Construction Porn

Our submission to the genre

Hey, I’m Casey. Welcome to our newsletter, sharing the startup journey of Kamui Whisky. We’ve been busy, but when we aren’t overwhelmed, Rusty or I will share a story as we craft up a whisky distillery on a remote, volcanic island in the most northern part of Japan.

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I know cabin porn is a genre. (The link is safe.) Is there construction porn?

If there is, here is our official submission. If not, here’s our attempt to launch a new genre.

All photos courtesy of Katsuya Kosaka.

August 30th, 2021 - it begins

Rain on Day 2

Beauitful weather in Rishiri on Sept 1st.

Concrete.One of the most expensive materials on Rishiri.

これは「捨てコンクリート」と呼ばれ、ベースの正確なラインを引くために使われる。東京では建物のすべての足元に敷かれているが、日本の最高級コンクリートは、木で区切られた必要な部分にのみ敷かれている。- Shoji Azuma, Architect

Construction porn x Sunsets

Construction porn x Mt. Rishiri

This is about where construction stands today. The construction negotiations took forever, and probably gave our architect heart problems, but now things are moving very fast. Someday I’ll tell the story about the racket that is Rishiri construction, but, for now, hope you have enjoyed the photos. Some of these are worth saving as your background photo, no?

Lots of love