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Category: City Life

  • Sorry to Go

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    Nice to see that the Shobo Shobo boys really enjoyed their time in Japan, and are already missing it immensely (from Domo-san’s latest post at Shobus Diary): it breaks my heart to look at those pictures. i wish i was still there.i stand on the left lane in the metro’s escalators. i say “hai” to…

  • Xbox in Harajuku

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    Xbox in Harajuku? Microsoft, face facts, no one in Japan is interested in the Xbox, and I doubt that even something like this could possibly turn things around. Microsoft is in the midst of constructing a $400,000+ building in Tokyo for its upcoming next-generation hardware. It’s currently draped in a huge sheet emblazoned with the…

  • Global Players

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    Another good chance to catch some of the “German Year” festivities. Here’s an event that should perfectly suit all those who still don’t know what the “German year” is all about. The “Global Players” project incorporates exhibitions by German artists at 13 galleries located in the greater Ginza area, as wel as symposiums and performances…

  • Geisai #8

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    The next Geisai event is coming up, on 9/11 of all days! The image included in this post is the cover of a booklet you can pick up in most bookstores (I spotted it at Junkudo the other day). Geisa is an art festival that aims for more communication in the art world. At the…

  • Art Autonomy Network

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    Do a lot of you make it out to Yokohama for art-related events? I do often notice events happening at the BankART 1929 venue that I’d really like to see, but going there is such a time/money investment that I never end up going. BankART 1929 Yokohama has become an epicentre of Yokohama’s cultural life…

  • Tremors Were Forever

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    The last event that will happen at Caniche Courage (where the latest issue of OK FRED was launched): Caniche Courage™ has been an undercover & beloved art interface in Aoyama since October 2004, with many exhibitions, performances, and miscellaneous events by young artists from all over the world. This ephemeral space, always full of surprises,…

  • Graphic Wave 2005

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    I don’t mention the monthly GGG exhibitions much because I automatically visit them (remember, I use this site as a reminder of things I want to see), but I should point out that September sees the “Graphic Wave 2005” show, which you’ll probably want to see. In September 2005 the Ginza Graphic Gallery will hold…

  • Maisen

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    Maisen is an old restaurant in Aoyama that specializes in tonkatsu (fried pork), and I absolutely love the place. The tonkatsu is so tender that it literally melts in your mouth.