The Dream of the Fisherman’s Wife (蛸と海女 (Tako to ama), is Hokusai’s most famous shunga picture. It depicts a young ama (literally
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Sushimou: a gastronomic jewel a stone’s throw from Syntagma Square in Athens
Sushimou is small. It only has a bench and stools around it. You need to reserve in advance in order
Continue readingDaido Moriyama: Colors
Some time ago I wrote an article about Japanese photographer Daido Moriyama. All photos in the article were black and
Continue readingReturn to the sea: Saltworks by Motoi Yamamoto
Motoi Yamamoto was born in Onomichi, Hiroshima in 1966 and received his B.A. from Kanazawa College of Art in 1995.
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Haruki Murakami, by danetta This is a post about oysters and the Japanese writer Haruki Murakami. In a speech
Continue readingCaptain John Saris: the Man who brought Shunga to England
Introduction Today I want to tell a story. About a captain named John Saris, who in 1613 brought back to
Continue readingDaido Moriyama, Japanese Photographer: Poetry through the lens
Daido Moriyama Born: Osaka, 1938. Studied: Self-taught. High point: “It’s always now.” (1) Low point: “Two years in the late 1970s when I did
Continue readingKaoru Kakizakai: a modern Komuso (Zen Priest of Nothingness) plays Shakuhachi
Introduction I was blessed to attend a recital by Kaoru Kakizakai in the Onassis Cultural Center of Athens, Greece. Kaoru
Continue readingOkuribito (Departures) – A film of Yojiro Takita
“Departures” is a very special film of Yojiro Takita, about Daigo Kobayashi, a cellist with a Tokyo orchestra, who loses
Continue readingUn Mundo Efimero – An Ephemeral World
Nel mezzo del cammin di nostra vita mi ritrovai per una selva oscura, che la diritta via era smarrita Half-way
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