Almost a month ago, I got some very good news when I learned that as a “preview” of the Setouchi Triennale 2019 (a very early preview), the Seppuku Pistols were back in the area, especially on Ogijima and in Takamatsu (they also went to the islands under the Great […]
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Friday November 3rd, being a holiday, it was the first day of the last week-end of the 2017 season of Art Setouchi. And as it’s now the tradition on Teshima, it also was the harvest festival. This is the day when the rice (as well as other plants, including cotton) […]
After a disastrous month of October (disastrous because of the weather, I never saw so much rain in one month since I’ve moved to Japan), where I stayed home every week-end instead of spending time on the island (October is usually the best month to visit them in my […]
Do you remember a short while ago, I showed you the arrival of the Seppuku Pistols on Megijima? However, I remained mysterious regarding their intentions on the island. Well, wonder no more. Here is the reason why they went; a challenge! And not any challenge, as they faced Bonsai Master […]
The first time I saw and heard about the Seppuku Pistols was last March, when they performed for the opening ceremony of the Setouchi Triennale 2016 on Ogijima. At the moment, the heat is a bit too intense to go island hopping much. However, a few things made me leave […]
I probably won’t make a day to day report of my visits on the islands for the Setouchi Triennale 2016 (I’d like to, but I simply won’t have the time and/or energy, see, this post about last Sunday is being posted on Tuesday night), but I’ll try to post […]
As you may know, the Setouchi Triennale’s main goal is to revitalize the islands of the Seto Inland Sea. The Triennale is an amazing idea to trigger that revitalization, but while it is necessary, an art festival every three years is not enough to attain that goal. If one […]
One of the things I want to do more in the months to come is to become more involved with Ogijima as a community. In other words, not simply be a visitor there anymore. It won’t be easy, the language barrier remaining strong – last week I couldn’t attend […]
Last weekend was Bengal Island‘s next to last weekend. Now, I’m really a “regular” of the place, I know pretty much everyone there, if only by sight, and I don’t go there with the purpose of finding new things anymore, but rather to just have a good time in […]
As you know, the Setouchi Triennale takes shape mostly through artworks on various islands. But it is also a series of events that go from a famous actress performing a theater play on many of the islands beaches to a moving music jam that you run into almost by […]