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Mikster
Sep 29, 20181 min read
Fall excitement! (updated 10/7/2018)
Two events in Kyushu that Taketombo will report on! We are supposed to be visiting the festival on 10/8 but typhoon landed Kyushu area...
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Mikster
Aug 26, 20182 min read
西日本豪雨災害支援 West Japan Disaster Relief - Summer 2018
(Eng after Jap) その日、日本語でうまく話せないスピーチを投稿します: 愛媛でここ10日間の特別な経験を終えました。まず、私をいつも世話してくれてありがとうございます。私は日本語をもっと堪能に話すことができればもっとコミュニケーションができ、もっと助けることが...
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Mikster
Aug 13, 20181 min read
Busy Summer#1: Sci-Arc-Hosei Symposium
It was very refreshing to hear the Sci-Arc presenters showcasing conceptual architectural works. In Japan, conceptual story-telling is...
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Mikster
Aug 10, 20183 min read
Design ± Craft education
It was a pleasure to attend the final review of RISD x Tokyo College of Cycle Design summer workshop on August 10. 13 Industrial Design...
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Mikster
Aug 6, 20181 min read
Barbara takes Inami!
US Artist-Ceramist Barbara Allen toughed out the intense summer heat (daily average is 34-36C) in August and visited Inami & Gokayama. ...
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Mikster
Jul 10, 20183 min read
2017 & 2018 Summer Typhoon
Summer of 2017, I was planning to visit Onta 小鹿田 as I wanted to see the water mills and a special ceramics technique call "tobi-kanna". ...
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Mikster
Jul 10, 20181 min read
Ultra-Soft Present
My humble little used-car was delivered to my doorstep on a platform tow truck, Mr. Hayashi handed me the keys, document and invoice, and...
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Mikster
Jun 15, 20181 min read
On-the-ground reality
This is not any new topic. Everyone in the world knows Japan is facing serious aging population concerns, triggering issues relating to...
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Mikster
Jun 11, 20182 min read
Thoughts on Koishiwara, the ceramics village.
The more time I spent in Koishiwara, the more I see the uniqueness of this hidden village. With Takatori, as you start digging deeper,...
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Mikster
Jun 6, 20181 min read
Language in reverse
These few weeks has been about catching up with TKTB's content work. So much story to tell!!! Been traveling too much since end of...
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