WaSavvy - Event information to spice up your life in Japan http://www.wasavvy.com Event information to spice up your life in Japan! It can also help your travel planning. Come to find out what's up in Japan! Wed, 10 Jun 2009 09:27:27 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc Sanja Festival http://www.wasavvy.com/?p=1242 http://www.wasavvy.com/?p=1242#comments Fri, 15 May 2009 15:05:43 +0000 admin http://www.wasavvy.com/?p=1242 Date: May 16 ~ 18, 2009　　　Time: 7:00 ~ 19:00
Admission: Free
Venue: Asakusa Sensoji Shrine Area
　　　　　　(2-3-2 Asakusa, Taitou-ward, Tokyo)
Access:
　　【1】Tobu Isesaki Line: Five minutes’ walk from Asakusa Sta.
　　【2】Tokyo Metro Ginza Line: Five minutes’ walk from Asakusa Sta.
　　【3】Tsukuba Express Line: Five minutes’ walk from Asakusa Sta.
　　【4】Toei Subway Asakusa Line: Seven minutes’ walk from the A4 exit of Asakusa Sta.
Phone: +81(0)3-3482-0181
URL:

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The Sanja Matsuri or Sanja Festival is the biggest of Tokyo’s three great festivals, along with the Kanda Festival and Sanno Festival, which alternate every year. During the annual festival thousands of frenzied devotees gather for traditional portable shrine processions, ancient ritual music and dancing, and other festivities. The processions are in honor of the three resident deities of the Asakusa Shrine, who are paraded through the streets in huge, elaborately decorated mikoshi or portable shrines carried on the shoulders of dozens of strong men dressed in traditional festival clothing, and surrounded by chanting worshippers. Up to 100 other mikoshi are carried around in processions meant to bring blessings and good luck to the area and its inhabitants.

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]]> http://www.wasavvy.com/?feed=rss2&p=1242 1 2009 July Grand Sumo Tournament http://www.wasavvy.com/?p=679 http://www.wasavvy.com/?p=679#comments Wed, 13 May 2009 18:15:17 +0000 admin http://www.wasavvy.com/?p=679 Meijo Line Hisaya Odori Sta.–(Meijo Line/ 15 min)–>Shiyakusho Sta.–(5 min walk from Exit 7 of Shiyakusho Sta)–>Arrival at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium [...]]]> DSC03915.JPG
Date: July 12 ~ July 26, 2009　　　Time: 8:00 ~ 17:00
Admission: Advance tickets will be on sale from May 14, 2009
Venue: Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium
　　　　　　(1-1 Ninomaru, Nakaku, Nagoya-city, Aichi Prefecture)
Access:
Nagoya Sta.–(Sakura-dori Line)–>Meijo Line Hisaya Odori Sta.–(Meijo Line/ 15 min)–>Shiyakusho Sta.–(5 min walk from Exit 7 of Shiyakusho Sta)–>Arrival at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium
Phone: +81(0)52-290-0001 (Japanese: Nagoya Basho Office)
URL: www.sumo.or.jp/eng/index.html

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]]> http://www.wasavvy.com/?feed=rss2&p=679 1 Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk http://www.wasavvy.com/?p=5180 http://www.wasavvy.com/?p=5180#comments Sun, 10 May 2009 05:00:51 +0000 admin http://www.wasavvy.com/?p=1440 Date: MAY 10, 2009　　　Time: 14:00
Admission: 1500 yen ~ 23100yen
Venue: New National Theater
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Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk

2008/2009 Season
[New Production]
Dmitry Shostakovich : Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk
Opera in 4 Acts
Sung in Russian with Japanese supertitles

Wakasugi Hiroshi chose this piece as the 20th century work for the 2008/2009 season. Boris Timofeyevich Ismailov is played by Valeri Alexejev who appears in important houses worldwide. Uchiyama Shingo, who is especially talented for modern pieces, is selected for Zinovy Borisovich Ismailov. Stephanie Friede, who shined with her ability to convey the drama in “La fanciulla del West” in 2007 will portrait the title role.

Date: MAY 10, 2009　　　Time: 14:00
Admission:

Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk
Seat Sections Seat S Seat A Seat B Seat C Seat D Seat Z
TICKET PRICES 23,100 18,900 12,600 7,350 4,200 1,500

Venue: New National Theater
　　　　　　(1-1-1 Hon-machi, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo)
Contact: +81(0)3-5352-9999 　(New National Theater Ticket Center 10:00 ~ 18:00)
URL: www.nntt.jac.go.jp/english/opera/index.html

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Access:
1 minute walk from Hatsudai Station on the Keio New Line


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Admission: 1500 yen ~ 23100yen
Venue: New National Theater
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Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk

2008/2009 Season
[New Production]
Dmitry Shostakovich : Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk
Opera in 4 Acts
Sung in Russian with Japanese supertitles

Wakasugi Hiroshi chose this piece as the 20th century work for the 2008/2009 season. Boris Timofeyevich Ismailov is played by Valeri Alexejev who appears in important houses worldwide. Uchiyama Shingo, who is especially talented for modern pieces, is selected for Zinovy Borisovich Ismailov. Stephanie Friede, who shined with her ability to convey the drama in “La fanciulla del West” in 2007 will portrait the title role.

Date: MAY 7, 2009　　　Time: 18:30
Admission:

Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk
Seat Sections Seat S Seat A Seat B Seat C Seat D Seat Z
TICKET PRICES 23,100 18,900 12,600 7,350 4,200 1,500

Venue: New National Theater
　　　　　　(1-1-1 Hon-machi, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo)
Contact: +81(0)3-5352-9999 　(New National Theater Ticket Center 10:00 ~ 18:00)
URL: www.nntt.jac.go.jp/english/opera/index.html

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Access:
1 minute walk from Hatsudai Station on the Keio New Line


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]]> http://www.wasavvy.com/?feed=rss2&p=5184 0 KOKIA world tour 2009 “∞” Infinity http://www.wasavvy.com/?p=5865 http://www.wasavvy.com/?p=5865#comments Wed, 29 Apr 2009 08:30:53 +0000 admin http://www.wasavvy.com/?p=684 Date: APR 29, 2009　　Time: 17:30
Admission: ¥6,800 ~ ¥6,300
Venue： Bunkamura Orchard Hall

　

KOKIA world tour 2009 “∞” Infinity

Starring: KOKIA
Date APR 29, 2009 Time 17:30
Admission S ¥6,800 A ¥6,300
Venue Bunkamura Orchard Hall
　　　(24-1,Dogenzaka 2-chome Shibuya-ku, Tokyo)
Contact 570-00-3337 (Sunrise Promotion Tokyo)
URL ” www.bunkamura.co.jp/english/orchard/event/cal0904.html “　
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]]> http://www.wasavvy.com/?feed=rss2&p=5865 3 Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra 769th Subscription Concert http://www.wasavvy.com/?p=5863 http://www.wasavvy.com/?p=5863#comments Sun, 26 Apr 2009 06:00:53 +0000 admin http://www.wasavvy.com/?p=684 Date: APR 26, 2009　　Time: 15:00
Admission: ¥7,500 ~ ¥4,500
Venue： Bunkamura Orchard Hall

　

Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra 769th Subscription Concert

Shostakovich: Suite for Jazz Orchestra No. 1
Bruch: Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, op. 26
Respighi: Symphonic poem Feste Romane
Conductor: Dan Ettinger
Violin: Akihiro Miura
Date APR 26, 2009 Time 15:00
Admission S ¥7,500 A ¥6,000 B ¥4,500
Venue Bunkamura Orchard Hall
　　　(24-1,Dogenzaka 2-chome Shibuya-ku, Tokyo)
Contact +81(0)3–5353-9522 (Tokyo Philharmonic Ticket Service)
URL ” www.bunkamura.co.jp/english/orchard/event/cal0904.html “　
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]]> http://www.wasavvy.com/?feed=rss2&p=5863 0 NHK Symphony Orchestra, Tokyo Orchard Hall Series No. 54 / 2008-2009 Season http://www.wasavvy.com/?p=5861 http://www.wasavvy.com/?p=5861#comments Sat, 25 Apr 2009 06:30:53 +0000 admin http://www.wasavvy.com/?p=684 Date: APR 25, 2009　　Time: 15:30
Admission: S ¥7,500 A ¥6,000 B ¥4,500 C sold out
Venue： Bunkamura Orchard Hall

　

NHK Symphony Orchestra, Tokyo Orchard Hall Series No. 54 / 2008-2009 Season

Beethoven: Overture Coriolan, op. 62
Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, op. 11
Brahms: Symphony No. 4 in E minor, op 98
Conductor: Christian Gansch
Piano: Michie Koyama
Date APR 25, 2009 Time 15:30
Admission S ¥7,500 A ¥6,000 B ¥4,500 C sold out
Venue Bunkamura Orchard Hall
　　　(24-1,Dogenzaka 2-chome Shibuya-ku, Tokyo)
Contact +81(0)3-3477-3244 (Bunkamura)
URL ( www.bunkamura.co.jp/english/orchard/event/cal0904.html )
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]]> http://www.wasavvy.com/?feed=rss2&p=5861 1 Tamiyo Kusakari – Esprit Les Ballets de Roland Petit – The World of Roland Petit http://www.wasavvy.com/?p=5856 http://www.wasavvy.com/?p=5856#comments Fri, 24 Apr 2009 10:00:53 +0000 admin http://www.wasavvy.com/?p=684 Date: APR 22, 2009 ~ APR 24, 2009　　Time: 19:00
Admission: ¥12,000 ~ ¥6,000
Venue： Bunkamura Orchard Hall

　

Tamiyo Kusakari – Esprit Les Ballets de Roland Petit – The World of Roland Petit

Tchaikovsky: From Swan Lake, Act 2 (Japanese première)
Bizet: From L’ Arlésienne
Faure: From Proust: À la recherché du temps perdu and others
Choreography: Roland Petit
Producer: Tamiyo Kusakari
Starring: Tamiyo Kusakari, Luigi Bonino, Massimo Murru, Lienz Chang, Igor Kolb, and others

* The entire program will be danced to especially recorded music

Date APR 22, 2009 ~ APR 24, 2009 Time 19:00
Admission S ¥12,000 A ¥9,000 B ¥6,000 (4/23, 24 sold out)
Venue Bunkamura Orchard Hall
　　　(24-1,Dogenzaka 2-chome Shibuya-ku, Tokyo)
Contact +81(0)3-3943-9999 (Koransha)
URL ( www.bunkamura.co.jp/english/orchard/event/cal0904.html　)
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]]> http://www.wasavvy.com/?feed=rss2&p=5856 3 Tamiyo Kusakari – Esprit Les Ballets de Roland Petit – The World of Roland Petit http://www.wasavvy.com/?p=5854 http://www.wasavvy.com/?p=5854#comments Thu, 23 Apr 2009 10:00:53 +0000 admin http://www.wasavvy.com/?p=684 Date: APR 22, 2009 ~ APR 24, 2009　　Time: 19:00
Admission: ¥12,000 ~ ¥6,000
Venue： Bunkamura Orchard Hall

　

Tamiyo Kusakari – Esprit Les Ballets de Roland Petit – The World of Roland Petit

Tchaikovsky: From Swan Lake, Act 2 (Japanese première)
Bizet: From L’ Arlésienne
Faure: From Proust: À la recherché du temps perdu and others
Choreography: Roland Petit
Producer: Tamiyo Kusakari
Starring: Tamiyo Kusakari, Luigi Bonino, Massimo Murru, Lienz Chang, Igor Kolb, and others

* The entire program will be danced to especially recorded music

Date APR 22, 2009 ~ APR 24, 2009 Time 19:00
Admission S ¥12,000 A ¥9,000 B ¥6,000 (4/23, 24 sold out)
Venue Bunkamura Orchard Hall
　　　(24-1,Dogenzaka 2-chome Shibuya-ku, Tokyo)
Contact +81(0)3-3943-9999 (Koransha)
URL ( www.bunkamura.co.jp/english/orchard/event/cal0904.html　)
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]]> http://www.wasavvy.com/?feed=rss2&p=5854 3 Tamiyo Kusakari – Esprit Les Ballets de Roland Petit – The World of Roland Petit http://www.wasavvy.com/?p=5852 http://www.wasavvy.com/?p=5852#comments Wed, 22 Apr 2009 10:00:53 +0000 admin http://www.wasavvy.com/?p=684 Date: APR 22, 2009 ~ APR 24, 2009　　Time: 19:00
Admission: ¥12,000 ~ ¥6,000
Venue： Bunkamura Orchard Hall

　

Tamiyo Kusakari – Esprit Les Ballets de Roland Petit – The World of Roland Petit

Tchaikovsky: From Swan Lake, Act 2 (Japanese première)
Bizet: From L’ Arlésienne
Faure: From Proust: À la recherché du temps perdu and others
Choreography: Roland Petit
Producer: Tamiyo Kusakari
Starring: Tamiyo Kusakari, Luigi Bonino, Massimo Murru, Lienz Chang, Igor Kolb, and others

* The entire program will be danced to especially recorded music

Date APR 22, 2009 ~ APR 24, 2009 Time 19:00
Admission S ¥12,000 A ¥9,000 B ¥6,000 (4/23, 24 sold out)
Venue Bunkamura Orchard Hall
　　　(24-1,Dogenzaka 2-chome Shibuya-ku, Tokyo)
Contact +81(0)3-3943-9999 (Koransha)
URL ( www.bunkamura.co.jp/english/orchard/event/cal0904.html　)
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]]> http://www.wasavvy.com/?feed=rss2&p=5852 1 Alain Platel and Les Ballets C. de la B. http://www.wasavvy.com/?p=5850 http://www.wasavvy.com/?p=5850#comments Sun, 19 Apr 2009 05:00:53 +0000 admin http://www.wasavvy.com/?p=684 Date: APR 17, 2009 ~ APR 19, 2009　　Time: [4/17]19:00 [4/18,19]14:00
Admission: S ¥10,500 A ¥9,000 B ¥7,000 C ¥5,000
Venue： Bunkamura Orchard Hall

　

Alain Platel and Les Ballets C. de la B. – Pitié! “Erbarme Dich!” from Johann Sebastian Bach’s St. Matthew Passion

Artistic Director: Alain Platel
Live music: Aka Moon, Fabrizio Cassol(saxophone),Claron McFadden, Magic Malik, and others
Countertenor: Serge Kakudji
Date APR 17, 2009 ~ APR 19, 2009 Time [4/17]19:00 [4/18,19]14:00
Admission S ¥10,500 A ¥9,000 B ¥7,000 C ¥5,000
* C seats are only available from Pia or e-plus.
Venue Bunkamura Orchard Hall
　　　(24-1,Dogenzaka 2-chome Shibuya-ku, Tokyo)
Contact +81(0)3-3580-0031 (Nippon Cultural Center)
URL ( www.bunkamura.co.jp/english/orchard/event/cal0904.html　)
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]]> http://www.wasavvy.com/?feed=rss2&p=5850 1 Alain Platel and Les Ballets C. de la B. http://www.wasavvy.com/?p=5848 http://www.wasavvy.com/?p=5848#comments Sat, 18 Apr 2009 05:00:53 +0000 admin http://www.wasavvy.com/?p=684 Date: APR 17, 2009 ~ APR 19, 2009　　Time: [4/17]19:00 [4/18,19]14:00
Admission: S ¥10,500 A ¥9,000 B ¥7,000 C ¥5,000
Venue： Bunkamura Orchard Hall

　

Alain Platel and Les Ballets C. de la B. – Pitié! “Erbarme Dich!” from Johann Sebastian Bach’s St. Matthew Passion

Artistic Director: Alain Platel
Live music: Aka Moon, Fabrizio Cassol(saxophone),Claron McFadden, Magic Malik, and others
Countertenor: Serge Kakudji
Date APR 17, 2009 ~ APR 19, 2009 Time [4/17]19:00 [4/18,19]14:00
Admission S ¥10,500 A ¥9,000 B ¥7,000 C ¥5,000
* C seats are only available from Pia or e-plus.
Venue Bunkamura Orchard Hall
　　　(24-1,Dogenzaka 2-chome Shibuya-ku, Tokyo)
Contact +81(0)3-3580-0031 (Nippon Cultural Center)
URL ( www.bunkamura.co.jp/english/orchard/event/cal0904.html　)
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]]> http://www.wasavvy.com/?feed=rss2&p=5848 0 Katsura Funakoshi Exhibition (tentative) http://www.wasavvy.com/?p=5881 http://www.wasavvy.com/?p=5881#comments Sat, 18 Apr 2009 01:00:51 +0000 admin http://www.wasavvy.com/?p=1924 Date: APR 18, 2009 ~ APR 26, 2009　　Time: 10:00 ~ 19:30
Admission: Free
Venue： Bunkamura GALLERY

　

Katsura Funakoshi Exhibition (tentative)

 
Date APR 18, 2009 ~ APR 26, 2009 Time 10:00 ~ 19:30
Admission Free
Venue Bunkamura GALLERY
　　　(24-1,Dogenzaka 2-chome Shibuya-ku, Tokyo)
Contact +81(0)3-3477-9174 (Bunkamura Gallery)
URL ( www.bunkamura.co.jp/english/gallery/event/index.html　)
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]]> http://www.wasavvy.com/?feed=rss2&p=5881 1 Alain Platel and Les Ballets C. de la B. http://www.wasavvy.com/?p=5846 http://www.wasavvy.com/?p=5846#comments Fri, 17 Apr 2009 10:00:53 +0000 admin http://www.wasavvy.com/?p=684 Date: APR 17, 2009 ~ APR 19, 2009　　Time: [4/17]19:00 [4/18,19]14:00
Admission: S ¥10,500 A ¥9,000 B ¥7,000 C ¥5,000
Venue： Bunkamura Orchard Hall

　

Alain Platel and Les Ballets C. de la B. – Pitié! “Erbarme Dich!” from Johann Sebastian Bach’s St. Matthew Passion

Artistic Director: Alain Platel
Live music: Aka Moon, Fabrizio Cassol(saxophone),Claron McFadden, Magic Malik, and others
Countertenor: Serge Kakudji
Date APR 17, 2009 ~ APR 19, 2009 Time [4/17]19:00 [4/18,19]14:00
Admission S ¥10,500 A ¥9,000 B ¥7,000 C ¥5,000
* C seats are only available from Pia or e-plus.
Venue Bunkamura Orchard Hall
　　　(24-1,Dogenzaka 2-chome Shibuya-ku, Tokyo)
Contact +81(0)3-3580-0031 (Nippon Cultural Center)
URL ( www.bunkamura.co.jp/english/orchard/event/cal0904.html　)
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]]> http://www.wasavvy.com/?feed=rss2&p=5846 0 THE EMOTIONS http://www.wasavvy.com/?p=5769 http://www.wasavvy.com/?p=5769#comments Thu, 16 Apr 2009 08:30:51 +0000 admin http://www.wasavvy.com/?p=1440 Date: APR 15, 2009 ~ APR 19, 2009　　　
Time:MON-SAT: (1st) 19:00, (2nd) 21:30　　SUN&HOLIDAY: (1st) 17:00, (2nd) 20:00
Admission: 10,500 yen
Venue: COTTON CLUB

　

THE EMOTIONS
SHOW TIME OPEN / START
(MON-SAT: 1st show) 17:30 / 19:00
(MON-SAT: 2nd show) 20:30 / 21:30
(SUN & HOLIDAY 1st show) 16:00 /17:00
(SUN & HOLIDAY 2nd show) 18:30 /20:00　
Date APR 15, 2009 ~ APR 19, 2009　　 Time see above
Admission
Unreserved/Table Seats: 10,500 yen/person
Reserved/BOX A (4 people seating): 13,500 yen/person
Reserved/BOX B (2 pepole seating): 12,500 yen/person
Reserved/BOX S (2 pepole seating): 13,000 yen/person
Reserved/SEAT C (2 people seating): 12,500 yen/person

Booking Opens: FEB 21, 2009

Venue COTTON CLUB
　　　(TOKIA 2F, TOKYO Bldg., 2-7-3 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo)
Contact +81(0)3-3215-1555 (COTTON CLUB )
URL www.cottonclubjapan.co.jp
Access ・Tokyo Stn.（2 min）
・Yurakucho Stn.（5 min）

Subway
・Marunouchi Line,Tokyo Stn. （3 min）
・Yurakucho Line,
Yurakucho Stn.（5 min）
・Chiyoda Line,Nijubashi Stn.（5 min）
・Ginza Line,Kyobashi Stn.（5 min）
・Hibiya Line,Hibiya Stn.（5 min）
・Toei Mita Line,Hibiya Stn.（7 min）
・Tozai Line,Otemachi Stn.（10 min）
・Hanzomon Line,Otemachi Stn.（10 min）

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