"It is easy to enter the realm of Buddha, but hard to enter the realm of Mara." Taking its title from the words of the Zen monk Ikkyu Sojun, this gathering brings together various avant-garde artists to manifest an indescribable, otherworldly space (= the realm of Mara) on the dance floor alongside the audience—a festival, or perhaps a new form of riot.

Some of you may remember the young people who lifted and overturned a light truck during Halloween in Shibuya. While I do not condone an incident that resulted in a victim, I remember feeling a fierce "resonance" when I first heard that news at the time.

A pent-up, stifling daily life—and, in contrast, a festival that liberates you regardless of form. The sensation of being connected to something greater, the joy that life is right here. Young people are driven by an aimless surge of energy. Shouting along with friends was no longer enough. They wanted to do something big. Yet, they had no idea where to direct it. At that moment, perhaps a light truck simply caught their eye.

They had no choice but to roll whatever was there (that energy alone is genuine/positive).

For instance, what if there had been a "mikoshi" (portable shrine) instead of a truck at that spot?

Wouldn't they have carried it instead? (It is genuine, it is genuine, it is genuine.)

Now in its fifth edition, Makai Nannyu. We call this event not a PARTY, but a "matsuri" (festival). Below are our five core elements.

① A central supernatural entity (essentially, the equivalent of the Nebuta float in the Nebuta Festival)

② People

③ Performances

④ Venue

⑤ Alcohol

A party can function with just ② through ⑤. However, when ① is added, it subtly transforms the nature of ② through ⑤. The mad, ecstatic time born from this defamiliarization is the "matsuri" we aim for. By fabricating ① through a large-scale painting and placing it as the focal point of consciousness in the space, our objective is to "unilaterally spawn a new festival in Tokyo."

Thursday, May 21st, marks our first time holding it on a weekday night. Naohiro Yoshida will exhibit on the Main Floor, and at peak time in front of that artwork, a crossover project by dancer BUD and the mysterious koto player 37 will be performed. yella goat, Morningeek, syu yoshida, Piccolo, and Centraw will spin DJ sets, with Beat Live by Nobou, and a Shot Live by Daichi Wago (myself).

Flyer and visual design were handled by ARATA ITO.

Bit by bit, what we want to create is coming into view, but all of us organizers are still deep in major trial and error. And we have been given the opportunity to conduct that trial and error at club asia. We are deeply grateful. At the same time, there is the pressure: "Is it really okay to do this?" and "Can we really pull it off completely?" Well, since they've told us it's fine, we have no choice but to go all out and tear it up.

I have an ambition. I want to build an original mikoshi and carry it while dancing. Someday on the main floor of club asia, listening to massive sound... And riding atop it will surely be a mysterious, faceless, "unidentified entity"—strikingly similar to whatever appeared back then at Shibuya Halloween.