I took my damn sweet time. I can’t believe that this post was more than two and half years in the making, but we are finally there, to the top of Konpira-san! But before we go any further, time to catch up with the previous episodes of Konpira-san’s ascension, as […]
Yearly Archives: 2014
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Even if they make great photo subjects, abandoned houses on the Seto Inland Sea islands are always a bit depressing. A constant reminder that their survival hang only by a thread. I don’t remember where I took this picture (it was a few years ago), most likely Ogijima or […]
Light of Shodoshima (小豆島の光) by Taiwanese artist Wen-Chih Wang was one of the most impressive artworks from the Setouchi Triennale 2013. I’m using the past tense, because unfortunately, it was dismantled last month. What made it so special is also what prevented it from being a permanent fixture of […]
As you may already know, when you do the Shikoku Pilgrimage, one of the “traditions” is to have a book with you (or sometimes even a large scroll) that you get signed by a beautiful calligraphy of the temple’s name at each temple where you stop. This is […]
As you may know, the Setouchi Triennale’s main goal is to revitalize the islands of the Seto Inland Sea. The Triennale is an amazing idea to trigger that revitalization, but while it is necessary, an art festival every three years is not enough to attain that goal. If one […]
When you visit beautiful and famous parks in Japan, you sometimes stumble upon newlyweds taking pictures. Here is a young couple who immortalized their wedding in Okayama’s Korakuen:
When you’re on Ogijima and look up, you sometimes see this: In case you’re wondering, it’s Jaume Plensa’s Ogijima’s Soul.
