If you think you know Japanese music, you don't
Unpacking Japan · Produced by ZenStudio
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Show Notes
Meet Harry, an indie music promoter working in Tokyo. He sits down to talk to us about his love of Japanese indie music, the mind-boggling variety of acts you can find, and how you can get tickets as a foreigner in Japan.
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0:00 Intro
0:44 Meet Harry
7:05 Interest in Japanese music
12:21 Japanese music has EVERYTHING
22:18 Favorite stories
26:51 How to support the scene
32:12 Helping foreigners get tickets with Gigs in Tokyo
39:49 Reaction from performers and venues
42:42 Is it working?
46:57 Organizing his own events
54:09 Scene beyond Tokyo
57:10 Next steps
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