I Like London In The Rain

Next year I'm going to move to London. That will be a turning point in my life. I've heard that England is famous for having lots of rain like Japan. So I bought a pair of rain boots at Margaret Howell shop. It seemed easy to walk in. That was right. People are often complaining about rain. But I like people who smile when it's raining. We can do anything at home.
You know the book 'Very British Problems' ? That's too funny and v British irony.

Have a lovely rainy week. x

'Made Love That Summer' track for James Long SS15 by Is Tropical

Aw, this lyrics are pretty damn good too :) 

And also the coolest neon colour hair.

I'll Make It Like Your Birthday Everyday

My birthday party last weekend.

Probably I go on adventures from now.

Everything comes down on me.

I'll go with you.

x

Blood Orange - "You're Not Good Enough" by Gia Coppola

I never was in love 

You know that you were never good enough 

Fall asleep right next to me 

You know that you were never good enough 

Palo Alto by Gia Coppola

Finally i got the Palo Alto soundtrack. It includes songs from Blood Orange, Mac DeMarco, Tonstartssbandht, Robert Schwartzman and more. This film was based on the short stories by James Franco and directed by Gia Coppoala. They are my favourite. I've not read the original story and seen this film because it has not come out in Japan. However I can imagine this film will be dark, bitter and beautiful. Listening to the tracks, I remember that I alienated myself in high school. I was so different from other Japanese kids. Remembering that, now I think it's good for me. May fave woman Maya Angelou said, 'If you're trying to be normal, you will never know how amazing you can be'. That's my fave quote.

 

Behind The Scenes of Palo Alto: A film by Jacqui Getty who is Gia's mother.

Gia Coppola's interview on Vice.

Behind the Scenes: Summer Blues from Urban Outfitters on Vimeo.

Before Watching 'The Grand Budapest Hotel'

'The Grand Budapest Hotel' will come out on June 6th, 2014 in Japan. I can't wait for the day. I saw the Japanese official web site, but sadly there was no mention of Stefan Zweig. Most Japanese are not familiar with this great Austrian writer. Wes Anderson said that the story was inspired by his two books 'Beware of Pity' and 'The Post Office Girl' on The Telegraph. A couple of months ago, Dominic of my fave UK band Is Tropical tweeted abt the book 'Chess (The Royal Game)' by Zweig. What a coincidence. I think he is super cool. If you have time, please check these books.
Then I found an interesting article Wes Anderson's Colour Palettes by Laura Havlin on Another Magazine. His retro pastel colours always fascinate me.

P.S. You can download some interesting things on the official web site.

May

The end of April through around May 5th is called "Golden Week" in Japan. There are many national holidays. But I don't like that. Because Tokyo is a crowded place, you know. But this season is more than that. My friends and I have hidden from crazy tourists. I only hung out with my friend for one day. I would like to share some.

We explored Roppongi's back streets. You can find the best place to take a pic of The Tokyo Tower.

If you want to buy some books, you should go to Tsutaya in Roppongi and Daikanayama. There are a lot of foreign magazines. I found my fave Twins Say Lou Lou in V magazine and also Violet by Leith Clark. Both shops have Starbucks, you can drink a cup of coffee while reading.

My friend and I had lunch at Homework's in Azabujuban. We ordered the vieggie burgers which were so good. Yum...Yum!!

There are bunch of good restaurants and shops around Azabujuban. We visited Hudson Market Bakers. I thought I felt like I was in New York. They served American baked goods. The next time I hope I will eat a pancake there.