Kappunk Festival Tokyo Japan (Kappunk is Dead 2017)

A three day punk festival put on by Katsuta of Tokyo Hardcore Tattoo and his team. A wonderful Japanese Punk Festival that brought punks from all over the world! Our own Kenny Da Silva (A.K.A .Kenny Decline or Kenny Hanna) PNX NEWS was there!

PNX: How was the experience Kenny? KENNY: It was punk how it should be, no boarders , no color, no religion, no race, just good hearted people. People from lots of other countries came. Punks from all over the world. People from UK, Australia, USA. Not one fight! We drank, partied, laughed, listened to great music, great bands. Then in the end all the younger punks cleaned the street for blocks and blocks, they picked up garbage and cleaned up the streets They saw the older punks cleaning and in Japanese culture respect is big. Younger generation respect the older generation, so the younger ones began to pick up garbage and clean the streets after the festival. The foreign punks were amazed that the younger punks did that. It’s also very safe in Japan, you can leave your back pack, your wallet, no one will steal it. All the bands were amazing, a lot of young bands and original bands. PNX: How many days was Kappunk? Kappunk was 3 days and 3 night, over 2000 punks attended. Some old school bands that hadn’t played in a while played too . Some foreign bands like Extreme Noise Terror , Disorder, Blato Idea, bands from Australia, Italian bands, Korean, bands from all over. An old school punk band from Japan played named Anarchy. Mali from Anarchy, passed away soon after. Kappunk was his last gig, he was a legend. PNX: Why is Kappunk Dead? Kenny: To start something new! New Japanese punk festivals are in the works! PNX: Who is Katsuta? Kenny: He is Senior Kappunk himself, he puts these festivals together! Owner of Tokyo Hardcore Tattoos in Tokyo Japan. In a band called “Hemp”. He is also in a band called “Extinct Government”. PNX: What is your favorite part of going to the Japanese punk festivals? Kenny: How all punks unite into one. One nation of punks, one love, no division. No lines or barriers. PNX: Is it convenient to get to Japan for people travleing? Japan is like Copenhagen or Chicago airport, very convenient. Good public transportation Air B and B works to find a place to stay. You can find cheap airline tickets on line too. Always someone to help here, like me! PNX: What is next for you Kenny? Kenny: Make punk globally united. Connect us all through PNX NEWS (Punks News)

PNX: Takashi you are an old school punk bass player. Your old band Systemic Death toured everywhere. Brixol, London, Holland, Germany. What did you like about Kappunk? Takashi: The feeling. The atmosphere. Like Disneyland for all punks! Everyone coming together as friends. With the best music playing during the fun, the whole time. The feeling is great.