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 year's noodles posts.

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 for months, but now its up and functioning! For home, a little rearranging and major cleaning! Those of you judging my grant proposals should be impressed by my preparedness. 2023: bring it on!

Happy Holidays! from「VAoJ」

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Mugi-chan appears courtesy of Gonzo Anthropology Productions.

鶴橋の焼肉! It was so good I had to go back...

The last time I went: http://visualanthropologyofjapan.blogspot.com/2022/12/recent-hisashiburi-yaki-niku-in.html

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?

Retro Girl

Bring your own stool...

The view of the stream out my back window on a sunny fall day makes me relax...

Recent hisashiburi yaki niku in Tsuruhashi

Beware of Devil's Night and Happy Halloween from VAOJ!

2022 Fall Festival - I'm feeling like monochrome...

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/special-multimodal-bonus-resources-and.html

2022 Fall Festival - Day Two

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 Festival in Japan: A Multimodal Visual Ethnography and Performance」

https://visualanthropologyofjapan.blogspot.com/2020/05/special-multimodal-bonus-resources-and.html

2022 Fall Festival - Day One

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 night festival or mochi maki and an abbreviated course. Rain hampered things on the second day no we couldn't have our usual yaki niku barbeque. But still, it was great to see my friends after so long and push-pull the danjiri throughout the neighborhood. My activities were cut back as well due to injury. I went back to being the event photographer rather than a danjiri pusher. But we were lucky to have a group of student volunteers from a nearby college - we really couldn't have done it without them. So, here are the Day One Photo Offerings...

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/special-multimodal-bonus-resources-and.html