Tag: photography
“The LGBTQ+ coming-out photo project “OUT IN JAPAN” will hold a 2023 Spring photo exhibition at Shibuya Cat Street “X8 Gallery” for a month from Saturday, April 15th!”
Photo and text from PR Times, 4/15/23. The certified NPO Good Aging Yells has been working with world-famous photographer Leslie Kee since 2015 with the aim of positively…
Spring Break continued: My favorite izakaya
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…
Kufun + Fun = CoFuFun at Tenri Station Plaza
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…
Spring Break continued: I returned to Tenri/Ojiba after over three years… 陽気ぐらし
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,…
Winners of SAFN’s 3rd Annual Anthropology Day Photo Contest!
David Beriss We are ready to reveal the winners of this year’s SAFN Anthropology Day photo contest! The weighty decision was reached by a panel made up of…
First Day of Spring Break! Trying to be happy (amidst the sorrows of this shitty year so far…)
Cherry blossoms on two trees popping early… the rest will pop soon! Special auto-ethnographic bonus: a (renewal) haircut, yaki niku and new friends…
Reminder: Third Annual Anthropology Day Photo Contest!
A quick reminder! The deadline for entering the 3rd annual SAFN Anthropology Day Photo contest is February 16. Details on how to enter are below. Fame and glory…
This is what replaced Tenbun:「”Takoyaki/side dishes standing bar Peke x Peke”」
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…
Seeking PhD theses for review!
Herbalist weighing spices. Photo: Katharina Graf Katharina Graf The Society for the Anthropology of Food and Nutrition is seeking recent PhD theses in the anthropology of food and…
Third Annual Anthropology Day Photo Contest!
St. Joseph’s Day Altar, New Orleans. Photo: David Beriss SAFN is once again organizing a food/nutrition photo contest for Anthropology Day (February 16). If you have food anthropology…
First visit to Kayashima Shrine for the New Year 2023
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.…
An update on the New Year’s greeting…
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…
Happy New Year 2023 from「VAoJ」
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…
2022 Toshikoshi Soba
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…
大掃除！New workspace set-ups for the office and home
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…
Happy Holidays! from「VAoJ」
No product endorsements intended. Mugi-chan appears courtesy of Gonzo Anthropology Productions.
When I ordered double sausage for my pizza they seemed to think I wanted it on the side…
Authentic New York style pizza in Japan?