When a whale dies, its body sinks to the bottom of the sea. There, in the cold, dark depths, a transformation begins: the ocean brings back life in an unimaginable way.

Observing the landscape with one’s ears

Enjoying the river and all it provides for.

“Our river is mysterious.”

Finding the right time to mend a net

Encounters with big lifeforms

Mr. Inogashira

On praying at shrines by the forests and the seas

Ayano Tsukimi and a new doll, for which she has no name yet.

On loneliness

Aiko

Mnemonic techniques to remember the seafloor

Pink rubber trousers for fisherwomen

Only 13% of the workers in the fishing industry are female. From the 97 women enlisted in the female members of fisheries entry, only 12 are actually fishing. Rimi is one of the 12 actual fisherwomen in Japan.

Kombu products

Inside the kingdom of Umami

Image sources

  • Whalefall-Cover-web: Ada Isaacs
  • Travelogue#13 Bild Fishing_at_Uraga_in_Sagami_Province: Michaela Vieser
  • Travelogue#14 Bild10: Michaela Vieser
  • Travelogue#12 Bild18: Michaela Vieser
  • Travelogue#11 Bild1: Michaela Vieser
  • Travelogue#10 Bild2: Michaela Vieser
  • Travelogue#9 Bild5: Michaela Vieser
  • Travelogue#8 Bild1: Michaela Vieser
  • Travelogue#7 Bild2: Michaela Vieser
  • 3: Michaela Vieser