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  • Summer Kiiiiiii

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    Last chance to catch Kiiiiiii live for a while! From Neomarxisme: Kiiiiiii will be playing their last major concert of the summer (they’re going on hiatus until the Autumn release of their debut CD and DVD) this Monday, August 1st, at Shinjuku Red Cloth. Opening act: the two-drummer math-rock stylings of Clisms (pronounced: “Christmas”). Doors…

  • Nalu

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    I spotted this nice-looking cafe the other day in Aoyama, but didn’t have time to go in for a drink. It’s on the road that leads to the Maisen restaurant.

  • Mink Engine at the Nakaochiai Gallery

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    The Nakaochiai Gallery is trying something a bit different on Friday — hosting a musical performance! Nakaochiai Gallery presents: Mink Engine LIVE on the last show for their summer tour. Friday July 29, 7pm – 10pm entrance is FREE This Friday MINK ENGINE will play the last show of their summer tour of Europe, UK…

  • Enzo Mari and the Cedars

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    Spiral is on a roll these days with their exhibitions! The latest: “Enzo Mari Vs. 10 Billion Japanese Cedar Trees.” The maestro of Italian industrial design, Enzo Mari, has worked together with furniture manufacturer Hida Industries from Takayama city in Gifu. They present a new line of furniture made possible with wood-compression technologies applied to…

  • GA International 2005

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    Last week to catch the “GA International 2005,” featuring a who’s who of world-renown architects. GA International provides an outlook on upcoming trends in contemporary architecture. In this exhibition, the latest projects of 5 Japanese and 13 non-Japanese cutting-edge architects will be introduced. (TAB) It’s at the GA Gallery until July 31.

  • Stair

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    Oh man, I need to go to Stair, a new cafe/restaurant/bar in Aoyama designed by Wonderwall‘s Masamichi Katayama. More pics on this page. Here’s the description from the Wonderwall site: The idea behind this bar lounge was the revival of the glitzy cabaret of a past era. Gaudiness, allure, a touch of the wicked and…

  • Spiral

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    The Spiral building in Aoyama.

  • Art Fair Tokyo

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    Art Fair Tokyo sounds like a great way to take in all of the city’s great art options all in one go, with a setting (Tokyo International Forum) that I always enjoy taking in. From Tokyo Q: Art Fair Tokyo aims to make modern art more accessible to the public by taking it out of…

  • Looking Up

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    That same alley from yesterday, but this time looking up.

  • The New Bape Exclusive

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    I moblogged a while back that the Bapexclusive shop in Aoyama (which is now called Bape Exclusive I guess) was closed for renovations, and Jesper sends me this bit of news that was included in the latest newsletter from Wonderwall: ‘Bape Exclusive’ in Aoyama reopened on July 16th (at the same location) completely renovated with…