Happy-Go-Solo

Summer Vacation Bunraku Performance: Part 2 (August 2026)

Part 2 of the Summer Vacation Bunraku Performance, seen from a special seat right in front of the musicians' platform. My first Gempei Nunobiki no Taki left me in awe of how dead a puppet can be, plus a bunraku bento and an adorable program.

2026.08.08

Bunraku

August Program at the Kabukiza Theatre: Part 2 (August 2026) | Subscription Service 3

Part 2 of the August Program at the Kabukiza, seen with my flat-rate theatregoing service. Kankuro and Koshiro in Rakuda were comedy at full power, plus the hand-drawn uchiwa display, a discovery about the east box seats, and a pre-curtain medetai-yaki.

2026.08.03

Kabuki

August Program at the Kabukiza Theatre: Part 1 (August 2026) | Subscription Service 2

In Kaidan Botan Doro, the greedy humans turn out to be scarier than the ghosts. Ukon and Minosuke had me in stitches as the scheming couple, while Tatsunosuke's ghost was almost too adorable. My Part 1 experience from the second-floor front row.

2026.08.03

Kabuki

Chiikawa the Movie: The Secret of the Mermaid Island at TOHO Cinemas Hibiya (August 2026)

My very first Chiikawa turned out to be the movie. Lulled by the cuteness, I was not ready for the chills of the second half: a solo cinema report with a Premium Box Seat and FOD points.

2026.08.02

Others

Sphinx from the Bag at Theatre HOPE (August 2026)

The real reason for my Tokyo trip was not the Kabukiza. It was Sphinx from the Bag, a Kana Kita and Ayuka Kishimoto two-hander at Theatre HOPE: an intimate small-theatre report.

2026.08.02

Others

The Fall: 4K Digital Remaster at Morc Asagaya

A month after Meguro Cinema, I watched The Fall for the second time at Morc Asagaya. This time I focused on the story, Roy and Alexandria's tug of war, tears I saw coming, and Lee Pace. It may have just become my No.1 film of all time.

2026.08.02

未分類

August Program at the Kabukiza Theatre: Part 3 (August 2026) | Subscription Service 1

Opening day of the August Program at the Kabukiza, using the flat-rate theatregoing service for the first time. A box seat secured against all odds, dinner at Hanakago before curtain, and generous earphone guide bonuses.

2026.08.02

Kabuki

Cinema Kabuki: Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, Part 2 (July 2026)

A 9:10 a.m. start and over 200 minutes of Cinema Kabuki Nausicaä, Part 2, at MOVIX Kyoto. Kikugoro's beautiful Nausicaä, an epic hair-swinging finale, crystal-clear sound and camera work.

2026.07.25

Kabuki

YBA & BEYOND: British Art in the 90s from the Tate Collection (July 2026)

A midsummer visit to the YBA exhibition at the KYOCERA Museum in Kyoto. Lubaina Himid's vivid colours, Wolfgang Tillmans, a reunion with Derek Jarman — and Martin Creed, of all artists.

2026.07.25

Museums

A Tabletop Journey: NeRoLi herb (July 2026)

Vegan soft serve at NeRoLi herb, a herbal tea specialist in Omotesando. Thursday's flavour is Prime Quality, served on a brown rice cone: a cooling solo treat on a hot day.

2026.07.16

Solo Gourmet