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1. Tokyo's Coolest Sound
   It's been a few days already since I launched the new site Tokyo's Coolest Sound. It's basically the "Agenda" blog...
   Posted on May 5, 2010 at 09:30
2. Trip to India - Chennai
   Almost 2 months have passed already, and you might know already if you watch my Flickr photostream. We had a...
   Posted on April 22, 2010 at 23:59
3. Curry and Farm Party 2: live report
   Yesterday was a day of curry and indies music. We woke up late and went to have "lunch" at about...
   Posted on April 18, 2010 at 20:42
4. Sweet Sakura Revue 2010
   This year's sakura season felt short, as we didn't have much good weather on weekends. Weather has been very strange...
   Posted on April 11, 2010 at 01:40
5. Last night's set list
   Last night was Tokyo Boys Bravo vol.2 at Koenji Connection where I was given the chance to DJ. Thanks to...
   Posted on March 28, 2010 at 16:47
6. Tokyo Boys Bravo vol.2, DJ chipple in Koenji 3/27
   Announcement! / 告知 I will be DJing at Koenji café-bar Connection on Saturday March 27, in an event focusing on...
   Posted on March 25, 2010 at 00:10
7. The Aprils "Back To The Future Music" release party: report
   This week was the release party for The Aprils' 4th album, "Back To The Future Music", out last month. Buying...
   Posted on February 7, 2010 at 00:23
8. ESOW solo exhibition
   Today we went to catch an exhibition by street artist ESOW, held at Tri Gallery in Ochanomizu. His works are...
   Posted on January 24, 2010 at 02:04
9. Vanilla Beans one-man live: report
   On Wednesday I went to see Vanilla Beans who were giving their first "one-man" show at Unit in Daikanyama. Usually...
   Posted on December 26, 2009 at 11:50
10. Korg DS-10 Expo 2009 in Tokyo: report
    Last Sunday afternoon was the Korg DS-10 Expo 2009 in Tokyo event, held at Shibuya Axxcis. The promotional event featured...
    Posted on December 9, 2009 at 00:15
11. Vanilla Beans in-store live report
    Vanilla Beans, my favorite neo-Shibuya-kei idol duo, have been touring record stores in promotion of their new DVD. They're doing...
    Posted on November 2, 2009 at 22:00
12. Aira Mitsuki LiVE TOUR 2009 "Plastic" final: report
    Last week's Friday, I went to Shibuya O-East to see Aira Mitsuki's final show of her "LiVE TOUR 2009 'Plastic'"...
    Posted on September 26, 2009 at 01:19
13. Sunday out: 524 and then SPEEDKING09
    Last Sunday was a day out for some good music! We started the day by going to Ginza and dropping...
    Posted on September 11, 2009 at 22:08
14. Hosaka Akane sings story books: report
    Last Sunday (August 30) at Enban was an event featuring Hosaka Akane. Weather wasn't so bad until late afternoon when...
    Posted on September 6, 2009 at 12:02
15. Vanilla Beans in Shibuya
    Tonight I dropped by Tower Records in Shibuya to check out Vanilla Beans (MySpace) who were doing some promotion. For...
    Posted on August 21, 2009 at 23:34
16. Sunahara Yoshinori live report
    Last Wednesday I went to Liquid Room for an event part of the venue's 5th anniversary series, mainly to see...
    Posted on August 8, 2009 at 14:10
17. 31 - The ice age
    Yesterday I turned 31! The title refers to Baskin Robbins ice cream, which is called "31" in Japan because of...
    Posted on August 2, 2009 at 23:45
18. Hosono/YMO DJ event in Kōenji this Saturday (7/25)
    Announcement! / 告知 I will DJ a short set this Saturday at Kōenji Connection, for an event called Haruomi de...
    Posted on July 23, 2009 at 21:05
19. "Our House" DJ event set lists
    I DJ'd at event "Our House" on Saturday evening. It was a lot of fun! Many thanks to organizers and...
    Posted on July 12, 2009 at 01:30
20. DJ event Our House in Sangenjaya this Saturday (7/11)
    Announcement! / 告知 I've been invited to DJ at a café in Sangenjaya ("Sancha") this Saturday. The place is called...
    Posted on July 8, 2009 at 22:08
21. Maezono Naoki Group live at Atelier Fontaine: report
    On Friday, June 19th, I went to Atelier Fontaine, a theater located near Roppongi, to see a "one-man" show of...
    Posted on June 29, 2009 at 23:35
22. frenesi in-store live report
    Today I went to HMV Shinjuku South to see a free in-store live show by frenesi. I've been really enjoying...
    Posted on June 21, 2009 at 21:20
23. Gwa Gwa exhibition, and more El mas Santo
    Today I went to see an exhibition of works by Gwa Gwa, an animation and design unit formed of good...
    Posted on June 21, 2009 at 00:38
24. El mas Santo in Tokyo pt.2
    My El mas Santo luchadores continue their journey in Tokyo! There are lots of other great contributions on the project's...
    Posted on June 16, 2009 at 23:55
25. El mas Santo in Tokyo
    Recently I was contacted on Flickr out of the blue by an artist from Poland asking me if I would...
    Posted on June 7, 2009 at 21:49
26. les 5-4-3-2-1, Budō÷Grape: live report
    On Saturday I went to Shinjuku Motion where was held an event titled "TOKYO MOR 2nd Stage" organized by Budō÷Grape...
    Posted on May 26, 2009 at 00:18
27. Sakura #3: Nakano, Shinjuku
    Here are more sakura photos taken in Nakano and Shinjuku. Unfortunately it has started to look like the sakura season...
    Posted on April 5, 2009 at 20:07
28. les 5-4-3-2-1's Three Star Show: report
    Two years ago I saw Sally Soul Stew live, essentially a cover/revival band of Les 5-4-3-2-1, but I never thought...
    Posted on March 21, 2009 at 20:54
29. mixi presents Aira Mitsuki: live report
    Tonight was a live event with Aira Mitsuki at Liquid Room in Ebisu. It was hosted by mixi, Japan's leading...
    Posted on March 20, 2009 at 01:12
30. The Lady Spade release party: report
    On Friday I went to see The Lady Spade (aka その名はスペィド = sono na wa Spade) who were having a...
    Posted on March 15, 2009 at 02:27
31. YouTube: Solange et Delphine
    My friends and a great indies band, Solange et Delphine (MySpace), live in Tokyo in December. Solange et Delphine "New...
    Posted on March 3, 2009 at 21:30
32. Cat café and Kabuki
    My parents are in town for a visit! On Christmas day we dropped by café Mugimaru2 in Kagurazaka, where this...
    Posted on December 27, 2008 at 00:55
33. Nakatsuka Takeshi & Nomiya Maki Christmas mini-live: report
    Tonight was a free mini live show at Marunouchi Bldg (aka Maru-biru) just by Tokyo station of Nakatsuka Takeshi featuring...
    Posted on December 23, 2008 at 01:57
34. Hi-Tremolo: live report
    Today we went to mona records in Shimokitazawa for a lunch-time live show. We went to see our friend Kanae-chan...
    Posted on December 23, 2008 at 01:41
35. enami Taisuke, Asahi Miho live report
    Last Saturday we headed to kissa nico in Komazawa, to see a show of enami Taisuke who came for a...
    Posted on December 11, 2008 at 22:05
36. mona rock caravan: live report
    Last Saturday was mona rock caravan, an event organized by Shimokitazawa's mona records but held at Buddhist temple Ikegami Honmonji....
    Posted on December 5, 2008 at 00:16
37. Following Kaji-kun
    Within the past month I've seen two in-store mini live shows by Kaji Hideki, who's promoting his new album "Lollipop"....
    Posted on November 27, 2008 at 08:29
38. Tokyo from above
    This week I had opportunities two days in a row to go up! Two Indian people who were at my...
    Posted on October 26, 2008 at 17:56
39. A week in music
    I've been too busy to blog (how sad), but I've been to quite a bit of shows over the last...
    Posted on October 23, 2008 at 00:46
40. Kanazawa day 3
    September 24, day 3 (last) in Kanazawa. We woke up and prepared to check out of our hotel. We still...
    Posted on October 5, 2008 at 23:17
41. Kanazawa day 1
    Last week I took my summer holiday and we headed to Kanazawa, a town in Ishikawa prefecture near the west...
    Posted on September 28, 2008 at 02:47
42. Tokyo Boys Bravo, DJ chipple in Koenji 9/12
    Announcement! / 告知 I will be DJing at Koenji café-bar Connection tonight, in an event focusing on techno-pop of the...
    Posted on August 31, 2008 at 13:44
43. Soundmatic Circle of Friends vol.4: Kaji Hideki & Arcorhyme live report
    Yesterday was the 4th of Arcorhyme's event series "Soundmatic Circle of Friends", held at Mona Records in Shimokitazawa. Even though...
    Posted on August 24, 2008 at 14:51
44. World Happiness: report
    Last Sunday I went to World Happiness, a summer music festival organized by Shindō Mitsuo (C.T.P.P) and Takahashi Yukihiro (YMO)....
    Posted on August 15, 2008 at 23:04
45. kayōkyoku bangaichi: live report
    Last night was event "kayōkyoku bangaichi" organized by publisher Hotwax to celebrate the release of a book. It was held...
    Posted on July 26, 2008 at 13:51
46. SOWL exhibition
    It's summer and time flies! So much to write, so little time... Last Sunday we headed to The Ghetto, Tokyo's...
    Posted on July 18, 2008 at 00:36
47. columbia*readymade's jazz-rock reviewed #4, 5
    Here I continue my reviews of columbia*readymade's jazz-rock re-issues. Will I make it to the end? :) Sawada Shungo /...
    Posted on July 11, 2008 at 00:26
48. De De Mouse release party: report
    Yesterday evening I went to De De Mouse's release party at Shibuya Womb. In fact I went there almost not...
    Posted on July 5, 2008 at 00:30
49. tron event: report
    On Saturday evening was event "tron" held at SuperDeluxe, where we went mainly to see Hosaka Akane whose album "Niko...
    Posted on June 15, 2008 at 10:50
50. Zonies live: report
    On Sunday evening I went to see the very first show of a new band called Zonies. Led by Maezono...
    Posted on June 11, 2008 at 00:25
51. columbia*readymade's jazz-rock reviewed #1, 2, 3
    Slowly but surely, I've been picking up the columbia*readymade re-issues of Japanese jazz-rock albums from 1968-1970. Selected by Konishi Yasuharu,...
    Posted on May 31, 2008 at 19:17
52. Chika Chika Rock'n'Roll
    I found out about this young indies techno-pop unit named Chika Chika (aka Tika Tika, チカチカ) (MySpace) a few days...
    Posted on May 30, 2008 at 22:07
53. Plastics Sex Night: report
    Last Thursday was Plastic Sex Night at Soft in Shibuya. Plastic Sex is the revival band of the Plastics, featuring...
    Posted on May 26, 2008 at 21:57
54. Enban Jamboree day 3: report
    Over Golden Week was held Enban Jamboree, the annual(?) festival by Koenji CD shop/live space Enban, which was also celebrating...
    Posted on May 12, 2008 at 22:53
55. Manbonsai in Nihonbashi
    Yesterday we headed to the Nihonbashi area, our main destination being Paradise Yamamoto's manbonsai exhibition at Takashimaya. We walked from...
    Posted on May 5, 2008 at 17:25
56. Pure Pop Fes vol.1: report
    Tonight was Pure Pop Fes vol.1 at Basement Bar in Shimokitazawa, a fun event focusing on pico-pico and techno-pop. I...
    Posted on April 27, 2008 at 02:30
57. Bonsai Girl
    Last night we went to Lumine the Yoshimoto in Shinjuku to catch "Bonsai Girl", a 30-minute film directed by Paradise...
    Posted on April 25, 2008 at 19:08
58. Fujisawa Shiho first album "Happy Hour"
    Tokyo's indies club scene is at its best lately, and one to prove it is girl DJ and trackmaker Fujisawa...
    Posted on April 22, 2008 at 00:18
59. Miyajima Tatsuo "Art In You"
    On Saturday we got up early and headed to Mito, Ibaraki, where we checked out Art Tower Mito in the...
    Posted on April 16, 2008 at 23:16
60. koinobori
    We spent the weekend in Ibaraki. There were already traces of koinobori (Wikipedia), fish-shaped wind socks that are put up...
    Posted on April 13, 2008 at 23:47
61. Nomiya Maki Recital vol.2 ~Eleganceholic~: report
    On Saturday evening, I went to see Nomiya Maki's recital "Eleganceholic" at Spiral Hall in Aoyama. This entry is FULL...
    Posted on April 10, 2008 at 21:36
62. KAMI exhibition in Ebisu
    Saturday was a wonderful day. Very nice weather! It looked like sakura season will be ending in a few days,...
    Posted on April 9, 2008 at 12:17
63. New QP aplenty
    Today's activities involved a nice walk from Tameike-sannō to Shibuya. Between Gaienmae and Shibuya on Aoyama-dōri we found lots of...
    Posted on March 9, 2008 at 00:22
64. Aprils and Nomiya Maki
    What do the Aprils and Nomiya Maki have in common? Nothing I guess, but I saw both in the same...
    Posted on March 7, 2008 at 21:58
65. Latin Panic! Tokyo Panorama Mambo Boys live: report
    Tonight after dinner I headed back to Shinjuku, down to Club Oto in Kabukichō. I was waiting in line for...
    Posted on March 1, 2008 at 01:45
66. Port of Notes in-store live report
    On Friday I dropped by Port of Notes' in-store mini-live at Tower Records Shinjuku. The guitar and vocal duo unit...
    Posted on February 24, 2008 at 01:59
67. Tokyo Panorama Mambo Boys in-store live report
    On Sunday I dropped by Tower Records Shinjuku in the afternoon to check out an in-store event of the Tokyo...
    Posted on February 18, 2008 at 20:19
68. Valentine's Day is here to stay
    That was one happy Valentine's Day! I got a lot of good chocolate, and also cakes, including the Mary's and...
    Posted on February 15, 2008 at 20:36
69. Kōenji, Asagaya and back again
    Today was some neighborhood (in the extended meaning) walking, as we went to Asagaya and back to Nakano. Just a...
    Posted on February 11, 2008 at 01:59
70. Hosaka Akane meets Recohan
    You might remember my reports of indies electronic musician Hosaka Akane's live shows (last year in June, August and September)....
    Posted on January 30, 2008 at 21:56
71. Snow in Tokyo
    Today was a rare snowy day in Tokyo, the first time I saw snow this winter, and that some stuck...
    Posted on January 23, 2008 at 23:58
72. Yuka Yamaguchi exhibition
    Yesterday after work I dropped by Café Pause in Ikebukuro to check out artist Yuka Yamaguchi's exhibition of her drawing...
    Posted on January 12, 2008 at 10:25
73. La Veuve Moustachue ~kyō wa Christmas nanoyo~: live report
    On Christmas day, I left work a bit early to go to Shimokitazawa Town Hall where was held the Christmas...
    Posted on December 27, 2007 at 22:22
74. Jack Diamond Disco Night
    The press release for "Kyōhei Disco Night", a remix album of songs written by Tsutsumi Kyōhei (Japan's #1 pop songwriter),...
    Posted on December 26, 2007 at 22:41
75. Merry Christmas!!
    Merry Christmas!!! I wish all my dear readers [had] a special day with their loved ones. I've received my gifts,...
    Posted on December 25, 2007 at 23:34
76. Christmas music
    As December approaches, we become surrounded with Christmas music wherever we go. Some may get annoyed, but I tend to...
    Posted on December 6, 2007 at 23:59
77. Tsukishima, Hamarikyū, Ginza, Juliana
    Yesterday I met up with fellow Quebecer Sylvain who's visiting Tokyo. We started the day by having monja for lunch...
    Posted on November 26, 2007 at 22:12
78. Broken wiper
    We spent the weekend outside of town, and last night we took the bus back home. It's usually a 2h30...
    Posted on November 12, 2007 at 20:12
79. Roppongi afternoon of music and art
    This afternoon (Saturday), after a bit of shopping in Shinjuku, we headed down to Roppongi... not a frequent destination for...
    Posted on November 4, 2007 at 01:04
80. Future vol.2: live report
    On Friday I headed to haretara sora ni mame maite (translates to "when it's sunny, sow beans at the sky"),...
    Posted on November 3, 2007 at 23:59
81. Osaka #1: StarFlyer
    We spent the weekend in Osaka! It was my first time there, I was very excited about it and had...
    Posted on September 17, 2007 at 01:50
82. Haneda date
    Yesterday I had the day off and we went to Haneda airport. It was the first time I went to...
    Posted on August 24, 2007 at 23:14
83. Canada 2007 #2: Chromeo, oh-oh!
    Leaving Tokyo on July 10 to first spend 2 nights in Toronto and then head for my home town, I...
    Posted on August 2, 2007 at 22:13
84. All about Recohan
    All About Japan's excellent techno-pop section has picked up Tokyo Recohan as a series of interviews with record shops!! 東京レコハン～渋谷系セレクト...
    Posted on August 2, 2007 at 01:17
85. Skateboard exhibition at The Ghetto
    On Sunday we went to The Ghetto, Tokyo's graffiti and skating central, to check out a skateboard exhibition featuring works...
    Posted on July 31, 2007 at 00:25
86. Kakuro
    While heading back to Tokyo, I found in Air Canada's in-flight enRoute magazine a number puzzle game called Kakuro, and...
    Posted on July 29, 2007 at 10:36
87. Canada 2007 #1: I'm back!
    It's been a while! That's because I was away for over two weeks to Canada (my home country) to visit...
    Posted on July 27, 2007 at 22:23
88. Au Revoir Simone live report
    On Monday we went to see Au Revoir Simone playing at O-Nest in Shibuya. They're a band of three girls...
    Posted on July 5, 2007 at 20:20
89. UFO dream and cockroach obasan
    This morning I woke up from a weird dream. I don't usually write about dreams, either I forget about them...
    Posted on July 2, 2007 at 12:07
90. Lullatone live at Tokyo Midtown: report
    This comes with a delay, but last Sunday around lunch time we trekked down to Tokyo Midtown for the first...
    Posted on June 1, 2007 at 19:55
91. Kowabunga, dude!
    On Sunday we went 50 meters (164 feet) underground Suginami-ku and visited a gigantic reservoir meant to drain water when...
    Posted on May 22, 2007 at 21:37
92. Passport good to go!
    Last week I received my new passport from the Canadian Embassy, it's good until 2012 (5 years). The Japanese are...
    Posted on May 9, 2007 at 22:50
93. Panda à la crème
    Yesterday I was in Harajuku, actually hoping to drop by Jet Set Leger until I found out that it has...
    Posted on April 28, 2007 at 10:49
94. Obey, Colette, Komaneko
    I've been meaning to post more "stuff" that I buy or receive, so here's a recent selection. Yesterday I received...
    Posted on April 21, 2007 at 12:42
95. ZuTTO - hito ni yasashii Concert: report
    Today I went down to Shinagawa with Tsugumi to check out the free yearly 「ZuTTO - 人にやさしいコンサート」 ("hito ni yasashii...
    Posted on April 15, 2007 at 01:36
96. Nomiya Maki Recital vol.1 ~Joy~: full report
    (Sorry for the delay, here's the Maki recital review I promised.) On Tuesday March 20 evening, I hurried to go...
    Posted on April 5, 2007 at 22:40
97. Sakura #3: Kitanomaru-kōen, Shibun-kaikan, Jōenji
    Yesterday we had some great weather, and I took more sakura photos while walking around Chiyoda-ku. 1. Kitanomaru-kōen 2. Kitanomaru-kōen,...
    Posted on April 2, 2007 at 12:22
98. Ino Hidefumi live report
    Last night was Fender Rhodes player Ino Hidefumi's first live show in Tokyo! He had previously only played in his...
    Posted on April 1, 2007 at 12:19
99. Fun night at Mixrooffice
    A few days ago was friend Tomoe's birthday party, held at a small club in Shibuya named Mixrooffice (it's actually...
    Posted on March 30, 2007 at 20:42
100. OBEY
     While in Shibuya on Sunday, we went to check out the Obey Giant vs WK Interact "The East/West Propaganda Project"...
     Posted on March 26, 2007 at 21:19

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   Avocado burger at The Burgers Tokyo...
   Posted on January 21, 2010 at 13:11
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   Got my bagels! Poko Bagel Cafe is Japan's first Montreal-style bagel shop, located near Hamamatsucho station in Tokyo....
   Posted on July 9, 2009 at 09:24
3. 
   Plat de "Pâté chinois" de Chez Maori à Shin-Nakano! Une première à Tokyo?!...
   Posted on May 10, 2009 at 19:25
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   Small cupcakes from Fairycake Fair and milk tea, a shop in Gransta, Tokyo station. Banana chocolate and salt caramel, 300yen each...
   Posted on November 4, 2007 at 15:11
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   Tokyo police mascot Pipo-kun acting silly in Shinjuku :)...
   Posted on November 3, 2007 at 14:34
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   Tokyo police mascot Pipo-kun sticker on my bike...
   Posted on December 31, 2006 at 13:11
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   Attempt to escape Tokyo's hot sweaty summer...
   Posted on July 21, 2005 at 15:54
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   Sakura is out in Tokyo, finally!...
   Posted on April 3, 2005 at 15:29
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   Some strange installation going on at Destination Tokyo in Clica (MyCity B2F)...
   Posted on November 11, 2004 at 19:36
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    Tokyo Style in Gothenburg in Tokyo, last night at Office...
    Posted on October 9, 2004 at 23:51
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    Arakawa, the river that separates Tokyo and Saitama...
    Posted on June 22, 2004 at 13:14

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