Held in Sound
November 26, Shunkō-in Temple, Kyoto
Held in Sound
A two-hour listening experience, recorded on the APC-02, curated by semi permanent × teenage engineering, presented by KCRW Los Angeles.
A quiet coda.
A moment to return. To listen. To settle what has moved.
Not performance. Not program.
Sound, spoken word, and silence unfold together. Tea, shadow, and seasonality sit alongside, as forms of attention.
Participation is intentionally limited. A small, carefully held room.
This experience is recorded to vinyl, by design. It happens once.
What remains is attention.
All Passports Include
A bespoke offering, shaped for those in the room
Access to our trusted concierge network, helping shape your time in Japan, from quiet recommendations to rare experiences
Patron Passport
$945 USD, plus Japan Consumption Tax (10%)
Limited availability, only 15 spaces.
For those who choose to support what is being built.
Patrons are not attendees. They are stewards of the platform.
Your participation contributes directly to the continuity of Tokyo Salone, supporting community access, emerging voices, and the systems that hold the work together.
You are helping build the room. And what comes after it.
Steward Passport
$2,250 USD, plus Japan Consumption Tax (10%)
Limited availability, only 5 spaces.
For those building this alongside us.
This is not access. It is alignment.
Steward Passport holders are early stewards of Tokyo Salone, shaping its direction over time, in partnership with semi permanent and teenage engineering.
Includes:
Seven days access to Tokyo American Club facilities
Priority proximity across annual key gatherings
You are not joining the room. You are helping construct it, year after year.
Held in Sound with
teenage engineering APC-02
Alejandro “Ale” Cohen is Director of Music Content at KCRW and a longtime advocate for independent music, listening culture, and creative community. For more than 25 years, he has worked across radio, performance, composition, and cultural programming, helping connect artists and audiences through meaningful shared experiences. Formerly Executive Director of dublab, Los Angeles’ pioneering nonprofit community radio station, Ale has collaborated with musicians, designers, filmmakers, and cultural institutions around the world. His work is guided by a belief that music is more than entertainment; it is a way of gathering, listening, and making sense of the world together.
Rev. Takafumi Zenryu Kawakami is a Zen Buddhist priest at Shunkoin Temple in Kyoto. He shares teachings on Zen, Eastern philosophy, and well-being through global talks and workshops, with engagements including MIT, Brown University, Microsoft Research, TEDx, and the Mind & Life Institute. His work focuses on self-cultivation, clarity, and living with intention.
Taka's Instagram, and the place of experience, Shunkoin.
Ana Arriola-Kanada / Host & Curator alongside teenage engineering for Tokyo Salone. She is a founder, designer, and cultural orchestrator based in Tokyo. As Chairwoman of「 yes, 」and steward of semi permanent, she builds long-horizon cultural infrastructure through Tokyo Salone and its constellations. Her work convenes designers, technologists, and creatives to shape future generations through shared dialogue. Formerly leading global innovation at Apple, Microsoft, Meta, Sony, and IDEO, she bridges culture, technology, and human systems.
Ana's Instagram, and Not About Us.
Venue
Shunkō-in Temple, Kyoto
Rooted within the Myōshin-ji temple complex in Kyoto, Shunkō-in is a Zen temple dedicated to contemplation, practice, and the quiet study of mind.
A place shaped by stillness.
By ritual.
By time held differently.
Here, Held in Sound unfolds as a listening practice. Where sound is not performed, but experienced. Where attention becomes the medium.
Not a venue.
A heritage destination, where silence and sound meet.
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Constellation
Held in Sound, a special Moments edition at Shunkō-in Temple, Kyoto, is part of Tokyo Salone, a city-wide cultural platform unfolding across Tokyo, these sessions bring together artists, designers, technologists, chefs, and future generations to exchange ideas, build relationships, and shape what comes next through conversation, community, and care.
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Commercial Disclosure,
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Partnering with Tokyo Salone
Tokyo Salone is designed as a long-term cultural infrastructure rather than a single event, allowing partners to participate in an evolving platform that connects global creative communities with Japan’s cultural ecosystem.
Founding partner conversations for 2026 are now underway.