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Japan Lindy eXchange Weeks Schedule:
(as of July 16, 2003 JST / schedule subject to change)
2003
Jul
S M Tu W Th F S
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Osaka Lindy eXchange in red
13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Tokyo Lindy eXchange in brown
20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Yokohama Lindy eXchange in blue
27 28 29 30 31 followed by fireworks festival season ;)
Wednesday, July 9
Sightseeing/shopping
Osaka Lindy Exchange:
Special Workshop by Josie Say from L.A. followed by a welcome BBQ party
@ Shinsaibashi Art Hall
Midosujisanto Bldg. 6F, 3-6-7, Hakuro-cho, Chuo-ku, Osaka
06-6120-2714
18:45: dance workshop: 20s Charleston
19:50: dance workshop: Swing Rueda (Int/Adv)
21:00: BBQ
Y5,000 including both dance workshops and BBQ
Y2,500 if only BBQ
presented by Banzai Swing Kansai
Thursday, July 10
Sightseeing/shopping
Yoko Noge's Band
piano and vocal: Yoko Noge (Chicago)
vocal: Elijah Levi (Chicago)
guitar: Hiroshi Hata
drums: Baker Doi
@ Mr.Kelly's
Sun Garden Tsuneshima 1F, 2-4-1, Sonesakishinchi, Kita-ku, Osaka
06-6342-5821
19:00 or 21:00
cost: Y3,000
phone: 06-6342-5821
no dancing floor prepared
reservation recommended
presented by Mr.Kelly's
Osaka Lindy Exchange:
Lindy in the Shrine, a DJ'ed dance
@ Nanbaya Shrine
2-9-19, Motomachi, Namihaya-ku, Osaka
18:00-21:00
cost: Y1,000
no reservation required
presented by Banzai Swing Kansai
Friday, July 11
Sightseeing/shopping
Chicago Blues Night @ Osaka Imperial Hotel
Delmark All Stars Blues Band (from Chicago)
Carey Bell (vo, blues harp)
Jimmy Dawkins (g, vo)
Bonnie Lee, (vo)
Robert Stroger (b)
Kenny Smith (dr)
et al
@ Pata Pata de La Salsa, Osaka Imperial Hotel
1-8-50, Tenmabashi, Kita-ku, Osaka
06-6881-1111
a dancing floor prepared
18:00 swing dance lesson presented by TSDS
19:00 Delmark All Stars Blues Band
cost: Y3,000 for a cover charge
minimal order of one food and one drink necessary
reservation recommended
flyer (0.6MB pdf or 6.5MB bmp)
presented by Osaka Imperial Hotel
Saturday, July 12
Sightseeing/shopping
Osaka Lindy Exchange:
Lindy Hop Special Workshop
Instructors:
Chad Kubo and Melanie Moore from the Dog House, San Francisco
@ O-CAT, Osaka
13:00-17:00
- Zen and the Art of Lindy Hop
- Creativity and Musicality
- Dips and Tricks
cost: Y5,000
presented by Banzai Swing Kansai
Osaka Lindy Exchange:
Banzai Swing Night
@ Flamingo The Arusha
1-7-27, Sakuragawa, Namihaya-ku, Osaka
18:00-24:00
cost: Y500
Live Bands: Charlie Nishio's Swingin' Slow Petals
DJs: JAZZ-T39, Charlie Nishio, et al.
two dance teams to perform
no reservation required
presented by Banzai Swing Kansai
Sunday, July 13
Osaka Lindy Exchange:
Lindy Hop Special Workshop
09:00-12:00 Hiro, TSDS
@ O-Cat
- Basic Clinic
cost: Y2,000
presented by Banzai Swing Kansai
13:00-17:00 Chad, Melanie, Ken, and Josie
Ken Watanabe from Lindy In The Park, San Francisco
Josie Say from Los Angels
Chad Kubo and Melanie Moore from the Dog House, San Francisco
@ Cabaret UNIVERSE
- Charleston variations (Ken and Josie)
- Fast Lindy Hop (Ken and Josie)
- Switching and Stealing (Ken, Josie, Chad, and Melanie)
cost: Y5,000
presented by Banzai Swing Kansai
Osaka Lindy Exchange:
Yoko Noge (Chicago) and Charlie Nishio (Osaka) Special Band
piano and vocal: Yoko Noge (Chicago)
vocal: Charlie Nishio (Fujiyama Charoll, Osaka)
vocal: Elijah Levi (Chicago)
guitar: Hiroshi Hata (Osaka)
drums: Baker Doi
base: Norihide Nakajima
@ Flamingo The Arusha
1-7-27, Sakuragawa, Namihaya-ku, Osaka
a dancing floor prepared
jack and jill to be held
20:00-
cost: Y4,000 with 1D in advance
presented by Banzai Swing Kansai
Monday, July 14
moving day to the Tokyo area, or...
Kyoto Optional Tour:
1-day Kyoto sightseeing from Osaka
The first day of Kyoto Gion Festival!
guided by Banzai Swing Kansai
cost: about Y9,000 (75USD) including lunch and dinner
Tuesday, July 15
moving day to the Tokyo area
Wednesday, July 16
Sightseeing/shopping in Tokyo
Tokyo Lindy Exchange:
The Yoko Noge Trio
piano and vocal: Yoko Noge (Chicago)
drums: Yoshiharu "Hirarin" Hirabayashi (Tokyo)
base: Joe Isozaki (Tokyo)
@ Swing Cats Swing Night, Vietti
Imperial Forum 2F, 5-16-52, Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo map
a dancing floor prepared.
19:00-22:30
cost: Y2,500 w/1D in advance
SOLD OUT
presented by Swing Cats
Thursday, July 17
Nikko Optional Tour:
1-day sightseeing of "Shrines and Temples of Nikko", a registered world
heritage site, with a traditional Japanese dinner and open-air hot spa
guided by Tokyo Swing Dance Society
cost: about Y10,000 (85 USD)
Friday, July 18
Asakusa Optional Tour:
Sightseeing/shopping around Asakusa
guided by Tokyo Swing Dance Society
16:00-17:00
cost: Y0
followed by TLX Official Welcome Dinner in Asakusa
Sukiyaki or Shabushabu
cost: about Y2,000-2,500
The Kansas City Band
@ HUB Asakusa
1-12-2, Asakusa, Taitou-Ku, Tokyo
03-3847-8896
a guest player: Yoko Noge from Chicago
19:20-22:20
cost: Y1,500 as music cover charge
we are gonna make our own dancing floor here as usual ;)
presented by HUB Asakusa
Saturday, July 19
Sightseeing/shopping
Tokyo Lindy Exchange:
Battles with Blues and Boogie Woogie (two powerful bands will appear!!)
Yoko Noge (CHICAGO) vs Natsuko Furukawa (TOKYO)
v.s. 
piano and vocal: Yoko Noge (Chicago)
piano, organ and vocal: Natsuko Furukawa (Tokyo)
drums: Yoshiharu "Hirarin" Hirabayashi (Tokyo)
base: Joe Isozaki (Tokyo)
sax: Yutaka Umitsuki (Tokyo)
trumpet: Taku Shimoda (Tokyo)
guitar: Takayuki Adachi (Tokyo)
The Eddie Landsberg Band
organ: Eddie Landsberg (Philadelphia and Tokyo)
drums: Kaz Sakamoto (Tokyo)
guitar: Rowan MacGillivray (Australia)
Charlie Nishio (Osaka) as a special guest vocalist
@ Sensation
Nittaku Bldg.1F, 3-8-15, Roppongi, Tokyo map
03-3479-7771
a big dancing floor prepared
16:00-17:00 dance lesson for total beginners presented by TSDS
17:30-21:00 dance to the two live bands ! NON-STOP LIVE MUSIC
cost: Y4,000 with 1D in advance
Y6,000 with 1D at the door
sponsored by @NetHome
presented by Tokyo Swing Dance Society
Tokyo Lindy Exchange:
DV8: Dj'ed after hours @ On Air West, Shibuya, Tokyo
23:00-23:30 East Coast Swing dance lesson by Hiro, TSDS
23:30-05:00 DJ'ed by Eiji and Amore
cost: Y1,500
a dancing floor prepared
no reservation needed
presented by Gogh Imaizumi, Department-H
Sunday, July 20
Sleeping/sightseeing/shopping
Tokyo Lindy Exchange:
Lindy Hop Special Workshop
Ken Watanabe from San Francisco
@ Seta Chiku Kaikan, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo
17:30-21:30
class theme: - stealing and switching partners (1 class)
- fundamentals (2 classes)
cost: 4,000 yen a day (including three classes totally)
no reservation required
presented by Tokyo Swing Dance Society
Monday, July 21 Japan's National Holiday
Sightseeing/shopping
Yokohama Lindy Exchange:
Jitterbug Weekend
Natsuko(piano and vocal) and Yutaka(sax)
@ Weins 21
33, Yamashita-cho, Naka-ku, Yokohama
045-224-8811
a dancing floor prepared
17:00-20:00
cost: Y3,500 in advance
Y4,500 at the door
iced/hot coffee/tea, all you can drink
presented by Yokohama Swing Dance Society
Official farewell dinner in China Town
Bands/Musicians:
Yoko Noge (Chicago)
Elijah Levi (Chicago)
Delmark All Stars Blues Band (Chicago)
Charlie Nishio (Osaka)
Hiroshi Hata (Osaka) bio
Natsuko Furukawa (Tokyo)
Taku Shimoda (Tokyo)
Takayuki Adachi (Tokyo)
Eddie Landsberg (Philadelphia, Tokyo)
Kansas City Band (Tokyo)
Instructors:
Chad Kubo and Melanie Moore from the Dog House, San Francisco
Ken Watanabe from Lindy In The Park, San Francisco
Josie Say from Los Angels
Accommodations:
In Osaka:
Osaka Travel Guide by About.Com
luxurious hotel: Imperial Hotel Osaka
Contact TSDS to get dancers discount.
low priced hotels: Hotel Blue Wave Inn Yotsuyabashi
broadband Internet connection (LAN port) equipped
Toyoko Inn
broadband Internet connection (LAN port) equipped
free housing @ local dancers: Contact Banzai Swing Kansai (allocation has been closed)
In Tokyo:
Tokyo Travel Guide by About.Com
luxurious hotel: Grand Hyatt Tokyo, Roppongi Hills, Roppongi
low priced hotel: Toyoko Inn
broadband Internet connection (LAN port) equipped
free housing @ local dancers: Contact Tokyo Swing Dance Society (allocation has been closed)
In Yokohama:
luxurious hotel: Yokohama Bay Sheraton
low priced hotel: Toyoko Inn
broadband Internet connection (LAN port) equipped
Broadband Internet connection at your hotel is very important to share
information of JLXW during your staying. So, you had better check it out
before you decide your hotel.
Registration:
There is no registration required for a WHOLE event. But some events
require reservation respectively.
Osaka Lindy Exchange July 9 and 13 HERE
Tokyo Lindy Exchange July 16 and 19 HERE
Yokohama Lindy Exchange July 21 HERE
And if you come from overseas, please send the organizer email with your
flight information, special meal preferences, and any other special requests.
Except housing at local dancers, you need reserve your hotels by yourself.
The organizers also would like to help you find your hotel. If you prefer
staying with local dancers, write the organizer with your flight information,
travel plan, gender, and age to help us arrange your best hosts here.
You pay each cost of events that you will join. Some of the events are
organized by JLXW itself, but some not. It is okay for you to join only a
part of the weeks, so that you are able to arrange your travel plan flexibly.
How Much Do I Need To Survive In Japan ?
Somebody said, "Everything is expensive in Japan". Htm...it might used to be.
But it's no more true. Thanks for depression ? :) Particularly, food in
Tokyo is very reasonable now compared to NYC and other big cities in the US.
- 20 USD A DAY : tight budget travelers who can accept junk food and few
entertainments
30 -100 USD A DAY : regular budget travelers with regular food and regular
entertainments
100- USD A DAY : you'll have a nice day ;)
Hosts:
In Osaka: Banzai Swing Kansai (e-mail)
In Tokyo: Tokyo Swing Dance Society (total host)
Swing Cats
In Yokohama: Yokohama Swing Dance Society
JLXW Website:
http://www.impetus.ne.jp
JLXW Flyers:
Osaka Imperial Hotel, July 11 (0.6MB pdf or 6.5MB bmp)
Osaka LX, July 13 (0.4MB bmp)
Tokyo LX for listeners, July 16 and 19 (0.2MB pdf)
Tokyo LX for dancers, July 16 and 19 (0.2MB pdf)
Mailing List:
Get on TSDS' MAILING LIST
Websites For Sightseeing In Japan:
Tourins Information Center in Osaka is located in O-CAT
General Tourists Information
Japan Information Network ... an archive of Japan's information
Osaka Travel Guide by About.Com
Kyoto Travel Guide by About.Com
Tokyo Travel Guide by About.Com
Mt. Fuji Guide by About.Com
TOKYO Q's Today's City Guide
Hato Bus Tokyo Sightseeing Tours
Tokyo Bay Cruise
Tokyo Disneyland/DisneySea
Tsukiji Fish Market (TOKYO)
Asakusa (TOKYO)
Akihabara (TOKYO)
Universal Studio Japan (OSAKA)
Fireworks Festival Season to follow:
As written at "Weather" part of this page, the rainy season will be over
around July 20th, and the fireworks festival season will follow.
Japan's fireworks are very famous with its beauty.
July 20th: Yokohama Yokohama International Fireworks Festival, 6,000 pcs
July 21st: Atagawa, Atagawa Kaijo Daimonji Yaki Fireworks Festival, 1,000-3,000 pcs
July 24th: Adachi, Adachi Fireworks Festival, 10,000 pcs
July 25th: Shonan, Hiratsuka Fireworks Festival, 3,000 pcs
July 25th,28th: Atami, Kaijo Fireworks Festival, 5,000 pcs
July 26th: Sumidagawa, Sumidagawa Fireworks Festival, 20,000 pcs
Need A Professional Travel Agency?
Japan's English-language travel agency especially for swing dancers
Surface Transportation:
From Kansai Airport to Osaka: Japan National Tourist Organization
Between Osaka and Tokyo:
- by JR Shinkansen train
one-way ticket btw Tokyo and Osaka costs 100-110 USD, and takes three hours.
- by highway bus
one-way ticket btw Tokyo and Osaka costs about 50-70USD, and takes about 6.5 hours.
Nishi Nihon JR Bus
From Narita Airport to Tokyo: Japan National Tourist Organization
From Tokyo to Yokohama:
- by JR train
Where Are Osaka, Tokyo and Yokohama Located?
See also General Tourists Information
What's Happening In Japan Now?
Japan Today ...Japan's news site in English
Currency Converter:
The Currency Site
Lindy Exchange World Calendar:
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Languages:
We speak English and Japanese.
Weather:
It is early Summer now and almost at the end of the rainy season that
will be over around July 20th. Check out the latest weather forecast at
CNN.Com.
Question?
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covered JLXW:
Check out Yehoodi news of April 17, 2003.
says you should join the JLXW :)
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