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[Mom'taro Arabia]

Hi to all and I hope this is not a redundant post. I plan to stay 5 or 6 nites in Tokyo (coming from the land of car bombs for a well-needed vacation) b4 going north to ski 10 days around Niseko. ...lovely place Niseko. anyway, I have always heard that Tokyo has great small jazz clubs and blues clubs. I am now 40ish so looking for a break from Roppongi, you know. Cheap or pricey doesn't matter really.
Also any cool coffee/bagel shops with original atmosphere would be nice. I guess I ll be staying near Asakusa (Taito) but can get around no problem. if any reccomended places have web pages would be good to have URL.


a side note, I have to cross Tokyo bay on Sunday 1/29 to trot 42 kms around Tateyama (Chiba) with hordes of nihonjin . any advice on quickest way 'cross the bay?

cheers, Ezo sheh'bab

[campestre]

the blue note tokyo in aoyama has international acts, pricey but good bar selection,
international atmosphere,cool place. hard to find though its on a little side street,
do a google and they have a map.

[gaijinalways]

Good cafe with NYC style art is Ben's Cafe in Takadanobaba. Near the station, probably has website. But, if you ask most of the students wandering around (it's a Waseda hangout), they probably can point you in the right direction.