Okaasan Itadakimasu ((install)) 🎯

A narrative segment featuring a Skype call between a mother in Osaka and her daughter in New York. The mother watches the daughter eat over a screen. The daughter says, "Okaasan, Itadakimasu." The mother smiles—the distance momentarily collapsed by the ritual.

In urban households where both parents work, you might hear: okaasan itadakimasu