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20 Concerts<br />
20 Stage<br />
21 Dance<br />
21 Clubb<strong>in</strong>g<br />
22 Exhibitions<br />
23 Sports<br />
24 Festivals<br />
24 Forums & Expos<br />
24 Bazaars &<br />
Markets<br />
24 Learn<strong>in</strong>g<br />
24 Other Events<br />
Concerts<br />
PoPular<br />
Hokuo Music Night<br />
Nordic alt. pop/electronica<br />
artists-Lo-Fi-Fnk from<br />
Sweden, Kira Kira from<br />
Iceland, Lars and the Hands<br />
of Light from Denmark and<br />
Husky Rescue from F<strong>in</strong>land.<br />
May 25, 6pm, ¥4,800. Unit.<br />
Nearest stn: Daikanyama. Tel:<br />
03-5459-8630.<br />
Soulive with Karl<br />
Densen<br />
Jazz funk masters Soulive<br />
team up with Lenny Kravitz<br />
sax man Karl Densen. May<br />
25-26. 7 & 9pm, ¥5,500-<br />
7,500. Billboard Live. Nearest<br />
stn: Roppongi. Tel: 03-3405-<br />
1133.<br />
Tokumaru Shugo<br />
Japanese <strong>in</strong>die<br />
multi-<strong>in</strong>strumentalist.<br />
May 25, 7pm, ¥3,500 +1d.<br />
Liquidroom. Nearest stn:<br />
Ebisu. Tel: 03-3444-6751.<br />
Outlook Festival<br />
Reggae, dub, jungle, DnB,<br />
etc. May 26, 9pm; May<br />
27, 2pm, ¥4,800. Tabloid.<br />
Nearest stn: H<strong>in</strong>ode. www.<br />
outlookfestival.jp<br />
Rocks Tokyo 2012<br />
Third year of festival, with<br />
One Ok Rock, Big Mama,<br />
Totalfat and more. May<br />
26-27, noon, ¥8,500 (one<br />
day)/¥15,000 (two days) +1d.<br />
Wakasu Park. Nearest stn:<br />
Sh<strong>in</strong>-kiba. www.rockstokyo.<br />
jp/2012<br />
Japan Blues & Soul<br />
Carnival<br />
Feat. Johnny W<strong>in</strong>ter and<br />
others. May 26, 5pm, ¥9,000-<br />
10,000. Zepp Diver City.<br />
Nearest stn: Daiba. www.<br />
mandicompany.co.jp. May<br />
27, 4pm, ¥9,000. Hibiya<br />
Outdoor Theater. Nearest stn:<br />
Hibiya. Tel: 03-3591-6388.<br />
Metal Attack<br />
F<strong>in</strong>nish metal bands Swallow<br />
The Sun, Profane Omen,<br />
etc, with veteran Japanese<br />
metallers Anthem. May 26,<br />
5pm, ¥5,800. Liquidroom.<br />
Nearest stn: Ebisu. Tel:<br />
03-5464-0800. www.<br />
creativeman.co.jp<br />
Man With a Mission<br />
Japanese rockers <strong>in</strong> wolves'<br />
cloth<strong>in</strong>g. May 27, 6pm,<br />
¥3,000. Shibuya-AX. Nearest<br />
stn: Harajuku. Tel: 03-5738-<br />
2020.<br />
The Cherry Coke$<br />
Irish music-<strong>in</strong>fluenced<br />
J-punk rock. May 27, 4pm,<br />
¥3,200. Liquidroom. Nearest<br />
stn: Ebisu. Tel: 03-3462-6969.<br />
Kat Deluna<br />
Dom<strong>in</strong>ican-American R&B<br />
sensation. May 27, 6pm,<br />
¥5,500. Yokohama Bay Hall.<br />
Nearest stn: Motomachi-<br />
Chukagai. www.2rlive.com<br />
Teachers For Tohoku<br />
A charity event feat. various<br />
Kanto <strong>in</strong>ternational schools'<br />
faculty bands. May 27, 4-11pm,<br />
free, donations requested.<br />
What the Dickens. Nearest stn:<br />
Ebisu. Tel: 03-3780-2099. http://<br />
meturl.com/teachergig<br />
Girugamesh<br />
Visual-kei band. May<br />
30, 6:30pm, ¥4,200+1d.<br />
Liquidroom. Nearest stn: Ebisu.<br />
Tel: 050-5533-0888.<br />
Quattro Mirage Vol. 4<br />
“Shibuya Comes Alive!” feat.<br />
virtuoso guitarist Miyavi and<br />
Rize. May 31, 7pm, ¥3,800<br />
+1d. Club Quattro. Nearest stn:<br />
Shibuya. Tel: 03-3477-8750.<br />
Humbert Humbert<br />
J-pop duo named after the<br />
Lolita protagonist. May<br />
31, 7:30pm, ¥3,800+1d.<br />
Liquidroom. Nearest stn: Ebisu.<br />
Tel: 03-3405-9999.<br />
Ziyoou-vachi<br />
Chaos of music with the queen<br />
bees of fashion. Jun 1, 7pm,<br />
¥3,500 +1d. Shibuya-AX.<br />
Nearest stn: Harajuku. www.<br />
ziyoou-vachi.com<br />
Left Beh<strong>in</strong>d Parents<br />
Benefit<br />
Feat. The Diplomats (Tokyo),<br />
Jimmy B<strong>in</strong>ks & the Shakehorns<br />
and Dennis Gunn. Rais<strong>in</strong>g<br />
money and awareness <strong>in</strong> the<br />
fight aga<strong>in</strong>st sole custody and<br />
child abduction <strong>in</strong> Japan. Jun 1,<br />
7pm, ¥2,000. Crawfish. Nearest<br />
stn: Akasaka. www.crawfish.jp<br />
Big Beach Festival<br />
Feat. Chemical Brothers,<br />
Sven Vath, John Digweed,<br />
etc. Jun 2, 10am, ¥10,500.<br />
Makuhari Kaih<strong>in</strong> Park. Nearest<br />
stn: Kaih<strong>in</strong>makuhari. www.<br />
bigbeach-fes.com/12<br />
Yuzu<br />
J-pop duo. Jun 2-3. 5pm,<br />
¥13,600. Tokyo Dome. Nearest<br />
stn: Suidobashi. Tel: 03-5800-<br />
9999.<br />
Fear and Loath<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> Las<br />
Vegas<br />
Emo metalcore band from<br />
Kobe. Jun 3, 6pm, ¥3,000 +1d.<br />
O-East. Nearest stn: Shibuya.<br />
Tel: 03-3462-6969.<br />
Party Boat<br />
Merpeoples, Anam<strong>in</strong>, Day and<br />
Buffalo. Jun 3, 7pm, ¥2,000 +1d.<br />
Redcloth. Nearest stn: Sh<strong>in</strong>juku.<br />
Tel: 03-3202-5320.<br />
Miki Imai with Nobuo<br />
Kurata<br />
Vocals and piano. Jun 3-5.<br />
Various times, ¥9,000-11,000.<br />
Billboard Live. Nearest stn:<br />
Roppongi. www.billboard-live.<br />
com<br />
Monkey Majik<br />
J pop-rock band. Jun 8, 7pm,<br />
¥5,800. Shibuya Kokaido.<br />
Nearest stn: Shibuya. www.<br />
shibuko.com<br />
Soulja Boy<br />
US hip-hop star and<br />
producer. Jun 8, 6:30pm,<br />
¥10,000 (adv)/¥11,000<br />
(door). Yokohama<br />
Bayside Hall. Nearest stn:<br />
Motomachi-Chukagai. www.<br />
swagfamilylegacy.jp<br />
Flumpool<br />
J-rock band from Osaka. Jun<br />
9-10. 5:30pm, ¥5,800. Tokyo<br />
Dome City Hall. Nearest stn:<br />
Suidobashi. Tel: 03-5800-9999.<br />
Anna Tsuchiya<br />
J-pop s<strong>in</strong>ger, actress and model.<br />
Jun 9, 6pm, ¥5,000. Shibuya<br />
Kokaido. Nearest stn: Shibuya.<br />
Tel: 03-3463-3022.<br />
MUCC Day<br />
J-rock band celebrates their<br />
15th anniversary. Jun 9,<br />
4:09pm, ¥5,569 (adv)/¥6,600<br />
(door). Makuhari Messe.<br />
Nearest stn: Kaih<strong>in</strong>-Makuhari.<br />
Tel: 050-5533-0888.<br />
Rega<br />
Funky progressive quartet<br />
from Ehime. Jun 9, 7pm, ¥3,000<br />
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(adv) +1d. Club Quattro. Nearest<br />
stn: Shibuya. Tel: 03-3477-8750.<br />
Big Bang<br />
South Korean boy band. Jun<br />
16-17. various times, ¥9,500.<br />
Yokohama Arena. Nearest stn:<br />
Sh<strong>in</strong>-Yokohama. Tel: 04-5474-<br />
4000.<br />
Lite<br />
Tokyo <strong>in</strong>strumental<br />
progressive rock outfit. Jun 23,<br />
6:30pm, ¥3,000 (adv) +1d. Super<br />
Deluxe. Nearest stn: Roppongi.<br />
Tel: 03-5412-0515.<br />
Hostess Club Weekender<br />
Feat. The Cribs, Hot Chip,<br />
Mystery Jets, Gaz Coombes,<br />
Here We Go Magic, Cloud<br />
Noth<strong>in</strong>gs, Exlovers, etc. Jun<br />
23-24. 2pm, ¥7,900 (one day)/<br />
¥13,900 (two day). Yebisu<br />
Garden Hall. Nearest stn: Ebisu.<br />
www.ynos.tv/hostessclub<br />
<strong>Metropolis</strong> presents Saiko<br />
Vol. 10<br />
Africaemo, Samm Bennett, Moja,<br />
Mootekkis, Tokyo P<strong>in</strong>salocks<br />
& Gabez (comedy). DJs Adam3<br />
& Muthafunka. Jun 24, 4pm,<br />
¥2,000 (adv) / ¥2,500 (door) +<br />
¥500 dr<strong>in</strong>k charge. Milkyway.<br />
Nearest stn: Shibuya. Tel:<br />
03-4550-2929. www.metropolis.<br />
co.jp/saiko<br />
Junko Ohashi<br />
J-pop s<strong>in</strong>ger. Jun 25-26. 7<br />
& 9:30pm, ¥6,500-8,500.<br />
Billboard Live. Nearest stn:<br />
Roppongi. www.billboard-live.<br />
com<br />
Roach<br />
Hardcore quartet from<br />
Ok<strong>in</strong>awa promote new album<br />
release. Jun 28, 7:30pm, ¥2,800<br />
(adv) +1d. O-West. Nearest stn:<br />
Shibuya. Tel: 03-3462-6969.<br />
Angel Witch<br />
British heavy metal outfit.<br />
Jun 29, 7pm, ¥6,500+1d(adv).<br />
O-East. Nearest stn: Shibuya.<br />
Tel: 03-5774-3030.<br />
Orange Range<br />
Ok<strong>in</strong>awan group blend<strong>in</strong>g pop,<br />
rock and hip-hop. Jul 3, 6:30pm;<br />
Jul 4, 6:30pm, ¥5,500. Shibuya<br />
Kokaido. Nearest stn: Shibuya.<br />
Tel. 045-671-9911.<br />
Hardcore Fanclub<br />
Japanese hardcore. Jul 4,<br />
7pm, ¥2,000 (adv) +1d. O-West.<br />
Nearest stn: Shibuya. Tel:<br />
03-3444-6751.<br />
Paris Match<br />
J-pop duo blend<strong>in</strong>g bossanova,<br />
jazz, and house. Jul 4, 7 &<br />
9:30pm, ¥5,000-7,000. Billboard<br />
Live. Nearest stn: Roppongi.<br />
www.billboard-live.com<br />
Do As Inf<strong>in</strong>ity<br />
J-pop/rock . Jul 7, 6pm, ¥6,300.<br />
Shibuya Kokaido. Nearest stn:<br />
Shibuya. Tel: 03-3463-3022.<br />
Electric Mary<br />
Hard rock. Jul 10, 7pm,<br />
¥6,500+1d. Club Quattro.<br />
Nearest stn: Shibuya. www.<br />
mandicompany.co.jp<br />
Fabolous<br />
Rapper from the US. Jul 13,<br />
6:30pm, ¥10,000 (adv)/¥11,000<br />
(door). Yokohama<br />
Bayside Hall. Nearest stn:<br />
Motomachi-Chukagai. www.<br />
swagfamilylegacy.jp<br />
Nao Matsushita<br />
Japanese s<strong>in</strong>ger and actress. Jul<br />
21, 6pm, ¥6,300. Bunkamura<br />
Orchard Hall. Nearest stn:<br />
Shibuya. www.matsushita-nao.<br />
com<br />
Radical Music Network<br />
Feat. Mimi Maura, Che Sudaka,<br />
DJ Scratchy etc. Jul 25, 6pm,<br />
¥4,000 (adv)/¥4,500 (door).<br />
CAY. Nearest stn: Omotesando.<br />
www.japonicus.com/rmnspe7.<br />
html<br />
Fuji Rock Festival<br />
The Stone Roses, Radiohead,<br />
Buddy Guy, and more. Jul 27-29.<br />
¥16,800 (one-day)/¥42,800<br />
(three-day). Naeba Ski Resort.<br />
Nearest stn: Echigo Yuzawa.<br />
www.fujirockfestival.com<br />
The Beach Boys<br />
Veteran rock band returnes to<br />
Japan. Aug 16, 4:30pm, ¥8,000-<br />
9,000. QVC Mar<strong>in</strong>e Field.<br />
Nearest stn: Kaih<strong>in</strong>-Makuhari.<br />
Tel: 043-296-1227.<br />
Summer Sonic<br />
Green Day, Rihanna, Sigor<br />
Ros, New Order, etc. Aug<br />
18-19. 11am, ¥15,000(adv.1<br />
day), ¥27,000(adv. 2 days).<br />
Makuhari Messe. Nearest<br />
stn: Kaih<strong>in</strong>-Makuhari. www.<br />
summersonic.com<br />
Jazz/World<br />
Mose Allison<br />
Veteran jazz blues s<strong>in</strong>ger.<br />
May 25-27. Various times,<br />
¥7,500. Blue Note. Nearest stn:<br />
Omotesando. www.bluenote.<br />
co.jp<br />
Carmen Lundy Quartet<br />
Multi-talented American jazz<br />
s<strong>in</strong>ger. May 22-25. Various<br />
times, ¥6,800-9,000. Cotton<br />
Club. Nearest stn: Tokyo. Tel:<br />
03-3215-1555.<br />
Chris Potter Underground<br />
American jazz musician. May 26<br />
& 28-29. Various times, ¥7,000-<br />
9,000. Cotton Club. Nearest stn:<br />
Tokyo. Tel: 03-3215-1555.<br />
The Real Group<br />
Award-w<strong>in</strong>n<strong>in</strong>g Swedish<br />
a cappella group. May 28,<br />
¥4,500-6,500. Billboard Live.<br />
Nearest stn: Roppongi. Tel:<br />
03-3405-1133.<br />
Everette Harp<br />
R&B, smooth jazz feat. Indra<br />
Lesmana Quartet. May 28-29.<br />
Various times, ¥7,000. Blue<br />
Note. Nearest stn: Omotesando.<br />
www.bluenote.co.jp<br />
James Farm<br />
Feat. Joshua Redman, Aaron<br />
Parks, Matt Penman and<br />
Eric Harland. May 30-Jun 2.<br />
Various times, ¥8,400. Blue<br />
Note. Nearest stn: Omotesando.<br />
www.bluenote.co.jp/jp<br />
Tom Harrel Qu<strong>in</strong>tet<br />
American post-bop jazz<br />
trumpeter, flugelhornist. May<br />
30-Jun 1. Various times, ¥7,500-<br />
9,500. Cotton Club. Nearest stn:<br />
Tokyo. Tel: 03-3215-1555.<br />
Bootsy Coll<strong>in</strong>s<br />
Deep funk bassist. May 31-Jun<br />
2. ¥11,500-13,500. Billboard<br />
Live. Nearest stn: Roppongi. Tel:<br />
03-3405-1133.<br />
Taicoclub ’12<br />
Animal Collective, DadaD,<br />
Jonti, Josh W<strong>in</strong>k, etc. Jun 2-3.<br />
3pm, ¥11,000-12,000 (adv)/ ¥<br />
13,000 (door). Kodama no Mori.<br />
Nearest stn: Yabuhara. www.<br />
taicoclub.com<br />
Jim Hall<br />
Veteran jazz guitarist's solo.<br />
Jun 2, various times, ¥8,400-<br />
10,500. Cotton Club. Nearest<br />
stn: Tokyo. Tel: 03-3215-1555.<br />
Jim Hall Trio<br />
Feat. Scott Colley and Joey<br />
Baron. Jun 3-6. Various times,<br />
¥8,400. Blue Note. Nearest stn:<br />
Omotesando. www.bluenote.<br />
co.jp<br />
Yes<br />
Feat. Aaron Goldberg, Omer<br />
Avital and Ali Jackson Jr. Jun<br />
7-9. Various times, ¥6,500-<br />
8,500. Cotton Club. Nearest stn:<br />
Tokyo. Tel: 03-3215-1555.<br />
Monday Michiru<br />
Japanese club jazz pioneer . Jun<br />
7, various times, ¥5,000-7,000.<br />
Billboard Live. Nearest stn:<br />
Roppongi. www.billboard-live.<br />
com<br />
Plat<strong>in</strong>a Jazz Orchestra<br />
Presented by Rasmus Faber.<br />
Feat. anisong s<strong>in</strong>ger Megumi<br />
Nakajima on Jun 9. Jun 8-9,<br />
various times, ¥4,800-6,800.<br />
Billboard Live. Nearest stn:<br />
Roppongi. www.billboardlive.com<br />
Very Be Careful<br />
Feat. Cumbia & Vallenato.<br />
Jun 9, 10:30pm, ¥3,500. Marz.<br />
Nearest stn: Seibush<strong>in</strong>juku.<br />
www.japonicus.com/<br />
verybecareful2012.html<br />
Robert Glasper<br />
Experiment<br />
Pianist who <strong>in</strong>corporates jazz,<br />
hip-hop, gospel, R&B, and<br />
alt-rock. Jun 12-14. ¥5,500-<br />
7,500. Billboard Live. Nearest<br />
stn: Roppongi. www.billboardlive.com<br />
Chris Botti<br />
Critically acclaimed jazz<br />
trumpeter. Jun 16, 2pm,<br />
¥8,000-10,000. Tokyo<br />
Dome City Hall. Nearest stn:<br />
Suidobashi. Tel: 03-5800-<br />
9999.<br />
Hiromitsu Agatsuma<br />
Tsugaru-jamisen player. Jun<br />
17, 4:30 & 7:30pm, ¥5,000-<br />
7,000. Billboard Live. Nearest<br />
stn: Roppongi. www.billboardlive.com<br />
Bernard Purdie & Friends<br />
Feat. Reuben Wilson and Grant<br />
Green Jr. Jun 18-19, various<br />
times, ¥6,000-8,000. Billboard<br />
Live. Nearest stn: Roppongi.<br />
www.billboard-live.com<br />
Karyn White<br />
R&B diva. Jun 22-23, various<br />
times, ¥7,000-9,500. Billboard<br />
Live. Nearest stn: Roppongi.<br />
www.billboard-live.com<br />
Baptiste Trotignon<br />
French pianist's solo. Jun 24,<br />
6:30pm, ¥5,000-7,000. Cotton<br />
Club. Nearest stn: Tokyo. Tel:<br />
03-3215-1555.<br />
Chihiro Yamanaka<br />
Jazz pianist and vocalist. Jun<br />
24, 4:30 & 7:30pm, ¥4,800-<br />
6,800. Billboard Live. Nearest<br />
stn: Roppongi. www.billboardlive.com<br />
Yusa<br />
Cuban s<strong>in</strong>ger-songwriter. Jun<br />
25-27, various times, ¥7,500-<br />
9,500. Cotton Club. Nearest<br />
stn: Tokyo. Tel: 03-3215-1555.<br />
Wouter Hamel<br />
Jazz s<strong>in</strong>ger-songwriter from<br />
Holland. Jun 27, 7 & 9:30pm,<br />
¥5,000-7,000. Billboard Live.<br />
Nearest stn: Roppongi. www.<br />
billboard-live.com<br />
Tony Monaco Trio<br />
Feat. Yosuke Onuma and<br />
Gene Jackson. Jun 28, various<br />
times, ¥5,500-7,500. Cotton<br />
Club. Nearest stn: Tokyo. Tel:<br />
03-3215-1555.<br />
ClassiCal<br />
Simpatico Chamber<br />
Orchestra Concert<br />
Eiichi Kimura conducts pieces<br />
by Ravel and Mozart. May 27,<br />
6pm, free (by application).<br />
Tokyo Opera City Recital Hall.<br />
Nearest stn: Hatsudai. Tel:<br />
080-6547-1791.<br />
Evgeni Brozhanov<br />
Piano recital by Bulgarian<br />
virtuoso. Jun 8, 7pm, ¥3,000-<br />
5,000. Suntory Hall. Nearest<br />
stn: Roppongi-itchome.<br />
Tel: 03-3584-9999. Jun 9,<br />
3pm, ¥2,500-3,500. Saitama<br />
Arts Theater. Nearest<br />
stn: Yonohonmachi. Tel:<br />
0570-064-939.<br />
Piano Etoile Vol. 18<br />
Piano recital. Jun 9, 3pm,<br />
¥2,500-3,500. Saitama<br />
Arts Theater. Nearest stn:<br />
Yonohonmachi. Tel: 048-858-<br />
5500.<br />
Russian National<br />
Orchestra<br />
Feat. Daish<strong>in</strong> Kashimoto and<br />
Mikhail Pletnev. Jun 13, 7pm,<br />
¥6,000-15,000. Green Hall.<br />
Nearest stn: Sagami-Oono. Tel:<br />
042-742-9999.<br />
Zerosai-mae no Concert<br />
Music for the soon-to-be-born<br />
and their mothers, performed<br />
by pianist Yuko Mifune and<br />
cellist Yoko Ara. Jun 23, 3pm,<br />
¥1,000 (pregnant women),<br />
¥2,000 (general). Philia Hall.<br />
Nearest stn: Aobadai. www.<br />
philia.com<br />
Michie Koyama<br />
Piano recital. Jun 23, 3pm,<br />
¥2,000-5,000. Bunkamura<br />
Orchard Hall. Nearest stn:<br />
Shibuya. Tel: 03-3477-3244.<br />
Berl<strong>in</strong> Symphony<br />
Orchestra<br />
Feat. Lior Shambadal (c) and<br />
Stanislav Bun<strong>in</strong> (p). Jun 24,<br />
5pm, ¥5,000-16,000. Suntory<br />
Hall. Nearest stn: Roppongiitchome.<br />
Tel: 03-3944-9999.<br />
NHK Symphony<br />
Orchestra<br />
Feat. Olivier Charlier and<br />
Michiyoshi Inoue. Jun 24,<br />
4pm, ¥2,000-6,500. Saitama<br />
Arts Theater. Nearest stn:<br />
Yonohonmachi. Tel: 048-858-<br />
5500.<br />
Ikuko Kawai<br />
Viol<strong>in</strong>ist, composer, and art<br />
professor. Jun 28, 7 & 9:30pm,<br />
¥5,800-7,800. Billboard Live.<br />
Nearest stn: Roppongi. www.<br />
billboard-live.com<br />
Niu Niu<br />
Child prodigy pianist. Jun 30,<br />
2:30pm, ¥2,500-4,500. Suntory<br />
Hall. Nearest stn: Roppongiitchome.<br />
Tel: 03-3584-9999.<br />
Kool Nostalgia<br />
Feat. soprano s<strong>in</strong>ger Tomoko<br />
Shibata. Jul 6, 6:45pm, ¥6,000<br />
w/1d (general). Yamaha<br />
G<strong>in</strong>za Hall. Nearest stn:<br />
G<strong>in</strong>za. www.yamahamusic.<br />
jp. Jun 24, 1 & 4pm, ¥5,000<br />
(general). Jiyugaoka Operaza.<br />
Nearest stn: Jiyugaoka. www.<br />
tomokoshibata.com<br />
Cavalleria Rusticana<br />
Feat. Paolo Carignani (c) and<br />
Tetsu Taoshita. Jul 13-16,<br />
various times, ¥2,000-18,000.<br />
Tokyo Bunka Kaikan. Nearest<br />
stn: Ueno. Tel: 03-3828-2111.<br />
Arts Shower<br />
Zoorasian Brass and the<br />
rabbit-faced Str<strong>in</strong>g Quartet of<br />
Tsuru-Usagi. Jul 30-31. 2pm,<br />
¥1,000. Tokyo Opera City.<br />
Nearest stn: Hatsudai. www.<br />
opera<strong>city</strong>.jp<br />
Keisuke Toyama<br />
Piano recital. Aug 1, 7pm,<br />
¥3,000-3,800. Suntory Hall.<br />
Nearest stn: Roppongiitchome.<br />
Tel: 03-3584-9999.<br />
Stage<br />
Gogatsu Hanagata Kabuki<br />
Classical Japanese<br />
dance-drama. Until May<br />
25, 11am & 2:30pm, ¥3,000-<br />
14,500. Shimbashi Enbujo.<br />
Nearest stn: Higashig<strong>in</strong>za. Tel:<br />
03-3541-2600.<br />
Macbeth<br />
Shakespeare’s tragedy put<br />
on by International Theatre<br />
Company London. May 26-Jun<br />
2, various times and prices.<br />
Various locations. www.<br />
stageplay.jp/en<br />
Rokugatsu Dai Kabuki<br />
Classical Japanese<br />
dance-drama. Jun 5-29,<br />
11am & 2pm, ¥3,000-21,000.<br />
Shimbashi Enbujo. Nearest<br />
stn: Higashig<strong>in</strong>za. Tel: 03-3541-<br />
2600.<br />
Cloud 9 by Caryl Churchill<br />
Black Stripe theater presents<br />
this edgy play by an<br />
award-w<strong>in</strong>n<strong>in</strong>g playwright.<br />
Jul 5-9, 7:30pm & 2:30pm,<br />
¥2,500-3,000. T<strong>in</strong>y Alice. www.<br />
blackstripetheater.com<br />
Come Fly Away<br />
New Broadway musical<br />
feat. Frank S<strong>in</strong>atra classics.<br />
Preschoolers not permitted.<br />
Jul 24-Aug 12, various times,<br />
¥7,000-10,500. Bunkamura<br />
Orchard Hall. Nearest stn:<br />
Shibuya. www.cfa2012.jp<br />
Gamarjobat Silent<br />
Comedy<br />
Pantomime duo. Aug 31-Sep 2,<br />
various times, ¥4,500-5,000.<br />
Kanagawa Arts Theater.<br />
Nearest stn: Motomachi-<br />
Chukagai. www.gamarjobat.<br />
com
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