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Tag Archives: Japan
japan: the elusive maiko
We were warned they were fast. Kyoto’s Maiko move at lightening speed as they trot from okiya to tea house on high wooden clogs that would send the likes of Naomi Campbell reeling. Last month, while limping around Ginza after … Continue reading
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Tagged geiko, geisha, i am not a celebrity, Japan, kate mcauley, kyoto, meiko, travel
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japan: let’s start with the food
For weeks now, I’ve been editing the photos from my recent trip to Japan. Narrowing down which ones to share has been an impossible task, so instead of dumping them all in one post, I thought I’d break them up … Continue reading
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Tagged dumplings, food, i am not a celebrity, Japan, kate mcauley, kyoto, memoir, moshi, nagano, osaka, ramen, ryokan, sashimi, sushi, tea, tokyo, travel
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september, instagrammed
Location: London, Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka, Nara, Nagano, Matsumoto. From London Fashion Week and a wedding at Tokyo’s Meiji Shrine during a typhoon to cooking up a storm (and a dozen new ideas) and dressing up with The Outnet again, September … Continue reading
the japan chronicles: the selby x christopher nemeth
In 2010, I wrote this tribute to Christopher Nemeth – the British-born, Tokyo-based artist and designer. Although cancer cut his life short, his legacy thankfully still lives on through his wife and children both in the UK and in Japan. … Continue reading
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Tagged christopher nemeth, i am not a celebrity, Japan, kate mcauley, the selby
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eley kishimoto – the aram gallery = print mash up at london fashion week
Eley Kishimoto – the powerful design duo – took over the Aram Gallery during London Fashion Week with their eye-spinning colourful prints. Here’s a snapshot of my snapshots.
diana vreeland vs japan: the approaching revolution
A few weeks ago, I was lucky enough to be invited along to Soho House for a preview of fashion biopic Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has To Travel. I should be ashamed to say this, but I’m not. Although I’d … Continue reading
packing for japan: tools for travel survival
Plane travel is a fickle friend. Here are a few of the things I like to have with me on board.
hey, japan, it’s been too long
Tomorrow I’m attempting to retrace my steps. I’m heading to Japan. I used to live there, but that was a long time ago. My memory of my two-year tour is fractured – as is my ability to speak the language. … Continue reading
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Tagged i am not a celebrity, Japan, kate mcauley, travel
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hey, katsuyo aoki, your ceramic skulls bring back memories
In the mid-90s, I lived on a tiny island in the Ryukyu archipelago called Kikai-jima. So small was Kikai that most mainlanders had never heard of it. The population then was a smidgeon over 2,000. There were no traffic lights, … Continue reading
a pledge for japan: will write for donations
In 1994, after a false start (I was in a plane crash the first time I tried to get there), I landed in Japan knowing next to nothing about the people, the language, or the culture. I was nineteen and … Continue reading
