Day 2: Visits on Shodoshima (小豆島)
Day 3a: Visits on Teshima (豊島)
Day 3b: Visits on Kurashiki (倉敷)
Day 4a: Visits on Naoshima (直島a)
Day 4b: Visits on Naoshima (直島b)
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Day 1 --- Flying to Shikoku (四國) |
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D01-01 --- Arrival at Takamatsu (高松) in Kagawa Prefecture(香川縣) |
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01-01-01a Map of this trip - Overview (Area enclosed by blue dots is the right-hand map) |
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01-01-03 We stayed in Hotel Clement Takamatsu for the first night |
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Day 2 --- Visits on Shodoshima (小豆島) |
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02-01-01 Set out --- In the region of Takamatsu Harbor near the hotel we stayed in (Artwork: "Liminal Air -core-" by Shinji Ohmaki(大卷伸嗣)) |
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02-02-01 Before taking the ship to Shodoshima |
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02-03-01a Map of Shodoshima (小豆島) |
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02-03-03 A panoramic view of Angel Road |
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02-03-01 The sign of Angel Road |
02-03-04 We had a happy time there playing among rocks in the water |
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02-03-06 At the end of the road which is a small island |
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02-04-01b The location of the artwork - Tonosho Port (土庄港) |
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02-04-03 In front of the artwork |
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02-05-01 A view of Tobishi Strait (土淵海峽) |
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02-05-01s A map of Tobishi Strait (土淵海峽) |
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D02-06 --- Kankakei Gorge (寒霞溪峽谷): Overlooking Seto Inland Sea |
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02-06-04 A far view seen from the park area (the town at the sea shore is Kusakabe (草壁) |
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02-06-03 A shot on the park area of the gorge before colorful maple trees |
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02-07-01 The exterior of the museum |
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02-07-03 Delicious ice cream sold by the museum shop |
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02-08-01 The locations of three visited sites |
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02-08-03 In front of a landmark of the part: a windmill |
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02-08-04 An olive tree with olives ripening |
02-08-05 In fornt of the windmill |
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02-08-06 "Toward a Hundred" by 酒井信次 |
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D02-09 --- "Love of Shodoshima"( "小豆島之戀" ) by Wang, Wen-Chih (王文志) |
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02-09-01 In front of the main bamboo construct of the artwork "Love of Shodoshima"( "小豆島之戀", 王文志) with a group member |
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02-08-02 The location (中山千枚田Nakayama Senmaida) where the artwork was exhibited |
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02-09-03 Inside the main construct |
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02-09-01 A shot in the hotel --- Bay Resort Hotel |
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02-08-02 The hotel is at the shore of Uchiumi Bay (內海灣) |
02-08-03 A view of the bay from inside the room we stayed |
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02-09-01 A map of the location of Bay Resort Hotel |
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Day 3a --- Visits on Teshima (豊島) |
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D03-01 --- Cruise from Tonosho Port (土庄港) to Karato Port (唐櫃港) |
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03-02-01 Before taking the ship to Shodoshima |
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03-02-01 Set out --- This museum only has one unchanged exhibition --- an immersive artwork integrated within the building’s architecture, called “Matrix” by artist Rei Naito (completed in 2010) |
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03-01-04 Looking far at the nearby sea which is part of the Seto Inland Sea between Shodoshima and Teshima (see the following map) |
03-02-03 The exterior of the musem buildings are of the shapes of flowing water drops (the artwork is exhibited in the right building) |
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03-02-05a The Karato Port (唐櫃港) seen from the mountain near the art museum |
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D03-03 --- Walk to Shimakitchen (島廚房) Created by Ryo Abe (安部良) |
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03-03-01a Our group members waiting for entering the restaurant (but we failed due to jam) |
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03-03-05 The content of the regular dishes which were in the food box we ate in the open space outside the restaurant shown above (from the website of Shimakitchen Restaurant) |
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03-03-07 A closer look |
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03-04-01a A map showing Uno Port pn Honshu (本州) from there to go to kurashiki (倉敷) |
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| 03-04-01 Eating ice pops at Karato Port (唐櫃港) | ||
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| 03-04-04 Arriving at Uno Port on Honshu | ||
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Day 3b --- Visits in Kurashiki (倉敷) |
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D03-05 --- Visiting Yurin-so (有鄰莊) in the Bikan Quarter (美觀地區) |
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03-06-01 The front scene of the museum, Ohara Museum of Art, founded in 1930 by local philanthropist Ohara Magosaburo |
03-01-04 "The Annunciation" by El Greco or his workshop, early 17th century (image obtained from Wikipedia of the museum) |
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03-06-05a "Water Lilies" by Claude Monet, circa 1906 (image obtained from Wikipedia of the museum) |
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D03-07 --- Strolling in Bikang Quater (美觀區域) along Kurashiki River |
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03-08-01 The first experience in Japan (I have ridden three-sheeled rickshaws in the childhood) |
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03-08-02 The rickshaw puller was young and friendly, and used iPhone for language translation |
03-08-03 There are old buildings in the street |
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03-08-04 We rode the vehicle to go around the Bikan quarter |
03-08-05 The old streets are really nostalgic |
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Day 4a --- Visits on Naoshima (直島) |
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D04-01 --- Appreciating garbage-made artworks at Uno Port (宇野港) |
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04-01-01a Map of Uno Port where the exhibition of the artworks was carried out |
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04-01-01 Artwork "Maniwa’s Wild Boar" made of discarded objects, created by Yodogawa Technique (an art unit founded by Japanese artist Hideaki Shibata) |
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04-01-04 Another work by Yodogawa Technique called "Chinu of Uno"(Chinu means black porgy fish 鯛魚) |
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04-01-07 A second " Chinu" with both its mouth and tail opened, also created by Yodogawa Technique (Chinu means black porgy fish 鯛魚) |
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04-01-05 Another view of the "Chinu" with me in the mouth |
04-01-06 With me in the tail |
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04-01-10 "The Memory of Ship's Hull' by Atzushi Ozawa (小澤敦志) |
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04-01-10 Another work under the same title using similar material |
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04-02-01 "The Statue of Goddess of Love" by Dhruva Mistry, an Indian artist |
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04-02-04 A huge artwork entitled "Diagonal Composition 1 / Diagonal Composition 2 / Horizontal Composition" by Noriyuki Haraguchi |
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04-02-07 "Beyond the Last Stop" by Ozawa Atsushi |
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04-03-01 Strolling and appreciating artworks in Uno Port area |
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04-03-06 "Umi no Eki (Sea Atation)" ferry terminal ("海之驛"渡輪站) of Naoshima Port |
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04-03-07 A map of the two islands: Naoshima and Teshima |
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04-04-01 Visiting Naoshima Bathhouse "I Love Bath" ( _2010/Webpages/01 Main Pages/untitled.jpg){kind=small} ) designed by Otake Shinro 大竹伸朗 |
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04-05-01a "Red Pumpkin by Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama (草間彌生) |
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04-05-01 "Flower" by Jose de Guimaraes (Portuguese artist) |
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04-05-02 "BUNRAKU PUPPET" by Jose de Guimaraes. (Portuguese artist) |
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04-05-02a I was within the artwork A |
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04-05-03 "Naoshima Pavilion" by Sou Fujimoto (藤本壯介Japanese artist) |
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04-05-06 "Time Exposed"(時間的終結) by Hiroshi Sugimoto (杉本博司) |
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D04-06 --- Lunch at Benesse House Museum designed by Tadao Ando (安藤忠雄) |
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04-06-01a Map of Benesse House Museum on Naoshima |
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04-06-03 The lunch we had, whose exterior shape is pretty. |
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Day 4b --- Visits on Naoshima (直島) --- Part II |
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D04-07 --- Interior & Exterior Environment of Benesse House Museum (倍樂生之家) |
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04-07-01 Exterior A of the house that is a museum and a hotel where we stayed overnight |
04-07-05 A view of the sea near the house |
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D04-08 --- Viewing Artworks at Miyanoura Port (宮浦港): Part II |
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04-08-01 "Yellow Pumpkin" by Yayoi Kazema at an old pier at the edge of the sea near the Benesse House Museum |
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04-08-02 Another view |
04-08-03 A shot with the tour guide |
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04-08-04 A shot of Chih-Hua |
04-08-05 Under a tree with the tour guide |
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04-09-01 The artwork is "Le Banc" (The Bench) by Niki de Saint Phalle (妮基·桑法勒) In the Benesse House Park |
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04-09-05 "What are you reading?" - - -"Le Banc (1989)" by Niki de Saint Phalle |
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04-09-01b One more shot |
04-09-07 "Let me see what's this, please" - - - "Le Banc (1989)" by Niki de Saint Phalle |
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04-10-01 A dear couple |
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04-10-02 Easy walk along the beach |
04-10-03 A mascot of Naoshima "Sunao-Kun" (須直君) walking around with a stall member |
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D04-11 --- Visiting Chichu Art Museum (地中美術館): Part I - Architecture |
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04-11-01 The major exhibition of this gallery --- A painting by Monet "Water Lilies" created around 1917–1919. |
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04-11-02 The architecture of this art museum seen from the top (from the website of the musem) |
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04-11-03 At the entrance |
04-11-06 One of the exhibition room - a ball at the top of a series of stages |
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D04-12 --- Visiting Chichu Art Museum (地中美術館): Part II - Environment |
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04-12-01 In front of a pond like that of Monet's flower gardan in Northern France |
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D04-13 --- Stay in Grand Hotel Sakura no Sho (櫻之抄 ) in Kotohira (琴平) |
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04-13-01 Dinner in Grand Hotel Sakura no Sho (櫻之抄) at Kotohira (琴平) near Takamatsu (高松) in Shikoku (四國) |
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04-13-08 The hotel we stayed in: Grand Hotel Sakura no Sho (櫻之抄) at Kotohira (琴平) near Takamatsu (高松) in Shikoku (四國) (from the hotel website) |
04-13-03 The dinner set |
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04-13-04 Review of hapy time today: "Red Pumpkin" |
04-13-05 Review of hapy time today: "Yellow Pumpkin" |
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04-13-06 We moved by ship from the small island of Naoshima to the large land of Shikoku |
04-13-07 We happened to see today the Imperial Enthronement Ceremony of the Emperor of Japan on the TV in the ferry ship (Oct. 22, 2019)(from the website of the Royal House of Norway) |
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04-13-08 The map of Kotohira in Shikoku |
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04-13-09 The map of the hotel where we stayed and the temple we visited the next morning |
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