When you visit Naoshima and all the electric bike are rented out and you don’t have the energy or the time to walk around the island (come on, it’s really only half of the island), you will probably ride one of these two busses: Well, I have […]
Miyanoura
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Sometimes, while waiting for the ferry in Miyanoura Port, I think that the people on Naoshima make interesting photography subjects, don’t you? I never fully understood the act of taking a picture in front of something else. At least, she’s not just standing there idiotically. The […]
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? […]
On Naoshima, just like anywhere else in Japan, there are public baths or Sento. However, in the village of Miyanoura, one is quite unique: Of course, you have recognized Shinro Ohtake’s Naoshima Bath also known as I♥湯 (I love Yu).
When you go to Naoshima, you’ll most likely get there through the port of Miyanoura. Once you have landed, you may be then tempted to rush to the bus that will lead you to Honmura to see the Art House Project or to the various Benesse Art Sites (Benesse […]
That’s it. The Spring session of the Setouchi Triennale 2013 has ended yesterday. I don’t have any official feedback about number of visitors and such, I’ll give them to you as soon as I get them, but overall it seems that everyone was very happy. Myself included as, after […]
If you’re not too familiar with Naoshima, maybe it’s time for a small geography lesson. 🙂 First, the picture is oriented with the North on the left (and thus, South is on the right, East to the top, and West to the bottom). Let’s start with the North, […]
Last Thursday, we went back to Naoshima for the first time since Fall 2010, and when the time came to return to Takamatsu, I had a sort of premonition inspired by memories from my last visit there. In other terms, in October 2010 when the Setouchi International Art Festival […]