been touring 

the world presenting songs from their newly 

released Ghost Stories, an album that charts the 

course of Martin’s “conscious decoupling” from 

you-know-who (…um, that’s Gwyneth Paltrow 

just in case you didn’t). Coldplay shows have the 

power to draw the audience in and take them on 

an adventure in an alternative universe. Bring a 

hankie and prepare to sing along.—DG 

Jun 12, Tokyo Dome City Hall. See concert listings 

(popular) for details. 

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the late 1940s to address Feldenkrais’ own chronic 

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joints, muscles and posture, the method aims to 

make students aware of their muscular use patterns 

and discover new ways of moving to reduce 

pain and increase efficiency. Classes focus on 

comfortable, easy movements that gradually 

evolve into functional activities. —Mike Kanert 

Jun 6-28, Hongo Koryukan. See learning listings 

for details. 

sport 

ROLLER DERBY 

Ever wonder what really goes down at chicks' 

roller derby? Find out when the Tokyo Roller Girls 

lace up for an all-star doubleheader at the Purdy 

Fitness Center on the U.S. naval base in Yokosuka. 

The first bout gets rollin’ at 10:30am and the initial 

matchup is the Tokyo Roller Girls B Team versus the 

Killa Geishas of Masawa. Then at 1pm, the Okinawa 

Devil Dog Derby Dames go head-to-head with the 

Tokyo Roller Girls All Stars. Both Tokyo Roller Girl 

teams boast members of the Zama Killer Katanas 

(pictured). And FYI, the Katanas are looking for new 

skaters: Japanese nationals and SOFA-sponsored 

women are welcome. There’s also a junior league for 

ages 7-17. If you don’t have a military ID to attend the 

base bouts (sanctioned by the Women’s Flat Track 

Derby Association), don’t fret—you can register at 

the gate and be escorted to the mayhem.—Aly Lawson 

Jun 14, Purdy Fitness Center, Yokosuka. See 

sports listings for details. 

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PHOTO: PAUL-SANDERS 

Danny Elfman & Tim Burton 

concert 

DANNY ELFMAN 

Anyone who’s ever seen a Tim Burton film 

knows that Danny Elfman’s evocative music is 

one of the keys to their success. In 2013, Elfman 

premiered a program of music from Burton films 

accompanied by footage, sketches and storyboards 

from classics such as Edward Scissorhands 

and The Nightmare Before Christmas. Conducted 

by John Mauceri with the Tokyo Philharmonic 

Orchestra and the Senzoku Freshman Singers, the 

Tokyo rendition of this worldwide smash promises 

to feature a special guest performance from 

Danny Elfman himself. Tickets go on sale May 

24—and knowing Japan’s affection for Burton and 

pop-classical hybrids in general, they’re sure to go 

fast.—DG 

Aug 9-10, Tokyo International Forum. See 

concert listings for details. 


Listings 

GO TO WWW.METURL.COM/LISTINGS FOR COMPLETE LISTINGS 

Concerts 

POPULAR 

Live Dojo 

J-pop band with a masked 

maid-turned-guitarist, 

Sekkenya. May 30, 7pm; May 

31, 6pm, ¥3,500 (adv) +1d. 

Shinjuku Loft. Nearest stn: 

Shinjuku. Tel: 03-5272-0382. 

www.loft-prj.co.jp/LOFT 

Taicoclub 14 

Lightning Bolt, Panda 

Bear and others. May 

31, 11:30am-Jun 1, 2pm, 

¥11,000-12,500 (adv). 

Kodama no Mori. Nearest 

stn: Yabuhara. 

Tel: 03-6303-3690. 

http://taicoclub.com/14 

Man with a Mission 

Rockers in wolves' clothing. 

May 31, 5pm, ¥4,935 (adv). 

Makuhari Messe. Nearest 

stn: Kaihin-Makuhari. 

www.diskgarage.com 

The Birthday 

Japanese garage rock. May 

31, 6pm, ¥4,860 (adv) +1d. 

Yokohama Bay Hall. Nearest 

stn: Motomachi-Chukagai. 

Tel: 03-3444-6751. 

www.smash-jpn.com 

1Eyedman 

Self-deprecative lyrics 

with pop-rock melodies 

and electro riffs. May 31, 

7pm, ¥3,000 (adv)/ ¥3,500 

(door). O-Nest. Nearest stn: 

Shibuya. Tel: 03-3462-4420. 

shibuya-o.com 

The Watanabes and 

Jimmy Binks 

Melodic pop and alternative 

country fundraiser for 

Playground for Hope. May 

31, 8pm, free (donations 

welcome). What the Dickens. 

Nearest stn: Ebisu. 

Tel: 03-3780-2099. 

www.thewatanabes.com 

ARTEMA 

Electro-metalcore. Jun 

1, 7pm, ¥3,000 (adv) +1d. 

Daikanyama Unit. Nearest 

stn: Daikanyama. 

Tel: 03-3444-6751. 


Buridane 

Profound and sensitive 

lyrics penned and sung by 

young French singer. Jun 

1, 6:30pm, free. Zounohana 

Terrace. Nearest stn: Nihon 

O-dori. Tel: 045-201-1514. 

www.institutfrancais.jp/ 

yokohama 

Super Anisong Ichiban 

Voice actresses perform 

anime songs live. Jun 1, 5pm, 

¥3,500-4,000 (adv) +1d. 

Akasaka Blitz. Nearest stn: 

Akasaka. Tel: 03-5720-9999. 

www.tbs.co.jp/blitz 

One Click Wonder Vol. 4 

Kiba of Akiba, Kissing the 

Mirror and more. Jun 1, 6pm, 

¥2,500 (adv) +1d. O-West. 

Nearest stn: Shibuya. 

Tel: 0570-02-9999. 

www.hipjpn.co.jp 

Good4Nothing 

With ska-punk band 

Hey-Smith. Jun 1, 6pm, 

¥3,000 (adv)/ ¥3,500 (door) 

+1d. Shibuya Club Quattro. 


Tel: 050-5533-0888. 

www.club-quattro.com 

Sadie 

Heavy metal visual-kei. Jun 

2, 7pm, ¥4,860 (adv) +1d. 

Akasaka Blitz. Nearest stn: 

Akasaka. Tel: 03-5720-9999. 

www.red-hot.ne.jp 

The Album Leaf 

Solo project by Jimmy 

LaValle. Jun 3, 7pm, ¥5,000 

(adv) +1d. WWW. Nearest stn: 

Shibuya. Tel: 03-3444-6751. 


Fact 

With Memphis May Fire and 

Lower than Atlantis. Jun 4, 

6:30pm, ¥3,700 (adv) +1d. 

Zepp Tokyo. Nearest stn: Aomi. 

Tel: 03-3499-6669. www. 

creativeman.co.jp 

Letters Vol. 27 

Braziliansize, Fat Prop and 

others. Jun 4, 6:30pm, ¥2,300 

(adv)/ ¥2,800 (door) +1d. 

F.A.D Yokohama. Nearest stn: 

Ishikawa. Tel: 045-663-3842. 

www.fad-music.com 

Godiego 

Japanese progressive rock. 

Jun 6-7, various times, ¥9,000. 

Motion Blue. Nearest stn: 

Bashamichi. Tel: 045-226- 

1919. www.motionblue.co.jp 

Carl Stone 

Composer and sampling king 

joined by Black Zenith and 

others. Jun 6, 7:30pm, ¥2,000 

(adv). Ftarri. 

Nearest stn: Suidobashi. 

Tel: 03-6677-0117. 

Loudness 

1980s metal band celebrates 

30 years in the biz. Jun 6, 

7:30pm, ¥7,000 (adv) +1d. Ex 

Theater Roppongi. Nearest 

stn: Roppongi or Nogizaka. 

Tel: 03-3499-6669. 

www.creativeman.co.jp 

Four Get Me A Nots 

Three-piece melodic J-rock. 

Jun 6, 7pm, ¥2,800 (adv)/ 

¥3,300 (adv) +1d. Club Quattro. 


Tel: 03-3475-9999. 

www.club-quattro.com 

Satanic Carnival 

With Maximum the Hormone, 

Dustbox, SiM and more. Jun 7, 

noon, ¥8,500 (adv). Makuhari 

Messe. Nearest stn: Kaihin- 

Makuhari. info@satanic.jp. 

satanic.jp 

Nocturnal Bloodlust 

Melodic metal visual-kei. 

Jun 7, 6pm, ¥3,600 (adv) +1d. 

Shinjuku Blaze. Nearest stn: 

Shinjuku. www.diskgarage. 

com 

The Pees 

Old school rock'n'roll. Jun 7, 

7pm, ¥3,800 (adv)/ ¥4,300 

(door) +1d. Club Quattro. 


Tel: 03-3770-6900. 

www.vintage-rock.com 

Extreme 

Blast from the past. Jun 9, 

7pm, ¥8,000-9,000 (adv) +1d. 

Shibuya Public Hall. Nearest 

stn: Shibuya. Tel: 03-3402- 

5999. www.udo.jpBlast from 

the past. Jun 10, 7pm, ¥8,000- 

9,000 (adv). Tokyo Dome City 

Hall. Nearest stn: Suidobashi. 

Tel: 03-3402-5999. www. 

udo.jp 

Mucc 

With Sug and others. Jun 12, 

6:30pm, ¥6,000 (adv) +!d. 

Studio Coast. Nearest stn: 

Shin-Kiba. Tel: 050-5533- 

0888. www.diskgarage.com 

D-Lite 

Singer from K-pop group Big 

Bang. Jun 12, 7pm, ¥8,800 

(adv) +1d. Yokohama Arena. 

Nearest stn: Shin-Yokohama. 

Tel: 050-5533-0888. www. 

diskgarage.com 

Coldplay 

Chris Martin and company 

play tearjerking tracks from 

their new album. Jun 12, 7pm, 

¥12,000 (adv) +1d. Tokyo 

Dome City Hall. Nearest stn: 

Suidobashi. Tel: 03-3499-6669. 

www.creativeman.co.jp 

Albert Lee 

Country rock. Jun 13-Jun 15. 

various times, ¥7,500-9,500. 

Cotton Club. Nearest stn: 

Tokyo. Tel: 03-3215-1555. 

www.cottonclubjapan.co.jp/ 

en/ 

Acid Black Cherry 

Former Janne Da Arc 

member's solo project. Jun 

13, 6:30pm; Jun 14, 5:30pm, 

¥7,500 (adv) +1d. Yoyogi 

National Gymnasium. Nearest 

stn: Meiji-Jingumae. 

Tel: 050-5533-0888. 

www.diskgarage.com 

Kaminari Sessions 

Genius guitarist Rolly and 

others. Jun 13, 7:30pm, ¥4,000 

(adv)/ ¥4,500 (door) +1d. F.A.D 

Yokohama. 

Nearest stn: Ishikawa. 

info@kaminari-guitar.com. 

www.fad-music.com 

Big Mouth Rock Festival 

Meaning, Nogod, Lynch and 

others. Jun 14, 4pm, ¥4,100 

(adv)/ ¥4,600 (door). Club Citta. 

Nearest stn: Kawasaki. 

Tel: 045-650-2155. 

www.artpop.org/bmrf2014 

Broccasion Live 

Asparagus, Back Drop Bomb, 

The Novembers and more. Jun 

14, 4pm, ¥4,500 (adv) +1d. Ex 

Theater Roppongi. Nearest stn: 

Roppongi or Nogizaka. 

Tel: 03-3444-6751. 


JAZZ/WORLD 

Chuck Loeb's Silhouette 

Band 

Super guitarist with others. 

May 28-30, various times, 

¥8,000-10,000. Cotton 

Club. Nearest stn: Tokyo. 

Tel: 03-3215-1555. www. 

cottonclubjapan.co.jp 

Yousuke Onuma Quartet 

First quartet performance. May 

30, 7 & 9pm, ¥4,500. Motion 

Blue. Nearest stn: Bashamichi. 

Tel: 045-226-1919. www. 

motionblue.co.jp 

Simon Phillips 

English jazz, pop and rock 

drummer. May 30-31, various 

times, ¥8,500. Blue Note. 

Nearest stn: Omotesando. 

Tel: 03-5485-0088. 

www.bluenote.co.jp 

Simon Phillips: Protocol II 

Featuring Andy Timmons, 

Steve Weingart and Ernest 

Tibbs. Jun 1-2. various 

times, ¥8,500-10,000. Cotton 

Club. Nearest stn: Tokyo. 

Tel: 03-3215-1555. www. 

cottonclubjapan.co.jp/en/ 

Ayane Shino 

Solo guitarist . Jun 1, 2 & 3pm, 

¥2,000. Softwind. Nearest stn: 

Roppongi. Tel: 03-6808-7337. 

www.softwind.jp 

Concert in Support of 

Ofunato City 

Various artists performing 

to support earthquakestricken 

city. Jun 1, 2pm, 

¥1,800-3,500. Mori no Hall. 

Nearest stn: Hashimoto. Tel: 

042-775-3811. www.hall-net. 

or.jp/02hashimoto 

Momo Ohtani Trio 

Jazz piano, bass, and drums 

trio. Jun 3, 8 & 9:30pm, ¥2,000- 

2,500. Softwind. Nearest stn: 

Roppongi. Tel: 03-6808-7337. 


Noriko Satomi 

Classical songs fused with jazz. 

Jun 4, 7 & 9pm, ¥4,200. Motion 

Blue. Nearest stn: Bashamichi. 

Tel: 045-226-1919. 

www.motionblue.co.jp 

Sinne Eeg 

Popular Danish jazz vocalist. 

Jun 4, 6 & 9:30pm, ¥6,500- 

8,500. Cotton Club. Nearest 

stn: Tokyo. Tel: 03-3215-1555. 

www.cottonclubjapan.co.jp 

Wayne Escoffery Quartet 

With David Kikoski, Gerald 

Cannon, and Lewis Nash. Jun 

5-Jun 7. various times, ¥7,500- 

9,500. Cotton Club. Nearest 

stn: Tokyo. Tel: 03-3215-1555. 

www.cottonclubjapan.co.jp 

Inomata Takeshi Trio 

Old-school jazz drummer 

with piano and bass. Jun 5, 

7pm, ¥4,200. Ginza Jujiya 

Hall. Nearest stn: Ginza or 

Yurakucho. Tel: 03-3535-1028. 

www.hall.ginzajujiya.com 

Chris Dave and the 

Drumhedz 

Drummer with other highly 

acclaimed musicians. Jun 

6, 7 & 9:30pm, ¥5,500-7,500. 

Billboard Live. 

Nearest stn: Roppongi. 

www.billboard-live.com 

Jazz Concert for Families 

Kazumi Tateishi Trio performs 

music from Ghibli movies 

and other anime. Jun 7, 11am, 

¥500-2,000. Mori no Hall. 

Nearest stn: Hashimoto. Tel: 

042-775-3811. www.hall-net. 

or.jp/02hashimoto 

Tak Matsumoto Solo Live 

Tour 2014 

B'z guitarist’s solo tour. Jun 

8-15, various times, ¥9,800. 

Blue Note. Nearest stn: 

Omotesando. Tel: 03-5485- 

0088. www.bluenote.co.jp 

Gentle Forest Jazz Band 

Theatrical big band. Jun 8, 5 

& 8pm, ¥4,000. Motion Blue. 

Nearest stn: Bashamichi. 

Tel: 045-226-1919. 

www.motionblue.co.jp 

Yukari Yamamura 

Collaboration of classical 

flutist and jazz guitarist, Taro 

Sukegawa . Jun 9, 8 & 9:30pm, 


Roppongi. Tel: 03-6808-7337. 


Toshio Miki 

Sax player with others. Jun 

10, 7:10pm, ¥2,800. Satin Doll. 

Nearest stn: Roppongi. Tel: 

03-3401-3080. www.leglant. 

com/satindoll 

Carpe Diem 

Dynamic piano and violin 

duo. Jun 12, 8 & 9:15pm, 


Roppongi. Tel: 03-6808-7337. 


Chino Montero 

Three-time Grammy 

nominated artist from Hawaii. 

Jun 13, 7pm, ¥3,000 (adv)/ 

¥3,500 (door). Thumbs Up. 

Nearest stn: Yokohama. 

Tel: 045-314-8705. 

http://livealoha808.com 

Rufus Lin Jazz Trio 

Canadian jazz vocalist and 

pianist with friends. Jun 14, 

8pm, ¥1,500. Café Dolce Vita. 

Nearest stn: Okubo. 

Tel: 03-3364-1530. 

http://rufuslinmusic.com 

Blue Mt. Boys 

Classic country and western 

and bluegrass. Every third Sat, 

6:30 & 7:30pm, free, Cafe Sepia. 


Tel: 03-3406-1300. 

www.nagaremono.com/sepia 

CLASSICAL 

Teatro Dell'opera Di Roma: 

Nabucco 

Conducted by Riccardo Muti. 

May 30, 3pm; Jun 1, 3pm, 

¥8,000-54,000. NHK Hall. 


Tel: 03-3791-8888. 

www.roma2014.jp 

Metropolitan Series 

Conducted by Michael 

Sanderling starring violinist 

Katrin Scholz. May 30, 

7pm, ¥3,000-7,200. Tokyo 

Metropolitan Art Space. 

Nearest stn: Ikebukuro. 

Tel: 0570-00-4390. 

http://yomikyo.or.jp/ 

Teatro Dell'opera Di Roma: 

Simon Boccanegra 

Conducted by Riccardo Muti. 

May 25 & 31, 3pm; May 27, 

6:30pm, ¥8,000-54,000. Tokyo 

Bunka Kaikan. Nearest stn: 

Ueno. Tel: 03-3791-8888. 

www.roma2014.jp 

The 72nd Yokohama 

Minato Mirai Popular 

Series 

Conducted by Michael 

Sanderling starring violinist 

Katrin Scholz with Yomiuri 

Nippon Symphony Orchestra. 

May 31, 2pm, ¥1,500-7,200. 

Yokohama Minato Mirai Hall. 

Nearest stn: Minatomirai. 

Tel: 0570-00-4390. 

http://yomikyo.or.jp 

Sacred Music from Four 

Centuries 

Tokyo Embassy Choir 

performing choral 

masterpieces from Victoria to 

Stravinsky. May 31, 6:30pm; 

Jun 7, 7pm, free, with collection 

for local charities. Meiji Gakuin 

Chapel. Nearest stn: Meguro. 

www.meijigakuin.ac.jp 

Marc Albrecht 

With Tokyo Metropolitan 

Symphony Orchestra. Jun 1, 

2pm, ¥2,000-5,800. Suntory 

Hall. Nearest stn: Roppongiitchome. 

Tel: 0570-55-0017. 

www.suntory.co.jp 

Yannick Nézet-Séguin 

With The Philadelphia 

Orchestra. Jun 2-3, 7pm, 

¥10,000-35,000. Suntory 


Tel: 0570-55- 

0017. www.suntory.co.jp/ 

suntoryhall 

Kunitachi College of Music 

Piano Project 

Yuko Hisamoto on piano. Jun 

3, 7pm, ¥500-2,000. Suntory 

Hall Blue Rose. Nearest stn: 

Roppongi Itchome. Tel: 

0570-55-0017. www.suntory. 

co.jp/suntoryhall 

Barbara Frittoli 

Soprano recital. Jun 4, 7pm, 

¥4,000-15,000. Tokyo Opera 

City Concert Hall. Nearest 

stn: Hatsudai or Shinjuku. Tel: 

03-3791-8888. www.nbs.or.jp 

The Vienna Chamber 

Orchestra 

Conducted by Stefan Vladar 

and featuring pianist 

Tomoharu Ushida. Jun 5, 7pm, 

¥6,000-9,000. Tokyo Opera 



03-5353-9999. www.operacity. 

jp/concert 

Cello Ensemble 008 

Performing "Stairway to 

Heaven" and other songs. Jun 

6, 7pm, ¥4,200. Ginza Jujiya 

Hall. Nearest stn: Ginza or 

Yurakucho. Tel: 03-3535-1028. 

www.hall.ginzajujiya.com 

Maxim Vengerov Violin 

Recital 

With pianist Itamar Golan . Jun 

7, 2pm, ¥6,000-13,000. Suntory 


Tel: 0570-55-0017. 

www.suntory.co.jp/ 

suntoryhall 

Tsuyoshi Tsutsumi 

Opening night of Chamber 

Music Garden. Jun 7, 6pm, 

¥1,000-5,000. Suntory Hall 

Blue Rose. Nearest stn: 

Roppongi Itchome. www. 

suntory.co.jp/suntoryhall 

Teiko Maehashi 

Solo violinist with pianist 

Kazumasa Matsumoto. Jun 

8, 2pm, ¥3,000. Suntory 


Tel: 0570-55- 


suntoryhall 

Behzod Abduraimov 

Piano recital. Jun 8, 3pm, 

¥1,000-3,500. Saitama 

Arts Theater. Nearest stn: 

Yonohonmachi. Tel: 0570-064- 

939. www.saf.or.jp 

Lina Vasta 

Legendary soprano singer . Jun 

8, 2pm, ¥5,800. Tokyo Opera 



03-5353-9999. operacity.jp 

Tokyo College of Music 

Performance by current 

students and graduates . Jun 9, 

7pm, ¥2,000. Suntory Hall Blue 

Rose. Nearest stn: Roppongi 

Itchome. www.suntory.co.jp/ 

suntoryhall 

Euphonium Recital 

Dr. Brian Bowman with 

Tomomi Sato on piano. Jun 

10, 7pm, ¥2,500-3,000. Tokyo 

Opera City Recital Hall. Nearest 

stn: Hatsudai or Shinjuku. 

Tel: 03-5353-9999. 

www.operacity.jp 

New Japan Philharmonic 

Featuring various musicians. 

Jun 11, 7:15pm, ¥3,000-10,800. 

Sumida Triphony Hall. Nearest 

stn: Kinshicho. Tel: 03-5608- 

5404. www.triphony.com 

Verdi’s Requiem 

With Yomiuri Nippon 

Symphony Orchestra and 

New National Theatre Chorus. 

Jun 12, 7pm, ¥3,600-7,200. 

Suntory Hall. Nearest stn: 

Roppongi-itchome. Tel: 

0570-55-0017. www.suntory. 

co.jp/suntoryhall 

Vladimir Ashkenazy 

With pianist Behzod 

Abduraimov and NHK 

Symphony Orchestra. Jun 

13, 7pm, ¥1,500-8,800. NHK 

Hall. Nearest stn: Shibuya. Tel: 

03-3465-1751. www.nhk.or.jp 

Jonathan Nott 

With Tokyo Symphony 

Orchestra and Jennifer 

Larmore singing songs perfect 

for the early summer. Jun 14, 

6pm, ¥2,000-9,000. Suntory 


Tel: 0570-55- 


suntoryhall 

Danny Elfman's Music 

from the Films of Tim 

Burton 

Live orchestra plays famous 

scores by Danny Elfman with 

visuals of Tim Burton's original 

sketches and storyboards. Aug 

9, 6:30pm; Aug 10, 1pm, ¥5,800- 

9,800. Tokyo International 

Forum. Nearest stn: Yurakucho. 

Tel: 0570-550-799. www. 

elfman-burton.jp 

Stage 

Cavalleria Rusticana 

Story of love, adultery and 

revenge in Sicily. May 30, 2pm, 

¥5,250-26,250. New National 

Theatre Tokyo. Nearest stn: 

Hatsudai. Tel: 0120-489-459. 

www.nntt.jac.go.jp 

Romeo & Juliet 

Shakespeare's classic tale of 

love and tragedy, performed 

by the Representative 

International Theatre 

Company of London. May 30, 

6:30pm, ¥5,000 (adv)/ ¥5,500 

(door). Musashino Kokaido. 

Nearest stn: Kichijoji. Tel: 

0422-46-5121. 

http://meturl.com/romjul14 

Arabella 

Operatic tale of two sisters 

and their dreams of romance. 

May 31 & Jun 3, 2pm, ¥5,400- 

26,250. New National Theatre 

Tokyo. Nearest stn: Hatsudai. 

Tel: 03-5352-9999. 


Kafka on the Shore 

One of Haruki Murakami's 

best works adapted for the 

stage. Japanese only. Until 

Jun 7, various times, ¥7,000- 

9,800. Saitama Arts Theater. 

Nearest stn: Yonohonmachi. 

Tel: 0570-064-939. 

www.saf.or.jp 

Thriller Live 

Musical featuring some of 

Michael Jackson's greatest 

hits. Until Jun 8, various times, 

¥5,500-8,500. Blue Theater. 


Tel: 03-5414-3255. 

www.thrillerlive.jp 

Alien Registration 

Stories of life in transience told 

by Tokyo-based musicians and 

actors. Jun 8, 2:30 & 7:30pm, 

¥2,000 (adv)/ ¥2,500 (door) 

+1d. Bar Gari Gari. 

Nearest stn: Ikenoue. 

mjleroux@gmail.com. 

Rokumeikan 

Japanese dramatic opera 

about the love-hate 

relationship of a parent and 

child. Jun 19-20, 6:30pm; Jun 

21-22, 2pm, ¥3,150-16,200. 

New National Theatre Tokyo. 

Nearest stn: Hatsudai. 

Tel: 03-5352-9999. 


Kodo: Mystery 

Re-interpretation of Japanese 

traditional taiko. Jun 21, 4pm; 


Jun 22-23, 3pm; Jun 24, 6pm; 

Jun 25, 2pm, ¥3,000 (students)/ 

¥7,000 (gen). Asakusa Public 

Hall. Nearest stn: Asakusa. 

Tel: 03-3844-7491. 

www.kodo.or.jp 

Butterflies are Free 

Leonard Gershe's romantic 

comedy about a blind 

musician's budding 

relationship. Jun 26-27, 7pm; 

Jun 28, 1 & 7pm; Jun 29, 3pm, 

¥2,500 (adv)/ ¥3,000 (door). 

Our Space Studio. Nearest stn: 

Hatagaya. http://baf.ytg.jp 

Fuerza Bruta 

Postmodern theater show from 

Buenos Aires. Until Jun 29, 

various times, ¥8,800 (adv)/ 

¥9,800 (door). Akasaka Sacas. 

Nearest stn: Akasaka. www. 

fuerzabruta.jp 

Dance 

The Peacock 

Yang Liping's lauded dance 

drama. Until Jun 1, various 

times, ¥5,500-12,000. 

Bunkamura Orchard Hall. 


Tel: 03-5353-9522. www. 

bunkamura.co.jp 

Dance Archives in Japan 

A look back into the 100-year 

history of modern dance in 

Japan. Jun 7-8, 3pm, ¥3,150- 

5,400. New National Theatre 

Tokyo. Nearest stn: Hatsudai. 

Tel: 03-5352-9999. www.nntt. 

jac.go.jp 

The Prince of the Pagodas 

Ballet homage to Japan. Jun 

12, 7pm; Jun 13 & 15, 2pm; Jun 

14, 2 & 7pm, ¥3,150-12,960. 

New National Theatre Tokyo. 

Nearest stn: Hatsudai. Tel: 

03-5352-9999. nntt.jac.go.jp 

Panorama 

Compagnie DCA performs 

under the direction of Philippe 

Decouflé. Jun 13, 7:30pm; 

Jun 14-15, 3pm, ¥1,000- 

5,000. Saitama Arts Theater. 

Nearest stn: Yonohonmachi. 

Tel: 0570-064-939. www.saf. 

or.jp/en 

Fabulae 

Japanese flamenco bailaora 

and Spanish butoh dancer. 

Jun 15, 7pm, ¥6,000. Owl Spot 

Theater. Nearest stn: Higashi 

Ikebukuro. Tel: 070-5464- 

1971. www.owlspot.jp 

Paint it India Vol.2 

Indian classical dance with 

Taiwanese artists. Jun 20, 

7pm, ¥3,000 (adv)/ ¥3,500 

(door) /¥5,000 (w/ workshop). 

Roma Rakuda. Nearest stn: 

Higashi Nakano. padma. 

odissi@gmail.com. http:// 

meturl.com/paintitindia 

Clubbing 

FRI MAY 30, 11PM 

Sabaku no Bara 

Chaos Tokyo. Special 

Secret show. All mix: DJ 

Yuskay (New York). Every 

Fri and Sat 11pm-5am, 

(F) Free ¥1000/2d ticket, 

(M) ¥3500w /1d. Nearest 

stn: Ginza. https://www. 

facebook.com/Domsworx 

FRIDAY 30 

Ageha 

Afrojack. Edm: DJ Afrojack and 

more. From 10pm, ¥10,000. 

Nearest stn: Shinkiba. www. 

ageha.com 

Air 

Reboot. Techno: DJs Qhey, 

Mayuri, etc. From 10pm, 

¥3,000. Nearest stn: Shibuya. 

www.air-tokyo.com 

Module 

Techvane. Techno: DJs Petter 

B, Mochi, etc. From 10pm, 

¥3,000 w/1d. Nearest stn: 

Shibuya. 

www.module-tokyo.com 

Origami 

Sidney Charles. House, 

techno: DJs Sidney Charles, 

So, etc. From 10pm, ¥3,500. 

Nearest stn: Omotesando. Tel: 

03-6434-0968. http://meturl. 

com/origamiclub 

Sound Museum Vision 

Rirenight. Hip-hop: DJs Verbal, 

Ilmari, etc. From 10pm, 


www.vision-tokyo.com 

T2 

Shibuya Mixx!! Edm: DJs 

Shu, Kaya, etc. From 10pm, 

(m)¥3,500 w/2d, (f)¥2,500 

w/2d. Nearest stn: Shibuya. 

Tel: 03-5428-8692. www. 

t2-shibuya.com 

The New Matrix Bar 

Matrix Friday. Old school 

hip-hop: DJ Ykk and more. 

From 6pm, ¥1,000 (after 

11:30pm). Nearest stn: 

Roppongi. www.matrixbar.jp 

The Room 

Global Rhythms. DJs Shark, 

Sancon, etc. From 10pm, 


Shibuya. www.theroom.jp 

Velours 

9th Anniversary. DJs Tibby, 

Tsukimoto, etc. From 

10pm, (m)¥3,500 w/1d, 

(f)¥2,500 w/1d. Nearest stn: 

Omotesando. Tel: 03-5778- 

4777. www.velours.jp 

Womb 

Defected in the House. House: 

DJs Sam Divine, Daishi Dance, 

etc. From 11pm, ¥3,500. 

Nearest stn: Shibuya. Tel: 

03-5459-0039. www.womb. 

co.jp 

SATURDAY 31 

Ageha 

Ah! Yeah! Oh! Yeah! All mix: 

DJs Kaori, Irie, etc. From 

10pm, ¥3,500. Nearest stn: 

Shinkiba. www.ageha.com 

Air 

Ejoe’s House. House, soul: DJs 

Mr. V, Ejoe Wilson, etc. From 


Shibuya. www.air-tokyo.com 

Module 

Take Off. House, techno: DJs 

Shinkawa, Mg, etc. From 6am, 


www.module-tokyo.com 


Enterprise. Electro, hip-hop: 

DJs Treated Crew, Dex Pistols, 

etc. From 10pm, (m)¥3,000 

w/1d, (f)¥2,500 w/1d. 



The New Matrix Bar 

Saturday Night Fever. Hip-hop, 

R&B, reggae: DJ Ykk and 

more. From 6pm, ¥1,000 

(after 10pm). Nearest stn: 

Roppongi. www.matrixbar.jp 

The Room 

Jazzbrothers. Jazz, house: 

DJs Yama, Takehana, etc. 

From 10pm, ¥2,500 w/1d. 

Nearest stn: Shibuya. www. 

theroom.jp 

Womb 

Rhythmholic. House, 

techno: DJs Anja Schneider, 

Sodeyama, etc. From 11pm, 


Tel: 03-5459-0039. 

www.womb.co.jp 

WEDNESDAY 4 

T2 

Shibuya Girls Party. Edm: DJs 

Matsuzaki, Saori, etc. From 

10pm, (m)¥2,500 w/2d, 

(f)¥1,500 w/2d. Nearest stn: 

Shibuya. Tel: 03-5428-8692. 

www.t2-shibuya.com 

The Room 

Noi. Bar style: DJs Yagisawa, 

Niwa, etc. From midnight, 

free. Nearest stn: Shibuya. 

www.theroom.jp 

Womb 

Wedm. Electro, house: DJs 

Hiroki, Ikezawa, etc. From 

10pm, (m)¥1,500, (f) free. 


Tel: 03-5459-0039. 


THURSDAY 5 

Air 

Bootylicious. Hip-hop: DJs 

Iku, Ren, etc. From 10pm, 


Shibuya. www.air-tokyo. 

com 

Module 

Dust Space. All good music: 

DJs Dust Crew. From 8pm, 


Shibuya. www.moduletokyo.com 

The Room 

El Amor. Disco, boogie: 

DJ Nao Endo and more. 

From midnight, ¥1,000. 


theroom.jp 

Womb 

Bounce. Edm: DJs Sone, 

Hikaru, etc. From 10pm, 

(m)¥1,500, (f)free. Nearest 

stn: Shibuya. Tel: 03-5459- 

0039. www.womb.co.jp 

FRIDAY 6 

Air 

Kyodai vs Okino Kyodai. 

House, jazz. From midnight, 

Live: Kyodai. Nearest stn: 


com 


High Street. Dub step, bass: 

DJs Araabmuzik, Kentaro, 

etc. From 10pm, (m)¥3,500 

w/1d, (f)¥2,500 w/1d. 


vision-tokyo.com 

The Room 

Breakthrough. Hip-hop: 

DJs Yazzilla, Jin, etc. 

From 10pm, ¥2,500 w/1d. 


theroom.jp 

Womb 

Sterne. Techno: DJs Renato 

Cohen, Ishino, etc. From 


Shibuya. Tel: 03-5459-0039. 


UPCOMING 

Ageha 

Daishi Dance. Edm: DJs 

Laidback Luke, Daishi 

Dance, etc. Jun 7, from 


Shinkiba. www.ageha.com 

Air 

Beat in Me. House, techno: 

DJs Valentino Kanzyani, 

Raha, etc. Jun 7, from 



com 

Daikanyama Unit 

Kaku Mix. Hip-hop 

DJs Nobu, Tatsuki, etc: Live: 

Ozrosaurus and more. Jun 7, 

from 11pm, ¥3,000. Nearest 

stn: Daikanyama. 

www.unit-tokyo.com 


Harajuku Now. Electro, all 

mix: DJs Nakata, Verbal, etc. 

Jun 7, from 11pm, ¥3,000. 



The Room 

Ers Brazil. Brazilian 

groove, house: DJs Shuya 

Okino(Kyoto Jazz Massive), 

Shacho, etc. Jun 7, from 

11pm, ¥2,500 w/1d. 


www.theroom.jp 

Womb 

06s. Drumnbass: DJs 

Shimon, Asy, etc. Jun 7, from 


Shibuya. Tel: 03-5459-0039. 



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営業部までお問い合わせください。 

¥5,000 

Ends Jun 30 

TEL: 03-4588-2277 • sales@metropolis.co.jp 

Exhibitions 

AKASAKA/ROPPONGI 

21_21 Design Sight 

Kome: The Art of Rice. Mixed 

media. An exploration into 

Japan's staple food. Until 

Jun 15, ¥500-1,000. Open 

Mon & Wed-Sun 11am-8pm, 

closed Tue. 9-7-6 Akasaka, 

Minato-ku. Nearest stn: 

Nogizaka. Tel: 03-3475-2121. 

www.2121designsight.jp 

Fujifilm Square 

The Majestic Mountain Scenery 

of Japan. Capturing how 

mountains define the nation's 

landscapes. Jun 27-Jul 16, 

free. Open daily 10am-7pm. 

9-7-3 Akasaka, Roppongi. 


Tel: 03-6271-3350. 

http://fujifilmsquare.jp/en 

Mori Arts Center Gallery 

Takehiko Inoue Interprets 

Gaudi's Universe. Japanese 

artist's take on one of Spain' 

architectural geniuses. 

Jul 12-Sep 7, ¥800-1,300. 

52F Roppongi Hills Tower, 

6-10-1 Roppongi. Nearest 

stn: Roppongi. www. 

roppongihills.com/art/macg/ 

Suntory Museum of Art 

Essays in Idleness: Enjoying 

Classical Literature Through 

Art. Handscrolls by Kaiho 

Yusetsu, folding screens, 

illustrated books and more. 

Jun 11-Jul 21, ¥1,000-1,300. 

Open Wed-Sat 10am-8pm, 

Sun-Mon & hols 10am-6pm, 

closed Tue. 9-7-4 Akasaka, 

Minato-ku. 


www.suntory.jp/sma 

The National Art 

Center, Tokyo 

The Power of Images: The 

National Museum of Ethnology 

Collection. Symbols and 

totems from around the 

world. Until Jun 9, ¥500-1,000. 

Ballet Russes: The Art of 

Costume. Luxurious and 

painstakingly made apparel. 

Jun 18-Sep 1, ¥600-1,500. 

Open Wed-Thu, Sat-Mon 

10am-6pm, Fri 10am-8pm, 

closed Tue. 7-22-2 Roppongi. 

Nearest stn: Nogizaka. www. 

nact.jp 

GINZA/KYOBASHI/ 

TOKYO 

Bridgestone Museum 

of Art 

Chinese-Style Dresses from 

Fujishima Takeii to Umehara 

Ryuzaburo. Oil paintings by 

Japanese artists in the early 

20th century. Until Jul 21, 

¥500-800. Open Tue-Sun 

& hols 10am-8pm, closed 

Mon. 1-10-1 Kyobashi, 

Chuo-ku. Nearest stn: Tokyo. 

Tel: 03-5777-8600. www. 

bridgestone-museum.gr.jp 

Craft Gallery, The 

National Museum of 

Modern Art 

Flowers: From the Museum 

Collection. Mixed media. 

Floral motifs that change 

seasonally. Until Jun 1, 

¥70-200. Works of Living 

National Treasures and 

Great Masters. Ceramics, 

glassworks, laquerwares and 

more. Until Jun 1, ¥70-200. . 

Open Tue-Thu 10am-5pm, 

Fri 10am-8pm, Sat-Sun 

10am-5pm. 1-1 Kitanomarukoen. 

Nearest stn: Takebashi. 

Tel: 03-5777-8600. 

www.momat.go.jp/english 

Idemitsu Museum of Arts 

Discover the Beauty of Japan 

IX: Fascination with Japanese 

Painting. Masterpieces 

from various eras. Until 

Jun 8, ¥700-1,000. Tessai: 

Commemorating the 90th 

Year of the Death of the Artist. 

Dynamic and expressive 

paintings by a great 

master artist of the literati 

painting style. Jun 14-Aug 3, 

¥700-1,000. Open Tue-Thu 

10am-5pm, Fri 10am-7pm, 

closed Mon. 9F Teigeki Bldg, 

3-1-1 Marunouchi. Nearest stn: 

Tokyo. www.tokyo.mae.lu/jp/ 

node_19876/hana-hito-tokyo 

Mitsubishi Ichigokan 

Museum 

Félix Vallotton—Fire Beneath the 

Ice. Swiss painter influenced 

by Japanese woodcuts. Until 

Sep 23, ¥800-1,600. Wed-Fri 

10am-8pm, Tue, Sat & Sun/ 

hols 10am-6pm, closed Mon. 

2-6-2 Marunouchi. Nearest stn: 

Tokyo. Tel: 03-5405-8686. www. 

mimt.jp 

Mitsui Memorial Museum 

Kogei: Superlative Craftsmanship 

from Meiji Japan. Sophisticated 

decorative art and stunningly 

crafted accessories. Until Jul 13, 

¥800-1,300. 7F Mitsui Main Bldg, 

2-1-1 Nihombashi-Muromachi, 

Chuo-ku. Nearest stn: 

Mitsukoshimae. Tel: 03-5777- 

8600. www.mitsui-museum.jp 

National Film Center 

The Works of Hicozoh Akamatsu 

and Movie Title Design in Japan. 

Typography and character 

styles. Until Aug 10, ¥70-210. 

Open Tue-Sun 11am-6:30pm, 

closed Mon. 3-7-6 Kyobashi. 

Nearest stn: Kyobashi. 

Tel: 03-5777-8600. 

www.momat.go.jp 

The National Museum of 

Modern Art, Tokyo 

Reading Cinema, Finding Words: 

Art after Marcel Broodthaers. 

Mixed media. The relationship 

between photography, films 

and video in contemporary 

art and cinema. Until Jun 1, 

¥450-850. After the Quake: 

Thinking about Tohoku III. 

Mixed media by various artists. 

Until Jun 1, ¥130-430. Open 

Tue-Thu & Sat-Sun 10am-5pm, 

Fri 10am-8pm. 3-1 Kitanomarukoen. 

Nearest stn: Takebashi. 

Tel: 03-5777-8600. www. 

momat.go.jp 

HARAJUKU/AOYAMA 

Nezu Museum 

Colorful: Chinese Ming and 

Qing Dynasty Decorative Arts. 

Decorative tea ceremony 

utensils and Chinese 

lacquerware. May 31-Jul 

13, ¥800-1,000. Tue-Sun, 

10am-4:30pm. 6-5-1 Minami- 

Aoyama, Minato-ku. Nearest stn: 

Omotesando. 

www.nezu-muse.or.jp/en 

Ukiyo-e Ota Memorial 

Museum of Art 

Sumo Wrestlers in Ukiyo-e. Classic 

wood prints of big guys who 

grapple. Jun 1-26, ¥500-700. 

Specters, Ghosts and Sorcerers 

in Ukiyo-e. Traditional prints 

of ghastly ghouls and creepy 

critters. Jul 1-Sep 25, ¥600-900. 

Open Tue-Sun 10:30am-5:30pm, 

closed Mon. 1-10-10 Jingumae. 

Nearest stn: Harajuku. www. 

ukiyoe-ota-muse.jp 

KAYABACHO/KIBA 

Base Gallery 

Testing. Mixed media by Jaq 

Chartier. Until Jul 19, free. 

Open Mon-Sat 11am-7pm, 

closed Sun & hols. 1-1-6 

Nihombashi-Kayabacho. 

Nearest stn: Kayabacho. 

Tel: 03-5623-6655. 

www.basegallery.com 

Museum of Contemporary 

Art Tokyo 

Mission: Space X Art—Beyond 

Cosmologies. Space-related 

illustrations, photos and 

installations. Jun 7-Aug 

31, ¥800-1,300. Tue-Sun, 

10am-6pm, closed Mon. 4-1-1 

Miyoshi, Koto-ku. Nearest stn: 

Kiyosumi-Shirakawa. 

www.mot-art-museum.jp/eng 

SHIBUYA/EBISU 

Bunkamura: The Museum 

Retrospective: Raoul Dufy. 

Colorful and decorative 

paintings by French Fauvist 

arist. Jun 7-Jul 27, ¥700-1,500. 

Open Mon-Thu & Sun 

10am-7pm, Fri-Sat 10am-9pm. 

2- 24-1 Dogenzaka. Nearest stn: 

Shibuya. Tel: 03-5777-8600. 

www.bunkamura.co.jp 

Meguro Museum of Art 

George Nelson—Architect, Writer, 

Designer, Teacher. Mixed media 

works by one of the founders 

of American Modernism. Jul 

15-Sep 18, ¥800-1,000. Open 

Tue-Sun 10am-6pm, closed 

Mon. 2-4-36 Meguro. Nearest 

stn: Meguro. Tel: 03-3714-1201. 

www.mmat.jp 

The Watari-Um Museum 

of Contemporary Art 

Rudolf Steiner: Das Reich der 

Angeloi. Mixed media works 

by an Austrian philosopher 

and social reformer. Until Jul 

13, ¥700-1,000. Open Tue & 

Thu-Sun 11am-7pm, Wed 


Jingumae. 

Nearest stn: Gaienmae. 

www.watarium.co.jp 

Tokyo Metropolitan 

Museum of Photography 

Spiritual World. Shrines, temples 

and festivals. Until Jul 13, 

¥250-500. Presence or Absence. 

Sato Tokihiro explores time, 

space and light. Until Jul 13, 

¥500-700. Open Tue-Wed & 

Sat-Sun 10am-6pm, Thu-Fri 


Mita, Meguro-ku. Nearest stn: 

Ebisu. 

http://syabi.com 

Yamatane Museum of Art 

Chic Gentlemen and Elegant 

Ladies: Fashion in Japanese 

Painting. Paintings and 

woodblock prints. Well-dressed 

men and women from Edo 

to Showa periods. Until Jul 

13, ¥800-1,000. Open Tue-Fri 

11am-5pm, closed Mon & hols. 

3-12-36 Hiroo. Nearest stn: 

Ebisu. Tel: 03-5777-8600. www. 

yamatane-museum.or.jp 

SHINJUKU/IKEBUKURO 

Bunka Gakuen Costume 

Museum 

Beads of the World. Bead 

embroidery jewelry and 

trinkets from all over the world. 

Jun 18-Sep 13, ¥200-500. 

Mon-Sat 10am-4:30pm, closed 

Sun and hols. Shinjuku Bunka 

Quint Bldg. 3-22-7 Yoyogi. 

Nearest stn: Shinjuku. Tel: 

03-3299-2387. 

www.bunka.ac.jp/museum 

Hiromart Gallery 

Diary. Solo show by 

photographer Sebastian Piras. 

Until Jun 22, free. Open Wed-Sun 

1-7pm, closed Mon-Tue. 1-30-7 

Sekiguchi, Bunkyo-ku. 

Nearest stn: Edogawabashi. 

www.hiromartgallery.com 

Sompo Japan Museum of 

Art 

Reflections of Holland: The 

Hague School and Barbizon. Oil 

paintings by Dutch masters. 

Until Jun 29, ¥600-1,000. 

Tue-Sun, 10am-6pm, closed 

Mon. 42F Sompo Japan Bldg. 

1-26-1 Nishi-Shinjuku. Nearest 

stn: Shinjuku. Tel: 03-5405- 

8686. www.sompo-japan.co.jp/ 

museum 

Tokyo Opera City Art 

Gallery 

Will Happiness Find Me? 10 

artists from the Ishikawa 

collection. Until Jun 29, 

¥800-1,000. The Way of Painting. 

Works by new artists from 

2000 onwards. Jul 12-Sep 21, 


11am-7pm, Fri-Sat 11am-8pm. 

3-20-2 Nishi-Shinjuku. 

Nearest stn: Hatsudai. 

www.operacity.jp/en/ag 

UENO 

National Museum of 

Nature and Science 

I wa Jinjutsu. A look into Edo 

period medicine. Until Jun 15, 


& Sat-Sun 9am-5pm, Fri 

9am-8pm, closed Mon. 7-20 

Ueno Park. Nearest stn: Ueno. 

Tel: 03-3822-0111. 

www.kahaku.go.jp 

The National Museum of 

Western Art 

Jacques Callot—Theater of 

Realism and Fantasy. 17th 

century prints. Until Jun 


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15, ¥300-600. Voices Calling 

from the Unusual: Hirano 

Keiichiro's Selection of Western 

Art Masterpieces. A writer's 

selection of art works depicting 

unusual worlds. Until Jun 15, 

¥300-600. Open daily 9:30am- 

5:30pm. 7-7 Ueno Park. Nearest 

stn: Ueno. www.nmwa.go.jp 

Tokyo Metropolitan Art 

Museum 

Balthus: A Retrospective. 

Paintings by controversial 20th 

century artist. Until Jun 22, 

¥600-1,600. 8-36 Ueno Park. 

Nearest stn: Ueno. 

www.tobikan.jp 

Tokyo National Museum 

Treasured Masterpieces from 

the National Palance Museum, 

Taipei. Traditional paintings, 

ceramics, documents and 

more. Jun 24-Jul 7, ¥700-1,600. 

Open Tue-Sun 9:30am-5pm. 

13-9 Ueno Park. Nearest stn: 

Ueno. www.tnm.jp 

Ueno Royal Museum 

Inspiration—The Curiosity of 

the Moment. Mixed media by 

TV show talent-cum-painter. 

Until Jun 8, ¥700-1,300. Captain 

Tsubasa. Original sketches 

and more from famous 

soccer-themed manga. Jun 

14-Jul 6, ¥400-1,600. Hokusai: 

From the Museum of Fine Arts, 

Boston. One of Japan's most 

famous ukiyo-e artists of 

the Edo period. Sep 13-Nov 

9, ¥400-1,500. Open Sat-Thu 

10am-6pm, Fri 10am-8pm. 1-2 

Ueno Park. Nearest stn: Ueno. 

www.ueno-mori.org 

OTHER AREAS 

Hakone Museum of 

Photography 

Oyako. Portraits of parents and 

their children by Bruce Osborn. 

Until Jun 2, ¥300-500. Mt. Fuji. 

Katsura Endo's portrayal of the 

ever-changing symbol of Japan. 

Permanent exhibition. Until 

Nov 4, ¥300-500. 10am-5pm, 

closed Tue (9am-9pm Sat from 

May to August). 1300-432 

Goura Hakonemachi, 

Ashigarashimogun, Kanagawa. 

Nearest stn: Gora. Tel: 046-02- 

2717. 

www.hmop.com 

Hoki Museum 

Hito Omoi, Hito Omou. 

Painting. Lifelike portraits by 

contemporary artists. Until 

Nov 16, ¥900-1,800. Open 

Mon & Wed-Thu 10am-6pm, 

Fri-Sat 10am-7pm, Sun 

10am-5pm, closed Tue. 3-15 

Asumigaokahigashi, Midori-ku. 

Nearest stn: Toke. 

www.hoki-museum.jp 

Japan Folk Crafts Museum 

Kyushu Ceramics. Traditional 

pottery from western Kyushu. 

Until Jun 8, ¥200-1,000. 


Komaba. 

Nearest stn: Komabatodai. 

www.mingeikan.or.jp 

Okada Museum of Art 

Rediscovery of Kitagawa 

Utamaro: Fukagawa in the Snow. 

An array of works by a master 

artist, including a massive 2 by 

3.5 meter painting. Until Jun 

6, ¥1,800-2,800. Open daily, 

9am-5pm. 493-1 Kowakudani, 

Hakone-machi. Nearest stn: 

Kowakidani. 

Tel: 0460-87-3931. 

www.okada-museum.com/en/ 

Pola Museum of Art 

Finding Modigliani: From 

Parisian Avant-garde to 

Classicism. Oil paintings 

and sculptures by the 

Italian artist. Until Sep 15, 

¥700-1,800. 9am-4:30pm. 1285 

Kozukayama, Sengokuhara, 

Hakone-machi. Nearest stn: 

Gora. www.polamuseum.or.jp 

Setagaya Art Museum 

Kineo Kuwabara's Photographs: 

Tokyo Sketches of 60 Years. 

A look into everyday Tokyo. 

Until Jun 8, ¥500-1,000. 

Open Tue-Sun10am-6pm, 

closed Mon. 1-2 Kinutakoen, 

Setagaya-ku. Nearest 

stn: Seijogakuenmae. 

Tel: 03-3415-6011. www. 

setagayaartmuseum.or.jp 

Tokyo Art Museum 

Neighbors Photographs from 

Israel. Exploration of identity 

and location through the 

relations between Jewish 

and Arab residents. Until Jun 

15, ¥300-500. Open Thu-Sun 

11am-6pm, closed Mon-Wed. 

1-25-1 Sengawacho. Nearest stn: 

Sengawa. 

Tel: 03-3305-8686. 

www.tokyoartmuseum.com 

Yokohama Red Brick 

Warehouse 

Y es-tu? Video and cinematic 

art by Christian Rizzo. Jun 

20-29, free. 1-1, Shinko, Naka-ku, 

Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa. 


www.yokohama-akarenga.jp 

Sports 

BADMINTON 

Yonex Open: Preliminary 

Round 

Jun 10, 10am, ¥500. Tokyo 

Metropolitan Gymnasium. 

Nearest stn: Sendagaya. 

Tel: 03-5474-2112. 

Yonex Open 

Jun 11-Jun 15, 10am, 

¥500-3,000. Tokyo 

Metropolitan Gymnasium. 

Nearest stn: Sendagaya. 

Tel: 03-5474-2112. 

BASEBALL 

Interleague 

Saitama Seibu Lions vs. 

Chunichi Dragons. May 31, 

1pm, ¥600-22,000. Seibu Dome. 

Nearest stn: Seibukyujomae. 

Tel: 04-2925-1141. 


Yokohama DeNA Baystars. 

Jun 3, 6pm, ¥600-22,000. 

Seibu Dome. Nearest stn: 

Seibukyujomae. 

Tel: 04-2925-1141. 

Tokyo Yakult Swallows 

vs. Chiba Lotte Marines. Jun 

6, 6pm, ¥500-4,600. Meiji 

Jingu Gaien. Nearest stn: 

Shinanomachi or Gaienmae. 

Tel: 03-3401-0312. 

Tokyo Yakult Swallows 

vs. Saitama Seibu Lions. Jun 

8, 2pm, ¥500-4,600. Meiji 

Jingu Gaien. Nearest stn: 

Shinanomachi or Gaienmae. 

Tel: 03-3401-0312. 


Hiroshima Toyo Carp. Jun 12, 

6pm, ¥600-22,000. Seibu Dome. 


Tel: 04-2925-1141. 


Hanshin Tigers. Jun 14, 2pm, 

¥600-22,000. Seibu Dome. 


Tel: 04-2925-1141. 

FIGURE SKATING 

Fantasy on Ice 

Jun 7-Jun 8, 1pm, ¥7,000- 

22,000. Makuhari Messe. 

Nearest stn: Kaihin-Makuhari. 

GOLF 

Nichirei Ladies 

Jun 20-22, 8am, ¥2,000-5,000. 

Sodegaura Country Club 

Shinsode Course. Nearest stn: 

Honda. Tel: 03-228-2221. 

PRO WRESTLING 

New Japan 

Jun 3, 6:30pm, ¥4,120-8,240. 

Korakuen Hall. Nearest stn: 


Michinoku 

Jun 8, 12pm, ¥3,200-7,000. 

Korakuen Hall. Nearest stn: 


Wrestling New Classic 

Jun 26, 7pm, ¥3,000-7,000. 

Shinjuku Face. Nearest stn: 

Shinjuku. Tel: 03-3419-0536. 

ROLLER DERBY 

Roller Derby All-Star 

Doubleheader 

Tokyo Roller Girls and others. 

Jun 14. 9:30am. Donations 

appreciated. Purdy Fitness 

Center, Yokosuka, Kanagawa. 

Nearest stn: Yokosuka-chuo. 

Tel: 046-816-5389. www. 

facebook.com/tokyorollergirls; 

www.zamakillerkatanas.com 

RUGBY 

Japan vs. Italy 

Jun 21, 2pm, ¥300-4,600. 

Chichibunomiya Rugby 

Stadium. Nearest stn: 

Gaienmae. Tel: 03-3401-3881. 

SOCCER 

Nabisco Cup 

FC Tokyo vs. Sagan Tosu. 

Jun 1, 3pm, ¥600-6,200. 

Ajinomoto Stadium. Nearest 

stn: Tobitakyu. 

Tel: 04-2440-0555. 

Kashima Antlers vs. 

Shimizu S-Pulse. Jun 1, 3pm, 

¥1,400-8,000. Kashima Soccer 

Stadium. Nearest stn: Kashima 

Sports Stadium. 

Omiya Ardija vs. Albirex 

Niigata. Jun 1, 3pm, ¥1,000- 

5,500. NACK5 Stadium. 

Nearest stn: Kitaomiya. 

Tel: 048-644-7950. 

Urawa Reds vs. Nagoya 

Grampus. Jun 1, 3pm, ¥1,000- 

4,500. Saitama Stadium. 

Nearest stn: Urawamisono. 

Tel: 048-812-1001. 

Festivals 

Tennosai 

A celebration of past emperors. 

Until Jun 8, various times, free. 

Susanoo Shrine. Nearest stn: 

Minami-Senju. 

www.susanoo.or.jp/tennosai 

Sanno Matsuri 

One of the biggest festivals 

in Japan. Until Jun 17, all day, 

free. Hie Shrine. Nearest stn: 

Tameikesanno. Tel: 03-3581- 

2471. www.hiejinja.net 

Torigoe Matsuri 

Features the largest mikoshi 

in Tokyo, a beast of almost 4 

metric tons. Jun 7-8, all day, 

free. Torigoe Shrine. Nearest 

stn: Kuramae or Asakusabashi. 

Tel: 03-3851-5033. 

http://meturl.com/torigae14 

Bunkyo Hydrangea 

Festival 

One of Bunkyo's five major 

flower festivals. Until Jun 15, 

all day, free. Hakusan Shrine. 

Nearest stn: Hakusan. Tel: 

03-3811-6568. http://meturl. 

com/bunkyoajisai 

Tsukiji Shishi Matsuri 

Unique mikoshi parade 

featuring a female lion float, 

shouldered only by women. 

Until Jun 12, all day, free. 

Namiyoke Inari Shrine. 

Nearest stn: Tsukijishijo. 

www.namiyoke.or.jp 

Forums & Expos 

Lupicia Grand Marche 

Tea as far as the eye can see. 

Tastings, discounts and more. 

May 31, 9am-6pm; Jun 1, 

9am-5pm, free, reservation 

required. Pacifico Yokohama. 


Tel: 0120-93-7799. 

www.lupicia.com/gm 

Randoseru Exhibition 

Peruse the 2015 Japanese 

backpack selection. Jun 1, 

10am-4pm, free. Makuhari 

Messe. Nearest stn: Kaihin- 

Makuhari. www.caruchan.co.jp 

International Tokyo Toy 

Show 

Toys from all over the world. 

Jun 14, 9am-5pm; Jun 15, 

9am-4pm, free. Tokyo Big 

Sight. Nearest stn: Kokusai- 

Tenjijo-Seimon. Tel: 03-3829- 

2513. www.toys.or.jp 

Bazaars & Markets 

Mottainai 

Crafts and handmade goods 

on sale, workshops and more. 

Jun 14, 10am-4pm, free. 

Tokyo Opera City Concert 

Hall. Nearest stn: Hatsudai or 

Shinjuku. Tel: 03-5353-9999. 

www.tokyooperacity.co.jp/ 

handmade 

Oedo Antique Market 

Rare treasures and cheap 

knick knacks between 

the Zelkova trees. ; Jun 28, 

8am-4pm, free. Yoyogi Park. 

Nearest stn: Harajuku. Tel: 

03-6407-6011. www.antiquemarket.jp/yoyogi-park 

Earth Day Market 

Organic produce, recycling 

projects etc. Jun 29, 

10am-4pm, free. Yoyogi Park. 

Nearest stn: Harajuku. 

Tel: 03-3469-6081. 

www.earthdaymarket.com 

Iidabashi Ramla Market 

Every first and third Sun, 

10am-4pm, Iidabashi Ramla. 

Nearest stn: Iidabashi. 

Umi no Koen Flea Market 

Every third Sun, 10am-4pm, 

Umi no Koen. Nearest stn: 

Uminokoen-Shibaguchi. 

rinpodan@umino-kouen.net 

Best Flea Market 

Every second Sun, 10am-4pm, 

Tokyo International Forum 

Hall C. Nearest stn: Yurakucho. 

Tel: 03-3226-6800. 

Hanazono Shrine Market 

Every Sun, 8am-4pm, 

Hanazono Shrine. Nearest stn: 

Shinjuku-sanchome. 

Tel: 03-3200-3093. 

Ibaraki-ichi 

Farm-fresh veg from the 

north. Every Sat, 7-9am, 

Roppongi Hills East Court. 

Nearest stn: Roppongi. Tel: 

03-6406-5285. 

Nogi Shrine Market 

Every second Sun, 5:30am- 

3pm, 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, Tokyo 

International Forum Hall C. 

Nearest stn: Yurakucho. 

Tel: 03-5805-1093. 

Aoyama Marché 

Organic farmers’ market. 

Every weekend, United 

Nations University. Nearest 

stn: Omotesando. 

Tel: 03-3456-0960. 

Yasukuni Shrine 

Antique Market 

Every Sun, sunrise-sunset, 

Yasukuni Shrine. Nearest stn: 

Kudanshita. Tel: 03-3261-8326. 

Fudaten Jinja Market 

Every second Sun, 10am-4pm, 

Fudaten Jinja. Nearest stn: 

Chofu. Tel: 04-2489-0022. 

Shinjuku Central Park 

Market 

Local produce stalls, 

workshops and live 

performances. Every 

Saturday, 10am-4pm, Shinjuku 

Central Park. Nearest stn: 

Tocho-mae. Tel: 03-2504- 

2128. http://meturl.com/ 

shinjukuparkmarket 

Yebisu Marché 

Organic fruits and vegetables. 

Every first and third Sun, 

11am-5pm, Ebisu Garden 

Place. Nearest stn: Ebisu. 

www.facebook.com/ 

YEBISUMarche 

Community 

Pause Talk 

Open forum where creatives 

can get together and discuss 

projects, ideas and cultural 

currents. Every first Mon, Cafe 

Pause. Nearest stn: Ikebukuro. 

Tel: 03-6912-7711. www. 

pausetalk.org 

Poetry & Music: Open Mic 

Try out your latest material 

in front of a live audience. 

Jun 1, 5:30pm, free. What the 

Dickens. Nearest stn: Ebisu. 

Tel: 03-3780-2099. 

www.whatthedickens.jp 

Wheels and Deals: 

F1 and Casino Night 

Try out casino tables and 

race simulators and dine 

on top-notch cuisine while 

raising funds for Refugees 

International Japan. Jun 6, 

7pm, ¥23,000 (individual)/ 

¥200,000 (table). Ritz-Carlton 

Tokyo. 9-7-1 Akasaka. 


http://meturl.com/refintjp 

Etsy Craft Party 

Global one-day event where 

people meet, greet and make. 

This year's theme is "recapture". 

Jun 6, 6pm, free. Studio and 

Space IVVA. Nearest stn: 

Meiji-Jingumae or Harajuku. 

http://meturl.com/etsyparty 

ARK Adoption Event 

Get to know the cute and 

friendly animals up for 

adoption, or support the group 

by buying ARK goods. Jun 14, 

1-4pm, free. Thistle Dog School. 

2-14-3 Nozawa, Setagaya-ku. 

Nearest stn: Komazawa 

Daigaku. www.arkbark.net 

New Material Night 

A chance to try out new 

standup and improv sketches. 

Jun 17, 8pm, free +1d. Double 

Tall Cafe. Nearest stn: Shibuya. 

www.tokyocomedy.com/ 

new_material_night 

Tokyo Yamathon 2014 

Team-based fundraising 

challenge. Jun 21, 6:15am, free 

(spectator)/ ¥10,000 (per team). 

Tokyo International Forum. 

Nearest stn: Yurakucho. 

www.tokyo-yamathon.com 

Dog and Cat 

Adoption Fair 

Opportunity to adopt either 

a friendly feline or cuddly 

canine. Jun 22, 3pm, free. 

Welcome Center Hara. 2-5-21 

Shinagawa Nishioi. Nearest 

stn: Nishioi. shinagawa. 

chibawan@gmail.com 

www.chibawan.net 

SWAQ Tokyo Swap Party 

Someone's unneeded clothes 

is someone else's treasure. 

Jun 28, 2 & 5pm, ¥500. Flower 

Kitchen of Porters. Nearest stn: 

Roppongi. Tel: 03-6721-1871. 

http://meturl.com/swaqtokyo 

Dr. Sketchy's 

Anti-Art School 

Burlesque models pose for 

artstars and sketching newbies 

alike with arty socializing. Every 

third Wed, 7pm, ¥2,000 w/1d. 

Studio and Space IVVA. Nearest 

stn: Meiji-Jingumae or Harajuku. 

www.drsketchytokyo. 

wordpress.com 

Learning 

French Cooking Class 

Learn how to cook 3 French 

dishes with a native chef. May 

30, 6-10pm, ¥10,800 (adv). 

Asagaya Cooking Studio. 

201, 2-21-28 Asagaya-kita, 

Suginami-ku. Nearest stn: 

Asagaya. http:// meturl.com/ 

frenchcook1 

Feldenkrais Method 

Learn how to reduce chronic 

pain and fatigue, or enhance 

physical performance. Until 

Jun 28, 7pm Thu, 10:30am 

weekends, ¥2,000 (drop-in)/ 

¥13,000 (8 classes). Hongo 

Koryu Kan. Hongo 2-21-7, 

Bunkyo-ku. Nearest stn: Hongo 

Sanchome. http:// meturl.com/ 

feldenkraisjune 

SCBWI Japan Creative 

Exchange: Miura Sketch 

and Word Crawl 

Illustrators, writers and 

translators share work in 

progress for constructive 

feedback. Jun 22, 10:15am-5pm, 

¥500 (SCBWI members)/ ¥800 

(non-members) +transportation. 

Sakurai Temple House and 

surroundings, Akiya. Meeting 

point at Zushi stn. 

http:// meturl.com/38 

JUNE 15, FROM 1:30PM 

World-renowned 

conductor Vladimir 

Ashkenazy hosts a master 

class at The British School 

in Tokyo on Sunday. 

At Hitomi Hall, Showa 

Women's University; 

¥2,000 for adults & ¥1,000 

for students and juniors. 

Tickets can be purchased 

through E-plus (http:// 

eplus.jp/sys/main.jsp). 

Contact comms@bst.ac.jp 

for more information. 

Nihonga Class 

Regular classes and one-day 

workshops on basic Japanesestyle 

painting techniques. 

All classes in English and 

Japanese. Every Wed and 

Sat, 11am, 3pm and 7pm, 4B 

Maruoka Building, 5-49-7 

Jingumae. Nearest stn: 

Meiji-Jingumae. 

www.mariatanikawa.com 

TCS Improv Workshop 

The weekly Tokyo Comedy 

Store In the Moment improv 

workshop, all levels welcome. 

Beginner intensives on 

weekends throughout the year. 

See website for more details. 

Every Wednesday, 7-9pm, 

Our Space Studio. Nearest stn: 

Hatagaya. Tel: 03-5770-7401. 

www.tokyocomedy.com 

Other Events 

EU Film Days 2014 

Films from from Sweden, 

Portugal, Latvia and more. 

Until Jun 22, ¥100-520. 

National Film Center. Nearest 

stn: Takebashi. Tel: 03-5777- 

8600. www.eufilmdays.jp 

Short Shorts Film Festival 

& Asia 2014 

Annual short film event. Until 

Jun 15, various times, free. 

Various venues across Tokyo 

and Yokohama. 

www.shortshorts.org/2014 

Mekong Dance Festival 

Southeast Asian-themed 

event with participants from 

Laos, Thailand and more. May 

31-Jun 1, 10am-8pm, free. 

Yoyogi Park. 


www.bmi-music.com 

The Caribbean Latin 

America Street 

Food, booze and music with a 

Latin beat. May 31, 10am-8pm; 

Jun 1, 10am-7pm, free. Yoyogi 

Park. Nearest stn: Harajuku. 

www.yoyogipark.info 

Manpaku 

Annual food fest with local 

delicacies from all over Japan. 

Until Jun 2, 10:30am-9pm, 

¥400-700 (adv)/ ¥500-800 

(door). Showa Kinen Park. 

Nearest stn: Tachikawa. 

Tel: 042-528-1751. 

http://manpaku.jp 

Eco Life Fair 

Live performances, organic 

food booths and more. Jun 

7-8, all day, free. Yoyogi Park. 


Tel: 03-3469-6081. 

www.yoyogipark.info 

ASEAN Festival 

About 70 booths with food, 

handcrafted goods and more 

from ASEAN nations. Jun 

14-15, 10am-8pm, free. Yoyogi 

Park. Nearest stn: Harajuku. 

Tel: 03-3469-6081. 

www.aseanfestival.jp 

Sake Tasting Event 

Excellent opportunity to taste 

more than 50 types of sake 

brewed in Tokyo. Jun 24, 4 

& 6pm, ¥1,000 (registration 

required). Syuzo Kaikan. 

1-1-23 Nishikicho. 

Nearest stn: Tachikawa. 

www.tokyosake.or.jp 


Agenda Movies BY DON MORTON 

More reviews and theater details: metropolis.co.jp/movies 

INSIDE 

LLEWYN 

DAVI S 

Ithink it’s safe to say that the Coen Brothers are the 

only filmmakers working today who could put 

together a wobbly, quasi-surrealistic character 

study of a not-terribly-likable person, a film that 

goes pretty much nowhere and then back again, and 

make it not only watchable, but totally engaging. Their 

loving recreation of the 1961 pre-Dylan Greenwich Village 

folk scene is so spot-on that it’s almost a character. 

Llewyn Davis is a genuinely talented, down-on-his-luck 

troubadour whose quest for stardom, or at least recognition, 

is continually stymied by every cretin in the 

music business and, it must be said, his own purist self. 

Character actor Oscar Isaac makes good on his big break 

with a nuanced, suitably understated performance. 

He does his own singing, as do supporters Carey Mulligan 

and Justin Timberlake. Coen standard John 

Goodman drops in as a comically sneering junkie jazz cat. 

The music is more than mere enhancement. The 10-song 

soundtrack album, recorded live during filming, will be 

worth a listen. This soulful, lyrical and melancholy film is 

being called “lesser Coen Brothers,” and, true, it lacks the 

broad appeal of, say, No Country for Old Men. But it is also 

being called one of their best. Japanese title: Inside Llewyn 

Davis: Namonaki Otoko no Uta. (115 min) 

NEW 

THE BAY 

I’m as tired as you of the old 

found-footage horror subgenre. 

But this little barnburner has 

the welcome difference of 

being made by veteran director 

Barry Levinson (Rain Man, 

Wag the Dog) and presented as 

a government-suppressed eco-doc cobbled together from 

handy-cam, security-cam and Skype footage. In a timehonored 

Jaws scenario, a pollution-spawned, water-borne 

parasite infests a bucolic Maryland resort. The nasty thingies 

burrow inside their victims, grow to fist size and eat their 

way out. Kewl. Scary because it stays within the realm of 

possibility. Think Contagion. It’ll get under your skin. (84 min) 

NEW 

MORE THAN HONEY 

Marcus Imhoof interviews bee 

people around the world about 

“colony collapse disorder.” The 

film is as much a celebration of 

the benefits of the honey bee 

to mankind as it is a warning 

that they (and mankind) could 

disappear. The scariest bit comes from China, where misguided 

Maoism ended up killing all the bees. Now fruit trees there are 

pollinated by hand. Warnings aside, it’s terrifically filmed, 

using micro-cameras designed for medical procedures to 

capture breathtaking images inside the hives. This mix of 

essay and nature doc avoids preachiness and offers a swarm of 

information. Japanese title: Mitsubachi no Daichi. (95 min) 

NEW 

TWO MOTHERS 

A couple of hard-body Aussie 

women of a certain age (Naomi 

Watts and Robin Wright) begin 

diddling each other’s hunky 

19-year-old sons. An alternate 

title to this ludicrous melodrama 

is Adore. I suggest Honey I Screwed 

the Kids. It would be the height of hypocrisy for me to criticize 

inter-generational lust. Nor would I dream of denying middleaged 

women their soft-core wish-fulfillment porn. It was not the 

subject matter that I found offensive; it was the sheer, joyless 

banality of the thing, leavened only by the unintentional 

hilarity of the colossally self-serious dialogue. Japanese title: 

Utsukushii E no Hokai. (110 min) 

NEW 

THE MACHINE 

In a kind of marriage of H e r 

and Blade Runner (lite), a gifted 

artificial intelligence scientist 

(Toby Stephens) is reluctantly 

working for Britain’s evil 

Ministry of Defense to develop 

a kick-ass cyborg soldier. But 

his ulterior motive is the possibility that the technology will 

be able to repair his brain-damaged daughter. Enter, briefly, 

brilliant babe AI programmer (Caity Lotz) whose own AI 

creation is used after her likely murder to create said cyberkiller 

(also Lotz), and the fight is on for her “soul.” Not a lot of 

depth to the characters, but an entirely watchable, stylish scifi 

entry. (91 min) 

NEW 

MANDELA: 

LONG WALK TO FREEDOM 

This adaptation of Nelson 

Mandela’s 1994 autobiography 

features an absolutely brilliant 

Idris Elba in the title role, 

conveying his noble subject 

from the his firebrand years, 

through to his long incarceration and later wisdom. Alas, 

nobility rarely makes for riveting storytelling, and this 

ends up a straightforward, dutiful, rather uninspired 

film on an inspirational subject. It falls victim to its own 

comprehensiveness. This man’s life journey was so amazing 

that even at 2:21 it has to fast forward a lot. Well worth seeing, 

if solely for Elba’s performance, but would have made a better 

mini-series. Mandela: Jiyuu e no Nagai Michi. (141 min) 

NEW 

LAST VEGAS 

You gotta hand it to crap director 

Jon Turteltaub (The Sorcerer’s 

Apprentice, National Treasure). 

It takes some kind of talent 

to get Oscar winners Michael 

Douglas, Robert De Niro, Morgan 

Freeman, Kevin Kline and Mary 

Steenburgen together for a comedy and then give them nothing 

entertaining to do. Four aging pals go to Vegas to celebrate the 

last single guy finally getting married—to someone half his age. 

It’s one contrived, surprise-free, stupefyingly unfunny sit-com 

bit after another. For what it’s worth, these veterans looked like 

they were having fun. The audience looked like it was not. (103 

min) 

NEW 

DISCONNECT 

This aptly named issue-drama 

offers a trio of interwoven 

cautionary tales for the digital 

age. The first has to do with 

cyberbullying, as a pair of class 

wits makes up a chat-room 

girlfriend for a sensitive loner. 

In the second, an ambitious TV reporter delves, perhaps too 

deeply, into underage porn websites. In the third, a struggling 

couple decides to deal personally with the identity thief who 

has emptied their bank accounts. It’s well acted and directed 

with passion. Melodramatic at times, but non-judgmental 

and never less than engrossing. Quibble: we could have used 

these cautionary tales a decade ago. (115 min) 

WINTER’S TALE 

In 1916, a NYC burglar with a heart 

of gold and an unexplained Irish 

accent (Colin Farrell) finds love 

instead of loot when he breaks 

into a mansion. According to the 

movie’s convoluted cosmology, 

everyone has a miracle inside. 

When we die we become stars. Flying horses can whisk you 

away from trouble. Everyone is connected, and true Love can 

defeat Death itself. Russell Crowe is a demon/gangster, and Will 

Smith in big earrings and a Jimi Hendrix T-shirt is Lucifer (that 

one put me on the floor). I kept expecting Doctor Who to pop 

up. Cloyingly sincere, comically earnest and completely awful. 

(118 min) 

NEXT GOAL WINS 

As sports movies go, the dogs don’t 

get any more under than this. The 

national soccer squad of American 

Samoa was fighting a 17-year 

winless streak, including a record 

31-0 loss to Australia, when savvy 

Dutch coach Thomas Rongen took 

the reins. They do a little better. But winning is not what this is 

about. Evident throughout is the gentle interconnectedness 

of Samoan society, and how the territory’s openheartedness 

is exhibited on the playing field. Jaiyah Saelua, a member of 

Samoa’s fa’afafine, or third gender, becomes the first transsexual 

ever to compete in a World Cup qualifier. Japanese title: Next Goal: 

Sekai Saijyaku no Soccer Daihyo Team 0 tai 31 kara no Chosen. 

(90 min) 


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WE ARE WHAT WE ARE 

While not specifically a horror 

fan, I like a good scary movie, 

and appreciate those that use 

atmosphere and suspense to 

get the job done instead of “boo” 

moments, ultraviolence and 

copious gore. The eccentricities 

of the tightly knit Parker clan are attributed to their religious 

fundamentalism and accepted. But heavy rains and floods 

cause the death of the mother, and the family’s less-acceptable, 

diet-based secrets begin to emerge. Jim Mickle’s polished 

shocker is lurid but never campy, well acted (by Bill Sage, Ambyr 

Childers, Julia Garner and Michael Parks), elegantly shot and 

cleverly assembled. Japanese title: Niku. (105 min) 

THE SECRET CHILDREN 

Note to Japanese filmmakers 

chasing the Holy Grail of becoming 

the Great Crossover Director: It’s 

one thing to make a film in English. 

It’s quite another to make one that 

isn’t as pretentious a piece of kuso 

as this. Fails on every level. The 

fourth-rate cast is so bereft of direction that each blows his/her 

“big scene” with comical overacting. The premise positing a 

sterile “race of clones” being hunted and exterminated doesn’t 

make any sense. Note to Hiroshi Nakajima: sorry to be so blunt, 

but if you listen only to the gratifying but empty praise you may 

be getting, you will never be a filmmaker. (103 min) 

eiga 

OH! FATHER 

By Rob Schwartz 

It’s not often in film that you come 

across a premise that hasn’t been tried 

before—or at least, not in the same vein. 

Michihito Fujii’s latest feature centers 

around handsome high-schooler Yukio 

(Masaki Okada), who’s also been blessed 

with brains and a heart. Yet he hides a 

secret that makes him different: He has 

four fathers. In a nod to Mama Mia!, Yukio 

doesn’t know which one is his biological 

dad—and neither do they, as they were all 

dating his mom when she conceived. But 

all four guys wanted to, stick around, so 

(and here the Mama Mia! similarity ends) 

they’ve lived together as a happy family ever since. Each might-be-dad has his own specialty: the university 

professor, the gym teacher, the gambler. Things get complicated when Yukio finds a wannabe girlfriend 

(Shiori Kutsuna) following him around, forcing him to explain his familial situation. Ever the multi-tasker, he 

also works to save a childhood chum (Kento Kaku) from local hoods, puzzles out why a different friend is 

constantly missing school and investigates a robbery involving underworld crime boss Tondabayashi (Akira 

Emoto). Could all these things be related to an impending local election? The pic remains fairly amusing as it 

morphs from friendly family drama to whodunnit, even if all the pieces don’t quite fit. (102 min.) 

BLUE JASMINE 

They took everything from 

Jasmine, the once-pampered 

wife of a Ponzi-scheming Wall 

Street crook. She’s now reduced 

to sponging off her sister in San 

Francisco. The only thing she 

hasn’t lost is her inflated sense 

of self worth. Through sheer arrogance, she leaves a trail of 

emotional destruction wherever she goes. It’s the best work 

Cate Blanchett has ever done. Earned her an Oscar this year. 

She’s full-on, all the time. It’s also the sharpest writing and 

smartest directing Woody Allen’s done since Match Point. This 

is serious Woody, but still delights throughout with a sprinkling 

of uneasy chuckles. (99 min) 

PRISONERS 

When two six-year-old girls are 

abducted and the police release 

the obvious suspect for lack of 

evidence, the hothead father of 

one of the kids (Hugh Jackman) 

kidnaps the guy and tries to torture 

the girls’ whereabouts out of him. 

Meanwhile, the police detective who caught the case (Jake 

Gyllenhaal) methodically tries to disentangle a web of vague 

clues, alternate suspects and false leads. Smartly written, 

brilliantly directed and flawlessly photographed, this is a 

prestige whodunnit for grownups. It’s compelling, exhilarating, 

worrisome and scary, with a complex moral core. (155 min) 

LABOR DAY 

An escaped murderer (Josh 

Brolin) gently “persuades” a 

damaged, agoraphobic widow 

(Kate Winslet) and her 13-year-old 

son (Gattlin Griffith) to shelter him 

from his pursuers. The threat level 

nosedives when it turns out he’s 

an accomplished chef, an adept mechanic, and a fair baseball 

coach. Just the guy to make them all whole again. Okay, you’re 

thinking “Nicholas Sparks” calculated contrivances, right? Well, 

no, but the truth is worse. While this weepy is not uniformly 

awful, it’s a disappointment coming from Jason Reitman, who 

has delighted us with such groundbreaking films as Juno and 

Up in the Air. (111 min) 

cinematic underground 

movie news 

When Steven Spielberg finished production 

on Jaws in 1975, he said that 

if he had known how hard it would 

be to film on the open seas he never would 

have tried it. After nearly 40 years of technical 

innovations, it still isn’t easy, as Christophe 

Offenstein found while making the French 

buddy flick Turning Tide. “I think it will join the 

ranks of the most difficult film shoots in the 

world,” Offenstein tells Metropolis by phone 

from Paris. François Cluzet, who played a 

quadriplegic millionaire in the surprise hit Intouchables, trained for three months to play a yachtsman who 

discovers an Algerian teenage stowaway during a round-the-world race the rules say he must do solo. During 

filming, 18 crew members had to squeeze into a yacht made for one, maintaining absolute silence and keeping 

in mind exactly where to stand so they wouldn’t accidentally appear in a shot. Offenstein’s background is 

as a cinematographer, but he left the camera work to Guillaume Schiffman (The Artist) who constantly struggled 

to protect his gear from salt water and sand. “It was a great adventure, but I wouldn’t want to do it again,” 

Offenstein reminisces. “But I also don’t have feelings of regret like Spielberg, just good memories.” Turning 

Tide will open at Cinema Qualite and other theaters on May 31. Kevin Mcgue 

Delving into a well-known but 

undocumented subculture, Doin’ 

It In The Park explores the roots 

and current scene of pick-up basketball 

in New York, considered the mecca of the 

sport that launched players such as Dr. 

J from the playground to the NBA court. 

Starts dunkin’ June 7 at Human Trust Cinema 

Shibuya (7-8F Cocoti Bldg, 1-23-16 

Shibuya, Shibuya-ku; www.ht-cinema. 

com)... The genre-defying Spanish film 

Cannibal is screening at Human Trust Cinema 

Yurakucho (2-7-1 Yurakucho, Chiyoda-ku; www.ht-cinema.com). The thriller becomes a horror flick 

when an accomplished tailor is revealed to be a remorseless murderer, then becomes a love story when he 

meets a woman who awakens emotions in him… A François Truffaut double feature plays at Waseda Shochiku 

(1-5-16 Takadanobaba, Shinjuku-ku; www.wasedashochiku.co.jp) May 31-June 6. The French auteur 

plays a fictionalized version of himself struggling to complete a Hollywood film in Day For Night (1973) and 

directs national icons Jean-Paul Belmondo and Catherine Deneuve in Mississippi Mermaid (1969). KM 

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AFL (Aussie rules), NRL (National Rugby 

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Casual American-style restaurant and sports 

bar with plenty of TV monitors to catch the 

action. Friendly Hooters girls help you cheer 

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Select World Cup games will be broadcast. 

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Special late-night menu offered with an all-new 

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nightly replays. 

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3-hour all-you-can-drink plan weekdays (ladies 

in groups of four or more get a ¥500 discount), 

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Select World Cup games will be broadcast. 

Special plans for for four people: ¥3,480 for 

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hols 6pm-6am. Nearest stn: Shimoakatsuka. 

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One big-screen TV and three smaller screens. 

More than 40 seats inside the pub and 15 

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Tel: 03-6273-1755. Open Mon-Thu 

5pm-midnight, Fri-Sat 5pm-3am, closed Sun. 

Nearest stn: Shinjuku 3-chome. 

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World Cup games will be broadcast live if on 

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J.League soccer, UFC, champions league, MLB. 

Requests accepted when possible. 

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MORE 

THAN TOFU 

Vegetarian eateries on 

the rise in Tokyo 

By Laurier Tiernan 

THE LATEST DISH ON FOOD & DRINK IN THE BIG CITY 

Dining Out 

Sasaya Café - Tempeh cutlet rice 

COURTESY OF SUMIDA MODERN, 2013 

The principles of vegetarianism 

have existed in 

Japan since the arrival 

of Buddhism in the sixth 

century. As early as the seventh 

century, Emperor Temmu declared 

a ban on eating cattle, horses, dogs, 

monkeys and chickens, while 

decrees from subsequent rulers 

eventually eliminated consumption 

of all but a few land animals. 

Even today, many temples still 

retain the culture of vegetarian 

shojin ryori—literally, “fasting food.” 

However, the Meiji Restoration 

steered the Japanese palate toward 

more meat-based meals, and postwar Americanization 

only accelerated the trend. But a growing population of 

financially independent young women has created an 

increasing demand for culinary options that are healthier 

and friendlier to the waistline. Once in decline, 

urban Japan is now abloom with eateries offering a 

stunning array of vegetarian options—with something 

for every preference and every budget. 

IT’S VEGETABLE 

Fanglynn Wang immigrated to Japan looking forward 

to promoting Taiwanese vegetarianism. She 

teamed up with manager Koichi Kubota to create It’s 

Vegetable—though the restaurant is better known 

to its customers as “Rin Rin Saikan” after Fanglynn’s 

nickname. This 28-seat eatery mixes many varieties 

of Asian tastes, offering a preponderance of vegan cuisine. 

At lunchtime, customers are free to fill their bento 

trays (choose from S/M/L) from selections offered on 

a heated buffet table. Options change daily, and may 

include fried Chinese dumplings, fresh salad, spicy 

mabo tofu and sweet and sour vegeterian “pork.” 

Make your choice of three different rice options, with 

ginger soup available as a complimentary side dish. 

Vegetarian ramen is available as an alternative to 

the bento. Dinner sees a selection of à la carte options 

and full-course meals. Lunch prices average ¥580- 

¥1,500, while dinner runs ¥2,000-¥3,000 per person. 

4-1-9 Kinshicho, Sumida-ku. Open Tue-Sun 

11:45am-2pm (lunch) & 5:30-10pm (dinner). Nearest 

stn: Kinshicho. www.itsvegetable.com 

SASAYA CAFÉ 

Created out of a former warehouse, Sasaya Café boasts 

high ceilings, ample personal space and main doors 

opening onto Oyokokawa Water Park, a sanctuary 

G&V 

Chien-Fu 

of silence and greenery in Sumida-ku. Separated 

from the rest by a glass wall, the front fifth of the restaurant 

even allows patrons to have their dogs sit by 

their tables. Manager Hisako Shinohara shares her 

motivation for opening this vegan establishment: “I 

enjoy vegetarian food, but I often find that vegetarian 

restaurants are either unwelcoming or their food 

sacrifices flavor under the pretext of healthy eating.” 

Taking matters into her own hands, she created a 

place where people walking in off the street could 

feel welcome—be they young people, adults with 

families, the elderly or people with disabilities. Sasaya 

Café offers time-appropriate dishes from breakfast 

until early evening, including muffins, curry sets, 

sandwiches and salad plates. Desserts include animalfree 

takes on classics like ice cream, puddings, pies 

and cobblers. All items on the menu are vegan, with 

meal prices typically ranging from ¥1,000-¥1,500. 

1-1-10 Yokokawa, Sumida-ku. Open daily 8:30am- 

6pm, closed second Mon monthly. Nearest stn: 

Kinshicho. www.sasaya-cafe.com 

CHIEN-FU 

When Chien-Fu Lee came to Japan as a foreign student 

in 1986, he found it so difficult to find vegetarian 

restaurants that he decided to open his own, Chien- 

Fu, in Kunitachi after graduation. In 2012, he opened 

a sister restaurant in Roppongi. The ambiance of 

Chien-Fu’s Roppongi branch is slightly elegant, with 

antique-style door frames and ceiling mouldings, as 

well as a vintage chandelier. Hisatoshi Otsuka, the 

manager at this location, estimates that 70 percent 

of patrons are women, and 40 percent are foreigners. 

“Customers find that as they live following this type of 

diet, it’s not only their bodies that change for the better, 

but their spirits as well,” he says. Chien-Fu offers vegan 

PHOTO: E.H. TIERNAN 

versions of popular Chinese dishes (like hot-and-sour 

ramen) as well as vegan “fish” and “meat” dishes—their 

meatballs being especially popular. A la carte options 

and full-course meals are available for both lunch 

and dinner, with prices ranging from ¥980-¥3,000. 

Kunitachi: Naka Ichi Bldg, 1-19-8 Naka, Kunitachi. 

Nearest stn: Kunitachi. Roppongi: 3-1-22 

Nishi-Azabu, Minato-ku. Nearest stn: Roppongi. 

Open daily 11:20am-2:30pm (lunch) & 5-9:30pm 

(dinner). www.nakaichifu.jp 

G&V 

Yoshiko Harimaya started G&V in Ginza because, 

in her words, “Ginza is to Japan what New York is to 

America.” The walls are plastered with diatomite, the 

flooring is dark hardwood and the chairs are finished 

in fine red upholstery. In terms of seating, customers 

may choose between a regular table, or one of nine individual 

spaces at G&V’s exclusive marble counter. Lunch 

options include sets and full-course meals, while dinners 

include à la carte selections and full-course meals. 

The popular “Plate Lunch” consists of brown rice with 

olive oil, tandoori soy meat, three salads and chick-pea 

tempeh. A full-course dinner option includes vegetable 

steak with onion sauce, fresh asparagus ribbon sauté, 

and fennel-and-ruccola salad. Lunch will set you back 

¥1,300-¥3,100 per person, while the dinner menu 

ranges from ¥900-¥5,400 per person. G&V recently 

hired new English-speaking staff, and foreign customers 

will have no difficulty. 

Open Tue-Sun, 11:30am-3pm (lunch) & 6-10pm (dinner). 

http://g-veggie.com/gandv/ 

OTHER OPTIONS 

NAGI SHOKUDO (SHIBUYA) 

In semi-Japanese aesthetic style, this spacious 

restaurant offers vegetarian takes on many 

traditional Japanese dishes. 

http://nagishokudo.com 

SKY HIGH (SHIBUYA) 

More a juice bar than a restaurant, Sky High offers 

a stunning variety of pick-me-ups and cleansing 

beverages. Also salad, sweets and a sandwich set. 

http://skyhigh-tokyo.jp 

DOROBUSHI KITCHEN (GINZA) 

In the basement of FANCL in Ginza, the naturethemed 

decor includes a life-size waterfall. What 

the menu may lack in terms of choices, it makes 

up in quality. http://www.fancl.jp/ginza-square/ 

food/dorobushi-kitchen.html 

DEVA DEVA CAFÉ (KICHIJOJI) 

Touted by many as the purveyor of the best veggie 

burger in town, this small but stylish café offers 

many substitutes for traditionally meat-based 

dishes. http://www.devadevacafe.com 

ALISHAN ORGANIC CENTER 

(HIDAKA-SHI, SAITAMA) 

Well worth a day trip, Alishan Organic Center 

offers a vegetarian food store, an event space and 

a scrumptious café (flowing out onto a spacious 

riverside deck). http://alishan-organics.com 


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1.1 HEALTH 

BILINGUAL 

US-LICENSED 

PSYCHIATRIST 

R Y U K O 

ISHIKAWA, 

MD, w i t h 

extensive clinical experience 

in both Japan and overseas. 

Family relationship conflicts, 

cross-cultural human 

relationship issues (couples, 

individuals, groups). 

Medication assessment 

w/diagnostic interviews. 

Weekly seminars available. 

5min from Omotesando B1 

exit. ryupsy@gmail.com 

03-6427-4286 

SPORTS PHYSIOTHERAPY 

(physical therapy) 

c a r e i n H i r o o . 

Native English-speaking 

therapists specializing 

in sports injuries, 

post-operative rehabilitation, 

back/neck pain, running 

related, headaches, orthotics, 

ergonomic consultations 

and women’s health. 

www.tokyophysio.com 

03-3443-6769 

1.2 HAIR & BEAUTY 

ONLY CUT ZONE SALON 

provides a hair cut 

service for only ¥1000. 

5min walk from 

Kita-Senju stn. Friendly 

English-speaking staff 

is available. Contact 

us at 03-3882-1550. 

Open from 10am until 

7pm, seven days a week. 

http://meturl.com/ 

onlycutzone 

1.3 MOVING 

MOVE OVERSEAS WITH 

SEKINE! Are you planning 

to move overseas? Call 

Sekine’s experienced 

staff who can assist you 

in removing anything, 

anywhere at a reasonable 

price (from cardboard boxes 

to shipping containers). Call 

or email. 070-1317-5407 (Mr. 

Honda) info@sekine-move. 

com www.sekine-move.com 

CHEAPEST, QUICKEST AND 

SAFEST! Transporter Tokyo 

supports your moving and 

delivers your stuff. Moving 

for singles or couples 

from ¥12,000. Delivery 

(furniture, motorbikes, etc.) 

from ¥7000. English-, Frenchand 

Japanese-speaking 

staff available. Inquiries: 

info@transporter-tokyo. 

com www.transportertokyo.com/english/contact 

Tel:03-6715-9391 Fax: 

03-6715-9392 Address: 3-29-8 

Nishi-Rokugo, Ota-ku, Tokyo 

1.4 TRAVEL 

NARITA AIRPORT CAR/ 

MINIVAN TRANSFER 

SERVICE. Cheaper than a 

taxi. English-speaking driver. 

Meet and greet. Free baby 

seat. Luggage assistance. 

Dependable-Safe-Easy-Quick 

Airport Transfer Service. BOOK 

NOW! Email Reservation@ 

TokyoAirporter.com. 

www.tokyoairporter.com 

1.7 BUSINESS SERVICES 

LOW COST, HIGH-QUALITY, 

EXPRESS OFFSET PRINTING 

SERVICE PROVIDED 

ONLINE. Shopcards: 

1000 copies, 4c/4c 220kg 

¥5670. A6 flyers: 3000 

copies, 4c/4c 110kg ¥6490. 

A5 flyers: 5000 copies, 

4c/1c 90kg ¥12,160. Contact 

salesprint@flyerinsatsu. 

co.jp or visit http:// 

english.flyerinsatsu.co.jp. 

Mobile:070-5583-2211(wc) 

080-4076-2277(sb) 

LAW OFFICE IN KAWASAKI 

(next to Tokyo), member 

of the Yokohama Bar 

Association. Legal service in 

English for traffic accidents, 

divorce, inheritance, 

bankruptcy, business cases 

(contracts, establishing a 

company, trademarks, etc.) 

and other legal problems. 

Email: web@smkw.biz www. 

sumikawa.net/ 

SEKIYAMA U.S. TAX 

CONSULTING LLC. USCPA 

OFFICE IN TOKYO. Double 

taxation relief? Delinquent 

FBAR? Foreign Tax Credit 

or Foreign Earned Income 

Exclusion? Filing with a 

Japanese spouse? Ten 

percent discount available 

with 1040 preparations. 

English and Japanese ok. 

www.sekiyamatax.com 

info@sekiyamatax.com 

03-5403-4639 

VISA COUNSELING: 

female immigration lawyer 

handles your visa case. 

Permanent residency, 

naturalization, eligibility 

(inviting your spouse/ 

children/workers from 

your country), extension/ 

change of visa status. 

Consultation ¥5000. OFFICE 

LIFE (Miho Fujibayashi). 

Tel: 090-8330-0670 Email: 

mailto@officelife.jp Website: 

http://officelife.jp/en/ 

CREATIVE SOLUTIONS. Specialists 

in branding, web design, photo/ 

video production. Drawing A Crowd: 

a new approach in design. Get in 

touch. info@drawingacrowd.co 

2 FIND A PLACE 

2.1 GUESTHOUSE 

GREAT LOCATION & SUPER 

CLEAN. Private furnished 

rooms in Roppongi, 

Akasaka, Azabu-Juban and 

Minami-Shinagawa, all 2min 

from stn, ladies-only floor 

available, weekly cleaning 

service, free internet, aircon, 

fridge. From ¥49,000/m. 

No key money/guarantor/ 

agent fee. 090-2405-0022 

mail@bauhousetokyo.com 

KANAMACHI GUEST HOUSE. 

Brand-new furnished share 

rooms, separate male and 

female floors, all rooms w/ 

digital locks, aircon, fridge, 

1min walk from Kanamachi 

stn, Chiyoda line ¥40,000/m. 

room@airay-apartment.net 

03-5876-4575 www.airayapartment.net/ 

2.2 RENT UNDER ¥200,000 

S A K U R A H O U S E . 

Leading multilingual real 

estate agency in Tokyo 

since 1992. Over 1600 

furnished apartments 

and guest/share house 

rooms, from ¥52,000/m, 

utilities included. 

No key money/guarantor/ 

agent fee. Contact 

us: 03-5330-5250 

info@sakura-house.com 

www.sakura-house.com 

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ADVERTISING WITH 

METROPOLIS? Platinum 

¥32,400. Gold ¥27,000. Silver 

¥21,600. Prices include one 

photo. Bronze ¥2000 (photo 

+ ¥2000). Prices are for 40 

words, one print issue, two 

weeks online. For details, 

visit the Tokyo Classifieds 

blog - http://metropolis.co.jp/ 

classifiedblog/ - or email us at 

commercial@metropolis.co.jp. 

ICHIGAYA GREEN CORP. 

Apartment, 30sqm, 

available in furnished, 

three-story apartment 

building, sunny and quiet, 

south/north facing, many 

trees, small Japanese 

garden, 5min walk from 

subway station, 13min by 

bicycle to JR Shinjuku/ 

Yotsuya stn. Rent: 

¥100,000/m (2K). Tel/fax: 

03-3341-7875 Mail: itto@ 

itto-jinnai.com www. 

itto-jinnai.com/green/ 

greencorp.html 

ICHII CORPORATION. 

Over 600 affordable, 

quality-furnished 

apartments in central 

Tokyo locations. No key 

money/guarantor/agent 

fee required. New, clean 

apartments, simple contract 

system, full English support. 

Call us today! 03-5437-5233 

www.japt.co.jp 

PRIVATE FURNISHED 

A P A R T M E N T S . 

Odakyu line: Mukogaoka- 

Yuen/Yomiuri-Land-Mae, 

20/30min from Shinjuku. 

Keikyu line: Hatcho-Nawate, 

15min from Shinagawa. 

1K~2LDK ¥58,000/ 

m~¥120,000/m. Tel: 044- 

933-7000 Email:mh@ 

minowagroup.jp www. 

m i n o w a g r o u p . j p / 

minowahomes 

SERVICED APARTMENTS in 

a quiet residential area of 

Hiroo. Studios and suites. 

4min from Hiroo stn. Rates: 

Daily ¥7800. Weekly ¥6850-/ 

day. Monthly ¥5700-/day. 

Over three months ¥5130-/ 

day. Tax, utilities included. 

frontdesk@azabucourt. 

com www.azabucourt. 

com/ 03-3446-8610 

SHIBUYA CROSSING-/JR 

SHIBUYA-AREA APARTMENT. 

Less than 500m from JR Shibuya 

stn, airport buses at Cerulean 

next door, sunny, 24sqm/260sqft, 

balcony, Wi-Fi, all utilities, WM, deep 

bath, shower, cable, brand-new 

interior ¥133,000. No deposit/key. 

blairthomson@gmail.com 

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2.3 RENT OVER ¥200,000 

TOKYO APARTMENTS. 

Your one-stop housing 

solution throughout 

Tokyo. Providing 

serviced, furnished and 

unfurnished apartments, 

for both long and 

short-term stays. Also 

providing relocation 

services, furniture 

rental, property 

management and sales. 

Please call 0120-957-920. 

www.tokyoapartments. 

jp 

2.4 HOUSE SHARE 

PRIVATE ROOM IN 3LDK HOUSE, 

first floor, six-tatami (98sqft) 

semi-furnished, built-in cupboard, 

cot, double bed (w/mattress), in 

Nishi-Kasai, internet available 

¥55,000. nkasaihome@gmail.com 

http://meturl.com/nkasaihome 

2.7 OFFICE SPACE 

MONDEWORK T O K Y O : 

serviced offices and 

share offices available 

from one month located 

in Ichigaya (Yotsuya, 

Kojimachi), 24/7 access, 

company registration, 

bilingual reception service. 

Facilities include free 

drinks, copy machine, TV, 

projector, meeting rooms. 

Please call 03-4455-7594. 

www.tokyoapartments.jp/ 

serviced-offices/ 

3 EDUCATION 

3.1 JAPANESE SCHOOLS 

NIHON-GO CAFÉ. O n c e/ 

month group conversation 

class ¥1500-/50 min. Private 

or small Japanese lessons, 

curriculum tailored to your 

needs ¥2500~/50min. 

¥3300~/80min. Located 

next to Yoyogi-Uehara stn. 

info@lsmaru.co.jp www. 

lsmaru.co.jp/ 

3.5 LANGUAGE EXCHANGE 

Danish, German, Japanese. Hej and ‘N 

Tag! JF, 30s, seeks Danes and Germans 

to help her with languages in Tokyo/ 

Kanagawa through fun conversations 

over cups of coffee or just hanging out. 

Please be nonsmokers, 30s preferred. 

codename107113@live.com 

English and Japanese. JF, mid-30s, 

is seeking a language exchange with 

native English speakers in Tokyo. My 

English level is intermediate. I like 

reading, traveling and eating. Serious 

only. mik_to106@yahoo.co.jp 

English and Japanese. Hello, Japanese 

seriously seeks English language 

exchange partner in the Ikebukuro area. 

I would be glad to help your Japanese 

improve. mauvette24@hotmail.com 

English and Japanese. JM, 37, seeking 

a language exchange partner. Native 

English speaker who is a professional 

English teacher preferred. I need to 

improve my English writing. If needed, 

I can pay. nakapon@mti.biglobe.ne.jp 

English and Japanese. American male 

seeks Japanese for exchange over 

coffee near Shinjuku. My Japanese is 

quite basic. rnameriochicag@gmail.com 

English and Japanese. Hi. I just moved 

to Tokyo from California. Hoping to 

meet a fun person to exchange J and E. 

I’m 35, Asian-American and very genki. 

Let’s meet at a cafe or bar and have fun. 

tokyoguy01@gmail.com 

English and Japanese. Do you want to 

improve your English and translation 

skills? Canadian, 40-ish, seeking a 

language partner. Let’s help each other 

with our language skills over tea. Let’s 

meet in Ikebukuro, Shinjuku or Nerima. 

tarry2@hotmail.com 

English and Japanese. Hi there, thank 

you for stopping by my ad. I’m a JF, 

40s, living in Tokyo, seriously seeking 

a language exchange partner. If you 

need to practice your Japanese, please 

let me help you. himitsu@cosmos. 

ocn.ne.jp 

English and Japanese. I’m a Japanese 

female, early 30s, living and working 

in Tokyo. I’m seeking a language 

exchange friend to meet over coffee in 

central Tokyo. Feel free to contact me. 

thelimitsofcontrol@yahoo.co.jp 

English and Japanese. Group 

language exchange every Wed, 7:30- 

9:30pm, at coffee shops around Ginza. 

Most members are 20s and 30s. We 

switch languages every 30min. Fun 

events on weekends. Free to join. ando. 

andy@gmail.com 

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English and Japanese. JF seeking a 

language exchange partner. Prefer 

meeting on Sat or Sun at cafes in Chiba 

or Tokyo. I have experience teaching 

J. I’m looking forward to hearing from 

you. kintaro2060@yahoo.co.jp 

English and Japanese. Japanese 

male, 41, seeks native English speaker. 

I like music and am interested in 

vegetarianism and macrobiotics. I 

hope we can learn from each other. 

blackstar777@excite.co.jp 

English and Japanese. Western man 

seeking help with J. Good education, 

articulate and knows how to teach E 

well. Machida/Sagami-Ono area. Not 

interested in traveling far. ms2013spk@ 

yahoo.com 

French, English, Japanese. European 

man seeking a language exchange 

partner to improve his Japanese. I can 

teach you Fr or E. Let’s enjoy sharing 

our cultures and interests. Machida 

area preferred. understanding_life@ 

hotmail.com 

German and Japanese. JF seeks Ger/J 

language exchange partner. Seit Sechs 

Monaten lerne ich Deutsch aber ich 

spreche Englisch. F/M ok. If interested, 

drop me a line. gardenstate2005@ 

hotmail.com 

Korean and Japanese. Japanese male, 

41, seeks a native Korean speaker for 

Kor/J exchange. I like music, reading, 

cooking. I hope we can learn from each 

other and have some fun. astralsky@ 

excite.co.jp 

Thai, Japanese, English. Looking 

forward to meeting anyone who lives in 

the Tokyo area for language exchange, 

cafe, hanging out and traveling 

together sometimes. I’m Thai, male, 

professional career, easygoing and 

fun. freemap49@yahoo.com 

3.9 TEACH ME! 

ENGLISH TEACHER WANTED. 

JM college student, TOEIC 860, 

wants to learn conversational 

English at a coffee shop in the 

Funabashi/Tsudanuma area 

once/week ¥3000/60min. 

needenglishteacher@gmail.com 

Native English teacher wanted who 

can play with my 3-year-old son. He’s 

taking English lessons, but I’d also 

like him to study English in a more 

natural setting. Female university 

student preferred. I’ll prepare a reward. 

pianoprimostudio@yahoo.co.jp 

080-5071-5723 

Teach me English. I’m seeking a 

female native English teacher for Mon, 

Wed and Fri evenings for 2.5 hours. 

I can pay ¥4000 + transportation. 

Female teachers only and I want to start 

lessons ASAP. mjsenseijp@yahoo.co.jp 

070-5451-1960 

Web design for simple web site. 

I would like to have a small, simple 

web site. Maybe just a few sentences 

and a few photos on one page. Please 

teach me to create and maintain it. 

werzuletzt@yahoo.co.jp 050-3692-7122 

4 HOUSEHOLD GOODS 

4.1 FURNITURE & 

FITTINGS 

Cabinet, teak (H95xW30xL120cm) 

¥20,000. Pick up Nishihara. 

ttanaka001@yahoo.com 

Chair. Ayur octopus office chair, 

black, ‘12, in excellent condition. 

New ¥50,000. Sell ¥15,000/obo. lee. 

woolgar@gmail.com 

Mattress, Span America Medical 

Systems Geo-Mattress Pro, brought 

in US, queen-sized (60x80x6”), 

orthopedic, intended for use without a 

foundation, w/special washable cover 

¥30,000/obo. snoopy96815@yahoo. 

com 033467-9106 

4.2 APPLIANCES 

Fridge, Hitachi, 302L, three-drawer, 

two y/o. morris1638@gmail.com 

090-2219-4197 

Rice cooker, Zojirushi, ‘08, IH, as new 

¥7000/obo. mizi2005@hotmail.com 

Vacuum, AIM-R0B01, robotic, white, 

new ¥5000. Pick up Shimokitazawa. 

aminimia@yahoo.com 

4.3 SAYONARA SALE 

Sayonara sale! Hitachi fridge, 305L, 

three-door ¥10,000. Washer, 45L 

¥6000. Wood and glass table, seats 

four, extendable ¥8000. And more. 

Pick up or COD mid-June Misato city. 

fairmontorchid0507@gmail.com 

Sayonara sale! Sofabed, coat rack, 

Ikea shelf unit, shoe rack, Fast Track 

Japanese DVD set. Photos available. 

ciaoriccardo@mac.com 090-2302-3010 

Sayonara sale! Round glass dining 

table, w/two chairs; National fridge, 

135L ¥15,000/obo. Delivery possible. 

pop10eye@gmail.com 

4.4 TV & HOME THEATER 

SkyPerfect satellite, E2 parabola, 

brand new, in excellent condition 

¥3000. Pick up Kawasaki. 

mristhisapen@gmail.com 

4.5 AUDIO & MP3 

iPod touch 3g 32GB, iOS 5.1.1, minor 

scuffing, in excellent condition, w/ 

dock, solar charger, cases (no ear buds) 

¥8000. Cash only. Koenji. ohpopshop@ 

gmail.com 

Speakers, Sanwa Supply, w/charging for 

30-pin iPods (1-4) or iPhones (1-4), outputonly 

for stereo mini-plug output devices, 

output volume 4W ¥1000. Koenji. Photos 

available. ohpopshop@gmail.com 

Speakers, Altec Lansing Octiv Duo, iOS 

dual-dock, for iPhone, iPod models w/30- 

pin connector, w/remote, AC adaptor 

plugs for overseas use ¥3000. Koenji. 

ohpopshop@gmail.com 

4.6 FOR KIDS 

Bike, 20” wheels, single-speed, w/ 

training wheels ¥20,000. Yoyogi- 

Hachiman stn. fishburncf3@gmail.com 

https://flic.kr/p/nsbY9y 090-5198-9921 

Footwear. Boots, 21cm, brown; 21cm, 

red; 15cm, red; rain boots, 17cm, blue; 

20cm, yellow; summer shoes ¥100- 

¥500. Windbreaker, Puma, size 130cm, 

black, in good condition ¥1000. Pick 

up or chakubarai. Photos available. 

housetsu@gmail.com 

4.7 FOR FREE 

Sofa, Ikea, w/default white cover, 

flower-patterned cover. Pick up only 

Nakano-Sakaue. pigscanfly2k@gmail. 

com 

TV 21”, Sony, made in ‘14, no recording 

function, otherwise ok. Pick up only 

Yokosuka. elsalvadorjapan@yahoo.es 

Washer, mini. 7min walk from 

Takadanobaba. shinjuku_altaboy@ 

yahoo.co.jp 08035879090 

Washer, portable, in box; reclining 

chair, in excellent condition. Pick up 

Takadanobaba. shinjuku_altaboy@ 

yahoo.co.jp 08035879090 

5 HOBBIES&INTERESTS 

5.1 CAMERAS 

Cameras, Samsung handheld, 

Cybershot, no chargers ¥7000. Details 

available. nrsledge@gmail.com 

DSLR, Nikon D700, w/complete 

accessories, box, battery grip, timer 

RFS, as new ¥97,000. airconde@gmail. 

com 

Instant camera, Fujifilm, piano black, 

mini 50s, used one night ¥3000/obo. 

fairmontorchid0507@gmail.com 

5.2 SPORTS EQUIPMENT 

Step machine, compact, hardly used, 

w/calorie counter, timer, handles for 

balance ¥8000. Can deliver around 

central Tokyo. robby33@hotmail.com 

5.3 MUSICAL EQUIPMENT 

Stand, for keyboards, heightadjustable, 

cross-legged, in great 

condition ¥1000. Pick up Nakano or 

Ikebukuro stn. madamixx@yahoo.co.jp 

5.4 BOOKS/CD/DVD 

Kanji learning material. Memorizing 

the Kanji, three-book complete system, 

joyo list and over 1000 more key kanji, 

w/Nelson Kanji Dictionary ¥8500/ 

all. Ebina, though can maybe meet in 

Shinjuku. earth_travel_joy@hotmail. 

com 

5.5 GAMING 

Consoles and games. Xbox 360 system, 

two controllers, 20 games; PlayStation 3 

games, 21 available; Nintendo DS, two 

available, 11 games ¥40,000/obo. leroy. 

brown.in.town@gmail.com 

5.6 COLLECTORS 

Baseball Hall of Fame coins, brandnew, 

in case, two available, both are 

PROOF: 2014 National Baseball Hall of 

Fame Proof $5 gold coin; 2014 National 

Baseball Hall of Fame Proof silver dollar. 

chinastockwatch@gmail.com 

Train plates, two available, from 

Nagoya Railway (Meitetsu) train made 

in ‘56. Photos available. fmkingk@ 

yahoo.co.jp 

5.7 PETS 

Nemo and friends. Saltwater fish, 

200L tank, w/all supplies ¥30,000. 

Yoyogi-Hachiman stn. fishburncf3@ 

gmail.com https://flic.kr/p/jU4L92 

090-5198-9921 

6 VEHICLES 

6.1 CARS, PARTS, & 

ACCESSORIES 

Toyota Lite-Ace 

GXL 2000GK, 

69311km, hi-roof, 

sunroof, manual 

transmission, 

aircon, seats 

eight, Toyotadealer 

maintenance, no accidents, 

second owner, shaken until May ‘15, 

a few scratches on car’s side (small 

garage) ¥120,000. Email::vivian1112@ 

magic.odn.ne.jp 090-9153-0137 

BMW X5 4.4i sports package, 

80,000km, sunroof, English navigation 

(limited search function in English, 

announcements in English), petrol 

model, shaken until ‘16. babuts@gmail. 

com 

Mercedes CLA180, ‘13, red, w/original 

factory AMG upgrades, in great 

condition, amazing economy, turbo, 

almost new, 7000km ¥3,500,000. 

redmercedes180@hotmail.com 

6.2 MOTORBIKES, 

PARTS, & ACCESSORIES 

Honda PCX 150, black matte, Feb ‘13, 

barely 6000km, fully-serviced, as 

new, w/windshield, Givi top-box, two 

helmets, always kept covered, taxed 

and insured to Mar ‘15. boumper@ 

gmail.com 090-9311-7802 

6.3 BICYCLES, PARTS, & 

ACCESSORIES 

Road bike, Devinci Millennium 

Optimum Carbon C-T 61cm, suits rider 

around 187cm, w/Ultegra nine-speed 

shifters, derailleur, 105 cranks, brakes, 

XSR-2 rims, Schwalbe tires, Serfas 

saddle, Cateye computer, Sachs bottle 

holder, Shimano SPD pedals ¥70,000. 

cjriach@hotmail.com 

Road bike, Giant TCR, size M frame, 

yellow/black, as new, currently 

disassembled, various parts available. 

New ¥226,000. Sell ~¥50,000. Price 

depends on parts. View Shin-Nakano. 

cjriach@hotmail.com 

Road bike, Giant Escape R3, good for 

those 5”5’-6”1’ (165-185cm), frame size 

is 500mm, in excellent condition, as 

new, hardly used, one y/o ¥34,000. 

keyar2045@gmail.com 

7 GENERAL 

7.1 PHONES 

iPhone 5S 16GB, DoCoMo, gold, sealed 

in box, w/all accessories and warranty, 

use with DoCoMo, MVNOs (b-mobile) 

or internationally with R-SIM ¥48,000. 

Cash only. Meet in person. kizuki.buy@ 

gmail.com 

Smartphone, DIGNO ISW11K, locked to 

AU, but full amount paid, ‘11, w/original 

box, USB charger ¥5000. yokelena@ 

yahoo.co.jp 

7.2 FASHION 

Shoes, high heels, size 10M, VS, Diana 

Ferrari, Guess, Nine West, various 

Italian brands, hardly worn ¥3000- 

¥5000. hirooecucina@gmail.com 

7.4 ITEMS WANTED 

Clothes for baby boy and older. Cheap 

or free. lelanis@hotmail.com 

Dining counter, w/storage shelves 

below for dishes, etc. cliffworks@gmail. 

com 090-7729-1195 

Washer, bicycle, aircon, etc., sought. 

Katsushika. ego_prin@yahoo.co.jp 

8 COMPUTERS 

8.2 HARDWARE 

Computer, Sony Vaio, all-in-one 

flatscreen, 16” widescreen display, 

built-in camera, Wi-Fi, 80GB, DVD-R/W, 

E/Win 7 Ultimate, MS Office, Skype, 

Messenger ¥14,000. futuredrive2@ 

yahoo.com 

Desktop, Dell Inspiron 620 ST, July ‘12, 

4GB, 1TB HD, Win 7, 24” monitor, in good 

condition ¥15,000. lee.woolgar@gmail. 

com 09051530886 

Laptop, Dell, Core 2 Duo 2.4GHz, 4GB 

RAM, 80GB HD, 64-bit Win 7 Pro, w/ 

English keyboard ¥15,000. nrad_bob@ 

hotmail.com 

Printer, Ricoh PSiO SP C320, laser, full 

color, as new, for office or professional 

home use. New ¥60,000. Sell ¥30,000/ 

obo. cinnamonraisin@gmail.com 

10 HELP! 

10.1 HELP ME 

Need help reading Japanese court 

documents so I can prepare an appeal. 

No legal experience required, but 

must have brain. Can pay reasonable 

amount. cliffworks@gmail.com 

090-7729-1195 

10.2 SUPPORT 

FREE PROFESSIONAL 

CONSULTATION FOR 

FOREIGN RESIDENTS, w/ 

lawyers, administrative 

procedure specialists, 

educators, etc. English, 

Chinese, Korean and Tagalog 

interpreters available. 

Sat, June 21, 1:30-4:30pm 

(reception closes at 4pm), 

Itabashi Green Hall, 36-1 

Sakae-cho, Itabashi-ku. 

kb-bk-kanri@city.itabashi. 

tokyo.jp www.itabashi-ci. 

org/int-en/ 

NEED TO TALK? We’re here 

to listen. TELL LIFELINE: free, 

anonymous English counseling 

daily from 9am-11pm by trained 

volunteers: 03-5774-0992. 

T E L L C O U N S E L I N G : 

affordable multilingual 

psychotherapy by accredited 

Western-trained professionals, 

a CIGNA International Provider: 

03-4550-1146. TELL website: www. 

telljp.com. Follow us on Facebook 

and Twitter @TokyoLifeLine. 

THE JAPAN HELPLINE, 24 hours 

a day, from anywhere, about 

anything. From emergency 

assistance to simple questions. 

Visit www.jhelp.com/ and press 

“help,” or call 0570-000-911. 

To volunteer or support, please 

contact team@jhelp.com. www. 

jhelp.com/ 

WEST PAPUA: ONE SOUL, ONE 

PEOPLE. Fifty-one years ago, 

West Papua should have been an 

independent country. Since 1969, 

West Papua has been invaded 

and the people robbed of their 

rights, culture and country. Help 

support West Papuans’ desire to 

be free. http://tapol.gn.apc.org/ 

markhelp2@gmail.com 

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS TOKYO. 

If you have a problem with drinking, 

we can help. English-speaking 

meetings daily. 03-3971-1471 

inquiries@aatokyo.org http:// 

aatokyo.org 

HIV Peer Support group and 

workshops. Get together with people in 

the same boat as you, who understand. 

Held in a safe, considerate, 100% 

confidential setting to discuss what’s 

on your mind, ask questions and make 

new friends. info@peersupporttokyo. 

com www.peersupporttokyo.com 

Infertility support group. TTC Tokyo 

is an infertility support group that 

provides informal opportunities for 

women and men experiencing infertility 

to connect with one another. Please visit 

website for more info. admin@ttctokyo. 

org www.ttctokyo.org/ 

10.3 LOST FRIENDS 

Where are you TJ? I’m seeking a longlost 

American friend living in Tokyo 

named TJ. We met at Japan Cupid 

about three years ago. He is about 50s 

now, I guess. Any info welcome. Thank 

you. picture4518@gmail.com 

11 MESSAGES 

11.1 PERSONAL MESSAGES 

WRITE A MESSAGE FOR 

YOUR SPECIAL SOMEONE! 

Write anything, from birthday 

messages to proposals, and so 

much more! Contact us through 

our website at http://classifieds. 

metropolis.co.jp. 

12 SOCIAL SCENE 

12.1 LET’S PARTY 

JAPAN INTERNATIONAL 

PARTY – Early Summer 

Special. Sat, June 28, 

6:30-9pm, Devi Fusion 

(Roppongi). Japan’s biggest 

international party. 250 

people expected. All-youcan-drink 

and free snacks. 

Japanese men: ¥4000. 

Others: ¥3000. Mobile: http:// 

getyourfriend.com/mobile/ 

jiparty@hotmail.com http:// 

www.getyourfriend.com/ 

090-1735-5405 

JOIN THE BIGGEST, 

BEST, MOST POPULAR 

INTERNATIONAL PARTY! 

Great people, drinks and food! 

Meet new friends and party 

with nice people in a friendly 

atmosphere. Events in Tokyo 

(Ginza, Azabu, Roppongi) 

and Osaka. ¥1500-¥2000. 

http://english.gaitomo.com/ 

info@gaitomo.com 

13 CLUBS & INTERESTS 

13.1 SPORTS 

A MERICAN FOOTBALL. 

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. Non-contact tag rugby 

(OZ tag) and Rugby League players. 

We play every Sat from 10am 

in Tatsumi. M/F and beginners 

welcome! Good exercise and fun! 

Many other activities, such as 

BBQs and drinking parties! Email 

for details. tokyorugbyleague@ 

hotmail.com http://ameblo.jp/ 

tokyo13warriors 

AMATEUR RUGBY LEAGUE PLAYERS. 

Japan ANZACS Rugby League team 

is seeking Rugby League players 

for Japanese Rugby League official 

games from Apr to Sep. Everyone 

welcome. Contact for more details. 

japananzacs@gmail.com 

PLAY RUGBY. The Tokyo Crusaders 

are a friendly but keen international 

rugby club. Devoted to the game and 

its social side, the “Cru” welcomes 

all players and supporters. 

Established in 1990, the Cru plays 

in the Shuto League 1st Division. 

http://www.facebook.com/tokyo. 

crusaders www.tokyocrusaders. 

com 

TAMBOURELLI. Unique new 

sport from Scotland. Using a 

tambourine-like instrument as a 

racquet, players hit a shuttlecock. 

We play two or three times/month 

on weekends in Meguro with many 

socials. Join us! More details: www. 

tamjapan.org/en/ info@tamjapan. 

org 

All-level tennis group in Tokyo. Serious 

and motivated tennis players sought by 

active tennis group to join their weekly 

sessions in central Tokyo. We have 

advanced and intermediate groups on 

weekday evenings. Beginner and lowintermediate 

also welcome. No entrance 

or membership fees. Reasonable 

participation fees. tokyo.tennis@yahoo.fr 

Basketball in the Yokohama area. 

Want to play b-ball in the Yokohama 

area? Mostly Japanese play intermediate 

games every Mon and Wed night at a 

local school’s gym. Feel free to come. 

Please contact for further details. satoru. 

nicolas@gmail.com 



Precision Cutting 

Brazilian Keratin Treatment 

Foil Highlighting / Blonde Specialists 

Colour Corrections 

Hair Extensions 

for first visit from 

our entire service menu 

Family doctor for your dogs and 

cats in the heart of Tokyo! 

Consultations available in English! 

Vaccinations 

Heartworm prevention, flea/tick control 

In-house blood work, X-ray, echography 

Spay/neuter, dental cleaning 

General surgery and medicine 

Import & export requirements 

03-6205-7753 

2-5-1 Toranomon, Minato-ku 

www.toranomonvet.jp/en 

Hiroshi Oogai, 

Patent attorney 

Immigration lawyer 

PH 03-6436-0228 

www.goldsalontokyo.com 

4-1-9-6F Azabu Juban Minato-ku Tokyo 

(1min from exit 4 Azabu Juban stn) 

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) 

Establishing a Company & 

Branch office 

Other Legal & Business matters 

www.j-star.jp 

Grand Prince 

Hotel Akasaka 

Akasaka 

Mitsuke 

stn 

Aoyama Ave 

Akasaka 

Excel 

Hotel 

Tokyu 

Exit 4, 

Nagatacho stn 

Supreme 

Court 

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 

Email: hiroshioogai@j-star.jp 

Imperial 

Palace 

Don’s Half-Fast Flash-Mob Weekend 

Urban Bicycle Rides. halffastcycling@ 

hotmail.com 

Futsal players wanted by a very 

friendly international team. Practice is 

in Tokyo and Kanagawa on Sat. Details 

available. fkkyn468@ybb.ne.jp 

Futsal team, intermediate, in Tokyo on 

weekends. Please tell us about yourself. 

週末東京中級フットサルチーム . futsaluk@ 

yahoo.co.jp 

Gracie jiu-jitsu. Seeking a partner 

to practice Gracie Combatives 

techniques. I’m a long-term foreign 

resident, can speak Japanese. 

Interested in self-defense, not 

MMA or grappling for points. Prefer 

Yokohama area. Thanks. breathe@ 

world.email.ne.jp 

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. chifact@gmail.com 

International basketball club in 

Hachioji seeking new members. 

Amateur club, M/F ok. Let’s enjoy b-ball 

games on Sun evenings. For more info, 

please contact Yoshi. ibc_yoshi@ 

yahoo.co.jp https://m.facebook.com/ 

IBCTokyo 

International soccer club. Five-aside, 

11-a-side, on grass fields. Two or 

three practices/matches on Sun. All 

nationalities welcome. Happy and 

friendly club! We have many socials. 

djnorio0417@yahoo.co.jp 

Women’s soccer club. Five-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 

13.2 LEISURE 

M A C A R T H U R H E I G H T S . 

Take a break where General Douglas 

MacArthur did! One hour from Tokyo 

by car or direct train. Beautiful 

cabins on the ocean, w/onsen, beach, 

shopping. housinginjapan@yahoo. 

com 

Free Japanese home cooking. 

Japanese housewife offers free 

home cooking (washoku) lessons in 

English (females only) at her house 

near Kawasaki stn during the day on 

weekdays. You just pay the cost of 

ingredients. tome.haruka-soushi@ 

ezweb.ne.jp 

Let’s cook together. Why don’t you 

come over to my kitchen (Japanese 

woman in Shinagawa) to learn how to 

make yummy home-style Japanese 

dishes? Washoku, Western food, 

Chinese, etc. Only pay for ingredients. 

Women only. cookjapon@gmail.com 

13.3 ARTS 

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 

Guitarist seeks work. Hi, I’m a guitarist 

from Canada seeking work performing 

instrumental music or in a back-up 

band for singers. I’m versatile and 

very easy to work with. Appreciate 

any suggestions and meeting new 

people. earth_travel_joy@hotmail.com 

08096967773 

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 

Musicians wanted to play northern 

European/Scandinavian music 

together, especially violinists, 

accordionist, pianist, cellist. Rehearse 

a couple of times/month in Nakano. 

unicornio@nifty.com 

Seeking drummer, bassist, female 

vocalist who can sing in English or 

Spanish. Let’s start a new project 

for the whole world. Any nationality, 

age welcome. We are professionals. 

dj.norio@docomo.ne.jp https://www. 

facebook.com/avionrecords 

Singer or singer-song writer wanted. 

I’m a guitarist. I play electric and 

acoustic guitar. Beginners welcome. 

Please let me play your songs. Let’s 

make music together. Gigs in Tokyo. 

I like pop, rock, punk. riku_hiroxx@ 

hotmail.com 

13.5 MIND, BODY, SPIRIT 

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 090-3598- 

3072 for more information. daginia@ 

gmail.com http://www.diamondway.jp/ 

Zen meditation (Zazen). You’ve always 

thought it would be interesting to try it 

- why not now? Join us Fri evenings at 

Tokuun-in in Ueno. Make arrangements 

in advance by email, and check our 

home page. tokyozazen@jcom.home. 

ne.jp www.wgthorpe.com 

13.8 PROFESSIONAL 

Tokyo Traders Club. International 

club for traders and investors. Discuss 

opportunities in stocks, commodities 

and forex. Many regular events, 

including FX trading workshop. New 

to trading? No problem: beginners 

also welcome. You can also learn to 

trade. Join free! info@tokyotraders. 

com http://www.tokyotraders.com/ 

080-5681-1321 

13.9 INTERNATIONAL 

Intercultural activities. JII (Japan 

Intercultural Institute) is a nonprofit, 

member-run organization 

that sponsors activities (seminars, 

cultural events, conferences) for 

those wanting to further develop 

intercultural competencies and 

meet other interculturalists. yuko. 

bolick@japanintercultural.org www. 

japanintercultural.org 

Nihongo 倶楽部いんたぁなしょなる. 

Nihongo Club International is a volunteer 

group to help foreign people learn 

Japanese at the Tokyo Volunteer Action 

Center in Iidabashi. Every Thu, 7-9pm. 

nci_tokyo@yahoo.co.jp 

14 PERSONALS 

14.1 FRIENDS 

Classical music fan. I’m a Japanese 

female, early 30s, living and working 

in Tokyo. I’m seeking a friend who 

can come with me to classical music 

concerts, theaters or art museums. 

Let’s enjoy sharing our interests. 

thelimitsofcontrol@yahoo.co.jp 

Crossdresser. Feminine white guy 

in Tokyo seeks female friend. I also 

speak Japanese. k.sweetdream@ 

yahoo.com 

Email/letter exchange. JF, 38, seeks 

an occasional email/letter exchange. 

I love Manic Street Preachers and 

Bauhaus architecture. katzepong@ 

docomo.ne.jp 

English-speaking kids. My 3-year-old 

son is seeking native English-speaking 

friends. He understands English a bit 

because he’s taking English lessons. 

I’d like him to use English in a natural 

setting with kids, too. Similar age 

preferred. pianoprimostudio@yahoo. 

co.jp 080-5071-5723 

From Denmark or Germany? If so, 

drop me a line! Have been seeking 

Danes and Germans for friendship. Tell 

me what you would like to do with a 

JF, 30s. Let’s have fun times together! 

Please be nonsmokers, 30s preferred. 

codename107113@live.com 

Jazz-playing friends in Tokyo. 

Japanese male seeking jazz players for 

fun in the Tokyo area. 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 

Mitaka, Kichijoji, Ogikubo. UK male 

seeking someone who can come out 

to play in Mitaka, Kichijoji, Ogikubo 

or surrounding areas. I’d like to know 

someone local to me, who likes to go 

out for an informal quick beer. etc. 

giveme.s.u.s.h.i@gmail.com 

Online friends. JF seeks penpals for 

music, art, cooking and such online. No 

guys who talk about old girlfriends or 

those seeking women online. This is not 

the Women Looking For Men section. 

peaceful_world8@hotmail.com 

Penpal from overseas. Japanese in 

Tokyo seeks native English speaker for 

talk about movies, daily topics, English 

corrections, etc. Always seeking 

interesting people from all over the 

world. Chat and friendship only. No 

sexual emails, please. language_ 

exchange3@hotmail.com 

Seeking friends in central Tokyo. JF, 

early 30s, seeks friends to hang out 

with in central Tokyo. atkm92@yahoo. 

co.jp 

14.2 MEN LOOKING FOR 

WOMEN 

SUBMISIVE SJM, 36, cute, is 

seriously seeking a woman who is 

into, or interested in, dominating 

men. I am so submissive, with seven 

years’ experience, that I am happy 

to take whatever and serve you in 

any way. slaveintokyo@gmail.com 

Active, mature man, English, 40s, 

seeking an intelligent, feminine 

woman for passion and relaxing times. 

ms2013spk@yahoo.com 

Afternoon fun? Canadian MWM, 30s, 

attractive and respectful, seeks Japanese 

lady for safe afternoon fun in central 

Tokyo. Weekdays or weekends ok. 

foreignerintokyo2@yahoo.com 

All I need is love! Nice single French guy 

in central Tokyo is seeking a JF, 30s, for a 

serious relationship. I work in advertising 

and as a photographer, like to travel (Bali, 

Thailand, Kyoto), have two small dogs. 

Email w/photo. cdgnrt@yahoo.fr 

American executive seeking 

companionship. SWM, athletic body, 

182cm, 85kg, good sense of humor, 

seeking a one-night stand or ongoing 

physical relationship with a SJF or MJF, 

20-45. Will show you a good time. Nice 

restaurants, hotels. Very respectful. 

skykingwilt@yahoo.com 

Are you short and cute? I’m seeking a 

short, very attractive lady living in Tokyo. 

Let’s start with a drink and get to know 

each other. I’m an American businessman, 

originally from California, 40s, 186cm, 

78kg. solar_confinement@yahoo.com 

Attractive single Japanese male 

seeks a nice Western or Japanese 

female for friendship and possibly more. 

Nonsmokers preferred. I am confident 

that I can create fun times for you. If you 

are ready, email me. cioinjapan@gmail. 

com 

Big black guy for you. I want to give 

beautiful ladies lots of fun. Satisfaction 

guaranteed. Skilled, very experienced, 

well-muscled, no strings attached. Find 

what you’ve been missing. tokioitelive@ 

gmail.com 

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. 

shiodomebye@gmail.com 

Can you read backwards? Evenings my 

brighten to gal a meet to looking. Excuse 

an have I so, now office the at am I though 

- am I as bored as be must you, backwards 

this reading are you if. ring.ofdesire@ 

gmail.com 

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. jinzaixyz@yahoo.co.jp 

Carpe diem. Genuine, attractive, downto-earth 

SJM, 40s, is seeking a serious 

relationship. Would love to meet a lady 

who is sincere, active and sophisticated. 

Let’s have coffee to see if there’s good 

chemistry between us, shall we? 

toshinoris1012@yahoo.co.jp 


J O B S 

To advertise: 

commercial@metropolis.co.jp 

03-4588-2277 

METROPOLIS is seeking motivated 

bilingual (E/J) sales executives, 

support staff and interns to join 

its advertising and marketing 

team. Send E/J resume to jobs@ 

metropolis.co.jp. 

European gentleman, 40s, tall, 

educated, good-looking, S, seeks M 

lady, under 30, with unusual fantasies, 

ready to explore the extraordinary. 

One mouse click can make your secret 

desires come true! aminimia@yahoo. 

com 

Every time I’m a Japanese. Seeking 

new relationship with a nice female 

who is open-minded and likes to 

communicate. I’m a SJM, 40s, cool and 

honest. I enjoy movies, rock music, 

taking pictures, relaxing walks, etc. 

Yoroshiku. getloud999-hello@yahoo. 

co.jp 

Female friend, please. UK male, 36, 

seeks female friends for drinking, 

chatting, maybe more. I want a friend 

with benefits, but just a normal friend 

would be nice, too. In a relationship, 

but not happy. Let’s meet for a chat. 

zzztopsandfingers@hotmail.co.uk 

Food, wine and romance. Attractive, 

healthy, romantic, passionate SWM, 

40s, seeking romantic, elegant, 

attractive Japanese woman, 30s, for a 

serious relationship. Warmer weather 

is here; let’s explore restaurants, 

weekend getaways and great times 

together. herbsandspices1712@gmail. 

com 

Forever single virgin guy. I have 

never experienced a woman in my 

life, but now I want to explore it. 

I’d appreciate if any woman could 

help me. Any nationality, any age 

ok. I am in good health, slightly shy. 

akashjp3000@yahoo.com 

Friend with secret loving benefits. 

Attractive half-Caucasian/Japanese 

man, 180cm, 86kg, fun and gentle, 

seeking adventurous and sexy woman 

for lots of dating, kissing and romantic 

love-making times together. Around 

Tokyo or Kanagawa. sp777saw@ 

hotmail.com 

Great opportunity for SWF in Tokyo. 

Attractive SJM seeks attractive, 

spiritually mature, thoughtful SWF for 

a meaningful relationship. Shall we 

begin to talk? I won’t disappoint you. 

followupforme14@gmail.com 

Humorous and good-looking SJM, 

30s, seeks an attractive foreign lady 

with the same interests, like movies, 

books, music and going to cafes. Let’s 

meet up for coffee and maybe more. 

Reply w/photo. lovehotellover@ 

yahoo.co.jp 

Interested in an intelligent, funny 

black American? Read on! Educated 

black male from USA, 178cm, 85kg, 

healthy and disease-free, with 

extensive experience in Japan, 

seeking a nice, fit JF for friendship, 

maybe 恋愛 . hiyellafella@hotmail.com 

Irregular friendship? English WM, 

early 50s, living in Japan and England, 

seeking a MJF who would like an 

undemanding private boyfriend. 

Friendly, polite, easygoing. Evenings 

ok, but daytime better. Check out 

by mail or Skype? tempteccobox@ 

hotmail.com 

Japanese male, 42, single, seeks 

sincere, warm, open-minded white 

female for friendship and romance. I’m 

generous, nonsmoking, like traveling, 

reading, philosophy and enjoying my 

life. skyoverture@excite.co.jp 

JM seeking foreign girl. Hi, I’d like 

to make friends with a foreign girl. 

I’m easygoing and I want to do fun 

things. I play music and work in real 

estate in Tokyo. I like to shop, drink, etc. 

kosuke1016@hotmail.com 

JM seeking girlfriend. Hi, I’m from Japan. 

I live in Tokyo. I listen to and play music for 

fun. My favorite sport is soccer. I like anime 

and reading comics. If you are interested, 

please send me a message. riku_hiroxx@ 

hotmail.com 

JM seeks steady relationship with a nice, 

honest person for fun, happiness. Friends 

first and let’s see how it works. Tokyo or 

Kanagawa preferred. If you’re interested, 

mail me. keinstoner@yahoo.com 

Just human. We are all just human 

and can sometimes find ourselves in 

a situation beyond our control which 

we call loneliness. I guess there is an 

understanding JF out there who might 

understand me. Serious only, please. 

strike4me@yahoo.com 

Lazy weekends together? Seeking 

attractive and curvy girlfriend, 160cm+, 

who is fun to be around and seeking 

intimacy in the Tokyo area. I’m a caring 

Afro-American male from NY, 35, 183cm, 

shaved head, athletic build, working in IT. 

Interested? goldfinger726@gmail.com 

Lovely single French guy for serious 

relationship. Seeking JF, 30s, for 

possible long-term relationship. 

I’m working in advertising and as a 

photographer. I like to travel (Bali, 

Thailand), go to onsen, watch movies. I 

jog and go to the gym. cdgnrt@yahoo.fr 

Marriage-minded relationship. Single 

guy, 30, seeking someone 20s or early 

30s for a serious relationship leading to 

marriage someday. I am educated and 

have the necessary financial ability to 

support a family. Can speak Japanese. 

uniman@gmail.com 

Marriage. Warm, wealthy, generous, 

faithful, open-minded SJM, 39, in Tokyo, 

seeks marriage with a white woman. 

seven8877@hotmail.com 

Mature and sophisticated Japanese, 

some have said charming, seeking an 

elegant, passionate, kind SWF. I dream 

about wild nights as well as sharing the 

simple pleasures of love. Is that you? 

imak1_2_3@yahoo.co.jp 

Nice gentleman seeks a mature 

Japanese woman, 50+, to enjoy special 

sweet moments together, with respect 

and good manners. vbcfgt@hotmail. 

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No supermodels, please! Did 

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seeking someone “normal” 

looking with a great 

personality. If you’re 

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Nonsmokers only, please. 

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in Japan. Great opportunity to learn in 

an exciting environment. No pay, but 

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Reignite the passion. Canadian 

MWM living in Tokyo seeking sincere, 

discreet MJF or SJF seeking to reignite 

passion. Free on weekday evenings 

and occasionally weekends. Let’s get to 

know each other and take it from there. 

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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 big, tall woman. Caucasian 

guy, prefers big tall ladies. Me: intelligent, 

friendly, down-to-earth, active, good 

sense of humor. ms2013spk@yahoo.com 

Seeking dominant Japanese woman. 

Submissive European male, 29, seeking 

dominant JF around my age. If you are 

curious or interested, please contact 

me for more details. markram333@ 

gmail.com 

Seeking girlfriend. Cool guy, 40, kind, 

seeks mature JF, 40s-50s, for romance 

in Tokyo. Let’s meet up for coffee and 

talk. Serious only, please. munesan50@ 

yahoo.com 

Seeking large Japanese girlfriend. 

Canadian guy, 40s, open-minded, gentle, 

romantic, positive, seeks fat girlfriend for 

long-term relationship in Tokyo. Serious 

only, please. bbalajan@yahoo.com 

Seeking married JF. Nice guy, 40s, 

gentle, romantic, open-minded, seeks 

to share great time with a married JF in 

Tokyo. First, let’s meet up over coffee and 

talk. benjaminbenjamin12@yahoo.com 

Seeking married アラフォー. American 

gentleman, romantic type, seeks 

a married アラフォー lady for good 

conversation, friendship and more. Not 

seeking a one-time encounter. I want a 

discreet relationship with real feelings. 

togethertokyo@yahoo.com 

Seeking mature JF. Cool guy, 40s, 

positive, romantic, gentleman, honest, 

seeks JF, 40s-50s, for long-term 

relationship. nnazila73@yahoo.com 

Seeking Parisienne. Affluent and 

excellent Japanese architectural 

engineer is seeking an attractive 

Parisienne who can speak English. I 

visited Paris last Dec and would like 

to know more about the city. Give me 

the hot info on Paris now. imak1_2_3@ 

yahoo.co.jp 

Seeking romantic love. Down-toearth 

seeking romantic love leading to 

marriage. Email w/photo if interested. 

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Serious, long-term. SWM, 34, welleducated 

and traveled, with a stable job, 

seeks true love. If you are 20-30s, warm 

and caring, and seeking a serious longterm 

relationship, then please drop me 

an email. Serious only, no games. No 

Roppongi girls, please. Lasagna5577@ 

yahoo.com 

Sincere Australian SWM, 30s, 180cm, 

fit and attractive, seeking girlfriend. 

Drop me a line and tell me about your 

interests and passions. brad57685911@ 

hotmail.com 

Single mother sought by father with 

6-year-old boy for meeting, having fun 

and speaking English on weekends 

with the kids. Let’s enjoy the cool 

days of spring together. Boy or girl ok. 

understanding_life@hotmail.com 

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Tokyo cafe journey. Seeking a 

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UK lady. SJM, 30s, tall, slim, lover 

of books, films and music, seeks 

an attractive British lady with the 

same interests. First chat, then meet 

up for coffee and maybe more. 

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Want to meet married Japanese 

lady. Married but sabishii Caucasian 

male, 30s, seeks like-minded female 

friend (older or younger) for discreet 

dating. Let’s meet for coffee first. 

meetforcoffee3@gmail.com 

White guy, tall, with blue eyes, seeking 

a girfriend in the Tokyo area. I’m single, 

kind, honest, warm. I also would love to 

share some of my hobbies. I speak some 

Japanese. alexinjapan1@hotmail.com 

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my arms and feel it back. I want to feel 

connected and not think of anything 

else. artoistk@hotmail.com 

WM in Tokyo seeking a pretty girl, 

18-35. I am tall, white, with blue eyes. I 

speak Japanese. chrischrisjapan34@ 

yahoo.com 

WM seeking two Japanese ladies. 

WM seeking two Japanese ladies, 20s- 

30s, slim, educated, open-minded, for 

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Alluring lady for you? Tall gentleman 

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relationship, professional living in 

Tokyo preferred. SW, around 40s? 

Lovely. You should know how to treat 

a lady. Believe me - I am quite alluring. 

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American military man. Seeking 

single military man in Kanagawa or 

Tokyo. Hopefully long-term. I have 

always been attracted to men in the 

military. I am tall, classy and feminine. 

yukkii90210@gmail.com 

Black American sought for longterm 

relationship. Pretty, active, 

open-minded, nonsmoking Japanese 

woman, around 40, working in Tokyo, 

seeking a sincere black American 

company worker for a serious 

relationship leading to marriage. 

Single, no kids only. No players. 

pinklina18@yahoo.co.jp 

Bonjour! SJF seeking single white 

European to enjoy the cool summer 

season together. Prefer French or 

British, 25-35, easygoing, lover of 

music, the arts, travel. tokyomiffy@ 

gmail.com 

Elegant yet natural. Woman who 

loves and values private time with 

a lover and real friend seeks a longterm 

relationship. Educated, healthy, 

charming European man preferred. 

We all want a bit more warmth in life. 

I’m mid-40s. nikitaeleon@yahoo.co.jp 

European man for serious relationship. 

I’m a SJF, 30s, seeking a European 

gentleman as I’m interested in culture. 

Email me for more info. Serious 

and genuine people who know 

how to introduce themselves only. 

framboisier@inter7.jp 

Hello. Seeking my new best friend. 

sweetlife95@yahoo.co.uk 

Hi, guys! I am a Japanese female, 42, 

seeking a tall SWM, 35-42. Please tell 

me about yourself and send photos 

of yourself. I am not seeking a sexual 

relationship. japanisawesome@ 

hotmail.co.jp 

International-minded Japanese 

female, early 30s, seeking new people 

for dates. I consider myself attractive 

and down-to-earth. I’m seeking an 

independent single guy. Message 

with photo appreciated. Thanks. jpn_ 

camelia@yahoo.com 

Japanese female seeks friends. Hi 

there, I am a JF, 23, chubby, sensitive, 

caring (I hope), and I like traveling, 

Disney, taking photos, sweets. Hope to 

hear from you! haruharuharuru0416@ 

gmail.com 

Japanese woman seeks man with the 

potential to become a serious partner. 

Please send me your basic info (age, 

origin, location, etc.). Hopefully, meet 

you on weekends or before evening on 

weekdays. aiko.tsuchida17@yahoo.com 

JF with charming smile seeking SWM. 

SJF, late 30s, pretty, likes classical 

music and art, seeking a native Englishspeaking 

single white man, with a 

professional job, early 30s-50. I hope 

for a serious relationship. echizen_ 

rose@yahoo.co.jp 

One best friend/lover needed. 

Seeking a partner to share love and 

laughter in a long-term relationship, 

not just as lovers, but as best friends. 

You: intelligent, outgoing, gentle. 

Me: feminine, introverted, intriguing, 

mid-40s. Singles only. before_ 

sunrise_2009@yahoo.co.jp 

Seeking marriage. Hello there. I’m 

a single mom, 39, with two boys. I’m 

seeking a marriage partner. I got 

divorced about seven years ago. I’d like 

to have a wonderful family again. I’m 

very mature, beautiful, sweet. Thank 

you. nuiko4518@mail.goo.ne.jp 

Seeking serious relationship. Seeking 

SWM for long-term relationship. I like 

traveling, drinking, eating out and 

sports. hacchiru@gmail.com 

Seeking sincere Japanese or Korean. 

I’m a SJF, around 40, can speak English 

and some Korean, love traveling, seeing 

art, nature, etc., seeking a nice Japanese 

or Korean guy. Serious only, please. 

2014mirai@gmail.com 

Single Japanese female seeking 

someone around my age (30), single, 

independent. Let’s start as friends first 

and see how it goes. Hope to have some 

common interests. Photo appreciated. 

Thanks. musicinlife@excite.co.jp 

Sweet lover. European lady, 40, bored, 

seeking a good lover in Tokyo who 

knows how to kiss, etc. Let’s start from 

friendship. lina.keye@mail.ru 

Truly ready for a happily married 

life? Do you want that? Attractive 

Japanese woman is seeking the same. 

I am a rather strong woman, still, I need 

to feel protected by a real man to feel 

life wholeheartedly. theblindside1524@ 

gmail.com 

Working professional SJF, welleducated 

in the UK, seeking single 

British or European professional in 

central Tokyo for a fun summer. It’s 

always nice to meet new people. If 

you reply, I’ll send photos and contact 

info. Guys who don’t mind smoking 

preferred. No cheaters/liars. If we 

click, I could be a little naughty for you. 

twinsister1@hotmail.com 

14.4 GAY & LESBIAN 

Friends and fun. Japanese guy, 27, 

170, 65, good-looking, seeking friends 

and fun in/around Tokyo. Please reply 

w/face photo and stats. Thanks. kcv@ 

hotmail.co.jp 

Serious Japanese guys. GAM in 

Tokyo, 173, 72, 37, into movies, onsen, 

traveling, badminton, sign language, 

violin, aikido. Drop me a line if you 

are interested in something serious 

and long-term. Seeking good friends, 

preferably boyfriend. cynopterustay@ 

hotmail.com 

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I will father your child. Fertility 

trouble? Can’t find the right man? 

Tall, handsome, intelligent white 

man will father your child. No 

further contact required. Email for 

further details. Serious only, please. 

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Mature JF seeks generous WM. 

SJF, 40s, seeks generous WM, 

late 30s-60s, interested in having 

dinner, dating, going to private 

parties, couples’ clubs. Single, 

married, visiting man in Tokyo ok. 

Nonsmokers only. wombatbilby@ 

yahoo.co.jp 

Seeking fun woman for happening 

bars. Discreet gentleman, 30s, 

seeking fun ladies of all ages to 

explore happening bars in Tokyo. 

I’m fun, relaxed and easygoing. Let’s 

start with dinner and drinks and see 

if we click. tokyoguy01@gmail.com 

Seeking tall woman. Single 

European gentleman, good-looking, 

open-minded, 35, 185cm, athletic, 

seeking a tall woman for fun and 

a hot time together. 日本語がok . 

paris75tokyo@gmail.com 

Sensual massage. Mature couple 

seeks fit, good-looking mature 

gentleman to oil massage her while 

he watches. We are early 50s, happy 

and healthy. Serious only. mhsras@ 

gmail.com 

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15.1 JOB WANTED 

Finn from Sweden seeking job. 

WF, 30, love for drawing/creating. 

As Finnish Sisu, studied Japanese in 

Tokyo from 2009 to 2011. Fast-learner, 

experience working in different jobs 

with various assignments. Seeking job 

in Tokyo. thedrago++onsa@gmail.com 

Italian seeks work in Japan. Hi, 

I’m an Italian male seeking a job in 

Japan. I’ve been a sous-chef for 10 

years. I am serious, no drugs, a good 

worker. Please contact me for my CV. 

bakasensei2011@gmail.com 

Part-time job sought. Sean from the 

UK, 42, 12+ years in Japan, seeking 

work in/around Saitama, Mon/Wed/ 

Thu. Experience teaching English to 

all ages. Permanent resident, married. 

All other work offers considered 

gratefully. chelseapensioner@ 

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Horoscope BY CATHRYN MOE 

♥ Love ¥ Money ♣ Luck 

ARIES 

Mar 21-April 19 ♥♥ ¥¥¥ ♣♣♣♣ 

TAURUS 

Apr 20-May 20 ♥♥♥ ¥ ♣♣♣ 

No need to leap, as Taurus the Bull takes its 

time. Slow and deliberate, and not about 

to be pushed. Then something rises from 

deep within and you find yourself charging towards 

your goal. What’s a bull to do? You’re only acting on 

your true strength and interests. Being yourself 

has a sheen of health to it. Venus and Juno in your 

sign make you uber-attractive and ripe to make a 

commitment. To yourself or to another? How about 

both… 

Leaping over hurdles, skating around 

cracks in the sidewalk, that’s you. 

Even if secretly you aren’t sure you 

can, the universe has taken a shine to you. Your 

contributions have added a few extra angels to 

your contract. Yes, contract. That’s because Aries 

is the go-to sign to get things done. You were born 

to lead the way. Fearless, enthusiastic, optimistic, 

and burning through any obstacle, you will soon 

be reaping benefits that match the efforts you 

have made. 

GEMINI 

May 21-June 20 ♥♥ ¥¥¥¥ ♣♣ 

Ask for what you want. You may be 

acting on your own hesitation rather 

than giving changes a chance to reveal 

their hand. Mercury connects with the Moon over 

the weekend, meaning decisions are more feelingbased 

at this time. So is communication, since this 

planetary duo is in your sector of income and possessions. 

Even if you let go of everything you have, 

you still have your thoughts and feelings to tend to. 

You have more comfort and choices than you think. 

LEO 

July 23-Aug 22 ♥♥ ¥¥ ♣♣♣♣ 

Remember the word ‘nurture’ and 

you’ll be fine this week. Whether you’re 

spending your compassion on yourself 

or someone else, you are granted access to greater 

depths and rewards. Mercury connects with the 

Moon over the weekend, and family is a focus. Putting 

your feelings into words pays off. Your creative 

streak could take you into a new realm for making 

money. Romance is always big with Leos. But this 

week it’s your destiny to do something for love. 

CANCER 

June 21-July 22 ♥♥♥♥ ¥¥¥ ♣♣♣ 

The ebb and flow of your choices and 

feelings may surprise even you. You 

have Jupiter, the planet that makes 

everything bigger, just about sussed. After all, it has 

been in your sign for an unprecedented amount of 

time. Questions about family, what it means and who 

gets to be part of yours, keep floating to the surface, 

then are pulled to secret depths as you look at your 

choices. Mercury has just entered your sign. It’s time 

to enjoy clear thinking and sailing this week. 

VIRGO 

Aug 23-Sep 22 ♥♥♥♥ ¥¥¥ ♣♣♣ 

Far from concern, away from worry, you 

can create a space of joy and light that is 

your own. You already know it starts 

from within, but it’s always nice when the planets 

harmonize in your favor. Chiron has moved well 

beyond Neptune and the major shocks are receding, 

especially when it comes to partnerships. Your 

adventure at the moment is combining increased 

income with a more luxurious lifestyle. Enjoy yourself 

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Sep 23-Oct 22 ♥♥ ¥¥ ♣♣♣♣ 

Libra loves comfort, beauty and serenity. 

However, with Saturn constraining 

your income and Mars forcing certain 

issues, you’re lucky to see your desires only now and 

then. Take heart. It will balance out. Your spirit naturally 

seeks what it needs and you will magnetize 

what matches your thoughts. So if you love nature or 

a quiet home in the country, spend time with photos 

and take jaunts to motivate your dreams to the realm 

of reality. And don’t spend all your time alone! 

SCORPIO 

Oct 23-Nov 21 ♥♥♥ ¥¥¥ ♣♣♣♣ 

As a Scorpio, you can slice and dice with 

the best of them. You’re working your way 

through the depths so you can own them. 

During this time, Jupiter in your solar ninth house 

brings your awareness to a pinnacle of strength in 

the spiritual realms. Even if you did not want this 

to be a part of your persona, you wear it well. The 

magic in the molecules is your heart in the matter. 

Be as true to yourself as you can this week. Mercury 

conjunct the Moon says speak your needs now. 

SAGITTARIUS 

Nov 22-Dec 21 ♥♥ ¥¥ ♣♣♣ 

CAPRICORN 

Dec 22-Jan 19 ♥♥♥♥ ¥¥¥ ♣♣♣♣ 

For those of you who would rather be free 

than famous, think again. The parameters 

of paparazzi are going to change, and you 

may find you’re happy in the limelight. Far from 

photographs stealing your soul, you can find a 

way to be nourished by attention. That’s because 

the focus of what you do and the reasons you do it 

are changing. As long as you have examined—or at 

least visited—your core, remaining true to yourself 

brings in the opportunities that Mercury conjunct 

the Moon offer over the weekend. 

Capricorns love to build, especially 

from the ground floor up. You don’t shy 

away from the nitty gritty, either. In fact 

it’s just the opposite. The more challenges that are 

thrown at you, the quicker you thrive. Oh sure, it 

may not show just yet. There is more foundation to 

lay before you present everything to the world. But 

rest assured with Mercury conjunct the Moon over 

the weekend, you are going to be understood and 

supported, particularly by a partner. 

AQUARIUS 

Jan 20-Feb 18 ♥♥♥ ¥¥ ♣♣♣ 

PISCES 

Feb 19-Mar 20 ♥♥♥♥ ¥¥¥ ♣♣♣♣ 

Weeks, months and years of concentrated 

effort hone your talents to a finely tuned 

note. This is sustained by your focus, 

which begins to turn into remuneration. There’s a 

layer of new beginnings settling on earth, and your 

sign just fell into one. Notice the Mercury-Moon connection 

over the weekend. It enhances everything 

that has to do with work, but you must speak up. 

Family may pull on you for attention. With Venus in 

this sector it’s worth a little self-indulgence. 

The constant turning of the wheel that 

you have had to keep going during the 

Pluto – Uranus squares is beginning to 

work in your favor. The Mercury-Moon combination 

over the weekend is meant especially for you. 

You can let yourself be romantic, listen to love 

songs, share a movie. You can write texts that don’t 

boomerang in the wrong direction. You can cook up 

a storm or take care of a neighbor. Everything you do 

this week turns into a salted caramel brownie point. 


The Last Word 

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to: editor@metropolis.co.jp 

SORRY, I’M NOT SORRY 

A vegetarian in Japan refuses to apologize anymore 

By Helen Marvell 

Helen Marvell is a Londoner who recently 

succumbed to the bright lights of Tokyo. 

She likes travel, cake and ’80s music. 

I’ve been a vegetarian for over 

15 years and now living in 

Japan, the home of the vegetarian 

staple tofu, I’m often 

overwhelmed by the ignorant 

attitudes people express about my 

lifestyle—Japanese and expats alike. 

I know that primarily these 

attitudes come from a lack of understanding, 

but I still find myself 

frustrated when I have to explain 

myself time and time again. People’s 

curiosity takes over and I’m 

frequently barraged with questions 

such as, “But why? Sushi is so delicious!” 

or “Can you eat octopus? 

What about bacon?” My favourite 

question of all, though, is: “How are 

you still alive? Your body needs protein! 

Only meat has protein.” 

At lunch time, people crawl 

over each other to see what I have 

in my homemade bento, and on my 

lazy days they assume my bento 

is boring because I’m a vegetarian—not 

because I wanted an extra 

20 minutes in bed. I’ve also been to 

self-proclaimed “vegetarian” restaurants 

and often ended up with a side 

of fishy miso soup. 

I’ve held back 

from voicing my 

reasons for being 

a vegetarian 

because maybe 

Japan is really 

rubbing off on 

me: I don’t want 

the conflict or to 

stand out like a 

stereotypical foreigner 

with an aggressive opinion or 

to be labelled “weird” or “difficult.” 

Over the years, I’ve found myself 

profusely apologizing for being a 

vegetarian and have even concocted 

made-up reasons for inconveniencing 

people’s food ideologies, such as 

allergies or health. 

My honest issue with eating meat 

and fish is that I think it’s cruel and 

I’VE EVEN 

STOMACHED 

A WHOLE 

BOWL OF DASHI 

TO BE POLITE AT 

A DINNER PARTY 

WHILST FEELING 

MY SOUL SLOWLY 

MELTING AWAY 

INSIDE. ” 

CHRISTI ROCHIN 

it’s not something 

that I want to have 

on my conscience. 

There. I’ve said it 

out loud—and it 

feels good to have 

it out in the open. 

I’m not the sort 

of person who 

preaches about my 

morals to uninterested 

ears and I’m usually as polite 

as I can be about them because I 

understand that it’s my own choice 

to be a vegetarian and it was my own 

choice to come to Japan. I realize 

now how spoilt for choice and support 

I was in the UK. 

If I order food at a restaurant 

which comes with surprise chicken 

chunks, I’m capable of pushing the 

cooked fowl aside and eating the rest 

of my meal without kicking up too 

much of a fuss. And I’ve even stomached 

a whole bowl of dashi (soup 

stock, usually with bonito) to be 

polite at a dinner party whilst feeling 

my soul slowly melting away inside. 

(I have been to some great vegetarian 

restaurants in Japan and met 

people that went out of their way to 

accommodate me, but these people 

and places are few and far between.) 

It’s hard to have such morals in 

a country where animal cruelty is 

ignored and most people seem oblivious 

to it. It’s something I witness 

almost daily. I’m talking about dogs 

wearing dresses and being pushed 

around in prams, blaming dolphins 

for overfeeding on local fish as an 

excuse to torture and kill them and 

the local zoos with shaggy longhaired 

Shetland ponies that have no 

shade from the insufferable summer 

heat. Japan has a long way to go to 

protect these animals. I understand 

that all countries and cultures have 

their downfalls when it comes to 

animal cruelty, but I feel that Japan 

often hides behind “cultural tradition” 

as an excuse. 

I’m not naïve and I’m not expecting 

to turn the whole population of 

Japan into vegetarians overnight. 

I’m just asking that next time you’re 

thinking of posting that Instagram 

video of you eating live squid to 

impress your friends back home or 

you fancy a coffee in an owl café, that 

you think twice about it. 

If you don’t agree with the idea 

that fish have feelings or that dolphins 

have families then before 

dismissing me, might I suggest that 

you consider the other reasons people 

have for being vegetarian such as 

improving your health and sustaining 

the environment. 

After three years in Japan I feel 

like it is time to stop apologizing 

and to start educating people. Let 

me be proud of my own opinion and 

don’t judge me for choosing to kill 

carrots over cows. It’s not a crime to 

not eat meat. 

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