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Tron Light Cyle in Ikebukuro West Gate Park

Oct 17, 2010

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Patrick Macias — editor-in-chief of Otaku USA magazine, among MANY other things — has been in town for the past couple weeks, and he dropped by my neck of the woods the other day for a bit of Ikebukuro flavor. I wanted to start with some tonkatsu spaghetti at Nobu but it was unfortunately closed,…

SNOW Magazine Cafe Launches

Aug 2, 2010

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Jean Snow

in Cafes, Events, Food, Magazines, Meta

And we’re off: The SNOW Magazine Cafe is now go at Cafe Pause, and runs until August 30. I just posted something on SNOW Magazine that details everything you can expect to find there. Sure, there’s all the magazine stuff (33 titles as part of the main exhibition, and then a large selection of zines,…

Tonkatsu Spaghetti

Jun 25, 2010

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Jean Snow

in Food, Meta, Photography

I may not have talked about it a lot here on the blog, but I’ve certainly tweeted a bunch over the years my love for tonkatsu spaghetti, which I get at this great little pasta joint in Ikebukuro (not far from Cafe Pause) called Nobu. I like it so much I’ve even added the place…

Kagaya on CNNGo

Mar 15, 2010

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Jean Snow

in Food, Meta, Nightlife

I have a new piece up on CNNGo, covering the “performance art” izakaya Kagaya in Shimbashi. Big thanks to my Rough Guides colleague Simon Richmond for introducing me to the spot — we had a great night of eating and drinking there a month back, which some of you may remember as a string of…

Paper Sky Renewal

Dec 13, 2009

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Jean Snow

in Cycling, Design, Food, Magazines, Meta

The new issue of Paper Sky (31) is a special one, marking a major renewal for the magazine. The most obvious change is the cover design, but you’ll find English content creeping back into the magazine as well — for now, mostly with intro paragraphs to each article, but Cameron Allan McKean‘s article on sento…

Sign for a Bar in Akihabara

Nov 30, 2009

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Jean Snow

in Design, Food, Nightlife

Spotted by Matt Alt in Akihabara: a sign for a bar, using a very recognizable casing.

Chocolate in Japan

Nov 26, 2009

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Jean Snow

in Food

Interesting edition of Monocle‘s “Monocolumn” on the state of chocolate in Japan. I barely eat chocolate, but I sure love me some Kit Kat. Unfortunately, my fave chocolate treat, Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, remains unavailable here.