Kansai Scene #183 August 2015

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Aug 2015 • issue 183

Osaka Craft Beer Map Inside

Craft Beer Booms 大人気のクラフトビール

Kick up your heels in Kitano Osaka’s hot new cabaret lounge Whet your appetite in Ura-Namba

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Kansai Scene provides monthly English articles, information and listings for visitors and residents of the Kansai area.

Craft beer is making a big splash in Kansai. It’s time we learned more about “the beer of the land.”

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Publisher............................................Daniel Lee Managing Editor..............Celia Polkinghorne Editor............................................. Jason Haidar

The Business of Beer

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Craft Beer Map Wondering where to go for great craft beer in Osaka?

We’ve made a map to get you started.

Production Manager...................Misa Matsui Accounts Manager...................... Michiko Lee Art & Cinema........................... Deanna Wright

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Event & Festival..........................Yuki Uchibori Live Music................................. Phillip Jackson Club................................................... Terumi Tsuji

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Cabaret and All That Jazz Cabaret culture has come to life in Dotonbori downstairs at The Burlesque!

Classifieds..............................Michael Gribben

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A BIT OF HISTORY Kansai Scene was founded by Peter Horvath and Nishikawa Keiko in 2000 and published by Jatin Banker between 2003 – 2011.

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Foodspotting Wind your way through Ura-Namba for some of the best eats in town.

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A stunning photo from this year’s Kameraoke competition, taken at the Osaka Tenjin Matsuri by Sébastien Delbes.

Send us your best seasonal shots to photo@kansaiscene.com and win a KS t-shirt if selected!

Lego Center Now Open Looking for a fun indoor summer activity for the kids?

Parents, kids and Lego fans across Kansai will be pleased to hear that the LEGOLAND® Discovery Center Osaka opened its doors a few months a go, right next door to the Kaiyukan Osaka Aquarium in the Tempozan Marketplace Building.

The center offers hours of fun for all ages and includes a wonderful Lego brick diorama of Osaka’s landmarks complete with Koshien, Dotonbori and Osaka Castle, an immersive 4D cinema attraction and lots and lots and lots of Lego bricks to keep little fingers amused for hours.

Tickets are ¥2,500 for adults (age 13+), ¥2,000 for kids (3–12 years) and free for under 2s. legolanddiscoverycenter.jp/osaka/en

Final Four Announced After a heated round of online voting, the final four bands have been chosen to battle it out live as part of the Kansai Music Conference.

Congratulations to The Mist Acoustics, Sabado Boys Band, Contagion and Union Trouble. They will battle it out at IZNT in Kobe on Sep 19 so head out to show your support and help decide the winning act. kansaimusicconference.com

World Record Bon-Odori Attempt In celebration of 400 years since the Dotonbori area of Osaka was created, on August 16, 3,000 people will attempt to break the Guinness World Record for the largest Bon Odori Dance. Although entry for participants is closed, the event will likely be an amazing spectacle. So grab your cameras and head down to Dotonbori to see if they manage it. In order to successfully break the record, all dancers must perform in unison and so have had to learn and practice the dance using online videos. The fun starts from 5pm. www.dotonbori-bon-dance.jp/en

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KS Party @ The Blarney Stone We had a great turnout again for our July party at The Blarney Stone in Shinsaibashi.

As well as our popuar lucky draw, our new Autograph Bingo game proved a big hit with guests. Thanks to everyone that came down!

Party Report ď„ł July 18

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The Craft Beer Splash The craft has been honed, and ji-biru is booming. If you haven’t already, it’s time to sit up and take notice of “the beer of the land.”

Text & Images: Jason Haidar • Translation: Endo Tazlu

 “The Dutch make sake from grapes, and they also make sake from barley. I had a chance to drink this latter, and it was absolutely horrible. It had no flavor at all, and they call it bier…”

Sacrilege as it may seem, this was apparently the first impression of the Tokugawa Shogunate after tasting beer for the first time when the Dutch brought it to Edo as part of a tribute in 1727. The statement was published at the time in the Dutch record, Oranda Mondo (Discussions with the Hollanders).

No one could have predicted the meteoric rise of beer in Japan and that indeed, its main players would all be Japanese brands. A scene that even today it is still on the up and up with the new breed of craft beer – ji-biru – that has been gaining momentum in leaps and bounds.

The Birth of Ji-biru

Ji-biru, which literally translates to “beer of the land” is what we would associate with “craft beer” or “micro beer” in the West. These days, the term kurafuto biru is also used to distinguish between the high-quality beers produced after the birth of craft beer in Japan from the not-so-highquality stuff.

Japanese craft beer proliferated after a strict minimum-brewing law in place from 1908 was relaxed. The law stipulated that in order to have a brewing license, a brewer had to produce 180,000 liters a year. This was lifted in 1940 to

1.8 million liters, and raised again to two million in 1959, making it impossible for anyone to get into the brewing game that wasn’t already established.

All this finally changed in 1994 when a new law lowered the minimum brewing capacity to 60,000 liters a year. This catalyzed the craft beer movement in Japan, but it was a case of first comes quantity, and much later comes quality.

“The overwhelming positive was that you had craft beer, but this explosion of microbrewing led to more than 400 microbreweries popping up all over Japan – most in the simple hope of making a big profit rather than any real desire to make well-crafted beer,” explained Mark Meli, a regular contributor to Japan Beer Times magazine and the author of Craft Beer in Japan – the definitive English guide to all things Japanese craft beer.

Everyone and their obachan was getting into the ji-biru business; restaurants, hotels, museums, you name it.

“Today we have about 240 craft beer breweries in Japan, a lot of the others closed because the beer was terrible,” Meli said.

The Scene in Kansai

Since about 2012, craft beer bars have been mushrooming throughout Kansai with new places continuously popping up. The craft haunts with a bit of a longer history, like Qbrick, which just celebrated its 10-year anniversary, and Beer Belly, opened after the Minoh beer brand was launched in 1996, have

blazed the trail, helping to pave the ji-biru landscape and build the now fast-growing scene.

“Kansai has a really strong community for craft beer ... part of that is having so many (craft beer bars) in the same area,” says Mike Post, also known as Mr. Beer Zen, the founder of the quarterly Beer Zen magazine. Having just celebrated its two-year anniversary, the magazine has also been instrumental in driving the scene with its simple goal: “to connect people to people, and of course people to great beer!”

“The scene has steadily grown with a big boom in 2012 with Yellow Ape, Molto, Craft Beer Base, and Kamikaze opening and another big boom this past March with a lot of owners opening their second shops,” Post explained.

As far as what is driving the scene, the craft beer culture is more in line with a “foodie” culture, which is reflected in the chic atmosphere and mouthwatering food served at these places. This might also explain why the patrons differ from what one usually expects, particularly in a Western country, when ‘heading out to the pub for a pint.’

“Women drive the scene to a certain degree. They know what’s cool, what’s going on. There is a misconception that beer is a man’s drink in the West, but everyone likes beer!” explained Post.

It’s not limited to women just knowing what’s happening in the scene either – they are also brewing the beer.

“More than half the brewers in Kansai

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Left: Ai Tani. Above: Minoh Beer at Beer Belly. Right: Taps at Smoke House Ape. Far right: Beer Zen publisher Maek Post

are women,” said Mark Meli. They are drinking it, making it and running the bars that sell it.

Probably the most renowned in Kansai craft beer, Minoh brewery was founded in 1996 when a successful liquor store owner named Masaji Ohshita established the brewery and charged his three daughters with running the place.

Ever since, the Ohshita sisters have been concocting some very tasty brews that have won them many Japanese and International awards.

Another influential woman on the scene, as the owner and operator of two very successful craft beer bars and one craft beer bottle shop, Ai Tani is determined to bring the exploding Japanese craft beer scene to the world. Her flagship shop for her brand Craft Beer Base just celebrated its third anniversary this year, with Craft Beer Base Seed (her bottle shop) opening in 2013, and Craft Beer Base Bud (a bar) budding to life just this year.

Having traveled around Europe to learn from the best, Ai also acts as a judge in Japan and abroad for international beer competitions. Developing a refined palate to match her keen business mind, she is a growing force on the ji-biru movement locally and abroad.

The Future of the Scene

While future of the general scene looks bright, it still has a long way to go. “Right now, it’s not a destination for breweries, but if you like craft beer and you visit you will be pleasantly surprised with what’s on offer,” said Mike Post.

There used to be more of a focus on German-style beers in Japan’s craft beer scene, but the trend has now shifted towards American styles. Mark Meli explained that “a tidal wave of American craft beer has come in and the companies with the most success, with some exceptions, are doing American styles.” The popularity of American craft beer in Japan has inspired many breweries to be bolder with their use of hops, and IPAs are becoming a more fashionable style; a stark contrast to the lagers turned out by the big four.

As for the obstacles holding back craft beer locally, one is price – at ¥1,000 a pint, due in part to heavy taxes and the need to import hops, double the standard draft beer price tag is enough to chase people away.

Another factor is the availability of craft beer to regular local watering holes. Izakaya are usually under contract with one of the big four brewers, and as result, only carry their beer, but Meli thinks it will change. “I’d like to see it in izakayas and I think it will

happen. Ten years ago in the States you had to look for it, now you can find it in gas stations.”

In Japan there is such a close tie between beer and food that Maek Post believes a key way forward is understanding pairings between the two.

“As Japanese people learn an IPA goes well with this and a Stout goes well with that, craft beer will become more popular … that’s part of the marketing,” he said.

While the shop boom in Kansai has been spreading craft beer culture and sales, it is a niche market, making up about one percent of the total market in Japan. However, that hasn’t stopped the major Japanese brands from seeing the potential money in it. They too have thrown their hats in the ring, hoping to cash in on the budding popularity with all four major breweries rolling out craft beer lines.

The craft beer scene in Kansai has dramatically changed from just a few pubs 10 years ago to more than 50 craft beer spots currently, the majority being in Osaka. With Minoh beer still going strong, and promising up-and-coming players such as the Kyoto Brewing Company turning heads at craft beer festivals around the region, there’s no better time than now to get out there and see what all the hype is about. 

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Right: Mark Meli, author of Craft Beer Japan

More Craft Beer Info

Below: Craft Beer Base Bud

Turn to page 12 for a map of craft beer spots in Osaka.

Don’t forget to check out the Craft Beer Corner featured in Kansai Scene each month for upto-date info on the latest ji-biru haunts throughout Kansai.

Craft Beer Japan by Mark Meli, available on Amazon or from Craft Beer Base, Umeda Pick up a copy of the quarterly Beer Zen magazine at your local craft beer watering hole.

The Japan Beer Times is a free, bilingual, quarterly magazine written and produced by beer enthusiasts for beer enthusiasts as well as new drinkers.

クラフトビールの魅力 見事な醸造技術で、地ビールのイメージを大きく向上させたクラフトビー ル。かつてないブームを迎えている今、地元産の美味しいビールに出会うチ ャンスだ。 文と写真：ジェイソン・ハイダー

「オランダ人はブドウから酒を造り、麦から も酒を造るそうだ。麦酒を飲んでみたが思 いのほか不味く、あじわいも何もあったもの ではない。名前はビールというらしい」 1727年頃に記されたオランダ商館長と 幕府役人の問答集『和蘭問答』 からの一節 である。献上品として江戸城内に持ち込ま れたビールを、当時の八代将軍徳川吉宗も 味見したのだろうか。 やがて日本ではピルスナータイプのラガ ービール醸造が隆盛し、ビッグ4と呼ばれる 国産メーカーが登場する。 レストラン、居酒 屋、スーパー、コンビニなどでビールが売ら れ、日本全国で地ビールが生産されること になろうとは、当時の将軍も知る由はない。

地ビールの誕生

日本の「地ビール」は、西洋のクラフトビー ルやマイクロビールに相当する概念だ。最 近すっかり定着した「クラフトビール」とい う呼称には、玉石混交の地ビールより高品 質であるという差別化の意味合いも含まれ ている。 日本のクラフトビールは、1908年施行の 酒税法で規定された「最低製造数量基準」 が緩和されることで誕生した。もともと酒類 製造免許の取得には最低でも年間18万リ ットルの製造が義務づけられていたが、こ の最低製造量が1940年には180万リット ル、1959年には200万リットルと引き上げ られ、既存の業者以外は参入不可能になっ ていた。これが1994年の酒税法改正で一

気に年間6万リッターまで引き下げられ、地 ビールブームを引き起こしたのである。だ が当初のブームは質より量を重視する生産 者が目立ち、品質が追い付いてくるまでに 長い時間がかかった。 「地ビールの誕生は大きな前進でした。 ビール醸造がブームになり、日本全国で 400以上もの小規模ビール醸造所ができ ました。でも多くはひと儲けを狙っただけの 参入者で、本当に高品質なクラフトビール を生産しようという志の人が少なかったの も事実です」 そんな当時の状況を教えてくれるのは、 日本初のクラフトビール専門誌「ジャパン・ ビア・タイムズ」のレギュラー執筆者を務め るマーク・メリさん。英語で書かれたビール

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CRAFT BEER HOUSE molto

ガイドの決定版『クラフト・ビア・イン・ジャパ ン』の著者でもある。 「やがてレストラン、ホテル、美術館など で、さまざまな人が地ビールのビジネスに 関わるようになりました。今日では日本に約 240のクラフトビール醸造所があります。ビ ールの出来が悪かった醸造所の多くは閉鎖 されました」

関西のクラフトビールシーン

関西でクラフトビールの店が次々にオー プンしたのは2012年頃のことだが、その 背景には先駆者たちが築いてきた歴史も ある。10周年を祝ったばかりの「Qbrick」 や、1996年に設立された箕面ビール直営店 「BEER BELLY」などが、急成長を続ける 地ビールシーンの土台を作った。 「関西にはクラフトビールの根強いコミ ュニティがありますが、同じ地域にたくさん のクラフトビールバーが密集しているのも その一因です」 そう説明するのは、季刊誌「ビア・ゼン」 を主宰するミスター・ビア・ゼンことマイク・ ポストさん。発行2周年を迎えた同誌は「人 と人をつなぎ、人と美味しいビールをつな ぐ」をモットーに日本のクラフトビールを応 援してきた。 「YELLOW APE、MOLTO、CRAFT BEER BASE、KAMIKAZEなどの店が次 々に開店した2012年の大ブーム以来、ク ラフトビールシーンは着実に成長してきま した。これらの店の多くが今年3月に相次い で2号店を出し、現在は第2のブームが起き ています」 クラフトビールの店は、どこもシックな雰 囲気で美味しい料理を提供している。クラフ トビールと食文化は切り離せない。 「パブに 1杯飲りにいく」という西洋文化とは一線を 画している点に、各店オーナーたちのこだ わりがあるとポストさんは指摘する。 「ブームの一翼を担っているのは女性客 です。女性はセンスが良いものを好み、流行 にとても敏感。西洋ではビールが男性の飲 み物だという誤解がありますが、やっぱりビ ールはみんな大好きですからね」 クラフトビールのファンだけでなく、ビー

Bar Tsuchinoko

ル造りに関わっている人にも女性が多い。メ リさんによると、関西のビール醸造家の半 数以上は女性。飲むのも、造るのも、店を経 営するのも、今や女性が主役なのだという。 おそらく関西のクラフトビールでもっとも 有名な「箕面ビール」も、女性がリーダーを 務めている。酒屋の経営で成功した大下正 司さんが1996年に設立し、大下香緒里さ んら3人の実娘に経営が引き継がれた。近 年も素晴らしい味のビールで国内外の賞に 輝いている。 クラフトビールシーンを牽引する女性と いえば、谷和さんも忘れてはならない。経営 する「CRAFT BEER BASE」 （バー）は今 年で開店3周年を祝ったばかりで、2013 年開店の「CRAFT BEER SEED」 （ボト ルショップ）、今年オープンした「CRAFT BEER BASE BUD」 （バー） も好評。3つの 店舗を拠点に、日本のクラフトビール文化を 世界に発信している。ヨーロッパ中を旅行し てさまざまな有名ビール醸造所を訪ねた谷 さんは、国内外のビールコンペティションで 審査員の経験も豊富。意欲的なビジネスマ インドと繊細な味覚で、地ビールムーブメン トを推進中だ。

ブームの未来

クラフトビールの未来は明るそうだが、まだ 道のりは長いとポストさんは語る。 「クラフトビールが目当てで関西にやっ てくる人はまだまだ少数。それでも、関西に 来たクラフトビールファンを驚かせるレベル には達しています」 日本のクラフトビールといえば、これま ではドイツ流のビール醸造が主流だった。 しかし今ではアメリカ流のスタイルにトレン ドが移行している。メリさんがこの状況を 説明する。 「いくつか例外があるものの、現在成功 を収めている会社の多くはアメリカンスタ イルを採用しています。アメリカ産クラフト ビールの人気は、大胆なホップの使い方な どで日本のビール醸造家たちを開眼させま した。インディアペールエール（IPA）にもお 洒落なイメージが定着して、4大メーカーが 生産するラガービールとは対照的な立ち位

Dig Beer Bar

置を獲得しています」 クラフトビールの人気は、まだ地元だけ に留まっている。その原因のひとつが、1パ イント約1,000円という価格だ。高い酒税と ホップの輸入コストのせいで、通常の生ビー ルと比べて倍近い値段になってしまう。 もうひとつの障壁は、一般的な酒場で入 手しにくいこと。居酒屋はたいてい4大メー カーのどこかと契約を交わしており、結果と して1社独占のような店も多い。だがこの状 況もいずれは変わっていくだろうとメリさん は見ている。 「居酒屋でクラフトビールが扱われるの を見たいし、いつか実現できると思う。10 年前は探さなければ入手不可能だったクラ フトビールも、アメリカではガソリンスタンド で売られていますから」 日本ではビールと料理に深いつながりが ある。だからその相性について理解を深め ることが、ブーム拡大の鍵をにぎるとポスト は主張する。 「IPAにはこの料理が合う、スタウトには このスナックがいいなどと、日本のファンが 独自に味覚を開拓していけばさらに人気が 高まるでしょう。これはマーケティングの問 題でもありますね」 関西では店舗単位のブームがクラフトビ ール文化の普及に貢献してきた。クラフトビ ールの売り上げは伸びているが、ニッチな 市場なので日本全体のビール市場の1%に 過ぎない。 しかしこの現象に大手も反応し た。商機があると見るや、4大メーカー全社 がクラフトビールの生産ラインを動かし始 めている。 わずか数店舗で始まった10年前の状況 から、関西のクラフトビールシーンは激的に 変化した。現在は大阪を中心に50以上のク ラフトビールスポットがある。箕面ビールに は以前として大きな存在感があり、京都醸 造株式会社などの有望な生産者が地域の クラフトビールフェスティバルなどで頭角を 現している。 こんな今こそ、ブームの現場でクラフトビ ールの魅力をとことん体験してみてはいか がだろうか。

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PROMOTIONAL FEATURE

Let’s paint the town!

Start the car, we know a whoopee spot, where the drinks are cold and the dancing’s hot – Osaka’s boldest cabaret lounge, The Burlesque.

Text: Kansai Scene • Images: Jason Haidar

 Cabaret culture has come to life in Dotonbori downstairs at The Burlesque! If you’re not already humming John Kander’s All That Jazz as you descend the stairs into this atmospheric basement lounge, it won’t be long before the opening song of the 1975 musical Chicago is being acted out in all its saucy suggestiveness right before your eyes.

Utilising an American burlesque, variety-show format, the bright-eyed and bushy-tailed dancers engage their audience by creating elaborate tableau to jazzy, mood-fitting music, under dramatic lighting in their colorful, sequined costumes, with large, white, feathery angel wings, and any other exotic props at their disposal.

The performances aren’t confined to the stage either – these bodacious, leggy, high-heeled and stocking-clad lasses fling themselves effortlessly between stage and bar, sending audience heads from side-to-side, like open-mouthed, sideshow clowns.

The heat kicks up a notch when purple spotlights beam down on the three silver dance poles suspended from the ceiling above the bar. In synchronized pole-dancing spectacles, five of these cheeky dancers maneuver upside-down and around the shafts making it easy to see why they have to pass auditions before they are invited to take the stage (or bar).

Ladies still honing their craft and awaiting their auditions can be found among the troop of friendly bunny girls with tall ears and white cotton tails serving your drinks. The deal is ¥6,000 (before 9pm) or ¥7,000 (after 9pm) for 90 minutes all-you-can-drink draft beer, shochu, ginger ale, and oolong tea. For an extra ¥3,000 you can be seated in the special VIP area and add whiskey to your all-you-can-drink menu.

There is also “Talk Time” where you can request the company of whichever lady you please – ¥2,000 for 15 minutes.

The vibe is international with a mix of dancers from Russia, Brazil, Japan, and others. Special tip tickets are available for purchase for tipping your favorite dancers.

Look forward to the novelty acts, such as a solo dance from Beyoncé! No, not that one – this Beyoncé is the Brazilian-born pole dancer ranked no. 6 in the world! Beyoncé takes being fit, toned, and flexible to a whole new level, and after you see her impossible moves you’ll understand why!

Another exotic solo to watch out for is the Japanese dance

by Aoi, performed as a geisha in kimono. Think of the dramatic, seductive, postmodern stage performance by Sayuri in the film Memoirs of a Geisha, but a touch more revealing.

Open from 8pm every night but Monday, the ladies of The Burlesque are longing to entertain you! Welcoming ladies and gentlemen, girls and guys alike – this is a show for everyone (over 20 of course!). So kick up your heels and come on down for a night on the town ….and all that jazz. 

The Burlesque • Open: 8pm–1am • Closed: Mondays • Showtimes: Main shows are from 8:30, 10:30, & 12:30 every night • Cost: ¥6,000 before 9pm; ¥7,000 after 9pm Discounts for groups of 2 or more • Tel: 06-6484-0133 • Access: Midosuji Subway Line, Namba or Shinsaibashi Stn, 1-min walk from Dotonbori bridge • URL: en.the-burlesque.com

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Feature

Seeking Sophistication in Kobe’s Kitano It’s international, quaint, sleek and stylish. With so much to discover, come on and kick up your heels in Kitano.

Text & Images: Clare Midgley

 Set into the hillside where Kobe’s streets begin to give way to the slopes of majestic Mount Maya, paying a visit to Kitano is a bit like suddenly skidding a few thousand miles west to Europe or east to America. Historically the home of international traders, attracted in the late nineteenth century to overseas business by the opening of Kobe Port, this refined area of the city proudly displays their remaining residences, many now converted to museums.

Boutiques, cafés and restaurants offering globally-inspired goods and cuisines, plus a well-established reputation for jazz, add to the international flavor emanating from the area and make Kitano a target for Japanese and overseas tourists alike.

To reach Kitano, the clue is in the name – you need to head north. Just a

few minutes after leaving Sannomiya you’ll arrive at the foot of Kitanozaka Avenue, Kitano’s leafy main street that stretches steeply towards the mountain.

If you want to see Kitano’s historical upper reaches, plan to attempt the climb while you’ve still got plenty of energy; alternatively, hop on the bottlegreen Kobe City Loop bus. On the way up you’ll pass pale, attractive ivydraped buildings and well-manicured stone flower beds that give the street a splash of colour.

At the top of the avenue, wind your way through the narrow streets to Kitano-cho Plaza, an open, stepped arena where statues of jazz musicians preside, immortalized during their instrumental solos. A French-style plaque announces a formal ‘amitié’ between Kitano and Paris’ Montmartre, and it’s true that with the Europeanesque

buildings, the sun shining and an artist on the steps with his easel, there’s more than a fleeting connection.

Here on the hilltop you’ve entered the land of the Ijinkan, the 20 or so multi-coloured international residences, regrettably reduced in number by the 1995 Hanshin Earthquake. To see inside, either pay a few hundred yen per Ijinkan or buy entry to eight at once for ¥3,000.

Each contains its own morsel of history. English House, complete with London ‘Baker Street’ tube sign and Sherlock Holmes museum, was originally occupied by an English doctor.

Weathercock Mansion, the only brick Ijinkan, built by German trader Godfried Thomas, overlooks the plaza with its iconic weathervane, boasting an interior that fuses traditional German style with Art Nouveau.

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Weathercock House

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It’s not only Kitano’s residences that enhance the international ambience.

At the tourist office in Kitano-cho Plaza, the helpful staff point out the diversity of religious buildings in the area; in addition to Shinto shrines, Kitano hosts a mosque, a synagogue, a Jain temple and a number of churches, including Baptist and Catholic.

While most are in regular use by Kitano’s international residents, some of the churches are nothing more than replicas, used to conduct marriage ceremonies for Japanese couples. Kitano’s popularity and prominence as a wedding location forms a significant part of the area’s character. Large, glamorous hotels and elegant venues such as Kitano Garden and The Seasons Landmark give off an air of opulence, and at the weekend you’re likely to encounter not just one but several wedding parties as you stroll around the neighborhood.

Either out of politeness or necessity, happy couples seem very tolerant of bystanders watching as they get showered in confetti. Despite the recent steady decline of the Japanese marriage rate, by all appearances in Kitano love is blooming and the wedding business is booming.

Wander down from the hilltop plaza and you’ll pass any number of chic little boutiques selling gifts, jewellery, and other bits and pieces that make them highly browsable. Cute cafés abound, or you can stop off and sample some creamy matcha ice cream topped with azuki beans from one of Kobe Rokko Farm’s two Kitano outlets.

England House

Everything from well-heeled hair salons to the ever-present konbini blends in quite intentionally with the area’s muted, classy tones; for novelty’s sake, check out a 7-11 decked in grey and black rather than the habitual red and green. Even chain coffee shops like Tully’s fit in well, occupying existing historic buildings; the Kitano Starbucks is well camouflaged inside a fetching blue-and-white, two-storey wooden house, reconstructed using the original materials following the 1995 earthquake. Your Frappuccino will taste exactly the same, of course.

On your way back down, pause for a while on the terrace of Bistrot Café de Paris with a cold beer and a sweet from their fabled dessert tray. With its red-and-white chequered tablecloths and Pernod umbrellas, this unmistakably French locale provides the perfect vantage point for soaking up the sophisticated Kitano atmosphere.

“Kobe is all about style,” says Emanuel Azzouz, the owner, referring to the stream of immaculately dressed passers-by who parade in front of his restaurant every day. Azzouz is part of the close-knit, friendly community of international residents in Kitano. The area’s profusion of restaurants serving global cuisine reflects the diverse origins of its inhabitants; as well as French food you can choose from Italian, Spanish, Turkish, Brazilian, Indian, Thai, and more. Lotus, with its display of colourful woven bags on sale outside, serves Vietnamese and Asian cuisine infused with fresh, zingy flavours – try

Lotus

Vietnamese spare ribs plus green papaya and prawn salad for an excellent dinner pairing.

Later on, how about a spot of jazz?

Yet another jewel in its armory of hidden treasures, Kitano’s long standing as the hub of Japanese jazz culture continues to keep visitors entertained.

Every October the Kobe Jazz Street festival comes to the area, but you can see live jazz any night of the year in the area’s handful of jazz venues, such as SONE, Ellie’s, and Green Dolphin.

Entry (usually paid on departure) ranges from around ¥600 to ¥2,000 per person, usually without food or drinks, but once inside you can enjoy live performances all evening. A relaxing way to round off your Kitano tour.  Access: JR, Hankyu, or Hanshin lines, Sannomiya Stn

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Language

Beer Lingo There are dozens, if not hundreds of brewing styles, and each country, district, prefecture, and brewery can produce different takes on each variety. From the smoked beer known as Rauch, ラオホ raoho, to the American Porter, アメリカン ポーター amerikan pohtah, and the Belgian Strong Ale, ベルジャン ストロング エール berujian sutorongu eeru, there are so many styles and names that it can be a touch overwhelming for someone new to the scene. Below are five of the most popular to get you started.

Types of beer Weizen ヴァイツェン

vuaitsuen

Pilsner ピルスナー

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Pale Ale ペールエール

peeru eeru

India Pale Ale (IPA) インディア・ペール・エール

india peeru eeru

Stout スタウト

sutauto

A weizen is a wheat beer with very low bitterness, low to medium body, and is high in esters (the fruity flavors and aroma in beer, usually associated with ales and produced by higher fermentation temperatures). Weizens often have a banana and clove flavor. Because of their fruitiness, weizens are great summer beers and often popular with the ladies.

Good pilsners have clean, light malt flavors like grain and crackers, backed up by herbal and grassy hops. As with many beer styles, the flavors can vary a lot between countries and brewers. German-style pilsners are dry and crisp, and the bitter flavors tend to linger in the aftertaste. In comparison, Czech-style pilsners tend to have a richer malt character and a softer, rounder feel.

Pale ale is a beer made by warm fermentation using predominantly pale malt. So called because they are brewed with more lightly roasted “pale” malts, pale ales typically have a more equal malt-to-hop balance. The hops are definitely present, but fairly moderate.

The higher proportion of pale malts results in a lighter color.

IPAs tend to be more aggressively hopped, with the balance of hops-and-malts definitely tipping in favor of the hops (the hop plant is used in beer to give it a bitter, tangy taste). One of the most popular beer styles on the market today, the India Pale Ale (IPA) saturates beer drinkers’ palates with its sometimes over-the-top hoppy flavor profile. The style originates from England where in 1774, the British Empire appointed its first governor to India and began heavy trading with beer being one of the many items.

Stouts are black in color with the exception of oatmeal and imperial stouts, which can vary from dark copper to black. These dark beers are made using roasted malt or roasted barley, hops, water and yeast. Stouts were traditionally the generic term for the strongest or stoutest porters produced by a brewery, typically 7%-8% alcohol. There are a number of variations including Baltic porter, milk stout, imperial stout, and the most common variation is dry stout, exemplified by Guinness Draught, the world’s best-selling stout.

Note: Any beer style that includes the word “Imperial” is usually quite high in hops and definitely higher in alcohol.

“Imperials” were usually beers that were made in one country and shipped to another, often destined for the mouths of royalty (hence the name Imperial). Another invention of necessity, the long journeys meant that the properties of higher alcohol and hops were required to act as preservatives. If you think IPAs are strong and hoppy, you should try an Imperial IPA!

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Food & Drink

Foodspotting The narrow lanes of Ura-Namba – “the back of Namba” – are home to some of Osaka’s many wellkept culinary secrets. Here are three of the best…

Text & Images: Tom Law

Sashimi

Shimotaya

Yakitori

Yakiniku

Enya

Yakiniku Suzaku

Address: Nanbasennichimae 14–6 • Open:

Address: Nanbasennichimae 14–18 •

5pm–1am (last order 12am) • Price Range:

Open: 5pm–10pm (Sun–Thu), 5pm–2am

Address: Nanbasennichimae 15–24

Approx. ¥3,000/person • Access: Namba

(Fri–Sat) • Price: Approx. ¥2,000/person •

• Open: 5pm–11pm (Sun–Thu), 5pm–

Nankai Stn, 2-min walk • enya-food.jp

Access: Namba Nankai Stn, 4-min walk •

The specialities at this classy but unpretentious old wooden house are oden (vegetables, meat, egg, and tofu soaked in a delicious broth), sumibiyaki (chargrilled chicken or beef), and sashimi.

The sashimi (¥980) is especially good.

Beautifully presented and deliciously fresh, we are served an assortment of five types of fish (sole, sea bream, salmon, tuna and amberjack) on a colorful platter of grated daikon and red cress. Though most diners seem to be drinking Premium Malts (¥450), there is an extensive sake list to explore.

Try the fun taster menu, which allows you to sample three different local sake (¥980). Don’t be deterred if the restaurant appears full at first sight – it is deceptively spacious. The ground-floor counter-diner seats about eight, as does the middle floor, where the kimonoclad owner Futami Iguchi chats cheerfully with her customers. But go up another flight of stairs and you reach a cool split-level loft, with seating for at least 20 people.

12:30am (Fri–Sat) • Price Range: Approx. ¥3,000/person • Access: Namba Nankai Stn, 2-min walk • chikuchikuya.com

A few doors down from Shimotaya is Enya, a lively izakaya with a great atmosphere. Unlike the singer of the same name, this Enya attracts a youngish crowd and treats them to an eclectic soundtrack. This might be the only place in town serving up both Radiohead and Bruno Mars alongside skewers of tender chicken (¥100–¥220 a piece). As you’d expect in a yakitori joint, chicken dominates the menu. And we’re not just talking smoky chunks of breast and thigh, but pretty much every body part imaginable, from skin to neck and pleasingly crunchy cartilage. Even the ramen (¥620), with which many diners round off their meal, is served in a chicken broth. For drinks, forego the Asahi (¥450) and try a Minoh craft beer (¥900), yuzu highball (¥420) or fruit sake (¥700). Dessert is on the house, so save room for a little bowl of free – and chicken-free – ice cream.

Fittingly for a living-room-sized restaurant, the mood at Yakiniku Suzaku is relaxed and homely. The chef and waitress double act serve as your surrogate parents for the night, while the cramped and cluttered cooking space brings to mind a real Osakan kitchen.

The organized mess of pots and pans suggests the focus is firmly on the food, and so it proves. We grill our moreish cuts of beef (tongue ¥800, karubi ribs ¥800, sirloin ¥1,000) on a neat little table-top barbecue. The reimen (Korean-style cold noodles, ¥500) are a tasty, prettily presented bargain, and a perfect accompaniment to the richness of the beef. Though hard to find, this secluded spot, and its friendly neighbors, are worth seeking out. From the southern entrance of Doguyasuji, walk north until you reach a shop called Goodies on your right. Opposite is a tiny corridor, down which Suzaku is the second door on the left.

Phone: 06-6648-8629

 Kansai Scene Listings: What’s on around Kansai

Cinema Listings (selected theaters) Osaka Toho Cinemas Umeda Tel: 06-6316-1312 • tohotheater. jp • Discounts: Weds (women), 1st & 14th of the month: ¥1,100, every day after 8pm: ¥1,300

Now showing: Inside Out, Minions,

Terminator Genisys, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Mad Max: Fury Road • From Aug 5: Jurassic World • From Aug 7: Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation • From Aug 28: Ted 2

Umeda Burg7 Tel: 06-4795-7602 • burg7.com • Discounts: Weds (women) 1st of the month: ¥1,100; every day after 8pm: ¥1,300

Osaka Station City Cinema Tel: 06-6346-3215 • osakastationcitycinema.com • Discounts: Weds (women), 1st of the month: ¥1,100, every day after 8pm: ¥1,300

Now showing: Inside Out, The

Purge, Minions, Terminator: Genisys, Walking on Sunshine, Shaun the Sheep Movie, The Avengers: Age of Ultron, Child 44 • From Aug 1: The Purge: Anarchy • From Aug 5: Jurassic World • From Aug 7: Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation • From Aug 28: Ted 2, Wild

Now showing: Inside Out, Minions,

Cine Libre Umeda

Now Showing: Wild Tales (SPA),

Price of Fame (FR), Turist (SWE, ENG, FR, NOR), Rhino Season (PERS, TURK), Zombeavers, Moomins and the Comet Chase (FIN/ENG), Winter Sleep, Locke, Still Alice • From Aug 1: Love & Mercy, The Rover • From Aug 8: The Salt of the Earth (FR), Tusk • From Aug 15: The New Girlfriend (FR), Tracks, God Help The Girl • From Aug 22: Nightcrawler, The Human Centipede 3

Theatre Umeda Tel: 06-6359-1080 • ttcg.jp/ theatre_umeda • Discounts: Weds (women, men), 1st of the month: ¥1,000

Now showing: Matthew Bourne’s

Swan Lake, Jauja, Stuck in Love, The Look of Silence, Mr. Turner • From Aug 1: Gemma Bovery (FR) • From Aug 15: Run Boy Run (GER) • From Aug 29: Phoenix (GER)

Terminator Genisys, Shaun the Sheep Movie, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Mad Max: Fury Road • From Aug 5: Jurassic World • From Aug 22: Nightcrawler • From Aug 28: Ted 2

Kyoto Cinema Tel: 07-5353-4723 • kyotocinema.jp • Discounts: Weds (women & men), 1st of the month: ¥1,100

Toho Cinemas Nijo

Terminator Genisys

Toho Cinemas Namba

Tel: 06-6440-5930 • ttcg.jp/ cinelibre_umeda • Discounts: Weds (women, men), 1st and 15th of the month: ¥1,000

Now showing: Inside Out, Minions,

and the Search for Happiness • From Aug 8: Rhino Season, Annie • From Aug 115: The New Girlfriend (FR) • From Aug 29: Phoenix (GER)

Tel: 06-6633-1040 • tohotheater. jp • Discounts: Weds (women), 1st & 14th of the month: ¥1,100, every day after 8pm: ¥1,300

Nightcrawler

Movix Kyoto Tel: 07-5254-3215 • smt-cinema. com • Discounts: Weds (women), 1st and 20th of the month: ¥1,100; every day after 8pm: ¥1,300

Now showing: Mr. Turner, Hector

Now showing: Inside Out, 7500,

Terminator Genisys, Avengers: Age of Ultron, The Salvation, Mad Max: Fury Road, Kidnapping Mr. Heineken • From Aug 5: Jurassic World • From Aug 28: Ted 2

Kyoto

Terminator Genisys, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Walking on Sunshine, Mad Max: Fury Road, Child 44 • From Aug 5: Jurassic World • From Aug 7: Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation • From Aug 28: Ted 2, Wild

Namba Parks Cinema Tel: 06-6643-3215 • parkscinema. com • Discounts: Weds (women), 1st of the month: ¥1,100; every day after 8pm: ¥1,300

Now showing: Inside Out, Wild

Tales (SPA), Minions, Terminator Genisys, Shaun the Sheep Movie, Still Alice, Mad Max: Fury Road • From Aug 1: The Rover • From Aug 5: Jurassic World • From Aug 7: Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation • From Aug 15: Big Game • From Aug 28: Ted 2

Cinem@rt

Tel: 07-5813-2410 • tohotheater. jp • Discounts: Weds (women), 1st & 14th of the month: ¥1,100, every day after 8pm: ¥1,300

Now showing: Inside Out, Minions,

Terminator Genisys, Walking on Sunshine, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Mad Max: Fury Road • From Aug 5: Jurassic World • From Aug 7: Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation • From Aug 28: Ted 2, Wild

Tel: 07-8360-3788 • jollios.net • Discounts: Tues (women), 1st and 16th of the month: ¥1,100; every day after 8pm: ¥1,300

Now showing: Inside Out, Minions,

Terminator Genisys, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Mad Max: Fury Road • From Aug 5: Jurassic World • From Aug 7: Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation • From Aug 28: Ted 2

Cine Libre Kobe Tel: 07-8334-2126 • ttcg.jp/ cinelibre_kobe • Discounts: Weds (women, men), 1st and 15th of the month: ¥1,100

Now showing: The Congress,

Berthe Morisot (FR), The Price of Fame (FR), Locke, Wild Tales, Mr. Turner, Hector and the Search for Happiness, Advanced Style, Selma • From Aug 1: Winter Sleep (TUR/ EN), Turist (SWE/EN/FR/NOR) • From Aug 15: The New Girlfriend (FR), The Salt Of The Earth (FR/ POR/EN), Love & Mercy, Une Partie de Campagne (FR) • From Aug 22: Nightcrawler Also showing: Gemma Bovery, Run Boy Run

Hyogo OS Cinema Mint Kobe Tel: 07-8291-5330 • jollios.net • Discounts: Tues (women), 1st and 16th of the month: ¥1,100; every day after 8pm: ¥1,300

Now showing: Inside Out, Minions,

Terminator Genisys, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Child 44, Mad Max: Fury Road • From Aug 5: Jurassic World • From Aug 7: Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation • From Aug 28: Ted 2

Kobe Kokusai Shochiku

Tel: 0662820815 • cinemart.co.jp/ theater/shinsaibashi • Discounts: Mon (men), Weds (women), 1st and 25th of the month: ¥1,000

Tel: 07-8230-3580 • smt-cinema. com • Discounts: Tues (women), 1st of the month: ¥1,100; every day after 8pm: ¥1,300

The Salvation • From Aug 1: Love & Mercy

Movie, Still Alice, Mad Max: Fury Road • From Aug 15: Big Game, Black Sea

Now Showing: The Look of Silence,

OS Cinema Kobe Harborland

Mad Max: Fury Road

Toho Cinemas Nishinomiya OS Tel: 050-6868-5051 • tohotheater. jp • Discounts: Weds (women), 1st & 14th of the month: ¥1,100, every day after 8pm: ¥1,300

Now showing: Minions, Inside Out,

Terminator Genisys, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Mad Max: Fury Road, Child 44 • From Aug 5: Jurassic World • From Aug 7: Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation • From Aug 28: Ted 2, Wild

Now showing: Shaun the Sheep

Note: for show times and ticket information, please contact the cinemas directly

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 Kansai Scene Listings: What’s on around Kansai

Events  Until Sep 27

 Aug 7

Provided by Biwako Visitors Bureau

Stories from Tropical Islands (Summer Flower Show) 南の島の夏物語 Kisekinohoshi Botanical Museum, Hyogo  Until Sep 27

This flower show is a unique annual event the whole family can enjoy, showcasing wonderfully vivid flowers and fruit.

Take in the heady fragrance from the tropical plants as you wander the Gondwana garden in this museum. The Summer Flower Show features the Summer Carnival (Aug 1–15) and the Hawaiian Festival (Sep 19–23) both of which include Hawaiian and Tahitian dance shows, a night tour of the museum, and passion fruit sampling. There is also a Japanese garden guests can visit for some summer Zen moments.

2015 Lake Biwa Fireworks Display 2015 びわ湖花火大会 Otsu-Ko Port, Shiga  Aug 7

Celebrate one of the best pyrotechnics shows in Japan attracting over 300,000 visitors annually. Ten thousand spectacular light flowers bloom in the night sky and reflect on the glassy surface of the lake, some flying in arcs while others fan out across the water. Arrive an hour or two early to get the best viewing spots; Ojiyama Sports Park (5-min walk from Hamaotsu Stn), Nagisa Park, and the lakefront (15-min walk from Ostu Stn).

Time: 7:30pm–8:30pm • Admission: Free • Access: JR Otsu Stn / Keihan Line Hamaotsu Stn • biwako-visitors.jp/hanabi

Time: 10am–6pm (9am–9pm Aug 1–16) • Admission: ¥600 adults, concessions • Access: JR Maiko Stn, bus to Awaji Yumebutai-mae • kisekinohoshi.jp

 Aug 28–30

Heijokyo Tenpho Sai – Ancient Capital Heijokyo Festival 平城京天平祭 夏2015 Heijokyo Palace Site, Nara  Aug 28–30

Nara hosts a three-day summer event celebrating its more than 1,300 years of history. Featuring spectacular illuminations, this evening festival adds color to every corner of the ancient palace site.

See brightly shining objects depicting ancient Eastern gods. Ten thousand flickering candles create an air of quiet and elegant beauty at Daybook-den Hall. Don’t miss the stunning lighting installation called “Digital-kakejiku” where a beautiful image will be projected onto the Suzaku Gate. With a majestic parade of imperial court dignitaries, exciting live music shows, bustling food stalls and a market, there is something there for everyone. English fliers and announcements are provided at the venue.

Time: 5:30pm–9pm • Admission: Free • Access: Kintetsu Line, YamatoSaidaiji Stn, free bus to the venue • tenpyosai.jp/index.html

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 Kansai Scene Listings: What’s on around Kansai  Aug 22

Event Listings August Special Exhibition “Toilet!? – Human Waste & Earth’s Future” トイレ？行っトイレ！ぼくらのうんち と地球のみらい Knowledge Capital in Grand Front Osaka  Aug 15–30

Provided by Biwako Visitors Bureau

Manto Kuyo – Holy Lights Service 万燈供養 Injoji Temple, Shiga  Aug 22

Thousands of holy lights illuminate stone images of Buddha; this is an annual religious event held to comfort the spirits of the dead at the temple Injoji. These stone statues are grave stones from the Warring States period (sengoku jidai). The locals collected and enshrined them in this ancient temple.

The service starts with a bonfire ceremony followed by a candle ceremony performed by children in mountain priest costumes. Visitors can also enjoy food stalls, games for children, live music and other attractions around the temple.

Time: 6pm • Admission: Free • Access: JR Notogawa Stn, bus to Hyakusaiji, 10-min walk • biwako-visitors.jp/event/detail/263

 August 10 & 11

Hozenji Yokocho Festival

Flush yourself down the giant commode-shaped slide and enter toilet world! This is a truly unique and educational exhibition focusing on apparatus that is the lavatory. Obliging characters tell you all about sewage disposal and environmentally friendly loos.

Time: 10am–7pm • Admission: HS students and below ¥500 (¥650 on the door), Adults ¥900 (¥1,100 on the door), under threes free • Access: JR Osaka Stn • ktv.jp/ event/toilet

Dolphin Coast Project 2015 須磨ドルフィンコーストプロジェ クト2015 Southside of Suma Aqualife Park Kobe, Hyogo  Aug 31

Come and meet the dolphins! There will be a quick lecture on dolphins held at the foreshore (¥500) and a hands-on, dolphin-training experience during this event (¥1,000).

Time: 10am–4pm • Admission: Free to observe • Access: JR Sumakaihinkoen Stn, 5-min walk • sumasui.jp/dolphincoast-tour

Hozenji Temple, Osaka

Exhibition of Haniwa Terracotta Figure

 August 10 & 11

大王墓にみる動物埴輪

法善寺横丁まつり

Experience the essence of both modern and traditional Osaka culture.

Hozenji Yokocho Festival is an annual festivity to celebrate the vibrant history of the neighborhood. On the 10th at around 2pm, the ceremony starts with the cracking of a sake barrel and a festival music performance. A free bunraku puppet show will take place in front of Mizukake Fudo Temple. Famous restaurants will open their stalls and turn the festival into a food lovers’ paradise. There is a free jazz-music concert from 5pm on both days.

Time: 2pm • Admission: Free • Access: Namba Stn, Exit 14, 3-min walk • houzenji.com/index.html • ittoko-minami.net/calendar. html

The Imashirozuka Museum, Osaka  Until Sep 6

Haniwa terracotta figures of domestic animals and cattle are on display at this museum located next to the Imashitozuka Burial Mound Park. It is a restoration of an ancient burial mound where visitors can walk around.

Time: 10am–5pm • Admission: Free • Access: JR Settsu-Tonda Stn, bus to Imashirozuka Kofun • goo.gl/ za23NH

Tethered Balloon Rides 熱気球フライト2015 Lake Biwa Museum, Shiga  Fri, Sat, Sun and Mon Until Aug 10

Here’s your chance for a hot-air balloon adventure! While being anchored by a rope, these tethered flights will rise to about 25 meters

off the ground. The balloons are popular so making a booking is advisable.

Time: 6am–9am • Admission: ¥2,000 (¥2,500 at door) adults, concessions • Access: JR Kusatsu Stn, bus to Biwako Hakubutsukanmae • goo.gl/kbO56V

Pottery Festival 五条坂陶器祭り Gojozaka, Kyoto  Aug 7–10

A big three-day pottery sale; over 400 roadside shops on the atmospheric Gojozaka Street will be selling crockery galore at bargain prices.

Time: 9am–10:30pm • Admission: Free • Access: Keihan Line Kiyomizugojo Stn • toukimaturi.gr.jp

Inagawa Jazz Picnic 2015 ジャズピクニックイン 猪名川 〜サウンドコレクション〜 Inagawa Sports Park, Osaka  Aug 8

This is an event for true jazz lovers, with great bands playing a wide range of genres. Come and enjoy pleasant river breeze, beautiful music and a beautiful sunset.

Time: 5pm–9pm • Admission: ¥3,000 adults (¥3,500 at door), concessions • Access: Hankyu Line, Ikeda Stn, 15-min walk • azaleanet. or.jp/event195.html

Saeki Giant Lantern Festival 佐伯灯籠祭 Hiedano Shrine, Kyoto  Aug 14

This centuries-old festival performs traditional rituals and ceremonies.

There will be a puppet theatre show featuring Kyoto dolls, a portable shrine, drum floats, and giant lanterns all jumbled together.

Time: 6pm • Admission: Free • Access: JR Kameoka Stn, bus to Saeki • kameoka.info/seeing/ landmark/saekitourou.php

Taketoya in Shikinosato – Bamboo Lantern Event 竹燈夜 in 四季の郷 Shikinosato Park, Wakayama  Aug 15

Shikinosato Park hosts a beautiful evening event featuring 20,000 bamboo lanterns. Look forward to live music and performing arts to accompany the evening.

Time: 5pm–9pm • Admission: Free • Access: Wakayama Line, Idakiso Stn, free bus to the venue • taketoya. kisyu-sando.com

 Kansai Scene Listings: What’s on around Kansai Hashiraimatsu – A Bonfire Ritual 柱松 Taiji Ko Port, Wakayama  Aug 14 & 15

This exciting bonfire event is held to offer holy fire to ancestors’ spirits; young local men throw flaming torches to kindle a huge torch (15 meters high). There is a fireworks display and dance performance on the 14th.

Time: 5:30pm Aug 14; 8pm Aug 15 • Admission: Free • Access: JR Taiji Stn • town.taiji.wakayama.jp

Dekansho Festival 第63回丹波篠山デカンショ祭り Sasayama Castle Ruins, Hyogo  Aug 15 & 16

Thousands of people dance to the national song of Dekansyo in what is one of the largest bon dance events. There will be a fireworks display, a large food market and more.

Time: 12pm–10pm • Admission: Free • Access: JR Sasayamaguchi Stn • dekansho.jp

Floating Lantern Ceremony 嵐山灯篭流し Togetsu-Kyo Bridge, Kyoto  Aug 16

Thousands of paper lanterns float down the river in this Buddhist ceremony held to see off spirits of the dead who are believed to visit this world during the festival of Obon.

Time: 7pm–9pm • Admission: Free • Access: Hankyu Railway Arashiyama Stn, 5-min walk • geocities.jp/butto_renmei/index. html

Tokimeki Beach Festa 2015 ときめきビーチフェスタ 2015 Tokimeki Beach in Sennan Satoumi Park, Osaka  Aug 16

Community sports teams will compete in Beach Volleyball, Beach Soccer and Beach Flags for a cash prize of ¥200,000!

Time: 9am–5pm • Admission: Free • Access: Nankai Line Tannowa Stn; 15-min walk • osaka-park.or.jp/ rinkai/sennan/main.html

seen from many places in the heart of the city.

Time: 8pm–8:30pm • Admission: Free • kyokanko.or.jp/okuribi

Antique Kimono Exhibition 蔵に残るアンティーク着物展 Tondaya, Kyoto  Aug 18-31

A large collection of antique kimonos will be on display in a traditional Japanese house. A guided tour of the house will be provided.

Time: 9am–5pm • Admission: ¥2,000 • Access: JR Kyoto Stn, bus to Imadegawa Omiya, 3-min walk • tondaya.co.jp

Oktoberfest 2015

関西シーンパーティー

Umeda Sky Building, Osaka  Aug 19-30

7:00–10pm • Admission: ¥3,500 (all-u-can-drink and lucky

One of the largest beer festivals in the world, “German Oktoberfest” where everybody enjoys large glasses of beer and sausages, will take place at one of the most popular sightseeing spots in Kansai.

Time: 5pm–10pm on weekdays, 11am–10pm weekends • Admission: Free • Access: JR Osaka Stn / Subway Umeda Stn, 7-min walk • tv-osaka.co.jp/oktoberfest

Minatogawa Shrine Summer Festival 湊川神社 夏祭り Minatogawa Shrine, Hyogo  Aug 22-26

Magnificent, giant, colourful lanterns parade around the shrine’s grounds. Dance performances, tea ceremonies and other attractions will be held during the festival.

Time: 5pm • Admission: Free • Access: JR Kobe Stn, 3-min walk • minatogawajinja.or.jp

 Aug 21 (Fri) @ Nambar 10 Sports & Beers • Time: draw ticket)  Aug 29 (Sat) @ Lingua World Cafe • Time: 5–8pm • Admission: ¥1,500 (1 drink and lucky draw ticket)

Breaking with tradition, we have not one but two parties for you this month!

First up on Friday August 21st is our Beer Garden Party at the Swissôtel 10F bar - Nambar 10 Sports & Beers. ¥3,500 gets you two hours of all-u-can-drink, including Budweiser (with special guest Bud Girls), some light snacks and the chance to win some great prizes in our lucky draw. Doors open at 7pm, with nomihoudai from 7:30-9:30pm.

Then, the following weekend on August 29th, we are throwing a party at Lingua World Cafe in Tani-9-chome.

This will be our first family-friendly event and your children are very welcome to join and enjoy the kids corner. ¥1,500 will get you one drink (including craft beer!) and entry into our lucky draw, complete with a few prizes for the little ones. Kids go free. From 5–8pm.

Jizoe Ceremony 地蔵会万灯供養 Gango-ji (Temple), Nara  Aug 23 & 24

Jizoe is held to pray for healthy growth of children. An array of Buddhist statues will be lit up, there will be fun activities for children on the 23rd, and sutra chanting along with Japanese instrumental music on the 24th.

五山送り火 Various Parts of Kyoto City  Aug 16

Food and Music

Giant bonfires will burn on the five mountains surrounding the city of Kyoto. These five bonfires; three in the shape of Japanese kanji, one in the shape of a a ship and the other representing a shrine gate can be

Kansai Scene Parties

オクトバーフェスト新梅田シティ 2015

Time: 5pm–8:30pm • Admission: Free • Access: Kintetsu Line, Nara Stn, 15-min walk • gangoji.or.jp

Okuribi Bonfire

 Aug 21 & 29

夢まつり ～音と食の饗宴～ Gango-ji (Temple), Nara  Aug 24

Famous restaurants from Nara will open stalls and sell their specialities at Gango-ji: Japanese, Italian,

Thai and other styles of cuisine.

There will be various live music performances during the event.

Time: 11am–4pm • Admission: Free • Access: Kintetsu Line, Nara Stn, 5-min walk • narakko.jp/event/ ids/004559.html

Bon Odori Dance 南御堂盆踊り Minami Mido Temple, Osaka  Aug 27 & 28

Blend in with crowd of bon dancers and dance along with live music from various regions of Japan.

There will be gifts for the first 500 visitors.

Time: 6:15pm–9:30pm • Admission: Free • Access: Midosuji Subway Line, Hommachi Stn, Exit 13 • minamimido.jp/moyooshi

Basara Festival バサラ祭り Nara Park and Surroundings  Aug 29 & 30

An annual two-day dance event in the ancient city Nara. The entire city will come to life with attentiongrabbing dance performances..

Time: 1pm • Admission: Free • Access: JR / Kintetsu Line, Nara Stn • basaramatsuri.com/top.html

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Community Events Submit your event to Kansai Scene Having an exhibition? Staging a gig? Organizing a business seminar? Think KS should know about it? Well, you can now submit your own event listings to Kansai Scene. Absolutely free. All listings will be posted online, and the best selection listed here. Priority will be given to free, or not-for-profit events.

kansaiscene.com/submit-event-kansai-scene BIX & MARKI FRENCH ORIGINAL MUSIC LIVE

「地層

STRATUM」2015 Art Exhibition

entry, a copy of the magazine, and a drink.

 Aug 6 • Ushu-do, Osaka / Aug 7 • Asian Dining Cafe Mew'z, Kyoto

 Aug 18–23 • Gallery Morning, Kyoto • Free

Shitennoji Temple Flea Market

Would you like to hear French original music? European and Japanese duo from Tokyo play soft acoustic creations on their summer tour of Japan.

Osaka: 8:30pm • Free • Access: Kitahama (5 mins) Kyoto: 7pm & 8:30pm • Free • Access: Kyoto Shiyakusho-mae (2 mins) • www.makbx.com

WANDERLUST - 風来坊 - Venice - Osaka  Aug 7–14 • IIC Osaka

Italian and Japanese ceramic artists converge in this group exhibition - to cross borders, build bridges, overcome distances and bind human relationships.

Featuring Italian Artists: "Collettivo C13" Matteo Bagolin, Carola Castagna, Stefano Giglio, Elena Lombardi and Japanese Artists: Hidemi Terada, Masako Sato, Masatoshi Takamori, Saori Yabe, Yoshiharu Miyahara, Rie Miyatake, Tae Ikeda.

Access: Festival Hall 17F, Nakanoshima

Yodogawa Fireworks Display

Yodogawa Fireworks Festival  Aug 8

Famously rained off last year, but back again this year regardless, this is one of the best fireworks displays in Kansai. Expect crowds.

Time: 7:50–8:40pm • Access: Umeda, Juso, Noda, Fukushima stations • www.yodohanabi.com

Guinness World Record Attempt: The Largest Bon Odori Dance!  Aug 16 • Dotonbori, Osaka

Watch as 3,000 dancers attempt to break the world record for the most people dancing the bon odori in unison. Cameras at the ready.

Time: 5–9pm • Free Website: www.dotonbori-bondance.jp/en

This summer, Gallery Morning is hosting the collective exhibition 'STRATUM' in Kyoto, Japan.

This week-long show will feature work by three international artists (OKOK, TJ Perrin and EASTE) coming together in Kyoto for their first exhibition in Japan. The artists will be displaying various forms of mixed media, including light installation, paintings and sculpture.

There will be a closing event on Saturday, August 22nd from 18:00 -21:00.

Kamihikouki Release Party: Vol 4  Aug 23 • ¥1,000 • Salt Valley, Osaka

Kamihikouki Magazine encourages you to take a detour from your usual weekend activities and wander into our next launch party for an evening of live performance, art, food, and booze as we celebrate the release of our fourth issue, Yorimichi. The event will take place on Sunday, August 23 at Salt Valley in Ashiharabashi (next to Ashiharabashi Station on the JR Loop Line and walking distance from Daikokucho Station). Tickets are ¥1000 at the door and include

 Aug 21 & 22 • Shitennoji Temple Grounds, Osaka

Used and handmade clothes, japanese ceramics, tableware, accessories and antiques for sale from 300 stalls at this popular temple market in Tennoji held on the 21st & 22nd of each month.

• Time: 8:30am–4pm • Admission: free • Access: 5min walk from Shitennojimae stn, Tanimachi Line • Tel: 06-6771-0066 • shitennoji.or.jp

Pinball Tournament  Aug 29 • Venue: Silver Ball Planet, Bigstep Bldg

Everyone’s welcome to take part in this monthly pinball tournament at Big Step’s fantastic pinball arcade Silver Ball Planet. All ages and levels welcome. Go head-to-head in teams and battle for pinball glory. Machines used for each tournament change each month.

See Facebook for details.

Time: 4pm–5pm • Access: Shinsaibashi or Yotsubashi Subway Stns • facebook.com/ silverballplanet

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Museum “Eki” Kyoto

The Mysterious Ghosts of Ukiyo-e Prints

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Summertime heat got you longing for a bit of October chill? Look no further than this spooky showcase of ukiyo-e ghosts, birthed from the growth of the occult near the end of the Edo period. Night after night, people gathered to share and listen to ghost stories, many of which were so popular that they inspired not only novels and Kabuki performances, but reincarnations in the booming genre of ukiyo-e (woodblocks and paintings of “the floating world”). The small museum exhibition boasts 100 works that even little kids can enjoy, but you’ll appreciate the eerie, unusual subjects as seen through this traditional Japanese style even more. 歌川芳藤「五拾三次之内 猫の怪」 Utagawa Yoshifuji 《Monstrous Cat》

 Until Sep 27 Abeno Harukas Art Museum

Tove Jansson: Living With Moomin Quiz time! There’s Garfield and Jim Davis, Snoopy and Charles Schultz, Moomin and ... ? Stumped? Then get on over to the Abeno Harukas Art Museum and get acquainted with the artist and creator of Moomin, Tove Jansson.

Jansson was an established and well-studied Finnish artist and political cartoonist. After its initial publication in 1945, Moomin frenzy soon followed, with the cute, top-hat wearing hippo heralding a global brand all while Jansson’s other achievements fell to the sidelines. This comprehensive catalog of her works is divided into six major stages of her career, from her early “Aspiring Painter” years to her later “Various Other Works,” post Moomin Valley. Accompanying the display are five family-friendly events designed to immerse you into both Jansson’s real world and Moomin’s, including a Finnish cooking workshop, Moomin Day, Children’s Day, a Finnish music performance, and a special visit by Moomin and Chibi themselves.

Extensive and biographical showcase of works by Moomin creator Tove Jannson, including paintings and other illustrations • Open: 10am–8pm Tue–Fri; 10am–6pm Mon and weekends •

Spooky and kid-friendly

Closed: Aug 3, 31, and Sep 7 • Admission: ¥1200 (ES students

display of ghosts in

Free on Aug 24) • Access: JR Tennoji Stn • aham.jp

ukiyo-e prints and paintings from the Edo period • Open: 10am– 8pm daily • Admission: ¥900 • Access: JR Kyoto Stn • kyoto.wjr-isetan. co.jp

葛飾北斎「百物語 さらやしき」 Katsushika Hokusai 《100 ghost stories Sara Yashiki》

 Until Aug 30 Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art

Funakoshi Katsura: The Sphinx Within Myself Don’t miss this exhibition of old and new works by the internationally renowned, homegrown Japanese wood sculptor Funakoshi Katsura. He is recognized for his painted wooden sculptures that seem human in a fantastical, Pan’s Labyrinth sort of way, which may be disturbing to some viewers as the expressionless faces and elongated necks and (and sometimes displaced) limbs give off an alien air. The skill of the woodwork is unquestionable – Katsura carves the wood carefully along the grain, adding detail and giving dynamic texture to his creations. The exhibition covers three eras of the master wood sculptor’s work, which show his take on and evolving view of the human form as it morphs from waist-up only; plain yet striking figures in simple clothes to legged, contorted, sphinx-like beings in otherworldly colors and shapes.

Thirty sculptures and a handful of their respective original sketches are on display.

30-piece exhibiton by master sculptor Funakoshi Katsura • Open: 10am–6pm (10am-8pm FriSat) • Closed: Mon • Admission: ¥1300 • Access: Hanshin Iwaya Stn • artm.pref.hyogo.jp

トーベ・ヤンソン《絵本「ムーミン谷へのふしぎな旅」挿絵》1977年 タンペレ市立美術館ムーミン谷博物館蔵 © Moomin Characters ™

 Until Aug 16

《The Shadow on Snow》2002 Sapporo Art Museum Courtesy of Nishimura Gallery © Funakoshi Katsura

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Osaka Childhood Days: The Art of Mitsumasa Anno Higashi Osaka Citizens Art Center  Until Aug 30

Charming works by popular illustrator and 1984 Hans Christian Andersen Medal for children’s literature recipient Mitsumasa Anno. Highlighted illustrations depict the lives of youth in the Showa period and are selected from his picture books including Children From Back Then, Already Yesterday Things, and Tree Climbing Poem.

Open: 9am–5pm • Closed: Mon • Admission: ¥500 • Access: Kintetsu Nara Line, Higashi Hanazono Stn • higashiosaka-art.org

Hyogo Digital x Fashion Kobe Fashion Museum  Until Oct 6

Exploration of digital technology and its uses in modern fashion, especially through works by designers Anrealage (Kunihiko Morinaga) and Somarta (Tamae Hirokawa). Their digital and conceptual style is exemplified

by Morinaga’s use of optical illusion, light play, and intricately laser-cut patterns in his garments, and Somarta’s detailed, web-like patterned pieces and angled cuts.

Works by both artists will be on display.

Open: 10am–6pm • Closed: Wed • Admission: ¥500 • Access: JR Sumiyoshi Stn, Rokko Liner to Island Center Stn • fashionmuseum.or.jp

Sharaku and Toyokuni Itami City Museum of Art  Until Aug 30

Exhibition of 130 classical depictions of kabuki actors, beautiful women, and sumo wrestlers in ukiyo-e printed and handpainted formats, dating from the Kansei era to the end of the Bunsei arts boom during the Edo period (up to 1830). A Ukiyo-e workshop for both adults and children will be held.

Open: 10am–6pm • Closed: Mon • Admission: ¥800 • Access: Hankyu or JR Itami Stn • artmuseum-itami.jp

Kyoto Musical Films in Posters The National Museum of Modern Art  Until Aug 16

Display of original musical film posters of famous 20th-century films including Singin’ in the Rain, Audrey Hepburn’s Funny Face, and Barbra Streisand’s Hello, Dolly!.

Reflecting their respective film’s airy, cheerful tones, the posters are colorful and vibrant. In the same way that the film genre inspired Hollywood trends for decades, explore how the posters’ original designs have and continue to inspire American graphic design.

Open: 9:30am–5pm; 9:30am–8pm Fridays • Closed: Mondays • Admission: ¥430 • Access: Tozai Subway Line, Higashiyama Stn • momak.go.jp

Shiga Celebrating Two Contemporary Geniuses: Jakuchu and Buson Miho Museum  Until Aug 30

Exhibition of two remarkable Edo-period artists, Ito Jakuchu and Yosa Buson. Both artists are reputed for their painstaking attention to detail and beautiful depictions of traditional Japanese subjects.

Scrolls, door panels, and more are on display, alongside selections by fellow artists of the time.

 Until Oct 12 Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art

René Magritte Meet the mind behind the Son of Man, Golconda, The Treachery of Images, and other mind-bending paintings, René Magritte, a French surrealist painter of the early 20th century. His style challenged the viewer’s preconceived ideas of what the painting should be versus what it actually is by combining his brush skill with an acute sense of perspective, both in the real and artistic sense. Curious ‘huh’s and ‘what’s will likely follow ‘ooh’s and ‘aah’s at this 130-piece retrospective that seeks to explain Magritte’s thought and creative process while showcasing the chronological catalogue of his work in five periods. If the masterpieces alone aren’t intriguing enough for you, the museum has prepared lectures and courses that delve further into the nitty-gritty of Magritte’s work and the surrealist genre.

First large-scale retrospective in Japan in 13 years of paintings by 20th century French surrealist Rene Magritte • Open: 9am–5pm • Closed: Mon • Admission: ¥1600 • Access: JR Kyoto Stn, bus to Bijutsukan-mae • city.kyoto. jp/bunshi/kmma

Open: 10am–5pm • Closed: Mon • Admission: ¥1,100 • Access: JR Kyoto Line, Ishiyama Stn • miho.or.jp

Shimura Fukumi: Nature and Inheritance to Next Generation The Museum of Modern Art, Shiga  Until Aug 8

Sixty complete pieces of traditional Japanese wear (yukata) by Shimura Fukumi, all of which were woven and dyed by hand using naturally colored dyes to create complex, layered color patterns. Try your hand at dyeing and weaving at the accompanying workshops throughout the month.

Open: 9:30am–5pm • Closed: Mon • Admission: ¥1000 • Access: JR Kyoto Line, Seta Stn • shiga-kinbi.jp

Keith Haring: Prints & Other Works Sagawa Art Museum  Until Sep 23

Collection of prints, drawings, photographs, and more from the Nakamura Haring Collection

by Keith Haring, a prolific American social activist and artist, LGBT representative, and AIDS awareness champion of the 1980s and early 90s. His characteristic brightly colored, block-framed, animated illustrations of dogs and people remain symbolic icons of

the era and of social issues still relevant today.

Open: 9:30am–5pm • Closed: Mon • Admission: ¥1000 • Access: JR Biwako Line, Moriyama Stn • sagawa-artmuseum.or.jp

Wakayama Summer Art Museum 5: Murmurs, Stories, and Tales The Museum of Modern Art, Wakayama  Until Aug 30

Great for the kids but no bore for curious adults – all sorts of intentionally unusual objects, paintings, drawings, and photographs have been brought together to encourage children to ‘listen’ to the ‘murmurs’ coming from the pieces, think of their ‘stories,’ and make up their own new ‘tales.’

Open: 9:30am–5pm • Closed: Mon • Admission: ¥510 • Access: JR Wakayama Stn, bus to Kenchomae • momaw.jp

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Golconda 1953 oil on canvas 80×100.3cm The Menil Collection, Houston Photo © Rick Gardner, Houston © Charly Herscovici / ADAGP, Paris, 2015

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 Sep 7

DRAGONFORCE

Originally coming together in 1999 as DragonHeart, this London-based band released their debut album Valley of the Damned in 2003 (the metal six-piece by then using the name DragonForce).

The phenomenally high-speed guitar playing by Herman Li and Sam Totman is the core of the DragonForce sound, with melodic vocals of Marc Hudson. In an interview with Guitar World magazine, Li described DragonForce as “Journey meets Slayer or Bon Jovi on Acid.”

Last year saw the release of DragonForce’s sixth studio album Maximum Overload. The band has recently had close links with the Japanese metal idol band Babymetal.

When Dragonforce appeared at this year’s Download Festival, Babymetal joined them as special guests and DragonForce also acted as Babymetal’s backing band at the 2015 Metal Hammer Golden Gods.

Power-metal band based in London, England • Big Cat, Osaka • Sept 7 • Metal • 7:30pm • ¥7,500 • Tel: 05-7020-0888

Live Music Listings August / September Rock & Pop SUMMER SONIC ft. Marilyn Manson, Babymetal, Manic Street Preachers, The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, The Prodigy, Chemical Brothers, Pharrell Williams, and more.

Osaka Rock & Pop festival Maishima Summer Sonic Osaka Site  Aug 15–16 • Mixed genre • 11am • ¥13,000/¥25,000 • summersonic. com

The Muggles Mellow ballads, classic rock & dynamic rock and roll from Osakabased jamming band Woodstock Café, Ashiya, Osaka

 Every Fri & Sat • Rock & Group Sounds • Free entrance, ¥2,000 for 2 drinks + snack • Tel: 07-9734-1044

Daisuke Asakura Japanese pop singer-songwriter & synth pianist Muse, Osaka

 Aug 15–16 • Electronic • Aug 15 6pm; Aug 16 5pm • ¥4,800 • Tel: 06-6245-5389

Misia Japanese female vocalist Omura Nagasaki Osaka Festival Hall, Osaka

Sukimanozarashi Japanese rock four-piece formed 2002 Taku Taku, Kyoto

 Aug 19 • Rock • 7pm • ¥2,000 • Tel: 07-5351-1321

 Aug 16 • Pop female vocal • 6:30pm • ¥8,500 • Tel: 05-70200888

Kana Nishino

Kana Nishino

Gilbert O’Sullivan

Female Japanese-pop vocalist Osaka Jo Hall

Irish singer-songwriter best known for his hits Alone Again and Clair.

Billboard Live OSAKA, Osaka

 Aug 18 • Singer-songwriter • 6:30pm/9:30pm • ¥9,800/¥11,300 • Tel: 06-6342-7722

Being Guitar Summit ft. Takashi Masuzaki, Takashi Gomi, Shibasaki and Hiroshi Akihide Selection of Japanese guitar players Big Cat, Osaka

 Aug 18 • Rock • 7:30pm • ¥5,500/¥6,000 • Tel: 06-6258-5008

 Aug 22–23 • Pop • 6pm • ¥6,300/¥6,800 • Tel: 06-7732-8888 Aldious

Aldious All-female Japanese metal band from Osaka Club Quattro, Osaka

 Aug 22 • Metal • 6:30pm • ¥3,900/¥4,400 • Tel: 06-6311-8111

Ash Alternative rock band from Northern Ireland formed 1992 Shangri-La, Osaka

 Aug 22 • Rock • 3pm • ¥4,800 • Tel: 06-6343-8601

Pink Floyd Trips Japanese Pink Floyd tribute band Chicken George, Kobe

 Aug 26 • Rock • 7pm • ¥4,500/¥5,000 • Tel: 07-8332-0146

Kamijo Japanese visual-kei-rock singersongwriter Muse, Osaka

 Aug 30 • Rock • 5:30pm • ¥5,400/¥5,900 • Tel: 06-6245-5389

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 Aug 20

MAROON5

Formed in Los Angeles, California in 2001, MAROON5 released their debut album Songs About Jane in 2002. The album achieved success thanks in part to a lot of airplay of the single Harder To Breathe and by 2005, after extensive touring, they were nominated for a Grammy as Best New Artist.

It was five years between that debut and the follow-up It Won’t Be Soon Before Long in 2007. Moves Like Jagger was another three years later before the band became a little more prolific with the 2012 Overexposed and V in 2014.

Citing an abundance of diverse influences, guitarist James Valentine states on their musical style, “a MAROON5 song is minor, and it has some funk, Nile Rodgers-style guitar, and lyrics are probably about getting your heart broken.”

 Aug 25–26

Jesse van Ruller Trio

Hailed as one of the finest jazz guitarists in the world, Dutch musician Jesse van Ruller was born in Amsterdam in 1972.

As a 23 year old, he won the Thelonious Monk Competition in Washington (the first European to win the competition) and was named by the judges, including Pat Metheny and Jim Hall, as one of the most promising talents of his time.

His debut album European Quintet came out in 1996 and he has since played with many greats such as Roy Hargrove, Toots Thielemans, and Mike Stern. In his current line-up, Jesse van Ruller is backed up by bassist Clemens van der Feen and drummer Joost van Schaik.

Dutch jazz guitarist • Mister Kelly’s, Osaka • Aug 20 • Jazz • 7:30pm/9:15pm • ¥5,000/¥5,500 • Tel: 06-6342-5821

Akiko Yano Trio

Japanese pop and jazz pianist and vocalist Akiko Yano has performed or recorded with a long list of international musicians since the 1970s, as well as having a successful solo career. Her music can also be heard on some Studio Ghibli animations and she actually voiced the role of Ponyo’s sister in the animation Ponyo.

The Akiko Yano Trio shows at Billboard Live Osaka are with bassist Will Lee and drummer Chris Parker.

The trio has been playing together since 2009. During her long career, Akiko Yano has received worldwide acclaim including from the New York Times, which published that she is “a world class songwriter with a clear, gentle, wide-ranging voice…endearing performer who might be a Japanese Carole King, Joni Mitchell or Meredith Monk.”

US Rock band • Osaka Jo Hall, Osaka • Sep

Japanese jazz-pop pianist and singer •

1 • Rock pop • 7pm • ¥12,500/¥25,000 •

Billboard Live OSAKA, Osaka • Aug 25–26 •

Tel: 05-7020-0888

Jazz • 6:30pm/9:30pm • ¥7,400/¥8,900 • Tel: 06-6342-7722

MAROON5

Andrew McMahon

U.S. rock band Osaka Jo Hall

U.S. musician from California Live House Soma, Osaka

 Sep 1 • Rock pop • 7pm • ¥12,500/¥25,000 • Tel: 05-70200888

 Sep 2 ・Singer-songwriter • 7pm • ¥6,800 • Tel: 06-6212-2253

Riot US Metal band formed 1975 also known as Riot V Live House Soma, Osaka

 Sep 4–6 • Pop • 6:30pm Sep 4; 5pm Sep 5 & 6 • ¥8,700 • Tel: 057020-0888

 Sept 5–6 • Rock-pop • 6pm Sep 5; 5pm Sep 6 • ¥6,480 • Tel: 057020-0888

T-Square

Plastic Tree

70’s reformed Japanese fusion band Namba Hatch, Osaka

Japanese visual-kei-rock band Club Quattro, Osaka

 Sep 5 • Fusion • 4:30pm • ¥6,500 • Tel: 06-7732-8888

 Sep 5–6 • Rock • 6pm Sep 5; 5pm Sep 6 • ¥5,500 • Tel: 05-7020-0888

 Sep 3 • Rock • 7pm • ¥7,800/¥8,300 • Tel: 06-6212-2253

Loudness Hibria

Hibria Brazilian power-metal five-piece Club Quattro, Osaka

 Sep 1 • Metal • 7pm • ¥7,500 • Tel: 06-6311-8111

Japanese rock band formed 1981 Namba Hatch, Osaka  Sep 3 • Rock • 7pm • ¥7,500/¥15,000 • Tel: 06-77328888

V6 Japanese male vocal pop group Osaka Jo Hall

Superfly

Superfly Female Japanese-rock-pop vocalist Osaka Festival Hall

FACT

FACT Japanese five-piece rock band formed 1999 Namba Hatch, Osaka

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 Kansai Scene Listings: What’s on around Kansai  Aug 15, 16

Interview // The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion The alternative rock trio of Jon Spencer, Judah Bauer and Russell Simins are better known as the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion. Earlier this year, the band recorded and released the new studio album Freedom Tower. KS spoke with Jon Spencer about the new album and their upcoming visit to Japan to appear at this year’s Summer Sonic Festival.

How would you sum up the story behind the new album Freedom Tower?

Freedom Tower is a record about our hometown of New York City, the place that the Blues Explosion has always called home. We’re a New York City band. We take a lot of influence from the place we live. We take inspiration from the tall buildings, subways, crowds of people, noise, chaos, and we find beauty within all of that. We also take great inspiration from all of the music and the bands that have come before us and the bands that are around currently these days. This record is about who we are and what we stand for. And that’s New York City.

It’s nearly 25 years that the trio has been together. How does it feel to have had the same lineup since 1991?

It feels good. I feel very lucky to still have my two friends Judah Bauer and Russell Simins to play together with in this band. I don’t think the Blues Explosion could exist with anybody else. I think that the communication, the musical glue and the bond that exists in the 3 people is the key to this band. I don’t think the band can work with any substitution, subtraction or addition.

You’re playing in the Osaka Summer Sonic, which is not your first visit to these shores. What do you enjoy playing and doing in Japan?

Lots of stuff. It could just be something as simple as getting a can of coffee from a vending machine. Japanese culture is a very great interest to us. It’s strangely familiar though; we’re coming from New York City and a place like Tokyo or Osaka, yes it seems very strange, but it’s not so different from New York City. So it’s nice to go and be in some completely foreign and alien place, but still feel some familiarity.

Summer Sonic ft. Marilyn Manson, Babymetal, Manic Street Preachers, The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, The Prodigy, Chemical Brothers, Pharrell Williams, and more.

The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion

Listings (Cont.)  Sep 6 • Rock • 6pm • ¥3,500 • Tel: 06-7732-8888

Alfred Beach Sandal Japanese trio of Kitasato Akihisa, Iwai Tsugiware & Wataru Mitsunaga Taku Taku, Kyoto

 Sep 6 • Pop-rock • 6pm • ¥2,500 • Tel: 07-5351-1321

Dragon Force Power-metal band based in London, England Big Cat, Osaka  Sep 7 • Metal • 7:30pm • ¥7,500 • Tel: 05-7020-0888

Pero Pero Electronic experimental rock from Germany Varit, Kobe

 Sep 8 • Rock • 6:30pm • ¥2,000/¥2,500 • Tel: 07-8392-6655

Inoran Ex-founding member of Japanese visual-kei-rock band Luna Sea Club Quattro, Osaka

 Sep 9 • Rock • 7pm • ¥5,800/¥6,300 • Tel: 06-6344-3326

Sonic Osaka Site • Aug 15–16 • Mixed genre • 11am • 1 day: ¥13,000 / 2 days: ¥23,500 • summersonic.com

JESSE VAN RULLER TRIO Dutch jazz guitarist Mister Kelly’s, Osaka

 Aug 20 • Jazz • 7:30pm/9.15pm • ¥5,000/¥5,500 • Tel: 06-6342-5821

Naoh Japanese jazz-funk saxophonist Mister Kelly’s, Osaka

 Aug 21 • Jazz • 7:30pm/9:15pm • ¥3,500/¥4,000 • Tel: 06-6342-5821

Akiko Yano Trio Japanese jazz-pop pianist and singer Billboard Live OSAKA, Osaka  Aug 25–26 ・ Jazz ・ 6:30pm/9:30pm ・ ¥7,400/¥8,900 ・ Tel: 06-6342-7722

Herbie Hancock & Wayne Shorter U.S. Jazz pianist Hancock and U.S. Jazz saxophonist Shorter Billboard Live OSAKA, Osaka  Sep 8 ・Jazz • 7pm • ¥43,500/¥45,000 • Tel: 06-63427722

Nicola Conte Italian acid-jazz producer and guitarist Billboard Live OSAKA, Osaka

 Sep 9 • Jazz • 6:30pm/9:30pm • ¥6,000/¥7,500 • Tel: 06-6342-7722 Mowmow Lulu Gyaban

Mowmow Lulu Gyaban Japanese bass, keyboards and drum trio Taku Taku, Kyoto

 Sep 13 • Pop • 6pm • ¥3,500/¥4,000 • Tel: 07-5351-1321

Golden Bear Osaka Rock and Pop festival • various artists • Maishima Summer

Jazz & Blues

Japanese tarento band Osaka Jo Hall

 Sep 13 • Rock pop • 4pm • ¥7,020 • Tel: 06-6341-3525

Kaori Sawada Japanese singer and pianist Mister Kelly’s, Osaka

 Sep 9 • Jazz • 7:30pm/9pm • ¥5,000/¥5,500 • Tel: 06-6342-5821

Find more listings online: kansaiscene.com/listings

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 Kansai Scene Listings: What’s on around Kansai

Club

 Aug 28

Circus At the end of the month, Circus welcomes the electronic pioneers, Simian Mobile Disco. SMD was originally formed

by James Ford and Jas Shaw as a DJ duo on the side of their four-piece experimental electronic rock band Simian. SMD entered the spotlight when a French electro duo Justice remix of Simian’s 2002 track We Are Your Friends became a massive club anthem and it won at the 2006 European Video Music Awards. In 2006, the prestigious French electro label KitSune released their EP Hustler which got support from big international DJs. They have contributed to the fusion of rock and dance music and they have performed at countless festivals including two of Japan’s biggest rock festivals, Fuji Rock Festival and Summer Sonic. Recently, James Ford has served as a producer for Klaxons, Arctic Monkeys, and Mystery Jets, while Jas Shaw, the other half of duo, has been playing as a Simian Mobile Disco DJ. This will be a great show for techno/electro fans.

Simian Mobile Disco Japan Tour (Electro/Techno) • DJs: Simian Mobile Disco DJ Set + more • Open: 10pm • Admission: ¥3,000 (ADV: ¥2,500) • Shinsaibashi • Tel: 06-6241-3822 • circus-osaka. com

Club Listings August

¥3,000/1D • Shinsaibashi • Tel: 066243-0089 • onzi-eme.com

Metro

1 (Sat)

Socore Factory

Tomoyuki Tateno, Kazuma, Podd, Tok • Open: 10pm • Admission: ¥1,500/1D • Kyoto • Tel: 07-57522787 • metro.ne.jp

Circus Rough Haus feat. Tomoki Tamura Japan Tour (House/Techno) • DJs:

Tomoki Tamura, Ageishi, Hiro Ezaki, Mitsuyasu, Yuuna, Ebo • Open: 10pm • Admission: ¥2,500 • Shinsaibashi • Tel: 06-6241-3822 • circus-osaka.com

Metro Homesick 26 Towa Tei – New Album “Cute” Release Party in Kyoto – (House/Crossover) • DJs:

Towa Tei, Halby, Yakenohara, Okadada, Afr • Open: 10pm • Admission: ¥3,000 (ADV: ¥2,500) • Kyoto • Tel: 07-5752-2787 • metro. ne.jp

Onzieme Hush! feat. Philip Bader (Techno/ House) • DJs: Philip Bader,

Yashima, Shu, Goldtights, MaSataka • Open: 9pm • Admission:

Tresur (Techno/House) • DJs: Ono, Kentaro Iwaki, Keita, Magara, Kohei • Open: 11:59pm • Admission: ¥2,000/1D • Horie • Tel: 06-65679852 • socorefactory.com

Troop Cafe Diatonik 7th Anniversary (Techno/ House) • DJs: Ogawa, 2Nyan,

Tatsuo.y, Mariko, Fukumura • Open: 10pm • Admission: ¥2,000/1D (Mail Reservation: ¥1,500/1D) • Kobe • Tel: 07-8321-3130 • troopcafe.jp

6 (Thu) Circus Positive Affair (Disco/House) •

DJs: Norio, Guchi, Keiburger • Open: 8pm • Admission: ¥500 • Shinsaibashi • Tel: 06-6241-3822 • circus-osaka.com

Nebula (House/Downtempo) • DJs:

Onzieme CQM (Techno/House) • DJs:

Ogawa, Conquest, Senda, Hayato, 224 aka 822, Tribe • Open: 9pm • Admission: ¥2,000/1D • Shinsaibashi • Tel: 06-6243-0089 • onzi-eme.com

• Open: 10pm • Admission: ¥2,800/1D (ADV: ¥2,500/1D) • Kyoto • Tel: 07-5752-2787 • metro. ne.jp

Onzieme Cyber Japan presents Bikini Night meets Eleven Lights (House/ Electro) • DJs: Mitomi Tokoto

& Cyber Japan Dancers, Kento, Alphashot, Akkan + more • Open: 9pm • Admission: Gentlemen: ¥2,000/1D, Ladies: Free • Shinsaibashi • Tel: 06-6243-0089 • onzi-eme.com

7 (Fri)

8 (Sat)

Circus

Circus

Calm New Album “From My Window” Release Party (House) •

DJs: Calm + more • Open: 10pm • Admission: ¥2,000 • Shinsaibashi • Tel: 06-6241-3822 • circus-osaka. com

Metro London Calling x Club Snoozer (Rock/Dance) • DJs: Soichiro

Tanaka, Hisashi the Kid + more

Shing02 + Spin Master A-1 Summer Tour (Hip Hop) • Live: Shing02 +

Spin Master A-1 • DJs: CM Smooth, Mayumi Killer • Open: 11pm • Admission: ¥2,500 (ADV: ¥2,000) • Shinsaibashi • Tel: 06-6241-3822 • circus-osaka.com

Grand Cafe Ligand – 3peat – (House/Techno/ Trance) • DJs: Sugiurumn,

 Kansai Scene Listings: What’s on around Kansai Shinkawa, Nao Nomura, Osakaman aka Yagyu + more • Open: 9pm • Admission: Gentlemen: ¥2,500/1D, Ladies: ¥2,000/1D • Shinsaibashi • Tel: 06-6213-0031 • grandcafeosaka. com

Onzieme Nightbass (Drum’n’Bass) • DJs:

Makoto, Toyo, Ypy, Hmen, Alex, AC Aoi • Open: 9pm • Admission: ¥3,000/1D • Shinsaibashi • Tel: 066243-0089 • onzi-eme.com

Rooftop Bar OO Neverland (EDM/House) • Acts: Sapphire Hart, SumeGami, Martin, Roo, An-zi, Su + more • Open: 8pm - 1am • Admission: Gentlemen: ¥6,000/3D, Ladies: ¥4,000/2D • Shinsaibashi • oo-u.jp

Troop Cafe Seditional Jazz presents Kobe Latin Night (Nu Jazz/Latin) •

Acts: Koji Matsuda, Ryo, Tatsuro, Masahiro “Hamo” Matsuo, Tetsuro • Open: 10pm • Admission: ¥1,000 • Kobe • Tel: 07-8321-3130 • troopcafe.jp

World Kyoto DDD (House/EDM) • Acts: Daishi

Dance, Future Boyz • Open: 8pm1am • Admission: Gentlemen: ¥3,000/1D, Ladies: ¥2,000/1D • Kyoto • Tel: 07-5212-4119 • worldkyoto.com

9 (Sun) Circus Circus Sunday Session feat. DJ Yogurt (House) • DJs: Yogurt,

Shotaro Yagi, Dejirumasara • Open: 6pm • Admission: ¥1,500 • Shinsaibashi • Tel: 06-6241-3822 • circus-osaka.com

Rooftop Bar OO Natatorio Festa (House) • DJs: Idiot

Yuuka, Takekiyo Ishimoto, Ryosuke Murai, YusukeUdon, Assan + more • Open: 2pm–12am • Admission: ¥2,000/1D • Shinsaibashi • oo-u.jp

12 (Wed) Onzieme Escape – Summer Special – (Hip Hop) • DJs: Martin, Sound Naka-g,

Jacky, Merit • Open: 9pm • Admission: Gentlemen: ¥2,000/1D, Ladies: Free • Shinsaibashi • Tel: 06-6243-0089 • onzi-eme.com

13 (Thu) Onzieme Room (House/Jazz/Hip Hop) • DJs: Sarasa, Shinya, Onochan, Crew, Jun, Young + more • Open: 9pm • Admission: ¥2,000/1D • Shinsaibashi • Tel: 06-6243-0089 • onzi-eme.com

14 (Fri) Circus DJ Tasaka “Upright” Release Party (Techno) • DJs: Tasaka, Monashee,

Okadada, Yuichirou Miyamoto • Open: 10pm • Admission: ¥2,000 • Shinsaibashi • Tel: 06-6241-3822 • circus-osaka.com

Metro Do it Jazz! presents – Shuya Okino “Runaway” & DJ Kawasaki “Timeless” W Release Party – (House/Nu Jazz) • DJs: Shuya

Okino, Kawasaki, Masaki Tamura, Kazuhiro Inoue + more • Open: 10pm • Admission: ¥3,000/1D (ADV: ¥2,500/1D) • Kyoto • Tel: 07-5752-2787 • metro.ne.jp

Onzieme Bubble (House/Techno) • DJs:

Galette, Ohooji, Shinichi Sumino, Shinsukefukuzumi, Yop, Ikepara • Open: 9pm • Admission: ¥2,000/1D • Shinsaibashi • Tel: 06-6243-0089 • onzi-eme.com

19 (Wed) Circus Harmonic History (Drum’n’Bass)

• DJs: T-Ak, Toyo, Mountain • Open: 8pm • Admission: ¥1,000 • Shinsaibashi • Tel: 06-6241-3822 • circus-osaka.com

Onzieme Escape (Hip Hop) • DJs: Martin, Sound Naka-g, Jacky, Merit • Open: 9pm • Admission: Gentlemen: ¥2,000/1D, Ladies: Free • Shinsaibashi • Tel: 06-6243-0089 • onzi-eme.com

20 (Thu) Circus About (Techno/House) • DJs:

15 (Sat)

Lossname + more • Open: 8pm • Admission: ¥1,000 • Shinsaibashi • Tel: 06-6241-3822 • circus-osaka. com

Circus

22 (Sat)

Classics (House) • Live: And Vice

Versa • DJs: Kaoru Inoue, Monk a, Tomoyuki Tateno, Aspara • Open: 10pm • Admission: ¥2,000 • Shinsaibashi • Tel: 06-6241-3822 • circus-osaka.com

Electric Cottage Treks #18 – The Woodland of Terror Horror (Techno/House) •

Live: Hiramatsu Toshiyuki • DJs: Mamezuka, Kazumi, Chapaty, Yoshiko K, Taka, MaSato.M, DSK, Jima, Mizooki + more • Open: TBA • Admission: ¥3,000 • Kyoto • treksjp.weebly.com

Onzieme Block.fm presents Block.

Party (House/EDM) • DJs: Taku

Takahashi, Verbal, Jaxx Da Fishworks, High Velocity + more • Open: 9pm • Admission: ¥3,500/1D (ADV: ¥2,400) • Shinsaibashi • Tel: 06-6243-0089 • onzi-eme.com

16 (Sun)

Banpakukinen Park Foam Festival Osaka 2015 (House/ EDM) • DJs: Shinichi Osawa, Daishi

Dance, Kazuma Takahashi, Kiss Bee + more • Open: 12pm–8pm • Admission: ¥4,400 (ADV: ¥3,900) • Suita • awafes.jp

Circus Noise Fanatics presents Out of Resistance Release Tour (Beat Music) • Acts: Trekkie Trax Crew,

Carpenter, Seiko, Clock Hazard + more • Open: 10pm • Admission: ¥3,000 (ADV: ¥2,500) • Shinsaibashi • Tel: 06-6241-3822 • circus-osaka. com

Socore Factory Next Level (Techno/House) • DJs:

Mori, Spot, Fumi, Yoshiki • Open: 11pm • Admission: ¥2,500/1D • Horie • Tel: 06-6567-9852 • socorefactory.com

23 (Sun)

Circus Submerse “Stay Home” Release Tour (Beat Music) • Acts: Submerse,

Eadonmm, Fujimoto, Tell • Open: 10pm • Admission: TBA • Shinsaibashi • Tel: 06-6241-3822 • circus-osaka.com

Banpaku-kinen Park Foam Festival Osaka 2015 (House/ EDM) • DJs: Taku Takahashi,

Munehiro, Spicychocolate, Takeru John Otoguro, HiSatomi + more • Open: 12pm–8pm • Admission:

¥4,400 (ADV: ¥3,900) • Suita • awafes.jp

Circus J.Rocc Japan Tour (Hip Hop) • DJs: J.Rocc + more • Open: 9pm • Admission: ¥2,500 • Shinsaibashi • Tel: 06-6241-3822 • circus-osaka. com

26 (Wed) Onzieme Escape (Hip Hop) • DJs: Martin, Sound Naka-g, Jacky, Merit • Open: 9pm • Admission: Gentlemen: ¥2,000/1D, Ladies: Free • Shinsaibashi • Tel: 06-6243-0089 • onzi-eme.com

27 (Thu) Onzieme Antenna (House/Techno/Electro) •

DJs: Cazbow, Sak, Shinjyu + more • Open: 9pm • Admission: ¥2,000/1D • Shinsaibashi • Tel: 06-6243-0089 • onzi-eme.com

28 (Fri) Onzieme KitSune Club Night (House) • Acts: Todd Edwards, Kill The Hero, Reload Reload, Sou + more • Open: 9pm • Admission: TBA • Shinsaibashi • Tel: 06-6243-0089 • onzi-eme.com

Troop Cafe Bush (Techno/House) • DJs: Vera

+ more • Open: 11pm • Admission: ¥2,500/1D (Mail Reservation: ¥2,000/1D) • Kobe • Tel: 07-83213130 • troopcafe.jp

29 (Sat) Circus Club Snoozer (Rock/Dance) • DJs: Soichiro Tanaka, Hisashi the Kid • Open: 10pm • Admission: ¥2,500 (ADV: ¥2,000) • Shinsaibashi • Tel: 06-6241-3822 • circus-osaka.com

Onzieme Sinden “91104” Release Party (House/Techno/Electro) • DJs:

Sinden, Jommy, Jaxx Da Fishworks, High Velocity, Monna Lisa + more • Open: 9pm • Admission: ¥2,400 • Shinsaibashi • Tel: 06-6243-0089 • onzi-eme.com

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Ads posted online before 20th of each month will be published in the following month’s issue.

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International School ages 1-6 * Position: Full time English teacher * Work hours : Monday -Friday 9am-6pm * Payment: 220,000~250,000yen/month * Location: Nagai in Osaka Let's have fun with kids. we have fun activities aside from everyday lessons. send your CV to e-mail : ayechild@ snow.ocn.ne.jp Contact: ayeaye international school <ayechild@ snow.ocn.ne.jp> Website: www. ayeayeosaka.com [2857-5817-201508-04]

PT NATIVE ENGLISH TEACHER WANTED IN TEZUKAYA. 1 min

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P/T NATIVE ENGLISH TEACHER.

P/T Native English teacher for kids in Settsumotoyama, Kobe needed from September. Mon.15:30-19:00 Tues.14:30-20:00 Wed.15:30-20:00 Thurs.14:30-18:00 Fri.15:30-20:30 2,000yen/hour + Trans. University Degree, experience and proper visa required. Pls email your CV with

recent picture. hanakotoba8758@ ybb.ne Contact: LANGUAGE CLUB HANAKotoba <hanakotoba8758@ ybb.ne.jp> [2885-1062-2015-08-20] PART-TIME ENGLISH TEACHERTUES & WED. Small, friendly

English School requires and English teacher for both kids & Adult Classes. Y2100/hr. Located between Fukaebashi (green line) & Shin Fukae (pink line) Stations.

Send resume. Call Trish 090 1599 9767 for Interview. Contact: Osaka English Academy <info@osaka-eng. com> Website: www.osaka-eng.com [2897-5850-2015-08-21]

TEACHER NEEDED ASAP. Part Time English Teacher Position.

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CES IS SEEKING ENGLISH/OTHER LANGUAGES CORPORATE. CES

is seeking corporate language instructors / interpreters (2-7 teaching hours a day) Hyogo, Shiga, Kyoto, Nara, Osaka, Okayama and Wakayama areas for 3-12mth courses starting immediately. P/t hourly rates. 3,500-4,000 yen per hour. For more info, please forward C/V with availability to mark@ cesjapan.co.jp Contact: Manager <mark@cesjapan.co.jp> [2930-772016-01-27]

QUALIFIED JAPANESE INSTRUCTORS WANTED. We are

looking for experienced, qualified Japanese language teachers for our new weekend (private and group) classes. Native Japanese speakers only. Please send CV to <concierge@excitingjapan.com> Website: excitingjapan.com

General FLUENT ENGLISH SPEAKERS NEEDED FOR AN EXPERIMENT.

Looking for fluent English speakers to role-play social interactions in a robotics lab in southern Kyoto prefecture from June 24 - Aug 24 for at least one 3-hours session. Flexible time, 1000yen/hour with 1000yen travel expenses. Nearest train station: Gakken Nara Tomigaoka.

Contact: atrexperiment@gmail.com Contact: ATR <ATRexperiment@

PT PRODUCTION STAFF FOR OZ NAME BADGE COMPANY. Small

FOREIGN NATIVE SPEAKERS WANTED !!. The Job consists of

language check & correction of car navigation screens. We are looking for people who are native or fluent in European, Southeast Asian languages. Experience with PC (Excel, etc.) is preferred. Please add an resume and language skills in the mail. Please contact us for more information. Contact: Kobe Addtech <j_kosaka@kobe-addtech. co.jp> Website: www.kobe-addtech. co.jp/ [2923-1927-2015-08-23] SEARCHING FOREIGN GIRL MODEL FOR ONLINE CAMPAIGN.

Searching foreign girl model for online campaign for our Taiko class webpage. No previous modeling experience needed, but if you have some modeling experience it will be highly appreciated. Please send us your photos with short info about yourself. Pay will be 10,000 Yen for few hours of work.

Location Kyoto Contact: Taiko Center <taikocenter1@gmail.com> Website: www.taiko-center.co.jp/ english/ [2921-5842-2015-08-22]

Entertainment PROJECT MUSIC DIRECTOR. Tunes For Tohoku, a musically based project that aims to raise $10,000 for the orphans of Tohoku by March 11, 2016, is looking for a motivated individual with a passion for music to fill the voluntary position of joint Music Director. Please email your CV and cover letter. DEADLINE:

23rd of July, 2015 Contact: Alicia Marie Sparnon <aliciasparnon@ hotmail.com> [2870-5747-2015-08-08] SHOW DANCERS WANTED.. The Burlesque Entertainment Cabaret in Namba is looking for show dancers.

Approx. 3 performances a night between 7pm–1am. Decide your own schedule. If you love music and dance or are serious about dancing we want to hear from you!

Over 18yrs old only. From ¥2,200/ hr. Must speak some Japanese.

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Media / IT WRITERS TO DEVELOP CONTENT FOR WEB SITES. Looking for

論、接客のスキルアップをしたい! 新し い環境の中で自分の実力を試したい! な んて思っている、明るく元気なスタッフ を大募集しています! 国際色豊かな白 馬村で数々のホテル・シャレー・レストラ ンの経営を営んでいる白馬ホテルグル ープでは、あなたにあったスキルを活か せる様々なポジションをご用意しており ます。未経験の方も大歓迎です。ベテ ランスタッフが丁寧にお仕事を教えま すので、安心してご応募下さい。 興味 のある方は是非下記のアドレスに履歴 書を添付してお問い合わせ下さい。皆 様からのたくさんのご応募を楽しみに お待ちしております! Contact: HHG

<julian@hakubahotelgroup.com> Website: hakubahotelgroup.com/ [2918-5861-2015-08-21]

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writers / researchers to deliver content for JAPAN travel and transportation websites. Project consists of sites covering major cities. Intend to set up team of bilingual writers for main locations to produce quality content. The first step will focus on Kansai and Tokyo.

Contact: EUROACT <w.kortekaas@ euroact.co.jp> [2868-5825-2015-08-07]

Kitchen / waiting staff CHEF/COOK AND KITCHEN ASSISTANT. Cezars Kitchen Kobe

branch is looking for Chefs/kitchen staff to fill vacant positions at our Rokko Island location. Applicants must have proper working visa with minimum 3 years cooking experience. Great Salary Package, Mon – Fri shifts. Email Resume for full details. Contact: Vince bornino <vince@cezarskitchen.com> [283479-2015-07-31]

Hospitality 世界中からお客様が訪れる、日本屈指 のスノーリゾート白馬で今年の冬一緒 に働きませんか？. 世界でもパウダー 聖地と呼ばれている白馬で、スキー・ス ノーボードも楽しみながら、英語力は勿

Courses and Classes 国内で留学体験。岡山英語村、長期 滞在スパルタコース(Okayama English Village). 岡山県中央部の 吉備中央町の古民家で外国人旅行者 に囲まれて留学体験しませんか?長期 滞在スパルタコース(1ヶ月22万円~0の ほか、日帰りや1泊からの滞在もOK。1 レッスン90分で4000円。標高400メート ルの高原なので、夏でもクーラー要らず の涼しさです。Contact: nanovillage

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 Kansai Scene Classifieds > kansaiscene.com/classifieds ENGLISH IMMERSION CHANCE 演劇・舞台芸術の為のノウハウを英語 で学びましょう！. Are you studying

English but need a fun, natural atmosphere to use your skills? Stage Academy provides opportunities for you to Sing, Act, Dance, Stage Fight, Prepare Speeches, Write, Film & More! Learn from USJ, Disney and New York professionals. All speaking levels from kids to seniors welcome. 夏期講習入会者募 Contact: Stage Academy of Performing Arts (Osaka), International <stageacademy.osaka@gmail. com> Website: www.facebook.com/ stageacademy.japan [2892-52512015-08-16] JAPANESE TUITION VIA SKYPE!!.

Hi, I'm a 25 years old Japanese man, qualified and experienced in Japanese teaching. I lived in Australia for two years and taught Japanese at a local high school. I'm offering Japanese lessons via Skype or in person For further information please send me an email weedax0303@gmail.com Contact: Taiki <weedax0303@gmail. com> [2883-5843-2015-08-14] LET'S STUDY JAPANESE IN UMEDA,OSAKA!!. Let's study

Japanese @cafe in Umeda, Osaka.

Text book is "みんなの日本語" and others..also anything you like. *Trial lesson is free. *Private lesson, per hour / ¥3000 *Group lesson 2-3 students, per hour / ¥2500 Beginner's class welcome.

Please contact→kimmylesson@ gmail.com Contact: Kimmylesson <kimmylesson@gmail.com> [29015852-2015-08-21]

Community Other OSAKA BASKETBALL CLUB. Do you want to shoot some hoops, but find can't find anyone to play with?

Are you stuck in a rut fitness wise and find routine exercises boring?

Or are you learning to play and need some pointers? If you said yes to any of these questions then this is the group for you! Contact: Alicia Marie

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Language Exchange IMPROVE YOUR ENGLISH (FREE).

Hi, I have noticed many friends in Japan are keen to improve their English by attending English classes.

But some of you are still unable to communicate using simple English correctly after you have completed these classes. I can share a different way to learn. Message me if keen. kito (at) uk2.net Contact: kito <kito@uk2. net> [2914-5858-2015-08-21] FREE FRENCH/ENGLISH/RUSSIAN CONVERSATION MATSUBARA. I

am an Russian Canadian, living in Matsubara, close to Eganosho station.

I am trying to learn Japanese and I am looking for someone to exchange languages with me in cafe in Matsubara. I'm offering free French/ English/Russian and some German conversation. Email: astgat@gmail. com Contact: Dmitri <astgat@gmail. com> [2776-5751-2015-08-04] HISTORY OF EUROPE-TALKS IN JPANESE OR ENGLISH. If you

interested in historiy, please bring your favorite topics to me. I know especially about Medieval Europe, the others. Please speak and teach, and I am going to tell you things which I studied. Contact: Shinya Hada <sinya-hada@hotmail.co.jp> [2351-2007-2015-08-17]

SEEKING ENGLISH SPEAKER FRIENDS. We are looking for

someone who can come to see us regularly. We hope to have you in 4 days per a month with us in Yawata, and also 2-3 days per a month in our sister school in Uji. What we want is speaking English fluently and get fun with kids a lot in English.

Mail us in detail Contact: Narumi ES <narumienglishschool@gmail.com> [2755-5725-2015-06-27]

FREE FRENCH/ENGLISH/RUSSIAN CONVERSATION MATSUBARA. I

am an Russian Canadian, living in

Matsubara, close to Eganosho station.

I am trying to learn Japanese and I am looking for someone to exchange languages with me in cafe in Matsubara. I'm offering free French/ English/Russian and some German conversation. Email: astgat@gmail. com Contact: Dmitri <astgat@gmail. com> [2776-5751-2015-07-05] NEED HELP WITH MY JAPANESE.

Am in Japan for a couple of months and have been struggling with my limited Japanese. Looking for someone to meet in a cafe in Umeda to exchange languages.

English for Japanese. Arigoto Contact: canadianinkansai <canadianinkansai@hotmail.com> [2728-1894-2015-07-16]

TALKS ON OUR CULTURAL DIFFERENCES IN ENGLISH.

Interested in cultural differences between Westerners and Japanese . Please ask me what you don't really understand about Japan.

Why Japanese can't answer to "why questions"? Why Japanese companies hold long meetings? etc. Contact: Shigeyuki Tomioka <s-tomi@mx5. canvas.ne.jp> [2785-5766-2015-07-08]

Community Services 日英翻訳者 (JAPANESE-ENGLISH TRANSLATOR). 東アジア文学専門 （日本語特）、 色々翻訳経験ある。 もっと言語・翻訳経験求めてる。 BA

in East Asian studies (Japanese lang. emphasis) with translation experience in multiple fields looking for more language experience.

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Pets KHAO MANEE OR TURKISH ANGOLA CAT SOUGHT. Hoping

to adopt a Khao Manee or Turkish Angola cat or find others who love these breeds also. Any age of cat is fine. Breeders can contact me also.

Contact: Sakura <larcencielsakura@ gmail.com> [2816-5782-2015-07-19]

Friendship LOOKING FOR A JAPANESE MALE FOR FRIENDSHIP OR MORE. こん

にちは。I am a Chinese girl of her

22,s. I want to make friendship or probably more relation with a polite Japanese person. I like Japan very much and can speak Japanese a little bit. I also can speak English properly.

I am very cute and attractive young lady. E-mail: sunshinelover001@ yahoo.com Contact: Quin <sunshinelover001@yahoo.com>

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MR FUNNY-MOUTH IN OSAKA..

SJM, 41yo is looking for a woman who has a charming personality. I am creative, like to work out, social, and speak English. Any ethnic is fine, but my successful relationship in the past was with people who had university education in the U.S. Contact: Osamu <osamu.sononaka@ gmail.com> [2791-5776-2015-07-11] LOOKING FOR LONG TERM FRIEND.

hi , i am 40s looking for sincere woman , i can speak japanese and chinese ,english , i am in fashion field , divorced , and living kyoto , if you are really looking for long term happy relationship then please contact me .

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Ikuta jinja

Mickey’s Club 5F Hotel Monterey

JR Motomachi sta.

Kobe Grocers

Ikuta Police Station

Oriental Dental Clinic Hotel 4F Tor Road

Hyogo-ken Prefectural Hall

Kobe Womens Junior College Yamate kansen

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Hanamikoji-dori

St. Michael’s International School

Kitanozaka

Pearl Street

Kobe Mosque

Soraku Park

1F Bistrot Cafe De Paris

Hunterzak a

Kitano-cho Tor Road

Sannomiya

Yamamoto-dori

200m

N Yasaka Jinja