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Universal Beauty Adoption in Japan the Heart of Japanese Culture MAY 2015 Japan’s number one English language magazine UNIVERSAL BEAUTY Ariana Miyamoto Strikes a Blow for Racial Diversity ADOPTION IN JAPAN The Poor State of a Broken Institution THE HEART OF JAPANESE CULTURE Modern Kabuki and the Omotenashi Experience ALSO: Lessons Learned Outside the Classroom Walls, People, Parties, and Places, Events around Town, www.tokyoweekender.comMovies, and More MAY 2015 MAY 2015 www.tokyoweekender.com MAY 2015 CONTENTS 12 ICHIKAWA EBIZO The “Crown Prince” of kabuki prepares to dazzle the crowds at Bunkamura 10 14 16 ADOPTION IN JAPAN NIHONBASHI OMOTENASHI ARIANA MIYAMOTO The story of the children who are being Experience the best of Japanese culture at Miss Japan 2015 shows the world a new face left behind to languish in institutions this former hub of Edo period commerce of the island nation 6 The Guide 20 British School in Tokyo 24 People, Parties, Places Concocting a perfect dirty Martini, and tips A well rounded approach to education The busy wives of Tokyo’s Embassies and on looking—and smelling!—your very best leads to a “best business” award opening a new club in Omotesando 8 Art Around Town 21 An International Summer at Aoba 28 Previews A master of modern Japanese painting Bringing the world a little closer through South African Sci-fi and an undead vs. and a Cy Twombly retrospective activities, field trips, and more underworld showdown 19 Walk, Don’t Run 22 Lakeland College 30 Agenda The lessons you can learn from an amble Discovering an American liberal arts college Design Festa returns again, Yoyogi gets at a leisurely pace experience in the middle of Shinjuku Thai’d up, and a very wild matsuri www.tokyoweekender.com MAY 2015 THIS MONTH IN THE WEEKENDER MAY 2015 and hear her speak in native Japanese. Although Miyamoto’s situation MAY 2015 may be a rare one in the country now, Japan’s number one English language magazine there is a small current within Japanese demographics that will continue to UNIVERSAL grow as interracial marriages increase. BEAUTY Ariana Miyamoto Strikes a And as Tokyo prepares to invite the Blow for Racial Diversity world to its shores in five years’ time, the question of how to embrace—and, Publisher BC Media Group ADOPTION in some cases, acknowledge—diversity Chairman Ray Pedersen IN JAPAN is unlikely to fade into the background. The Poor State of a Broken Institution What remains to be seen is how that Executive Producer Asi Rinestine question will be answered. Editor Alec Jordan THE HEART Another area where this issue is Art Director Liam Ramshaw OF JAPANESE being put forward is in international CULTURE schools around Tokyo, where Japan’s Media Director Kotaro Toda Modern Kabuki and the Omotenashi Experience national diversity is not just a question Account Executives Ohad Elbaz Nobu (Nick) Nakazawa of how a beauty queen represents ALSO: Lessons Learned Outside the Classroom Walls, People, Parties, and Places, Events around Town, www.tokyoweekender.comMovies, and More MAY 2015 the new face of Japan. It can be as Media Consultants Mary Rudow everyday, and as influential, as getting Sophia Bai hat does it mean to be truly to know your math classmate, who Marketing Ingrid Dubreuil Japanese? Is it enough to might come from Colombia or Dubai, a have been born here and Society Bill Hersey W little better. At each of the schools that speak the language, to we drop in on in this issue, we see a have lived the customs since birth? If Lead Writer Matthew Hernon different set of answers to the question, one is a hafu, a mixed-race Japanese “what role can Japan play in a world Editorial Associates Vivian Morelli person, just how much does it matter where diversity is less an exception Sarah Custen what that other half is? Whether or Kyle Mullin and more a rule?” not the judges for the Miss Universe If the rest of the world is any Japan competition knew that these model, these aren’t likely to be the Film Christopher O’Keeffe questions would be raised when kind of responses you can grade with they selected Ariana Miyamoto to IT Manager Nick Adams a machine, and any essay as an answer represent her country in this year’s will take time to produce. Miss Universe pageant, they have come to the fore—at least in global media. As Miyamoto herself explains, mainstream Japanese media may not know exactly what to make of her, just EST. Corky Alexander, 1970 as people in the streets of Tokyo or her native Sasebo do not when they see 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] WRITERS WANTED www.tokyoweekender.com Tokyo Weekender is looking for a few good writers. If Opinions expressed by Weekender contributors you’ve got a travel story you want to share, a gift for the are not necessarily those of the publisher written word, or have a unique take on life in Tokyo, we’d like to hear from you. To join our team of freelancers, please send us an email at [email protected] Published by BC Media Group www.bulbouscell.com May 2015 www.tokyoweekender.com Join the Conversation, Join the Club JOIN TOKYO WEEKENDER’S INSIDERS CLUB TO FIND OUT ABOUT LIMITED OFFERS THROUGHOUT TOKYO, ATTEND EXCLUSIVE EVENTS, GET THE LATEST INFORMATION ABOUT PRODUCTS BEFORE THEY LAUNCH, AND LET YOUR VOICE BE HEARD. CHECK OUT WWW.TOKYOWEEKENDER.COM/WEEKENDERINSIDERS FOR MORE DETAILS AND A CHANCE TO WIN ONE OF THE FOLLOWING PRIZES: AN EXCLUSIVE SPA PACKAGE FROM 1 NIGHT STAY IN A SUPERIOR ROOM ANDAZ TOKYO TORANOMON HILLS FOR 2 PEOPLE AT HOTEL CHINZANSO TOKYO* *Some conditions apply, please see Tokyo Weekender Website for details the guide DOLCE & GABBANA FIORI DI PRIMAVERA COLLECTION Spring into spring by getting your hands on some items from this exclusive Japanese collection by the Italian designer duo. This floral D&G print is actually the first to be created specifically for the Japanese market, and they aptly named it Fiori di Primavera, which means “spring flowers.” The handbags, shoes and small tech accessories are adorned with patterns such as cascading wisteria and orange blossoms, a feminine twist on the label’s usually vampier collections. www.vogue.co.jp/fashion/news/2015-04/14/ dlcegabbana#moveto JO MALONE SAKURA CHERRY BLOSSOM COLOGNE While sakura season is mainly ALICE + OLIVIA characterized by its ephemeral nature, it seems like this year’s PREENA MINI DRESS blossoms were even more fleeting Combine elegance and playful- than usual, in large part due ness in this safari-meets-ballerina to the strong rain and wind. If number. Tulle, satin, a button-up you missed out on your annual bodice and zebra appliqués on the hanami picnic, you can recreate collar and skirt make this dress a the sakura atmosphere (and keep dream come true for a glam soirée it close year round) with this del- or after work rooftop cocktails. icate fragrance. Although cherry No need for too many accessories blossoms do not have an actual with this piece: slip on some black scent, these sheer notes of rose flats, apply a coat of peach gloss, and bergamot perfectly represent throw your hair up in a bun and what we wish they smelled like. let the dress do the rest. www.jomalone.com www.aliceandolivia.com JUNKADELIC - NAKAMEGURO urn right out of Nakameguro station, then right again down a lantern-lined shopping street. A five-minute stroll past hip shops T and cozy eateries will land you smack in front of Junkadelic’s shabby-chic storefront: a dilapidated beach shack exterior bursting with with warm light, bright colors, and fiestaware heaping with hearty Tex- Mex fare. Arima Hideaki created Junkadelic as a tribute to the taquerías he fell in love with on surfing trips to San Diego and Mexico, and has spent the last 10 years working the kitchen and curating an eclectic, surf-shack style, salvaging wood and other “junk” for an ever-evolving interior. “I wanted to avoid Japanese expectations,” he says. “I want it to feel fresh. I want people to think it’s a little weird.” http://www.junkadelic.jp/ **for more Mexican restaurant recommendations, check out our “Quat- ro de Mayo” article at www.tokyoweekender.com** MAY 2015 www.tokyoweekender.com PORTER 3WAY OVERNIGHT BAG Porter bags are usually not the first things on shoppers’ lists when they come to Tokyo, but Something for the weekend...A spend enough time around town and you’ll start to notice them. cocktail guide for the most They’re not flashy enough to discerning of drinkers catch attention on the streets of Harajuku, but plenty of small de- hey say that the best way to tell the tails and very sturdy construction quality of any drinking establishment is make this a solid choice when Tby sampling one of their Martinis. If the you’re ready to step up from a Martini is done well then you can be confident casual messenger bag. Enough that everything else will be up to scratch; if done poorly it’s probably time to get the check and pockets and pouches to keep never darken their doors again. So with that in you organized, and turns into a mind, this months installment of the The Mixolo- backpack, just because.
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