TOKYO JAZZ JOINTS

No patricide in this episode happily, just two killer joints on opposite sides of the country – after a false start in the Nagano mountains.

An avian-themed day as we leave Akita behind and head for the slightly chillier climes of Niigata and a game of two halves

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.