Bestor was impressed to how he got along with the residents in the neighborhood. When he was in grad school and associating with other graduate students, they told him, “ choose a network, not a neighborhood” (Bestor 22) They were right about that since Bestor didn’t only make an effort to learn how the traditions were in a neighborhood, but also made an effort to find a person and find out more about a culture. When Bestor met Mr. Kuroda, a shopkeeper that helped with local events and knows the way around the neighborhood.
Another thing that Bestor did was figure out how to draw a map of a place called Tsukiji. He made a distinction with signs indicating the corporation that the people in the marketplace are selling for. There is a lot to how one sign can tell about the people, Bestor used his time to look at the signs. It was important to where the produce is from that’s why the name of the concession is important. For instance Tskiji is a big fish trading company and is well known and its important to display their name on the market place.
I thought how the all the big names like the Tsukiji is displaying their name so they are shown to have power. It would attract the people the most if their products is displayed along with a poster or sign to where the produce is coming from. I agree that in order to get field work done is to not only by looking at the neighborhood alone, also by choosing a piece of the neighborhood like a person and continue from him. That’s how you can truly learn about a neighborhood and their customs.
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