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: […]
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Well, it’s not because the Setouchi Triennale 2016 is over that it’s too late for a few more interviews of the artists that took part in it, is it? Recently, Esther Stocker and I exchanged a few e-mails about it, and she kindly answered a few of my questions. Here […]
Looking for an online guide for Uno Port with practical information about the island, how to get there, what to do and more? May I advise Hinomaple’s Uno Port Guide for the Setouchi Triennale?
The Setouchi Triennale is an amazing cultural event that takes place every three years (as the name says) in the eastern part of the Seto Inland Sea of Japan. It’s a must-attend for every art lover or nature lover. On top of being one of the biggest art festivals in […]
Before the Great Seto Bridge was built, the Shikoku Ferry was the main link between Shikoku and the rest of the world (or more precisely, the Port of Uno in Okayama Prefecture). Today, it still survives, mostly thanks to truck drivers (the few times I took it, they […]
Chinu, the Black Sea Bream of Uno by Yodogawa Technique is a fascinating piece. If you have been through Uno Port (in Tamano City, Okayama) – for example, going to Naoshima from Honshu – you must have seen it. It was made three years ago, exclusively from trash […]
Honshū… There are foreigners –and even some Japanese people- who think that Honshū is Japan and that Japan is Honshū. There are foreigners who, when they think, consider going or even go to Japan only consider and visit Honshū. Of course, it’s a common phenomenon to reduce a foreign country […]