KDAC
Addicted Member
See! I knew someone would provide a rationale for me to finally head East. My daughter (18) is addicted to Japan's culture by way of anime (weird as hell to me, though...) and I've been half-assing about getting our family of five to visit Tokyo. Thanks to your inside info, I now have the perfect reason: the opportunity to hear potentially an entire selection of music without being interrupted. With two teenagers (16, 18) and a toddler (3 1/2), it's a minor miracle I'm able to start an album and not have to pause or stop it prior to arriving at the end. Shinjuku/Shibuya wards it is.There are a few cafes in Tokyo that play music on nice systems and where the patrons are not allowed to talk - you order in whispers. I went to a jazz version in Shinjuku years ago and stumbled into one last year with a friend in Shibuya. The Shibuya place only played classical music and didn't even have booze - I asked for a beer and they gave me an egg cream. I think they're great. There's one more on my list, too: http://www.martha-records.com/martha/index.html