August 12, 2010 3:24 PM

Escape to Setouchi islands 1/4 : Shodoshima

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by Martin Faynot

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     I managed to escape from Tokyo's summer heat... to find another heat, but more artistic, in the islands of Setouchi, just between Shikoku & Honshu. It's been a while since I wanted to visit Naoshima, Inujima, Ogijima & the other islands of the archipelago, but even more since I heard about the art festival held in all of the islands from July 19th to October 31st 2010. More about the festival here : http://setouchi-artfest.jp/en/
     The first island I went to was Shodoshima, the largest one. There's a few very impressive artistic installations in the middle of the countryside, such as a house / palace made only of bamboo. This sketch doesn't show any of them but I really like this view from a little shrine (with delicious fresh water) above the "stairs paddy fields", typical in Shodoshima.

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