“In Tokyo, Skipping the Hot and New for Enduring Haunts”
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…
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,…
Resource: 【寝屋川市】子どもたちの健やかな成長を願って泳ぐこいのぼり。石津導水路の知られざる秘密をご紹介![Neyagawa City Carp streamers swim to pray for the healthy growth of children. Introducing the unknown secrets of the Ishizu Canal!] htt…
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…
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…
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…
[Footnotes is excited to present a guest post by Susannah Crockford. This post is a part of the Embodying Reciprocity series. Susannah Cr…
[Footnotes is excited to present a guest post by Susannah Crockford. This post is a part of the Embodying Reciprocity series. Susannah Crockford is a post-doctoral researcher at Ghent…