So, things are kinda sorta getting better in Japan. A second wave of the pandemic could be coming, it may even have started in Tokyo where the number of new cases has been rising again. And a few days ago I was being asked and I wondered whether it was […]
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I don’t know if many foreign residents of Japan read my blog, but this post is mostly for you. And I wrote it especially with residents of Kagawa Prefecture in mind. It’s an update of the situation of the Setouchi Islands regarding the Covid-19 pandemic. In short, since the pandemic became […]
Update March 31st There is a second official case of coronavirus Covid-19 in Kagawa. This time in Takamatsu. A student returning from Kyoto. Schools are still planned to reopen in a week. The beginning of the school year has been postponed a week (for now) at Kagawa University. Update March […]
Hi there. Just a very quick post to inform you of a few things. First, I’m alive. I don’t know what’s happening with me this winter but it seems that I just can’t find the time to blog these days. However, it doesn’t mean that nothing is happening on the […]
It’s been a while since I’ve posted pictures of the Go’o Shrine on Naoshima. If you want to read what it is about, please go check the main article that I have written about it a short while ago: Go’o Shrine on Naoshima In short, the building […]
Naoshima is where this idea of putting “art on islands” has started in the late 1980s. Nowadays, the island is world-famous for its art sites and museums that are collectively known as Benesse Art Site Naoshima. Nicknamed the art island online and elsewhere, it is really only half of the picture […]
One of the most common questions I get from people asking me for information about the Setouchi Triennale is where they should stay during their time visiting the art festival, what place is best to use as a ‘base’? Usually, there are three possible answers coming to mind at first: […]
When I read various posts and articles on the web, or when I reply to e-mails from readers, I sometimes realize that a lot of people are confused as to what each term from the title really means, and how they’re different or similar. So, today, I’m making this glossary […]
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 […]
So, this morning started almost like a normal Tuesday, and then suddenly: I found myself in the very middle of the Seto Inland Sea, with Ogijima in the distance. (OK, it wasn’t a total surprise, I knew that was going to happen, I’m just trying to sound […]