TOKYO JAZZ JOINTS

Squeaking our way through northern climes one joint at a time. Three belters – two legends and one serendipitous discovery – for our night in Akita City.

Joe R Pass by Philip Arneill & James Catchpole

A serene soba and jazz lunch gives way – via some scripture and coffee with very old friends – to an inexplicably previously unexplored joint right in the heart of Aomori.

In this episode we take a trip down a nearly-ten-year memory lane for just two classic joints up north: one just about still open but at risk of closing, and the other closed, but still open (we hope)…

Day 2, Hirosaki. Philip flies solo in northern climes with three joints, and perhaps one of the greatest of all time.