Kansai Scene #214 March 2018 by Kansai Scene Magazine

FREE MONTHLY GUIDE COVERING OSAKA • KYOTO • HYOGO • NARA • WAKAYAMA • SHIGA

MAR 2018 / ISSUE 214

Dressed to Impress Cosplayers Take Over the Streets of Osaka

PLUS+ >

VEGAN HAVENS IN KYOTO

TOWER OF THE SUN GETS A MAKEOVER

SUMO’S BACK IN TOWN INCLUDING

FIND OUT WHAT’S ON AROUND KANSAI

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

Kansai Scene provides monthly English articles, information and listings for visitors and residents of the Kansai area. Publisher.......................................................Daniel Lee Managing Editor..........................Celia Polkinghorne Editor.........................................................Jason Haidar Production Manager............................... Misa Matsui Production Assistant......................... Miyoko Morita Accounts Manager..................................Michiko Lee Art.........................................................Peggy Holsclaw Cinema.................................................. Miyoko Morita Event & Festival....................................Yuki Uchibori Live Music.............................................Phillip Jackson Club........................................................Saiko Fujiwara

Contact Kansai Scene General ...........................mailbox@kansaiscene.com Editorial...............................editor@kansaiscene.com Advertising .......................... sales@kansaiscene.com Tel. ............................................................06-6539-1717 Fax. ...........................................................06-7635-4791 Address........................................Osaka-shi, Nishi-ku, ............................................................ Shinmachi 3-5-7, ................................................................... Eiko Bldg. 2F ................................................................ Mojoworks KK Website............................................. kansaiscene.com

As expected, tickets for Osaka s spring sumo tournament sold like hot cakes, but there is still a slim possibility of snapping up a spot to see the wrestlers; a limited number of unreserved seats are available each morning on the gate at around 8 a.m. And of course, we have finally emerged from the depths of winter meaning the budding cherry blossoms are just around the corner. Check out our page 9 recommendations for some far-flung locations from the Osaka, Kyoto, and Nara crowds where you may be able to enjoy some peace and quiet with your blossoms! We hope you have a marvelous month of March.

Events & Festivals.......................................................10 Art ........................................................................................... 16 Live Music ......................................................................... 19 Club ........................................................................................24

About Kansai Scene

The cosplayers are coming back to Osaka, and Nippombashi is set to be swept with anime, manga, and video-game buﬀs from all over Japan and abroad. Of course, you don t have to be an otaku to enjoy the spectacle – grab your camera and get over to Den Den Town to experience one of the most colorful festivals in the country.

Cinema.................................................................................26 Classifieds.........................................................................27 Getting Around / Maps............................................29

ON THE COVER: This month’s cover image was taken in Nippombashi by Jason Haidar.

Osaka’s First Makerspace

DIY nuts make themselves at home at Osaka Makers Space. BUSINESS MATTERS Text: Samuel Johnston

Write for Kansai Scene If you would like to write for KS, please contact editor@kansaiscene.com after reviewing our writers guidelines: kansaiscene.com/write-for-us

Sumo Returns to Osaka

The big boys are back in town.

FOOD & DRINK Text: John Gunning DISCLAIMER Opinions expressed herein are not necessarily endorsed by the publisher. We take no responsibility for the quality or content of advertisements. Public and private parties appproached by those claiming to work for or on behalf of Kansai Scene should call this office to confirm the truth of any such claim, especially where money may be involved.

Foodspotting

Being vegan in Kyoto isn t so hard after all.

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

FOOD & DRINK Text: Ashley Owen

Cosplay Fever

Flashy, flamboyant, grandiose: Den Den Town comes to life for the Nippombashi Street Festa. FEATURE Text: KS

Tower of the Sun Revival

Kansai Scene is proudly published and printed by Mojoprint 08

The mysterious interior of Osaka s quirkiest landmark re-opens. FEATURE Text: KS

Connect with Kansai Scene…

Facebook kansaiscene

Twitter

@kansaiscene

Instagram kansaiscene

Meetup Kansai-Scene

Kansai Scene Magazine / ISSUE #214 MARCH 2018 / kansaiscene.com

Feature BUSINESS MATTERS

A New Place to Get Crafty Calling all Kansai DIY nuts! Make yourself at home in Osaka s dedicated makerspace. Text & Images: Samuel Johnston

ver considered starting a DIY project, but been held back due to lack of space, tools, materials or just generally feeling lost on how to get started? Well, your problems are now solved Kansai has recently opened its very ﬁrst makerspace! If you re new to the concept, a makerspace is a constructionist movement which has recently become a global phenomenon. Think of a DIY space or workshop in which people with shared interests in crafting and technology get together to create, invent, and learn. Osaka Makers Space (OMS) is conveniently located in central Nippombashi, a ﬁve-minute walk from either Ebisucho or Shitennoji-mae Yuhigaoka stations. Started just under a year ago, OMS is the product of both

Ryan Carlson and John Daniels. Being DIY nuts, Ryan and John were frustrated with the lack of space for their mutual hobby of making things – My kitchen had literally become a workshop, John said. I had tools laying everywhere; it was getting ridiculous. After exhaustively searching for some DIY clubs but with no luck, both John and Ryan decided to take matters into their own hands and build their very own workshop. They have since built a space kitted out with enough tools to get even the most seasoned DIY fanatic excited. On entering the workspace, visitors are greeted with 3D printers, band saws, laser cutters, sewing machines, welding tools, soldering irons, spray paints, drills and all manner of screws, wrenches, hammers, and nails. If you re an absolute beginner to DIY but feel you might be interested in making something, Ryan and John offer how-to seminars with small starter kits (priced under ¥2,000), some of the more popular being clock kits, ﬁdget spinners, handmade jewelry, handmade bags, and small radios.

Kansai Scene Magazine / ISSUE #214 MARCH 2018 / kansaiscene.com

Osaka Makers’ Space » » » »

Open: Tue–Sun 11am–11pm Closed: Mon Tel: 06-7182-9039 Address: Naniwa-ku, Shimodera, 3

Chome−3−10, Inoue building 1F » Website: osakamakers.com » Facebook: @osakamakers

The guys can also help source any materials for whatever project you wish to undertake, from metalwork to woodworking and carpentry, hand-crafted soaps or candles, sign-making, costume design, electronics, and any other ideas you come up with. Ryan and John have created a real sense of community with Osaka Makers Space. Essentially, OMS is a place to build, learn, work on a project, or simply hang out and meet new people. There are no age restrictions as adults and kids alike appear to enjoy spending time in the workshop. Both local and international residents have taken a keen interest in this unique space. If you re interested in checking out OMS, there is a free meet-up every second Wednesday night of the month. For more details, check out their website. KS

Feature

Sumo’s Back for Spring The annual Spring Grand Sumo Tournament brings the big guys back to Osaka. Text & Images: John Gunning

ewly minted Emperor s Cup winner Tochinoshin will return to the city where his career started when the burly Georgian and roughly 650 other wrestlers decamp to Osaka for the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament. Running from March 11th to 25th at Edion Arena in Namba, the event sees the first European champion mount the dohyo (ring) since Baruto in 2008. 16-year-old Levan Gorgadze, with almost zero sumo experience, won the bronze medal at the 2004 World Junior Sumo Championships in Sakai. That s a feat that looks even more impressive in retrospect given the other three medalists that day were future ozeki Goeido, Makuuchi stalwart Kaisei, and Hungarian Mausutoo (highest rank makushita 16). A year later, Gorgadze did even better, taking silver in both the heavyweight and team competitions. In October of that year, he was back in Osaka again, carrying the Georgian flag for the opening ceremony at the senior World Championships and looking for a chance to join a pro stable. Nihon University Sumo Club agreed to let the future Tochinoshin lodge with them temporarily, and just before time ran out on his visa, Kasugano beya took him in on a trial basis. Right after starting training there, however, his grandmother was killed and his father seriously injured in an accident in Georgia. Rushing home Gorgadze wanted to give up his sumo ambitions but was persuaded by his father to return to Japan and follow his dreams. A tumultuous 12 years followed filled with highs and lows.

In 2009 in the wake of the Russo-Georgian War, Gorgadze had to return for military duty in his homeland. The normal year and a half requirement though was shortened to a month, and he was back in time for the next tournament. Twice Tochinoshin almost quit the sport. The ﬁrst time was when his stablemaster beat him with a golf club after he broke curfew and went out in street clothes. The second was after a serious knee injury forced him out for eight months and dropped him far down the rankings. The Georgian though is famous for his perseverance and diligence, and he stuck with sumo through all the trials and tribulations. Even after ﬁnally getting his reward though he isn t taking time off from his duties and obligations to go home and see a three-month-old daughter he has yet to meet. Tochinoshin, however, is on every channel and front page in his home country and the Georgian President, Prime Minister, and Ambassador to Japan have all posted numerous messages of congratulations on social media. Sumo tickets Tochinoshin is one of sumo s Tickets can be bought online at http://sumo.pia.jp/en/sumo03.jsp good guys and Chair seats range in price from is sure to get a ¥2,100 to ¥9,800 rousing recepBox seats range in price from tion from Kansai ¥9,500 to ¥11,700 fans in March as A limited number of unreserved they welcome seats are available each morning at the gate. They usually go on sale at him back to his 8am and are gone in 20 minutes. sumo home. KS

Kansai Scene Magazine / ISSUE #214 MARCH 2018 / kansaiscene.com

Food & Drink

/ GREAT PLACES TO EAT

FOODSPOTTING

Finding vegan food in Japan isn t always easy, but these three plant-based Kyoto restaurants oﬀer superb menus that are both vegan and delicious! Text & Images: Ashley Owen

Morpho Café

Veg Out

Gomacro Salon

Morpho Café is a gorgeous butterflythemed restaurant close to Nijo Castle and Kyoto Imperial Palace. The welcoming and relaxed atmosphere will make you feel at home straight away, as will the restaurant s friendly owner, who is happy to chat with customers in both English and Japanese. Morpho oﬀers a varied and very reasonably priced menu, including curry noodles, taco rice, burgers, pizza and pasta dishes. The fish burger and chips is a fantastic choice, as it manages to satisfy your junk food cravings without being greasy or too salty. Portion sizes are generous here, but make sure you save room for dessert because they re divine! The parfait is beautifully presented and packed full of fruit, cake, and ice cream, while the banana and caramel pizza is heaven on a plate.

This chilled out café is conveniently located in the heart of the city, within walking distance of Kyoto Station. For lunch, it oﬀers a choice of three or four lunch sets, which all come with salad, soup, and side dishes, and there s an à la carte menu for dinner. The presentation of the dinner courses can be a little underwhelming, but the taste more than makes up for it. The tofu carbonara, in particular, is rich and creamy, while the Indonesian-style tempeh and vegetable fried rice are deliciously seasoned. For dessert, you have the choice between the daily cake and a variety of moist and flavorful muffins, including cocoa and ginger, and sweet potato and raisin. Be aware that the restaurant has limited quantities of certain dishes, so it s best to go early. Get a seat by the window for a great view of the Kamo River!

If you re a fan of sesame, you won t want to miss Gomacro! Everything on the menu – including the drinks and desserts – is made using some form of sesame, giving their dishes a distinctive and delicious flavor. The focus here is on healthy and seasonal food. As well as being vegan, the restaurant uses no white sugar or chemical additives. They oﬀer a choice of four diﬀerent lunch sets – ramen, a macrobiotic vegetable plate, curry, and a burger – each of which can be ordered with a drink and mini dessert included. The ramen is made with soy milk, sesame, and miso, creating an unbelievably rich and creamy sauce. For dessert, you can choose between rich chocolate cake, a flavorful sesame and nut tart, and a unique sesame brûlée. Can t decide? Go for the assorted dessert plate and you won t have to!

OPEN: Lunch 12–2.30pm; Dinner 5–8.30pm • Price RANGE: ¥800–¥1,100 • CLOSED: Tuesdays • ACCESS: Imadegawa Stn, Exit 4; Marutamachi Stn, Exit 2, 17-min walk from either station • ADDRESS: 309 Saikachicho, Kamigyo ward, Kyoto • morphocafe.com

OPEN: 8am–9pm (L.O. 8pm) • Price RANGE: ¥1,000–¥1,600 • CLOSED: Mondays • ACCESS: Shichijo Stn, Exit 3, 1-min walk • ADDRESS: 1F Kamogawa Building, 448 Inaricho, Shimogyo ward, Kyoto • vegout.jp

OPEN: Lunch 11.30am–3pm (L.O. 2pm); Café time 3–7pm (L.O. 6pm) • Price RANGE: ¥1,000–¥1,850 • CLOSED: Mondays • ACCESS: Karasumaoike Stn, Exit 4, 5-min walk • ADDRESS: 67-3 Shinmeicho, Nakagyo ward, Kyoto • gomacro.jp/cafe

Need more dining options? Check kansaifinder.com/places to search all of our food and drink spots, or add your own favorites to the list.

Kansai Scene Magazine / ISSUE #214 MARCH 2018 / kansaiscene.com

Feature

Anime Heros Come Out to Play Celebrate your nerdy streak and roam the streets of Nippombashi during Western Japan s biggest Cosplay event. Text: KS • Image: Jason Haidar

t s that time of year when the famous cosplayers of Osaka come out of the woodwork, along with the infamous crowd of otaku paparazzi that trails them along the streets of Den Den Town in Nippombashi. Rallying crowds of over 200,000 each year, Western Japan s largest cosplay festival – the Nippombashi Street Festa – celebrates its fourteenth year in 2018. There ll be the inevitable Pikachu and Super Mario, along with just about any other anime, manga, and video-game character you can think of posing for photographs with devoted fans. Look out for all the cosplayers with pet dogs in tow wearing adorable pooch-sized costumes! Nippombashi s colloquial name of Den Den Town or denki no machi (electric town), extends back to the time of post-World War II when consumer electronics stores popped up in the district. The area stretches from Kuromon Market to Shinseikai in the north-south direction and occupies the area surrounding Sakaisuji street. Nowadays, it is a maze of hundreds of specialty stores stocking all things otaku (anime and gaming nerd) ̶ animated movies, manga, video games, electronics, maid cafes, themed restaurants ̶ the list goes on. The largest of this type of district outside of Akihabara in Tokyo, many of the shops have the extra bonus of being duty-free for tourists, making it a top shopping spot for all your Japanese hobbyist wishes. The festival happens in the third week of March during the long weekend for Spring Equinox. Since it ﬁrst took place in 2005, it has only been canceled once after the great Tohoku earthquake in 2011, which struck on March 11 of that year. Hosted by the Nippombashi Den Den Town Association, the festival was started as a way to spark electric town to life and bring attention to the area. The event starts at 12pm with the opening ceremony, followed by the cosplay parade at around 12:20pm. Various performances, including J-pop idol groups, will be showcased on a designated stage throughout the festival until it wraps up at 3pm. KS

Nippombashi Street Festa » » » »

When: Sunday March 18th Where: Nippombashi, Osaka Time: 12pm–3pm Access: Yotsubashi Subway

Line, Nippombashi Stn; Sakaisuji Subway Line, Ebisucho Stn

WRISTBANDS Wristbands are available for purchase for ¥2,000 on the morning of the Nippombashi Street Festa for those needing access to a changing area and locker. See the Nippombashi Street Festa official website for more information.

nippombashi.jp/festa/2017 For those who do not speak Japanese and wish to buy a wristband or get more information, the 8th floor of the OPA building in Shinsaibashi has an Osaka tourist information center, OTA BASE, which specializes in Japanese pop-culture information in several diﬀerent languages, including English.

Kansai Scene Magazine / ISSUE #214 MARCH 2018 / kansaiscene.com

Feature

Another Moment in the Sun for Osaka’s Quirkiest Landmark AndreasAltenburger/Bigstock.com

The Tower of the Sun in Osaka s Bampaku Park is reopening its mysterious interior to the public. Text: KS

hile visiting the large and picturesque Expo Commemoration Park (Bampaku-kinen-koen) in Suita, you ll stumble across the weird and wonderful Tower of the Sun. Designed by artist Taro Okamoto for Expo 70, the first World Expo held in Asia, the peculiar-looking 230-foot-tall white concrete structure with wings that span 80 feet coming out either side has become a wellknown icon and a symbol of Osaka. The 1970 Osaka World Expo came at a pivotal time in Japan s history, an auspicious one where its role in the advancement of technology was boding well for the country s future. The event showed off this fact, introducing the first bullet trains, displaying cell-phone prototypes, and premiering the first IMAX film. It also exhibited futuristic architecture, which is where the Tower of the Sun came into play. Progress and harmony for mankind was the theme of the Expo, and Okamoto s idea was to represent the past, present, and future together in one artwork. He did this by placing three different faces on his Tower of the Sun. The biggest face, which is fixed in the center of the tower at the front, represents the present. On the top of the structure sits a round, steel, gold-plated face, which signifies the future (its eyes are eerily lit at night time). At the back of the tower is the third face, a Zorro-mask-like mosaic which symbolizes the past. There used to be a fourth sun on the inside of the tower, which represented the underworld, but it was removed and is now in an unknown location. During the Expo in 1970, the tower s interior featured a 45-meter-high sculpture named the

Tree of Life, which was intended to symbolize the evolution of all of Earth s creatures. The eccentric creation was painted in bright colors and had globes and animal replicas suspended from it. For many years, the inside of the Tower of the Sun has not been open to the public, but this month, the Tree of Life will be on display once more, as prefectural ofﬁcials have been working on restoring the tower s interior since October last year. The tower has undergone a large-scale 1.7 billion yen renovation back to its 1970 glory with improved quake resistance, and it is permanently reopening on March 19th. After Expo 70, many of the 292 creature models associated with the Tree of Life exhibit were damaged, and some misplaced, including a life-size model of a mammoth! The model mammoth has been reproduced measuring three meters tall and 3.5 meters long, and other restored creature models include a trachodon and a mastodonsaurus. While browsing the new and improved Tower of the Sun on your next visit to Expo Commemoration Park, don t forget a visit Tower of the Sun to the botani» Interior reopen: March 19th cal garden, the » Open: Garden open 9:30am to traditional 5pm Japanese garden, » Admission: ¥250 to enter garden » Access: Midosuji Subway Line, and its two Senri-Chuo Stn, and transfer to museums: the the Osaka monorail, Get oﬀ at Japanese Folk Bampaku Kinen-koen Stn » Address: Suita, Crafts Museum Senribanpakukoen, 1−1 and the National » Tel: 0800-170-2126 (Freecall: Museum of Eth9am–5:30pm weekdays) taiyounotou-expo70.jp nology. KS

Kansai Scene Magazine / ISSUE #214 MARCH 2018 / kansaiscene.com

The scenic Kaizu-Osaki peninsula in the Biwako Quasi-National Park NicholasHan/Bigstock.com

FEATURE

Get Set for Sakura Fever! Scout out some oﬀ-the-beaten-path blossom spots this spring for a more tranquil sakura view. Text: KS

The hanami frenzy is upon us and while the hoards ﬂood to the popular cherry blossom haunts of Osaka Castle Park, The Philosopher s Path in Kyoto, and Yoshino in Nara, why not travel somewhere off the tourist track for a more serene sakura experience.

Ho Park

Shichikawa Dam

Miyagawa Riverbank

豊公園

七川ダム

宮川堤

Early to mid-April

Late March–Early April

Early April

Admire the great clouds of blossom on the 700-plus cherry trees Someiyoshino cherry trees planted in Ho Park on the site of Nagahama Castle. The best of these Somei Yoshino cherry trees bloom brilliantly around the castle tower. Paper lanterns are lit up after dusk, creating a magical nighttime spring atmosphere.

This recreational area in a mountainous region of southern Wakayama is popular during the cherry blossom season with spectacular views. There are roughly 3000 Someiyoshino cherry trees planted over 5km around the lake. Visitors enjoy a spectacular view of the sakura reflecting oﬀ the deep blue water of the lake.

The Miya River flows northwest of Ise Shrine in Ise city, Mie, and the Miyagawa riverbank is home to a row of cherry trees that are perfect for picnicking sightseers and locals. Thousands of cherry trees of diﬀerent varieties are lined up over 1km on the riverside, making this a glorious place to be during the flowering season.

» Access: JR Nagahama Stn, 20-min walk » Address: Koen-cho, Nagahama City,

Shiga, Japan

» Access: Visitors need a car » Address: Sada, Kozagawa-cho,

Wakayama, Japan

» Access: JR Sangu Line,

Yamadakamiguchi Stn, 8-min walk » Address: Miyagawa – Nakajima, Ise City,

Mie, Japan

Kaizu Osaki

Mitake

海津大崎

三多気

Early to mid-April

Mid-April

The Kaizu-Osaki peninsula is a particularly scenic spot in the Biwako Quasi-National Park. In the spring, a tunnel of around 700 gorgeous Yoshino cherry trees bloom across a 4km area. It is a shore reef area jutting out into Lake Biwa, located in Takashima City, Shiga, and it is one of the eight views of Lake Biwa.

The cloudy pink reflection oﬀ of the terraced rice fields is what makes this site so special. Around 500 yama-zakura (hill cherry) trees line both sides of a 1.5km stretch from the Ise-honkaido road to the approach to Shinpukuin temple. During blossom season, the sakura creates a glorious pink tunnel expanding a picturesque landscape against the background of the adjacent terraced rice fields.

» Access: JR Kosei Line, Makino Stn, bus

to Kaizu-Osaki Guchi stop » Address: Kaizu, Makino-cho, Takashima

City, Shiga, Japan

» Access: JR Meisho Line, Ise-Okitsu, bus

to Mitake » Address: Mitake, Misugi-cho, Tsu City,

Mie, Japan

Kansai Scene Magazine / ISSUE #214 MARCH 2018 / kansaiscene.com

Events  Cultural

Provided by Biwako Visitors Bureau

Sagicho Festival MAR

MAR

17 18 >

左義長祭り

Himure Hachimangu, Shiga • Mar 17 & 18

This is a centuries-old religious festival, which the lord Oda Nobunaga was known to be very fond of in the early 16th century. Admire the spectacular floats carried by men wearing theatrical make-up. Watch as participants dance excitedly amid showers of fiery sparks around a blazing sagicho – a float with a two-meter-high pine torch woven from new straw, on top of which is propped a three-meter-long bamboo pole decorated with thousands of strips of red paper. A figure of the animal of the year is mounted in the center of the float. On the 16th, these sagicho are crashed together in a fighting ceremony. Ramming into each other, some of them break into pieces. See elaborately dressed young men dancing wildly around the flames as the floats are set ablaze at the end of the ceremony. TIME: 1pm Mar 17, 10:30am Mar 18 • ADMISSION: Free • ACCESS: JR Omihachiman Stn, bus to Obatamachi • omi8.com/maturi/sagicho.htm

Kansai Scene Magazine / ISSUE #214 MARCH 2018 / kansaiscene.com

Events  Cultural MAR

25 Kansai Temple Markets Explore Kansai s wonderful monthly temple markets and grab a bargain. You ll find a lot of antiques, including old kimono, ceramics and lacquerware, but you may also unearth some more contemporary curiosities. Perfect as souvenirs or gifts for friends and relatives back home. » Shitennoji Temple Flea

Market:

Mar 21 & 22 • Shitennoji Temple Grounds, Osaka • Access: 5-min walk from Shitennojimae Stn, Tanimachi Line » Toji Market Kyoto:

Mar 21 • Toji Temple • Access: 15-min walk from JR Kyoto Stn » Kitano Tenmangu Market:

Mar 25 • Kitano Tenmangu Shrine • Access: Tenmangu-mae bus stop

Magoichi Festival 第 14回孫市祭

Honganji Saginomori Betsuin Temple & Surroundings, Wakayama • Mar 25

This is an annual spectacle celebrating the historic hero, Magoichi Saika who lived in 16th-century Wakayama. His matchlock gun wielding troops, called saika-shu, had a fearsome reputation as formidable warriors. Watch a thrilling demonstration of matchlock guns, and some dynamic stage combat, before following the samurai warriors as they parade around the town. There will also be a live rock music show, a local-produce market, and yuru kyara (mascot characters) for kids. TIME: 11am–4pm • ADMISSION: Free • ACCESS: Nankai Line, Wakayamashi Stn, 5-min walk • magoichi. fc2web.com/index.html

MAR

Hina Nagashi – Farewell to Hina Dolls 雛流し

Awashima Shrine, Wakayama • March 3 Awashima shrine is well-known for the hina nagashi (doll floating) ritual that takes place annually on March 3rd – Girls Day. Many women visit this shrine to pray for good luck in matters such as childbirth and fertility. The shrine is famous for its dolls, which are lined up in the front hall and have been dedicated from all over the country by families with girls. The festival involves piling traditional Japanese dolls on boats and launching them out to sea in a special ritual. It's thought that any potential bad luck is launched out to sea with the dolls, ensuring the health and success of the girls who donated the dolls. Awashima Shrine is one of the few places where doll floating is still practiced. Every year, thousands of women attend the ceremony to send oﬀ their dolls carrying precious memories to the land of gods. TIME: Noon • ADMISSION: Free • ACCESS: Nankai Line, Kata Stn, 15-min walk • kada.jp/awashima

Kansai Scene Magazine / ISSUE #214 MARCH 2018 / kansaiscene.com

Events  Cultural MAR

MAR

9 18 >

MAR

Osaka Asian Film Festival 2018 Mar 9–18 • Various locations

Now in its 13th year, this Asian ﬁlm festival showcases and celebrates some of the best Asian ﬁlms and their creators. This year opens with the Japan premiere for Korean director Lee Joon-ik s latest epic Anarchist from Colony , on Friday, March 9 at Hankyu Umeda Hall. Check the website for full details of all screenings and satellite events. http://www.oaff.jp/2018/en

Event organiser? List your event online for free at

Nippombashi Street Festa 第 14回日本橋ストリートフェスタ

Denden Town and Surroundings, Osaka • Mar 18

A mecca of electronics, robots and pop culture, Den Den Town hosts this epic event every March where hundreds of thousands of anime and video-game fans, robot lovers, and collectors pour into Nippombashi. The main street will be closed off to trafﬁc to make room for a crowd of cosplayers and TV characters eager to show off their ﬁne work. Do not miss the grand parade of people in cartooncharacter costumes, cute maids from maid cafés, popular performers, and more. Live music performances, food stalls, workshops on electronic equipment, and various other interesting activities will take place. TIME: 11am–5pm (parade starts at 12:15pm) • ADMISSION: Free • ACCESS: Ebisu-cho Subway Stn, 6-min walk • nippombashi.jp/festa/2018/index.html

Kansaifinder.com

Kansai Scene Magazine / ISSUE #214 MARCH 2018 / kansaiscene.com

Osaka Cycle Mode Ride Osaka 2018 サイクルモードライド大阪

Expo’70 Commemorative Park • Mar 3 & 4 For cyclists, over 150 brands of sports bicycles and accessories will be on show. Try out the latest bikes on a pump track. There will also be an outdoor sports fair and souvenir booths during the event.

This is a great opportunity to learn about genuine Japanese cuisine. Sampling of quality stock and everyday dishes cooked by famous chefs, hands on experience of making desserts, a market selling specialities from traditional restaurants and more. TIME: 10am–4pm • ADMISSION: Free • ACCESS: JR Kyoto Stn, bus to Nishihonganji-mae • washokukyoto.jp

Spring Doll Exhibition 春の人形展

TIME: 10am–5pm • ADMISSION: ¥900

(¥1,200 at door) adults, concessions • ACCESS: Osaka Monorail Koenhigashiguchi Stn • cyclemode.net/ride

Kansai Collection 2018 Spring & Summer 関西コレクション2018春 • 夏

Kyocera Dome, Osaka • Mar 21 This event features a fashion show, live music, booths selling cosmetics, and nail and hair art. Models and singers will strut their stuff and perform on the catwalk.

Hokyoji Temple • Mar 1–Apr 3 Fantastic antiquities which successive emperors sent their daughters in the samurai period will be on display. In addition, masterpieces of dolls both old and new will be shown. TIME: 10am–4pm • ADMISSION: ¥600 adults, concessions • ACCESS: JR Kyoto Stn, bus to Horikawa Teranouchi • hokyoji.net

Higashiyama Lantern Evening

TIME: 1pm–9pm • ADMISSION: from ¥3,000 (¥3,500 at the door) • ACCESS: Hanshin / Kintetsu Line, Dome-mae Stn • kansai-collection.net

東山花灯路

Piece of Peace Part 3: World Heritage Sites built from LEGO blocks

Approximately 2,500 lanterns decorate the ﬁve-kilometer walking path that leads to the foothills of Higashiyama Mountain. A bride procession, a dance by maiko – geisha apprentices, ikebana (ﬂower arrangement) displays, a live ohayashi (festival music) show, and more will be showcased during the event.

世界遺産チャリティーアートエキジビション PIECE OF PEACE

Daimaru Shinsaibashi, Osaka • Mar 2–Apr 15 An exhibit of 34 incredible models of Unesco World Heritage Sites built entirely from LEGO blocks. Models feature sites from 50 countries, including The Palace of Westminster, The Acropolis, The Statue of Liberty, Himeji Castle, and Mt. Fuji. Time: 10am–8pm • Admission: ¥600 adults, ¥300 kids • Access: Midousuji Line, Shinsaibashi Stn • pofp.jp

Kyoto Celebration of Kyoto Cuisine 京都 • 和食の祭典2018

Nishihonganji Temple & Surroundings • Mar 4

Higashiyama Area • Mar 9–18

TIME: 6pm–9:30pm • ADMISSION: Free • ACCESS: Keihan Line, Gion-shijo Stn • hanatouro.jp/index.html

Seiryu-E – Dragon Parade 青龍会

Kiyomizu Temple • Mar 14, 15 & Apr 3 This festival at Kiyomizu-dera features a colorful dance and procession through the neighborhood of the Blue Dragon. The dragon is said to have ﬂown into this temple to drink the water from the Otowa waterfall, which is beneath the main hall.

Events  Cultural TIME: 2pm • ADMISSION: ¥400 • ACCESS: JR Kyoto Stn, bus to Kiyomizumichi • kiyomizudera.or.jp

Sake Festival 第12回日本酒まつり

Fushimi Yume Hyakushu & Surroundings • Mar 24 Fushimi, a sake-brewing district, hosts an annual event celebrating delights of Japanese liquor. A Japanese sake tasting will be held at the Fushimi Yume Hyakushu Shop and the Gokonomiya Shrine. Buy ticket (¥1,000) before Mar 23. Visit 10 traditional sake breweries in the neighborhood and enjoy live jazz music, food stalls, and much more. TIME: 9:30am • ADMISSION: Free • ACCESS: JR Momoyama Stn, 5-min walk • fushimi.or.jp/sake_blog/3662

Hanezu Dance はねず踊り

Zuishinin Temple • Mar 25 Celebrating the pretty pink plum blossoms, Hanezu dance is performed by young girls in matching kimono. One of the songs is about Ono Komachi who was renowned as a great beauty in Japanese history. TIME: 11am • ADMISSION: ¥1,000

(includes plum garden entry) adults, concessions • ACCESS: Ono Subway Stn • zuishinin.or.jp/index.html

Kyoto Antique Fair 京都アンティークフェア

Pulse Plaza • Mar 30–Apr 1 Enjoy browsing period pieces and get yourself a bargain at the Kyoto Antique Fair. With 330 dealers, this is the largest treasure market in western Japan. TIME: 10am–5pm (10am–4pm Apr 1)

• ADMISSION: Free • ACCESS: Takeda Subway Stn, free bus to Pulse Plaza • gomoku-do.com/index.html

Benishidare (Weeping Cherry Tree) Concert 紅しだれコンサート

Heianjingu Shrine • Apr 5–8 Looking like weeping willows the cherry blossoms in the Heianjingu shrine once enthralled Japanese literary giants, Kawabata, and Tanizaki. There

will be a soothing music concert as the lovely pink ﬂowers are at their best. TIME: 6:15pm–9pm • ADMISSION: ¥1,700 (¥2,000 at door) • ACCESS: Higashiyama Subway Stn, 10-min walk • kyoto-np.co.jp/kp/kyo_np/info/ moyoosi/2018benishidare

Hyogo Kobe International Fair 神戸国際交流フェア2018

Mar 10 at Kobe Kinro Kaikan • Mar 11 at Space Theater in Harborland This is an annual large event to introduce Kobe s international exchange activities to the public. There will be speeches on international issues, a talk show, and a party (application needed) at the Kobe Kinro Kaikan. Enjoy stage shows, international foods, and hands-on activities at the Space Theater.

TIME: 9am–5pm • ADMISSION: ¥500 adults, concessions • ACCESS: JR / Kintetsu Line, Nara Stn, bus to Hokkejimae • hokkeji-nara.jp

Otaimatsu – Heralding of Spring お松明

Nigatsudo in Todaiji Temple • Mar 1–14 During Otaimatsu, priests run to and fro along the corridors of Nigatsu-do, one of the important structures of Tōdai-ji temple, waving huge pine torches. It is believed that if you are showered with these ﬁre sparks, you will be protected from evil. This centuries-old ritual has been carried out every year since 752. The largest torch appears on the 12th. TIME: 7pm (6:30pm Mar 14; 7:30pm Mar

12) • ADMISSION: Free • ACCESS: JR / Kintetsu Nara Stn, bus to Daibutsuden Kasugataisha-mae, 5-min walk • todaiji. or.jp/contents/function/02-03syunie2. html

TIME: 1:30pm Mar 10, 11am Mar 11 • ADMISSION: Free • ACCESS: (Kobe Kinro

Kaikan) Sannomiya Subway Stn; (Space Theatre) Harborland Subway Stn • FACEBOOK: 神戸国際交流フェア2018 / @kobefair2015

Bushin Sai – DemonFighting Festival 武神祭

Usuki Hachiman Shrine • Mar 24 According to legend, once upon a time, five ogres heroically fought and chased away evil demons. Watch a spectacular dance from five colorful ogres to commemorate and enjoy a float parade and a variety of other performances. TIME: 11:30am • ADMISSION: Free • ACCESS: JR Aboshi Stn, bus to Miyauchi, 3-min walk • usukihachiman.or.jp

Nara

Nara Food Festival 第7回奈良食祭

Yashikiyama Park • Mar 24 & 25 Savor the culinary delights of Nara! With a full array of local delicacies, this two-day food festivity draws crowds of foodies every year. TIME: 10am–4pm • ADMISSION: Free • ACCESS: JR Yamato-Shinjo Stn, bus to Yashikiyama-koen • naragenkimon. com

Koriyama Castle Festival

TIME: 10am • ADMISSION: Free • ACCESS: Kintetsu Line, Koriyama Stn, 7-min walk • yk-kankou.jp

Drive Away Demons Ceremony 鬼追い式

Yakushiji Temple • Mar 31 A concluding ceremony for the Buddhist ritual hana eshiki, you ll see ﬁve demons put on a wild performance here with ﬂaming torches. TIME: 8:30pm • ADMISSION: Free after 7pm • ACCESS: Kintetsu Line, Nishinokyo Stn • yamatoji.nara-kankou. or.jp/01shaji/02tera/01north_area/ yakushiji/event/0000000023

Shiga A Re-enactment of Imperial Princess Procession あいの土山斎王群行

Tsuchiyama-cho, Koga City • Mar 25 A Heian-period (794–1185) pageant will be re-enacted to celebrate the town of Tsuchiyamacho once being a temporary place of accommodation for the Imperial family. Hundreds of participants dressed in Heianperiod style will take part in the three-kilometer parade from Ono Shogakko School to the Tarumi Saio Tongu ruins. TIME: 11:30am–4pm • ADMISSION: Free • ACCESS: JR Kibukawa Stn, bus to OnoHigashiguchi • ac-koka.jp/aituchi/saiou/ index.html

大和郡山お城まつり

Koriyama Castle & Surroundings • Mar 25–Apr 8 Enjoy the beautiful cherryblossom vistas at this castle festival, see the popular goldﬁsh fair, and look on at the colorful parade which takes place on Apr 1st and 8th.

Antique Doll Exhibition 古代雛人形展

Hokkeji Temple • Mar 1–11 A millennium old Buddhist convent, Hokkeji, will exhibit its antique treasures and ﬁgurines for Girls Day.

Event organiser? List your event online for free at

Kansaifinder.com

Kansai Scene Magazine / ISSUE #214 MARCH 2018 / kansaiscene.com

MAR

Hina Doll Excursion in Traditional Streets 土佐町並み町家の雛めぐり

Takatori-Cho, Nara • Mar 1–31

Girls Day, also known as the Doll Festival, is one of the most important events in the calendar of Japanese customs. Many families celebrate by displaying a set of dolls called hina-ningyo. In the small historic town of Takatori-cho, over 100 families showcase their beautiful hina dolls for tourists during this event. Come and meet the exotic Japanese ﬁgurines and smiling faces of the local people as you walk along the street leading to the Takatori Castle Ruins, where wooden houses with black tiled roofs line the roadside. Nearly 40,000 people come to enjoy the excursion and the historic town every year. At weekends, there will be tea ceremonies, live music, a local produce market and many other fun events. Festival maps will be provided at Tsubosakayama Station. TIME: 10am–4pm • ADMISSION: Free • ACCESS: Kintetsu Line, Tsubosakayama Stn, 5-min walk • hinameguri.jp

Events  Art Oshita Tojiro: The Pioneer of Japanese Watercolor Painting

The 120th Anniversary of the Birth of Seiji Togo, A Retrospective of Togo’s Depiction of Women Abeno Harukas Art Museum

Oshita Tojiro: The Pioneer of Japanese Watercolor Painting • Until Mar 25 • OPEN: 9:30am–5pm • CLOSED: Mon • ADMISSION: ¥700 • ACCESS: JR Wakayama Stn, bus to Kencho-mae stop, 2-min walk • TEL: 073-436-8690 • www.momaw.jp/language/english

Between Illusion and Reality

This exhibition celebrates the style of Seiji Togo, a prolific painter of the female form active in Japan throughout the 20th century. Togo began his artistic career during his youth and managed to hold his first solo exhibition by the age of 18. In 1921, he continued to refine his technique in France, where he studied Western art for seven years alongside innovative visionaries like Pablo Picasso. Throughout his lifetime, Togo won multiple prestigious awards for his work, including the 1st Showa Western Art Promotion Award and the Japan Art Academy Award. He was also posthumously named a Person of Cultural Merit by the Japanese government following his death at the age of 80. A collection of paintings and murals spanning the duration of his career is on display.

Genga'(Dash) is a research collaboration project led by manga artist and Kyoto Seika University president Takemiya Keiko and the Kyoto Seika University International Manga Research Center. The goal of the project is to provide exhibitions focusing on elaborate reproductions of original manga manuscripts that have been subject to fading and damage over time. The makers of these reproductions strive to produce fresh works that mimic their original counterparts as closely as possible. This showing in the Genga (Dash) series centers on four artists: Nishitani Yoshiko, Ohya Chiky, Hatsu Akiko, and Takemiya Keiko. Visitors will have the unique opportunity to view their time-honored manuscripts in fully enhanced, renovated, vibrant color.

Seiji Togo Exhibition • Until Apr 15 • OPEN: 10am–8pm (until 6pm Sat, Sun & holidays) • CLOSED: Mar 5, Apr 2 • ADMISSION: ¥1,300 • ACCESS: Tennoji & Osaka Abenobashi Stn, direct walk • TEL: 06-4399-9050 • http://togoseiji120th.jp

Genga'(Dash) Exhibition • Until May 27 • OPEN: 10am–6pm • CLOSED: Wed (Except Mar 21 and May 2), Mar 22 • ADMISSION: ¥800 • ACCESS: Karasuma Oike Stn, 2-min walk • TEL: 075-254-7414 • www.kyotomm.jp/en

Riverside of Tamagawa, 1907, Iwami Art Museum

Tojiro Oshita was a pioneering watercolor painter during the Meiji era when watercolor first developed as a prominent medium in the world of Japanese art. Oshita is best known for his serene landscape works. At the age of 21, he passed up a job at his family s business in favor of a career in painting. While most Japanese artists at the time chose oil as their primary medium, Oshita elected to work with watercolor while studying under Nakamaru Seijuro and Harada Naojiro during the late 19th century. He went on to found Taiheiyo Gakai (the Pacific Art Society) with fellow artists Yoshida Hiroshi and Nakagawa Hachiro, and later authored a well-known guide to watercolor painting technique. Visitors to this exhibition will have a unique chance to examine some of Oshita s best works and overall influence, which has been credited for the flourishing of watercolor as a common medium throughout Japan.

Kyoto International Manga Museum

Kansai Scene Magazine / ISSUE #214 MARCH 2018 / kansaiscene.com

Koibito tachi no jikan ©Takemiya Keiko

《望郷》1959年東郷青児記念損保ジャパン日本興亜美術館

The Museum of Modern Art, Wakayama

Events  Art Osaka Forms of Beauty Inherited by Senke Yuki Museum of Art •  Until Mar 25 Historical tea master Sen no Rikyu s teachings had a deep inﬂuence on the traditions of chanoyu, the Japanese Way of Tea. A number of historical households, known as Senke, created elegant tea ceremony tools in alignment with his teachings. A collection of these revered pieces is on display. OPEN: 10am–4:30pm • CLOSED: Mon • ADMISSION: ¥700 • ACCESS: Midosuji subway line, Yodoyabashi Stn, 5-min walk • TEL: 06-6203-0188 • www.yukimuseum.or.jp

Hitoshi Nomura: The History of Space-Time 3 Stages Accomplished by Cosmic Sensibility, or Infinitely Distant Memories ARTCOURT Gallery •  Until Mar 17 Photographer Hitoshi Nomura uses shots of meteorites, DNA, and fossils to express his unique perspective on the existence and the origin of the universe. In this exhibition, Nomura covers three signiﬁcant stages of the history of planet Earth, starting with the Big Bang and concluding with the creation of human beings.

Hideki Kimura “Period 7: Charcoal / Future” Gallery Nomart Hideki Kimura is one of Japan s leading contemporary printmakers and winner of multiple artistic prizes, including the National Museum of Modern Art Kyoto Award at the International Biennial Exhibition in Tokyo for his highly acclaimed Pencil series in 1974. This exhibition serves as the finale of a sevenpart series entitled Project Periods, hosted by Gallery Nomart since 2015, which feature the best of Kimura s work dating back to the 70s. Guests will view 10 carefully selected, all-new prints displayed alongside works from previous years. Additionally, a supplementary symposium will be held on the last day of the exhibition to reflect on the impact and significance of the project.

Hideki Kimura Exhibition • Until Mar 24 • OPEN: 1pm–7pm • CLOSED: Sun & holidays • ADMISSION: Free • ACCESS: Chuo subway line, Fukaebashi Stn, 5-min walk • TEL: 06-6964-2323 • www.nomart.co.jp/ gallery

OPEN: 10am–6pm • CLOSED: Mon • ADMISSION: Free • ACCESS: Keihan line,

Jingu Marutamachi Stn, 12-min walk • TEL: 050-1110-7655 • http://co-jin.jp/ exhibition/611

Hello World: Tomoyuki Hirano and Tomoyuki Hirano Art Space Co-jin •  Until Mar 18 Tomoyuki Hirano, creator of the contemporary manga series Miho-san, displays his works alongside fellow manga artist and illustrator Tomoyuki Hirano, who coincidentally happens to go by the same name.

Orie Ichihashi “Town”

Photographer Orie Ichihashi seeks to capture unique moments of everyday life in various towns as time unfolds. In this exhibition, Ichihashi presents a selection of shots taken over a ﬁve-day period in a particular location, aiming to express the impact of each moment on his emotions.

Awakenings/目覚め Chez Philippe F.S.N. Bar  Mar 14 - Apr 13

Kyoto

Nara Irie Taikichi Memorial Museum of Photography Nara City •  Until Apr 8

OPEN: 11am–7pm (until 5pm Sat)

• CLOSED: Sun, Mon & holidays • ADMISSION: Free • ACCESS: Tanimachi and Sakaisuji subway lines, Minamimorimachi Stn, 10-min walk • TEL: 06-6354-5444 • www. artcourtgallery.com/eng/exhibitions

Drops of Water on Charcoal, silkscreen on kakita, 76 x 56 cm, ed. 17, 2018 courtesy of Gallery Nomart

creating works in his studio as a form of stress relief. Creative pieces made from plaster and rubble are on public display for the ﬁrst time. OPEN: 12pm-7pm • CLOSED: Mon-Wed • ADMISSION: Free • ACCESS: JR Nara Stn, 7-min walk • TEL: 0742-26-1001 • www. outofplace.jp/english

Wakayama Kazuho Hieda and Postwar Nihonga Tanabe City Museum of Art •  Until Mar 25

OPEN: 9:30am–5pm • CLOSED: Mon •

This exhibition showcases a series of abstract works by Amelie Perron where darkness is the canvas and light is the palette knife. The artist uses an abstract expressionism approach that combines movement and automatism (instagram: ap_abstractart). OPENING NIGHT: March 14 from 19:00.

ADMISSION: ¥500 • ACCESS: JR and Kintetsu lines, Nara Stn, bus to Wariishicho stop, 10-min walk • TEL: 0742-229811 • http://irietaikichi.jp

TIME: From 20:00 • CLOSED: Mondays

Painter Koju Takahashi has hidden his creations from everyone, including his family, until now. Over the past 10 years, Takahashi has spent countless hours

• Entry FEE: Free • ACCESS: Sanjo Stn, 5-min walk • WEBSITE: facebook.com/ chezphilippefsn/

Koju Takahashi “Works” Gallery Out of Place •  Until Mar 25

Hieda Kazuho is a Professor Emeritus of Tokyo University of the Arts and a founding member of Sougakai. He worked to develop new expressions in Japanese-style painting during the postwar era. This exhibition presents works produced throughout his career. OPEN: 10am–5pm • CLOSED: Mon • ADMISSION: ¥250 • ACCESS: JR Kiitanabe Stn, bus to Shinjo-byoin-mae stop, 5-min walk • TEL: 0739-24-3770 • www.city.tanabe.lg.jp/bijutsukan/

Kansai Scene Magazine / ISSUE #214 MARCH 2018 / kansaiscene.com

Events  Live Music From The Jam

MAR

In the punk explosion during the summer of 1976, Bruce Foxton s pounding baselines exploded onto London s live music scene while playing in a band called The Jam. Foxton and drummer Rick Buckler were the power and rhythm behind singer, guitarist, and songwriter Paul Weller. Between 1976 and 1982, The Jam released six studio albums starting with In The City (1977) and ﬁnishing with The Gift, which featured the hit Town Called Malice. When Town Called Malice reached number one, the group had the honor of performing both it and its double A-side Precious on Top of the Pops – the only other band to have had this honor is the Beatles. The Jam disbanded in 1982, and all three members went their separate ways continuing with different bands and solo projects. In 2006, Rick Buckler formed a band named The Gift playing material from The Jam with musicians Russell Hastings and David Moore. Bruce Foxton came on as bassist with The Gift, with David

Mar / Apr Rock & Pop The Willard Mar 10 80 s Japanese pop-punk band Shangri-La, Osaka • Pop-punk • 7pm • ¥3,900 • Tel: 06-6343-8601

FROM THE JAM starring BRUCE FOXTON (ex-THE JAM) FROM THE JAM JAPAN TOUR 2018 Mar 16 Featuring ex-The Jam bassist Bruce Foxton Billboard Live OSAKA, Osaka • Pop-punk • 6:30pm/9:30pm •¥6,900/¥7,900• Tel: 06-6342-7722

Naniwa Express Mar 16–21

Japanese classic fusion ﬁve-piece Mister Kelly’s, Osaka • Fusion • 7:30pm/9pm (7pm/8:30pm Mar 18 & 21) • ¥7,800/¥8,300 • Tel: 06-6342-5821

Moore moving to second guitar and keyboards. At this point the group changed its name to From The Jam. Buckler left in 2009, but the band is still playing sell-out concerts and has released two albums, Back In The Room (2012) and Smash The Clock (2015). Featuring ex-The Jam bassist Bruce Foxton • Billboard Live OSAKA, Osaka • Punk-Mod revival • 6:30pm/9:30pm • ¥6,900/¥7,900 • TEL: 06-6342-7722

Bayside Hall, Osaka • Metal • 6pm • ¥9,800/¥12,000 • Tel: 0570-200-888

Mar 26

Little Glee Monster Mar 24 & 25

The New Power Generation

Norwegian pop-rock ﬁve-piece Janus, Osaka • Pop-rock • 7pm • ¥3,900 • Tel: 06-6214-7255

Japanese pop vocal group

Mar 20 Celebrating the music of Prince Billboard Live OSAKA, Osaka • Rockpop • 6:30pm/9:30pm•¥11,000/¥12,000 • Tel: 06-6342-7722

Osaka Jo Hall, Osaka • Pop • 6pm Mar 24; 4pm Mar 25 • ¥6,980/¥13,960 • Tel: 0570-200-888

Rottengrafty

Polaris

Japanese pop-rock ﬁve-piece

Mar 25

New Found Glory

Japanese duo with guest Salyu

Mar 20

Taku Taku, Kyoto • rock-pop • 6pm • ¥4,000 • Tel: 06-6357-3666

American rock band formed 1997 Club Quattro, Osaka • Rock • 6:30pm • ¥8,500 • Tel: 06-6535-5569

Mar 27

Club Quattro, Osaka • Rock-pop • 7pm • ¥3,610 • Tel: 06-6357-4400

Korn Mar 28

Ray Parker Jr. & Raydio

American metal band from California since 1993

Mar 26

Bayside Hall, Osaka • Metal • 7pm • ¥7,500/¥10,000 • Tel: 0570-200-888

Helloween

Pop-funk artist famous for Ghostbusters theme

Mar 21

Billboard Live OSAKA, Osaka • Funk pop • 6:30pm/9:30pm • ¥10,800/¥11,800 • Tel: 06-6342-7722

German power-metal band formed 1984

Hajk

Dizzy Sunfist Mar 29 Japanese rock trio

Kansai Scene Magazine / ISSUE #214 MARCH 2018 / kansaiscene.com

Events  Live Music MAR

Erlend Apnesth & Margit Myhr Erlend Apnesth is an award-winning hardanger fiddle player (in Norwegian the instrument is called a hardingfele and is used to play Norwegian folk music). Originally studying Norwegian folk music, Apnesth has also ventured in to the jazz genre. He released his debut album Blikkspor in 2013 and last year released Ara with the Erlend Apnesth Trio. Margit Myhr is a Norwegian musician, dancer, and singer. A multi-instrumentalist and award-winning dancer coming from a family of folk musicians, she is said to be one of the most talented current Norwegian folk vocalists. The two performers come together to play for the first time in Japan. Expect an evening of fiddle, lyre, song and more when this young duo bring Norwegian folk to Kyoto. Folk instrumental and song from Norway • Live Spot Rag, Kyoto • Folk • 7pm • ¥3,200/¥4,000 • TEL: 075-241-0446

Prophets of Rage

LANY

Mar 30

Apr 10

Formed in 2016, Prophets of Rage is an American rap rock supergroup. The group consists of guitarist Tom Morello, bassist Tim Commerford, and drummer Brad Wilk, of Rage Against The Machine alongside Public Enemy s DJ Lord and Chuck D, and rapper B-Real from Cypress Hill.

Formed in 2014, the American indie trio LANY is an acronym for Los Angeles New York. Last year, the band put out their self-titled debut album while they were busy on the live circuit with festivals in Australia and Asia, and tours of both the US and Europe. The band, made up of guitarist Les Preist, drummer Jake Goss, and singer and keyboardist Paul Klein, has been called part of a new wave of musicians redefining what it means to make music in a world driven more by Spotify plays than by moving physical copies.

Described by guitarist Morello to Rolling Stone magazine at the time of their formation as an elite task force of revolutionary musicians determined to confront this mountain of election year bullshit, and confront it head-on with Marshall stacks blazing. The band released their self-titled debut album of original material last year, which followed the 2016 EP of covers The Party’s Over. A very politically minded band, Morello also stated Dangerous times demand dangerous songs. We ve come back to remind everyone what raging against the machine really means . American rap rock supergroup • Rock • 7pm • ¥7,500/¥10,000 • TEL: 0570-200-888

Kansai Scene Magazine / ISSUE #214 MARCH 2018 / kansaiscene.com

It does seem that that is the way that music is heading and more and more bands are embracing the shift as opposed to stubbornly holding on to the traditional idea that a band lives or dies by its record company sales figures. Lany could well be a new band that opens the door to others in the world of social media music marketing. American indie pop band • Club Quattro, Osaka • Indie • 7pm • ¥6,000 • TEL: 06-6311-8111

Live Music Muse, Kyoto • Rock • 7pm • ¥2,800 • Tel: 075-223-0389

Bandmaid Apr 6

Plastic Tree Mar 29

Japanese maid-image rock band

Japanese visual-kei rock band

Namba Hatch, Osaka • Rock • 7pm • ¥4,500 • Tel: 0570-200-888

Varit, Kobe • Rock • 6:30pm • ¥5,800/¥6,300 • Tel: 0570-200-888

Aiming For Enrike

Prophets of Rage Mar 30 American rock-rap supergroup Namba Hatch, Osaka • Rock-rap • 7pm • ¥7,500/¥10,000 • Tel: 0570-200-888

HACO Mar 31 Japanese musician, vocalist plus Solveig Matthildur (Iceland) and The Last King of Poland (US) Pika Space, Osaka • Mixed Genres • 7pm • ¥1,000 • Tel: 070-5507-7430

Sabaton & Amon Amarth Mar 31 Swedish power-metal band Matsushita Hall, Osaka • Metal • 6pm • ¥9,000 • Tel: 0570-200-888

Kamijo Apr 1

Apr 6 Norwegian drum and guitar duo Janus, Osaka • Rock • 7pm • ¥3,900/¥4,400 • Tel: 06-6214-7255

Devil ANTHEM Apr 7 Japanese-pop idol group Shangri-La, Osaka • Pop • 4pm • ¥3,000/¥10,000 • Tel: 03-3475-9999

Triceratops Apr 8 Japanese rock band formed 1996 Namba Hatch, Osaka • Rock • 5pm • ¥4,950 • Tel: 06-6341-3525

LANY Apr 10 American indie-pop band Club Quattro, Osaka • Indie • 7pm • ¥6,000 • Tel: 06-6311-8111

Japanese visual-kei rock vocalist

Charlotte Gainsbourg

Muse, Osaka • Rock • 5pm • ¥5,400 • Tel: 06-6245-5389

Apr 10

Limp Bizkit Apr 3 American rap-rock band since 1995 Bayside Hall, Osaka • Rock • 7pm • ¥7,500/¥10,000 • Tel: 0570-200-888

The Poodles Apr 5

British-French actress and singer Matsushita Hall, Osaka • Singersongwriter • 7pm • ¥8,000 • Tel: 0570-200-888

Ed Sheeran Apr 11 British singer-songwriter Osaka Jo Hall, Osaka • Singersongwriter • 7pm • ¥8,000/¥20,000 • Tel: 0570-200-888

Swedish melodic-metal band Club Quattro, Osaka • Metal • 7pm • ¥7,000 • Tel: 06-6311-8111

mowmowlulugyuban Apr 14

Events  Live Music INTERVIEW

APR

The Poodles The Poodles from Sweden have just released a new album of some of their favorite songs, including Crazy Horses (The Osmonds), Go Your Own Way (Fleetwood Mac), and Call Me (Blondie). The re about to make their first visit to Japan and KS spoke with frontman vocalist Jakob Samuelsson to find out more about the new release and a recent change of band personnel. For the band’s first time in Japan, what is everyone looking forward to both from a musical and non-musical perspective?

Everything, really! We are super excited. You know, from our perspective, it s classic ground. We ve all grown up with Deep Purple Made in Japan, Michael Schenker Live at Budokan, and other classic live albums, so it s been a childhood dream and on the bucket list to play in Japan. We ve had plans to go several times but never made it. We also know many who ve played there and always talk very positively about the experience. The new album {Prisma} is out. Can you tell us a bit about it?

Well, we are six studio albums down the line and we ve talked about doing an album with interpretations of favorite songs and also an acoustic album for a long time, so we decided this was the time to do one of them. We got together and listened to a lot of songs and came to the conclusion that it would be more interesting to pick songs from another genre of music than our own and make them ours, so to speak. Add our flavor to them and also work with a new producer. We were really happy with the work of Mats Valentin and love the guy but we ve done four albums together and it s good to change concept and working situation

Japanese experimental rock trio Taku Taku, Kyoto • Rock • 6pm • ¥3,000/¥3,500 • Tel: 075-351-1321

Eino Vier Apr 14 Japanese rock trio since 1990 Muse, Osaka • Rock • 5:30pm • ¥5,500/¥6,000 • Tel: 06-6245-5389

The Muggles Every Fri & Sat Mellow ballads, classic rock and rock n roll from Osaka-based jamming band Woodstock Café, Ashiya • Group sounds • Free Admission (¥2,000 for 2 drinks + snack) • Tel: 079-734-1044

R&B BoA

Guitarist Rob Marcello is joining the band for the live shows. Is this a permanent fixture for The Poodles?

Yes. Henrik, who is one of my best friends and a very loved colleague, is like a rockstar in linguistics too and he had this mega chance to do a great and very interesting project in the jungles of Mexico, where I found him in the first place, by the way. And we ve all got to do what we want and have a passion to do, so he took some time oﬀ to be an explorer this coming year. It really was a downer for me, but then I heard of Rob and that he was free and interested to step in during Henrik s absence. I obviously knew about Rob and we d met briefly before on a few festivals, and when we hooked up I was struck by what a fantastic player he is. It s not easy to fill the place of someone who is as good as Henrik and Rob is doing a great job so far. He is also a star of his own as a guitar hero so this will add some new interest and something exciting to it all, I m sure. Swedish heavy rock / glam-metal band • Club Quattro, Osaka • Heavy Rock • 7pm • ¥7,000 • TEL: 06-6311-8111

US R&B-soul vocalist Club Quattro, Osaka • R&B • 7:30pm • ¥7,800 • Tel: 06-6535-5569

South Korean R&B K-Pop vocalist Kwon Bo-ah Bayside Hall, Osaka • Pop-R&B • 7pm Mar 30; 4pm Mar 31 • ¥9,300/¥9,800 • Tel: 06-7174-8553

Misia Apr 7 & 8 Japanese singer-songwriter and producer Osaka Jo Hall, Osaka • R&B Pop • 5pm • ¥8,800 • Tel: 0570-200-888

Lalah Hathaway

Mister Kelly’s, Osaka • Jazz • 7:30pm/9:15pm • ¥3,500 • Tel: 066342-5821

Yucco Miller

Mar 30 & 31

Apr 13

from time to time. I had Dino Medanhodzic recommended from our label and got together and it was love at first sight. He s a super talented guy and really fun to work with and the album just came out fantastic, I m very happy with the result.

Jazz & Blues

Apr 5

Kayoko Nishizaki

Japanese jazz-fusion saxophonist

Mar 13

Live Spot Rag, Kyoto • Jazz fusion • 6pm • ¥4,000/¥5,000 • Tel: 075-241-0446

Japanese jazz trumpeter with trio Mister Kelly’s, Osaka • Jazz • 7:30pm/9pm • ¥5,500 • Tel: 06-63425821

Sion Mar 14 Japanese jazz vocalist s ﬁrst album release

Kansai Scene Magazine / ISSUE #214 MARCH 2018 / kansaiscene.com

World Erlend Apneseth & Marjit Myhr Mar 6 Folk instrumental and vocals duo from Norway Live Spot Rag, Kyoto • Folk • 7pm • ¥3,200/¥4,000 • Tel: 075-241-0446

Events  Club Sun Hall

MAR

French dub sound system crew O.B.F (Original Bass Foundation) have become leaders in the European dub scene and will be playing at Sun Hall this March along with Spanish MC Sr. Wilson. Comprised of Rico (selector/ dubmaker) and G (operator), Shanti D (singer), and their sound crew, O.B.F started collecting music in the late 90s and founded the group in 2003. Their sound – a mix of roots reggae, dub, dancehall, and the UK dub style with synths & drum machines – quickly made a splash in the EU dub scene. They have played at dub and bass music festivals in Europe and all over the world, such as the Outlook Festival in Croatia and Tawai Dub Festival in Brazil. They released their ﬁrst album Wild on Dubquake Records in 2014. It featured Lone Ranger, Mikey General (Jamaica), Charlie P, YT, and Mr. Williamz (UK). The single Leave It Alone, featuring Burro Banton, became an anthem in the Dancehall and Dub scenes. They

are back in Japan for the ﬁrst time in three years. Don t miss it! Dub Meeting Osaka Special (Dub/Reggae) • ACTS: O.B.F Sound System feat. Sr. Wilson, Scorcher Hi Fi, Sak-Dub-I, Hiroshi, Dub Kazman + more • OPEN: 11pm • ADMISSION: ¥3,600/1D • WHERE: Shinsaibashi • TEL: 066213-7077 • sunhall.jp

March 2 (Fri) Circus Gazua (Techno) • LIVE: Han Yo Han, Kimblee • DJS: Dnopf, Cosmic Boy, Uc, Exit + more • OPEN: 10pm • ADMISSION: ¥2,100/1D • WHERE: Shinsaibashi • TEL: 06-62413822 • circus-osaka.com

Jaai Freeek – Heaven s Music – (Progressive House/Tech House) • DJS: Nana Coconuts, Tsujirock, 8yas8, Nagisa, Sugimo + more • OPEN: 10pm • ADMISSION: ¥2,000/1D • WHERE: Shinsaibashi • TEL: 080-3037-3214 • iflyer.tv/ja/Bar-JAAI

Metro Connected Underground – Hiroshi Watanabe aka Kaito in Kyoto – (Minimal/Techno/Modular Synthesizer) • LIVE: Compufunk, Barium, Bodil • DJS: Kaito, Ryoma Sasaki, Ouchi S, Koichi, Wataru Horiuchi + more • OPEN: 9am • ADMISSION: ¥2,500/1D • WHERE: Kyoto • TEL: 075-752-2787 • metro.ne.jp

Zakuro

Lab.Tribe

West Harlem

Back to the 90s (90 s Hip Hop/R&B)

Weekend Ravers United 2018 (Happy Hardcore/UK Hardcore/ Bass)

Cyk x Syn-C (House)

• DJS: Soma, Masakazu, Kenichi, Naoco + more • OPEN: 10pm • ADMISSION: Gentlemen ¥2,000/1D; LADIES: ¥1,000/1D • WHERE: Shinsaibashi • TEL: 06-6214-3607 • zakuro-osaka.com

3 (Sat) Alzar Alzar Saturdays Manic (Techno/ House/Tech House) • DJS: Shinichi Osawa, Tomoyuki Takana, Nao Nomura, Osakaman, Rocbuzz + more • OPEN: 10pm • ADMISSION: ¥1,000 • WHERE: Shinsaibashi • TEL: 090-6960-8527 • alzar.jp

• ACTS: Makoto, Massive, Horn, Shimamura feat. MC Stone, Toyo, Nmdb + more • OPEN: 9pm • ADMISSION: ¥2,000/1D • WHERE: Kyoto • TEL: 075254-1228 • labtribe.net

Triangle Trippin Factory – Chaos Boost – (Jungle/Drum n Bass) • ACTS: Theus, Hadaka Efuda, 444 Capsule, Shaka-itchi, Naga, Yanmah, Mi-Bou + more • OPEN: 9pm • ADMISSION: ¥3,000/1D (ADV: ¥2,500/1D, FOREIGNERS: Free) • WHERE: Shinsaibashi • TEL: 06-6212-2264 • triangleosaka.com

Troop Cafe

Cauliflower

Hooﬁt (Crossover/Disco)

Chaaas (House/Techno)

• DJS: Grooveman Spot, Kazikiyo, Questa, Dy + more • OPEN: 11pm • ADMISSION: ¥2,000/1D • WHERE: Kobe • TEL: 078-321-3130 • troopcafe.jp

• ACTS: Tetsu Shiraishi, Aaty, Tetsuo • OPEN: 10pm • ADMISSION: ¥1,000/1D • WHERE: Shinsaibashi • TEL: 06-64843110 • bar-cauliflower.com

Kansai Scene Magazine / ISSUE #214 MARCH 2018 / kansaiscene.com

• DJS: Nari, Kotsu, No Guarantee, Toshiki, Torei + more • OPEN: 10pm • ADMISSION: ¥2,000/1D (ADV: ¥1,500/1D) • WHERE: Kyoto • TEL: 050-10160099 • kyotosalsa.com FACEBOOK: westharlem

Zakuro Code feat. K-Katsu (House/Dance Classic) • DJS: K-Katsu, Konishi, Hirose, Tokumoto, Hirame, Lara + more • OPEN: 10pm • ADMISSION: ¥2,000/1D • WHERE: Shinsaibashi • TEL: 06-6214-3607 • zakuro-osaka.com

9 (Fri) Alzar Alzar Fridays Sian & Q hey (Techno) • DJS: Sian, Q’hey, D41, Dk-Baseline, Show 16, Lara + more • OPEN: 10pm • ADMISSION: ¥2,500 (ADV: ¥2,000) • WHERE: Shinsaibashi • TEL: 090-69608527 • alzar.jp

Events  Club Noon + Cafe

Metro

Vibes Crossover (Afro/Latin/ Disco/Jazz)

Do it Nama Jazz! – Kyoto Experience (Jazz/Crossover)

• LIVE: Dig.Dug • DJS: Waxman, Mogura, Fox-x, Kiuchi + more • OPEN: 10pm • ADMISSION: ¥2,500/1D (FOREIGNERS: Free) • WHERE: Umeda • TEL: 06-63734919 • noon-cafe.com

• LIVE: Kyoto Flava Unit • DJS: Takanori Hirano, Takeshi Yamaguchi, Ouchi-S + more • OPEN: 10pm • ADMISSION: ¥2,000/1D (STUDENTS: ¥1,500/1D) • WHERE: Kyoto • TEL: 075-752-2787 • metro.ne.jp

10 (Sat) Circus

Portal feat. Christian Smith (Techno)

17 (Sat) Alzar

• DJS: Phase Fatale + more • OPEN: 11pm • ADMISSION: ¥3,100/1D (ADV: ¥2,600/1D) • WHERE: Shinsaibashi • TEL: 06-62413822 • circus-osaka.com

• LIVE: Ubartmar • DJS: Ree.K, Seiji, Mat, Aqilalara + more • OPEN: 10pm • ADMISSION: ¥3,000/1D • WHERE: Shinsaibashi • TEL: 090-6960-8527 • alzar.jp

Lovers Jak (Chicago House/Deep House) • DJS: Takeshi Kouzuki, Hankyovain, Yuko Nishida + more • OPEN: 11pm • ADMISSION: ¥1,500/1D • WHERE: Kobe • TEL: 078-321-3130 • troopcafe.jp

Zakuro Absolute Session feat. Alex Ferrer (Tech House/Techno/House) • DJS: Alex Ferrer, Beatman, Nao Nomura, Osakaman, Hmen + more • OPEN: 10pm • ADMISSION: ¥2,000/1D • WHERE: Shinsaibashi • TEL: 06-62143607 • zakuro-osaka.com

15 (Thu) Circus Laurent Garnier Japan Tour in Osaka (3-hour techno set) • DJS: Laurent Garnier • OPEN: 7pm– 11:30pm • ADMISSION: ¥3,100/1D (ADV: ¥2,600/1D) • WHERE: Shinsaibashi • TEL: 06-6241-3822 • circus-osaka.com

16 (Fri) Adam Lounge CLS presents Still Young World Premier 1st Anniversary of Adam Lounge (EDM/Future House) • DJS: Still Young, Benkay, Wtp + more • OPEN: 12am • ADMISSION: Gentlemen ¥4,000/1D; Ladies ¥2,000/1D (ADV: Gentlemen ¥3,500/1D; Ladies: ¥1,500/1D) • WHERE: Shinsaibashi • TEL: 0120-170-317 • adam-lounge.com

20 (Tue) Alzar

Phase Fatale 2018 Japan Tour in Osaka (House/Techno)

Troop Cafe

• DJS: Mitomi Tokoto + more • OPEN: 2am • ADMISSION: Gentlemen ¥2,500/1D; Ladies ¥1,000/1D • WHERE: Shinsaibashi • TEL: 0120-170-317 • adamlounge.com

Full Collor (Psychedelic Trance)

Circus Avalon Emerson 2018 Japan Tour in Osaka (Techno) • DJS: Avalon Emerson + more • OPEN: 11pm • ADMISSION: ¥3,100/1D (ADV: ¥2,600/1D) • WHERE: Shinsaibashi • TEL: 06-6241-3822 • circus-osaka.com

• DJS: Christian Smith, Eisen, Yuumi, Souki, Dak + more • OPEN: 10pm • ADMISSION: TBA • WHERE: Shinsaibashi • TEL: 090-6960-8527 • alzar.jp

Socore Factory Benedek Japan Tour in Osaka (House/Disco/Hip Hop) • DJS: Benedek, Cota, Technoman + more • OPEN: 11:30pm • ADMISSION: ¥3,000/1D (ADV: ¥2,700/1D, UNDER 23YRS: ¥2,300/1D) • WHERE: Shinsaibashi • TEL: 06-6567-9852 • socorefactory.com

23 (Fri)

Lab.Tribe Fantastic Planet Final (SM Show/ Drag Queen Show/Bass Music) • PERFORMERS: Chocolate de chocolate, Haruna, Lakusumi • DJS: Shin, Erolin + more • OPEN: 10pm • ADMISSION: ¥4,500/1D (ADV: ¥4,000/1D) • WHERE: Kyoto • TEL: 075-254-1228 • labtribe.net

Noon + Cafe

Circus Factory #14 feat. Tolouse Low Trax (House/Techno) • DJS: Tolouse Low Trax, Ginga, Aluca, Aida + more • OPEN: 11pm • ADMISSION: ¥3,100/1D (ADV: ¥2,600) • WHERE: Shinsaibashi • TEL: 06-6241-3822 • circus-osaka.com

Shinsaibashi • TEL: 06-6241-3822 • circus-osaka.com

Kobe World Kinen Hall Zedd Echo Tour 2018 (EDM) • DJS: Zedd + more • OPEN: 6pm • ADMISSION: ¥9,500/1D • WHERE: Kobe • 0570-200-888 • kyodo-osaka

Singh’s Kitchen & Bar Dark Jinja x Relayaz presents Bulma Tour in Osaka (Electronic/ Bass/Experimental) • ACTS: Bulma, Shx, Shine of Ugly Jewel, Bamulet + more • OPEN: 11pm • ADMISSION: ¥1,500/1D + Curry • WHERE: Namba • TEL: 06-6632-4433 • singh-kitchen.com

Troop Cafe Hyo-Hyo Meets Groovement Showcase (Deep House/Techno) • DJS: Stereociti, Jorge Caiado, Marco • OPEN: 11pm • ADMISSION: ¥2,500/1D (ADV: ¥2,000/1D, Under 23yrs: ¥1,000/1D) • WHERE: Kobe • TEL: 078321-3130 • troopcafe.jp

25 (Sun) Adam Lounge X-ing (House) • DJS: X-Men feat. MC Elliot, Minami Boys, Nishiki + more • OPEN: 2am • ADMISSION: Gentlemen ¥3,000/1D; Ladies ¥1,000/1D • WHERE: Shinsaibashi • TEL: 0120-170-317 • adamlounge.com

Noon 14th Anniversary Party!!!! (Open Format)

Joule

• LIVE: Blitz and Squash Brass Band + more • DJS: Aoyama Toshiharu, Mitsuki, Okino Yoshihiro, Kihira Naoki, Tuttle, 1945 a.k.a.Kuranaka, + Noon Residents DJs • OPEN: 8pm • ADMISSION: ¥1,500/1D • WHERE: Umeda • TEL: 066373-4919 • noon-cafe.com

• ACTS: Alex Kidd, Yuji Biomehanika, M.Minami, Tommy, Horn feat MC Hiro + more • OPEN: 10pm • ADMISSION: Gentlemen ¥3,000; Ladies ¥2,500 • WHERE: Shinsaibashi • TEL: 06-62141223 • club-joule.com

Circus

Zakuro

• DJS: Petre Inspirescu, Kozee + more • OPEN: 11pm • ADMISSION: ¥3,100/1D (ADV: ¥2,600/1D) • WHERE: Shinsaibashi • TEL: 06-6241-3822 • circus-osaka.com

Troop Cafe Sound of Vast Label Showcase (Techno) • DJS: Com Sin aka Cosmin, Trg, Soichi, Knock • OPEN: 10pm • ADMISSION: ¥2,500/1D (ADV: ¥2,000/1D, Under 23YRS: ¥1,000/1D) • WHERE: Kobe • TEL: 078-321-3130 • troopcafe.jp

Go Hard (Hardstyle/Trance/EDM)

Butter Smooth – Back in the dayz 90s – (90 s Hip Hop/R&B) • DJS: Hasebe, Masakazu, Ree-Age, Tora + more • OPEN: 10pm • ADMISSION: ¥2,500/1D (ADV: ¥1,400) • WHERE: Shinsaibashi • TEL: 06-6214-3607 • zakuro-osaka.com

24 (Sat)

18 (Sun)

30 (Fri) Petre Inspirescu Japan Tour 2018 in Osaka (Minimal Techno)

Troop Cafe Daze of Phaze (House/Techno) • DJS: Magico, Antwork, Kabuto + more • OPEN: 11pm • ADMISSION: ¥2,500/1D (ADV: ¥2,000/1D; Under 23yrs: ¥1,000/1D) • WHERE: Kobe • TEL: 078321-3130 • troopcafe.jp

Circus

Adam Lounge

Ben UFO (House/Techno)

Adam Lounge 1st Anniversary feat. Mitomi Tokoto (Future House)

• ACTS: Ben UFO, Ooshima Shigeru, Aspara • OPEN: 11pm • ADMISSION: ¥3,100/1D (ADV: ¥2,600/1D) • WHERE:

Kansai Scene Magazine / ISSUE #214 MARCH 2018 / kansaiscene.com

Events  Cinema Osaka Toho Cinemas Umeda Now showing: Geostorm, Threebillboards, Paddington 2, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Detroit, The Greatest Showman, The Big Sick • From Mar 1: Black Panther, The Shape Of Water, The 15:17 To Paris • From Mar 2: Downsizing • From Mar 16: Coco • From Mar 21: The Boss Baby, Tomb Raider • From Mar 30: The Pentagon Papers, Red Sparrow, The Commuter Tel: 06-6316-1312 • tohotheater.jp • Discounts: Weds (women); 1st & 14th of the month – ¥1,100; every day after 8pm – ¥1,300

Umeda Burg7 Now showing: Sleepless, Jupiter's Moon (HUN), Geostorm, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, The Greatest Showman, Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House • From Mar 1: Black Panther • From Mar 16: Coco • From Mar 21: The Boss Baby, Tomb Raider • From Mar 30: Red Sparrow, The Pentagon Papers Tel: 06-4795-7602 • burg7.com • Discounts: Weds (women); 1st of the month – ¥1,100; every day after 8pm – ¥1,300

Cine Libre Umeda Now showing: My Life as a Courgette (FRA), The Sense of An Ending, Welcome to Germany (GER), Dries (GER), The Other Side of Hope, Safari, The Last Word • From Mar 3: The Killing of a Sacred Deer, Happy End • From Mar 17: The Lure (POL) • From Mar 24: 120 Beats per Minute (FRA) • From Mar 31: The Confessions (ITA), Les Liaisons Dangereuses (FRA) Tel: 06-6440-5930 • ttcg.jp/cinelibre_ umeda • Discounts: Weds (women, men); 1st of the month – ¥1,100

Theatre Umeda Now showing: The Secret Scripture, Le lion est mort ce soir (FRA), Whisky Galore, David Lynch: The Art Life, • From Mar 10: A Fantastic Woman • From Mar 24: In Bloom

Tel: 06-6359-1080 • ttcg.jp/theatre_ umeda • Discounts: Weds (women, men); 1st of the month – ¥1,100

Osaka Station City Cinema Now showing: The Greatest Showman, The Beguiled, The Leisure Seeker, Geostorm, Kingsman: The Golden Circle, Star Wars: The Last Jedi • From Mar 1: Black Panther, The Shape Of Water, The 15:17 To Paris • From Mar 3: Maudie • From Mar 16: Coco • From Mar 21: The Boss Baby, Tomb Raider • From Mar 30: Red Sparrow, The Pentagon Papers, Darkest Hour Tel: 06-6346-3215 • osakastationcitycinema.com • Discounts: Weds (women); 1st of the month – ¥1,100; every day after 8pm – ¥1,300

Toho Cinemas Namba Now showing: Geostorm, Threebillboards, Rings, Paddington 2, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Detroit, The Greatest Showman, The Beguiled, The Big Sick • From Mar 1: Black Panther, The Shape Of Water, The 15:17 To Paris • From Mar 2: Downsizing • From Mar 21: The Boss Baby, Tomb Raider • From Mar 30: The Pentagon Papers, Red Sparrow, The Commuter Tel: 06-6633-1040 • tohotheater.jp • Weds (women); 1st & 14th of the month – ¥1,100, every day after 8pm – ¥1,300

Namba Parks Cinema Now showing: My Life as a Courgette (FRA), The Greatest Showman, Sleepless, 3 Generations, Geostorm, Paddington 2, Star Wars: The Last Jedi • From Mar 1: Black Panther • From Mar 3: MET:Donizetti: L'Elisir d'Amore, Maudie • From Mar 16: Coco • From Mar 21: The Boss Baby • From Mar 30: The Pentagon Papers, MET – Puccini: La Boheme Tel: 06-6643-3215 • parkscinema.com • Discounts: Weds (women); 1st of the month – ¥1,100; every day after 8pm – ¥1,300

Cinem@rt Now showing: Trespass Against Us

Clint Eastwood's The 15:17 To Paris. From Mar 1.

• From Mar 3: The Humanity Bureau, A Fantastic Woman • From Mar 24: 120 Beats per Minute (FRA)

• From Mar 24: 120 Beats per Minute, Hidden Figures • From Mar 31: Manchester by the Sea, Gifted

Tel: 06-6282-0815 • cinemart.co.jp/ theater/shinsaibashi • Discounts: Mon (men); Weds (women); 1st of the month – ¥1,100; 25th of the month – ¥1,000

Tel: 075-353-4723 • kyotocinema.jp • Discounts: Weds (women & men); 1st of the month – ¥1,100

Toho Cinemas Nijo

Kyoto Movix Kyoto Now showing: The Greatest Showman, My Life as a Courgette (FRA), A Perfect Day (SPA), 3 Generations, Threebillboards, Geostorm, Kingsman: The Golden Circle, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, The Last Word • From Mar 1: Black Panther, The Shape of Water, The 15:17 To Paris • From Mar 2: Downsizing • From Mar 3: MET:Donizetti: L'Elisir d'Amore, Maudie • From Mar 16: Coco • From Mar 21: The Boss Baby, Tomb Raider • From Mar 30: The Pentagon Papers Tel: 075-254-3215 • smt-cinema.com • Discounts: Weds (women); 1st and 20th of the month – ¥1,100; every day after 8pm – ¥1,300

Kyoto Cinema Now showing: Fanny's Journey, Lost in Paris, Sami Blood, Beauty and the Beast, The Day Will Come, Yarn, Heal the Living (FRA), The Sense of an Ending • From Mar 3: Happy End, David Lynch: The Art Life, Blanka (ITA), Captain Fantastic, La La Land • From Mar 10: The Killing of a Sacred Deer, Bosch, the Garden of Dreams, I Daniel Blake, Miss Sloane • From Mar 17: Welcome To Germany, Django, Arrival, Hacksaw Ridge

Kansai Scene Magazine / ISSUE #214 MARCH 2018 / kansaiscene.com

Now showing: Geostorm, Threebillboards, Paddington 2, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Detroit, The Greatest Showman, The Beguiled, The Big Sick • From Mar 01: Black Panther, The Shape Of Water, The 15:17 To Paris • From Mar 02: Downsizing • From Mar 21: The Boss Baby, Tomb Raider • From Mar 30: The Pentagon Papers, Red Sparrow, The Commuter Tel: 075-813-2410 • tohotheater.jp • Discounts: Weds (women); 1st & 14th of the month – ¥1,100; every day after 8pm – ¥1,300

Hyogo OS Cinema Mint Kobe Now showing: The Promise, Threebillboards, The Dark Tower, Detroit, Geostorm, Paddington 2, Kingsman: The Golden Circle, Star Wars The Last Jedi, The Greatest Showman • From Mar 01: The 15:17 To Paris, Black Panther • From Mar 16: Coco • From Mar 21: The Boss Baby, Tomb Raider • From Mar 30: Red Sparrow, The Pentagon Papers, Valerian Tel: 078-291-5330 • jollios.net • Discounts: Tues (women); 1st and 16th of the month – ¥1,100; every day after 8pm – ¥1,300

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

Classifieds & Jobs CLASSIFIEDS Community Clubs and Groups FREE ABACUS CLASS FOR FOREIGNERS FREE ABACUS CLASS FOR FOREIGNERS. OFFERED BY O.C.C.I. and Osaka Abacus Assoc. to promote int l goodwill. Individualized lessons taught in Japanese or English. Saturdays 10-12 am. Course material provided for free. Near Sakaisuji-Hommachi and Kitahama. Call: Moritomo Ken 066572-6877. Website: https://sites. google.com/site/osakasoroban/ abacus-classes • Contact: mail@ osaka-abacus.com

Announcements DO YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES?. TELL Lifeline needs listenersTELL Lifeline Kansai team is looking for listeners. Spring 2018 training program starts on Feb 24 (all online training) Find more information here: http://telljp. com/lifeline/pctraining/ or contact kansai@telljp.com

JOBS Teaching OSAKA

PART TIME NATIVE ENGLISH TEACHER NEEDED. part-time. Part time native teacher needed at English cram school,Toyonaka, Thursday evening 6:45~8:15 from April 2018. 2 x 30 minute classes of elementary 6th grade students, 40-50,000 yen/month plus paid vacation 3 times a year. Must have appropriate visa. E-mail your resume to arrange an interview. Salary: 10,000 yen/ 1.5 hours • Company Name: Kawamori Eigojuku • Contact: ckawamori@ purple.zaq.jp NATIVE ENGLISH TEACHERS WANTED IN OSAKA. part-time. Native English Teacher wanted in Osaka, Hirakata, Neyagawa city. Long term, Love children.We have 5 English schools(example, Wednesday or Thursday in Hirakata city) Please send a resume with your picture to this address <stechﬁeld@nyc.odn.ne.jp> Thomas English. Salary: 3000yen (2500yen for ﬁrst 2 months) • Company Name: Thomas English • Website: http://thomasenglish.info/ • Contact: fabct608@dsk.zaq.ne.jp OTHER PART-TIME PRIVATE TEACHING JOBS IN ALL KANSAI AREA (OSAKA, KYOTO, KOBE ETC.). part-time. Looking for private language students? Pick your own lesson fee, schedule and location and then students will directly contact you! Available for : English, Chinese, Korean, French, Spanish, German,

Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Thai, Vietnamese, Indonesian, Burmese, Cantonese and Arabic. Salary: around 2,500-3,500 (negotiable) • Company Name: hello-sensei.com • Website: https://hello-sensei. com/en/sensei • Contact: contact@ hello-sensei.com

Many more jobs and classifieds online at Kansaifinder.com

SHIGA PART-TIME NATIVE TEACHERS FOR MONDAY UNIVERSITY CLASSES. part-time. Part-Time Teachers Needed from April University Teachers for Monday morning From April 2018 to January 2019 (9:00-10:30, 10:40-12:10) Kyoto or Shiga residents preferred. Send resume to: Ivy International Language Academy. Email: academy@ ivy-intl.co.jp Fax: 075-255-3232. Company Name: Ivy International Corporation • Website: http:// ivyintl.com/ • Contact: nakanisi@ ivy-intl.co.jp HYOGO LOOKING FOR NATIVE ENGLISH TEACHER FOR INTERNATIONAL PRESCHOOL. full-time. Blue Dolphins Koroen is looking for Native English Teacher to teach in Nishinomiya. Kindergarten class of ages 4yrs.to 6yrs.old from Mon. to Fri.9am.~1:30pm.￥170,000~ ￥180,000 or 9am.~6pm.w/1hr. break.￥260,000~￥270,000 Resume w/photo to blue-dolphins@ bcb.bai.ne.jp 0798-37-0702 . Salary: Monday to Friday 9:00am to 1:30pm ￥170,000 ~ ￥180,000

/ 9:00am to 6:00pm ￥260,000 ~ ￥270,000 • Company Name: Blue Dolphins Koroen International Preschool • Website: http://www. blue-dolphins.info • Contact: bluedolphins@bcb.bai.ne.jp

General HYOGO PROMOTION SUPPORT OF LANGUAGE SCHOOL (STATION FLYERS AND / OR LETTERBOXES). parttime. Supplement your income. Passing out ﬂyers in front of stations. Good fun, cash on the day, letterbox work too if desired. No hassle, match your schedule with us. Must be presentable, punctual and positive. Limited Positions. Nice working relationship with western owners. Salary: 1,500 yen / hour • Contact: don.1@mac.com

Looking for something else? Kansai Scene Classifieds and Jobs are now online at Kansaifinder.com

Place your own ad today

It's free for online listings or just ¥3,000 per month for your ad to appear in print. Post and pay online.

Kansai Scene Magazine / ISSUE #214 MARCH 2018 / kansaiscene.com

Getting Around

MAPS & INFORMATION / INTRODUCTION

The Kansai area covers the prefectures of Osaka, Kyoto, Hyogo, Wakayama, Nara, Mie, and Shiga. There is so much to explore, so you ll need to prioritize your time wisely. Its main travel hubs are Osaka, Kyoto, and Kobe, all of which are well connected by high-speed rail networks, including the shinkansen (bullet train). On regular trains, you can travel between Osaka and Kyoto in about 45 mins, and between Kobe and Osaka in about 30 mins. If you are here on holiday, pick up a convenient travel pass, such as the Kansai Thu Pass (surutto.com) or Kansai One Pass (kansaionepass.com), to avoid having to negotiate the ticket machines. Use a website such as HyperDia (hyperdia.com) to check train times and platforms from your smartphone.

Get Kansai Scene Kansai Scene is available from the following major outlets in the Kansai region:

OSAKA Hotels and Guesthouses

Hyogo

Kyoto

Osaka

Shiga

Hyatt Regency, Nikko Hotel, St. Regis, Swissôtel Nankai Osaka, Ritz Carlton, Hilton Osaka, Fraser Residence Nankai Osaka, InterContinental Hotel Osaka Tourist Information Centers

Nara

Mie

Wakayama

Osaka Visitors Information Center (JR Osaka), Hankyu Tourist Center Umeda, Osaka Visitors Information Center (JR Namba), Kansai Tourist Information Center (KIX), Kansai Tourist Information Center (Shinsaibashi), Nankai Information Center (Namba) Shops

Trains and Subways

Airport Transfers

There is an excellent rail network connecting all corners of Kansai. As well as JR (Japan Rail), there are numerous private railway companies servicing the area, including Keihan (Osaka/Kyoto), Hankyu (Osaka/Kyoto), Nankai (Osaka, Wakayama, Koya), Hanshin (Osaka/Kobe), and Kintetsu (Osaka/Nara/Mie/Nagoya). Each line operates several types of train. For the fastest trains, look for the Limited Express service trains. Be aware that Local trains stop at every station on the line, so only take them if no other type of train stops at your station. Subways operate in Osaka, Kobe, and Kyoto and are an extremely efficient way to get around the cities.

To/from downtown Osaka, the most convenient option is the Nankai Rapi:t Express service (KIX <> Namba 42mins) or a Limousine Bus. To/from Kyoto, take the JR Airport Express HARUKA service (75 mins).

» Tip: Pick up a Railway Network

map from a major station or Tourist Information Center.

Buses For out-of-the-way locations, or in certain cities such as Kyoto, you may need to take a bus. A travel pass usually includes travel on municipal bus services.

Taxis Fares start from ¥500. The drivers wearing white gloves and official hats tend to be the most courteous, but don t expect English to be widely understood. Have your destination name and address on hand in Japanese.

Kinokuniya Bookstore Umeda, Kinokuniya Honmachi, Tower Records Umeda, Junkudo Namba, Hard Rock Cafe

KYOTO

ATMs and Credit Cards If you re using Visa, you will be able to withdraw cash at most bank or convenience-store ATMs. If you re using Mastercard, your best bet for withdrawing money is at 7-Eleven ATMs. Most other ATMs in Kansai do not accept Mastercard. It is not common to make in-store payments using credit or visa-debit cards in Japan, even for expensive purchases. Many shops and restaurants do not oﬀer this service, so be sure to carry plenty of cash with you.

Wi-Fi Getting connected in Kansai can be tricky. Renting a smartphone or SIM card at the airport is the safest option, to connect to the internet over a 3G or 4G network. In Osaka, you can access the Osaka Free Wi-Fi service at train and subway stations, stores and facilities throughout the prefecture.

Accidents and Emergencies » Ambulance/Fire service: Tel: 119 » Police: Tel: 110

Hotels and Guesthouses

Royal Hotel, Royal Park Hotel The Kyoto, Kyoto Nikko Hotel Tourist Information Centers

Kyoto Tourist Information Center, Kansai Tourist Information Center Kyoto, Kyoto International Community House Shops

Junkudo Kyoto, Maruzen & Junkudo Kyoto Main Store, GEAR

KOBE Hotels and Guesthouses

Kobe Bay Sheraton, Kobe Portopia Hotel Tourist Information Centers

Kobe International Community Center, Hyogo International Plaza Shops

Junkudo Nishinomiya, Junkudo Sannomiya, Kinokuniya Kobe

Kansai Scene Magazine / ISSUE #214 MARCH 2018 / kansaiscene.com

Osaka North (Kita) MAPS & INFORMATION ho

-c D C Maruzen & ki Junkudo za a Osaka Loop Line Post Office InterContinental ak Club N Osaka Club Noon Hub Azul Hotel Cine Libre Noon+Cafe ri Kitano New Hankyu Hankyu do Umeda Sky Umeda Hosp. aOsaka Hotel Umeda Sta. Grand Front Building m ji o Kinokuniya Osaka / German k a 1 1 iy Knowledge Consulate H&M OWL Osaka M Westin 35F Capital Yodobashi Hankyu Ogimachi Hotel Tourist Toho umeda Camera Park Center Annex TRAD Hotel Osaka Shangrila Hep 5 Kinki Umekita YWCA Hep Navio Plaza Hankyu ade Craft Beer idori Arc Osaka Station Grand Bldg Toho Cinemas Higash Base Umeda Hankyu City Cinema Lucua Hankyu Dept. JR Osaka Sonezaki Lucua 1100 Daimaru Police H.Q. Osaka Club Umeda a. t S Quattro Visitors’ Station City da e Information Hotel Um Hanshin Granvia shin Center Dept. n Hilton Ha Junkudo 2 2 Umeda 6F Plaza West Hotel Burg7 Hilton The Blarney Kansai Always Drop Inn Hotel Stone Dai-4 Herbis Osaka Maru Tower Bldg. 1F Hearton Ent Bldg. Records Hotel 3/4F TGI Fridays Hotel Nishiumeda Osaka Dental Clinic Dai-3 3RD WORD Beer Monterey Dai-2 Bldg. Dai-1 Creamy Osaka Herbis Bldg. Bldg. 2F Osaka Exeo Ritz Kita Shinchi 33F Tanimachi Lin Carlton .2 e o Captain 1F N ute Kangaroo o R . a t Mister aS Kelly’s im sh 7F Hotel ku Outback Fu Daiwa Hanshin US Steakhouse 3 3 Dojima Avanza e Homes Consulate Lin a. B1F e in t a Group Lin S M i a a Hotel Elsereine im shin Toz ACCJ JR Han ukush Osaka Ana Crowne Kansai F Plaza ta. S Hanshin Expresswa Dojima ima y (Loop Rou te) ush Hotel NTT Fuk Data Nakanosh Dojima River ima Dori Oebashi Forum i sh Bank of a b e Library b ABC Hall City Hall Festival Museum of Watana Japan a Line er Hall Oriental Ceramics anoshim Riv Osaka City han-Nak ei a K N ani jim Public Hall wa Do Tosabori River bas hi Mitsui Garden Hotel 4 4 Mitsui APA Hotel Sumitomo National Bank Museum of Art Rihga Science Nakanoshima Museum Inn Beer Belly

Theater Umeda

da Ume

Shin Midosuji

Higa

Nishi Umeda

eda

m shi U

Mid

Fukushima

ji Lin

osu

Kita Shinchi

Nishi Tenma

hi Line

Yotsubas

Dojima

Grand Cube Osaka

APA Villa Hotel

YMCA

a Tos

Edobori Craft Beer Base Garden

Daiichi Group Kitamido APA Sōai Hotel High School Honmachi

il Bar Central Banco

Utsubo Park

Honmachi Dori

Hanshin Expressway B

Elmers Green Cafe 5

OSTEC Exibition Hall

Utsubo Tennis Center

Daiwa Roynet Hotel Kitahama

Starbucks

Chuo Odori C Honmachi

Kansai Scene Magazine / ISSUE #214 MARCH 2018 / kansaiscene.com

St. Regis Hotel Osaka

Hooters Osaka

Hard Rock Cafe Osaka 0 Chuo Line

Sakaisuji Line

Naniwasuji

suj ike ida

TAKAMURA Wine & Coffee Roasters

Nii Fine Arts

Maekawa Law Firm

Midosuji

ri Do

Yotsubashisuji

Sumitomo Hosp.

Honmachi

Rihga Royal Hotel

Kitahama

Higobash

n ka a N

Yodoyabashi

h os

Starbucks 6

N 200m

D Sakaisujihommachi

Osaka South (Minami)

Shinmachi Kita Park

Shinmachi Life

Mizuho Bank Nagahori dori

Nishiohashi

7-ELEVEN

Hotel Via Inn

bi-grace nail Osaka Convention & Tourism Bureau

MinamiHorie

Naniw

a-suji

Triangle

Tezukayama Gallery 2F Westwood Bakers Orange Stree t (shopping street)

The Suite

Apple Store

Joule

Ghost Ultralounge

Moonshine Moon Tower

Music Bar S.O.R.a

Cross Hotel

Slices

APA Hotel

Dotonbori Hotel

Namba Hatch

Balabushka 4F Mustang

Kansai Tourist Information Center

Don Quijote

Comfort Minami Hotel The Blarney Police Stone Station Suomachi-dori B1 (Europe street) JANUS Bar Jaai

Higashi- soma Shinsaibashi Vanity

Soemon-Cho

Burlesque B1

Pure Osaka

Kokopelli

a. a St

amb JR N AEON MaxValu

Motomachi

Dotonbori

Namba

Absinthe Solaar 8F

Toho Cinemas Namba annex

Toho Cinemas Namba

Takashimaya Dept. Store

Maruzen

Fraser Residence

MUJI/LOFT Tower Records

Swissôtel Nankai Osaka Nankai Namba Station

Misono Building

Namba Plaza Hotel

K2 record

NAMBA PARKS CINEMA

Naniwa Sports Center

Otaroad

Pub Bar 30 2F

Jack & Queen Naniwa Ward Office

Kuromon 5 Market

Sofmap

Animate Nihonbashi Shop

Toys”R”Us

Jazz Bar B-Roxy

NipponBashi

Namba PARKS

Naniwa Post Office

Singh’s Kitchen

APA Hotel

McDonalds

Namba -naka

Nipponbashi sta.

Namba Oriental Hotel

Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium

Naniwa Park

Namba Washington Hotel

Hozenji Temple Osaka Floral Inn

BIC Camera

Visitors Information Center

Hotel Ichiei

ibis Styles Kaneyoshi Ryokan Osaka

Don Quijote

Sennichimae line

Little Long Beach

Inari

Fujiya Hotel

Zerro

Namba Sta.

Casa Lapichu

Cinquecento

Kinryu Ramen Osaka Shochikuza

Junkudo

Namba

Nam

OCAT

Ark Hotel

3F GS Travel

Mexico ALZAR Rooftop Bar OO

Hotel Monterey Grasmere Osaka

Nagahoribashi

Murphy’s

Namba Hips Tominaga Hospital

Yamaya

Shinsaibashi

FootRock &BEERS

2F Daimaru Dept. South

Sun Hall

Coolabah L&L

River

Cinem @rt

Triangle Park

Ohno Memorial Hospital

Dotonbori

The Silver Ball Planet

Big Step

5F Boy

Daimaru Dept.

Vano

Circus

Horie Park

OPA

Shinsaibashi-suji (shopping arcade)

Granknot Coffee

Banco

Cafe Absinthe

Nest Hotel

GAP

Uniqlo

Daimaru Dept. North

Nikko Hotel

Via Inn

EXODUS

Craft Burger

TABIJI Kitchen

Critters Burger

Midosuji line

Covent Garden

Saboten

Tokyu Hands

Hearton Hotel

Nagahori Tsurumi-Ryokuchi line

Ali’s Kitchen El Pancho 8F

Yotsubashi

Bistro New Orleans

Minami-semba

Arthur Murray

Shinsaibashi

Sauce Boss

Louis Vuitton

Toyoko Inn

KitaHorie

D & Dept.

MoeJoe

Big Beans Supermarket

Kansai Scene Mojoprint Office

Namba Shrine

Hearton Hotel

Yotsubashi line

Daiwa Roynet Hotel

Shinsaibashi-suji (shopping arcade)

Sakaisuji line

MAPS & INFORMATION

Yamada Denki LABI1 Namba

100m D

Kansai Scene Magazine / ISSUE #214 MARCH 2018 / kansaiscene.com

Osaka Tennoji Area MAPS & INFORMATION

e Osak

a Lo op L in

Tanimachi Line

Abeno Q’s Mall

Lin

Kansai Kyoiku University

Hoop

Abeno

way i Tram

Hanka

Abeno Harukas

ROCKTOWN 4F

Han

Language School

CocoMomo&Co.

Tenn oji Sta.

Tenshiba Kans ai M ain L suji ine Line

Mido

Osaka Municipal University Hospital

Imaike

Line

ji L

odan i

ress R ou

n-ma

Te r

Nank

miya

tsue

i Main Nanka S

in Exp

-Ima

Dobu

u ais

Shitennoji

Osaka Municipal Museum of Fine Art

Tennoji Zoo

e ashi Lin Yotsub

Tsutenkaku

Shitennoji Honbo

Tennoji Sta.

Shin

Sta.

a i Sh in-Im amiy a

Shin Sekai

D Tennoji Ward Office

Hansh

Imamiya Ebisu Shrine

Ebisucho

Mom

Nipponbashi

Zepp Namba

te 1

re g

a.D

400m

Osaka Castle Area

o Koen

Osaka Castle

Osaka Museum of History

Osaka Castle Park KKR Hotel Osaka Route Morinomiya Q’s Mall BASE

Kansai Scene Magazine / ISSUE #214 MARCH 2018 / kansaiscene.com

Morinomiya

Hanshin Expressway Higashi Osaka

2 Subway Im azato Line

Subway Tanim ac Tanimachi 4-chome

Osaka-j

Hanshin Expressway

Kitahama

ine

Sakaisuji Honmachi

Tamatsukuri A

Subway Sakaisuji Line

Lin

Osaka-jo Hall

Osaka Prefectural Government Office

Subway Chuo Line

Kyobashi

iha

a nM

Tenmabashi

Osaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Tenma

bas

Mint Museum

D i sh Kyo

hi Line

Osaka Tenmangu

Osaka Loop Line

Tozai Line

N 0

400m D

Kobe

MAPS & INFORMATION A

Kitano Museum

Kobe YWCA

Kitanoseiryu Shrine

Hotel Piena Kobe

Shiei Yamate subway line

zaka Fudo

Kitano-cho aka terz Hun

Migration Museum ri -do oto am m Ya

Kitanosaka Hosp.

The Rock et tre 2F rl S a Pe Kobe Sansei Hosp. Womens Kobe Junior Grocers St. Michael’s Kobe College 2 International Mosque School n Sun City e ns Hobgoblin 7F Junkudo ka Ikuta Police 7F ate m Station OS Cinemas Midnight Ya Kobe Mint Kobe Ikuta jinja 5F Halal Food Hotel Tower a Mickey’s y Oriental Iznt i Records Tokyu Inn Club om 4F Dental n n 5F a Sa Tokyu Clinic Hotel miy Hotel nno Tor Road Monterey Hands Sa 4F SOGO Dept. Varit 5F Kinokuniya Ali’s Kobe Kokusai Troopcafe Kitchen Kaikan Marui 3F 3 1F HSBC e 2 San Plaza ut do Ro Kobe Kokusai Center u s Center Plaza East et Shochiku Isogami ut Plaza t. ok Park iya ae s West os m m k o i n oke n e a Junkudo Sannomiya b S nad Ko Cine Phoenix Ha Palmore KRAC e lin Hosp. Kowka n Guild hi 4F s n 2F Aoyama Kobe Ikuta Ha ta. Junior High hi Minato hi s c Kobe City c u a School Bank ory ae Hall Kobe tom i ky m ch Mo yu aru a Plaza K R im J tom Cine Libre Kobe Da Hotel Mo Kobe Doll 7F Museum Kobe Legal Mitsui 4 Partners Daimaru Sumitomo Dept. Bank Higashiyuenchi Park

Tor

ine

chi

rt l

San

Soraku Park

Kobe Elementary School

iya

Shinko High School

Sa nn om iya

Kita

noz

aka

ad Ro

1F Bistrot Cafe De Paris

und

Hyogo-ken Prefectural Hall

r ro

nte

i ce

Flo

Hanakuma Park

Nankin-machi Raja Indian Restaurant

way

Kobe Luminarie

an ak u

Sub

Municipal Museum

n li aiga

KIITO

Cafe Fish!

Shinko-Cho

Hotel Okura Kobe Hotel La Suite Kobe Harborland

Kobe Maritime Museum Jumbo Ferry Terminal

Meriken park 6

Arthur Murray CULMENI Kobe 3F Harborland umie umie MOSAIC OS Cinema Harborland A

N Kobe Cruise Luminous Kobe 2

Kobe Meriken Park Oriental B

0 C

200m D

Kansai Scene Magazine / ISSUE #214 MARCH 2018 / kansaiscene.com

Kyoto MAPS & INFORMATION A

Club Metro

Kiya Cho

Mori Yu Gallery Kyoto

LAB.TRIBE

Nijo-dori

Irish Pub Gnome Kyoto City Hall

H&M

Hankyu Line

Marui

Gion s hijo

World Kawaramachi

Hanamikoji-dori

Yamatoji-dori

ori awa-d Shirakkawa river Shira JAM Hostel Kyoto Gion

OPA

Junkudo

Fuji Daimaru

Sanjo

Maruzen

Gypsy

Tatsumi Bridge

The Gael Irish Pub Shijo-dori

Ryoshoin

Kacho-michi

Gion

4 Genkoin

Gion Kaikan Kyoto Museum of Contemporary Art

Yasaka Jinja

Maruyama Park

Apa Hotel

Minami-za Theatre

Takashimaya

Higashiyama

Wakamatsu-dori

Butterfly Kitsune Kyoto Kyoto Bal

Hana hotel

Sanjokeihan

Sanjo

Sanjo-dori

Kawaramachi-dori

Kawara Machi

HUB

Keihan Line

Hotel Vista Premio Kyoto

Pig & Whistle

Pontocho

Movix Kyoto Mina

Teramachi Shotengai Shinkyogoku Shotengai

Oike-dori

Kiyamachi-dori

Gokomachi-dori

Fuyacho-dori

National Museum of Modern Art

Kyoto Royal Hotel & Spa

Tourist Information Center

Jomo Gas

Okazaki Park

Library

Miyako Messe

Hotel Okura DUBLIN

Honno-ji

Gear

ROHM Theatre Kyoto

Gastro Pub Tadgâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s

Tozai Subway Line Kyotoshiyakusho-mae

Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art Annex

Higashi Oji - dori

Aeon Shopping Mall

The Ritz Carlton

Heian Shrine

oga wa

Teramachi Area

Riv er

Kaosan Kyoto

Guest House Rakuza

Kam

Kyoto Municipal Museum of School History

Kyoto bAKpAK Gion hostel

Kenninji

Ebisu Shrine

Nawa Clinic

Kodai-ji

KamibentenCho

The world's smallest Ukiyoe museum

N Ninenzaka

Higashiyama Ward Office

Kansai Scene Magazine / ISSUE #214 MARCH 2018 / kansaiscene.com

0 C

200m D