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Daitokuji Temple Complex

I was awake early and spent the morning visiting some of the sub-temples of the Daitokuji Monastery. The Daisen-In,  which has a well-known Zen Garden did not allow photography, and

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Dinner and meeting

Last night I had an enjoyable evening with Prof Shinsuke Ina and his two colleagues- Isanori Oha and Naoki Nishigushi, who are currently working together on the book translation. They

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Tokyo Next Week

Much of this morning was spent arranging to visit Tokyo and co-ordinating with the curators and artists I want to interview for my research into early Japanese Artists’ video. My

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A Visit to Jisso-In Temple

This morning I cycled along the Kamo-gawa and up into the hills surrounding Kyoto towards Iwakura, stopping at the Jisso-In Temple for lunch.

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My temporary home in Kyoto

Here is my Kyoto base, which seems to be a fair way out of town in an area called Kita-Ku, but it is near to the Kamo-Gawa (River Kamo) and

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Arrived!

I’m still not sure what time it is, or how to find anything, but although it’s only 5:21 AM local time, I’m up and about and trying to organise my

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Japan- Sept/Oct 2010

By the afternoon of Monday, Sept 13th I’ll be on my way to Japan. My flight is due to arrive at Tokyo Narita airport on the morning of Sept 14th

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