Japon 2026
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Niigata’s Pearls of Rice
There are many ways to get lost in Japan, willingly or not, and one of the most singular is to… READ MORE
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The gentle harmony of Japanese water │日本の水のやわらかな調和
Water is everywhere in Japan, around, underneath, above. Since the emergence of the volcanic archipelago, the sea has drawn its… READ MORE
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Matsumoto, from the Castle to the School, the Road to Modernity │ 松本、城から学校へ 近代への道
Matsumoto Castle is remarkable for at least two reasons. Its dominant colour is black, which is extremely rare, and it… READ MORE
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Gifu Likes to Be Discovered │ 岐阜は、見つけてもらうのが好き
The journey from Kanazawa to Gifu, at the foot of the Japanese Alps, includes a stop in Tsuruga, the Shinkansen… READ MORE
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Kanazawa, Old and New Stories │ 金沢、古くて新しい物語
Returning to Kanazawa means seeing true friends again, walking once more through the streets of the old city that I… READ MORE
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The Whirlpools of Tōkyō Lead to Dazai │ 東京のぐるぐるは太宰へ導く
Tōkyō lies before me. The city stretches much farther than my eyes can see, yet the height of my vantage… READ MORE
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Setting Sun │ 斜陽
June 3rd 2026 I allow myself to borrow the title of one of Osamu Dazai’s novels. Through the fortuitous meeting… READ MORE
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« When will the West understand, or try to understand, the East? We Asians are sometimes appalled by the strange web of facts and inventions with which we have been enveloped. »
Okakura Tenshin
(The book of tea, 1906)
Quote in Souyri, Pierre-François. Nouvelle histoire du Japon. Paris : Perrin, 2010.
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