You’re standing between the tall shelves of your usual corporate owned book store. They’re streaming endless jazz covers of today’s most popular pops. The building’s white lightning is constant, it doesn’t matter if it’s 10 in the morning or 5…
Sydney-based indie band Salarymen have returned with their sophomore EP ‘Head In The Sand’, out 27 October on Scenic Drive Records. To celebrate, Salarymen will announce their first East Coast tour in February 2023 with their full live band. Salarymen: Japan Tour…
【Enjoy a fun time with drinks and music on Saturday evening at Shimokitazawa HALF】 The DJ event “ECLECTIC x HALF” will take place for the first time in four months on Saturday, February 13th at Shimokitazawa HALF (a minute walk…
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Stylish accommodation in one of the most popular neighborhoods in Tokyo
Every month, Metropolis talks with a Tokyo resident about their cultural agenda
Located in the quiet neighborhood of Setagaya-Daita (and not far from Shimokita), the Totoro Café & Bakery seems to come straight out of Hayao Miyazaki’s fantasy world. Hidden in a backstreet, surrounded by trees, the two-story house includes both a…
Shimokitazawa. With its narrow streets and bright neon lights, it’s home to young trendy creatives, cool hipsters, vintage clothing stores, live houses and a long list of street food vendors where you can grab and eat on the go. But which are the ones worth…
