What is jalan jalan? Walking with my camera(s) is one of my most favorite activities. It’s a form of joyous and holistic meditation – good for the mind…
Kayashima Shrine is famous because there is a train station right above it. The kami-deity associated with the shrine resides in a large 700 year old Camphor tree.…
Updating Happy New Year 2023 from「VAoJ」 It seems some houses and businesses were just a little late with their decorations. But still, there are far fewer this year…
This is only anecdotal, but I have noticed in and around my neighborhood that houses are not displaying New Years decorations like the shimekazari in the photo above…
The tradition here at VAOJ to document the purchase of toshikoshi soba (“end of the year soba noodles”) on New Year’s Eve continues! Click here for previous new…
For the office, a new second (curved) monitor; I bought it last year to use up university research funds. After my accident it was sitting in its box…
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The last time I went: http://visualanthropologyofjapan.blogspot.com/2022/12/recent-hisashiburi-yaki-niku-in.html
Authentic New York style pizza in Japan?
For (a lot) more information about the fall festival: 「Neighborhood Autumn Festival in Japan: A Multimodal Visual Ethnography and Performance」 https://visualanthropologyofjapan.blogspot.com/2020/05/…
See yesterday’s post for Day One Photos. Here’s Day Two… I’m already looking forward to next year! For (a lot) more information about the fall festival: 「Neighborhood Autumn…
After two long years of COVID-19 restrictions, we were finally able to hold our neighborhood fall festival this year. The program was cut back a bit – no…
SouthWest Conference on Asian Studies University of Central Arkansas, USA Session 7.1 (Virtual) October 8, 2022 9:30-10:45 AM (Central Daylight Time) 11:30 PM-12:45 AM (Japan Standard Time) Abstract:…
Cultural context of health is critical in responding to pandemics, new research shows: While populations’ access to health care is crucial to combating the spread of COVID-19, a…
03-04-2020 WHO/Europe is pleased to announce that the cultural contexts of health and well-being (CCH) project, which it pioneered and established, will now also be rolled out in…
Cultures of health and sickness A. David Napier and Edward F Fischer July 7, 2020 – Le Monde diplomatique https://mondediplo.com/2020/07/04uganda A group of researchers, led by…