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Tanuki finds double-takes, rejection, and friendly souls outside Shibaura House

July 12, 2013Culture, public space, S.C.R.O.T.U.M.accept, anytime, avoid, とちがう, タヌキ, blanket, chat, delivery men, double take, eye-contact, 芝浦ハウス, glass tower, happy, laborers, napping, nearby, office workers, S.C.R.O.T.U.M., shade, Shibaura, Shibaura House, sidewalk, tanuki, 反応, 受けましたpalmsundae Leave a comment

.@ShibauraHouse の辺りでは、タヌキがいつもとちがう反応を受けました。

A few people did a double take when they spotted tanuki taking a nap in the small wild space in front of Shibaura House. Tanuki shows how his 4 meter scrotal shade can quickly be turned into a blanket for anytime napping.

Below he approaches a glass office tower, but there’s no response. Nearby office workers avoided eye contact, but delivery men and laborers were happy to accept an umaibo salty snack and chat with tanuki.

More photos coming from the film developer soon. Many thanks to A Small Lab‘s Chris and everyone at Shibaura House.

Thanks Shibaura House for hosting Making Friends with Tanuki

July 9, 2013Culture, parks, public space, S.C.R.O.T.U.M.あいさつ, ウマイボー, サラリーマン, タヌキと友達を作ろう, children, element, 遠く, 芝浦ハウス, foreign, host, interact, laborers, Making Friends, office workers, S.C.R.O.T.U.M., safe distance, salty snacks, shade, share, Shibaura, Shibaura House, surprise, tanuki, wonder, 働いている人, 子供たち, 感謝いたします, 提供, 日陰, 何だろうpalmsundae One comment

芝浦ハウスに感謝いたします。昨日の「タヌキと友達を作ろう」イベントでは、タヌキさんがサラリーマンに日陰を提供したり、働いている人にウマイボーをあげたり、子供たちにあいさつをしたりしました。何だろうと思った人は、遠くから見ていました。写真は芝浦ハウスのフィイスブックからです。

On a hot day, tanuki offered shade to office workers, shared salty snacks with laborers, and interacted with children. Tanuki brought surprise and wonder. Many people, including elementary school students, kept a safe distance from this foreign element. Photo above from Shibaura House’s Facebook.