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SHIMOKITAZAWA

Etc.books was named for those who appear as ¡°etc.¡± or footnotes in society.
CULTURE / Books
Aug 2, 2026
Etc.books: A lone bookstore in Tokyo pushes against sexism
Etc.books helped redefine feminist publishing in Japan. Now its greatest challenge is staying open.
Open from July 3, the Fender Cafe Shimokitazawa hopes to be just another musically inclined entry to the neighborhood's web of live houses.
LIFE / Food & Drink
Jul 3, 2026
Fender opens a second, more unplugged Shimokitazawa cafe
Open from July 3, the Fender Cafe Shimokitazawa seeks to sit alongside the neighborhood¡¯s reputation as a hotbed of Âé¶¹´«Ã½ indie music scene.
Budding artists Madoka (Mariko Ito, left) and Kazuma (Kai Inowaki) find themselves tangled up in a multiverse while at the movies in ¡°You Are the Film.¡±
CULTURE / Film
Jun 19, 2026
¡®You Are the Film¡¯ offers a multiverse on a microbudget
Set in a real-life corner of Tokyo¡¯s Shimokitazawa neighborhood, Makoto Ueda¡¯s debut feature takes a refreshingly analog approach to a familiar concept.
Musical act Petalhead, comprised of Jaime Alise (left) and Riku Ogura, performs at More Than Music¡¯s beachside event in Zushi, Kanagawa Prefecture.
COMMUNITY / Issues / The Foreign Element
Aug 25, 2025
More Than Music makes space for creative communion
Since 2018, Tokyo-based duo Justin Sachs and Atsuko Sunaga have been organizing live shows and curating a community with shared passions.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Mar 20, 2021
Hakko Department: Set meals showcase the breadth of Âé¶¹´«Ã½ fermented foods
It¡¯s easy to take Âé¶¹´«Ã½ wealth of fermented foods for granted. Hakko Department puts them front and center.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Oct 17, 2020
Whether in curry or gelato, Kalpasi¡¯s spice blends are aromatic ¡ª and intriguing
Curry has been Tokyo¡¯s go-to comfort food this summer, and Curry Spice Gelateria Kalpasi¡¯s low-key June arrival hit the moment.
COMMUNITY / 2010s: Decade in Review
Dec 5, 2019
Trendy neighborhoods in Tokyo came and went during the 2010s, but did capitalist conformity move in for good?
The protester, the party animal, the professional millennial ¡ª it seems like the Japanese capital had a place for every foreign stereotype imaginable in the past decade. We look back on a few favorites.
Events / Events In Tokyo
Jul 18, 2013
Restaurant tour to provide diners with a taste of Shimokitazawa
Imagine eating all you want at a restaurant and then walking out the door without paying ¡ª only to simply head to another restaurant for more food. I¡¯m not recommending a dine-and-dash situation, it¡¯s an event in Tokyo this weekend.

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Disaster relief workers Taichi Kato (left) and Seiji Yoshimura enter the collapsed living quarters at Kyuganji temple in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture.
What Kumamoto revealed about Âé¶¹´«Ã½ earthquake readiness

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