MITSUME'S BLOG

We were in Barcelona, visiting the tattooist artist Roger Ferrando. He performs high quality work with influences from great Japanese artists (Kuniyoshi, Kyōsai, etc.) but with a very personal touch. If you are in Barcelona or surroundings, it is a highly recommended visit. Instagram: @r._ferrando Contact: RogerTattoo.1977@gmail.com

We were with the great artist Horimitsu from Horitoshi 1st family Ikebukuro , he did a fantastic work for a partner of Mitsume Books. We thank Horimitsu for his kindness, and especially for his personal and great work on the tattoo. Highly recommended. Youtube Channel: @Ikebukuro Horimitsu Instagram: @horimitsu Blog: https://honey-tattoo.blogspot.com

We walk in the spring on the sacred mountain of Takao. Takao is the closest mountain to tokyo and a place where you can visit various temples, have a view of Mount Fuji if the day is clear, a place where Tengu and Kappa are very present. An unmissable visit if you visit Tokyo :)  

We visit the famous Zojoji temple, where there are numerous treasures of enormous wealth. We went to see live the 500 Arhats of the master Kano Kazunobu . They are shown in a small room, they show a selection and every 3 months that selection changes. We had the opportunity to see 71 to 80 of the 500 and enjoy a fantastic environment. As for example the garden of the Jizō, those Buddhist figures who protect unborn babies. "The Five Hundred Arhats by Kano Kazunobu (1816-63)"

We have visited the Art Museum of the city of Fuchu, it is outside of the 23 districts of Tokyo, maybe it is not as well known as the museums that are in Shibuya, Roppongi, etc, but it is a very special museum, which makes exhibitions with very valuable works by great Japanese authors. On this occasion we went to see an exhibition called "Perverse Japanese Art: From Zen Painting to Heta-uma". The exhibition was very interesting, but the catalog did not seem very good, especially due to the format, it was very small. Therefore we say look for catalogs of other exhibitions made previously, since we know that there are very good exhibitions there. And we were lucky we found two very interesting catalogs: "Nineteenth Century Edo Paintings" 69,99€ "Figure Paintings from the Edo Period - The Beauty, Power, and Eccentricity of Human Figures" 59,99€ Machines to buy Rice: Bus stop Chu Bus. Cleaning