Aoyama

If you are looking for an entertainment in Tokyo, how about having an exiting night at Blue Note Tokyo?
Blue Note is a jazz club & restaurant.  Its inception was in 1981 in New York.  Blue Note gives artists the musical freedom they deserve, and jazz fans get a chance to see the most unlikely combination of stars night after night on the Blue Note stage.
The branch in Aoyama, Tokyo was founded in 1988.  Top artists of various genres and from all around the world have showcased the night in Tokyo.

Let me note that performers change almost every night.  Check out the schedule, and make sure you don’t regret missing your favorite show!

Blue Note Tokyo
Access: 8 minutes walk from Omotesando station.
Open Hours: mon-sat 5:30pm-1:00am, sun&holidays 5:00pm-0:30am
Web Site: http://www.bluenote.co.jp/jp/index.html (Japanese)
Reservations can be made by phone or internet.

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Higherground Co.,Ltd.
2-8-3 Minami-Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan
TEL:03-6459-2230
MAIL:info@higherground.co.jp
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Every year in October, a festival is held in Aoyama.  The festival lasts for 20 days, and various events take place.
Below are some of the main events, but there are more, so check out the calendar on the official web site, and visit Aoyama on the day the event you are interested is held.

Parade
Parade of the military band of US Army, eco-car of Honda, etc.
Date/Time: Oct. 17 (Sun)/PM1:00 Opening ceremony, PM2:00 Parade starts
Area: from Honda Aoyama Building to Aoyama Gakuin University

Bossa Aoyama 2010
Performance by Japanese and Brazilian Bossa artists.
Date/Time: Oct. 23（Sat）~24（Sun）/AM11:00~PM6:00
Area: Harajuku Church Oracle Sky Lobby, AOYAMA Francfranc

Happy Halloween
Trick or Treating for kids 6th grade and under.
Date/Time: Oct. 29（Fri）/PM 4:00～PM 6:00
Area: 50 shops in Aoyama

For more information, please refer the official website.

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2-8-3 Minami-Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan
TEL:03-6459-2230
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Grand Maison Minami-aoyama #302 【Finished/終了】

Agent Commission 50% OFF!

Bed Rooms: 2
Floor Area: 107.13 sqm / 1153.18 sqft
Address: 8-15-1, Minami-aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo
Access: 3 minutes walk to Nogizaka Station / Chiyoda Line
5 minutes walk to Aoyama-icchome Station / Ginza Line, Hanzomon Line
Completion: Dec. 2002
Structure: Steel-reinforced Concrete

Rent: JPY398,000/month
Management Fee: JPY20,000/month
Key Money: 2 month
Deposit: 2 month
Parking: Available
Pets: Negotiable

Grand Maison Minami-aoyama is located in the business district in Aoyama.
Close to convenience stores, and also within 1 minute walk to the prestigious Sanno Hospital.

Entrance and lounge.

Room entrance.

Corridor with closets on both sides.

Living dining room.
Air conditioners are embedded.

Kitchen, with 3 cooking stoves, and a dish washer.
There is a intercom in the kitchen.

Balcony.  Not so roomy…just enough room to feel the breeze.

Rest room.

Bed rooms.

Powder room.
There is a board above the washing machine, so that you can put things on it

Bath room and powder room is divided with a glass wall.

物件名：グランドメゾン南青山
賃料：398,000
敷／礼　：2/2
仲介手数料50% Off

Thank you for checking Grand Maison Minami-aoyama.

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Higherground Co.,Ltd.
2-8-3 Minami-Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan
TEL:03-6459-2230
MAIL:info@higherground.co.jp
HP:http://www.higherground.co.jp/
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Kita Aoyama Park Mansion #402　【Finished/終了】

Agent Commission 50% OFF!
No Key Money!

Bed Rooms: 2
Floor Area: 94.2 sqm / 1013.99 sqft
Address: 37-12-2, Kita-aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo
Access: 5 minutes walk to Gaienmae Station / Ginza Line
9 minutes walk to Omotesando Station / Chiyoda Line, Ginza Line, Hanzomon Line
Completion: 1983
Structure: Steel-reinforced Concrete

Rent: JPY340,000/month
Key Money: JPY0
Deposit: 2 month
Contract: 2 years
Parking: None
Pets:

Kita Aoyama Park Mansion stands in the opposite of Harajuku Church, and quite close to the embassy of Brazil.

Room #402 faces north-east, but is on the top floor, and catches plenty of sun

Entrance.

Room entrance.

Corridor.

Bed room.  Both bed rooms have closets.

Prefabricated bath room.

Living dining room.

Kitchen with 4 cooking stoves.  The neutral color of the sink gives me a warm impression

物件名：北青山パークマンション
賃料：340,000円
敷／礼　：2/0
仲介手数料50％Off

Thank you for checking Kita Aoyama Park Mansion.

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Higherground Co.,Ltd.
2-8-3 Minami-Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan
TEL:03-6459-2230
MAIL:info@higherground.co.jp
HP:http://www.higherground.co.jp/
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NK Aoyama Homes

Agent Commission 50% off!

Address:  2-2-2, Nishi-azabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo
Access: 7 minutes walk to Nogizaka Station / Chiyoda Line
10 minutes walk to Omotesando Station / Ginza Line, Chiyoda Line, Hanzomon Line
13 minutes walk to Roppongi Station / Hibiya Line
Completion: Dec. 1999
Structure: Steel-reinforced Concrete

Key Money: 1 month
Deposit: 2 months
Contract: 2 years
Parking: Available
Pets: Negotiable

There is a park right across the street from NK Aoyama Homes.  Also plenty of greenery, but the traffic is quite busy in the neighbor, so it isn’t very quiet when you open the windows.

Entrance and lobby.

The central courtyard reminds me of  mezquita in Spain…

#417

Bedrooms: 3
Floor Area: 101.47 sqm / 1092.25 sqft
Rent: JPY355,000/month
Common Area Fee: JPY20,000/month

Corridor.

Entrance.  There are plenty of storage on the corridor

Powder room and bath room.

Living dining room.

Balcony.  Strange shaped, but there is enough room for placing a barbecue grill

Bed room.  Can be divided or open to the living dining room.

Kitchen with 3 cooking stoves.

Rest room.

Bed rooms.  One of the bed rooms is with a walk-in closet.

#217

Bedrooms: 2
Floor Area: 98.67 sqm / 1062.11 sqft
Rent: JPY320,000/month
Common Area Fee: JPY20,000/month

Beside the corridor on the 2nd floor is a small garden

Entrance.

Bed room with 3 closets: one of them is a walk-in.

Living dining room and balcony.

Bed room with 2 closets.

物件名：NK青山ホームズ
賃料：217号室320,000円、417号室355,000円
敷／礼　：2/1
仲介手数料50％Off

Thank you for checking NK Aoyama Homes.

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Higherground Co.,Ltd.
2-8-3 Minami-Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan
TEL:03-6459-2230
MAIL:info@higherground.co.jp
HP:http://www.higherground.co.jp/
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Teresa House #401　【Finished/終了】

Agent Commission 50% OFF!
No Key Money!

Bedrooms: 4
Floor Area: 171 sqm / 1840.69 sqft
Address: 7-3-8, Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo
Access: 5 minutes walk to Aoyama-icchome Station / Ginza Line
8 minutes walk to Nogizaka Station / Chiyoda Line
Completion: Jan. 1998
Structure: Steel-reinforced Concrete

Rent: JPY650,000/month
Common Service Charge: JPY0
Key Money: JPY0
Deposit: 4 months
Parking: Available
Pets: Negotiable

Teresa House is an apartment in Akasaka, 3 minute walk to the embassy of Canada and Cambodia, and within 10 minutes walk to Tokyo Midtown.

Master’s bed room.
The balcony has enough room for dining, barbecueing, partying, etc.

Kitchen.

Rest room, and the bath room beyond the glass door.

物件名：テレサハウス
賃料：650,000円
敷／礼　：4/0
仲介手数料50%Off

Thank you for checking Teresa House.

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Higherground Co.,Ltd.
2-8-3 Minami-Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan
TEL:03-6459-2230
MAIL:info@higherground.co.jp
HP:http://www.higherground.co.jp/
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Villa ISIS Minami-aoyama A101　【Finished/終了】

Agent Commission Free!
No Key Money!

Bedrooms: 2 + Service Room
Floor Area: 113.03 sqm / 1216.68 sqft
Address: 31-15-4, Minami-aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo
Access: 8 minutes walk to Nogizaka Station / Chiyoda Line
10 minutes walk to Omotesando Station / Ginza Line, Hanzomon Line, Chiyoda Line
12 minutes walk to Gaien-mae Station / Ginza Line
Completion: Sep. 2004
Structure: Steel-reinforced Concrete

Rent: JPY520,000/month
Common Service Charge: JPY10,000/month
Key Money: JPY0
Deposit: 2 months
Parking: JPY52,500/month
Pets: Negotiable

Villa ISIS Minami-aoyama stands in a quiet atmosphere near Nogizaka station.  It was produced by a Japanese designer, ICHIYO, who has her office in this apartment.

Entrance.

Entrance leads to an open ceiling space.

The white wall is limestone, and on the wall are beautiful carvings.  The carvings were specially designed in Indonesia.

Room entrance.

Entrance is quite spacy, and is with a large shoes closet.

A few steps down from the entrance is the bedroom.

The window of the bedroom leads to a small garden.
Might seem to be stark now, but you can arrange the space your way

Rest room and shower room connected to the bed room.

Service room.

2nd bed room.

Bed room and service room can be connected.

Powder room with closets, and toilet.

Bath room.

Living dining room.

Doors to the bed room.

Kitchen.

Bamboos are planted outside the kitchen window.

Laundry machines in the living room might not look so well…but never worry!  They are settled in the closet, so that they could be hidden with the nice, white doors

Terrace and garden.

Living on the ground floor doesn’t mean you have no privacy on your garden.  You wouldn’t be seen from the outside, because trees are planted around the garden, like this!

物件名：ヴィラアイシス南青山
賃料：520,000円
敷／礼　：2/0
仲介手数料無料！

Thank you for checking Villa ISIS Minami-aoyama.

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Higherground Co.,Ltd.
2-8-3 Minami-Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan
TEL:03-6459-2230
MAIL:info@higherground.co.jp
HP:http://www.higherground.co.jp/
TOP PAGE: http://livingtokyo.net/

About a month has passed since the World Cup ended.  It was an event which enfevered people all around the world .

Maybe for some of you, the World Cup was the trigger to learn the rules of soccer.
For me, the World Cup was an opportunity not only to know about soccer, but also about the countries which took part.  You might have seen news or TV programs introducing the culture of each competing countries.

If you got interested in some of the countries, it is not easy to actually travel, as Japan is floating in the far east, but still, there are means to experience life in those countries.
One easy way is to go to ethnic restaurants.  In Tokyo, there are quite a few restaurants which are good at ethnic food.
Let me introduce you restaurants at which you can enjoy the cuisine from some of the best 16 countries.

Spain
Bar-Restaurante Miyakawa
Location: Azabu-juban
Website: http://br-miyakawa.hp.infoseek.co.jp/ (Japanese)
Enjoy the various Tapas in the atmosphere of a Spain Bar!

Germany
Budouya
Location: Aoyama
Website: http://www.budouya-web.com/ (Japanese)
Located in the German Cultural Center. In Winter, gibier is available.

Netherlands
cafe Regenboog
Location: Higashi-jujo
Website: http://caferegenboog.jugem.jp/?cid=3
Not a restaurant for dinner, but you can taste Dutch snacks such as pan cakes.

Ghana
Mama Africa
Location: Roppongi
Website: none
Chef is from Ghana. Serves West African food from Ghana, Nigeria, etc.

Paraguay
Asuncion
Location: Heiwajima
Website: None
The chef is from Paraguay. You can also taste Paraguayan beer which is very rare!

Mexico
FONDA DE LA MADRUGADA
Location: Jingu-mae
Website: http://www.fonda-m.com/
Live Mariachi (Mexican music) show is on every night!

Brazil
BARBACOA
Location: Aoyama
Website: http://www.barbacoa.jp/aoyama/en/index.html
Brazilian style barbecue buffet.

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Higherground Co.,Ltd.
2-8-3 Minami-Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan
TEL:03-6459-2230
MAIL:info@higherground.co.jp
HP:http://www.higherground.co.jp/
TOP PAGE: http://livingtokyo.net/