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Tokyo Journal Tokyo Autumn2014 Volume 2013 33, — IssueVolume #274 32, Issue #273 www.tokyojournal.com 2014 Volume 33, Issue #274 Printed in Japan 33, Volume Exclusive Interviews: 雑誌 ISSN 0289-811X Yoko Ono on the 33rd Anniversary of John Lennon’s Passing Stan Lee Comic Book Marvel, Spider-Man Creator Chef Anthony Bourdain Tattoo Artist Horiyoshi III Feature Interview: Rock ’N’ Roll www.tokyojournal.com e Manyamurai Sides of 29244385140274 S 29244385130273 KISS’s Gene Simmons TJ_274_cover_final.indd 3 2014/03/23 12:27 Tokyo Street Editorial OLLOWING the record-breaking superheroes, including Spider-Man, the bouts of snow that hit Tokyo and the Hulk, Iron Man and over 300 more, were east coast of North America in 2014, created by Tokyo Journal’s superhero Stan Fwe await cherry blossom season anxiously. Lee. In this issue, Stan Lee tells us about his Soon, Tokyo’s Yoyogi Park will be full of rev- post-Marvel adventures into the world of elers basking in the glory of its many cherry multimedia with POW! Entertainment. blossom trees. Yoyogi Park is of course the location of the 1964 Tokyo Olympic Village Yoshiki and the iconic Yoyogi National Gymnasium. You may recall that the cover story for the last issue of Tokyo Journal was about Japan’s Architect Paul Tange rock and classical music superstar Yoshiki. This masterpiece was built for the 1964 To- Did you know that Yoshiki has ties with two kyo Olympics by famed Japanese architect of TJ’s feature interviews this issue? Not Kenzo Tange. Tokyo Journal talks with his only did he design the red “Yoshikimono” son Paul, who has followed in his father’s worn by KISS’s Gene Simmons on this is- footsteps. Paul gives his opinion of the new sue’s cover, but “Blood Red Dragon” created National Stadium for the 2020 Olympics. by Stan Lee was based on Yoshiki! Kjeld Duits The plans for this building have been at- Tokyo Street Editor tracting some controversy recently. He also Horiyoshi III talks about his remarkable MODE GAK- We go from comic art to body art with Ja- UEN Cocoon Tower, a 50-story school pan’s legendary tattoo master Horiyoshi III building in Nishi-Shinjuku that continues telling about his remarkable life. It may sur- to make people grab their cameras. prise you to find out that this traditionally Tokyo trained tattoo artist even finds inspiration The Amazing Yoko Ono on Instagram! From a remarkable building to a more than Streets remarkable person. On the 33rd anniversary Boyé Lafayette De Mente of John Lennon’s death, Tokyo Journal had Tokyo Journal is very pleased to welcome an exclusive interview with Yoko Ono, un- back our former Associate Publisher and doubtedly the world’s most famous Japanese acclaimed author and expert on Japan, person. The legendary artist and musician Boyé Lafayette De Mente. First arriving in Licorice Cardinal Red Light Sky Blue talked about her many accomplishments in Japan in 1948, Boyé has had remarkable en- art, music and peace activism; her relation- counters with the likes of Admiral Nimitz, ship with John, and why she has been so Hustler Magazine’s Larry Flynt, and Sony misunderstood over the years. Legendary Founder Akio Morita. Boyé helped turn the rock ‘n’ roll photographer Bob Gruen, long- Tokyo Journal into a publishing powerhouse time friend of John and Yoko’s, shares his back in the mid 1980’s and in his first con- insight. tribution returning to TJ 26 years later, Boyé bares all by sharing what is revealing about KISS’s Gene Simmons not revealing in his article “Saving the Sexy This issue’s cover story is another exclusive. Cover-It-All-Up Kimono!” Tokyo Journal shows you the many sides of Gene Simmons, co-founder of celebrated Cool Colors rock-band KISS. Find out about his many With the Tokyo Fashion Week blasting off memories of Japan, as well as his varied as I write, I quickly introduce you to some business endeavors outside of KISS. They of the colors that are trending on Tokyo’s range from the new L.A. KISS Arena Foot- streets: light sky blue, cardinal red and li- ball team, music producing, and financial corice. Just in time for your spring shopping consulting, to his reality TV show. Did you and the upcoming cherry blossom parties! know it was TV’s longest-running celebrity family reality show? In homage to the closing signature line of Stan Lee’s editorial pages, ‘Nuff Said!’ tj Spider-Man Creator Stan Lee From rock heroes we take you to the creator Kjeld Duits of heroes. Many of the world’s best-loved Tokyo Street Editor Tokyo Journal #274 3 Editor-in-Chief: Robert Garrity Executive Editor: Anthony Al-Jamie Tokyo Street Editor: Kjeld Duits 06 08 22 34 40 48 18 Travel & Leisure Editor: David Bracey Underground Culture Editor: Kimo Friese Copy Editor: Charles Newbery Translation: Miyuki Kawai Art & Design: Atsuko Watanabe Worldwide Distribution: 66 74 78 82 84 90 95 Chiaki Sakuma Advertising: Satoshi Muramatsu Tomas Castro Shizuka Sakura Contributors: www.tokyojournal.com Lewis Manuel (Copy Editing) Elena Encarnacion (Copy Editing) Charlotte Goff (Copy Editing) 3 Tokyo Street Editorial 60 On Tour with Bob Gruen 86 Yamano Beauty College Legacy Chelsea Spieker (Copy Editing) Tokyo highlights KISS retrospective Interview with Jane Aiko Yamano Malgorzata Dittmar (Photography) Contents Lola Rose (Photography) 6 Fashion Design by Junko Koshino 62 CReative teAM CREAM 88 Moments in Construction Kevin Baldes (Photography) 東京ジャーナル Her latest insight Making Japanese hip hop hip Photographer Hiroyuki Suzuki Autumn Flores (Anime) Cover Photo: 8 The Amazing Yoko Ono 64 Keiko Matsui 90 Saving the Sexy Cover-It-All-Up Kimono! Tokyo Journal Advertising in Japan: Photo by Bob Gruen Exclusive interview Ambassador of jazz Japan expert Boyé Lafayette De Mente's views 2014 Issue 274 Road & Sky Japan, Inc. Gene Simmons kimono 広告代理店 : by YOSHIKI's "Yoshikimono" 18 Tokyo Street Fashion 66 Overnight Sensation 92 Travel to the U.S.A. Katana sword provided 株式会社ロード＆スカイ・ジャパン by Little Star Enterprises, Inc. Setting trends in Harajuku Chef Anthony Bourdain Universal Studios, Scottsdale & New Orleans （村松 諭） Contact: Satoshi Muramatsu TJ Expert Columnists: 22 Horiyoshi III 70 Mari's Homemade Cooking Recipes 95 Anime Los Angeles 2014 4-6-1 Idabashi Social Scientist: Japan's legendary tattoo master How to make anko and kusa-mochi Cosplay at its best Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 102-0072 Daniel Yankelovich 30 Streetstyle Glamor 72 U.S. Based Sushi Pioneer 96 Through the Eyes of Yankelovich Japan Nuclear Expert: Fashion photo gallery Remembering the war Tokyo 5 Tel: 03-3237-0038 Hiroshi Tasaka Fax: 03-3237-0036 Fashion Designer: 32 Dancing on Air II 74 Léonce of Dame-Marie 99 Who owns the corporation? [email protected] Junko Koshino Cystic Fibrosis sufferer battles addiction A Haitian inspiration Accenture Japan former chairman's insight Tokyo Photographer: For advertisers and inquiries outside Japan: Hiroyuki Suzuki 34 Spider-Man Creator Stan Lee 77 Kyung-sook Shin 100 Parenting with Lorraine International Office Rock Photographer: The Marvel of comic books Award-winning Korean author Time-outs Tokyo Journal International, Inc. Bob Gruen 8721 Santa Monica Boulevard #950 40 Genius is in the Genes 78 The Legacy of Donald Richie 102 Fight Off Stress with Your Breath Business Expert: Interview with Architect Paul Tange Nobel Prize-winner Yasunari Kawabata Yoga stress-relief Los Angeles, CA 90069-4507 Masakatsu Mori USA Japanese Culture: 44 Garrity’s Japan 81 Subscription Information 103 Home Makeover Spotlight Tel: 1-213-880-1011 Peter Grilli Tora-san tribute How to subscribe to TJ Giving new life to an old home [email protected] Global Educator: David Nunan 46 Time Warp 82 Buddhism 104 You Never Know [email protected] Parenting Expert: Imperial Palace: then & now Interview with philosopher Hiroshi Tasaka Making the most out of life Lorraine Al-Jamie Subscriptions: 48 Feature Interview: 84 Hanjo Photos by Yoram Roth 105 New Year's in Kyoto www.tokyojournal.com/subscribe Haitian Culture & Politics: KISS's Gene Simmons Tribute to Yukio Mishima’s Noh opera Photo gallery Marcel Duret The many sides of the rock legend Psychotherapist: © 2014 Tokyo Journal International, Inc. Bianca Schmidt All rights reserved. Yoga & Wellness Advocate: Judit Torok Fashion Designer Junko Koshino Fashion Design by Junko Koshino Tokyo's Fashion Queen and Tony Award-nominee Junko Koshino, renowned for her cutting edge clothes, costume and uniform designs, shares the latest in Tokyo's fashion scene. Interview by Miyuki Kawai TJ: You are going to Brazil to prepare for an art exhibition. What do you like the most about Brazil? “I don’t like to be KOSHINO: It has a future. It creates visions one after another, like the World Cup and bound by the frame of the Olympic Games. fashion.” TJ: What is important for you when working globally? KOSHINO: To act from a global point of view. KOSHINO: “Females in the Edo Era” in the Guimet Museum, Paris. TJ: What is the most exciting thing you have experienced abroad? TJ: Do you have any goals you are pursuing? KOSHINO: A show at the Cabaret KOSHINO: I have no goals, although I am Tropicana in Cuba and a dinner show in the forever pursuing something. Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. TJ: Does going abroad inspire you? TJ: Where would you like to visit again KOSHINO: I am always thinking of Japan. and why? I work abroad in order to confirm my KOSHINO: Venice: the scenes in the town thoughts about Japan and to encounter lots remind me of those in the movies. of people. TJ: What do you like and dislike about the TJ: What are the most important factors and fashion industry? skills to succeed in fashion design? KOSHINO: The thing I like the most is KOSHINO: Encountering people makes the potential of fashion; it can be thought us creative and gives us a fresh sensitiv- about in many ways.