Kuroshiro Photos

Monday, 8 June 2009

"Kuro" means black and "Shiro" means white. In English you say "black&white", but in Japanese we say it the other way around "white&black". So it actually has to be "Shirokuro", but I can't help saying (without realising) "Kuroshiro" and that makes people make faces.
Well, so here are Kuroshiro photos from my collection, my interpretation of Black and White Photography.

01 Maison La Roche, Paris / 02 Musée Picasso Paris / 03 Somewhere in London / 04 A little shop in Yuigahama / 05 0467 Hasekamicho (good restaurant in Kamakura) / 06 Tokyo Teien Art Museum / 07 Fairycake in Tokyo Station
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A day trip to Kamakura #02 : Ajisai City

Thursday, 4 June 2009
Kamakura is known as a city of "ajisai" - hydrangeas and now is the best time for them. And yes that was the main purpose of my visit. You can find them just about evrywhere around the city but the Hase Area has many temples that are famous for hydrangeas, Hasedera Temple is one of the most famous and popular ajisai spot but it gets too busy and puts me off... But I can tell you that the Jojuin Temple (成就院） is a perfect spot! A lot less people, no entrance fee! (above bottom 4 photos are from Jojuin )

I don't think I've seen so many hydrangeas in one day!! and the variety is superb!!!

*Kamakura City Official Website (English)
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A day trip to Kamakura #01: Hase Area

Wednesday, 3 June 2009
Today I took myself to Kamakura which is about an hour or so from Tokyo on the local trains and is a popular day-trip destination. My favourite old city.
These photos are from the Hase area, 3 stops from Kamakura station on the little ENO-DEN train. I love walking around the tiny streets and get lost. I walked and walked for so long am really exhausted but had a fun day.
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mina perhonen in iceland

Tuesday, 2 June 2009
"minä perhonen in iceland" featured in shortcoco magazine which I got when it first came out in 2006. The design never seems to go out of style.

Björk, Sigur Rós, múm are about the only keywords I can come up with when I think of Iceland (and oh they are all so great), but going through this "minä perhonen in iceland" again suddenly made me really want to go there...it seems so far away from japan but am so attached!

**You can now get the copy of this magazine here at my shop!
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Haruki Murakami

Monday, 1 June 2009
Haruki Murakami's new book "1Q84" (ichi kew hachi yon) was finally released last week from Shincho-sha and it's been entertaining me for the last few days. I won't talk about the book here as Haruki Murakami kept it all secret except the title of the book before it was released.

I've read most of his novels and my favourites are his earlier works such as "Dance Dance Dance" and "The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle". I just love the unique atmosphere Haruki Murakami creates in his words and how I get so swallowed into the Murakami World each time.

Of course I read in Japanese, but I much prefer the book designs of the English translated versions! I love the mysterious feel the each design has got there. Seems to work much better than the original ones, don't you think?
By the way, French-Vietnamese director Tran Anh Hung is now directing an adaptation of Murakami's Norwegian Wood in Japan and that should be interesting to see. "Tony Takitani" directed by Jun Ichikawa in 2004 was excellent and I love it! It was the very first film anyone ever tried to make from Murakami's novel, and apparently the last bit of the script was carefully decided between the director and Murakami himself.
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