This is a view (one of the many) of the Seto Inland Sea that I’m quite fond of. It was taken from Yashima (that you can see on the foreground), and features Aji (formerly a village on its own, nowadays, the north-east-most part of Takamatsu) and Shodoshima in […]
Yashima
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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. 😉
When you go to Yashima-ji – the 84th temple of the Shikoku Pilgrimage – located in Takamatsu, make sure you see the tanuki. The temple is full of them, and while some of them are quite obvious, some other ones are pretty well hidden. Here are just a few of them: […]
Last February I went to Ogijima twice, two weekends in a row. I think it’s the first time I did that outside of the Setouchi Triennale. I went for various reasons, the main ones being interviews. I was interviewed for the first weekend (I may or may not tell […]
The first outing of the year was supposed to be Ogijima on the 2nd, but due to most to bad time management, we didn’t go. So instead, the first outing of the year was the following day when we went to a spot I had meant to go for […]
A few days ago, a couple of blocks away from work, I stumbled upon this very big koinobori, probably the largest I have seen in an individual house: It’s the first time I see one with eight carps! As a reminder, the largest koi, […]
And here we go! The Setouchi Triennale 2013‘s summer session is underway. It will be going on until september 1st and is filled with various events. On top of a few new artworks here and here and a new island hosting the Triennale for the first time (Ibukijima, where […]
For today’s Setouchi Triennale artwork that I want to tell you about, we’re staying in Takamatsu. Although most Triennale works are located on the neighboring Seto islands, let’s not forget that there is also some art on the “continent” that is Takamatsu, as well as Uno Port in Okayama […]
I can’t believe I never posted anything about Yashima-ji on this blog. It’s time to change this. What about, right now? So, Yashima-ji is located on the Yashima plateau, in the north-east of Takamatsu, and it is the 84th temple of the Shikoku Pilgrimage. It is said to […]