VAoJ S2023RT Arc: Arrival in Tokyo / Return to Monzen Nakacho and Izakaya「Daruma」(6/27/23)
I bid my farewell and thanks to Yokohama and took a train to Monzen Nakacho in Tokyo. I walked past Daruma on my way to the hotel, and…
I bid my farewell and thanks to Yokohama and took a train to Monzen Nakacho in Tokyo. I walked past Daruma on my way to the hotel, and…
BONUS VIDEO! (a shop in Yokohama in Japan plays a melody of western Christmas carols…) SEE ALSO! “Yokohama Chinatown: Selected Shots” on VAoJ, 9/1/19: https://visu…
This was my second trip to Yokohama. The first in 2019 was only an afternoon in Chinatown. This time I thought exploring the bay area would be good.…
My idea was to check out the Yokohama Bay area. So I took the train to Yokohama Station and then walked a long distance to the Sea Bass…
The first izakaya… A neigborhood shop catering to Baystars fans. I wasn’t so fond of the menu (lots of pork liver and other intestinal dishes) or the atmosphere……
So after I disembarked the bullet train, I made my way to my hotel (very close to the stadium), dropped off my luggage and went to the game.…
It has been almost 4 years since I have been able to travel for research. I returned to the field last week. Here are some clues about where…
The local bakery that closed earlier this year (VAoJ, 2/15/23) has been gutted and turned into bicycle parking.
Perched on a makeshift stage, a trio dressed in wool ponchos sings pirekuas, the region’s most acclaimed and loved musical genre in a mix of Purépecha and Spanish.…
The frozen gyoza vending machine that appeared in my neighborhood last year is now empty. No gyoza, no product descriptions. I inquired at the small, narrow izakaya to…
Photo and story from The New York Times, 5/29/23. Using a guidebook published more than 20 years ago, a writer searches out the bars and restaurants that express…
This is a a view from the 4th floor window in the Center for International Education, a popular spot for students to watch the sunset. During the semester,…
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No smoking… great! No photos… disappointing! And maybe I should not have taken and then posted this photo. But in my quest to fight the funk and have…
CoFuFun is an open space for special events, gatherings and for children (and adults) to play. It was produced by Nendo, a not-for-profit arts and architectural group, to…
The weather was beautiful and Tenri was mostly quiet… Some changes here and there, a few due to COVID… More barrier-free in the shinden, many old shops closed,…
Cherry blossoms on two trees popping early… the rest will pop soon! Special auto-ethnographic bonus: a (renewal) haircut, yaki niku and new friends…
Tenbun closed on March 28, 2020. The space it occupied was empty for a year and a half. Then on October 10, 2021, a new shop opened, Peke…