☆2006年7月号☆

■Features■
14 トラベル: 山口～古き良さが残る街
18 マネー: IKEAの再挑戦
22 カルチャー: 次世代の盆栽
26 ボイス: 琴欧州～強き優しき力士
32 フォト: 佐渡ヶ嶽部屋～朝の練習風景
36 ウィークエンド: アウトドアライフを満喫しよう

■Sponsored Section■
54 サービスアパートメント＆家具特集
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■Every Month■
06 カレンダーハイライト 弊誌エディター選出によるお勧めアート情報
43 カレンダー国内 全国の舞台/アート/祭り等各種イベント情報
46 フィルム 新着映画情報を独自の切り口で迫る
50 ミュージック 最新のミュージックシーン
51 レビュー 最新音楽CDセレクション
52 ギグ・ガイド 最新音楽ライヴ＆コンサート情報
53 スポーツ 2006年ツール・ド・フランス

■Selections■
59 20Q
60 ブック
61 フォト
62 エグゼクティブ
63 コミュニィティー
64 イート＆ドリンク
66 ディレクトリー
70 ウエブ・リンク
72 ボイス（日本語）
74 定期購読のご案内


☆JULY/AUGUST 2006☆

■Features■

14 Travel: City of Good Taste
Although numerous post-war buildings in Yamaguchi
can rightfully be described as shabby, the city as
a whole embodies a rare quality in the urban Japanese
setting – good taste.


18 Money: Second Coming
Twenty years after being forced to pull out of Japan
due to poor sales figures, Swedish furniture retailing
giant Ikea is back with a vengeance. The only question
now is: Is it here to stay? Haru Maki reports...


22 Culture: The Next Generation
Bonsai master Kaori Yamada gives an age-old Japanese
pastime a long-awaited feminine touch, writes Robert Cameron.


26 Voice: Gentle Giant
Twenty-three-year-old wrestler Kotooshu breathed some
much-needed life into the stagnant sumo competition
last year with a couple of upset victories over grand
champion Asashoryu and promotion to the rank of ozeki
in record time. Is he the Great White Hope that sumo
has been waiting for? Keith Robson reports...
Interview interpreted by Andy Hunne.
Portraits by David Stetson.
Photos shot on location at Sadogatake Beya in Chiba.


32 Photo: Fellowship of the Ring
Photographer David Stetson sits in on a morning training
session at Sadogatake Beya.


34 Event: Great Balls of Fire
Your ultimate guide to the biggest and best fireworks
in Japan this summer.


36 Weekend: Go Wild in the Country
Rob Gilhooly spurns the renowned comforts of a ryokan
in a bid to get a taste of Japan’s great outdoors.



■Sponsored Section■

54 Real Estate & Furniture
Tokyo boasts some of the best real estate services
and product designers available on planet Earth.
Over the next few pages, we examine some of the better options...



■Every Month■

06-08 Calendar: Highlights

Belly Button Festival in Hokkaido;
Feminist artist Niki de Saint Phalle;
Tokyo Twilight by Miyamoto Saburo;
Nachi Fire Festival; Nagasaki Dragon Boat Festival;
Ceramics exhibition Vessels43 Calendar: Nota Bene
Sigmar Polke: Alice in Wonderland;
Humanity, a glam rock musical starring renowned
Japanese actors Goro Kishitani,
Yasufumi Tera & Toshiaki Karasawa.


43-45 Calendar: Listings
What’s on when near you.


46 Film
Ben Olah runs his critical eye over the latest releases
to hit the silver screen:
Thumbsucker, Nine Lives, Ultraviolet, Stoned,
Dust to Glory, Casanova, Mean Creek,
Get Rich or Die Tryin’, The Upside of Anger


50 Music
The Fuji Rock Festival celebrates 10 years of noise;
Reggae vocalist U-Roy joins renowned dub label
Blood & Fire Sound System for one-off Tokyo show


51 Review
This month’s essential soundz.


52 Gig Guide
Nationwide concert listings.


53 Sport
We preview the 2006 Tour de France



■Selections■

59 20Q/Community
60 Books
61 Golf: Curing Your Slice
62 Exec
63 Community
70 Web Links
72 Voice (translated in Japanese)
74 Subscription