Before actually starting covering the Setouchi International Art Festival we had a few free days in Takamatsu. 康代 had decided to use them to get more familiar with some of Kagawa’s traditions, and it was a great opportunity for me to tag along and learn more about them too. […]
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Last Friday morning, Thierry, 康代 and I, accompanied by Nobuko-san, had the immense privilege to be the guests of Chūjō Zaidan, a Sukiya, a tea-house, in Takamatsu. We had the honor to be part of a genuine tea ceremony, a thing I never thought I would do. But thanks […]
The next day we went to Teshima. Strange how I never really paid attention to this island before. I mean, it has a quite noticeable size, the only bigger island in the area is Shōdoshima. I guess the fact that it’s surrounded by Naoshima, Ogijima, Sōdoshima and Honshū, as well as […]