This is the guy who gave me some of the coolest MC jobs back in the day! At the time he was working for Burton and we did classic events at Tokyo SSAWS indoor resort and the Nippon Open Half Pipe events right after the 98 Olympics and lots more cool stuff. Now he has gone on to create one of the coolest brands to come out of Japan for a long time Visvim. Check him out! Much respect! Nakamura Hiroki.
Hiroki Nakamura of visvim – Building from the Inside Out from Hypebeast on Vimeo.
Here it is folks! My short film from last months trip to Alaska with HUGE magazine. A little preview of the upcoming art installation that will show at three of THE NORTH FACE Japans stores starting from December. Photography by Mizutani
Taro
, Styling by Ryoji Homma and video by yours truly. Music for this flick was recorded live at Gus Engle’s house in Anchorage! Thanks Gus for the acoustic version of “Kids on the Run” Check it out and give it a share if you like.
Thanks to everyone who came out for the “This Is My Winter” showing at TNF Harajuku. It was a great crowd and it was fun to meet and talk with a lot of snow loving people. The reaction to the movie was great, it is certainly impressive to watch it on a big screen. We will be doing only two more showings, at Appi on the 28th and in Niseko on the 18th of February. Hope to see you there! If you can’t make it please check in out on your computer screen!
The much talked about and much viewed movie from Xavier de Le Rue is coming to Japan and a NORTH FACE store near you!
I am going to be hosting 5 showings of this amazing snowboard/mountain documentary this season. All are free entrance events, so please check the schedule below and see if you will be able to join us!
2011/12/17 (SAT)
phase 1: FUKUOKA
「THE NORTH FACE STORE FUKUOKA」
810-0001 福岡県福岡市中央区天神2-4-25嘉穂無線Bビル
Info 092-739-1101
Open 20:00 Start : 20:45 Close : 23:00
Entrance : Free Beer : Free
Special Musical Host : Neil Hartmann & Daisuke Oguchi
2011/12/22 (THU)
phase 2: SAPPORO
「THE NORTH FACE SAPPORO FACTORY」
北海道札幌市中央区北２条東４丁目サッポロファクトリー２条館Ｂ１
Info: 011-207-4131
Open 20:00 Start : 20:30 Close : 21:45
entrance: Free Beer: Free
Special Musical Host : Neil Hartmann & Daisuke Oguchi
2012/1/11 (WED)
phase 3 : TOKYO
「THE NORTH FACE HARAJUKU」
150-0001 東京都渋谷区神宮前６－１０－１１
Info 03-5466-9278
Open : 20:30 Start : 21:00 Close : 23:00
Entrance: Free Beer: Free
Special Musical Host : Neil Hartmann & Daisuke Oguchi
2012/1/21 (SAT)
phase 4: APPI
「APPI SKI RESORT (JAZZY SPORT MUSIC FESTIVAL)」
028-7395 岩手県八幡平市安比高原
Info 03-5468-8106 (THE NORTH FACE PRESSROOM)
2012/2/18(SAT)
phase 5: NISEKO
「NISEKO NORTHERN RESORT ANNUPURI」
048-1511 北海道虻田郡ニセコ町字ニセコ480-1
Info 03-5468-8106 (THE NORTH FACE PRESS ROOM)
Entrance: Free
Open : 19:00 Start : 19:30 Close 21:30
Special Musical Host : Neil Hartmann & Daisuke Oguchi
Just back from Tokyo and wanted to share the recorded version of “Base Knowledge Vol. 1” here along with a few shots from our set up for the show.
It was a lot of fun to finally be involved with a Ustream live broadcast. Something I have wanted to do for awhile now. For 20 years now I have been working in radio, TV, and filming, on both big projects and small. The amazing simplicity and ease with which we can now set up and broadcast a live program to the world is a fantastic feeling. A few cameras a switching board, and laptop computer, that’s it. We got over 6000 total views during the live airing so we were pretty stoked on that, thanks for the support. The next edition is planned for August the 19th, but thanks to the success of this show you may see some other North Face related programs in the near future!
I will be in Tokyo to direct the Ustream live broadcast of this workshop. If you are in the Shibuya area on Friday night please stop by and check it out live, otherwise tune in for the webcast.
女性のためのアウトドアライフスタイルショップ「THE NORTH FACE 3(March)」は、アウトドアライフスタイルにまつわるモノやコトを通じて、日々生活していくための知恵や知識を、それぞれのジャンルに精通したゲストスピーカーをお招きし、ワークショップ形式でみなさんと学び合う機会を提供しています。
第1回「base knowledge vol.1」
今だからこそ考える、ミニマルに最低限必要なものを備えるための知恵。25Lのバックパックの中身とその使い方。
日帰りの気持ちよいハイキングや登山パックも災害時のエマージェンシーパックも中身はそれほど変わりません。
アウトドアウェアやグッズはとても汎用性の高い道具なのです。アウトドアウエアやグッズのフィールドでの基本的な使い方はもちろん、いかに災害時や日常でも役立つか、その性能や使い方を「THE NORTH FACE WOMEN’S MOUNTAIN ACADEMY」の講師を務める、フリーランスライターの柏澄子さんをお招きし、ワークショップを開催致します。
日時：2011年6月10日(金)19:00-21:00
会場：THE NORTH FACE 3(March)
〒150-0001東京都渋谷区神宮前6-10-8 NAビル
03-6418-4921
募集定員：30名
参加費：1500円 当日会場にて受付けます。
(参加費は東日本大震災義援金として日本赤十字社を通じて、全額寄付致します。)
申込方法：上記THE NORTH FACE 3(march)にお電話、もしくはファックスにて「6/10ワークショップ参加希望」の旨をお伝え下さい。
ゲストスピーカー：柏澄子(かしわすみこ)
登山全般及び山岳地域のいろいろなことをテーマにしたフリーランスライター。 1967年千葉県生まれ、高校、大学の山岳部で登山を覚える。
主な著作：「山登りの始め方」「山の救急医療ハンドブック」
「ドキュメント山の突然死」「山歩きはなぜ体にいいのか」など。
当日はUSTREAMでのWEB LIVE配信を行います。
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/base-knowledge
配信日時：2011年6月10日(金)19:00～20:00
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It has been a crazy week! Had no time to blog, heck didn’t even have much time to sleep!
On Thursday I took a short one night trip to Tokyo for the special reception at the North Face Standard store in Harajuku. This was a collaboration event to celebrate the creation of a new product under the North Face label. For the first time ever Gore-Tex has been applied to the Pertex material and made into what might be the lightest ever waterproof jacket. This limited edition Jacket is for sale at Standard now, so get one before they are gone. This is Tokyo trust me they will go fast. Here are a few shots, you can see more on the www.hayabusa.bz web site, click to check it out.
If you want to get your geek on go straight to the 4th floor and read up on the history of Pertex and Goretex and how they combine the materials. Displays are pretty cool looking as well.
The Standard entrance and interior has been redone for the event and will stay this way for the next two or three months.
Thanks go to Hayabusa for the nice story and use of my pics.
A few shots and stories from the Tokyo trip.
Stopped by the new Volcom HQ in harajuku. Very nice to be able to visit the showroom, and marketing team right in the heart of the city. The Volcom staff seemed to be enjoying their new digs. We talked about doing a possible photo exhibit in the fall at the Volcom store….
Lunch at “Shanti” for soup curry Sapporo style. Soup curry still tastes better in Sapporo, but it was still nice to get a little spice in Tokyo.
Art at the Volcom office.
Shinjuku snap
Harajuku snap
Weirdo snap. Chatted with this drunk dude outside the North Face store for a few long minutes. Turns out he spent a lot of time in Hokkaido and we know a lot of the same people… Told me how he is a DJ and then told me how he is a photographer. Then he set of his computer on the street for an inpromtu slide snow to show me his photos.
Complete crap photos they were, but amusing to watch this character in action. Oh yeah then he told me how he is a pro snowboarder and he is planning on getting The North Face to sponsor him! Hell will freeve over before that happens buddy.
the best camera shop in Japan. had to stop by and check it out, didn’t buy anything though….
Salary man moment.
Cafe at Montok with long time friend Fuji.
You know I used to really hate Tokyo. I would always try to make my trips there as short as possible, now the tables have turned and I actually don’t want to leave. Really enjoying the time spent in the urban jungle. Thanks for the good times big city.
Very proud to present my photo T-shirt that is now on sale at North Face Japan stores nation wide! This is only the second photo T I have ever had so I am very happy to see this being produced. I had a photo T produced with the Blueblood brand a few years ago, now The North Face has chosen a few images to use on these two T-shirts. These are all winter images that I shot in Hokkaido and Tateyama. The Black and white mountain shot is from Tateyama. This photo is a favorite with the North Face Japan staff, and they used the same image for a store display in Sapporo and Kyoto. The second T-shirt with the four images of snow were all shot in Hokkaido. If there is a North Face store in your neighborhood please stop by and check the shirts out! Thanks!
The phrase that appears below the photo is a copy that I came up with for a TNF advertisement that appeared in a magazine last year here in Japan. It was a photo of a guy climbing some crazy rock wall and it said “Trip of a Lifetime.” The ad was well received so I guess that they decided to stick with the same phrase for the T-shirts.
The North Face web site has been updated with more photos from the new Store Standard. Have posted about this a few times, but what the heck why not one more time. If you have not checked out my photos of the new store please take a look at the slideshow they have set up there.
The Neil Hartmann Weblog 