These are some extremely busy times. At the university, the academic year has just started. At home, my son has just started preschool. On the Setouchi islands, the Setouchi Triennale 2019 preparations have been everywhere. I’ve also been busy writing about the Triennale in other places. Oh, and I’m starting […]
Hanami
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The cherry blossoms have come and gone. For some reason this year they seemed more beautiful than usual. Or maybe it simply was because the weather was amazing, so I spent more time outside for those past couple of weeks? Here is what the Ritsurin Garden looked like last […]
Hanami (flower watching) almost didn’t happen this year. The timing got all messed up (the flowers were in bloom one week late because it remained cold until the end of March). Then, the rain didn’t help. It’s been two years now that late March, early April is much rainier than it […]
I’m always a bit reluctant to go to Naoshima during the Setouchi Triennale. The thing is that too many people reduce the Triennale to Naoshima only. How many times have I read blogs or heard people waiting for the Triennale to be happening to visit Naoshima and Naoshima only? […]
Cherry blossom season is almost over, and I haven’t been very lucky with it this year; for the past three weeks either I was sick, or it rained pretty much every single time I had a day off, so I spent most of those at home, that’s why I haven’t […]
While certain bloggers – and not the worst of them – have almost turned this into a trademark, I’ve always had issues with taking pictures of strangers. There are a few reasons to that. One could mention the fact that there is some unpleasant underlying exoticism in finding Japanese […]
One of the good things about having Monday off is that one can avoid the week-end crowds for a few things, be it shopping or watching cherry blossoms in the most famous and beautiful park in the area. If on Sunday, any place that had cherry trees was invaded […]
