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OCTOBER 2015 Japan’s number one English language magazine Image © 2015 “Gekijorei” Film Partners YOKAI BABY GUIDE METAL SORTING TEENAGE OUT JAPAN’S SENSATIONS SUPERNATURAL LOOK TO ROCK CREATURES THE WORLD ALSO: Education Special, the Hoop Nation of Nippon, Marie Kondo Cleans Out the Clutter, People, Parties, & Placeswww.tokyoweekender.com and Much MoreOCTOBER 2015 OCTOBER 2015 www.tokyoweekender.com OCTOBER 2015 CONTENTS 15 MASTERS OF J-HORROR The Tokyo International Film Festival brings plenty of screams to the screen © 2015 “Gekijorei” Film Partners 14 16 20 BABYMETAL YOKAI GUIDE EDUCATION SPECIAL Awww...These teenagers are on a rock- Don’t know your kappa from your kirin? Autumn is filled with new developments fueled musical rampage Turn to page 16, dear friends at Tokyo’s international schools 6 The Guide 13 Akita-Style Teppanyaki 34 Previews Our recommendations for hot fall looks, Get ready for some of Japan’s finest The back story of Peter Pan, Keanu takes plus a snack that’s worth a train ride ingredients, artfully prepared at Gomei revenge, and the Not-So-Fantastic Four 8 Gallery Guide 28 Marie Kondo 36 Agenda Edo period adult art, the College Women’s Reclaiming joy by getting rid of clutter? Shimokita Curry Festival, Tokyo Design Association of Japan Print Show, and more Sounds like a win-win Week, and other October happenings 10 Japan Hoops It Up 30 People, Parties, Places 38 Back in the Day Lace ‘em up and get fired up for the A very French soirée, a tasty evening for Looking back at a look ahead to the CWAJ coming season of NBA action Peru, and Bill back in the Studio 54 days Print Show, circa 1974 www.tokyoweekender.com OCTOBER 2015 THIS MONTH IN THE WEEKENDER and domestic for decades, and this year the Tokyo International Film Festival OCTOBER 2015 has decided to take a walk on the spooky side, celebrating the work of three masters of “J-Horror,” including Hideo Nakata, whose upcoming release “Ghost Theater” gets the cover this month.
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