Ogijima - 男木島

Kōdaiji’s Gardens

David — Sat, 26 May 2012 14:10:03 +0000

Kōdaiji is probably one of my favorite temples in Kyōto. Why? Because of its gardens.

Spam in Japan

David — Fri, 25 May 2012 14:21:28 +0000

Yes, I have found Spam in Japan (without looking for it). Since then, I’ve been trying to come to grips with that fact and to recover emotionally.

More Taikodai

David — Thu, 24 May 2012 14:29:40 +0000

I hope you’re not getting tired of seeing Taikodai from the Niihama Taiko Matsuri on this blog, because I’m not, so it will continue as long as I have pictures left in my pool of pictures (and it may well last until October, when I hope I’ll be able to attend the 2012

Kinkakuji

David — Tue, 22 May 2012 13:51:58 +0000

I guess one of those days I will tell you about my visit of Kinkakuji, although I suspect that it’s not much different from yours.

Onba Factory

David — Mon, 21 May 2012 08:53:55 +0000

Preliminary note: a lot of people have been coming to this site lately looking for information about the various islands and art projects, most likely because they want to send their own application for the Setouchi Triennale 2013 (the deadline approaching not being stranger to this increasing number of new visitors, I assume). To

Somewhere in a Hiroshima Arcade

David — Tue, 15 May 2012 15:06:26 +0000

A Manga store right next to a Shinto shrine, that too is Japan.

From Sunport Hall

David — Sun, 13 May 2012 14:32:45 +0000

The view (well, part of it) from the roof platform of Sunport Hall in Takamatsu: From left to right in the background : Megijima, Ogijima, Teshima (where I was today by the way, details to come soon). And you can spot the Takamatsu’s Red Lighthouse at the end of the pier.

Ōte on Megijima

David — Wed, 09 May 2012 13:21:12 +0000

One of Megijima‘s architectural specificity is those large stone walls here and there in the village of Megichō, especially when one gets near the Seto Inland Sea. They are called Ōte (pronounce: “Ohteh”) and you have most likely already understood that their purpose is to protect the houses that are almost on the shore from

Leaving Naoshima

David — Mon, 07 May 2012 14:46:03 +0000

Last Thursday, we went back to Naoshima for the first time since Fall 2010, and when the time came to return to Takamatsu, I had a sort of premonition inspired by memories from my last visit there. In other terms, in October 2010 when the Setouchi International Art Festival received far more visitors than

Destination Ogijima

David — Sun, 06 May 2012 00:06:57 +0000

This is the plan for today. Note the unusual angle from which the picture was taken. I think this was the first time I got to see Ogijima from there (i.e. from the boat to Naoshima)