Pat's Blog

Kosupure is a Japanese phenomenon now enjoyed all over the world. The name is mangled from the English ‘costume play’. Now regarded as an art form, kosupre fans are to be seen everywhere usually getting together for photos shoots and mutual admiration. Theatrical in a many ways, yet a subculture it is, and the entities come from the real world or the world of anime (Japanese animation) often with inanimate forms being given anthropomorphic ones and it is not unusual to see genders switched.



These kids were in the Sunport area and I happened upon this group by chance and asked if I could take a few photos.



I’m not entirely comfortable with kosupre but then again I grew up in a sports environment and a very different age.



Kosupre is a significant part of modern Japanese culture and there are many websites devoted to the topic. Costumes vary with attention to details, authenticity of characters and for these people this is after all a form of expression and a highly personal journey.



In the West we have steam punk and they are similar. steam punk kids (not always kids, mind you) make similar efforts to emulate usually Victorian era costumes that always remind me of coming from Jules Verne’s stories.



Live & let live ..
Some of the players have dedicated photographers on hand to capture their personal kosupre moments.



So when you visit Japan there’s every chance you will see a group of these people in the cities.
Where we are and how to get here and we hope you will visit. It’s really very easy especially if you’re already in Japan.

Other bloggers in Takamatsu of interest:
http://cathy.ashita-sanuki.jp
http://ogijima.com
http://ww8.tiki.ne.jp/~tmath/home/

Where we are:

http://wikitravel.org/en/Takamatsu

http://www.city.takamatsu.kagawa.jp/english/

http://www.my-kagawa.jp/special/visitor/kanko/index.htm

http://www.i-pal.or.jp/profile/topics/kagawas-welcome-card.html

  

February is the coldest month in Japan and we’ve experienced two heavy falls of snow this month. As I’m always interested in what’s going on in the local galleries, I visited the Mure Stone museum in Mure cho, close by to Takamatsu.


By chance, and exciting exhibition of sculptures was on display by a local resident & Italian artist Luca Roma.


The work was of a very high standard as anything made by this very creative man and as I prefer natural light, I used the occasion to take some pictures of his work for the blog.


This exhibition will run through February and I will be writing about the Stone museum in more detail later this month.




Other bloggers in Takamatsu of interest:
http://cathy.ashita-sanuki.jp
http://ogijima.com
http://ww8.tiki.ne.jp/~tmath/home/

Where we are:

http://wikitravel.org/en/Takamatsu


http://www.city.takamatsu.kagawa.jp/english/


http://www.i-pal.or.jp/profile/topics/kagawas-welcome-card.html