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20140611 As a monthly free magazine with over 15,000 copies distributed each month, Kansai Scene offers a unique and powerful advertising opportunity. There is no better way to reach those interested in foreign lifestyle and cultures living in the Kansai area.

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無料 issue 152 January 2013 About Kansai Scene www.kansaiscene.com Published and produced by Mojoprint, Kansai Scene magazine Ick me up. I’m free. Go on, p is a free monthly publication dedicated to serving expatriate 無料 issue 153 February 2013 residents, visitors and the local people of Japan’s Kansai region. The girly pink Summer issue Features: The print and online versions of Kansai Scene feature articles www.kansaiscene.com Made in Kansai: Summer Sweatshop Sonic /Union Yokai Travel: London / Niseko / Shirahama on news, politics, environment, current affairs, sports, The New and a whole lot more… Kansai listings, news,Year info, issue maps and classifieds outdoor activities local and international travel local Getting+ Where in toTo Go hot And What water To Do — , and Let’s get Feature: Slithering snakes Travel: Powder perfectFeature: Niseko Sento Obsession loving culture events festivals art Travel: Kumano-kodoand a whole lot / more… Kinosaki / Arima . The listings section covers local , , , Sexy food: Plus and a whole lot more…

Homemade pancakes How to bag a J-guy flea markets, film, club and live music. & Decadent chocolates Love low-down Kansai listings, news,+ Where info, To maps Go And and What classifieds To Do —

15,000 copies dis- As a monthly free magazine with over Romantic escapes: Heart of Verona + Where To Go And What To Do — tributed monthly to over 500 locations throughout Kansai and Kansai’s date spots Kansai listings, news, info, maps and classifieds the rest of Japan, Kansai Scene offers a unique and powerful advertising opportunity. Contact us today to advertise your business or service to our + Where To Go And What To Do — readers. Tel. 06-6539-1717 or email [email protected]. Local listings, news, maps and classifieds Kansai Scene is proudly published and printed by Mojoprint

Kansai Scene in numbers1 2000 500+ 56 15,000 the year KS was first distribution points pages per issue2 copies printed monthly published across Kansai 75% 75% 7000+ 60% of readers check of readers are native unique vistors of readers kansaiscene.com every English speakers every month to have been in Japan month kansaiscene.com for 2 years or more

1. Data sourced from a 2012 reader survey and Google Analytics 2. Correct at time of press. Actual page numbers may fluctuate issue to issue from 48p to 64p.

Where to find Kansai Scene Shiga Become a Kansai Scene is available at some Hyogo pick-up point 500 locations throughout Kansai, Kansai Scene can be found at over 500 locations across the Kansai region. Make sure your including: Mie business is one of them. Nara Visitors’ Information Centers, Kansai International Airport, Select Junkudo and Kinokuniya bookstores, major and 100’s shops, restaurants, bars, language schools, guesthouses and Wakayama attractions throughout Kansai.

See kansaiscene.com/get-kansai-scene The Kansai region is comprised of the Osaka, Kyoto, to find a point near you. Hyogo, Nara, Wakayama, Mie and Shiga prefectures. Kansai Scene Reader Demographics

Kansai Scene magazine reaches more than 20,000 readers a month* with its print edition, approximately 75% of whom are native English speakersWho and Reads10% 15,000 Kansai copies/moScene? Japanese nationals. Most are mid to long term residents with over 50% having lived in the region for 5–10 years or more. They represent a wide range of ages and nationalities with roughly half having family in Japan. 20,000+ readership Kansai Scene is essentially an ex-pat magazine, aimed at Kansai’s English speaking foreign residents. We also have a loyal fol- lowingKansaiscene.com of internationally attracts minded some Japanese6000 unique readers vistors and each other, month, non-native generating English speakers, all equally eager to get their hands over 40,000 page views.† on the latest event information and enjoy our feature articles and recommendations. 500 locations * Based on a reader survey conducted in Oct 2012 † Based on Google Analytics information, as an average over the period August – October 2012. 2012 Reader Survey Results

Where do you currently live? Are you a native English speaker? Gender

Other in Kansai No Female

Osaka Kyoto

Male Yes

Hyogo

Where are you from? How old are you? Marital status

Latin/ South America Africa 56-65 Married Japan without children 46-55 Other Asian country US/ 18-25 26-35 Single

Australia/ Married UK/Europe 36-45 with children

How long have you been in Japan? What industry are you employed in? What is your personal monthly income?

¥700,000- Government ¥1,00,000 Entertainment ¥500,000- Less than /Food/Leisure ¥700,000 1 year IT ¥350,000- Advertising 10 years + ¥500,000 1-2 years /PR/Media Rather Education/ not say Training Other > ¥250,000 5-10 years Professional Services/ 2-5 years Retail ¥250,000- ¥350,000

Kansai Scene Magazine Tel. +81(0)6-6539-1717 550-0013 Osaka, Nishi-ku, Fax. +81(0)6-7635-4791 3-5-7, Eiko Bldg. 2F, JAPAN General enquiries [email protected] Kansaiwww.kansaiscene.com Scene〒550-0013 reaches 大阪市西区新町3-5-7永光ビル2F Sales enquiries20,000* [email protected] readers every issue *Based on an estimated pass-through rate of 1-2 readers per copy on a distribution of 15,000 copies per month Magazine Advertising rates

Full page 1/2 page v 1/2 page H 1/4 page 1/8 page Trim size: 182 x 257mm Trim size: 89 x 257mm Size: 164 x 116mm V Size: 80 x 116mm Size: 80 x 56mm Bleed size: 188 x 263mm Bleed size: 92 x 263mm H Size: 164 x 56mm

Standard Advertising Rates Pay each month for each insertion of your contract

1 3 6 12 Ad size Design fee* month contract month contract month contract month contract (per insertion) (per insertion) (per insertion) (per insertion)

1/8 page ¥5,000 n/a ¥18,000 ¥17,000 ¥16,000 1/4 page ¥6,000 ¥37,000 ¥35,000 ¥33,000 ¥31,000 1/2 page ¥12,000 ¥70,000 ¥67,000 ¥64,000 ¥61,000 1 page ¥20,000 ¥138,000 ¥132,000 ¥126,000 ¥120,000 Inside covers ¥20,000 ¥200,000 ¥190,000 ¥180,000 ¥170,000 Back cover ¥20,000 ¥230,000 ¥215,000 ¥200,000 ¥185,000

* Design fees waivered if client submits print-ready artwork. Contact us for submission guidelines

Editorial Advertising Rates Communicate effectively with a professionally written promotional article

Content Details Rate

Front cover Your business or product featured on the cover. Must be purchased ¥500,000 together with either a one, two or four page feature article. 1 page advertorial 450 word promotional feature about your business, product or service ¥100,000 2 page advertorial 900 word promotional feature about your business, product or service ¥180,000 4 page advertorial 1,800 word promotional feature about your business, product or service ¥300,000

Please note: All rates subject to an additional 8% consumption Pre-payment discounts

Pre-payment Advertising Rates Pay in advance for your entire contract for big savings

15% off 20% off 40% off

1 3 6 12 Ad size Design fee month contract month contract month contract month contract (per insertion) (per insertion) (per insertion) (per insertion)

1/8 page FREE n/a ¥15,300 ¥13,600 ¥9,600 1/4 page FREE n/a ¥29,750 ¥26,400 ¥18,600 1/2 page FREE n/a ¥56,950 ¥51,200 ¥36,600 1 page FREE n/a ¥112,200 ¥100,800 ¥72,000 Inside covers FREE n/a ¥161,500 ¥144,000 ¥102,000 Back cover FREE n/a ¥182,750 ¥160,000 ¥111,000

Up to 40% off our standard rates for advance payment: e.g. 1/8 page ad x 12 months @ ¥9,600 = ¥115,200 + tax

Plus… All Kansai scene advertisers receive Value Added Advertising with Kansai Scene opens up sponsorship opportu- JJ A listing on our online Business Finder directory nites beyond the magazine itself. Join the KS community today. JJ Up to 40 copies of the magazine delivered to your place of business every month free of charge

JJ Inclusion in our offline and online maps

JJ Online advertising discounts

JJ Preferential rates on printing and design from Mojoprint Don’t have a website? We can build you one.

Mojoworks also creates websites. Big or small, we have a solution for your business. Contact us for a free consultation. Online advertising

Kansaiscene.com provides an online version of the magazine. Coupled 1 1 Header banner with realtime listings, classified ads, 550 x 78px interactive maps and a large searchable archive of articles, it provides a powerful advertising opportunity. 2 Sidebar banner We offer both contextual link 300 x 250px advertising and banner advertising. 2 3 Sidebar banner

3 300 x 100px

3 4 Sidebar banner

4 4 125 x 125px

Online Advertising Rates Advertise online at kansaiscene.com

Banner Size Design fee* 1 month 3 months 6 months 12 months (per month) (per month) (per month)

2 Sidebar 300 x 250px ¥5,000 ¥30,000 ¥28,000 ¥26,000 ¥24,000

1 Header 550 x 78px ¥5,000 ¥22,000 ¥21,000 ¥20,000 ¥19,000

3 Sidebar 300 x 100px ¥3,000 ¥16,000 ¥15,000 ¥14,000 ¥13,000

4 Sidebar 125x 125px ¥3,000 ¥12,000 ¥11,000 ¥10,000 ¥9,000 Contextual text link N/A ¥8,000 ¥7,000 ¥6,000 ¥5,000

Please note: 8% consumption tax not included * Design fees are optional and will be waivered if client submits print-ready ad data

Mobile ready Kansaiscene.com looks just as good on a mobile device as it does on a desktop, thanks to its responsive design. Other services

JJ Promotional articles If a display ad is not right for your business or service then Monthly Advertising Schedule please call us to discuss an advertorial treatment. These are Contact us by the 10th of each month for offered as part of long-term advertising strategies but will inclusion in the following printed issue of also be considered for one-off promotions. Kansai Scene Please note: Promotional articles will be labelled in a way that provides transparency to our readers. JJ Kansai Scene party and event sponsorship opportunities 01st Kansai Scene organises parties, seminars and other events Current issue in circulation The current Wonders month’s magazine arrives at the 500+ pick-up points across Kansai of Kansaifor its readers and from time to time offers sponsorship op- The staff, writers and advertisers of Kansai Scene would like to wish all our Human Wonder: Neighbourly gossip in old The Umeda Sky Building, readers a happy and prosperous Design Wonder: town Kyoto whose back streets the charm of Natural Wonder: A deer pauses for respite on designed by Hiroshi Hara. A night view 2013, Year of the Snake. a byegone era. Wakakusayama in Nara. looking up to the observatory. Photo: Nina G For our 2013 calendar we have Photo: Emi Morimoto Photo: Stirling Elmendorf teamed up withportunities the organisers to its advertisers. Advertisers will also be given of the unique Kameraoke photography competition, whose theme this year was Wonders of Kansai. We have combined some of the winningpriority images and as potential venues for events where appropriate. photographers as well as few of our own favourites, into a handy wall-calendar. We hope it provides you with the inspiration to get out and explore the many wonders of Fashion Wonder: The annual festival Human Wonder: People heading home after Kansai. Early morning sun and blue in Den Den Town, Osaka. Excited fans Design Wonder: a long days work from Kyoto Station. sky reveal Osaka castle at its finest. encircle a girl dressed as a popular character. Photo: Rafael Roman JJ KansaiPhoto: David Froelich ScenePhoto: Jules Fulton calendar

Design Wonder: Looking up in Osaka’s Published and produced by Mojoworks KK Dotonbori district reveals some eye-catching 550-0013 Osaka, Nishi-ku, Shinmachi 3-5-7 2F neon signs. th • Tel: 06-6539-1717 • Email: [email protected] Photo: Yuka Matsuo 2013 Calendar Photographs courtesy of Kameraoke • www.kameraoke.com Kansai Scene produces an 10 annual wall calendar that Deadline for ad changes or new is distributed freely to its advertisers Current advertisers whose ad is designed by readers and advertisers in KS, should ask for changes to their ad data before this date the January issue. Advertise your product or service in 17th the calendar and get your Deadline for client submitted ad data 2013 Calendar: Wonders of Kansai business on our readers If you are supplying your own ad design, please do so before this walls every day of the year! date. KS will email you a PDF proof of your ad JJ Custom design and print from Mojoprint Combine an advertising th campaign in Kansai 25 Scene with flyers and KS goes to print other printed material. Benefit from special deals on custom design and print for Kansai Scene advertisers through our sister company 31st Mojoprint.jp. Next KS issue ready to hit the streets

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Publisher Daniel Lee, Mojoworks KK To discuss your advertising Distribution 15,000 copies monthly options, check ad data Pages 48-64 Size JIS B5 (182 x 257mm) requirements and/or to Language English confirm ad sizes, please Tel 06-6539-1717 Fax 06-7635-4791 contact us at Address Osaka, Nishi-ku, Shinmachi 3-5-7, Eiko Bldg 2F [email protected] Email [email protected] Website www.kansaiscene.com  www.kansaiscene.com