THE ESSENCE OF ALL THINGS JAPANESE BY R.L.HUFFSTUTTER 1963
I HAVE LOVED JAPAN LIKE MY OWN SINCE THE EARLY 60S WHEN I ARRIVED AS AN 18 YEAR YOUTH. I WAS BLESSED WITH A THREE YEAR TOUR OF DUTY AT NAS ATSUGI. I MET SOME BEAUTIFUL STUDENTS WHO BECAME FRIENDS. WE SPENT MUCH TIME SKETCHING AND LEARNING LANGUAGE. WE ENJOYED JAPANESE ROCK AND ROLL AT THE OLD PEANUTS CLUB IN YOKOHAMA; WE WENT TO SANKIEN GARDENS, SKETCHED. IT WAS ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL TIMES IN MY LIFE. IF I HAD NEVER BEEN TO JAPAN, I WOULD LEAVE THIS WORLD WITHOUT THE JOY OF A BEAUTY AND A PEOPLE I NEVER KNEW. THANKFULLY, I HAD MY TIME IN JAPAN AND I SHALL ALWAYS REMEMBER JAPAN WITH A JOY AND REVERENCE ONLY FEW CAN UNDERSTAND. IN MOST LIFETIMES, A MAN LOVES ONLY ONE COUNTRY; I LOVED TWO. ROB.................
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