Posted in Uncategorized, tagged art, Chinatown, cinema, market, modern, mosque, museum, Orchard, shopping, Singapore on September 22, 2009 | 1 Comment »
… continued from Part 1 and Part 2.
Chinatown
Singapore’s Chinatown evolved around 1821 when the first Chinese junk arrived from Xiamen, Fujian province in China.
Chinatown is also known as "Niu Che Shui" in Chinese. The literal translation means "bullock carts’ water". This name came about in the early days of Singapore when there was [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged art, artist, design, festival, international, Japan, Odaiba, stage, Tokyo on May 26, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Design Festa Vol 29 was held on May 16-17, 2009 at the Tokyo Big Sight in Odaiba, Japan. One day entrance fee was 1,000 yen (about $10).
Design Festa is a biannual international art event first held in 1994. It is open to all artists from all over the world to exhibit their creative talent [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged art, cube, Japan, light, Roppongi, Tokyo, Torayan on April 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
From sunset to sunrise for one magical night on March 28, the entire townscape of Roppongi was transformed into a giant canvas of encounters with art, culture, people and wonder. Fusing an entire town with art, the theme of the Roppongi Art Night was called “Encounters”, with art of all types appeared in a [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged art, dance, Japan, Kabuki, Nihon Buyo, theater, Tokyo on September 21, 2008 | 3 Comments »
We recently attended a Nihon Buyo performance at the National Theatre of Japan in Hayabusa, Tokyo, conveniently located by subway access, 5 minutes walk from the Hanzomon subway station.
Opened in 1966, the National Theatre of Japan consists of 2 theaters, with the large one with seating of 1,610 and the small theater with 590 [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged art, flowers, Ikebana, Japan, Tokyo, Yokohama on July 28, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Last Sunday afternoon, my wife and I attended an Ikebana (生け花) exhibition at the Takashimaya department store in Yokohama, about 30 minutes by train from Tokyo. Ikebana is the traditional art of Japanese flower arranging and has been practiced for more than 600 years. There are many schools of Ikebana, the more internationally [...]
