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Ukai
Uji, Kyoto Prefecture – La barca si ferma al centro del fiume, dove la curva rallenta la corrente. Il timoniere getta la piccola àncora parcheggiando dietro due imbarcazioni identiche. Su ognuna ci sono una ventina di curiosi, attendono pazienti in silenzio l’inizio dello spettacolo. Il sole è quasi sparito oltre…
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pesce rosso fuor d’acqua – Red fish out of water
Choshi, Chiba Prefecture – Non c’e una nuvola nel cielo a ostruire i raggi del sole, che bruciano la terra arata dopo i raccolti di fine estate. È uno dei giorni più caldi nella prefettura di Chiba dal 1898. Se l’avessi saputo prima non avrei intrapreso la passeggiata di oltre…
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Nishiki goi
Ojiya, Niigata Prefecture – In the days spent in Ojiya to learn more about tsunotsuki (bull fighting), we immediately realize that the city is better known as one of the places of origin for the selection and breeding of ornamental Nishiki-goi carp. Originally, Koi carp were mostly black, with the…
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rocce mano nella mano – Rocks holding hands
Futamichoe, Ise, Mie Prefecture – To reach Meoto Iwa, you must disembark at the Futamino Ura station and walk toward the coastline for about twenty minutes. Pass beneath the torii gate and take the main road just in front of the station. On your left, at the corner, you’ll spot…
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in lotta per gli dei – Fighting for the gods
Ojiya, Niigata Prefecture – Live, the arena where tsunotsuki matches are held once a month is smaller than I expected. It starts to rain, and the silence that pervades the woods around us gives way to the liquid murmur of drops bouncing on the leaves. Ojiya is located just over…
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la via dell’oceano – The way of the Ocean
Ijika, Mie Prefecture – Ama, 海女, translates to “women of the sea.” The term refers to the practice of free-diving for shells and seaweed from the depths of the sea, an activity exclusively carried out by women. This tradition has been passed down through generations and is prevalent along the…
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dall’altra parte – From the other side
In the manner of a Haruki Murakami novel, we step off the train once more and emerge from the tiny station onto a different plane of existence As if unfolding a scene from a Haruki Murakami novel, we disembark from yet another train, and upon taking the exit of the…
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ricominciare – Starting Over
The first journey of Nipponia took place at the end of 2018. The project was born one evening during dinner among friends, as we discussed how to give concrete form to our greatest passions: Japan, analog photography, and documentary films. We returned full of enthusiasm and determined to achieve our…
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