Thursday, January 15, 2026

Tondo Matsuri at Ubusuna Shrine scheduled for January 15, 2026 has been canceled. 2026年1月15日に予定されていた産土神社のとんど祭りは中止となりました。

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Ubusuna Shrine, Shirogaki-cho, Kadoma-shi, Osaka-fu, Japa n One of two small hand-made signs at our neighborhood shrine. The Tondo Fe...
Monday, January 5, 2026

Pre/Re/Construction...

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You have seen this: 「Deconstruction: Demolishing a Showa Era House in the Neighborhood (this post is still under construction...)」 https...
Sunday, January 4, 2026

Kayashima Shrine 萱島神社 After the New Year's Rush

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Kayashima Shrine is close to my house and famous because there is a train station right above it. The kami -deity associated with the shri...
Friday, January 2, 2026

Early New Year's Day 2026 at Ubusuna Shrine「2026年元旦、産土神社にて」

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And the shrine looked very different today ... As I wrote in a previous post , due to the resignation of the local neighborhood shrine...
Thursday, January 1, 2026

Happy New Year 2026 from「VAoJ」

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あけましておめでとうございます。 今年もよろしくお願いします。
Wednesday, December 31, 2025

Ubusuna Shrine prepped and (almost) ready to go (?)...

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There have been big changes at our local shrine in the last year. The local elders, who have been in charge of preparations for most of th...
Tuesday, December 30, 2025

Here's Another One that Got Away (in '25)...「Oh no, it's falling over (the car has moss on the roof)」

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My last post on community problems and this post on community collaborative problem solving have unintentionally come together as bookend...