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| Arisugawa Park |
Dave has to work this week, so we are left to find our own way
around Tokyo for ourselves
Yuko has carefully given us maps of
our neighborhood and places we might want to see
***
We are here mainly to be with Alicia
Sooooooo...
On Monday, we meet in Arisugawa Park
where there is a playground that Alicia likes
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| Jumping for joy |
After the playground, a stop at McDonalds and
a "psuedo" nap at Grandma Susie's
Then, Yuko and Alicia bicycle home
a "psuedo" nap at Grandma Susie's
Then, Yuko and Alicia bicycle home
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| Getting ready for the ride home |
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| "See you later, Alicia" |
*****
John's research for his book includes the
racialisation of groups within a culture
The Buraku in Japan is an expample
(http://www.geographicus.com/blog/rare-and-antique-maps/baraku-villages-in-old-japanese-maps-and-google-earth/)
(http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/281379)
(http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/281379)
Minami-Senju is the neighborhood that is built
over the the hamlet of the Burakumin
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| The railway tracks built over the execution grounds |
The modern streets of the Burakumin Hamlet
*****
I do some research and find a place I want to see
Yuko and Alicia take me there and then to lunch
Paper Nao
FABULOUS!
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| Arriving Paper Nao |
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| Handmade paper in many colors |
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| Cards and inks for sale |
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| Variety of paper products |
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| Kuzo and Gampi for sale |
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| Rolling my purchases for travel |
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| Brushes, anyone? |
***
Now for lunch.... curry udon
in
Sugamo-Jizou Dori
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| Shopping and curry udon |
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| The subway home |
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| Alicia's snapshot of Grandma and self on the subway |
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| Our apartment complex Azabu Court |
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| Housing along our street |
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| Shrine on our street |
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| "Our" park - Arisugawa |
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| Hiroo Towers the neighboring apartments |
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| Entering the Hiroo shopping area |
*****
Friday nite
Dinner with Cousin Mutsuko
in Shinjuku
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| 7:00 pm view from the 53rd Floor |
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| Mustuko, John, Susie and Dave at Tsuki no kura |
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| 9:30 pm view from the 53rd floor |
*****
On Saturday, it's raining...hard
We only go out for lunch - yummy whatever it was
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| Check out the different rain outfits |
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| Hot iron bowls with lots of veggies and a little meat pork for me, oysters for John |
*****
The weather is lovely on Sunday, so we go
to Nihonbashi - Ginza
to check out Takashimaya
Getting off the subway
walking up Nihonbashi, there is a parade
Sanno Matsuri
to check out Takashimaya
Getting off the subway
walking up Nihonbashi, there is a parade
Sanno Matsuri
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| A Parade!!! |
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| The Priests begin the parade |
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| Lanterns announcing a shrine |
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| One of the shrines carried |
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| tabis and sandles |
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| Nihonbashi - Ginza |
***
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| Takashimaya - Ginza Department Store Extrorinaire |
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| One of Tokyo's oldest retailers founded in 1831 |
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| Elevator anyone? 8 Floors of everything you can think of |
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| A Crowned Kirin guarding the streets of Ginza |
***
Dinner at the Berteaux-Ishizaki household
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| Predinner conversation and entertainment |
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| They call this "Bar-b-que" whatever it's called, it's mighty delicious |
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| Alicia's ready for her share |
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| Yuko getting started - Alilcia is already eating |
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| Eating and listening (for a change of pace) |
Another great dinner -
Good food and good company!
*****
Next week we go to Kyoto for a few days...
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