Volume 39, Number 06
Things To Do
Saturday, March 22
Head to Eastside Story in Taito-ku for a free poetry reading by Jane Joritz-Nakagawa and Judy Halebsky from 6pm. www.eastsidetokyo.com
Sunday, March 23
Take the kids to the ballgame as the Oakland Athletics play the Hanshin Tigers at noon in the Tokyo Dome. Tel. 03-5800-9999.
Monday, March 24
View films from various Arabic-speaking countries at the Japan Foundation’s fourth annual film festival. At the OAG Hall in Akasaka through Mar. 25. www.jpf.go.jp
Tuesday, March 25
Spend an afternoon with the kids at the INAX Gallery, where you can learn about Growing Up With Science For Kids through crafts and more. Until May 24. http://inax.co.jp/culture
Wednesday, March 26
Travel to the Yokohama Museum of Art to learn about Goth: Reality of the Departed World, which closes today. http://jiu.ac.jp/yma/goth/index.html
Thursday, March 27
Get your brainiest friends together for the Paddy Foley’s pub quiz, from 7:30pm. ¥500 each, and all are welcome; prizes for the top three teams. www.paddyfoleystokyo.com
Friday, March 28
Start off the weekend by heading to What the Dickens in Ebisu for a pint, some pub grub, and the music of rock band Kinlay. www.whatthedickens.jp
Saturday, March 29
Introduce your children to classical music with a concert for kids including Ave Maria, Edelweiss, and more at the Tokyo Tiara Koto Hall at 3pm, ¥2,500. Tel. 03-3261-9933.
Sunday, March 30
View Mouton Rothschild, Paintings for the Labels, at the Mori Arts Center Gallery, celebrating 70 wine labels since 1945 by painters such as Picasso, through Apr. 3. www.roppongihills.com/jp/macg.
Monday, March 31
Enjoy Turandot, based on Puccini’s opera, through Apr. 27, various times. ¥9,500–¥13,500, at the Akasaka ACT Theatre. Tel. 03-3234-9999.
Tuesday, April 1
Like to travel and help people around the world? Meet fellow “Travelers With a Purpose” to talk and learn about upcoming Habitat for Humanity trips. 7pm, free, at The Pink Cow.
Wednesday, April 2
Groove down to Club Quattro in Shibuya for the acoustic beats of the John Butler Trio. At 7pm, ¥6,500. Tel. 03-3444-6751.
Thursday, April 3
Take in the best of Tokyo’s contemporary art scene at 101 Tokyo, through Apr. 6. For times and locations see www.101tokyo.com/en
Friday, April 4
Head to Roy’s for a burger and while you’re there, pick up the newest issue of Weekender, due out today.
My Major is Mangate
Summer Courses at TUJ-It’s Time to Sign Up!
by Danielle Tate Stratton
Looking for some summer enrichment this year? Why not enroll in one of Temple University Japan (TUJ)’s summer courses?
One course, for anyone interested in that oh-so-Japanese form of entertainment, manga, will be Studies in Japanese Popular Media: Manga and Anime course. It’s a six-week, six-credit program that explores manga and anime and their relation to Japanese and global culture. In addition to lectures and class discussions, the program includes field trips to art and anime exhibitions, and to studios to see how anime and manga are made. Students also have the opportunity to participate in university-organized field trips and excursions that are of general interest to students of Japanese culture.
TUJ is home to the Institute of Contemporary Japanese Studies (ICJS), which sponsors special programs devoted to Japanese contemporary culture and language, as well as a lecture series. Guest lecturers have included Ian Condry, Associate Professor at M.I.T specializing in media, popular culture, and globalization; and Frederik Schodt, author of Manga, Manga, Manga and Dreamland Japan.
Other courses offered by TUJ this summer include the Tyler Summer Art Workshop, which includes printmaking; photography; painting; architecture and graphic design; Asian Studies; Japanese Visual Anthropology; and more. The deadline for applicants from Japan not requiring a student visa is March 28.
For more information about summer programs at TUJ, please contact: Geeta Mehta, Ph.D., AIA Director of TUJ Summer Institute at: mehta@tuj.ac.jp or see www.temple.edu/studyabroad/programs/summer/.