After the successful 'Cafe Japan Special Concert' in early 1997, Tamaki Koji organized another concert tour (JUNK LAND Concert Tour, after the release of the new album JUNK LAND on September 21, 1997) around cities in Japan. This concert tour ran from September 21 in Kumamoto to December 25 in Yokohama! We are glad to have 2 die-hard members from our mailing list attending the concerts and they are Teruyuki Mihashi from Seattle, USA and Duke Sasaji from Yokohama, Japan! The following are their reports!!!
| Person | Date | City | Time | Ticket Price |
| Teruyuki Mihashi | Nov. 21, 1997 | Tokyo - Kokusai Forum Hall A | 17:00/18:00 | 6,300Yen |
| Duke Sasaji | Dec. 24, 1997 | Yokohama - Kokuritsu Dai Hall | 18:00/19:00 | 6,300Yen |
[Teruyuki Mihashi's Report Part 1]
[Teruyuki Mihashi's Report Part 2]
[Duke Sasaji's Report]
Teruyuki Mihashi's Report Part 1
I arrived at Yurakucho station at around 5pm. I was at the gate at around
5:15pm. At the gate, we were to surrender any cameras or recording device,
although there was no checks conducted. It was pretty much a
self-declaration. I was supposed to meet Tomoko, who is also a member of
Jpnz Anzenchitai ML, but we didn't get to meet that day. :-( It turned out
to be that there were two more people from the Jpnz ML on that concert. I
definitely should have made prior arrangements and we could have gotten
together beforehand or afterwards.
My seat was on row 12. I had the seat all the way to the right of the stage.
It was a decent seat. There was an aisle to my right, so any time my view
was blocked, I could move over to the aisle. On the stage, there was a big
red curtain with a big "T" logo at the center. This curtain is available for
sale at the foyer in a smaller version (a handkerchief / flag). I look
around the hall. I'm very surprised to see the diversity of the crowd. To
my left was a young girl, probably a college student. To her left was a pair
of middle-aged women in their 40s or 50s.
At 6:03pm, the lights started to dim. A crowd quiets down in an anticipation
of an unforgettable night.
First, with curtain still down, a man comes from the right of the stage. He
has a harmonica and an acoustic guitar. He is Mr. Yamashita; he is
supposedly Koji's manager. "Excuse me," and he started to sing a song. He
was OK; not as good as Koji, of course. ;-) After Mr. Yamashita left the
stage, a voice was heard, "I'm sorry about that. Coming up next is Tamaki
Koji." Yup, that was Koji's voice. Crowd applauds.
[Teruyuki Mihashi's Report Part 1]
[Teruyuki Mihashi's Report Part 2]
[Duke Sasaji's Report]
Written by Teruyuki Mihashi
Organized by Kelvin Tsang
Last update: January 10,1998
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