Sébastien Duval

@sebastienplus.bsky.social

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20+ years in Japan, now in Tokyo. I develop regenerative tourism, and enjoy unique Japan, rejuvenating hot springs, and delicious vegan cuisines! Français 🆗 日本語 🆗 https://linkedin.com/in/sduval/

Walking inside the blizzard tunnel, with my VR researcher friend going first. The on-site psychological effect is so strong that we strongly felt like the tunnel was turning; I never felt such successful immersion before! Hence my excited voice…
Touching big blocks of Antarctic ice with my left hand.
Chopsticks over a plate of ramen, holding spicy black sesame mixed noodles, cold salsa style.
Lunch set at Riuzen. Buckwheat noodles (top right) and 3 sauces: watershield and grated yam (centre), sesame (bottom left), and mushrooms and grated radish (top left).
Rice field in Shimane.
Shrine maiden wearing a pair of red hakama trousers, a white kosode short-sleeved top, and a white hair ribbon, walking at Izumo-taisha.
Roadside welcome monument at Cape Jizozaki, featuring Ebisu (left) holding a fish and bamboo rod.
Sébastien Duval wearing a samue at Inasa Beach during the rainy season. In the background, a big rock features a Shinto gate, small shrine, and vegetation.
Cape Jizozaki port.
Flowers and tall grass covered the path to Okuninushi's resurrection spot.
Shimizu-i well, accessible using stone steps.
Wooden votive plaques featuring Okuninushi and the mythical red boar.
Sand sculpture by Kenta Hanai featuring the hare of Inaba, Okuninushi (right) and the local goddess Yagami-hime (left).
Cracks in the earth at Cape Hinomisaki.
Thatched fire-making hall with a forest in the background, during the rainy season.
Holy seawater well at Susa shrine, fenced with wood.
Clouds partly hiding mountains in the green countryside of ancient Izumo province.
Ancient stone gate framing successive stairs leading to the main hall of Suga Shrine, with two tall trees and a hill in the background, under a grey sky. The carved writing at the bottom left is the name of the shrine.
Sébastien Duval under the rain at Hinomisaki Shrine, with numerous oracle papers attached on the right, and with the main red building visible in the background.
Slippery vegetation-covered path while hiking to the summit of Mount Sentsu during the rainy season.
Illustration of Susanoo fighting Yamata-no-Orochi, surrounded by sake jars.
Hill where the Inze-no-tsubogami jar is buried.
Clearing in the forest, arriving at Kama-ishi rock.
Traditional woodblock print with Susanoo, Kushinada-hime and her parents.
Mailbox to message the dead at the entrance of the underworld in Shimane prefecture.
Torikami Falls hiking course was slightly submerged in many places due to the rainy season.
Path to Yomotsu Hirasaka, with a bamboo grove and blue hydrangeas.
Broken torii Shinto gate just before reaching Izanami's tomb.
Misty forest on Mount Hiba.
Coast, sea and horizon seen from Cape Jizozaki during the rainy season.
Vegan carrot cake gooey cookie with the interior of Ovgo Baker Edo Street bakery in the background. This 3D dessert has a brown crinkled exterior and a white creamy top.
Golden vegan yuzu jasmine cookie on a plate at my home, beside my finger to understand its size.
Plant-based mentaiko cream pasta at Komeda Is Higashi-Ginza. The yellow creamy pasta is topped with red vegan mentaiko and dark-green stripes of nori seaweed. A tree is visible in the background.
Noodles held by chopsticks above an orange broth with a floating slice of vegan meat.
Group making maki-zushi, with rice on nori on a bamboo tray.
Pink & white weeping cherry trees in full bloom with a blue sky and a few clouds then Japanese carps in a small pond.
View of Minobu town in full bloom from Kuon-ji temple.
Road seen from the front seat of our bus, slightly before arriving at the parking lot of Kuon-ji Buddhist temple, with white & pink weeping cherry trees in full bloom on both sides.
My feet & legs inside Kyoboku, with water flowing in from stone on the right, with a wooden roof above, and with trees beyond in front of me. Photo taken with special authorization from Shirakabe's manager.
My legs & feet inside Kyoseki bath, alone, with trees in view, and misty mountains beyond. Photo taken with special authorization from Shirakabe's manager.
Beautiful assortment on a golden plate.
Gyokuro tea field.
Lunch set with a hot pot (top left) for the udon noodles (centre left).
Master Shigeyasu Sugiyama demonstrating Suruga Take-sensuji-zaiku bamboo craft with his hands and teeth!
Shizuoka wasabi on a metallic grater.
Colourful assortment with pickled ginger, shiitake wasabi sake lees, bamboo-leaf-wrapped rice cake, and more.
Whisky-flavoured tea in a cup plus package.
Smoky eggplant with pink shiso flowers, with a paired tea.
Tea master with 4 teas of different colours.
Miyoko Schinner speaking on the bus.
Sébastien Duval beside a Super Mario wall at Narita Airport.
Vegan course in Minobu.
Vice-governor of Saitama Prefecture.
Cherry-blossoms-colored vegan tonkotsu ramen: yellow broth, open monaka shaped like cherry blossoms containing a yellow sweet potato paste, vegan grilled meat, black-wood-ear mushrooms, green leaves, and pink ramen in chopsticks.
Group photo with winners, judges and organizers.
Julie Baud beside an artistic wall.
Klook Japan general manager Wataru Masuda (left) and Kinosaki E-Transport Tours delegates (centre & right) holding the award certificate.
Judge Naoya Shimizu (left) and Ozu Castle Stay delegates (centre & right) holding the award certificate.
Judge Lang Hao (left) and Traditional Cultural Experience Villa Tsutaya delegate (right) holding his award certificate.
Judge Seiya Hongo (left) and Kita-Karuizawa Sweet Grass delegate (right) holding his award certificate.