Japanese Survival Cooking with Shie Kasai

“When I moved to Montreal in 1998, I was surprised to see how many sushi takeouts there were around the Plateau area, most of them run by non-Japanese; it was a bit of culture-shock for me within the same city. Then in 2008 I documented twenty-seven sushi shops all within a thirty-minute walking distance from my apartment. This was sort of the core inspiration of this Montreal-specific project,” so tells us Shie Kasai as she takes a break to talk more about her Survival Cooking Project.

First Trip 005: Akita, Japan

With over seventy percent of its land covered by forests, Akita Prefecture in Japan’s northern Tohoku region is blessed with an abundance of nature.

Hosono's Journeys on the Musical Saucer 3

Volume 3 of Papersky’s Journey’s on the Musical Saucer series with Haruomi Hosono which featured writings on Hosono’s returns to places once encountered during his rich musical career and travels.

Hosono's Journeys on the Musical Saucer 2

Volume 2 of Papersky’s Journey’s on the Musical Saucer series with Haruomi Hosono which featured writings on Hosono’s returns to places once encountered during his rich musical career and travels.

Art Space Tokyo 2010 Release Party

Tonight (Saturday, July 3) your destination needs to be the Watari-um Museum’s On Sundays bookstore in Gaienmae for the official release party of the updated — and first PRE/POST release — Art Space Tokyo.

AZITO

Online gallery of
Japanese Contemporary Art
www.azito-art.com

Hosono's Journeys on the Musical Saucer 1

Volume 1 of Papersky’s Journey’s on the Musical Saucer series with Haruomi Hosono which featured writings on Hosono’s returns to places once encountered during his rich musical career and travels.

Hayaku: A Time Lapse Journey Through Japan

The title pretty much says it all, “Hayaku: A Time Lapse Journey Through Japan” is just that, a stunning short that covers a few Japanese locations, including Tokyo, Matsuyama, Imabari, Nagano, Gifu, and Ishizushisan.

Alone at the North Pole, Mitsuro Ohba

I wrote my will at the North Pole. I figured that it wouldn’t be too strange if I died there. Ice can flow 30 kilometers in one night, and bears can sneak up on you. At times I felt as powerless as a small bird with its legs pulled off. I could hardly mov under my own power.

For a Good Catch: The Floating Peacocks

The third of a three-part series looking at superstitions surrounding fishing in Yaizu, one of Japan’s most notorious fishing ports.

Infiniti Brand Journey: Kamakura

In the last post, I was a bit hard on Hakone, defining it narrowly by its chain restaurant highways and (expensive!) outlet mall. On Saturday morning, however, just as we were about to head to Kamakura, the weather turned sunny, and Mt. Fuji popped out of its cloudy cocoon to finally give us a taste of the city’s iconic scenery.

Tokyo Realtime Kabukicho Teaser

White Rabbit Press has put together a video teaser for the first release in its Tokyo Realtime audio tour series, Kabukicho.