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AJET News & Events, Arts & Culture, Lifestyle, Community NOVEMBER 2017 Art or obscenity? - Osaka police crack down on local tattoo artists Tokyo Game Show - The best, the worst, the complete lowdown! When the going gets rough, time to upgrade your skincare routine! Most-missed foods from home - your responses! Ballerina, Ballerino - Finding strength and peace through dance The Japanese Lifestyle & Culture Magazine Written by the International Community in Japan1 CREDITS & CONTENTHEAD EDITOR HEAD OF DESIGN & HEAD WEB EDITOR Lilian Diep LAYOUT Nadya Dee-Anne Forbes Ashley Hirasuna ASSITANT EDITOR ASSITANT WEB EDITOR Lauren Hill ASSISTANT DESIGNERS Connie Huang SOCIAL MEDIA SECTION EDITORS Malia Imayama John Wilson Kirsty Broderick Michelle Cerami Jack Richardson Shantel Dickerson COVER PHOTO Duncan Cox COPY EDITORS Hayley Closter Verushka Aucamp Nicole Antkiewicz Hannah Varacalli Jasmin Hayward TABLE OF CONTENTS Tresha Barrett PHOTO Bailey Jo Josie Reina Bolanos CONTRIBUTORS Abby Ryder-Huth Ben Baer Sabrina Zirakzadeh ART & PHOTOGRAPHY Dustin Henrich Tahirah Newkirk Ben Baer B. B. Clarke Tahirah Newkirk Idit Greenberg Freza Films Charles Colfer Billy Ed Woods Chad Grover Laura Pollacco Duncan Cox Idit Greenberg JETFood Community Charles Colfer Alyssa Rossi Chad Grover Stacey Rock Dave Wilson Kat Joplin Samuel Hong Stacey Rock Kat Joplin Ashley Hirasuna Duncan Cox Reina Bolanos Jessica Craven Shantel Dickerson Illaura Rossiter Vi Phan Micah Briguera This magazine contains original photos used with permission, as well as free-use images. All included photos are property of the author unless otherwise specified. If you are the owner of an image featured in this publication believed to be used without permission, please contact the Head of Graphic Design and Layout, Ashley Hirasuna, at [email protected]. This edition, and all past editions of AJET CONNECT, can be found online at http://ajet.net/ ajet-connect/magazine-issues/2 . Read CONNECT online and follow us on ISSUU. 8 Events Calendar: October 14 In the News 16 Missiles and Mandates 20 Surfing in Hyuga 22 Bad News for Tattoos 26 Heartland JET Alumni Association Film Festival 30 Yeah But Have You Heard of: Tokyo Garage Rock 32 Fire and Fancy Footwork 34 Guide to Fall/Winter Skincare & Makeup 36 Style Makers: A Photographer on Fashion & His Friends 38 Tokyo Game Show 2017 42 The Best (And Worst) of Tokyo Game Show 2017 45 November Releases 48 Foods We All Miss: CONNECT Magazine November 2017 49 Macaroni and Cheese Please! 50 FOCUS FIVE: Hokkaido Soft Cream 54 FAMILY SPOTLIGHT: JET Round 2: Returning to Japan with Little Gus 56 Ballerina Ballerino 62 Continuing Yoga Without a Home Studio 3 LETTER FROM THE EDITOR It’s finally November! I don’t know about you, but October was really busy for me, and November is starting to fill up quite quickly as well in my planner. I hope with the busy term you find time to take care of yourself this season. Don’t forget to carve out some time for yourself in this hectic and flu-y season. Connect brings you more content this month to snuggle up with for those moments you just don’t want to crawl out of your warm bed. Check out the new games for next season that are covered in our TGS special, reminisce on food from home in solidarity, or catch up on what other people are up to in other prefectures in Japan (did you know that Japan’s holding its first surfing competition?!)! As always, we’ve got a little bit of news, a little bit of culture, and a little bit of everything else to entertain you for those times you get to sit and unwind (and maybe stretch out those tight lower back muscles from sitting at your desk for too long; don’t worry, we’ve got an article on that too) or taking a break from NaNoWriMo. No matter what you do, I hope you enjoy your time along with us! Minna! Faitingu! Lilian Diep Head Editor 3rd Year Toyama ALT Photo: Jessica Craven 4 5 NEWS AND EVENTS NEWS EDITOR [email protected] Tresha Barrett “I look for inspiration in the shadows of insanity...” acidschizomunky.com EVENTS EDITOR [email protected] Bailey Jo Josie “as the daughter of 8 fathers, i, too, feminism” - @runolgarun Photo: Duncan Cox 6 7 Events Calendar: November Bailey Jo Josie (Miyazaki) Block 1 Block 2 Block 3 Hokkaido Miyagi Ibaraki Aomori Yamagata Tochigi Iwate Fukushima Gunma Akita Niigata Saitama Nagano Block 4 Block 5 Block 6 Chiba Toyama Shiga Tokyo Ishikawa Kyoto Kanagawa Fukui Hyogo Yamanashi Gifu Shizuoka Aichi Block 7 Block 8 Mie Tokushima Osaka Kagawa Nara Ehime Wakayama Kochi Block 9 Block 10 Block 11 Tottori Fukuoka Kumamoto Shimane Saga Miyazaki Okayama Nagasaki Kagoshima Hiroshima Oita Okinawa Yamaguchi 8 Block 1 Block 2 Block 3 Hirosaki Castle Autumn Festival Light Up and Night Tour Bus Karuizawa Momiji Festival 2017 01 July – 30 November 23 September – 05 November 20 October – 12 November Aizuwakamatsu City, Fukushima Karuizawa Toiwn, Nagano Prefecture Hirosaki Castle, Hirosaki City, Aomori Prefecture Website in Japanese only Prefecture Website in Japanese only Website Kajika Bridge Red Leaves Nanyo Chrysanthemum Festival Illumination Fall Fujiwara Festival 13 October – 12 November 24 October – 19 November 01 November – 03 November Nanyo City Flower Park Special Ikaho Town, Shibukawa City, Gunma Hiraizumi Town, Iwate Prefecture Event Space, Chuo Ward, Nanyo Prefecture Website City, Yamagata Prefecture Website Website Sapporo White Illumination Hannou Matsuri (Float Parade) 24 November - 14 March Matsushima Kayano Illuminations 04 November - 05 November Various Sites, Sapporo City, 28 October – 19 November Hanno City, Saitama Prefecture Hokkaido Prefecture Matsushima-Kaigan Station Area, Website in Japanese only Website Matsushima Town, Miyagi Prefecture Website in Japanese only First Displaying of Kissyoten German Christmas Market Ends 30 November 25 November - 24 December Autumn Leaves Illumination Rinno-ji Temple, Nikko City, Tochigi Odori Park, Sapporo City, Hokkaido 28 October – 26 November Prefecture Prefecture Akasakayama Park, Kashiwazaki Website in Japanese only Website City, Niigata Prefecture Website in Japanese only Oguni Hot Pot Stew Festival 05 November Asmo Shopping Centre West Parking Lot, Oguni Town, Nishiokitama District, Yamagata Prefecture Website 9 Block 4 Block 5 Grape Expo 2017 Daidogei World Cup Shichiken Morning Market 24 August – 12 November 02 November – 05 November 20 March – 31 December Fuefuki City, Yamanashi Prefecture Various Sites, Shizuoka City, Ono City, Fukui Prefecture Website in Japanese only Shizuoka Prefecture Website in Japanese only Website The Joy of Sake 2017 Nanto Chrysanthemum Festival 01 November Chigasaki Makana Hula Festival 03 November – 12 November TOC Building, West Gotanda District, 03 November – 05 November Nanto Botanical Garden, Nanto City, Shinagawa, Tokyo Prefecture Chigasaki City Gymnasium, Toyama Prefecture Website Chigasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture Website in Japanese only Website in Japanese only Fuji Kawaguchi-ko Autumn Leaves Manmos Flea Market Festival Cycle Mode International 18 November - 19 November 01 November – 23 November 03 November — 05 November Nagoya International Exhibition Hall, Lake Kawaguchi, Yamanashi Makuhari Messe, Chiba Prefecture Minato Ward, Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture Website Prefecture Website Website in Japanese only Asakusa Tori-no-ichi Fair The Doraemon Exhibition Tokyo 06 November, 18 November, 30 Hinkoko Matsuri (Puppet Play) 2017 November 23 November 01 November – 08 January Asakusa Area, Tokyo Prefecture Oyatajinja Shrine, Mino City, Gifu Mori Arts Centre, Roppongi, Minato Website Prefecture Ward, Tokyo Prefecture Website in Japanese only Website Inasa Puppet Play Festival 11 November — 12 November Nafune Gojinjo Drum Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka 04 November, 11 November, 18 Prefecture November, 25 November Website in Japanese only Old Wajima Station Area, Kawai Town, Wajima City,, Ishikawa Prefecture Website 10 Block 6 Block 7 Block 8 Gion Odori (Traditional Dancing) Hase-dera Momiji Festival Awa Odori - Autumn 2017 01 November - 10 November 14 October – 03 December 03 November – 05 November Gion Hall, Higashiyama, Kyoto Hase-dera Temple, Sakurai City, Asty Tokushima, Tokushima City, Prefecture Nara Prefecture Tokushima Prefecture Website in Japanese only Website in Japanese only Website in Japanese only Kobe Illuminage Osaka Hikari-Renaissance Autumn Tobe-Yaki Ware Festival 01 November – 12 February 12 November – 31 December 04 November – 05 November Kobe Fruit Flower Park, Hyogo, Nakanoshima & Midousuji, Osaka Near the Tobeyaki Traditional Hyogo Prefecture City, Osaka Prefecture Industrial Hall, Tobe Town, Iyo Website in Japanese only Website District, Ehime Prefecture Website Rakan Village Scarecrow Contest German Christmas Market 11 November – 19 November 17 November - 25 December Tobe Tokaido Porcelain Road Hotel Rakan no Sato, Aioi City, Umeda, Osaka City, Osaka Festival Hyogo Prefecture Prefecture 4 November – 5 November Website Website Chuo Public Hall, Culture Center, Tobeyaki Traditional Industrial Hall, Hikone Dream Illustration Suzuka Balloon Festival Tobe Town, Iyo District, Ehime 18 November – 03 December 24 November - 26 November Prefecture rakurakuen Garden, Hikone City, Suzuka Riverside, Suzuka City, Mie Website Shiga Prefecture Prefecture Website in Japanese only Website in Japanese only Tokushima Yokai Festival 12 November Various Sites, Miyoshi City, Tokushima Prefecture Website in Japanese only 11 Block 9 Block 10 Block 11 2017 Tottori Hanakairo Salvia East Kyushu Ise-Ebi Festival East Kyushu Ise-Ebi Festival
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