For Gome Tea’s Full Moon festival, I made a moon rabbit for the shop window. Do you know the story of the moon rabbit? Every year, on the 15th day of the 8th lunar month (September/October), the ‘Tsukimi’ festival, the festival of the full moon, is held. The main symbol of Tsukimi is the rabbit. […]
I’ve been following the Japan Addict adventure right from the start. As an active member of Kakemono and later Kakemono Events, I’ve been involved in organising it. And once again this year, I’m very proud of what our organisation has achieved, much to the delight of our 15,000 visitors.And we’re going to keep getting better
Alongside the publication of *The Great Book of Oni*, I have produced my first artbook, which invites you to get to know some of the heroes from Japanese legends who fought the oni. Today, I am delighted to present it to you alongside Marie-Pascale Perrot-Dunis. The short video opposite will tell you more about this
This weekend, I had the great pleasure of presenting *Le Grand Livre des Ryû* at the Krutenau Book Fair. It was an event that gave me the chance to meet other authors. And, to my delight, *Le Grand Livre des Ryû* was awarded a prize for creativity!
From 18 November 2025 to 1 March 2026, the “Dragons” exhibition is being held at the Musée Branly, organised in collaboration with the National Palace Museum in Taipei, Taiwan. 5,000 years of Asian dragon stories and legends are brought to life through this exhibition, organised in collaboration with the National Palace Museum in Taipei, Taiwan.
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