Kansai Scene #186 November 2015

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Nov 2015 • issue 186

Kyoto’s Exquisite Zen Gardens

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Comedian Adam Bloom in Kansai Making Soy Sauce in Wakayama Contagion’s Infectious Live Shows

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京都の禅庭

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

Exploring the Zen gardens of internationally renowned landscape artist Yasuo Kitayama.

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

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Blooming Hilarious!

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Art & Cinema........................... Deanna Wright Live Music................................. Phillip Jackson

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The Art of Soy Sauce

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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 Three reasons to get out of the city and try something new near Kyuhoji and Yao. Food & Drink

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Wind your way through the alleys of Fukushima to find these three unique beer havens.

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We visit Yuasa, the birthplace of Japanese soy sauce, and have a go at making our own.

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ROR Comedy Presents award-winning British comedian Adam Bloom, coming to a venue near you.

Production Manager...................Misa Matsui

Event & Festival..........................Yuki Uchibori

Moments of Zen

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Catchy Tunes KS catches up with the Kansai Music Convention’s battle of the bands winner Contagion.

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Fiery autumn colors at Katsuoji temple in Mino, famous for its Daruma dolls. Photo by Tim Wilkinson.

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Advice Column Your questions and concerns about living in Kansai answered by our experts Q. I’m worried about the upcoming cold and flu season. Do you have any advice?

A. Although the best way to prevent the flu is to get the flu vaccine, it is not always perfect and sometimes people still catch it. The flu is different from a cold. It typically comes on suddenly. People who have the flu often exhibit some or all of the following symptoms: • chills or high fever • a cough • a sore throat • a runny or stuffy nose • muscle or body aches • headaches • fatigue • vomiting and diarrhea (often in children)

Most people who get influenza will recover in few days but some people will develop complications.

Pneumonia, bronchitis, and sinus and ear infections are examples.

Severe symptoms include seizure and respiratory failure.

Q. What should I do if I get sick?

A. You should stay home and avoid contact with other people, except to get medical care. Keep yourself well hydrated with electrolyte fluids such as OS-1, Pocari Sweat, Aquarius, etc. Fever-reducing medicine such as Tylenol® can be helpful. Your doctor may prescribe antiviral drugs that can treat the flu.

Q. How long should I stay home if I’m sick?

A. CDC recommends that you stay home for at least 24 hours after your fever is gone except to get medical care or other necessities. Your fever should be gone without the

use of any fever-reducing medicine.

You should stay home from work, school, shopping areas, and any public gatherings.

Q. When can children go back to school?

A. In Japan, children with the flu are not allowed to attend their school for minimum of five days since the onset of symptoms. In addition, they must be without a fever for at least 48 hours. These requirements are set by the government to prevent children from spreading the influenza within the school community.

More Information: cdc.gov/flu Dr. Adachi is a Physician/Pediatrician at Kobe Kaisei Hospital, and the Post Medical Advisor for U.S. Consulate General Osaka-Kobe, Japan.

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Cover Feature

The Spirit of Things Internationally renowned landscape artist Yasuo Kitayama takes us to admire his Kyoto Zen gardens.

Text & Images: Matt Evans

 Yasuo Kitayama meets me in a little teahouse on the grounds of Kodai-ji, a temple in Kyoto’s Higashiyama district.

Through the open window we look out at the Tsukiyama garden – a landscape of little moss-covered hills, ancient stones and immaculate gravel paths. As I was about to learn, the beautiful scenery before us is charged with history and meaning.

“There are two ways of looking at everything,” Kitayama began. “Death and spirit, or appearance and training (shugyo – conducting oneself in a way that inspires mastery).

In the winter the scenery is sad – very sad. It shows us the impermanence of all things. It’s very cold and you have to express that, while in the summertime you express green and freshness. My job is different from someone whose job is just to plant flowers.”

Polite and understated like most people of Kyoto, Kitayama is distinguished by a kind of restless energy and something of a mischievous streak. Eyes twinkling with intelligence and humor, he makes no attempt to conceal the depth of his passion. I ask him how he became a gardener, and he beams.

“That’s a great question! My story eventually brought me here. I come from a family of landscape artists. It’s a bit embarrassing but I used to play a lot of baseball. My coach wanted me to go to a school in Tottori to pursue it but I refused. Everyone disagreed, but I didn’t like having my life mapped out for me like that ... It wasn’t that it was what I wanted to be (a landscape gardener), but I said I’ll just try it and if it’s no good I’ll quit,” he explained.

He describes his gardening apprenticeship as a grueling process, as challenging mentally as it was physically. Again and again he uses the word nintai, meaning to endure or persevere – a very deep word in Japanese culture.

“I forget the place, but there were these big logs. I would have been 22, and my job was just to clean these logs. All day long. And it was those kinds of tasks for the first three years,

you know, tidy up this ridgeline like this, stand this stone up like this, work on the edge of this hedge or slope … but that’s how it is.

“When sempai says this is black, it’s black. Even when it’s white … The hardest thing at that time was finding the self-belief. You understand they don’t teach you anything – you have to see it for yourself. Everything is nintai. You just keep trying until it’s perfect – there is no ‘that’s enough.’ It’s a hundred, or zero.”

Kitayama gave it his all and became an accomplished landscape artist, having designed gardens all over the world including the Giardino delle rose at the Piazzale Michelangelo in Florence, Italy. He started his own business at 26 years old, and has landscaped the Chouon Tei at Kennin-ji, the oldest Zen temple in Kyoto. He is in charge of all the gardens at Kodai-ji, including Entokuin. Up to 2000 people will work on the grounds in one year.

Kitayama is no less rigorous in continuing the nintai tradition with his own students, known as deshi. “The work is very hard – more than full time – I’m very strict with my deshi. They work from 6:30 in the morning until 8:00 at night. You can’t call it overtime, it’s just what you have to do if you want to learn. Preparing for tomorrow, reviewing what you learned today. If you want to be better, you have to practice more than everyone else. That’s very important.

“It’s a bad thing to say, but most people, even if they make a lot of effort, have a limit that they cannot go beyond. It’s not about distinction or discrimination, it’s just the way of things. I always try to encourage the young guys but the truth is most will never become great. It’s depressing, isn’t it!

It’s my hope for everyone to succeed, but…”

Discussing form and arrangement, Kitayama describes a complicated geometric system drawn from centuries-old texts like sakuteiki and primarily concerned with the placement and alignment of stones on intersecting lines.

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Visiting the Gardens The two gardens at Kodai-ji are the Tsukiyama and the Hashin Tei. Kitayama is responsible for everything but he created the Hashin Tei from scratch.

Kodai-ji (高台寺)

“What they tell us is that you can’t beat natural forms – if you understand this you can be a true gardener. There are rules, but beyond that there is something uncertain – in Japanese we say aimai (it’s ambiguous) – and it’s different depending on the place.” The forms of trees and plants meanwhile are governed by the same rules of spatial arrangement found in ikebana (Japanese flower arrangement).

Kitayama takes me to see the Hashin Tei – a karesansui or rock garden that he himself created, with mossy islands bordering a sea of raked gravel, raised at the center around a circle of cones and domes. He brings me to the front, where we sit on the veranda of the old abbot’s residence. It is from this precise angle, he tells me, that he made it to be seen. Another stunning view – but what does it mean?

“The big rock is the Shaka (Buddha). The smaller ones surrounding him are his deshi (apprentices). The uzumaki (spiral patterns in the gravel) have to do with the mind lighting up,” explains Kitayama.

He says appreciating a Japanese rock garden is not necessarily about having to know things, but about being able to

connect with the garden in your own way and experience it through your own feelings.

“Kokoro – heart, mind, emotions. It’s not about knowing things ... Look at it from yourself and feel it directly, that’s all. What do you think is within these stones? You create it entirely within your own mind. That gives each one of these stones a spirit or soul of its own, like a living thing.”

I ask him about his design process – those gently curving lines between gravel and moss, for example, where did they come from? He taps his head.

“It all comes from here. Think about who you are. How much of your capacity do you think you make use of?

Think about how you function as yourself – do you do everything with your feelings or your mind? It comes from me – all of me. It’s mugen (infinite).”

I ask if he ever puts a personal mark on his work – how might a true expert see one of his gardens and recognize him? “That’s a good question but there’s no one thing – nothing that will make a person say ‘ah! This is Kitayama.’ But if they have eyes to see everything – I mean the whole – there they can see me.” 

• Access: 15-min bus ride (Bus 100 or 206) from JR Kyoto Stn to Higashiyama Yasui stop, 10min walk to temple • Open: 9am–5:30pm • Admission: ¥600 (Kodai-ji & Sho Museum) / ¥900 (Kodai-ji, Sho Museum & Entokuin) Entokuin is a sub-temple of Kodai-ji with two excellent Zen Gardens, also managed by Kitayama.

If you want to check out some other nearby gardens, head to Daitoku-ji to visit the gardens at the three sub-temples: Kotoin, Ryogen-in and Zuiho-in – all Zen temples.

Daitoku-ji (大徳寺) • Access: Bus 205 or 206 from JR Kyoto Stn to Daitoku-ji mae stop; Karasuma Subway Line, Kitaoji Stn, 15-min walk west

Koto-in (高桐院) • Open: 9am–4pm • Admission: ¥400

Ryogen-in (龍源院) • Open: 9am–4:30pm • Admission: ¥350

Zuiho-in (瑞峯院) • Open: 9am–5pm • Admission: ¥400

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万物に魂が宿る 世界で活躍する造園家、北山安夫さんが京都の禅寺で 枯山水の世界にご案内。 文と写真：マット・エヴァンス • 翻訳：遠藤 建

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「残念なことに、ほとんどの人には 決して乗り越えられない限界点があ ります。いつも若手を励ましていま すが、実際のところ大成できない人 がほとんどです」

京都東山の高台寺。北山安夫さんは、境内 耐。完璧に仕上がるまで、何度でもやり直し。 縁側で、いっしょに腰を下ろした。まさにこ の小さな茶室で待っていた。開け放った窓 『この程度で充分だろう』 ということはな の角度から、素晴らしい眺めが見えるのだ からは、築山の庭が見える。苔に覆われた小 く、100点か0点かの世界でした」 と北山さんが明かす。いったいどういうこ さな丘、古代の石、一分の隙もなく敷き詰め そんな修行に全身全霊で打ち込んだお となのか。 られた砂利。造園の話を聞くよりも先に、眼 かげで、北山さんは熟練した造園家となっ 「あの大きな岩が釈迦で、周囲にある小 前の美しい風景が、長い歴史と深遠な意味 た。26歳の独立以来、その活躍の場は広く さな岩が釈迦の弟子。渦巻き模様は、心が を雄弁に物語っている。 世界に及んでいる。フィレンツェのミケラン 悟りに近づく様子を表しています」 「物事は、両方向から見る必要がありま ジェロ広場にあるバラ庭園でも、日本庭園 日本の石庭を楽しむには、特に知識がな す。死があれば、魂もある。外面の美と、内 を造設した。京都最古の禅寺として名高い くてもいいというのが北山さんの意見だ。 面の修行もある。冬になると景色は寂しく、 建仁寺の潮音庭を手がけ、高台寺では圓徳 自分なりの方法で庭とつながり、自分なり 物悲しくなりますね。ここに私たちは諸行無 院を含むすべての庭を監督。年間2,000名 の感じ方で庭を体験できることが大切な 常を見出し、その寒々とした感じを表現しな もの人々が現場作業にあたっている。現在 のだと。 ければなりません。一方、夏には爽やかな緑 の北山さんは、自分の弟子に対しても伝統 「つまり、こころです。知識ではありませ の息吹を表現します。造園は、ただ花を植え 的な厳格さを守っているようだ。 ん。自分自身の視点から眺めて、ありのまま るだけの仕事とは異なるのです」 「仕事はとてもハードで、普通の仕事よ の庭を感じられたらそれでいい。この石た 京都人らしく上品で控えめだが、疲れを りも大変です。弟子は朝の6時半から夜の ちに囲まれ、どんな考えが浮かびますか。心 知らない活力と茶目っ気が顔を覗かせる。 8時まで働きます。残業ではなく、学ぶため の中ですべてを思い描いてください。する 知性とユーモアで目を輝かせ、その深い情 に必要なことなのです。明日の準備をして、 と石がまるで魂を宿しているように感じられ 熱を隠そうとはしない。造園家になったいき 今日学んだことを復習する。向上したかった るでしょう」 さつを尋ねると、笑顔がはじけた。 ら、人一倍練習する。これはとても大切なこ 庭の設計について尋ねてみた。例えば、 「ここまで来るのに、いろいろな経緯が とです。 しかし残念なことに、ほとんどの人 砂利と苔の間を走る穏やかなカーブには、 ありましたよ。造園家の一族の生まれです には決して乗り越えられない限界点があり いったいどんな意味があるのか。北山さん が、学生時代は野球ばかりやっていました。 ます。弟子に優劣をつけたりはしません。い は、自分の頭をポンポンとはたく。 鳥取の学校で造園を学ぶように言われまし つも若手を励ましていますが、実際のところ 「すべてはここで生まれます。自分が何 たが、反発して野球を続けたんです。みん 大成できない人がほとんどです」 者かを考えてみてください。あなたが持って なに反対されましたが、自分の人生を誰か 庭の形状や造作について論じるとき、北 いる能力の、いったいどれくらいを使って生 に決められるのが厭でね。最初から造園家 山さんは何世紀も前に書かれた 『作庭記』 きていますか。最大限の力を発揮する方法 になりたかったわけではありません。やって などを引用しながら複雑な幾何学的シス を考えてください。感覚や意思の働きで、す みて、物にならなかったら辞めるつもりで始 テムについて説明してくれる。いつも念頭 べてを成し遂げられますか。庭の設計は、私 めました」 にあるのは、交差する線上に並べる石の の全存在から生まれています。だから無限 造園家の修行では、精神的にも肉体的に 配置だ。 なんです」 もしごき抜かれたという。 「忍耐」という言 「古い教えから学べるのは、自然のかた 手がけた庭のどこかに、北山さんらしい 葉を、北山さんは何度も使った。 ちに勝るものはないということ。それが理解 痕跡は刻まれているのだろうか。本当に熟 「どこの現場かは忘れましたが、大きな できたら、本物の造園家になれますよ。木々 練した造園家なら、北山作品だと見抜ける 丸太がありました。22歳の頃です。自分の や草花を活かすには、生花の空間理論にも しるしはあるのか。 仕事は一日中その丸太を磨くこと。最初の 通じるルールに従います。でもそんな決まり 「この部分がいかにも北山だな、という 3年はそんな仕事ばかりでした。そこの土 ごとを超越した、曖昧な領域もあるんです。 しるしはひとつも残していません。でも造園 地の傾斜を直せ、この石を立てろ、生け垣 場所によって正解はまちまちですね」 の仕事を余すところなく見極める目があれ や坂を作っておけ。白いものでも、先輩が 北山さん自身の作である枯山水「波心 ば、私の作品だと見抜く人がいるかもしれ 黒と言ったら黒。当時は自信を育てる術も 庭」に同行する。苔むす島が、波打つ砂利 ませんね」 ありません。何も教えてもらえないので、自 の海に接し、中心部では円形の山がせり上 分で発見するしかないのです。すべては忍 がる。かつては禅僧の住まいだった建物の

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Feature

Blooming Hilarious KS catches up with award-winning comedian Adam Bloom ahead of his firstever Japanese tour…

Text: Tom Law • Image: Andy Hollingworth

 “November is the funniest month,” as TS Eliot never said. But if he had said it, he’d have been spot on. Because this month, top British stand-up Adam Bloom is heading to Japan to play a venue near you.

The shows – which are being organized by Osaka stand-up comedy collective ROR Comedy – represent Bloom’s first dates in Japan, although he has performed at sold-out shows around the world, including Australia, New Zealand, Canada and South Africa.

“It really is a bit of a coup for us to get him over here,” said ROR’s founder Edd Daggers.

Bloom announced his arrival on the UK comedy scene by scooping the Time Out Best Stand-up Award in 1998, before going on to play a sold-out UK tour and make numerous appearances on BBC television and at the Edinburgh Festival.

Speaking to KS, Bloom – whose step-mother is Japanese – described himself as “too excited for words” at the prospect of visiting Japan.

“My step-mother Yuki is beyond wonderful. She taught me to use chopsticks when I was seven or eight and I remember hearing how, as a child, she was taught to pick up a single grain of rice because there were people in the world who didn’t have food. That combination of respect and commitment sums up my fascination with Japan.”

Bloom is nothing if not sincere.

It’s easy to see why Ricky Gervais described Bloom as “one of my favourite stand-ups – he not only has meticulous, brilliant lines, but also an intense and fragile honesty.”

Adam Bloom (Kansai dates) • Nov 26: Kobe, bar IZNT, 9pm (doors open 8:30pm) • Nov 27: Kyoto, Cafe & Bar Luca/Billy, 9pm (doors open 8:30pm) • Nov 29: Osaka, Zaza House, 8pm (doors open 7:30pm) • Tickets: ¥2,000 in advance, ¥2,500 at the door

Josie Long Bloom is also marvelously original.

Asked what audiences in Kansai should expect from his shows he said, “Every show I do is very different. Although I have material, I improvise a lot and pluck stuff from my arsenal as I go.”

To the best of our knowledge, this will be the first time a stand-up of Bloom’s, erm, standing has played a multi-date tour of Japan. It promises to be a fast and hilarious series of shows, with tickets likely to be much in demand.

And that’s not all. In what is shaping up to be a very funny month indeed, ROR Comedy will be welcoming another critically acclaimed comedian earlier in November. Preceding Bloom by three weeks is the triple Edinburgh comedy award nominee Josie Long, who won a Best Newcomer award for her 2006 Edinburgh show, Kindness and Exuberance - words which sum her up perfectly.

So, join us for chuckles and chortles in a November of comedy that promises double the laughs and twice the fun! 

• Nov 8: Osaka, L&L Bar, 8pm (doors open 7:30) • Tickets: ¥1,500 For more information on all shows, visit rorcomedy.com

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Made in Kansai

The Birthplace of Japanese Soy Sauce In southern Wakayama at the factories of Yuasa Soy Sauce Limited, you can see 750 years of tradition in action and learn how to brew your own bottle.

Text: Felicity Tillack • Images: Yuasa Shoyu

 Yumi Miyamoto is a miso sommelier and tofu guru who works in Yuasa, a city that claims to have produced the first Japanese soy sauce. Even now, 750 years later, her company Yuasa Soy Sauce Limited still observes the traditional, handmade brewing methods passed down from its earliest history.

While it is hard to imagine an ingredient more essential to Japanese cooking than soy sauce, it was in fact discovered by chance as a by-product of making kinzanji miso. Unlike the smooth soup bases more commonly known, kinzanji miso is full of chopped summer veggies, like eggplant and cucumber, made deliciously tangy with ginger and red shiso, and is usually eaten by itself or over rice.

The small amount of liquid extracted from the miso was not enough to satisfy Japanese tastebuds, and as Yuasa pioneered methods that concentrated solely on the creation of soy sauce,

the city moved into mass production, booming in the 17th century with as many as 90 factories in operation.

Competition and the opening of Japan to the West meant a sudden decline in wealth and productivity that left beautifully preserved streets of traditional homes, warehouses, and factories for visitors to wander through.

Glass cases filled with soy sauce plates and other traditional tools hang on the outside of the black, wooden walls.

Yuasa Soy Sauce Limited is now one of the biggest soy sauce producers still remaining in this tiny Wakayama town. It runs tours of its factory, which include a soy sauce making class. In 2013, UNESCO took the unusual step of designating washoku (traditional Japanese cuisine) as an intangible cultural asset, which raised awareness and interest in Japanese food. Because of this, the company recently begun trialing its factory tours in English too,

to give outsiders a deeper understanding of washoku’s main condiment and, of course, plenty of chances to sample the product.

The tour moves through the different parts of the factory. First, viewing the deep pits where the proto-soy sauce ferments; made of Yuasa’s special mineral-laden water, soy beans, black beans from Tanba, wheat and salt.

Visitors get the chance to stir it with a giant, wooden paddle. The mixture is alive, Yumi explained, and it needs to breathe. There is a bit of a trick to pulling the stick out so that the gases trapped beneath rise up, but when they do, they bubble up with a very satisfying whoosh.

Next, guests have the chance to sample finished soy products, including usukuchi (light) shoyu, koikuchi (dark) shoyu, yuzu-citrus infused shoyu, Yuasa’s big brands: Rosanjin and Murasaki, rumoured to be favorites of

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European Michelin-starred chefs, and finally, a mouthful of the kinzanji miso that started it all.

After all the hard work of walking, mixing, and tasting Yumi ushers guests into a small lecture room, the tables covered in PET bottles, and a plastic bag of ingredients. It’s the visitors’ turn to make some sauce!

The classes are a recent but important addition to the tour. “About a year after we first started the factory tours, we realized that having a space to learn about Japanese culture was very important, and that there are a lot of people who enjoy doing things by hand,” Yumi explained. “The older generations learned a lot of culture naturally, but for many reasons, recent generations don’t get that chance at home.

There are also so few places in the community where they can learn.”

The process of making soy sauce is deceptively simple, with one long twist. There

are few ingredients, only beans, wheat, salt, koji (a traditional fermentation starter), and water, organized into a little kit that the company sells through its website. We poured these into our PET bottles, shook our brown gloop well, and became, essentially, parents to a plastic bottle of fermenting flavor for at least the next 10 months.

The gases our living liquid produces make for an explosive mix, and everyday for the first week, Yumi stressed, we would need to release them, then gently slosh the mixture about. After the first week, we would only need to open the bottles every second day and after a month, maybe only once a week. But, “If you see your bottle is pan pan,” she warned using a Japanese onomatopoeia meaning ‘full to bursting,’ “Open it in the shower. And then clean the ceiling.”

Ten months is the bare minimum for tasty sauce, and over a year is recommended. Compare this to the three months that some brands finish their soy sauces in, and it is easy to understand why Yuasa makes such an artisanal product. For our own soy sauces, factors-like temperatures, sunlight, frequency and strength of mixing will lead to a unique creation.

“Even though we are all using the same beans, wheat, and salt, everyone’s soy sauce will be different … it will be your original soy sauce,” Yumi enthused as she cracked open large PET bottles dated from the previous year, and strained the thick, dark mixture into small bowls for us to try.

We finished the tour with another blend of tradition and originality in the form of a soy-sauce-flavored soft cream. At the end of our year’s wait, hopefully minus any explosions, we will have homemade soy sauce to add to our recipe repertoires. Until then, a bottle of Yuasa Shoyu’s equally handmade sauce (but with the benefit of 750 years of experience) will more than suffice. 

Yuasa Shoyu • Access: JR Kinokuni Line from Wakayama city to Yuasa Stn, 10-min walk, or 2-min taxi ride.

• Call to book: 07-3762-2100 or send a request, in the month before, to kuyou@ yuasasyouyu.co.jp Tour times are between 9am and 4pm

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Food & Drink

Craft Beer Corner Kick back, relax and enjoy a pint or two in the alley-filled backstreets of Fukushima.

Text & Images: Jason Haidar

Craft Beer Kitchen Pogo

Beer BAL DARKHORSE

Great beer and good tunes are the focus of Beer BAL DARKHORSE, which takes its name from The Beatles’ George Harrison’s record label. “I love the Beatles, especially George Harrison,” says owner Hiroshi Takewaki, which is apparent as soon as you walk in – the spacious yet cozy atmosphere is covered in Beatles memorabilia.

BAL DARKHORSE has six taps of Japanese craft beer and a small collection of western craft-beer bottles that are always changing, so there is always something new to try. While relaxing at the bar or at one of their more intimate tables seating guests on two-person couches, Hiroshi encourages you to select your favorite songs to enhance the ambiance of this rocking bar, with one rule, that the music can’t kill the vibe! Come help him celebrate the Beer BAL DARKHORSE threeyear anniversary this month.

Looking for a place to curl up with a good book and a pint as the weather gets colder? Look no further than Kopta. Brought to you by the owners of World Beer & Cafe Qbrick this twostory craft-beer spot centers around a bar that wraps around a homestyle kitchen area on the ground floor, with seating for about six. A very narrow, winding staircase leads up to a loft area with couches and tables perfect for having a chat with friends or enjoying a beer in peace and quiet. Friendly bar manager Keiko Kato recommends any of the great standard pub fare from the menu year round but urges customers to try their oden as the air becomes cooler. There is an ever-changing lineup of mostly Japanese beers on their five taps, which are competitively priced at ¥900 for U.S. pints. Kopta will also be celebrating their three-year anniversary this month.

Open: Mon–Sat 6pm–1am; Sun and

Open: Mon–Thur 6pm–1am; Fri & Sat

Open: Tue–Sun 5pm–12am • Closed: Mon

Holidays 3pm–11pm • Price Range:

6pm–3am; Sun 10am–6pm • Price Range:

• Sizes: ¥900 (U.S. pint); ¥1,100 (UK pint);

¥580 (255ml); ¥780 (360ml); ¥1,000

¥700 (UK half pint); ¥1,000 (U.S. pint);

¥1,100 Food: ¥200–¥700 • Access: JR

(568ml); ¥100 extra for foreign guest

¥1,200 (UK pint) • Food: ¥300–¥1,400 •

Fukushima Stn, 5-min walk • d.hatena.

beers; ¥1,300 (3x180ml sampler) • Food:

Access:JR Fukushima Stn, 5-min walk •

ne.jp/KOPTA

¥300–¥1,200 • Access: JR Fukushima

osaka-bar.com/darkhorse/TOP.html

A large “B-E-E-R” sign runs vertically down the side of Craft Beer Kitchen Pogo beckoning thirsty patrons meandering the back alleys of Fukushima. Opened in January 2015, owner Ryosuke Hosomi has created a very welcoming, lively atmosphere to enjoy craft beer in. His philosophy is simple, “Pogo is about happiness – dancing and jumping around like on a pogo stick,” he says with a laugh.

There is a large bar with a smattering of small tables downstairs, and low tables with cushions to sit on upstairs.

The artificial-grass-like floor upstairs makes you feel like you’re having a pint on a mini-golf course, but fits perfectly with the unpretentious vibe. Pogo has eight taps dedicated to mostly Japanese craft beer but Ryosuke says they often have popular UK and U.S. brands such as BrewDog, Stone, and Left Hand on tap as well.

Stn, 5-min walk • facebook.com/ pogofukushima?fref=ts

KOPTA

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Language

Word Zen In Japanese, there are several key concepts, often related to Buddhism, that appear and reappear when we learn about training in martial arts 武道 (budo), artistic endeavours such as shodo 書道 (calligraphy) and ikebana 生け花 (flower arrangement), and other practices that require discipline, perseverance, and contemplation, such as meditation 瞑想 (meisou).

These concepts are very deep, can seem ambiguous, and can be tricky to translate into English. Below are a few that appeared in this month’s cover feature (see page 10) on the internationally renowned gardener Yasuo Kitayama.

 Useful Expressions ROMAJI

KANJI

Sempai

先輩

Sempai refers to someone who is older or superior in skill. If someone is your sempai, they are your mentor in your field of training.

Kohai

後輩

Kohai is the opposite of sempai. It means ‘one who comes after,’ or simply ‘junior.’

MEANING

A pupil, follower, or apprentice

Deshi

弟子

Nintai

忍耐

Uchi-deshi 内弟子 is a variation meaning ‘live-in apprentice’ – a pupil or apprentice may live in or near the studio, garden, dojo 道場 (martial arts training place), etc. where they are undertaking their training.

Endurance, perseverance, or patience Discipline; austere training; continuous daily practice

Shugyo

修業

Kokoro

心

Shogyo mujo

諸行無常

Shugyo refers to training done in the pursuit of higher or deeper levels of consciousness, as well as the honing of skills. It is usually very demanding, requiring unlimited amounts of effort, mindfulness, and refinement.

The purpose of shugyo is to “forge the spirit,” remaking a practitioner’s character through hard physical and mental training.

Kokoro is a Japanese word which represents mind, heart, and spirit. For example, kokoro wa ii desu (she/he has good kokoro) means his/her mind, heart, and spirit are positive, calm, balanced, etc. Plants and animals are also considered to have kokoro, their own soul or spirit.

Everything changes; nothing stays the same

This is one of the basic Buddhist concepts regarding the impermanence of all things.

Ambiguity; one of the cornerstones of traditional Japanese society and a concept still

Aimai

曖昧

Mugen

無限

very important when communicating in Japanese today. Clear expression can be considered impolite, which is why a lot of vague expressions exist. For example, chotto ne (ちょっ とね) is a very roundabout way of saying ‘no,’ disagreeing, or declining an offer. ‘Chotto’ generally means ‘a little,’ and ‘ne’ is usually tagged on to the end of a sentence to reaffirm the statement.

Infinite or infinity. As Buzz Lightyear’s famous Toy Story line goes: ‘Mugen no kanata

made!’ – ‘To infinity and beyond!’

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Food & Drink

Foodspotting For a few gems worth the journey out of the city, check out these three spots around Kyuhoji and Yao. Text & Images: Ian Yates

Bunsman

Manje

Ichu

Open: Lunch 11:30am–2:30pm; Dinner

Open: 10:30am–3pm • Closed Tues & Wed

5pm–9pm • Closed: Mon and every 2nd

• Price Range: ¥630–880 • Access: 5-min

Open: 11am–9pm • Closed Mon • Price

and 3rd Tues • Price Range: ¥1,000–2,200

walk east of Manje (10-min walk from JR

Range: ¥700–1,500 • Access: JR Kyuhoji

• Access: JR Yao Stn, 5-min walk north •

Yao Stn) • www.tt.em-net.ne.jp/~icchu

Stn, 5-min walk south past Mega

manger.co.jp

Just a five-minute train ride from Tennoji on the JR Yamatoji line, hop out at Kyuhoji Station, walk past the massive twin Mega City Towers that have made this place a bit of a hub over the last few years, and you’ll run straight into Bunsman where you’ll find the best burgers in town. Chat up Youichi, the man in charge, and it won’t take long for stories of his time in California to come out – sunning, surfing and eating those burgers that inspired him to start up this simple little shop. So, it seems fitting to try out the California Burger for ¥1,050, stacked with bacon, avocado, and jalapenos, this burger, along with everything on the menu, looks as good as it tastes. Add a side of fries and a root beer and enjoy a little bit of Cali in Osaka.

City Towers • facebook.com/pages/ Bunsman/228477863840252

Why take the train when you can take a short, pleasant walk along the tracks from Kyuhoji Stn to the new JR Yao Stn, and up the station-front street to Manje (マンジェ) tonkatsu restaurant.

This place is not hard to find, just look for the line of salivating fans chomping at the bit for their chance to bite into one of these legendarily juicy pork cutlets. With only a dozen counter seats, all with a perfect view of the chef in action, the atmosphere is matched by its reputation. So, don’t expect to find a time when you won’t have to wait, but this time the wait is worth it. When you do get a seat, try the Jumbo Cutlet Set for ¥1,260 – a delicious introduction at a great price.

While Manju’s popularity is hard to miss, Ichu and its delicious hand-made udon is a bit more of a secret. However, when you do find it, you’ll wonder why the udon gods hadn’t led you there long ago. Walking into Ichu feels like you are walking into a friend’s home, though a special friend who’s been up since 4am beating and stretching his noodles to perfection. This homely feel is a perfect start as you wait for your noodles while mixing up your own sauce with as little or as much ginger as you like. The big size at ¥720 is probably enough to fill your belly, unless you’re brave enough to tackle the evenbigger special for ¥880. Get here early, as this place sells out regularly.

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Interview

Contagion: Work Hard, Rock Hard KS catches up with battle of the bands winner Contagion after they took the stage by storm in Kobe for the KMC Band Contest.

Text & Images: Jean-Yves Terreault

 As part of the Kansai Music Conference (KMC) last month, The KMC Band Contest took place at Bar IZNT, Kobe on September 19th. Original music band Union Trouble and cover bands The Mist Acoustics and Sabado Boys Band did their best and gave outstanding performances, and in the end, Contagion, a Kobe-based cover band, took away the honors, winning a ¥30,000 cash purse, musical goods

by D’Addario, 20 custom T-shirts from MB Prints, and the double-page spread you are reading now.

One warm October Tuesday night at Polo Dog, Kobe, I sat down with Clayton (Australia) and Ernest (USA), respectively singer/guitarist and drummer for the band, to discuss their victory, history, and work ethic. Because make no mistake: while some may sneer at cover bands, some take their job seriously to deliver performances that customers and bars will ask for again. While Contagion may have won on home soil, describing IZNT as their home territory, they did so having gathered fans in the past three years

through loud, energetic and customeroriented gigs. It was a popularity contest, and as the saying goes, the absent are always in the wrong.

Throughout the interview, the words “hard work” came back again and again, perhaps more often than “hard rock” and “punk,” their music of choice. The band, which also features Masato “Spider fingers” on the lead guitar and Tida (a Sun God in Okinawan culture) on bass and vocals, meet regularly to practice and learn new songs, which isn’t always easy. As

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Clayton remarks, “We have to learn these new songs, as we like to try to bring something new to every gig. And it’s hard to get four guys to learn them.”

On the topic of song selection, Clayton, who also plays in Vampyre Nation (originals and covers), adds, “There’s quite a bit of stuff we do that I don’t like much at all. But the funnest is the feedback we get from playing something customers like. Also, I personally like to do songs that I know no one else can do; it might be a unique vocal, a unique riff, or an amount of power on the drums, just something that I know other bands wouldn’t try.”

While it may seem strange for a musician to call his fans “customers,” that is actually the only way Clayton and Ernest refer to them throughout our discussion, except when mentioning that many of them have become friends over the years, including their photographer Kazumi Okuyama and Ernest’s wife Noriko, his biggest supporter. It is a way for them to keep their feet on the ground and remember that it is the audience and the bars that actually pay them. “It’s like real work,” Clayton points out.

“It’s hard work, don’t get me wrong, but it’s a lot of fun,” Ernest quickly adds. “When you’re playing something correctly, and it’s authentic, then you look at each other, at the customers, and you know you’ve nailed it and that you’re making people happy, that is so much fun.”

This is easy to believe from someone who took drum lessons for over ten years and says he had very little natural aptitude for it. As perhaps the most cerebral member of the band, honing his skills at home, practicing his parts, experimenting with other styles like Latin and jazz, always seeking new teachers and going to numerous gigs to hear what works and what doesn’t, Ernest does mention that all of that technique gets thrown out the window once he gets on stage and the band starts playing.

For Clayton on the other hand, focusing on his music skills is new since joining Contagion, something he feels very grateful for. Since starting to perform in punk bands 30 years ago, he had never aspired to be more than a passable rhythm guitarist, as his main drive is “...not the music; it’s the connection with the customer, the energy feedback. More feedback, and more energy, and then it gets out of control.”

But again, Ernest interjects to praise his bandmate, “Don’t believe everything that he says. He works harder in this band than any other. I know this because I saw him playing 10 to 15 years ago. I was his fan and I’d go to his gigs. He’s singing and playing the guitar on a different level now. Just a few weeks ago we had the contest and he sprained his hand before. But he still came to the studio and to the show, and I respect that.”

Listening to them talk, it is easy to realize that through the struggles the band has overcome, a strong bond exists between the four friends. This was apparent when I asked (since they named themselves “Contagion”) what contagious disease each member would die of after a lifetime of playing the same catchy songs (Clayton, “Lust for Life,” Ernest, “Back in Black”), and before being stuck in hell for eternity listening to the same song (Clayton, “Hotel California,” Ernest, “Wannabe”).

Clayton ended up with a pelvic inflammatory disease (“That sounds pretty cool. I wouldn’t mind telling people I got that”), foot & mouth disease for Tida (“He often puts his foot in his mouth because of that language gap”), tuberculosis for Masato (“He smokes a lot”), while Ernest for himself suggested cauliflower ear (“because I have to listen to so much bullsh*t all the time”), before Clayton vetoed and stuck him with dysentery (“He just eats hot spicy sh*t”).

Rest assured, though, there is little chance of catching these diseases at a Contagion gig (unless your vices lead you there)! The biggest danger is probably muscle ache and some small bruises from too much dancing along the other fans, uh, customers. 

Next Gigs Hobgoblin: Oct 17 • Bar IZNT: Oct 31 PoloDog: Nov 28 • Bar IZNT: Dec 19 Hobgoblin: Jan 23

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 Kansai Scene Listings: What’s on around Kansai

Events  Until Dec 24  Nov 3

Kemari Festival 蹴鞠祭 Tanzan Shrine, Nara  Nov 3

Art in JR Kinokuni Line Trains & Stations 紀の国トレイナート2015 JR Kinokuni Line Stns & Surroundings, Wakayama  Until Dec 24

In a campaign to promote tourism in Wakayama, 15 station buildings on the Kinokuni Line will transform into stunning installation art.

Visit these stations to experience remarkable collaborations between accomplished artists and local people. From Nov 21–23, a special train will be set up between Iwashiro Stn and Shingu Stn. Live jazz music, talk shows, art workshops and other events will be held inside the carriages.

Every year on November 3rd the kemari festival is held, where men dressed in the ancient garb of the Asuka period play a traditional game of kemari against the backdrop of the amazing autumn foliage. Over 3,000 maples grow on the grounds of the shrine and burn in brilliant reds during this season.

Legend has it that Prince Nakano Oe first met his vassal Kamatari Fujiwara at a kemari game in the 7th century. To commemorate this historical event Tanzan-jinja, which houses the deity Kamatari Fujiwara, hosts this ancient ball game biannually in spring and autumn.

Time: 11am–12 Noon • Admission: ¥500 adults,

Time: events held throughout the day • Admission: most events free •

concessions • Access: JR / Kintetsu Line, Sakurai

trainart.jp

Stn, bus to Tanzan-jinja • tanzan.or.jp

 Nov 8

Arashiyama Scarlet Maple Festival 嵐山もみじ祭り Togetsukyo Bridge and Surroundings, Kyoto  Nov 8

A spectacular pageant celebrating the beautifully coloured maple leaves is held annually on the second Sunday of November in Kyoto.

Against the backdrop of autumnal Mount Arashiyama, dazzling performances are on display in wooden boats floating in the Oi River.

Appreciate a variety of traditional performing arts such as a noh play, bugaku dance, an ikebana (Japanese flower arrangement) demonstration and more. Don’t miss the Buddhist play and the riverside parade featuring a traditionally dressed Japanese courtesan.

Time: 10:30am (cancelled in case of rain) • Admission: Free • Access: Keifuku Line, Arashiyama Stn, 5-min walk • goo.gl/SVH0bs

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Event Listings November Art Festival Hanarart はならあと奈良・町家の芸術祭 Imai-cho, Nara  Until Nov 3

Modern art exhibited at traditional Japanese houses – unused old houses are re-purposed as venues for installations and art works.

Tengu Goblin Feast 天狗の宴 Otagi Nenbutsuji Temple, Kyoto  Nov 8

Every year when the fall leaves turn, the magical Japanese creature called the tengu comes down from Mt. Atago to Otagi Nenbutsuji, and a ritual to ward off evil spirits is performed. Shooting arrows in the air and loudly beating wooden clappers, these tengu – one blue-faced, one gold-faced, other multi-colored ones – work vigorously to scare away the evil spirits. There will be a taiko drumming performance given by children before the ritual begins. There are also 1,200 Buddhist stone statues to see in this temple.

Time: 1pm–2:30pm • Admission: ¥300 adults, concessions • Access: Keihan Line, Sanjo Stn, bus to Otagidera-mae • otagiji.com/index.html

 Nov 29

Time: 10am–5pm • Admission: most events free • Access: Kintetsu Line, Yaginishiguchi Stn, train/bus to Imai-cho, Yagi-Fudanotsuji, and Uda Matsuyama areas • hanarart. jp/2015

Heijokyo Tenpho Sai 平城京天平祭 秋2015 Heijokyo Palace, Nara  Until Nov 8

With stage performances, market stalls, and events for families, the festival at the ancient capital Heijokyo is a wonderful celebration of traditional Japanese culture.

Time: 10am–4pm • Admission: Free • Access: Kintetsu Line, Yamatosaidaiji Stn, 15-min walk • tenpyosai.jp

Sake Brewery Stamp Rally 灘の酒蔵探訪 酒蔵スタンプラリー・酒蔵めぐりバ ス・酒蔵開放 Nada Gogo (The Five Villages of Nada), Hyogo  Until Nov 23

Visit three breweries and collect their stamps and you will get a chance to win wonderful prizes!

A bus between nine breweries in the region will be available at weekends: Kobe Shu Shin-kan Brewery, Hakutsuru Sake Brewery, Sawanotsuru Sake Museum and four other places.

Osaka’s Great Santa Run Osakaグレートサンタ・ラン

Time: 10am • Admission: Free • Access: JR Rokkomichi Stn • goo. gl/cDE0dY

Osaka Castle Park

Kusatsu Street Illumination

 Nov 29

草津街あかり華あかり夢あかり

Grab your Santa suit and get jolly for the Santa fun run happening once again in Osaka Castle Park! If you’ve ever dreamed of playing Santa Claus, now’s your chance! Bring yourself down to Osaka-jo koen, and you will be supplied with a red suit and a Father Christmas hat. Run, jog or walk the 5km route to help raise funds for sick children who have to spend Christmas in hospital. This is a perfect way to get into the Christmas spirit and a truly fun event for the whole family – including the family pets!

Time: 9am • Admission: ¥3,240 adults, concessions (free to watch) • Access: JR Osakajokoen Stn • santa-run.com

JR Kusatsu Stn & Surroundings, Shiga  Nov 6 & 7

The historic town of Kusatsu, known as an important shukuba (post station) in the samurai period, will be illuminated with lanterns.

The handmade lights will shed a soft glow on the street for the 1.5km stretch from the station.

 Kansai Scene Listings: What’s on around Kansai Time: 6pm–9pm • Admission: Free • Access: JR Kusatsu Stn • kusatsumachiakari.net

Lacquerware Fair 紀州漆器祭り Kawabata Street, Kuroe, Wakayama  Nov 7 & 8

One of the top-four production areas of lacquerware in Japan, Kuroe hosts an annual event with a large lacquerware market that will be open in Kawabata Street, home well-preserved Edo-period architecture.

Time: 10am–4pm • Admission: Free • Access: JR Kainan Stn, shuttle bus to venue • chuokai-wakayama. or.jp/sikki-k

A huge metal goods market that attracts thousands of visitors every year, traditional Japanese blacksmiths (on the 7th), workshops, and many other attractions.

Time: 9am–4pm • Admission: Free • Access: JR Yakujin Stn bus to Mikishiyakusho-mae • goo.gl/ b4dscJ

Kanikaku Sai Fesival かにかく祭 Gion Shirakawa, Kyoto  Nov 8

This is a memorial service for Isamu Yoshii, the playwright who loved the Gion district. This event is a golden opportunity to enjoy a traditional Japanese atmosphere and see beautiful maiko – apprentice geisha.

Time: 11am–2pm • Admission: Free • Access: Keihan Line, Gion-shijo Stn, Exit 7, 3-min walk • kyotokankou.or.jp/info_search/?event_ id=7423&r=1443678231.0121

Vetro Montagna Koyasan 2015 ヴェトロモンターニャ高野山 2015 (クラシックカーイベント) Kongobuji Temple, Wakayama  Nov 7 & 8

On the second weekend of each November, world-famous classic cars are gathered in Koyasan at the second car park of Kongobuji temple. The classic-car exhibition as well as driving demonstrations and other events are held at the best time to view the autumn leaves. These automobiles will tour to Shirahama hot spring after the event.

Time: 11am • Admission: Free • Access: Nankai Line, Koyasan Stn, bus to Senjuin-bashi • goo.gl/ YYP3wk

Mitejima Art Festival みてアート2015 JR Mitejima Stn & Surroundings, Osaka  Nov 7 & 8

Have a great family day out at the Mitejima Art Festival. There will be exhibitions of fine art created by up-and-coming artists, and craft workshops for parents and children. There will also be market stalls and live performances.

Time: 11am–4pm • Admission: Free • Access: JR Mitejima Stn • miteart. blogspot.jp

Miki Metal Goods Festival 三木金物まつり Miki City Hall Square, Hyogo  Nov 7 & 8

Kumano Nachi-Taisha, Wakayama  Nov 14

Ancient court people compose poems by a waterfall surrounded by the colors of autumn. This is part of a religious event held to commemorate the past Emperor Kazan who lived in the 10th century.

Time: 9am • Admission: Free • Access: JR Kii-Katsuura Stn, bus to Nachisan • goo.gl/W4ucjH

Kansai Culture Day 関西文化の日 Fukui, Mie, Shiga, Nara, Kyoto, Wakayama, Osaka, Hyogo, Tottori and Tokushima  Nov 14 & 15

Over 590 art museums, botanical gardens, and many other Kansai venues will open their permanent exhibitions for free; it is advisable to enquire about dates and exhibitions before visiting.

Tel: 06-4964-8844 • kansaibunka. com/bunkanohi

Bellows Festival

Pet Exposition 2015

鞴(ふいご)祭り

ペット博 2015

Ikutama Shrine, Osaka  Nov 8

Intex Osaka, Osaka  Nov 12–23

A demonstration by blacksmiths is offered to the deity; a handful of steel will be forged in the same way as it was done in olden days.

Time: 10:30 • Admission: Free • Access: Subway Tanimachi-9chome Stn, 4-min walk • goo.gl/ VOeiNH

Scarecrows and Maple Leaves

A popular event featuring small animals you can keep at home. Visit it with your own pets and enjoy the petting sections, a pet fashion show, a cat show, a Q and A corner, and more.

Time: 10am–5pm • Admission: ¥1,100 (¥1,300 at door) adults, concessions • Access: Chuo Subway Line, Cosmosquare Stn, 9-min walk • pethaku.com/osaka

羅漢の里もみじまつり

Autumn Ceramics Sale

Rakan no Sato, Hyogo  Nov 7–15

第22回窯元もみじまつり

Have a great family day out in the fields and rice paddies of Rakan no Sato with 1,000 scarecrows lining an 800-meter path towards a variety of attractions like gourmet food, music shows, street performers, and dances for children.

Time: 9am–4pm • Admission: Free • Access: JR Aioi Stn, shuttle bus to venue • aioi.in/blog/blog.php

November Festival

Sennyuji Temple and Surroundings, Kyoto  Nov 21–29

Pick up some great bargains at this ceramics sale where over 30 pottery shops display their fine kiyomizuwares at the front of shop. This neighborhood is a beautiful spot for viewing autumn maple leaves.

Time: 10am–4pm • Admission: Free • Access: JR Kyoto Stn, bus to Sennyuji-michi, 7-min walk•seiyoukai. com/event/momiji/index.html

Wakayama Castle  Nov 23

Wakayama’s largest celebration of food and drink is coming to Wakayama Castle Park. Come down and tuck into some Wakayama cuisine!

Time: 10am–4pm • Admission: Free • Access: JR Wakayama Stn; Nankai Wakayamashi Stn, bus to Koen-mae • Tel: 07-3435-1234

Takatori Castle Festival たかとり城まつり Tosa-Kaido Street & Surroundings, Nara  Nov 23

An annual festival celebrating this castle town’s history and culture.

The exciting events include a samurai warrior parade, street performances, a staged sword fight, and many other attractions.

Time: 10am–4pm • Admission: Free • Access: Kintetsu Line, Tubosakayama Stn, 15-min walk • goo.gl/TZEZ5D

Sakuya Konohana Art Festival 2015 咲くやこの花芸術祭 2015 Osaka Central Public Hall, Osaka  Nov 27–29

A showcase of performing arts that have been awarded the Sakuya Konohana prize. Active both home and abroad, these artists participate in the festival to showcase their new works. Also featuring comedy, ballet, a Japanese puppet show, and more, the festival has something for everyone.

Time: 27th at 5pm; 28th at 11am; 29th at 10am • Admission: varies by event • Access: Keihan Line, Naniwabashi Stn • www.sakuyakonohana.com/sakuya2015

Horseback Archery 彦根城流鏑馬 Hikone Castle, Shiga  Nov 29

Traditional horseback archery will be performed with the backdrop of Hikone Castle.

Time: 2-3pm (approx. 1 hour) • Admission: Free • Access: JR Hikone Stn, 15-min walk • www.biwakovisitors.jp/event/detail/21863

霜月大祭 Harimanokuni Sosha Shrine, Hyogo  Nov 13–16

At one of the largest religious festivals in Himeji, a purification ritual is held at sea, there are martial arts demonstrations, and a religious dance is performed.

Time: 9am • Admission: Free • Access: JR Himeji Stn, 15-min walk • sohsha.jp

Maple-leaf Festival

Food Festival Wakayama 2015

氏神祭 紅葉祭り

食祭 WAKAYAMA 2015

Find more listings online: www.kansaiscene.com/ listings

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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: John Wick, Pitch

Perfect 2, The Maze Runner 2, The Visit, Pan, Fantastic Four, Good Kill, Ant-Man, Pixels, Jurassic World • From Nov 6: The Monuments Men • From Nov 14: Last Knights • From Nov 20: The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2

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

Now showing: The Transporter

Refueled, Pan, La Famille Bélier (FR), Survivor, Fantastic Four, AntMan, Pixels, Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation, Jurassic World • From Nov 6: Everest • From Nov 14: The Man From U.N.C.L.E. • From Nov 21: The Little Prince

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

Now Showing: Margarita With A

Straw, Les Uns et les Autres (FR), 1001 Grams (NOR), Clouds of Sils Maria, Labyrinth of Lies (GER), Ispytanie (RUS), Ballet Boys, Allacciate le cinture (ITA), Bird People (FR), Belle and Sébastian (FR), St. Vincent, Bolshoi Babylon, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre • From Nov 7: Afternoon Delight, You’re Not You • From Nov 14: Foujita (JP, FR), Moonwalkers • From Nov 28: Fehér Isten (HUN), My Old Lady

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

Now showing: Finding Vivian

Maier, Leviathan, A Little Chaos, Starred Up, Altman • From Nov 21: Viva la libertà (ITA) • From Nov 28: The Farewell Party (HEB)

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: Pan, Insurgent, Steak Revolution, The Age of Adaline, The Maze Runner 2, The Transporter Refueled, 13 Minutes (GER), The Captive, The Intern, Fantastic Four, Fathers and Daughters, A Most Violent Year, Ant-Man, Kingsman: The Secret Service • From Nov 6: Everest, The Michelangelo Project • From Nov 14: Last Knights, The Man From U.N.C.L.E. • From Nov 20: The Rewrite, Dumb and Dumber To

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

Now showing: John Wick, Pitch Perfect 2, The Maze Runner 2, The Visit, Pan, John Wick, Pitch Perfect 2, Insurgent, The Intern, Fantastic Four, Survivor, 13 Minutes (GER), Ant-Man • From Nov 6: Everest, The Michelangelo Project • From Nov 14: Last Knights • From Nov 20: The Rewrite, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 • From Nov 27: Woman in Gold

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: Pan, Earth to Echo, The Transporter Refueled, La Famille Bélier (FR), The Maze Runner 2, Magic Mike XXL, Age of Adaline, The Intern, Fantastic Four, Fathers & Daughters, Ant-Man, Pixels, Kingsman: The Secret Service, Jurassic World • From Nov 7: You’re Not You • From Nov 14: The Man From U.N.C.L.E., Last Knights • From Nov 20: The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 • From Nov 21: The Little Prince • From Nov 28: The Green Inferno, The Sacrament

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

Now Showing: What We Did On Our Holiday, Clouds of Sils Maria • From Nov 14: Je m'appelle Hmmm (FR) • From Nov 28: Fehér Isten (HUN)

Kyoto Movix Kyoto

1st and 20th of the month: ¥1,100; every day after 8pm: ¥1,300

Now showing: Pan, Earth to Echo,

Maze Runner 2, The Transporter Refueled, Magic Mike XXL, The Age of Adaline, The Intern, Fantastic Four, Fathers & Daughters, AntMan, Pixels, Kingsman: The Secret Service • From Nov 7: You’re Not You, The Man From U.N.C.L.E. • From Nov 14: Foujita (JP/FR), Last Knights, Moonwalkers • From Nov 28: The Farewell Party (HEB)

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

Now showing: 1001 Grams, La

Famille Bélier (FR), Clouds of Sils Maria, Belle and Sebastian (FR), God Help The Girl, Eden, Ballet Boys, Bolshoi Babylon, Altman • From Nov 7: Two Raging Grannies, Loin des hommes (FR) • From Nov 21: Jauja (DAN/FR/ SPA), The Banishment, Une femme douce (FR) • From Nov 28: Margarita With a Straw, Finding Vivian Maier, Gone Girl

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

Now showing: Pan, John Wick,

Pitch Perfect 2, Insurgent, The Maze Runner 2, The Visit, The Intern, Fantastic Four, A Most Violent Year, Good Kill, Ant-Man, Jurassic World • From Nov 6: Everest, The Michelangelo Project • From Nov 14: Last Knights • From Nov 20: The Rewrite, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 • From Nov 27: Woman in Gold

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: John Wick, The

Visit, The Maze Runner 2, Pan, The Intern, Fantastic Four, A Most Violent Year, Ant-Man, Pixels, Kingsman: The Secret Service, Ted 2 • From Nov 7: Everest • From Nov 14: Last Knights • From Nov 20: The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 • From Nov 21: The Little Prince • From Nov 27: Woman in Gold

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

Now showing: Pan, The Intern,

Fathers & Daughters, Age of Adaline, Earth to Echo • From Nov 7: You’re Not You • From Nov 14: The Man From U.N.C.L.E., Foujita (JP/FR) • From Nov 21: The Little Prince

OS Cinema Kobe Harborland 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: Pan, Survivor, The

Maze Runner 2, The Transporter Refueled, The Intern, Fantastic Four, Fathers & Daughters, AntMan, Pixels, Kingsman: The Secret Service, Ted 2 • From Nov 6: Everest • From Nov 14: Last Knights, The Man From U.N.C.L.E. • From Nov 21: The Little Prince

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: Danny Collins,

Bolshoi Babylon, A Little Chaos, 13 Minutes (GER), Allacciate le cinture (ITA), La Famille Bélier (FR), Finding Vivian Maier • From Nov 7: Altman • From Nov 14: 1001 Grams, Clouds of Sils Maria • From Nov 21: Labyrinth of Lies (GER), Leviathan (RUS) • From Nov 28: My Old Lady

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: Pan, John Wick,

Pitch Perfect 2, Insurgent, The Maze Runner 2, The Visit, Fantastic Four, The Intern, Ant-Man, Kingsman: The Secret Service, La Famille Bélier (FR) • From Nov 6: The Michelangelo Project • From Nov 14: Last Knights • From Nov 20: The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 • From Nov 21: The Little Prince • From Nov 27: Woman in Gold

Tel: 07-5254-3215 • smt-cinema. com • Discounts: Weds (women),

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

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 Kansai Scene Listings: What’s on around Kansai  Until Dec 27 The National Museum of Art, Osaka

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Cleopatra and the Queens of Egypt Cleopatra may have been one of Ancient Egypt’s most iconic pharaohs and is now one of the most famous women in history, but she surely was not the only one who played a great role in the history of Ancient Egypt. Other women like Hetepheres and Queens Hatshepsut, Nefertiti, and Tiye contributed in ways both big and small to the extraordinary civilization. Now, thanks in part to new research and excavations of the area, we can see more of Ancient Egypt through their eyes. Presented are 180 works – including statues, paintings, jewelry, mummy masks, and more – collected from museums and private collections from 14 countries worldwide that introduce these powerful women visually using artifacts taken straight from Egypt.

180 works depicting Cleopatra and other noble women in Egypt collected from around the world • Open: 10am–5pm, 10am–7pm on Fri • Closed: Mon (except Nov 23); Nov 24 • Admission: ¥1500 • Access: Keihan Watanabebashi Stn • nmao.go.jp/en/exhibition/

 Until Dec 23

《クレオパトラ》 プトレマイオス朝時代（前1世紀中頃）トリノ古代博物館蔵 © Archivio Soprintendenza per i Beni Archeologici del Piemonte e del Museo Antichità Egizie

 Until Nov 23

Itami City Museum of Art

Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art

Rey Camoy Retrospective

Paul Klee: This Is Just Between Ourselves

Thirty years have passed since his death and contemporary Japanese painter Rey Camoy’s portraits of human solitude, insecurity, fate, and love are as poignant as ever.

Here, representative works of some 100 oil paintings like “Dice” and “The Clown” as well as early sketches tinged with his signature somber reds, blacks, and browns still haunt and bewilder viewers today.

Grand exhibition of the deeply colored and melancholy works by late Japanese contemporary oil painter Rey Camoy • Open: 10am–6pm • Closed: Mon (except Nov 23); Nov24 • Admission: ¥800 • Access: JR Itami Stn • art-museum.itami.jp

Retrospective of 110 works by the late Swiss painter Paul Klee, known for his unique blend of expressionism and surrealism.

Klee’s skill shows in this broad repertoire of his work; from early black-and-white needlepoint etchings, to abstract and colorful paintings and watercolors, to pen lithographs, a sampling of which are on display alongside a category deemed “special class” by Klee himself – 40 pieces including personal memorials and works that marked a turning point in his career. Works are organized by a common theme and style – hidden images and secrets are left for you to decode.

Comprehensive collection of early 20th century Swiss expressionist/surrealist painter Paul Klee • Open: 10am–6pm, 10am-8pm on Fri and Sat • Closed: Mon (Except Nov 23) • Admission: ¥1400 • Access: Hanshin Iwaya Stn • artm.pref.hyogo. jp/eng/exhibition

《Myself, 1982》1982年、油彩・カンヴァス、石川県立美術館所蔵

《Praise of the Pear》1939 Zentrum Paul Klee (Bern) © Zentrum Paul Klee c/o DNPartcom

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Osaka Akiko Takahashi Exhibition “Clay Works” Truck Furniture •  Nov 20–29

Display of small, peculiar clay figurines with soulful expressions and stylish clothes crafted by the skilled hands of textile designer Akiko Takahashi, as they rest on the one-of-a-kind chairs crafted by the Osaka-based furniture store.

Open: 11am–7pm; until 5pm on 11/29 • Closed: Tues; first and third Wed • Admission: Free • Access: Shimizu Stn • truck-furniture.co.jp

Macau’s Azulejos – Ceramic Tiles and Stone Pavement Originating in Portugal Lixil Gallery Osaka •  Until Nov 17

Recent photographs, video, and displays of “azulejo” (ceramic tilework commonly found on walls) and “calcada” (stone pavement tiles) that show a glimpse of the old-world charm remaining in the traditions, culture, and landscape of Portuguese Macau.

Open: 10am–5pm • Closed: Wed • Admission: Free • Access: JR Osaka Stn • goo.gl/X4Kujv

Newly Discovered Goryeo Celadon and the Achievements of Underwater Archaeology in Korea The Museum of Oriental Ceramics, Osaka •  Until Nov 23

Commemorative exhibition celebrating 50 years of Japan-Korea diplomatic relations through an exhibition of the beautiful greyish-blue Goryeo celadon (Korean stoneware with a celadon glaze made during the Goryeo dynasty from 938–1392), where for the first time artifacts that have been discovered in underwater shipwrecks in Korea over the past 40 years will be introduced to international audiences.

Open: 9:30am–5pm • Closed: Mon (except Nov 23) • Admission: ¥1200 • Access: Keihan Line, Naniwabashi Stn • moco.or.jp/en

Sakai Mucha and the Illusions of the End of the Century Alphonse Mucha Museum (Sakai City Cultural Hall) •  Until Nov 8

Portraits of beautiful, mysterious, almost spirit-like figures and scenes by the talented Czech painter and forefather of Art Nouveau that depict the sentiments of instability at the turn of the 19th century and emptiness brought about by the decadent Belle Époque period.

Open: 9:30am–7pm • Closed: Mon (except Nov 23); Nov 24 • Admission: ¥500 • Access: JR Sakaishi Stn • mucha.sakai-bunshin.com

Shiga Signs of Life: The Works Originated in Shiga The Museum of Modern Art, Shiga •  Until Nov 23

Art brut (art by artists without formal training) has evolved into a genre of its own in Shiga. Its history there goes as far back as 1946 to children’s art classes at Omi Gakuen Child Welfare Facility. Feast your eyes on the sometimes strange and unusual works by the prefecture’s most notable artists alongside works by foreign artists and Japanese artists outside of Shiga.

Open: 9:30–5pm • Closed: Mon (except Nov 23) • Admission: ¥1000 • Access: JR Seta Stn • shiga-kinbi.jp

Kyoto

 Until Jan 1 Kobe Fashion Museum

Kimono from the Kofun to the Edo Period What patterns, colors, and prints we now recognize as “traditional Japanese” are actually the culmination of hundreds of years of style evolution, brought in part by both foreign influence and pivotal points in Japanese history. Thus, kimono from each era past take after the height of each individual trend that found its way into Japanese dress; for example, pieces from the Nara period reveal Chinese influence, those from the Heian period reflect the elegance and refinity of the Imperial court, and the beginnings of modern kimono are rooted in the Muromachi period. This exhibition focuses on the intricate craft of weaving and dyeing fabric used for the kimonos through a vast collection of displays and photographs. Throughout the exhibition period, events, interactive workshops like weaving, and talks will also be held.

Displays and photographs that highlight the evolution of kimono style from the Kofun to Edo period • Open: 10am– 6pm (admission until 5:30) • Closed: Wed (except Dec 23); Dec 24 • Admission: ¥500 (Free if wearing a kimono) • Access: Rokko Liner to Island Center Stn • fashionmuseum.or.jp

Vermeer and Rembrandt: The Masters of the 17th Century Dutch Golden Age Kyoto Municipal Museum •  Until Jan 5

Momoyama period / Kosode / Kyoto Senshoku Bunka Kyokai

Art Listings

Exquisite portraits of everyday women (namely Rembrandt’s “Verona” and Vermeer’s “Woman Holding a Water Jug”) painted during the Dutch Golden Age feature in this gallery of notable works shown for the very first time in Japan.

Open: 9am–5pm • Closed: Mon (except Nov23); Nov 24, Dec 28 - Jan 2 • Admission: ¥1500 • Access: JR Kyoto Stn • city.kyoto.jp/bunshi/ kmma

The Path to Angkor Wat: Smiles of Buddhas and Divinities Ryukoku Museum •  Until Dec 20

If you’ve become all too familiar with the image of a somber-faced, meditating Buddha, you may find enlightenment in this collection of jolly, smiling Buddha and statues of other deities collected from Cambodia, Myanmar, and Thailand.

The Cambodian pieces are a main focus as they were made around the same time as the famous Angkor Wat temple.

Open: 10am–5pm • Closed: Mon (except Nov 23); Nov 24 • Admission: ¥1200 • Access: JR Kyoto Stn • museum.ryukoku.ac.jp

A New Yorker’s View of the World: John C. Weber Collection Miho Museum •  Until Dec 13

First showing in Japan of the private and world-class John C. Weber Collection of Japanese art.

The over 160 carefully selected

pieces comprise a smorgasbord of masterpieces from throughout Japanese history of all different mediums. Chinese and Byzantine art from the Metropolitan Museum of New York will also be displayed alongside the Weber Collection.

Open: 10am–5pm • Closed: Mon (except Nov 23); Nov 24 • Admission: ¥1100 • Access: Take a bus from JR Ishiyama Stn • miho.or.jp

Find more listings online: kansaiscene.com/listings

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Live Music  Dec 12 & 13

King Crimson

KS

One of the most influential progressive-rock bands of the 70s King Crimson has had many members since the band’s beginnings 47 years ago, though guitarist Robert Fripp still stands firmly at the helm.

Crimson’s most famous album is without a doubt the 1969 debut In The Court of the Crimson King (Regarding the album cover’s painting of the Schizoid Man, Fripp says “the eyes reveal an incredible sadness…it reflects the music.”).

This year, King Crimson released the live album Live at Orpheum recorded in September and October 2014. The album features no less than three drummers (Pat Mastelotto, Gavin Harrison, and Bill Rieflin) of the current lineup which also includes bassist Tony Levin, Mel Collins (sax, flute), and Jakko Jakszyk (guitar, vocals).

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UK progressive-rock band formed 1968 • Osaka Festival Hall, Osaka • Dec 12 & 13 • Prog rock • 12th at 6pm/13th at 5pm • ¥15,000 • Tel: 05-7020-0888

Live Music Listings Nov / Dec Rock & Pop Arrested Development U.S. alternative hip-hop group formed 1988 Billboard Live OSAKA, Osaka

 Nov 28 • Hip-hop • 4:30pm/7:30pm • ¥7,900/¥9,400 • Tel: 06-6342-7722

Elton John

Zaz

Ride

English singer-songwriter and pianist Osaka Jo Hall, Osaka

French singer-songwriter Isabelle Goffrey Zepp, Osaka

British band of the ‘shoegazing’ scene Namba Hatch, Osaka

a flood of circle

Earthshaker

Japanese experimental trio Namba Hatch, Osaka

Japanese metal band originally formed 1978 Taku Taku, Kyoto

 Nov 16 • Pop-rock • 7pm • ¥15,000/¥18,000 • Tel: 06-63414506

The Mortal Japanese five-piece rock band Namba Hatch, Osaka

 Nov 16 • Rock • 7pm • ¥6,300 • Tel: 06-6344-3326

Acid Black Cherry Solo project of Janne Da Arc musician Yasu Osaka Jo Hall, Osaka

 Nov 17 & 19 • Rock • 6:30pm • ¥7,560 • Tel: 05-7020-0888 Arrested Development

Ron Sexsmith Canadian singer-songwriter and musician Billboard Live OSAKA, Osaka

 Nov 17 • singer-songwriter • 6:30pm/9:30pm • ¥6,400/¥7,900 • Tel: 06-6342-7722

Sexmachineguns Japanese metal band formed 1989 Muse, Kyoto

 Nov 18 • Metal • 7pm • ¥4,000/¥4,500 • Tel: 07-5223-0389

Carly Rae Jepsen Canadian pop singer-songwriter Namba Hatch, Osaka

 Nov 18 • Pop • 7pm • ¥8,000/¥9,000 • Tel: 05-7020-0888

Janet Jackson American singer and actress Intex, Osaka

 Nov 19 • Pop • 7pm • ¥12,000~ • Tel: 06-6614-7821 Ron Sexsmith

 Nov 19 & 20 • Singer-songwriter • 7pm • ¥8,000 • Tel: 06-6882-1224

 Nov 20 • Experimental • 7pm • ¥3,300 • Tel: 06-6357-3666

Anthem 80’s Japanese metal band Big Cat, Osaka

 Nov 21 • Hard rock • 5pm • ¥6,500/¥7,000 • Tel: 05-7020-0888

Triceratops Japanese rock trio formed 1996 Big Cat, Osaka

 Nov 22 • Rock • 5pm • ¥4,950 • Tel: 06-6341-3525

Kamijo

 Nov 24 • Indie • 7pm • ¥7,500 • Tel: 06-6535-5569

 Nov 25 • Hard rock • 6:30pm • ¥5,800/¥6,300 • Tel: 07-5351-1321

Battles American experimental rock trio Namba Hatch, Osaka

 Nov 26 • Rock • 7:30pm • ¥6,500 • Tel: 06-7897-2450

Mew Alternative rock four-piece from Denmark Shinsaibashi Soma, Osaka

 Nov 27 • Rock • 7pm • ¥6,500 • Tel: 05-7020-0888

Japanese visual kei rock singer musician Muse, Osaka

 Nov 23 • Rock • 5:30pm • ¥5,400/¥5,900 • Tel: 06-6245-5389

The Jesus & Mary Chain Scottish alt. rock band formed 1985 umeda AKASO, Osaka  Nov 24 • Indie rock • 7pm • ¥8,800 • Tel: 06-7897-2450

Mew

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 Nov 24

Roger McGuinn

Ride

Ex-The Byrds singer-guitarist • Nov 30 •

British band of the shoe-gazing genre •

Club Quattro, Osaka • Rock • 7pm • ¥8,000

Folk-rock • Muse, Esaka • 7:30pm • ¥9,400

Namba Hatch, Osaka • Nov 24 • Alt. rock •

• Tel: 06-6311-8111

• Tel: 06-6387-0203

7pm • ¥7,500 • Tel: 06-6535-5569

Seventy-three-year-old vocalist and musician Roger McGuinn is probably best known for his work with the 60’s/70’s band The Byrds (getting their breakthrough with the popular song Mr. Tambourine Man).

Prolific through the 70s with five solo albums released between 1973 and 1977, Roger McGuinn also toured and collaborated with Bob Dylan.

Musically, the musician is known for his jingle-jangle guitar sound (on Rickenbacker guitars) stating that he used to practice eight hours a day on a 12-string Rickenbacker and incorporating banjo-style finger pickings.

Talking recently about his current shows Roger McGuinn said, “I tell my story how I got into the music business, the people I met, and songs I played along the way. I weave the whole thing together with stories.”

In the late 80s and early 90s the British music press named a new offshoot genre of alternative rock termed after the stage presence of a number of bands during live performances. With their heads down staring at the floor the genre was dubbed shoe-gazing.

One band at the forefront of the genre was Ride. Though some took the title shoe gazing as a negative, Ride’s vocalist Mark Gardener said “we didn’t want to use the stage as a platform for ego. We presented ourselves as normal people as a band who wanted their fans to think they could do that too.”

The band split in 1996 (bassist Andy Bell going on to join Oasis) but reformed last year with all four original members. In an interview, vocalist Gardener said that he was “excited” by the prospect of the band playing together again.

Thunder

Formed in 1989, Thunder has become part of the establishment of British rock blues music. After 26 years together, the band still consists of four original members in Danny Bowes (vocals), Luke Morley (guitar), Harry James (drums) and Ben Matthews (guitar), plus bassist Gary Childs who joined in 1996.

Having called it a day twice in the past only to each time reform after a couple of years the five piece released the studio album Wonder Days (their 10th) earlier this year which was their highest UK charting studio album since the 1995 Behind Closed Doors.

Thunder enjoys a lot of support in Japan and the promo video for the title track of the new album was filmed in front of a 15,000-strong Tokyo audience last year.

British rock band formed 1989 • Dec 1 •

BONNIE PINK

go!go!vanillas

Japanese singer-songwritermusician Kaori Asada Namba Hatch, Osaka

Japanese rock four-piece formed 2012 Big Cat, Osaka

 Nov 28 • Singer-songwriter • 6pm • ¥6,000 • Tel: 05-7020-0888

 Nov 29 • Rock • 6pm • ¥3,000 • Tel: 06-6882-1224

Baseball Bear Japanese four-piece pop rock band from Tokyo Zepp, Osaka  Nov 29 • Pop-rock • 5:30pm • ¥4,500 • Tel: 05-7020-0888

Roger McGuinn Ex-Byrds singer guitarist Muse, Esaka BONNIE PINK

 Nov 30 • Folk rock • 7:30pm • ¥9,400 • Tel: 06-6387-0203

 Dec 1 • Rock • 7:30pm • ¥6,500 • Tel: 06-6212-2253

Thunder

Mercury Rev

British hard-rock band formed 1989 Club Quattro, Osaka

U.S. alt. rock group since the late 80s Shinsaibashi Soma, Osaka

 Dec 1 • Rock • 7pm • ¥8,000 • Tel: 06-6311-8111

 Dec 2 • Rock • 7:30pm • ¥6,800 • Tel: 06-6212-2253

Halestorm American four-piece hard rock band Muse, Osaka  Dec 1 • Hard rock • 7pm • ¥7,000 • Tel: 06-6245-5389

The Fratellis Scottish rock trio Shinsaibashi Soma, Osaka

Mercury Rev

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Interview // The Jesus & Mary Chain

Listings (Cont.)

Mongol800

Zazen Boys

Japanese punk trio from Okinawa Orix Theatre, Osaka

Japanese indie-rock band formed by ex-Number Girl vocalist Club Quattro, Osaka

 Dec 4 • Punk • 6:30pm • ¥5,500 • Tel: 06-6357-3666

Orange Range

 Dec 12 • Indie rock • 7pm • ¥3,800/¥4,300 • Tel: 06-63413525

Five-piece rap rock band from Okinawa Orix Theatre, Osaka  Dec 6 • Rap rock • 5:30pm • ¥5,500 • Tel: 05-7020-0888

X JAPAN One of the most famous Japanese band formed 1982. The pioneer of visual-kei. Predominantly a power / speed metal band with heavy symphonic elements.

Osaka Jo Hall, Osaka

Thirty years ago The Jesus & Mary Chain released the album Psychocandy. Now on the road celebrating that anniversary, KS caught up with frontman of the Scottish band Jim Reid about the tour, new material, and upcoming dates in Japan.

 Dec 7 • Metal • 7pm • ¥10,000/¥13,000 • Tel: 06-63414506 [Sold out]

You said in a 1987 interview that the aim of the band was to be “top ten all over the world.” What goals do The Jesus and Mary Chain have today?

Essentially, the Mary Chain in 2015 wants what the Mary Chain in 1985 wanted. We want to make music totally on our own terms. We do this now as we did it then. Our attitude has always been “this is what we do – take it or leave it.”

We hope you’ll take it, but if you don’t, we can live with that.

King Crimson UK prog-rock band formed 1968 Osaka Festival Hall, Osaka  Dec 12 & 13 • Prog rock • 12th at 6pm/13th at 5pm • ¥15,000 • Tel: 05-7020-0888

Jazz and Blues Isabella Lundgren Jazz & blues vocalist from Sweden Mister Kelly’s, Osaka

Is there a new studio album in the pipeline or any new material to look out for in the live performances?

We’re working on an album at the moment, but we won’t be ready to play any of it until next year.

As the tour is celebrating 30 years since Psychocandy, do you anticipate a majority of the audience looking for nostalgia? Or is the current tour attracting people new to the band?

The very fact that the record was released 30 years ago and the fact that the music has been something of a backdrop to some people’s lives, means that there is the inevitable element of nostalgia, but there is much more than this. All age groups have been represented when we’ve played this album.

There are people out there who weren’t even born when Psychocandy was released. There are even teenagers in the audience at our shows, so there must be more going on than mere nostalgia.

Zazen Boys

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Lee Ritenour X JAPAN

Yuzu Japanese folk-pop duo Yujin Kitagawa and Koji Iwasawa Osaka Jo Hall, Osaka

American Jazz Fusion guitarist Billboard Live OSAKA, Osaka

 Nov 24 • Jazz • 6:30pm/9:30pm • ¥8,300/¥9,800 • Tel: 06-6342-7722

 Dec 9 • Folk-pop • 6:30pm • ¥7,000/¥11,000 • Tel: 05-70200888

Ann Sally Japanese bossa-nova singersongwriter from Nagoya Billboard Live OSAKA, Osaka

 Dec 12 • Pop vocals • 4:30pm/7:30pm • ¥5,500/¥7,000 • Tel: 06-6342-7722

Lee Ritenour

Naomi Grace Japanese-American jazz-pop vocalist Mister Kelly’s, Osaka

 Nov 27 • Jazz-pop • 7:30pm/9pm • ¥5,000 • Tel: 066342-5821

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Scottish alternative rock band formed 1983 • umeda AKASO, Osaka • Nov 24 • Alt. rock • 7pm • ¥8,800 • Tel: 06-7897-2450 Ann Sally

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 Kansai Scene Listings: What’s on around Kansai

Club

 Nov 27 & 28

Troopcafe This month, Kobe’s beloved club Troopcafe is celebrating its 17th anniversary and is welcoming the Underground Resistance’s all-star band Timeline as a special guest star for the anniversary weekend, on both Friday the 27th and Saturday the 28th. Underground Resistance (commonly abbreviated to UR) is a music collective from Detroit, originally formed

by Jeff Mills and Mad Mike Banks in the late 80s, to change the world with a music revolution. Timeline is a “high tech jazz” band led by UR founder Mad Mike, Joh Dixon and De’Sean Jones from another UR supergroup Galaxy 2 Galaxy, and DJ/producer Mark Flash. On the Friday, they will perform a techno live set along with Kuniyuki, a techno producer from Sapporo, and DJ Hikaru from Blast Head.

They will play more jazzy sound together with Kyoto Jazz Massive on the Saturday. Troopcafe is making a special offer ¥(2,000+1D) to Kansai Scene readers so make sure to show the magazine at the entrance to receive the KS discount.

Troopcafe 17th Anniversary (Techno/House/Nu Jazz) • Live: Timeline, Kuniyuki • DJs: Hikaru, Kyoto Jazz Massive + more • Open: 11pm • Admission: ¥2000/1D with a copy of Kansai Scene • Where: Kobe • Tel: 07-8321-3130 • troopcafe.jp

Club Listings November

Ladies free • Where: Shinsaibashi • Tel: 06-6243-0089 • onzi-eme.com

3 (Tue / Nat Hol)

Rockets

Kitsune Kyoto Kitsune Kyoto – Tuesday (EDM/All Mix) • DJs: Felguk, Kenichi, Masa-

ki, Son Son + more • Open: 7pm • Admission: Gentlemen ¥2,500/1D; Ladies ¥1,500/1D • Where: Kyoto • Tel: 07-5255-0421 • kitsune-kyoto. com

6 (Fri) Circus Clap! Clap! Japan Tour 2015 (World Music) • Acts: Clap! Clap!, Ateishi,

MarginalMan aka Tuttle, Aspara + more • Open: 11pm • Admission: ¥3,000 (ADV: ¥2,500) • Where: Shinsaibashi • Tel: 06-6241-3822 • circus-osaka.com

Joule 7iRO (Trance) • DJs: Energy Dai + more • Open: 10pm • Admission: ¥2,000 • Where: Shinsaibashi • Tel: 06-6214-1223 • club-joule.jp

Onzieme Eleven Lights (EDM) • DJs: Taku-

hero, Kento, Alphashot, Akkan, Nick, Ziel + more • Open: 9pm • Admission: Gentlemen ¥3,000/1D;

Zettai-Mu “Jah Shaka Osaka” (Reggae/Dub/Dub Step/Bass Music) • Acts: Jah Shaka, Kuranaka

aka 1945, Oga, Harikuyamaku, Dub Liberation, Veryone + more • Open: 10pm • Admission: ¥3,300 (ADV: ¥2,800) • Where: Namba • Tel: 066649-3919 • zettai-mu.net

Seven House EDM Tribe vol.2 (EDM) • DJs: Pepe

Orro, Inagee, Ryouheeei, Notorious • Open: 9pm • Admission: ¥2,000 • Where: Shinsaibashi • Tel: 06-61202277 • sevenhouse-osaka.com

Takihata Camp Site Newworld & Kannon Sound presents Newworld 19th Anniversary – Eeyanaika 2015 (Trance/Techno) • Acts: Fullmoon

Mondo, Slum, Noise Gust, Fatal Discord, Hen Danshi, Tetsuya, Moe:t, Ergotic + more • Open: TBA • Admission: ¥5,000 (ADV: ¥3,500) • Where: Kawachinagano • facebook.com/eeyanaika

Union Trunk (House) • DJs: Kenji,

Shirakawa, Loe, YodaHaruka, Miki Shinichi, Masanao Shibata • Open: 9pm • Admission: ¥1,000/1D • Where: Shinsaibashi • Tel: 06-62512242 • club-union.jp

7 (Sat) Circus Sauce (Techno/House) • DJs: Tomoki Tamura, Hiro Esaki, Yasuhisa, Daichi • Open: 10pm • Admission: ¥2,000 • Where: Shinsaibashi • Tel: 06-6241-3822 • circus-osaka.com

Troopcafe S3A Japan Tour Kobe (House) •

Acts: S3A+ more • Open: 11pm • Admission: ¥2,500/1D (Mail Reservation: ¥2,000/1D, Foreigner: ¥1,500/1D) • Where: Kobe • Tel: 07-8321-3130 • troopcafe.jp

8 (Sun)

Metro

Circus

TrenchTown Special! – Trench Town 1st Anniversary & Jammin 3rd Anniversary (Reggae) •

Lien (House/Techno) • Acts: S3A,

Acts: Burn Down, Oga for Jah Works, Sensation, Rockers with SoundSystem + more • Open: 10pm • Admission: TBA • Where: Kyoto • Tel: 07-5752-2787 • metro.ne.jp

Onzieme Hush! feat. Der Dritte Raum (Techno/House) • DJs: Der Dritte

Raum, Yashima, Mitsuyas, Sakko Osawa + more • Open: 9pm • Admission: Gentlemen ¥3,000/1D; Ladies free • Where: Shinsaibashi • Tel: 06-6243-0089 • onzi-eme.com

Midori Toyama, Stock, 244 aka 822, Taihei Koyama • Open: 8pm • Admission: ¥2,500 • Where: Shinsaibashi • Tel: 06-6241-3822 • circus-osaka.com

Kitsune Kyoto Kitsune Kyoto - Sunday (EDM/All Mix) • DJs: Kat Deluna, D-Suke,

Rokkie, Hiroshi • Open: 7pm • Admission: Gentlemen ¥2,500/1D; Ladies ¥1,500/1D • Where: Kyoto • Tel: 07-5255-0421 • kitsune-kyoto. com

13 (Fri)

Socore Factory Luca Lozano Japan Tour (Techno/ House) • DJs: Luca Lozano,

Fulltono, Tetsuo, Keitaro, Sugimoto Akira • Open: 11pm • Admission: ¥2,000 (ADV: ¥1,500) • Where: Horie • Tel: 06-6567-9852 • socorefactory.com

Circus Somethinn vol.13 - Traxman in Osaka 2015 (Bass Music) • DJs:

Traxman, Fulltono + more • Open: 10pm • Admission: ¥3,000 (ADV: ¥2,800) • Where: Shinsaibashi • Tel: 06-6241-3822 • circus-osaka.com

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 Kansai Scene Listings: What’s on around Kansai Kitsune Kyoto Kitsune Kyoto - Friday (All Mix)

• DJs: Tomopiro, D-Suke, U-ta, Mellow, Rokkie • Open: 7pm • Admission: Gentlemen ¥2,500/1D; Ladies ¥1,500/1D • Where: Kyoto • Tel: 07-5255-0421 • kitsune-kyoto. com

Metro Utakata Alternative Music Festa vol.4 (Rock/Electro) • Live: Inori

Kita • DJs: Yoichiro Tanaka, Shin Iwasaki, Yoshifumi Yamashita, Moccalan, Issy • Open: 9pm • Admission: ¥2,500/1D (ADV: ¥2,000/1D) • Where: Kyoto • Tel: 07-5752-2787 • metro.ne.jp

Onzieme Asobiquest Osaka (Electro/House)

• DJs: Clm, Saccho, Ohooji + more • Open: 9pm • Admission: Gentlemen ¥3,000/1D; Ladies free • Where: Shinsaibashi • Tel: 06-6243-0089 • onzi-eme.com

14 (Sat) Circus Siine inhibited – Among The Dim – Pig & Dan Japan Tour (Techno/ House) • DJs: Pig & Dan, Toru

Ikemoto, Dom Pang, Yusuke Nakamura, Ryotaro, Ben, Junya Miyoshi • Open: 10pm • Admission: ¥2,500 • Where: Shinsaibashi • Tel: 06-6241-3822 • circus-osaka.com

Jaai Trancist (Trance) • DJs: Masa, Ree.K, Seiji Animaminimal, Fly, Hiroto • Open: 11:59pm • Admission: ¥2,000 • Where: Shinsaibashi • Golden Daiichi Plaza 5F, 2-1-5, Higashi Shinsaibashi, Chuo-Ku, Osaka

Joule Wicked (House) • DJs: Asahara+

15 (Sun) Onzieme Bubble (Techno/House) • DJs:

Tsuna, Galette, Kinpon, Ohooji, yop + more • Open: 10pm • Admission: Gentlemen ¥2,000/1D; Ladies free • Where: Shinsaibashi • Tel: 06-62430089 • onzi-eme.com

20 (Fri) Onzieme Moyora Friday (K-pop) • DJs:

Sayurita, Sejoonism • Open: 9pm • Admission: Gentlemen ¥3,000/1D; Ladies free • Where: Shinsaibashi • Tel: 06-6243-0089 • onzi-eme.com

21 (Sat) Gypsy Psymanism with Phobos (Trance)

• DJs: Phobos, Drone, Gacky, Hofmann, Takumei aka T.K.O + more • Open: 9:30pm • Admission: ¥2,000/1D • Where: Kyoto • Tel: 075212-3223 • gypsy-kyoto.com

Metro Do it Jazz! 9th Anniversary Special!! (Nu Jazz) • Live: Cosmic

Butterfly • DJs: Masaki Tamura, Kazuhiro Inoue, Naomi Yoda, Eiki • Open: 9pm • Admission: ¥2,500/1D (ADV: ¥2,000/1D) • Where: Kyoto • Tel: 07-5752-2787 • metro.ne.jp

Onzieme Hyper Society – FPM 20th Anniversary “moments” Release Party (House/EDM) • DJs:

Tomoyuki Tanaka, Haku-Hero, Saitoh + more • Open: 10pm • Admission: Gentlemen ¥3,000/1D; Ladies free • Where: Shinsaibashi • Tel: 06-6243-0089 • onzi-eme.com

more • Open: 10pm • Admission: TBA • Where: Shinsaibashi • Tel: 06-6214-1223 • club-joule.jp

Socore Factory

Onzieme

Yakko • Open: 10pm • Admission: ¥3,000/1D (ADV: ¥2,500/1D) • Where: Horie • Tel: 06-6567-9852 • socorefactory.com

Third Party (Electro/Dance) • DJs:

80Kidz, Seiko, Halfby • Open: 9pm • Admission: Gentlemen ¥3,000/1D; Ladies free • Where: Shinsaibashi • Tel: 06-6243-0089 • onzi-eme.com

Troopcafe Black Market (Dance Music) •

Acts: Ave, Ikebe, Pixie • Open: 11pm • Admission: ¥2,000/1D (WF: ¥1,500/1D) • Where: Kobe • Tel: 07-8321-3130 • troopcafe.jp

Welcome Back DJ Yakko in Osaka 2015 (House/Tribal Music) • DJ:

22 (Sun) Circus Marcel Fengler Japan Tour (Techno) • DJs: Marcel Fengler,

Yousuke Yukimatsu + more • Open: 10pm • Admission: ¥2,500 • Where: Shinsaibashi • Tel: 06-6241-3822 • circus-osaka.com

Onzieme Youarehere fa.Danny Daze (Techno/House) • DJs: Danny Daze,

Nao Nomura, Junicri Kuwata, Toru Ikemoto + more • Open: 11pm • Admission: Gentlemen ¥3,000/1D; Ladies free • Where: Shinsaibashi • Tel: 06-6243-0089 • onzi-eme.com

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

Taro, Ono, Fumi, K.Sasaki • Open: 11pm • Admission: ¥2,500/1D • Where: Horie • Tel: 06-6567-9852 • socorefactory.com

Troopcafe Lovers Jak (House) • Acts: Takeshi

Kouzuki, Hankyovain, Yuko Nishida • Open: 11pm • Admission: ¥1,500/1D • Where: Kobe • Tel: 078321-3130 • troopcafe.jp

23 (Mon / Nat Hol) Circus Dam Funk Japan Tour (Funk) • DJs: Dam Funk + more • Open: TBA • Admission: TBA • Where: Shinsaibashi • Tel: 06-6241-3822 • circus-osaka.com

Onzieme Triva (Techno/House) • DJs: Hideo

Kobayashi aka H.I.D, Shine, MK, Mura, H1rokaz + more • Open: 9pm • Admission: Gentlemen ¥2,500/1D; Ladies free • Where: Shinsaibashi • Tel: 06-6243-0089 • onzi-eme.com

Socore Factory Tapes Japan Tour in Osaka (Dance Music) • Live: Tapes, Ruv Bytes •

DJs: Lord Echo, Yousuke Yukimatsu, Joymen Kanayama • Open: 6pm • Admission: ¥2,500 (ADV: ¥2,000) • Where: Horie • Tel: 06-6567-9852 • socorefactory.com

28 (Sat) Circus Deadbeat Japan Tour 2015 (Techno) • DJs: Deadbeat + more •

Open: 10pm • Admission: ¥2,500 • Where: Shinsaibashi • Tel: 06-62413822 • circus-osaka.com

Jaai Parallel World vol.3 (Trance) •

Live: Take, Takumei aka T.K.O • DJs: Vurck, Egui, Mi-bo, Ema, Junny, Yukachin • Open: 11pm • Admission: ¥1,500/1D • Where: Shinsaibashi • Golden Daiichi Plaza 5F, 2-1-5, Higashi Shinsaibashi, Chuo-Ku, Osaka

Joule Yoji Biomehanika / RemoCon (Trance/EDM) • DJs: Yoji

Biomehanika, Remo-Con, O-man, M.Minami + more • Open: 10pm • Admission: TBA • Where: Shinsaibashi • Tel: 06-6214-1223 • club-joule.jp

Metro TREKs #19 – Anniversary – TREKs 5 years & Flow Records 15 Years (Techno/House) • DJs: Pena, Isao

Sudo, Kazuma, Masato.M • Open: 10pm • Admission: TBA • Where: Kyoto • Tel: 07-5752-2787 • metro. ne.jp

Onzieme Nu Wave – Osaka Techno club – feat. Panorama (Techno/House) •

DJs: Sinichi Osawa, Elli Arakawa, Sekitova, Unbalance, Caster • Open: 9pm • Admission: Gentlemen ¥3,000/1D; Ladies free • Where: Shinsaibashi • Tel: 06-6243-0089 • onzi-eme.com

27 (Fri)

Troopcafe

Joule

• DJs: Kyoto Jazz Massive + more • Open: TBA • Admission: TBA • Where: Kobe • Tel: 07-8321-3130 • troopcafe.jp

7iRO (Trance) • DJs: Energy Dai +

more • Open: 10pm • Admission: ¥2,000 • Where: Shinsaibashi • Tel: 06-6214-1223 • club-joule.jp

Onzieme Himlen (House/Techno) • DJs:

Kitten, Nao Okada + more • Open: 9pm • Admission: Gentlemen ¥3,000/1D; Ladies free • Where: Shinsaibashi • Tel: 06-6243-0089 • onzi-eme.com

Troopcafe Troopcafe 17th Anniversary – Day1 – (Techno/House) • Live: Timeline,

Kuniyuki • DJs: Hikaru + more • Open: TBA • Admission: TBA • Where: Kobe • Tel: 07-8321-3130 • troopcafe.jp

Troopcafe 17th Anniversary - Day2(Techno/House) • Live: Timeline

29 (Sun) Onzieme Orange Night (House/Electro)

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COMMUNITY Language Exchange HISTORY OF EUROPE-TALKS IN JAPANESE OR ENGLISH. If you

interested in history, 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> [2351-2007-2015-11-15]

PLEASE TEACH ME ENGLISH. I'm looking for a native English speaker who can teach me English by free of charge. I'm 46 Japanese woman.

I really want to learn English.

Contact: SueSue <Sue_s848@yahoo. com> [3155-5911-2015-11-18] NATIVE ITALIAN SPEAKERS NEEDED.【 Native ITALIAN

Speakers Needed 】Looking for Native ITALIAN Speakers who can help our ITALIAN conversation club, live near Shinsaibashi. If you are interested, please send us your resume. freespace.cflat@gmail.com Contact: Keiko Nagano <freespace. cflat@gmail.com> Website: www. freespacecflat.com/ [3008-127-201511-20]

LANGUAGE EXCHANGE GROUP IN OSAKA ON MONDAY NIGHT!.

Let's do language exchange with us.

My friends are looking for partners.

We also have Japanese class at the same place. Volunteers help your study. Any level is OK! Let's study together! Contact: Rimi Makino <rimim@hotmail.com> Website: www.facebook.com/rimi.makino.3 [2367-447-2015-11-01]

PLEASE TEACH ME A LANGUAGE OR GUITAR OR KRAV MAGA.

American man in Kobe wants to learn Indonesian and Chinese, or intermediate guitar, or intermediate Krav Maga. I speak no Chinese or Indonesian now. In exchange, I can teach you English or Spanish, or juggling, or basic Krav Maga.

Most of my evenings are free. Please e-mail me! Contact: Just Another Ex-Pat <iverboy@yahoo.com> [3126-6010-2015-11-11]

LANGUAGE EXCHANGE GROUP IN OSAKA ON MONDAY NIGHT!.

STAR NAILIST COCO IS COMING! NOV.5 & &6.. We are welcoming

Ms. Coco from Hawaii, U.S.! She won Nail Olympic Airbrush division in Las Vegas, and wining prize for

Let's do language exchange with us.

My friends are looking for partners.

We also have Japanese class at the same place. Volunteers help your study. Any level is OK! Let's study together! Contact: Rimi Makino <rimim@hotmail.com> Website:

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LET'S HAVE FUN. I am a woman, living in Hyogo. My Spanish is weak at the moment, however I want to improve it through language exchange. It will be nice to receive an email from someone who speaks Spanish and English. Chao!

Contact: viaje <y-sky@hotmail. co.jp> [3088-5984-2015-10-29] LANGUAGE EXCHANGE EVENT @ COFFEE SHOP IN MOTOMACHI.

Hi there, we make some language exchange events at coffee shop in Kobe, named "International Cafe" and "Nihongo Cafe". You can have a chance to speak English or Japanese with local people. Every 1st and 3rd Thu (18h-21h) is International Cafe and every 2nd and 4th(18h21h) Thu Contact: shuhei <round.point.cafe@gmail.com> Website: roundpointcafe.blogspot. jp/2015/09/event-informationseptember-1.html [3115-5997-201511-04]

Community Services (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.

Contact: Scytale <dontgotnologin@ gmail.com> [2441-2177-2015-11-01]

Pets ANIMAL REFUGE KANSAI ARK 2016 CALENDAR NOW ON SALE.

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Friendship LOOKING FOR A MATURE WOMAN. Hello, A generous and

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LOOKING FOR LONG TERM FRIEND. hi , i am 40s looking

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NICE M LOOKING FOR F. Hi, I m a friendly M looking for a nice lady. I'm a teacher and like cooking, art, literature and Karaoke.

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INTELLIGENT WOMAN OF EASYGOING, WANTED FOR DISCRET. Easygoing smart funny

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LOOKING FOR AN ART MODEL.

Hi, I'm a male around 40 sometimes drawing croquis .Looking for a lady to be a live model for my drawing.

Both Japanese and foreigners are welcome. It is easy in a relaxing atmosphere, No experience needed.

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