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3TOPkoyo spotsEARLY NOV-EARLY DECShowa Kinen ParkBoasting an enormous area of land (enough tofit 40 Tokyo Domes), the main highlight is theginkgo leaves, at their best during mid-Nov.9:30am-4:30pm, park entrance ¥80-410.Nishi-Tachikawa. Tel: 042-528-1751. www.ktr.mlit.go.jp/showa/TO-DO LISTMID-LATE OCTMount TanigawaAt an elevation of 1,977m and one of Japan's100 famous mountains, Mount Tanigawa's fallleaves can be viewed both from its peak andafar. Ropeway return price ¥2,060. Minakamicho,Gunma. Minakami. 25 mins from station bybus. Tel: 0278-62-0401. http://meturl.com/mttanigawaMID OCT-EARLY NOVKaruizawa, Kumoba LakeAlso known as Swan Lake, the reflection of thechanging leaves on the lake's surface is a sight tobehold. Karuizawa, Nagano. Karuizawa.Tel: 0267-42-5538.© 2014 “Pale Moon” Film PartnersEDITOR’S PICKOCT 23-31TOKYO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVALFive world premieres are in the offing as Japan's leading film fest triesto up its game to compete with the likes of Cannes and Venice. Amongthem is the Rie Miyazawa vehicle Pale Moon, the only Japanese film inthe 27th TIFF International Competition. With Disney’s Big Hero 6, thestudio’s follow-up to Frozen, launching this year’s TIFF, animation is alsoa keyword of the event. “The World of Hideaki Anno” will screen 50works by animator Hideaki Anno, the creator of the Evangelion series.Closing the fest is Parasyte, director Takashi Yamazaki’s live-actionrendering of the sci-fi manga by Hitoshi Iwaaki. Asian films are also infocus in a festival that, in a bid to rev up its pop culture clout, has AKB48producer Yasushi Akimoto as its executive producer. Dan GrunebaumOct 23-31, various times and prices. Roppongi Hills and other venues.Roppongi, Nihonbashi and Higashi-Ginza. http://2014.tiff-jp.net/en/OCT 18AAYTPHALLOWEENCOSTUMEPARTYThe African American YouthTravel Program’s spookynight filled with food,entertainment and a costumecontest. Oct 18, ¥3,500.Bistro Maffik. Shibuya.http://meturl.com/aaytp© Rising Up StudiosOCT 26-27ANVILThe Canadian subjects of the rockdocAnvil: The Story of Anvil arebaaack! Oct 26-27, 7pm, ¥5,000(adv)/¥6,000 (day). Shinjuku Loft.Shinjuku. Tel: 03-5272-0382.www.loft-prj.co.jp/LOFT/OCT 24BALKAN BEATSDJ Robert Soko, aka Balkan Beats,brings his hype-tastic Slavic dancemusic to Japan. Oct 24, 11pm,¥2,500. Fai Aoyama. Omotesando.Tel: 03-5466-3181. www.fai-aoyama.comOCT 24-NOV 3TOKYO RAMEN SHOWIndulge in top-quality ramen assembled from all over Japan. Oct 24-Nov 3, 10am-9pm(10am-6pm Oct 29 & Nov 3), free entrance. Komazawa Olympic Park. Komazawa-Daigaku.www.ramenshow.comOCT 25SUNDAI CHARITYHALLOWEENSundai College’s campustransforms into a haunted house,with all profits going to theJapanese Red Cross. Oct 25,10am-3pm, ¥100. Sundai Collegeof Business & Foreign Languages.Ochanomizu. Tel: 0120-51-4185.http://meturl.com/sundai2014CHECK FOR MORE EVENTS ON P.2407