I remember that during my first trip to Japan (possibly even my first hours in Japan), one of the things that fascinated me the most were traditional Japanese roofs. Of course, nowadays, they’re a pretty common sight – pretty much a daily one – and they still […]
Monthly Archives: January 2013
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And we’re starting our series of interviews of some of the artists who will take part in the Setouchi Triennale 2013 with Philipp Artus who will be exhibiting on Megijima. And first of all, I’ll like to thank Mr. Artus for responding so quickly to my request. Here are […]
The Setouchi Triennale 2013 is starting in 55 days, and I have to warn you, this blog will focus a lot on it during the next few months (most likely during the whole year). If you don’t care about it, first, you should, but secondly, don’t worry, the usual […]
OK, it’s getting a bit late to talk about Hatsumode (the first visit of the year to the shrine) and other things related to New Year’s in Japan, so I’ll be quick, with just a few pics and commentaries. Just like last year, we went to Iwaseo Hachiman-gū for Hatsumode […]
I already tell you quite a bit about my life in Takamatsu here. Sure I elude many details, mostly the personal and private ones as they’d be off-topic on this blog. The thing I want to tell you about today under this title is a little experiment I just launched […]
Unless I’m wrong, those houses, right next to Hōryū-ji in Nara are where the priests live. But I could be wrong.
Not, this is not the giant squid that was recently shot by a camera crew in the middle of the ocean, but the one from Project for Sea-Light in Takamatsu: During the Setouchi International Art Festival 2010, it probably was my favorite piece from the project, and […]
Zenigata in Kan’onji is a 100 meters wide, 400 years old sand coin. In other words, The island in the background is Ibukijima by the way.
I had never been to Ritsurin Garden in winter before. That changed on January 1st as it was the destination of our first outing of the year. It may not come as a surprise that it is probably not the best time of the year to discover the garden […]
I went to Kōfuku-ji in Nara, briefly during the Spring of 2010, and I can’t wait to return there. In the meantime three pictures of the place : The Gojū-no-tō, Kōfuku-ji’s five-story pagoda is 50 meters high, and probably one of the highest pagodas in Japan. It was destroyed (by […]