Hi everyone! I hope you all enjoyed your Halloween and are looking forward to Thanksgiving. After a surprisingly long summer, the temperature has rapidly dropped which means the start of my favourite season! To me, autumn is on a par with spring. People seem to migrate to famous places like Kyoto and Nara just to…
Ahoy there! Forgive the nautical greeting; I’ve spent a lot of time on boats recently, and may have caught cabin fever whilst navigating the high seas between Honshu and Shikoku on a voyage around the participating islands of the Setouchi Triennale. If you miss out on the art festival itself (finishing on November 4th), I still…
In 1994 Osaka, despite being a cosmopolitan hub of international business, offered no opportunity to celebrate European film culture. Fortunately, all that has changed thanks to the ongoing hard work of film aficionado Patrice Boiteau, chairman and founder of the Osaka European Film Festival. This November the Osaka European Film Festival celebrates its 20th year….
A few weeks ago, in one single day I got to experience the thrill of being pointed at and hearing, in an almost accusatory tone, the word “Gaijin!†no less than six times. Three times walking in southern Nishinomiya by senior high school students, and three more times at the onsen that evening by guys…