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Kodansha’s Pop Culture Family of Books

Nov 20, 2010

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I was happy to see that top shelf pictured at the Junkudo book store in Ikebukuro, bringing together that great little collection of Japanese pop culture books from Kodansha International. I remember that when Arcade Mania came out, because we were the first, it was actually challenging for bookstores to place the book, as it…

Opening of Diesel Concept Store in Shibuya

Nov 20, 2010

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Art, Cafes, Stores, TB.Grafico, Tokyo Walking

Thursday night I was out in Shibuya for the opening reception of the new Diesel Concept Store, which opens to the public today (November 20). Like the Diesel Denim Gallery in Aoyama, the store features a gallery space, and the opening show is Simon Henwood and Fannie Schiavoni’s “Black Sun” (until February 23). I rather…

Nikko

Apr 24, 2010

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Meta, TB.Grafico

Over the past few weeks I’ve been doing a bunch of overnight trips around Tokyo as I do my research work for the next editions of the Rough Guide to Tokyo and Japan, and it’s been fun. Sure, I’ve had the worst luck when it comes to weather, but there have been some bright spots,…

Freshness Burger Jumps for Mario

Jun 15, 2009

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Food, Games, TB.Grafico

Spotted at the Freshness Burger near the KDa office in Ebisu.

Venom Palette

May 9, 2009

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Art, Design, Events, TB.Grafico

I had a chance to check out Daniel‘s exhibition yesterday — the one I posted about — and quite enjoyed what I saw. The best was to have him explain the meaning behind each piece — it was great to hear the justification for each element used. Unbelievably, he’s selling t-shirts for 1,000 yen —…

20 KDa Opening

Apr 20, 2009

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Architecture, Events, TB.Grafico

After that last post, I just realized I hadn’t put photos from KDa‘s opening for their retrospective exhibition at Gallery MA. It’s a great show — love the use of those blinking signs — and well worth making the short trek from Tokyo Midtown. It runs until June 6.