Aug 7, 2025
2025-08-05
Jul 24, 2025
Matsuyamajo Tonashimon (Tonashi Gate, Matsuyama Castle) by Hasui Kawase
May 9
#9850 Copyright © Takeuchi Itsuka. All Rights Reserved.
Apr 27
May 17
Floral manhole covers
Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan
Aug 9, 2024
Steller's sea eagle
By Kei Nomiyama, Matsuyama, Japan
World’s Top Wildlife Photographers of 2023
Curated by One Eyeland
Dec 3, 2025
Original artwork by @mekagojira3k that I gave my great friends at KING KONG BAR in Matsuyama, one of my favorite hangouts on the island of Shikoku. Those are traditional Shochuu bottles that Kong is pounding back. かんぱい！
You can read about the place, how I got involved with these wonderful gentlemen, and how I came back to visit again in my new Shikoku book (link).
I also have a short Matsuyama video featuring King Kong Bar:
Oct 6, 2025
While cleaning up my insta saves, I found these natori news from 3 years ago: Fûko 風子, who retired in 2024, became a natori of the Tamura 田村 school of Kouta, receiving the name Sakiyuri 咲百合 in late 2022. Her kenban seniors Asami あさ美 and Shôko 翔子 are Tamura Sakichô 咲蝶 and Sakishô 咲翔. Tamura-ryu is probably taught in the entirety of Dogo onsen/Matsuyama. Geiko Ippei 一平 from a different Kenban, who was active in the late 80's, had the name Tamura Yonekaya 米かや.
