Entrance hall of Toyosato village residence

Kotatsu, at the room Istayed at Toyosato

Toyosato (successful self-sustainable experimental village) in Tsu City, Mie

Toyosato (dining hall in the background)

For kimono (Toyosato)

Kimono room (Toyosato)

View of the village

With my brother Kazuo

The main bath

Cedar bath

With Hiroko from Toyosato

Obi

Producing feed (Toyosato)

In case of fire

Dolls, for sharing (Toyosato)

Dairy farm (Toyosato)

Milking facility

Bale of hay

Handmade wood-burning stove by Mr. Goto (Toyosato)

Compost facility

Daikon radish

Steel factory (Toyosato)

Piglets of Toyosato

Tabi socks

With Professor Naito

What goes into wearing a kimono

For riding the "ladies only" train car (Osaka)

Pontocho, Kyoto

Professor Ohashi

With Bret Davis and Prof. Ohashi

Hallway of Ajigasane (Pontocho)

In front of Ajigasane (Pontocho, Kyoto)

(Something happened to the camera that day); Kyoto, Coming-of-Age Day

At Heian Jingu, Kyoto

(Psychedelic Pontocho)

My Japanese students at Kobe Univ., Mr. Amano (l) and Mr. Naruse (r)

Both are studying philosophy in the Ph.D. program

With Kei, at Hiragiya (Kobe)

Nice cup of sake, Hiragiya (Kobe)

Entrance of Hiragiya

Jacob and Patrick, having okonomiyaki (Shibuya, Tokyo)

Yamajin, of Loop Junktion (at Warp, Kichijoji)

Yamajin

Kello Kitty warns you on the train doors

Piet, with a vegan course

Shibuya (Tokyo) at night

With Hiro

"High School Students, Go Home and Study." At Shibuya station

Shibuya, with Hiro

Street calligrapher, Shibuya

With Deane

Professors and grad students from the Univ. of Tokyo

At a Taiwanese restaurant after my talk

Winter hors d'oeuvre from Ajigasane, Kyoto

Negi-toro rolll from Hiragiya, Kobe