February 17, 1978 – Bob Dylan’s First Visit Tokyo – Japan (Rare Videos and Photographs)
Bob Dylan first visited Japan in 1978 as part of a world tour – Far East Tour 1978
2/20 Nippon Budo Hall
2/21 Nippon Budo Hall
2/23 Nippon Budo Hall
2/24 Osaka Matsushita Memorial Gymnasium
2/25 Osaka Matsushita Memorial Gymnasium
2/26 Osaka Matsushita Memorial Gymnasium
2/28 Nippon Budo Hall (Recording)
3/1 Nippon Budo Hall (Recording)
3/2 Nippon Budo Hall
3/3 Nippon Budo Hall
3/4 Nippon Budo Hall
Bob Dylan performed 11 shows in japan
The seats was 4,500 yen
At the time of his visit to Japan, his latest record “Story Reel” was recorded.
Bob Dylan Press Conference Tokyo Japan February 17 – 1978
Bob Dylan Arriving Tokyo – Japan
It was the place where the reporters just stripped the meaning of life from Deiran and remember that we were preparing for the trip to the 13 – hour flight and before the first question of the reporter
“What do you believe in the next era?” Bob said with irony, but he replied, “Zen,” so that it can be trusted, and everyone wrote it down.
Kyoto at the Zen Rock Garden … Kyoto’s Ryuuji Temple
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17 February 1978
Press conference, International Airport Haneda, Tokyo, Japan
Source: Circulating tape
Ladies and gentlemen, we proudly introduce you to the world famous superstar, Mr Bob Dylan!
Q: I’m sure you are very tired, but we are very welcome to you, very welcome to have you in Japan.
BD: Good.
Q: We haven’t had any concerts in the recent two years and what is your motive for holding these concerts in Japan?
BD: What is my motive?
Q: What motivated you to come to Japan?
BD: No motive, just… that’s a place we always wanted to come to play.
Q: For the Japanese tour you have rehearsed for about two months—is that right?—do you always do that?
BD: Well… we are always rehearsing. We’re rehearsing to record an album. We’re always rehearsing. We never stop rehearsing.
Q: Are you going to introduce any new songs in these concerts?
BD: Maybe.
Q: What is the title to the songs?
BD: Oh, various titles, some don’t have any titles yet.
Q: At the press interview in Los Angeles you said you were on your new album already…
BD: Uh-huh.
Q: …and that the theme for it is “love”. What is your concept for love?
BD: There are different reasons(??)
Q: ??? (dismayed) Is there any difference between your love and the love that Beatles sing, or you’re going to sing about love?
BD: Huh?
Q: Is there any difference between their idea of love and your idea?
BD: They might be… of a different point of view.
Q: What are the differences?
BD: My point of view is less abstract than their point of view.
Q: I see… Up till now you used to sing the protesting songs, right? How do they come about for making the theme love this time?
BD: Well, protest songs are really love songs, too. They were my most brilliant love songs.
Q: [Japanese only]
BD: Well, I’m not a god of folk songs.
Q: Then what are you?
BD: I’m just a person.
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