Massachusetts Institute of Technology © 2011 Visualizing Cultures
It is spooky to be back in the house where I grew up. I love traditional Japanese houses: their symmetry, openness, the way they bring in the outdoors.
Site 03: Miyagawa House
Boy’s Day
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That is me as a newborn baby!
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On the roof of my house, surveying my neighborhood, Akashicho, in 1957.
Look at Site 12 to see pictures I took of the neighborhood.
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My Suehiro grandfather sent to Tokyo for dolls for my Boy’s Day celebration. New dolls were added to collection each year and displayed for all to see.
I don’t know if boys still do this today. There is also a day for girls, called, you guessed it, Girl’s Day!
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A close up view of my Boy’s Day loot. I still have the soldier in fancy red armor at the top. He is about three feet tall, has a golden headress and shoes, and lives in his own black, wooden box (he is leaning on it in the picture).
