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Sun, 02 Nov 2025 13:37:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.setouchiexplorer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/cropped-cropped-Setouchi-Explorer-Logo-512x512-circle-160x160.png https://www.setouchiexplorer.com 32 32 122129933 https://www.setouchiexplorer.com/eighty-eight-kilometers/ https://www.setouchiexplorer.com/eighty-eight-kilometers/#comments Sun, 02 Nov 2025 13:37:27 +0000 https://www.setouchiexplorer.com/?p=28711 Fun fact: When you’re walking the Shikoku Pilgrimage, about 500 meters after leaving Gosho-ji (the 78th temple) in the city of Utazu, you’ll find this literal milestone (well “kilometerstone”):   It’s there to tell you that you are 88 kilometers away from Okubo-ji, the 88th temple and the end of the pilgrimage.   Almost there,… Read More »Eighty-Eight Kilometers]]> https://www.setouchiexplorer.com/eighty-eight-kilometers/feed/ 1 28711 https://www.setouchiexplorer.com/kagawa-manhole-covers/ https://www.setouchiexplorer.com/kagawa-manhole-covers/#respond Wed, 24 Sep 2025 00:36:59 +0000 https://www.setouchiexplorer.com/?p=28700 What you thought I had stopped writing here? Not so fast. Sure, most of the blogging now takes place at Japan Art Islands, but I haven’t forgotten this place. And one thing I’ll try to do more is post pictures (instead of feeding them to Meta on Instagram). So, here is one. A selection of… Read More »Kagawa Manhole Covers]]> https://www.setouchiexplorer.com/kagawa-manhole-covers/feed/ 0 28700 https://www.setouchiexplorer.com/ask-me-anything-in-the-newsletter/ https://www.setouchiexplorer.com/ask-me-anything-in-the-newsletter/#respond Tue, 24 Jun 2025 07:32:23 +0000 https://www.setouchiexplorer.com/?p=28667 Hello, everyone! I’m trying something new with the newsletter. It’s called an AMA, or “Ask Me Anything.” Subscribers can ask me anything they want (as long as it’s not too personal, of course), and I’ll reply in a future newsletter. There is one caveat: it’s only for paying subscribers. Not going to lie, one reason… Read More »Ask Me Anything in the Newsletter]]> https://www.setouchiexplorer.com/ask-me-anything-in-the-newsletter/feed/ 0 28667 https://www.setouchiexplorer.com/setouchi-triennale-2025-on-megijima-in-the-spring/ https://www.setouchiexplorer.com/setouchi-triennale-2025-on-megijima-in-the-spring/#respond Wed, 18 Jun 2025 12:28:35 +0000 https://www.setouchiexplorer.com/?p=28650 Hello everyone, I hope you’re doing well. As it’s become the norm now, I wanted to inform you that I have written my report of Megijima and its art during the Setouchi Triennale 2025 spring session on my newsletter. It’s in two parts and you can find them there: Setouchi Triennale 2025 Report: Megijima part… Read More »Setouchi Triennale 2025 on Megijima in the Spring]]> https://www.setouchiexplorer.com/setouchi-triennale-2025-on-megijima-in-the-spring/feed/ 0 28650 https://www.setouchiexplorer.com/pumpkins/ https://www.setouchiexplorer.com/pumpkins/#comments Thu, 12 Jun 2025 12:33:56 +0000 https://www.setouchiexplorer.com/?p=28644 It’s been a while since I’ve posted pictures of pumpkins here, don’t you think? Of course, I mean Yayoi Kusama’s Red and Yellow Pympkins on Naoshima, not vegetables. But you understood, right?   The Yellow Pumpkin, in October 2022, minutes after it was unveiled. (yes, it’s the new one, replacing the one that was destroyed… Read More »Pumpkins]]> https://www.setouchiexplorer.com/pumpkins/feed/ 5 28644 https://www.setouchiexplorer.com/introducing-naoshima-new-museum-of-art/ https://www.setouchiexplorer.com/introducing-naoshima-new-museum-of-art/#respond Sun, 08 Jun 2025 07:15:04 +0000 https://www.setouchiexplorer.com/?p=28624 Hello everyone, You may have heard that last weekend, a new museum opened on Naoshima. Well, the rumors are true, and I was there! It is called the Naoshima New Art Museum (yes, I know, but there is a logic behind this name) and it may have instantly become my favorite museum on Naoshima.  … Read More »Introducing Naoshima New Museum of Art]]> https://www.setouchiexplorer.com/introducing-naoshima-new-museum-of-art/feed/ 0 28624 https://www.setouchiexplorer.com/setouchi-triennale-2025-seijima/ https://www.setouchiexplorer.com/setouchi-triennale-2025-seijima/#comments Tue, 06 May 2025 06:53:49 +0000 https://www.setouchiexplorer.com/?p=28614 Just a reminder that I posted a little something about the art on Seijima in my newsletter Japan Art Islands (click on the picture):   This is also a notice that some emails were not properly delivered recently (including the one abut Seijima). I’m investigating, but if you’re a subscriber, this is also a reminder… Read More »Setouchi Triennale 2025 – Seijima]]> https://www.setouchiexplorer.com/setouchi-triennale-2025-seijima/feed/ 4 28614 https://www.setouchiexplorer.com/setouchi-triennale-2025-day-one/ https://www.setouchiexplorer.com/setouchi-triennale-2025-day-one/#respond Sat, 19 Apr 2025 09:31:10 +0000 https://www.setouchiexplorer.com/?p=28602 The Setouchi Triennale 2025 started yesterday and today was going to be my first day visiting an island (well, I got a “secret” preview of some art last Tuesday, but it was going to be my first official visit). The fog decided otherwise, as almost all ferries were canceled this morning because of it. A… Read More »Setouchi Triennale 2025, Day One?]]> https://www.setouchiexplorer.com/setouchi-triennale-2025-day-one/feed/ 0 28602 https://www.setouchiexplorer.com/cherry-blossoms-spring-2025/ https://www.setouchiexplorer.com/cherry-blossoms-spring-2025/#respond Sun, 06 Apr 2025 13:01:25 +0000 https://www.setouchiexplorer.com/?p=28587 It’s Springtime and it’s cherry blossom season. The blooming of the flowers has reached its peak this weekend, and the entire country (except its warmest and coldest parts) looks like this:   But as you know, this is a time that lasts a very very short duration, and already the end is nigh:  ]]> https://www.setouchiexplorer.com/cherry-blossoms-spring-2025/feed/ 0 28587 https://www.setouchiexplorer.com/peering-into-the-seabed-by-yoshitaka-nanjo-on-shamijima/ https://www.setouchiexplorer.com/peering-into-the-seabed-by-yoshitaka-nanjo-on-shamijima/#respond Wed, 19 Mar 2025 05:37:11 +0000 https://www.setouchiexplorer.com/?p=28570   Here is a small preview of Peering into the Seabed by Yoshitaka Nanjo, an amazing installation that can be found on Shamijima, only during the spring session of the Setouchi Triennale!     You can see more of it in my newsletter Japan Art Islands (click below to subscribe): As well as in this… Read More »“Peering into the Seabed” by Yoshitaka Nanjo on Shamijima]]> https://www.setouchiexplorer.com/peering-into-the-seabed-by-yoshitaka-nanjo-on-shamijima/feed/ 0 28570