The Ogaki Report Details of life at IAMAS, in Ogaki, Japan. As reported by Tamiko Thiel and Peter Graf, winter 1999-2000 Where in the world is Ogaki?

From November 1999 to March 2000 Tamiko is artist-in-residence at IAMAS, the International Academy of Media Arts and Sciences in Ogaki City, Gifu Prefecture, Japan. Peter is commuting back and forth between Munich and Ogaki every couple of months. These pages are meant for friends and family, and all opinions and all opinions and factual errors are ours alone!

November 1999: Introduction to IAMAS and Ogaki City

• Ogaki Report #1: November 7, 1999 (text)
• Ogaki Report #2: November 14, 1999 (text)
• Intro to IAMAS
• Intro to Ogaki
• Backstreet Ogaki
• The way to IAMAS

December 1999: Peter arrives and we tour the area

• Preparations for bike tour in Ogaki
• Visiting Hachiman Shrine
• Visiting Ogaki Castle
• In and around IAMAS
• Our apartment "G.Forest"
• Trip to Nagara River, Gifu City
• "Site of Reversible Destiny"
• Visiting Hiroko and Khotan in Osaka
  Kyoto temples:
  
• Ryoan-ji
• Kinkaku-ji
• Ginkaku-ji
• Daisen-in
• Kodai-ji
  and back in Ogaki:
  
• Christmas parties in Ogaki

January 2000: New Year's, and Zara comes to Ogaki

• New Year's Eve in Tokyo
• Fertility Rites at an Ogaki Shrine
• Tea with Tanahashi-san
• To Kyoto with the Shinkansen bullet train.
• Hirota Guest House
• Side trip to Nara
• Kaiseki ryori at Tenryu-ji
• Zara's last supper in Ogaki, at Daihachi Izakaya. (Jan.25 '00)
• Going away party for Zara and Peter. (Jan.26 '00)

February 2000: Sapporo and a bit more of Kyoto

• Visit to Sapporo (Feb.1-6 '00)
• Sapporo Snow Festival (Feb.4 '00)
• Ainu culture (Feb.3,5 '00)
• Salmon museum (Feb.4 '00)
• Kyoto with Brewster, Sheri and Caslon