sdennan
Joined: Mar 17, 2019
Posts: 13
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Posted on Jan 16 2023 12:13 AM
Hi Guys.
I’m heading to Tokyo mid April with a school trip. As there are three other teachers I’ll get the occasional opportunity to sneak off. I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions of what to do or see surf guitar wise? Bands, second hand guitar shops etc.
Cheers
Simon
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chiba
Joined: Sep 02, 2022
Posts: 538
Central VA
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Posted on Jan 17 2023 11:34 AM
DUDE!!! No suggestions, but what a great opportunity! Hope you enjoy it.
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Fady
Joined: Mar 07, 2010
Posts: 2274
North Carolina
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Posted on Jan 20 2023 09:05 PM
Too much for coincidence to not comment.
I had the great fortunate to visit Japan (Tokyo) and Okinawa 'on the company's dime' a few years ago. Managed to add a weekend and get an uh-may-zing personal tour of so much of the city over 2 days.
My only regret... after touring a few record shops (scored some great Takeshi Terauchi vinyl!) and music stores (no purchases, but pretty amazing) I mentioned to my local host 'this great Surf band, the Surf Coasters'. They proceeded to Google them only to learn they JUST played an in-store show not too far away from where we were. "Just" as in a couple of hours before we looked it up. It was like 3pm or 4pm on a Saturday and they played at like noon or 1pm. The real kicker... despite how large 'Tokyo' is, it was less than a few miles away.

Lesson learned: search for live music schedules before you go. And regardless, hit a few record stores and music shops. Fun to look if nothing else.
Oh, and while it's not high on the tourist radar, they have a great wing franchise that the locals love; Yamachan. Pretty great and worth a stop if you pass one by!
— Fady
El Mirage @ ReverbNation
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bigtikidude
Joined: Feb 27, 2006
Posts: 25695
Anaheim(So.Cal.)U.S.A.
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Posted on Jan 21 2023 09:01 AM
Fady, I feel the same way about people coming to so cal on vacation.
I try to put out the dates for the summer HB pier shows once a month.
And the date for SG101 con. So they can plan their trips to hit one of them. Then people write me and ask if any surf is happening. And I’m like well yer smack dab in between 2 pier shows, missed one by weeks on both sides.
— Jeff(bigtikidude)
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pineapple_geoff
Joined: Apr 24, 2006
Posts: 119
MV Mi Amigo
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Posted on Feb 05 2023 09:39 PM
sdennan wrote:
Hi Guys.
I’m heading to Tokyo mid April with a school trip. As there are three other teachers I’ll get the occasional opportunity to sneak off. I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions of what to do or see surf guitar wise? Bands, second hand guitar shops etc.
Cheers
Simon
I was in Tokyo a few years back and stumbled across a July 4 'muscle car' show, that had an instro band we know, supporting a well-known garage band, for FREE!
It's a big city......there's bound to be something happening, just need to find it ? Lotsa indie record stores/cool clothes stores seemed to have flyers ?
P.S. There's a cool surf instro band called The Whys but they're from Fukuoka.
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MelPhantomSurfers
Joined: Aug 21, 2008
Posts: 56
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Posted on Feb 06 2023 04:39 PM
Look up the El Camino club and Club Heavy Sick.
https://www.facebook.com/clubheavysick/
See if Jackie and the Cedrics are playing somewhere. Jelly Bean will post here any shows they are doing:
https://www.facebook.com/RockinJellyBeann
Mel
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