Working under his creative pseudonym Sam i, Sam Spiegel is a music producer, director, DJ and collaborative force based in LA.

Tokyo

"I love Tokyu Hands, this department store with all the coolest, weirdest stuff you didn't think you needed!"

Tokyu Hands

"There's a great synth store that I love there, right at the end of Takeshita Dōri, on the second or third floor of a building by Harajuku train station. It's called Five G, and it has the best synth collection of any sort I’ve ever been in."

Five G Music Technology

"I love going to my friend Katoman’s bar, Beatcafe, in Shibuya. I almost always randomly run into other people, either from Tokyo or other places, it's weird."

Beatcafe

"There's this crazy pizza scene. The one I went to was called Savoy; it's in Roppongi and it was some of the best pizza I've ever had."

Savoy Tomato & Cheese

"There’s lots of great ramen: I love AFURI, which is a dipping ramen spot."

Afuri

"A great udon spot is called TsuruTonTan. It's in Roppongi."

TsuruTonTan

"I’ll walk over to Harajuku. It's like its own complete culture there — whatever the style happens to be that year, everybody's dressed in it. I just appreciate the completeness and the commitment to the culture. Walk down Takeshita Dōri and soak it in because that's the center of current culture."

Takeshita Dōri

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