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Photo of bride and groom

Wandering in Gion

Menu and dish at Kigawa Restaurant

Food in Japan is tasty, fresh, and a sensual delight with beautifully balance flavours on the plate. Nonetheless, from time to time, I miss the staples of home.

In Praise of Garlic

Photo pf the lily pond at Nariwa Museum, Japan

If you are hoping for some fantastic shots of this Tadao Ando building, don’t go on a rainy day – the grey skies won’t do it justice and there is no shelter for you and your tripod while you set up the shots. A clear Autumn day would be good […]

Nariwa Museum

Bubbles burst through the floor and make their way to one of the pools or puddles. A concrete shell – a collaboration between Rei Naito and Ryue Nishizawa  

Teshima Art Museum

We stand on ceremony here. Young women robed in white by Taishi Nobukuni direct the rituals—this way please, take a seat, form a queue. Cameras reluctantly stowed, we follow directions, wait our turn, and wish we’d worn nicer socks.

Three Rooms at Chichu

Photo of Urumqi Horseman

When visiting the Regional Museum in Urumqi, we find ourselves in another Xinjiang. Don’t grimace – this mummy is from 800 BC. A relatively young ‘un, this Quiemo Female Mummy (above) is one of the many beautifully-preserved and expertly-displayed relics at the intriguing Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region Museum. She’s 160 […]

Mummy Dearest

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