Yukio Mishima

At Inujima, a piece of art using the characters of Yukio Mishima’s writings. Yukio Mishima is a Japanese author, poet, playwright, actor, and film director. Nominated three times for the Nobel Prize in Literature, Mishima is considered one of the most important Japanese authors of the 20th century. He is also remembered for his ritual ...

Les Archives du Cœur

Les Archives du Cœur in Teshima compiles recordings of heartbeats from around the world for exhibition, listening, and the creation of an archive. This project is made up of three elements: an installation using recordings of heartbeats, a listening room where visitors are able to listen to archived recordings, and a recording room where their ...

Live and Die

Interesting piece of Art at the Benesse House in Naoshima !

Birthday Girl

Cannot believe she turned 6 already !

Tagging

Cute little monster in a backstreet of Akasaka.

Hokkaido : Toya

Third gallery of the weekend : Toya and its amazing Windsor Hotel, home to the extraordinary Michel Bras restaurant.

Hokkaido : Moerenuma Park

First gallery of the weekend : Moerenuma Park in Sapporo

2k540

2k540 Aki-Oka Artisan in Akihabara. Beautiful renovation of what lies below the Yamanote Line, north of Akihabara. Thank you Ray for the tip :-)

Coming Soon

First have to travel 24,000 km but as soon as I am back I will post them… the connoisseurs will immediately recognise what I am talking about ;-)

Red Pumpkin

From Yayoi Kusama, greeting you at Naoshima Ferry Terminal.

Book

An interesting usage for a book.

Great Buddha

Daibutsu of Kamakura near Tokyo in Japan.

Marsh

Ghibli Museum

Dashanzi – Beijing

Bringing together contemporary art, architecture and entertainment, Factory 798 has evolved from a munitions factory into a cultural center considered by many to be the place to go for a look at modern Chinese art.