Site specific art is attracting a lot of attention these days and no wonder, because it’s so much fun seeing artworks and experiencing the sites where they are exhibited at the same time. Sites have their inherent power and art empowers it. To read more about the event, please go to my blog.  http://jasmine-rosemary.blogspot.jp/

Sake cocktail is a new way to enjoy sake. Sake itself is already tasty and there’s no need to make it into a cocktail but it’s not bad to try something new for a change. The one Fukubijin Brewery tried was: Genshu undiluted sake + generous portion of lemon juice + fizz water = new … Read more →

Gate-like building called Kuguri-mon Besides Sake factories, Saijo has a few quasi-western buildings and old-fashioned houses of local people. Recently the Kuguri-mon gate, originally built in the 1920s, was restored and now serves as a tourist information and community space. There used to be two gates of the same type as the restored and between … Read more →