Volume 04, Number 24
Things To Do
Saturday, Dec 22
Head to Shin Yokohama for Christmas on Ice featuring Evgeny Plushenko plus Shae-Lynn Bourne. Dec. 22–24.
www.xmasonice.com
Sunday, Dec 23
Visit Ibaraki for the Windsor Park Golf and County Club's special Christmas dinner, through Dec. 25. Reservations required.
www.wpgcc.com
Monday, Dec 24
Take the kids to the newly redeveloped Marunouchi area for Bright Christmas 2007 featuring lights and trees through Dec. 26. www.marunouchi.com
Tuesday, Dec 25
Celebrate Christmas with someone special at singer Emilie-Claire Barlow's concert and dinner at the Cotton Club. ¥8,400, tel. 03- 3215-1555.
Wednesday, Dec 26
Enjoy the many instruments of percussion ensemble Orquesta Nudge! Nudge! at SuperDeluxe in Nishi Azabu at 7:30pm, ¥2,500(adv) or ¥3,000(door) with one drink. www.super-deluxe.com
Thursday, Dec 27
Enjoy the show as The Moscow Ballet performs Swan Lake and The Nutcracker at Tokyo International Forum until Dec. 30, tel. 03-3498-9999.
Friday, Dec 28
Flit into the New Year with Ruriko Shibasaki's Fairy Stories exhibition at the RBR Gallery in Azabu.
www.rbr-art.com
Saturday, Dec 29
Visit Shibuya to see Martin McDonagh's tragedy The Beauty Queen of Leenane on stage at Parco Gekijo. Closes Dec. 30. ¥4,000–¥8,400, tel. 03-3477-5858.
Sunday, Dec 30
Gather ideas for an innovative new year at the Museum of Contemporary Art's SPACE FOR YOUR FUTURE: Recombining the DNA of Art and Design through Jan. 20. www.sfyf.jp
Monday, Dec 31
Take the family to Tokyo Disneyland's New Year's Countdown from 7pm–2am on Jan. 1. Tickets must be bought in advance from travel agents. ¥12,000.
Tuesday, Jan 1
Celebrate New Year's the traditional way as you experience hatsumode, or the first visit of the year to a shrine or temple, at Meijijingu near Harajuku.
Wednesday, Jan 2
Catch a glimpse of the Emperor at his New Year's Greeting at the Imperial Palace. He will make a short speech seven times between 10:10am–3:20pm. The Inner Gardens are open from 9:30am–3pm.
Thursday, Jan 3
Enjoy Corso Wien, a concert of Mozart and Strauss to celebrate the New Year by the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra. Also Jan. 14, 2pm, ¥5,000–¥9,000. Tel. 03-3943-9999.
Friday, Jan 4
Head to Roti for lunch, and while you are there pick up the new issue of Weekender, due out today.