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Category: City Life

  • Shobus Diary

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    Why should you be following the Shobus Diary? Momus explains: I’d like to draw your attention to a most extraordinary tour that’s going on in Japan right now, and being blogged in an excellent collective blog. Shobus Diary documents Shobo Shobo artists O.lamm, Domotic, Davide Balula, and Minifer’s “Shoboshobus / Mobium Japan Tour 2005”. (Ishida…

  • A Night Out in Shibuya

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    Yuki went out last night and snapped a whole bunch of pics in Shibuya.

  • 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…