Ogijima - 男木島

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)

Today

David — Fri, 04 May 2012 13:04:32 +0000

This is where I was today (and no, the guy is not me). It was a lot of fun, and I got my first sunburn of the year. (ok, if you really don’t know where I was, this is Yayoi Kusama’s Yellow Pumpkin on Naoshima)

Meon arriving in Takamatsu Sunport

David — Tue, 01 May 2012 13:53:36 +0000

On Sunday, while admiring the Seto Inland Sea from the Sunport Hall’s 8th floor, I could also admire Meon arriving in Takamatsu Sunport. In case you’ve forgotten, Meon is the ferry that connects Megijima and Ogijima to Takamatsu. Actually, I had originally planned to go to Ogijima that day, but we

Marugamemachi goes Green

David — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 15:01:40 +0000

Yesterday, I went to Marugamemachi Green for the first time. What is that? You may ask. Let me refresh your memory. A few decades ago, Takamatsu was mostly famous for having the longest covered arcades in Japan. I’m talking about 4kms of covered streets full of shops of every sorts. Takamatsu may still have

Country or City?

David — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 13:56:55 +0000

One of the things I like the most in my neighborhood, is that I’m not always sure whether I live in town or in the country.

Kumano Jinja in Matsunawa

David — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 00:31:52 +0000

The small cute shrine in my neighborhood.