I was not aware this was a contest, sorry.

Thanks for the recommendation. :-)

Yes, yesterday was a beautiful but cold day. It was just above zero when I filmed.

You're very welcome. I hope you get to see it one of these days.

I have some, although I hate using them, but even they were not enough for this. Luckily it didn't last (we had been warned it could last up to two weeks, but they're not staying on the same spot, and they've been far from me since)

Thank you so much for the kind word. Your mom's work has a special place in my heart, and I love going as often as possible. My kids are big fans too. I briefly met your mom when she was building it, she was very kind to stop for a few minutes and chat. I shot more footage a couple of weeks later, when the Seppuku Pistols played on top of it, but I realize that I haven't uploaded it. Hopefully soon.

Shodoshima, really is a wonderful island.

@@DavidinSetouchi I camped there many nights. From Waddo last Shodoshima cycling video, seemed like a few temples has been deserted of not having any caretakers?

I'm not exactly sure (and I don't know who Waddo is, I guess I can look them up), but it's not uncommon for small temples and shrines to be deserted in appearance as in "no one is there full time" but still being taken care of. I would assume it could be the case to some of the Shodoshima pilgrimage temples.

@@DavidinSetouchi KZfaqr Waddo, kzfaq.info/get/bejne/aNNnhLB-zN-2haM.html

Thanks for the kind comment. Yes, I hate most vlogs for the reasons you mentioned, but more generally speaking, I don't like to be in front of the camera much, simply because I don't think I should be the focus of these videos, but rather the places themselves. If I have something to say, I usually prefer writing it. With that being said, I kinda want to make a longer débriefing of this Triennale and seeing how much time and energy to write long form texts I have these days, I may just do it as a video if I want to do it in a timely manner. We'll see.

Yes, it's new. I don't see how they could have fixed the previous one, it washed ashore in pieces.

Hi, and thanks for stopping by. I believe that the English title is simply Ponyo. The movie takes place in the Seto Inland Sea, so who knows? maybe Miyazaki saw such a scene and that inspired him for the scene with all the boats?

It is.

De rien. Content que ça te plaise. 🙂

You're very welcome.

Thank you Leonie for your kind words as always. :-)

Thanks for having me.

Thanks.

Thanks a lot. 🙂

You're very welcome and thank you for the kind word.

You're very welcome. It was a pleasure and a wonderful experience.

Yes, I had been avoiding the city for the past few years, as it was just not fun anymore. Now, I want to plan an actual small vacation there before all the tourists return (not sure if it'll be feasible, we'll see).

Thanks for commenting. There's a lot of nature in Kagawa (and even more in the rest of Shikoku), you should have fun. But yes, spots like this one are sometimes a little difficult to find.

I don't have recent footage at the moment. I'm avoiding the island as much as possible because of the pandemic (the population is very old on the island). If you go check out my site www.setouchiexplorer.com you'll find lots of posts, pictures and a few older videos too. I did shoot some images last Fall that were not meant to become a "watchable video", but I'll see if I can edit it into something that'd work. Is your favorite novel the one I think it is?

@@DavidinSetouchi If you thought Battle Royale than yes :D and I'm pretty sure I've read your article about the connection of BR and Ogijima from 2011 on said website! yeah obviously right now traveling is severely limited and bless you for thinking about the locals. Seeing any footage you have would be lovely but if you don't feel like it's presentable enough than no pressure! I'm just looking for anything Ogijima related

@@_FVLL_ Yes, I was thinking of Battle Royale, I love both the book and the movie too. You can be sure that eventually I'll post lots about Ogijima, but you'll have to be patient. In the meantime, may I advise you to follow my friend Shinichi's channel, he lives on the island. kzfaq.info/love/_HFk4voUYWoB-CEyNg60MA

Oui, le temple était désert. Une combinaison de plusieurs de facteurs. Tout d'abord Covid, bien évidemment, le nombre de pèlerins a été réduit à presque néant en 2020. Ensuite, c'était fin novembre, donc peu de visiteurs à cette saison-là. Et puis en semaine, donc pas de "pèlerins du dimanche" (littéralement : pas mal de gens font le pèlerinage le week-end seulement, reprenant le week-end suivant là où ils s'étaient arrêtés celui d'avant), et puis le matin aussi, les gens y allant pour une balade simple y vont plutôt l'après-midi. Pour la déformation d'image, je crois voir de quoi il est question, et ça doit venir de la caméra (une GoPro) parce que je n'ai fait aucune stabilisation au montage (ce que je fais parfois sur les autres vidéos).

Si cette vidéo peut aider un peu, c'est encore mieux. Merci pour le commentaire (et cette fois-ci, ça à marché, je n'ai pas compris pourquoi l'autre a disparu).

Thanks for watching and commenting.

Thanks. I hope you can visit again as soon as possible.

Merci beaucoup. Ben dis-donc, ça fait une paie. En espérant que tu restes dans le coin. Et si tu fais des vidéos toi aussi, fais-moi signe.

@@DavidinSetouchi Bien entendu que je vais rester dans le coin! J'ai un projet de faire des vidéos de travelblog parodiques pour mes collègues. Je dois voyager beaucoup pour le boulot. Des fois, on m'envoie dans des endroits chouettes (Italie, Allemagne, Espagne, Atlanta), d'autres fois, je me retrouve dans le trou d'huc du Texas! Bonne année et Tendre Épiphanie!

Je vous le souhaite.

Patience. Les temples seront toujours là quand le Covid sera parti (ou sous contrôle). Mais je vous comprends.

Thanks. I'll film Lion-dori sooner or later, but it will need some special shooting, maybe alternating day and night or something like that.