Yes, I know, I’ve been awfully quiet here lately. You know, it’s the usual excuse: too many things to do, not enough time to do all. Work, family, of course the virus. It’s causing more work which causes more fatigue, which also means less time and energy for blogging, I’m […]
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A very quick post today. I shot this video, and I thought you may like it. I’m debating starting a “relaxing in Setouchi” series. The most difficult part is having a video that’s several minutes long and that is not interrupted by the sound of a motorized vehicle. […]
Trying to escape the heat, we decided to go to Shionoe, in the south of Takamatsu, at the foot of the mountains to see if we could find a few spots where we could cool down a little bit. I brought back three pictures and a video from this escapade. […]
Yes, I know, this blog has seen more active days. The past few months have been exhausting like almost never before.Online classes are not as fun as I thought they would. Well for next semester, I have the time to see it coming and the experience from this past semester […]
When you can’t go to Ogijima, sometimes, Ogijima can come to you, or at least parts of it. On Tuesday, I received not one but two packages from Ogijima! They came from the two online shops based on the island. In the morning, came the herbal teas (and a few […]
In my previous post, I told you about the Slowpoke manhole cover on Naoshima and the reason for it. If you’ve missed it, it’s near the end of the post, but really you should read all of it. Today, I’m showing you the Slowpoke manhole cover in Takamatsu. This […]
So, things are kinda sorta getting better in Japan. A second wave of the pandemic could be coming, it may even have started in Tokyo where the number of new cases has been rising again. And a few days ago I was being asked and I wondered whether it was […]
I don’t know if many foreign residents of Japan read my blog, but this post is mostly for you. And I wrote it especially with residents of Kagawa Prefecture in mind. It’s an update of the situation of the Setouchi Islands regarding the Covid-19 pandemic. In short, since the pandemic became […]
Not today, but about a year ago. If you don’t know it, Honen-ji is a pretty amazing temple in Takamatsu. It’s not very known and gets close to zero tourists, and it’s a good thing. Oh and, I don’t know if that’s still the case, but at least […]
No, this is not how old is the picture below. This has nothing to do with me (I had never heard of the island 20 years ago, my first time hearing about it was 11 years ago, and my first time going, 10 years ago). Today is the anniversary of […]