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Blogger, Teacher, Father, Immigrant. Gallivants on the Seto Inland Sea art islands and talks about them a lot.

Red Pumpkin and AMA?

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Red Pumpkin and AMA?

Good afternoon, I've been hearing that some parts of the Northern Hemisphere are experiencing a heat wave. Stay safe! Here, temperatures have cooled down a bit since last week, and rain has returned, reminding us that the rainy season is not over yet, contrary to what it seemed.

Setouchi Triennale 2025 Report: Megijima part two

Setouchi Triennale 2025 Report: Megijima part two

All right, I think it's high time to resume my Setouchi Triennale 2025 reports. Sorry for the delay. As I mentioned, spring is always a busy season for me (read: busy at work, so I'm more tired than usual at night). Nevertheless, I'll try

Naoshima New Museum of Art (Opening Day)

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Naoshima New Museum of Art (Opening Day)

A short tale of Naoshima New Museum of Art's opening day

Setouchi Triennale 2025 Report: Megijima part one

Setouchi Triennale 2025 Report: Megijima part one

Hello everyone, The spring session of the Setouchi Triennale 2025 ended yesterday, so now I have time to tell you about it and write more frequent reports. I didn't make it to all the places I wanted due to illness early May and the unusually rainy weather, but

Glimpses of the Setouchi Triennale 2025 Spring Session

Glimpses of the Setouchi Triennale 2025 Spring Session

Dear readers, I'm not forgetting you. I've been recovering from my Covid infection, and while I'm back to normal during the day, my stamina is not completely back and I find myself with zero energy left most evenings. And I spent my free days

Setouchi Triennale 2025 report: Ogijima

Setouchi Triennale 2025 report: Ogijima

I had some big projects for Golden Week. I wanted to write at least one post and prepare at least one more, I wanted to do some spring cleaning in my house and also clean the garden a bit, maybe plant some vegetables. And maybe I would have been in

Setouchi Triennale 2025 report: Seijima (part one?)

Setouchi Triennale 2025 report: Seijima (part one?)

One thing that's difficult about wanting to report on the Setouchi Triennale as it happens is that it's difficult to do so in a timely manner. My days off are devoted to exploring the islands and experiencing as much new art as possible, and that doesn&

Setouchi Triennale 2025 - Day one... or not...

Setouchi Triennale 2025 - Day one... or not...

The Setouchi Triennale 2025 started yesterday but for me, it started today it will hopefully start tomorrow. Yesterday I had to work. It's actually my busiest day of the week as I teach several classes on two campuses. However, on my way to the medical campus in the

Setouchi Triennale 2025 preview on Ogijima

Setouchi Triennale 2025 preview on Ogijima

Wait a minute? Didn't I just send you a post a few days ago? Yes, I did, but I need to share this with you as soon as possible, and definitely before Friday. Back in the days when the Triennale started at the end of March, one of

Mini-guide to Shodoshima during the Setouchi Triennale 2025

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Mini-guide to Shodoshima during the Setouchi Triennale 2025

Hello everyone, A few people here and there have asked me questions about Shodoshima, as it is probably the most difficult island to navigate during the Triennale. So I'm writing this mini-guide for you, with all the important advice I can think of. I will probably write a

Fisherman's Dream (Saya Irie - Shodoshima)

Fisherman's Dream (Saya Irie - Shodoshima)

The most talked about works of art are often the most spectacular, and very often spectacular is synonymous with big. Often, but not always. The artwork I'd like to introduce today is probably the smallest of the Setouchi Triennale, and it's very easy to overlook. Which

Welcoming Spring on Ogijima

Welcoming Spring on Ogijima

Hello everyone, Spring is here, finally, and so are pollen allergies. I spent most of my life without allergies, but after 10 years in Japan, my body gave in like almost everyone else. But that is not our topic today, our topic is a short trip I took to Ogijima

Yoshitaka Nanjo on Shamijima

Yoshitaka Nanjo on Shamijima

Introducing Yoshitaka Nanjo's artwork on Shamijima as well as a few pieces of news.

Introducing "Anabuki Arena Kagawa" in Takamatsu

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Introducing "Anabuki Arena Kagawa" in Takamatsu

If you've been to Takamatsu in the past few years, or if you've seen pictures of Sunport online, you may have seen a huge construction site on the coast. It was the construction of the new sports/convention center for Kagawa Prefecture. It was officially opened

Ten minutes of Tourism in Downtown Takamatsu

Ten minutes of Tourism in Downtown Takamatsu

Ozuchishima on a sunny day.

Ozuchishima

Good afternoon everybody, It's a very beautiful day today on the shores of the Seto Inland Sea. This very short post of two pictures of Ozuchishima taken a few minutes ago is mostly for me to test the e-mailing system. I mentioned it on Setouchi Explorer, but just

A bunch of kids in the water, having just jumped from a square platform in the sea. One child is still on the platform.

New Artists for the Setouchi Triennale 2025

Hello from this sunny but (literally) freezing afternoon by the Seto Inland Sea. First of all, some technicalities. I'm having trouble sending emails at the moment. You may have come to this page via a link, but if you're a subscriber, know that my web host

Welcome to Japan Art Islands

Welcome to Japan Art Islands

Hello everyone, If you're reading this, you probably already know what's happening. Maybe you read my recent Setouchi Explorer blog post mentioning the creation of this newsletter and signed up. Maybe you're a long time subscriber and I just imported your email from either