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David in Setouchi
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Blogger, Teacher, Father, Immigrant. Gallivants on the Seto Inland Sea art islands. Friend of crows. Writes things.

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Good evening.

#japan #seascape #evening #setoinlandsea
The Seto Inland Sea, late afternoon. We can see some islands.
November 19, 2025 at 10:27 AM
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"Tree of Ibuki" by Takashi Kuribayashi

#art #japan #setouchitriennale
Hard to describe. Some sort of giant cylinder made of wooden planks on the outside and mirrors in the inside.
November 15, 2025 at 9:22 AM
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"Tower for Birds" by Yusuke Omuro on Takamijima

#art #tower #japan #setouchitriennale
At the end of a concrete path on the side of the sea (with a seawall on the right and trees on the left), a white tower, a few meters high, with a door in the middle.
November 15, 2025 at 8:56 AM
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a glimpse of House of Shadows by Ekaterina Muromtseva

#art #setouchitriennale
Very difficult to describe. Inside a traditional Japanese house in a bad shape. There are various lights and shadows.
November 15, 2025 at 6:13 AM
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"Ship's Cat - Jumping" by Kenji Yanobe

#cat #art #japan #shodoshima #setouchitriennale #kenjiyanobe
A statue of a cat in a "cosmonaut" suit. We can only see the head (in profile) and a paw.
November 15, 2025 at 5:28 AM
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"Next" by Tomotaka Yasui - Seijima, Setouchi Triennale 2025

#art #statue #japan #setouchitriennale
A white statue of a teenage girl, standing on a seawall and looking away. There's the Seto Great Bridge in the background.
November 14, 2025 at 2:35 AM
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From the archives: a slate roof in Andorra.

#roof #Andorra
A close up of a traditional Andorran roof made of slates.
November 10, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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Oni by Motohiko Odani.

#art #setouchitriennale #oni #statue #japan
A tall wooden statue representing a "demon" (oni). It has a burning club in one hand, and there is a circular mirror hiding most of its head. (it doesn't really have much of a head)
November 9, 2025 at 1:07 PM
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Nothing special, just the Seppuku Pistols having a walk.

#japan #setouchitriennale #EdoPunk

#切腹ピストルズ #瀬戸内国際芸術祭 #瀬戸内国際芸術祭2025 #本島
The Seppuku Pistols, walking (and playing) along a road. They're photographed as they're walking from right to left.
November 3, 2025 at 10:07 AM
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Fun fact: When you’re walking the Shikoku Pilgrimage, about 500 meters after leaving Gosho-ji (the 78th temple) in the city of Utazu, you’ll find this literal milestone (well “kilometerstone”).

It’s there to tell you that you are 88 kilometers away from Okubo-ji […]

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An old vertical stone with some kanji on it. Next to it, a smaller newer one telling you that you're now 88km from Okubo-ji, the 88th temple of the Shikoku Pilgrimage. A close up of the newer milestone described in the other picture.
November 2, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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Ogijima street (it's not the main street, it's the second largest one)

#japan #island #village #street #ogijima #男木島
A street of Ogijima. It's narrow, goes downhill with a stunning view of the Seto Inland Sea in the background.
October 30, 2025 at 12:55 AM
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Ogijima, last Tuesday.

#ogijima #island #japan #village #男木島
Ogicho (Ogijima's village) from the ferry.
October 30, 2025 at 12:53 AM
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Beware the Takamijima hay monster!

#art #japan #monster #Takamijima
A monster made of dead leaves and hay and such. It has a big mouth and two round eyes.
October 27, 2025 at 9:28 AM
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"Anger from the Bottom" by Kenji Yanobe and Takeshi Kitano (Sakate, Shodoshima, Japan)

#art #monster #anger #setouchitriennale #japan #kenjiyanobe #takeshikitano
October 27, 2025 at 8:59 AM
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Zenigata Sunae, a 100 m wide, 400 years old, sand coin in Kan'onji, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan.
A picture of the Zenigata Sunae from the top of the hill where it's supposed to be seen. A close up of the Zenigata Sunae.
October 23, 2025 at 12:49 PM
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Yesterday was the big matsuri in town (basically the matsuri of the biggest shrine in town and all the tiny shrines downtown who can't have their own matsuri anymore who are a part of it too).

#japan #matsuri #takamatsu #autumn
A guy wearing a traditional red garment. A bunch of people in traditional white outfit carrying the shrine's mikoshi.
October 20, 2025 at 12:28 AM
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"Time Falls" by Kayoko Nakashima is now the oldest artwork in Takamijima, but it's still one of the most stunning.

#art #japan #setouchitriennale #darkness #light
I have no idea how to describe this. A dark room. A bunch of "blades" made of plexiglass seem to be cutting though the space in a chaotic fashion, they all shine a strange light that doesn't have to have a source except for the blades themselves. Not sure if that makes sense.
October 12, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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Not sure if this cute little rabbit has a name, but his maker is Tomio Okayama, a local artist who makes anthropomorphic animals. Fun fact: he was there, just off-camera. He's often on-site during the Setouchi Triennale (his art that's part of the festival is in […]

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The sculpture of a bunny on a swing.
October 12, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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A very typical Kagawa dinner tonight.

#kagawa #udon #japan
A bowl of udon
October 12, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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Stacked Stones.

#stones #art #TsuyoshiOzawa #SetouchiTriennale2025
An art installation. Some small stacked stones (they're not really stacked, they're glued or something, otherwise, they wouldn't be able to stay stacked without falling) on gravel next to an old stone wall.
October 7, 2025 at 9:44 AM
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"Human Home Hermit Crab" by Daisuke Omi.

#art #hermitcrab #japan #setouchitriennale #shodoshima
The sculpture of a hermit crab, except that instead of a shell, it's a house. An actual house, as if it was a giant hermit crab that had decided to use it as its shell.
September 22, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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Hey little crab, what are you doing so far from the sea? (okay, the sea was not that far, but still)

#Crab
A small crab in my hand
September 21, 2025 at 11:51 AM
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I think it's the first time a heron lets me come close enough so that I can take a decent picture with just my phone (I still needed a zoom)

#japan #birds #heron #NatureWithDavidB
A heron standing on rocks by an estuary.
September 16, 2025 at 5:40 AM
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Bon appétit !

#japan #sushi
Four small plates of sushi.
September 14, 2025 at 3:02 AM
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This park (with ponds included) is the best thing to happen in my hometown since I left a couple of decades ago.

#park #pond #Nature #france #agen
A large pond with trees around it and on a small island in the middle.
August 24, 2025 at 7:56 AM