It’s only the 2nd week of November and the dulcet tones of Mariah Carey and Wham! Already fill the air. Don’t despair! There’s still plenty of time before Christmas proper is upon us, and plenty of non-noel related things to do This Week In Tokyo. If you’re doing something fun or interesting, be sure to leave us a comment or email us to have your event listed.
Animal Walk Tokyo Charity Pub Quiz
You can help a good cause, win great prizes, and prove how smart you are this Thursday night. Animal Walk Tokyo will host a pub quiz event to benefit Nyan Dollars, a cat neuter and rescue group. Prizes have been donated by Tokyo Fitness, Elana Jade Organic Salon, and more.
When & Where
- Thursday, Nov. 12th
- 18:00 open 19:00 start
- Hobgoblin Pub Aoba Roppongi Building 1F, 3-16-33 Roppongi
- ¥2500
Tokyo Comedy Store presents New Material Night
Want to hear some new comedy? See some improv? Try out a few jokes on your own? Head out to the “hip and cool” Double Tall Cafe as the Tokyo Comedy Store puts on their New Material Night. The pros at the Tokyo Comedy Store will put on free show, and you can join in if you’ve got some material worth sharing (just contact them ahead of time).
When & Where
- Tuesday, Nov. 10th
- 20:00 - 22:00
- Double Tall Cafe, Shibuya East Side Building 2F, 3-12-24 Shibuya
- Free with drink or food purchase
Texas Hold'em Poker Tournament in English
Help people practice their English, and then help yourself to their poker chips. Professional poker dealers and equipment will be provided at Thursday’s tournament, and the proceedings will be conducted entirely in English. Top prize includes a ¥5000 Amazon gift card and points in the Japanese Poker Association’s rankings.
When & Where
- Thursday, Nov. 12th
- 19:30
- Billiard Corner Pocket, Kotobuki, 3−9−5 Imura Building 2F
- ¥2300
Black Stripe Theater presents Alan Ayckbourn's Confusions
Confusions’ is a collection of five short interlinked one-act plays exploring the themes of loneliness and infidelity. Overstressed and estranged mother, Lucy, copes with three young children and nosey neighbors, while her travelling salesman husband chats up single girls in a hotel bar. Pillar of the community Mrs. Pearce discovers what her husband has really been up to on his business trip, and then tries to maintain some respectability at a fete organised by hapless and drunken scout leaders.
When & Where
- Friday, Nov. 13th to Sunday, Nov. 15th
- 19:30, Sat. 14:30 and 19:30, Sun. 14:30 and 18:30
- Theater Rapport, 5-1-32 Nagasaki, Toshima
- ¥2500
Coco Farm and Winery Harvest Festival
Up for a day trip to Tochigi? Head out this weekend and you can enjoy some great food and fantastic wine at Coco Farm and Winery. Coco is having its annual harvest festival and there will be a day full of entertainment to compliment all the great food and drink, and the scenery is amazing!
When & Where
- Saturday, Nov. 14th and Sunday, Nov. 15th
- 10:30 - 15:30
- Coco Farm & Winery, 611 Tajima-cho, Ashikaga-shi, Tochigi-ken
- ¥3000, children 16 and younger free
Aikido Class in English
Aikido is a modern martial art built around harmony, unity, and preservation of life. You can learn how to defend yourself while causing minimal harm to others. You can begin training with a month of free classes at Higashi Itabashi gym.
When & Where
- Saturday, Nov. 14th
- 13:00 - 15:00
- igashi Itabashi Gymnasium, 1-10-5 Kaga, Itabashi-ku
- Free for 1st month + ¥320 facility fee
Band Night for TELL
The Tokyo English Life Line is a charity organization that provides Tokyo’s English-speaking community with a number of services, including counseling and suicide prevention. Performing at this fundraiser will be Jonny Barefoot, Hallie Drake, and Tits, Tats & Whiskers. Hear some good tunes, and support a very important organization.
When & Where
- Saturday, Nov. 14th
- 18:00 open / 19:00 start
- The King George, 2-51 Nakachō, Ōmiya-ku, Saitama
- Free, Donations welcome
Cheshmeh Filmmakers Night
Wine bar Cheshmeh wants to bring together the Tokyo film community for a night of screenings, sharing, and networking: “Tokyo has a wonderful community of filmmakers, actors, composers and other creative people who share a passion for cinema. We hope to start a community event that will help connect filmmakers and creative people for collaboration, knowledge sharing and just fun socializing.”
When & Where
- Saturday, Nov. 14th
- 19:00 - 22:00
- Cheshmeh, 2-13-13, Sasazuka, Shibuya-ku
- Free
X League Football Triple-Header
Are you ready for some football? This is the last weekend before the X League moves into the semifinal round of its league championship series. You can catch a triple header of intense, do-or-die football this Sunday at Yokohama Stadium.
When & Where
- Sunday, Nov. 15th
- 11:00, 14:30, 18:00
- Yokohama Stadium
- ¥1100, HS students and younger free
Tokyo Gohan Film Festival
Love food? Love film? Celebrate both during the Tokyo Gohan film festival. “Tokyo Gohan Film Festival is the annual film festival that celebrates the richness of film and food culture. We gather films that show abundance of daily meals, and those depict strong human bonds created over food.” Featured films this year are “Noma, My Perfect Storm,” “Chef,” and “Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs.”
When & Where
- Until Friday, Nov. 13th
- Varies
- Varies
- Varies
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