Bashō haiku, with a view
septemberick highways and byways of Japan feature often spectacular, usually interesting, and always unique roadside service areas sometimes gift shops, […]
Bashō haiku, with a view Read Post »
septemberick highways and byways of Japan feature often spectacular, usually interesting, and always unique roadside service areas sometimes gift shops, […]
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Turn off yer TeeVee (put it in a museum and listen to the rain) Amongst fossilized freshwater fish, recreations of
Showa TeeVees (at Lake Biwa museum Read Post »
A last minute entry to Lake Biwa Museum with a cornucopia from: Plus overhead freshwater fish environments; to reconstructed elephant
Lake Biwa, Shiga-ken: Museum Dispatch Read Post »
A very brief check in from a peninsula sticking out like a witch finger towards Siberia, with stellar nature, endless
Hello & Good-bye from Noto, post earthquakes & whatnot Read Post »
Awkwardly on Hiroshima day with the model of a Zero fighter plane and battleship (with merchandise available for purchase) behind
Grand Maizuru Field Notes to Pals Read Post »
A not-quite-documentary. A semi-sincere travelogue. A heartfelt dispatch from the radium-scented alleyways of Misasa, Tottori—a place I once called home
“i miss folding your laundry” Misasa ♨️ Sojourn montage Read Post »
After yet another long soak in an outdoor bath – this time with a loudmouth geezer running his mouth about
“letting the days go by” Misasa ♨️ Soujourn, p.7 Read Post »
After a long hot soak with some unexpected (and usually not-allowed) colourful characters, sitting outside with a statue commemorating the
“to walk & to listen” Misasa ♨️ Sojourn, p.6 Read Post »
Radon, derived from radium is the central magic potion to these Hot Springs so, as such I wondered towards a
“our lady of Radium” Misasa ♨️ Sojourn, p.4 Read Post »
Back at my lil “café nook” from the outdoor bath – because that is what I do, I take baths,
“tea & oranges” Misasa ♨️ Sojourn, p.3 Read Post »
Carrying on with personal archeology for biographers who may never emerge, I sit (respectfully of course) at the shrine –
“we are not 2, we are 1” Misasa ♨️ sojourn, p.2 Read Post »
Arriving in a mountain valley village of Misasa, Tottori – holding loads of memories from a previous life – for
“i’ve got this gift” Misasa ♨️ sojourn, p. 1 Read Post »
Here we are, clicking things to prove our affection for one another on another platform yet again, haven’t we done
+ we are not strangers, after all (so fax me) + Read Post »
Field Notes: Anyway, this preamble suggests this article will share something useful about the region however it does not :)
Since then, I’ve learned much more but really the best resources are below in the form of Setouchi Explorer blog and Island Art Center’s dispatches. But hey, some fun snaps of ferries, outdoor installations and other cafe and villages vibes here.
Consider this a placeholder for further documentation {if you have something “non-generic tourist pablum to share, let me know}
My experience, despite living so close, is very limited and in this case the following snapshots are from a simple day trip to Naoshima in which I visited zero museums
You see, in June 2019, my arborist wife was working nearby Uno port, a jumping off point to the islands, so I bussed over (along, the way documented my reading, coffees and flashbacks per usual
Field Notes: Naoshima art island & Uno Port, Setouchi 2019 Read Post »
Here’s a handy, no snapshots, minimalist round-up for map pin places around Okayama, Naoshima / Uno and a bit of
handy Okayama, Naoshima, Setouchi map locations Read Post »
Unnecessary Preamble: The trip was meant as a little adventure and to visit relatives and also get away from the
Nagasaki Ramble, Feb. 2020, part 1 (trains, trams, food & rumours of a…) Read Post »