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One city, many Japans : Onomichi
You may already know the city of Onomichi after seeing it in Yasujiro Ozu’s film Tokyo Story (1953). The latter is crossed by several eras: its nostalgic shopping street takes us back to the Sho...
Inujima Island, revived by Art
We’ve already wrote about the Naoshima Art House Project, but did you know that a neighbouring island, that is also part of the Setouchi Triennale, Inujima, had its own Art House Project?&n...
A Spiritual Hike : The Konpira-san Sanctuary
On Shikoku Island, about an hour and a half by train from Takamatsu City, is one of Japan's most inaccessible shrines: the Konpira-san Shrine, formerly known as Kotohira-gu. Probably founded du...
An introduction to Kagawa prefecture : sea, art and culture
The Prefecture of Kagawa, which has recently gained a whole new exposure thanks to the Setouchi art festival, has many tourists attractions. For anyone who loves contemporary art, architecture, H...
How did this year's Aki Matsuri, hosted in Las Vegas, go?
The 10th annual Aki Matsuri Japanese Festival made its center-strip debut in Las Vegas on Saturday, Oct. 26 at The Park  and New York-New York Hotel & Casino with an immersive all-day celebra...
Art House Project, Art meets Past on Naoshima Island
In the district of Honmura on the island of Naoshima, the Benesse foundation, which is also at the origin of the many museums of the island, initiated in 1998 the Art House Project. The latter had...
A new conception of art and nature : Tadao Ando's architecture on Naoshima Island
Household name of the Japanese architecture, self-taught visionnary, Tadao Ando is building his own legend as he lives. Born in Osaka in 1941, he first started a boxing career before being struck...
Journey through Shimanami Kaido④Imabari city・Matsuyama city
Hello! This time we will introduce the Shikoku side starting point of Shimanami Kaido: Imabari City and Matsuyama City. ・ Imabari City After passing through the Kurushima Kankyo Bridge, the...
Journey through Shimanami Kaido③Omishima Island・Hakatajima Island・Oshima Island
Hello there, To pick up where we left off the last time, we will introduce you to the three islands on the Ehime prefecture side, including the largest island among Shimananami Kaido: "...
Journey through Shimanami Kaido②Mukaishima Island・Innoshima Island・Ikuchijima Island
This time we will introduce you to three islands on the Hiroshima Prefecture side, among the 6 islands of Shimanami Kaido. ・Mukaishima Island facing Onomichi, the narrow sea between Onomichi and ...
Journey through Shimanami Kaido①Onomichi
Hello! As I visited the Shimanami Kaido on the west side of the Seto Inland Sea around this spring, I would like to introduce tourist attractions with some pictures. The "Shimanami Kaido (Nis...
The Art of the Seto Sea: the success of the Setouchi Triennale for this first spring session 2019
"The restoration of the sea" is the theme of this new edition of the Setouchi Triennale that began in the spring of 2019. It reminds us of the very origins of the festival, which aimed to ma...