Tag: japan
Looking back at our trips in 2024, Part 1
Goodbye 2024 – Hello 2025 On this blog, we have a tradition of reflecting on the memorable places we’ve explored over the past year. To set the tone, let’s begin with a track by Ryuichi Sakamoto. Click ▶ to play This post covers the first half of 2024. We started the Japan trip in Kanazawa…
Tsutaya’s Share Lounge – an Urban Oasis in Kyoto
We have a fondness for Tsutaya bookstores, as evidenced by our previous coverage of its T-site in Daikonyama, Tokyo. On a recent trip to Kyoto, we discovered, nestled within a Tsutaya bookstore at Shijo-Kawaramachi, a charming urban oasis known as the Share Lounge – an all-you-can-eat/drink section of the bookstore. Since the pandemic, we had…
The Subterranean Chichu Art Museum in Naoshima
This is the last of a series of posts about the museums on Naoshima 直島, the Japanese island where we spent a full day. Chichu Art Museum 地中美術館 was last on the itinerary, and it was the pièce de résistance. Enjoy a modern rendition of Debussy’s Bruyères by Víkingur Ólafsson, while browsing. Chichu Art Museum 地中美術館…
Valley Gallery, the latest by Tadao Ando on Naoshima
Continuing with our day trip on Naoshima 直島 in the Inland Sea of Japan… If you are just joining us, you may enjoy reading our earlier posts on Naoshima at: Art & Architecture on Naoshima, Ando Museum, Hiroshi Sugimoto Gallery, and Benesse House Museum. We propose another piece of music by David Sylvian to accompany…