From the Bucharest boogie to Kyoto flower festivals, there’s something for everyone this week in Japan! If you’re doing something cool, leave us a comment or send us an email to have your event listed.
Monday: Bucharest boogie
We Singing Colors
From Bucharest comes indie-pop outfit We Singing Colors. Blending acoustic guitars, electric guitar washes, driving rhythms — male and female vocals floating above it all — the group makes quite a racket considering its two members Andrei Hategan (vocals, acoustic guitar), Roxana Niculae (vocals) do it all themselves. They’ve already ranged as far India, but come to Japan for a week-long tour for the first time.
When & Where
- June 13
- 7 p.m.
- Music Bar Melodia Nakano, Tokyo - Map
- ¥2,000
Tuesday: Indie rock redux
Wednesday: Northern lights
Thursday: International living
Interior Lifestyle Tokyo
Interior Lifestyle Tokyo is an international trade fair for Tokyo to propose lifestyle concepts in interior design markets from around the world. Interior Lifestyle Tokyo derives from two trade fairs — Ambiente, the largest consumer goods trade fair in the world, and Heimtextil, an international trade fair for household and commercial textiles. In Japan, Interior Lifestyle Tokyo is held in June, while its sister fair, IFFT/Interior Lifestyle Living, takes place in November.
When & Where
- June 15-16
- 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
- Tokyo Big Sight - Map
- ¥2,000
Friday: Smooth vocalese
Manhattan Transfer
In October 2014, jazz-pop vocal greats The Manhattan Transfer lost founder Tim Hauser. After more than 40 years of singing, making music, traveling the world and sharing so many special moments together he is missed greatly, but Hauser lives on now through his song and legacy as TMT continues to tour and share their music, with Trist Curless stepping in.
When & Where
- June 16
- 6:30 & 9:30 p.m
- Billboard Live Osaka - Map
- ¥12,500
Saturday: 10 years of beats
London Calling
Journeying across the Tokyo club landscape from La Fabrique to Warehouse 702, then Trump Room, Ageha and Womb, British theme night London Calling arrives at Contact for its 10-year anniversary celebration. Helming the night are master producer and DJ, Ewan Pearson, as well as PBR Streetgang who will be taking to the decks for the first time at London Calling. Doorman Blake Cunningham will be celebrating his birthday in the bar area.
When & Where
- June 17
- 10 p.m.~ late
- Contact, Tokyo - Map
- ¥3.500
Sunday: Spiritual flowers
Sanzen-in Ajisai Festival
The stately Sanzen-in temple in Ohara on the outskirts of Kyoto launches its annual festival devoted to the Ajisai or hydrangea, which are abundant on its lush grounds. The temple is situated in the charming village of Ohara, 30-minutes north of Kyoto by bus. The area is the birthplace of Shomyo (Buddhist sutra chanting) and known as a sacred spot in the belief of Pure Land Buddhism. Sanzen-in Temple was originally established as a hermitage in the 9th century.
When & Where
- June 18-30
- 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
- Sanzen-in Temple, Kyoto - Map
- ¥700
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