The official blog of TSUYOSHI TAKASHIRO, featuring his latest articles, photography, and videos.https://takashiro.com/enhttps://takashiro.com/gallery/vol-7/https://takashiro.com/gallery/vol-7/Right now, the new trend in Ibiza is agriculture.That may sound like a joke when put that way (though in a sense, it may also sound obvious), but having lived on this island year-round as a resident DTue, 08 Sep 2026 01:20:00 GMThttps://takashiro.com/gallery/vol-6/https://takashiro.com/gallery/vol-6/Deep in the mountains of Alishan, Taiwan, there is a coffee farm called Zou Zhu Yuan (鄒築園).The farm is led by Fang Cheng-lun, a member of Taiwan’s Indigenous Zou people. Today, Taiwanese media call hiWed, 02 Sep 2026 07:20:00 GMThttps://takashiro.com/gallery/vol-5/https://takashiro.com/gallery/vol-5/Ibiza is an island that has succeeded in putting a price on the night.Club admission, VIP tables, champagne, massive sound systems, gastronomy, and music timed to the sunset. This island has transformMon, 31 Aug 2026 07:20:00 GMThttps://takashiro.com/gallery/vol-4/https://takashiro.com/gallery/vol-4/In Northern California, not far from the border with Oregon, stands a gigantic isolated peak rising 4,322 meters above sea level.Mount Shasta.More than 500 meters taller than Mount Fuji, it feels evenFri, 28 Aug 2026 07:20:00 GMThttps://takashiro.com/gallery/vol-3/https://takashiro.com/gallery/vol-3/I went to Portland for some café hopping. There was a time when this city was an object of admiration. It was a perennial fixture on lists of “the most desirable cities to live in the United States,” Sun, 23 Aug 2026 07:20:00 GMThttps://takashiro.com/gallery/vol-2/https://takashiro.com/gallery/vol-2/I’ve decided to start blogging again after a nearly fifteen-year hiatus.Much has changed since then. For one thing, instead of carrying around what now seems like an enormous camera, I have made a habThu, 20 Aug 2026 07:20:00 GMThttps://takashiro.com/gallery/vol-1/https://takashiro.com/gallery/vol-1/Forty years of life without a fixed address.My first-ever art box, THE NOMAD LIFE, distills my 16-year photographic journey that began at the age of 45, the music born along the way, and the very esseTue, 18 Aug 2026 01:35:00 GMT