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 […]
Oshima
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Believe it or not, I hadn’t been to Oshima in six years! I mean, during the Setouchi Triennale, I actually went last winter. The problem with this island is that due to its very unique status, you don’t really go there to just hang out and have fun as you […]
Last weekend was a pretty busy one. Four islands were visited in two days. Oshima, Megijima, and Ogijima on Saturday, Shodoshima on Sunday. The reason was a preview of a certain number of the Setouchi Triennale 2019 new artworks’ sites. Why? With whom? How did I manage three islands in […]
Looking for an online guide for Oshima with practical information about the island, how to get there, what to do and more? May I advise Hinomaple’s Oshima Guide for the Setouchi Triennale?
It’s too hot to write anything of substance today (35°C/95°F, remember, no A/C in Frrench homes) to instead a picture, that I hope you’ll find as “cooling” as I do: This picture was taken from Ōshima‘s beach. I hope you recognize Ogijima in the background. 😉
I’m starting planning the “tourism” parts of my trip next week. The big question right now is whether to go back to Oshima or not. I really want to go back to this island, I want to know it more and opportunities are scarce. It will […]
Surfing the web looking for things about Ōshima, I found very interesting pictures from 1931 on this website. I’m copying them here, I hope that won’t be a problem.
After a morning spent discovering the subtleties of the tea ceremony, we went to the strangest and least known island of the Seto Inland Sea (at least in that part of the sea, I don’t really know anything about the western part), I mean Ōshima. There are several islands […]