Tokyo Hedonism

Well this is a three day weekend and to celebrate, Hannah and I are going out every night for really good parties.

Friday night was Vanity at La Fabrique and it was decent BUT last night was Narzib and certainly the best night out I've had in awhile.

The have a new venue called "Trump House" ( and upgrade from their usual venue of Trump Room ) and the 'salon' was crazier than the previous. Apart from the standard use of 1,000+ mirrors on the walls and 2,000+ chandeliers on the ceiling, there was lots of: White marble, mirror topped gold Rococo-ish tables, silver plush upholstery and all sorts of insanity. It was basically 2001: A Space Odyssey + Le Petit Trianon (ultimately bringing two things Tokyo loves: Kubrick and France).

Here are photos:

Before we went to Shibuya, we stopped in at Shinjuku to visit our friends at Candy Shop! There were having an art gallery. Neat stuff!

Narzib.

Our two BFFs from "Syrup", I donno who dude is but I'm pretty sure he was with those girls as well. Aoyomi ( on the left ) was the belle of the ball last night. Evurrybody wanted her photo and she was down to pose.

Ya know what else I like (maybe more of a love/hate thing actually) about Tokyo nightlife? Everyone makes an effort to look mad decent without coming off looking silly or like they're trying too hard (except for the occasional backwoods-Paris version of Sarah Gilbert circa 2002 sporting flared whiskered jeans and Adidas all-stars in a limited edition color scheme). And not only are people dressed in their best, they have a certain aesthetic in mind when they dress. One boy told us he was going for a Hunter S. Thompson look via "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas". He was quick to point out that he was drawing his influence from the book NOT the movie. Three others ( two boys and a girl ) were sporting the Mrs. Mia Wallace look and no one came off looking costumey.

And as always, everyone was shocked and awed at the fact that I am hatachi ( twenty ).

Oh p.s. bonus information, last night marks the THIRD time in one week that I was 'street scouted'.

Dear Mom and Joe,

I'm quitting school and staying in Tokyo permanently because it's 100x better than my American life. Please send your blessings ( and $$$ ).

--Andrew