Finally the week-end is here (yes, my week-ends are Sunday and Monday), and I have very special plans. No, believe it or not, these plans do not include the Setouchi Triennale (that was the last two week-ends and most likely the next two ones). This week-end this is where

  When you go to Miyajima, of course you will visit Itsukushima-jinja, but keep in mind that it is far from the only thing to visit on the island, and staying one full day is a minimum I think. When we went there, we had only one afternoon to visit

  When one is aboard the ferry to Itsukushima (better known to the world as Miyajima), it’s usually for a very specific reason. And when one sees that reason for the very first time, this is what one sees:     I can assure you that when you go to

  First, two more pictures of my Itsukushima/Miyajima’s Otorii:         Secondly, I’m interested in your opinion my beloved regular readers (all 20 of you). I’ve been wondering something for the past few days. It was triggered by a few discussions I had recently (along the lines of

  Well, I wanted to post something interesting tonight, but jetlag is being the strongest. I’m exhausted. Instead, you’ll get another one of my Otorii series.      

No updates these past few days because I was busy setting up the new version of the French version of this blog (feel free to check it out if you can read the language). So, to thank you for your patience, I thought the best way was to offer you,

  Alright, to “re-inaugurate” this blog, what’s better than a strong symbol? And what better strong symbol about Japan than Itsukushima‘s Otorii?     And as it’s the week-end, it’ll be the perfect entry for “Show Me Japan“, will it not?