In STRAIGHT TRIPPIN', OC friends and family share tidbits from their latest travels. This time around, photographer SOÑA of Opening Ceremony shares some of her snaps from a recent trip to Japan.
Name: Soña
Occupation: Adult
Travel destination: BENESSE ART SITE, Naoshima; Tokyo; Kyoto, Japan
Carry-on necessities: SUNBLOCK, CHARMS, BASICS
Most over-played tracks on your iPhone this trip: Travel is a good time to unplug into the ambient, but I did catch the [William] Onyeabor wave.
Reading material: RISD STREETWALKERS BOOK
Favorite outfit to travel in: Depends on my mood
Highlight of your trip: Landscapes seen at 180 mph on the bullet train
Souvenirs you brought back: Harajuku Condomania store
"Benesse Art Site is possibly the most thrilling museum out there. It's on a tiny island five hours south of Tokyo, where Tadao Ando built three capsule museums integrated into the landscape." -Soña
"A five hour bullet train southward from Tokyo and a ferry boat later brings you to the many open horizons of Naoshima."
"The raw beaches of Naoshima, where hidden artworks await the adventurous."
"Landscape or artscape? Benesse is like Dia Beacon meets Storm King––by the beach."
"The viewing experience reinvents itself throughout the museums. Monet's Water Lilies for instance, float in a room with a beaded floor under our bare feet."
"Historic Kyoto holding down the mountain temples."
"The Broadway of Kyoto."
"Back in Tokyo. Japanese urban living spaces are compact and minimal, yet the shower and toilet always get their own separate rooms."
"Nakagin Capsule flats in Ginza quarter embody the Metabolism movement popular in 1960s Japan. This replaced the traditional wooden-panel house with modular containers. On the other hand, Tokyo's many parks with fish ponds