{"id":2018,"date":"2015-08-21T07:27:28","date_gmt":"2015-08-21T07:27:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/?p=2018"},"modified":"2017-08-21T05:07:29","modified_gmt":"2017-08-21T05:07:29","slug":"japan-day-16-art-houses-osaka","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/japan-day-16-art-houses-osaka\/","title":{"rendered":"Japan, Day 16: Art House Project & Journey to Osaka"},"content":{"rendered":"

August 21st, 2015 | Naoshima, Japan<\/p>\n

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This was the only accommodation we stayed in where we rolled out our own futons. Gives new meaning to ‘make the bed.’<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Our Japanese cottage is too cute. Wish we could stay another night so we could enjoy it and the island more.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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The giant pumpkin is on the pier in the far right.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Lovely views of the beach at Tsutsujiso.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Japanese Breakfast at Tsujutsu Cafe<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Tsutsuji Cafe<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Traditional Japanese breakfast at Tsutsuji Cafe: rice, egg, pickles (purple things beside egg), fermented soy beans, noodles, fish, seaweed, and seaweed wraps, plus miso soup and coffee. Can’t say I like fermented soybeans, they’re very sticky and have a very strong taste but everything else was great. I especially like Japanese eggs which are a bit sweet. Karl and I bought a Japanese omelet pan and hope to learn how to make them ourselves.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Some pictures of pretty things taken while waiting on the bus.<\/p>\n

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Lovely torii by the sea. I wonder what the rocks on it mean.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Buddha?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Torii and Buddha<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Took the bus into Honmura to get our tickets for the Art House Project.<\/p>\n

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Honmura<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Honmura Lounge & Archive (ticket center)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Art House Project:<\/p>\n

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The Art House Project is an art project underway in Naoshima’s Honmura district. It began in 1998 with Tatsuo Miyajima’s Kadoya<\/i>, and presently comprises seven houses: Kadoya<\/i>, Minamidera<\/i>, Kinza<\/i>, Go’o Shrine<\/i>, Ishibashi<\/i>,Gokaisho<\/i>, and Haisha<\/i>.<\/p>\n

The Art House Project takes empty houses scattered about residential areas, and turns the spaces themselves into works of art, weaving in the history and memories of the period when the houses were homes. Meetings between visitors to the island and the island’s people in places where they go about their daily lives also provide occasions for a variety of interesting encounters.<\/p>\n

Shifting its focus from “nature and art” to “people” and conducting its activities in a zone of daily life, the Art House Project continues its growth into a truly organic project that changes day-by-day. – Benesse \/ Art House Project<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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First stop: Minamidera, a structure paying homage to a temple formerly on the site. It features Backside of the Moon, 1999 by James Turrell<\/a>. James Turrell is an artist that works with light and space. I fell in love with some of his work in Nashville a few years ago at the Frist museum so it was a treat see several works by him in Naoshima. This was an interesting experience that I believe the brochure more accurately titled ‘Finding Light.’ We were given instructions to put our hand on a wall and follow it inside into the darkness where we were guided to a bench and asked to look ahead for several minutes. It was very strange to have my eyes wide open but not see anything. After several minutes a faint light appeared and our eyes slowly adjusted to the space, but only one wall was very dimly light with a purplish light. It was neat to see fuzzy silhouettes of people walking around in front of the lit wall.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Kadoya<\/a> – Sea of Time ’98, Naoshima’s Counter Window, and Changing Landscape by Tatsuo Miyajima<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Go’o Shrine<\/a><\/p>\n