Resident Koreans in Kyoto Today— Higashi-kujo no Ima:

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East 9th street Today: An Anthropologist's Contribution [with much help from the community]

As part of the Higashi-kujo Madang festival in 1994, I proposed a photography exhibit: “Higashi-kujo no Ima,” based, in part on the “Day in the Life...” photography shoots that have occurred in many places in Japan, and that occur every year in Kyoto—but that do not adequately represent this district. I selected disposable panorama cameras (25 of which were generously donated by the Pix Panorama Corporation) so the image would record both whatever the photographer was focusing on, and also the surrounding space. The local volunteers included women and men from the ages of 13 to 70. A single day in September 1994 became the day when all the photos were taken. The idea was simple: photograph those spaces and objects in the neighborhood that either attracted affection or disaffection. As you read about Higashi-kujo Kyoto, please look at these local representations, selected--by the photographers--from the more than 600 photographs taken on that day.