• Japan,  Travel

    Japan, mon amour

    Why do I like Japan so much ? People are polite and friendly and you never get hurt. How great is that ! The Japanese like beauty for their eyes and their ears.

    Fresh flower bouquets can be found in the toilets of the motorway service areas. Nice music in restaurants, in the streets, in shopping malls. Decorated vases in our hotels when leaving the elevator.

    Decorated vase in Takamatsu © Julian Köpke

    Entering the port of Takamatsu, I found this beautiful composition of an artwork with propped firs. This was a pleasant introduction to our stay on Naoshima.

    Takamatsu port artwork © Julian Köpke

    The combination of an exhibition and nature is an essential feature of the Naoshima Island. Beside the possibility to visit very special and beautiful, but expensive Museums.

    Camel © Julian Köpke
    Naoshima squares © Julian Köpke
    Balls (Walter de Maria) © Julian Köpke
    Naoshima pumpkin (Yayoi Kusama) © Julian Köpke

    At noon we found a little rest at the Pacific Ocean near this Torii.

    Naoshima torii © Julian Köpke

    On our way back to Takamatsu nature itself showed a wonderful spectacle of the sunset.

    Ferry from Naoshima to Takamatsu © Julian Köpke
    Firy bridge near Naoshima © Julian Köpke