Asahi is one of the ferries for Naoshima. A few weeks ago, it got a new paint job (not sure if it’s been remodeled inside or not). This is what it looks like now: Now to tell you the truth, I’m a bit confused. Until recently there […]
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Winter is finally coming to an end! It’s great news for many reasons. One of them is that it means that it’s strawberry season! And there is a place in Takamatsu that only grows strawberries, but where you can also pick them yourself and eat them on site! This […]
Today, I’m going to tell you about what is my favorite udon restaurant in Takamatsu and just one of my favorite restaurants in town overall. It’s called Oshima-ya and their specialty is wakame udon! And by wakame udon, I do not mean regular udon with some wakame in the soup. […]
If you’ve been to Takamatsu, you must have seen this sculpture located in the Sunport. I don’t really know anything about it except that it’s been there for as long as I’ve known Takamatsu and it’s one of the landmarks of the neighborhood.
I know, one of Japan’s New Year tradition is to go see the first sunrise of the year. Honestly, it’s not a tradition I’m too fond of; too cold and too early for me. So instead (and it started well before Japan actually, the first I can remember is […]
In case you’re wondering, this is what Takamatsu looks like seen from Yashima. 🙂 Remind me to show you what Yashima looks like from Takamatsu. 😉
The other day (OK, it really was one and half years ago, when I just started working there, though the pictures are a bit more recent) I found something interesting on Kagawa University’s main campus. Check it out: Those long (5 story-high) tubes are full of rocks […]
You may have already seen this picture if you follow my Instagram account (and if you don’t may I advise that you do 😉 ), but I’m posting it again here, because it’s worth it. You may know that it’s currently phosphorescent plancton season. So, the other day I […]
Last week-end I moved, and left Matsunawa, the neighborhood that I called home for the past five and a half years. Worry not, I didn’t leave Takamatsu and I don’t see that happening in the foreseeable future. I just changed neighborhoods and left my apartment that had become way […]