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PAGING DR. NAKAMATS Inside the Mind of Japan’S Most Prolific Inventor MAY 2014 Japan’s number one English language magazine UNSUNG ISLANDS The history & scenery of Iki and Tsushima GODZILLA A look at the behemoth’s cinematic past PAGING DR. NAKAMATS Inside the mind of Japan’s most prolific inventor ALSO: Summer School Special, Fine Dining in Tokyo, People, Parties, and Places, upcoming events and more... Before our “Renter’s Rooftop MAY 2014 CONTENTS Paradise” awaits you with Vacation Veranda, the award-winning 32 LifestyleY Design company specializing in customized luxury outdoor living and entertainment spaces. The Theodore Haley Jennings, III talented team at Vacation CEO & Principal Designer Veranda is ambitious in its artistic approach, helping you achieve a ‘vacation’ escape space in the privacy of your own home! The company offers both optional maintenance services to keep your “room with a view” as impeccable as it was on installation day, as well as garden removal services when moving day comes: 70% of Vacation Veranda clients are renters. And for customers looking to refresh the interior of their homes, restaurants or offices, Vacation Veranda is there to GODZILLA help them realize their visions as well. Japanese designers take to the runways with bold looks and innovative ideas Enhance your lifestyle and don’t let your outdoor space go to waste. 8 14 16 You may qualify for a 50% refund as part of the Government’s “Greening” environmental program. After DR NAKAMATSU GORMET TOKYO NAGASAKI Four generations of knifely knowledge in We caught up with Todzilla before his The visionary artist reveals the inspiration the heart of Asakusa crucial World Cup Qualifier game behind her unique creations 8 S.T. Dupont 21 Antiques 28 People, Parties, Places Getting back to our hunter-gatherer Lexus International’s Director of Global Ambassador Kennedy’s Red Sox Party, and culinary roots Branding on marketing a luxury lifestyle more reports from our man about town 10 Le Maison de Chocolate 24 Summer Schools 32 Movies Have a bite, take a sip on a Pisco Sour, Our listing of some of Tokyo’s hottest The web-slinger takes on a triple threat, a and then head to the dance floor properties chilling documentary, and more 12 Le Cordon Bleu 26 Lexus Party 36 Agenda Tradition and modernity meet at The Ambassador Kennedy’s Red Sox Party, and We’ve got you covered: Here’s what you Gateway to Tohoku more reports from our man about town ought to be up to this month Call us now for a free consultation Web: www.vacationveranda.com | Email: info@ vacationveranda.com | Tel: 090-5211-0053 MAY 2014 www.tokyoweekender.com www.tokyoweekender.com MAY 2014 THIS MONTH IN THE WEEKENDER world who have gathered there will be MAY 2014 just as fascinated by her as we were. MAY 2014 Now, while rugby standout Todd Japan’s number one English language magazine Clever’s body of work certainly wouldn’t be described as ethereal, the man they call Captain America is no less an artist on the field. The Top League veteran has made his mark here in Japan, and as the US National Rugby team moves on to the Publisher BC Media Group World Cup, you can be sure that Clever Chairman Ray Pedersen will be one to watch in 2015. Executive Producer Asi Rinestine As bound to the trappings of modern UNSUNG ISLANDS society as we are, it’s hard to believe Editor Alec Jordan The history & scenery of Iki and Tsushima that we might have anything to learn Art Director Liam Ramshaw from our ancestors who lived tens of Illustrator Liam Akin GODZILLA A look at the behemoth’s cinematic past thousands of cherry blossom seasons Media Director Kotaro Toda PAGING DR. NAKAMATS ago. But given the popularity of the Paleo Account Executives Nobu (Nick) Nakazawa Inside the mind of Japan’s most prolific inventor Diet over the recent years, it’s clear that Ohad Elbaz ALSO: Summer School Special, Fine Dining in Tokyo, People, Parties, and Places, upcoming events and more... our distant cave-dwelling cousins might not have had it wrong when it came Media Consultant Mary Rudow he always all-too-brief Marketing Ingrid Dubreuil to eating right. We find out how this hanami season may have Editorial Consultant Sami Kawahara nutrition-based lifestyle is doing here in already passed its fullest T Japan, and try out a couple of recipes that Society Bill Hersey bloom by now, and we hope prove that “no processed food” doesn’t that, even if you don’t spend a day or Editorial Associates Vivian Morelli need to mean “no fun.” two drinking on the blue tarps, you find Matthew Hernon After that, we sample the best Pisco some way to savor this time when the Mace Bertumen Sour in town, learn how to pick out the country loosens up and embodies the perfect knife from one of the masters in Film Christopher O’Keeffe spirit of bureiko—playing it free and the field, take in the latest bold collections easy, and not standing on ceremony. IT Manager Nick Adams from Tokyo’s young fashion designers, With that same spirit in mind, let’s Development Manager Stephane Boudoux and experience Tohoku-style omotenashi have a quick look at what our April issue Finance & Admin Sakura Arimura in a town where sakura season comes a DBA Iryna Sundutova has on offer. little later in the year. Our cover star is the artist Asami As always, we appreciate your Kiyokawa, an intriguing creative force readership. We’ll see you next month. who is as captivating as the work that has made her famous. She’ll be showing some of her latest pieces at Milan Design EST. Corky Alexander, 1970 Week by the time you’ll be reading this, and we expect that the art and design Editor Published monthly at the Regency Shinsaka Building, 5th floor 8-5-8 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-0052 (03) 6666-4924 / (03) 6432-9229 (fax) [email protected] To subscribe to the Tokyo Weekender, please call (03) 6666-4924 or email: [email protected] For ad sales inquiries, please call (03) 6666-4924 or email: [email protected] www.tokyoweekender.com Opinions expressed by Weekender contributors are not necessarily those of the publisher Published by BC Media Group www.bulbouscell.com Fried Sushi by Liam Akin. To see more of Liam’s work check out www.friedsushi.net MAY 2014 www.tokyoweekender.com www.tokyoweekender.com MAY 2014 DR. NAKAMATS | FEATURE | 7 extreme inventions, though I wouldn’t recommend it to nor- mal people. I developed a special underwater writing system as ideas come and go very quickly. HIS CELEBRITY STATUS AND WHY HE RUNS FOR GOVERNOR I’m a singer/songwriter and danc- er who holds regular concerts. I LISTED BY THE US SCIENCE have fans all over the world. In ACADEMIC SOCIETY ALONGSIDE ARCHIMEDES, America they have Dr. Nakamts days, while the film about me- MICHAEL FARADAY, MARIE CURIE AND NIKOLA TESLA AS “The Inventions of Dr. Nakamats”- ONE OF THE FIVE GREAT SCIENTISTS OF ALL TIME, Of course IBM did their own research, age of 42. Known as yakudoshi, it’s considered has won many awards and proved DR. NAKAMATS IS AN ENIGMATIC INVENTOR WHO’S HAD A HAND but my patent was earlier than theirs so they an unlucky year when our health starts to very popular, particularly in Europe. IN ALL KINDS OF CREATIONS DOWN THE YEARS INCLUDING THE had a problem. They sent their vice-presi- deteriorate. Wanting to know why I began I enjoy being in the public eye, but that isn’t why I run for governor. My ancestors FLOPPY DISC, JUMPING SHOES AND THE SELF-DEFENSE dent to meet me and I agreed to grant them writing down about every meal, then realized the sale license in return for a financial set- it’d be better to take a picture of each one, I were “Jikisan Hakamoto”- an elite samurai WIG. HE CURRENTLY HAS 3342 PATENTS TO HIS NAME, tlement. They confirmed it was my invention only eat one a day. I did this for 35 years and in direct service to the shogun- that is why I YET HAS NO PLANS TO STOP THERE, BELIEVING HE HAS and I respect them for that. The front gate of that’s why I won the IgNobel Prize. should be elected, but the people don’t know MUCH MORE TO GIVE. SO WHAT IS IT THAT MAKES THIS my house is in the shape of the disk because People from Harvard University called about that. (In the last election he received ECCENTRIC 85YR OLD FROM TOKYO TICK? WEEKENDER this is where I first got the idea. (IBM spokes- me to tell me, but I’ll be honest I didn’t have a 64,744 votes). I’ll keep trying and if I win I’ll revolutionize this city. Nobody is coming up RECENTLY VISITED HIS HOUSE/OFFICE man Mac Jeffrey claims that the floppy disk clue what they were talking about. Some kind was entirely their own creation, though Dr. of joke? I did some research and discovered with anything new, we need more inventive TO FIND OUT... Nakamats does have a number of patents it was a real science award with a comedy education and more inventive companies. As related to it). element attached. I liked the sound of it. The the chairman of the “World Genius Conven- tion” for 27yrs I also feel I have the experience to cope with international events such as the I believe I could possibly live until I’m 144.
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