Tokyo Eye Takes on Nakameguro

Hair Salon Kisai

The segment I did for the NHK program TOKYO EYE will air in this week’s episode (#016). In it, I cover a few favorite locations in Nakameguro that share the theme of mixed concepts for the “My Private Tokyo” corner. The places visited are Cow Books — it was the first time they ever permitted taping inside — the Kameroku Sakura Shopping Center (includes a bakery, restaurant, cafe, and shop), and the Kisai hair salon and gallery (pictured above). It starts airing this Wednesday, January 24, on NHK World, and then repeats a few times. The following is the broadcast schedule (JST, so adjust for wherever you are):

Wednesday: 16:15-16:45 and 22:15-22:45
Saturday: 12:15-12:45
Sunday: 00:10-00:40 and 19:30-20:00

It also airs this Sunday (January 28) here in Japan on the NHK Digital Educational TV channel, at 11:25.

Category: Meta • TV • Tokyo Walking

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Can you rip so I can watch? :)

07.01.23 1:46
Posted by Jesper
Right now I’m not even sure if I’ll be able to watch it.

07.01.23 2:23
Posted by Jean Snow

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Jean Snow lives and breathes design, pop culture, and gaming in Tokyo -- sustained by an unhealthy addiction to magazines and frequent visits to his favorites cafes. He has reported on these obsessions for the following online/offline publications: Time, Inside (Australian Design Review), Gizmodo, Gridskipper, Kotaku, Tokyo Q, Superfuture, OK Fred, Arthur Frommer's Budget Travel, I.D. (International Design), Metropolis, Azure, MoCo Loco, Kateigaho International Edition, Game|Life, and The Japan Times. He also manages the gallery space at Cafe Pause.

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