As you may know, people in Western Japan are irreconcilable. They’re on the verge of civil war. The lines have been drawn. Sides are chosen. Yes, I’m talking about Okonomiyaki! Which side are you on? Osaka style or Hiroshima style? Those things are taken very seriously in these areas. […]
Hiroshima
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Finally the week-end is here (yes, my week-ends are Sunday and Monday), and I have very special plans. No, believe it or not, these plans do not include the Setouchi Triennale (that was the last two week-ends and most likely the next two ones). This week-end this is where […]
As you know it, today we commemorate one of the worst days in recorded history, that is the day when the first atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima 67 years ago. I went to Hiroshima only once, two years ago. I believe visiting the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park and […]
When one is aboard the ferry to Itsukushima (better known to the world as Miyajima), it’s usually for a very specific reason. And when one sees that reason for the very first time, this is what one sees: I can assure you that when you go to […]
First, two more pictures of my Itsukushima/Miyajima’s Otorii: Secondly, I’m interested in your opinion my beloved regular readers (all 20 of you). I’ve been wondering something for the past few days. It was triggered by a few discussions I had recently (along the lines of […]
No updates these past few days because I was busy setting up the new version of the French version of this blog (feel free to check it out if you can read the language). So, to thank you for your patience, I thought the best way was to offer you, […]
