HIROSHIGE AND VAN GOGH

HIROSHIGE AND VAN GOGH
Read About Van Gogh's Secret Visit to Japan

WELCOME TO BLOGABOUTJAPAN

WELCOME TO BLOGABOUTJAPAN
IT WAS A SPECIAL TIME IN MY LIFETIME

APT WITH TATAMI MATS, a special time in my lifetime in Japan...

APT WITH TATAMI MATS, a special time in my lifetime in Japan...
Watercolor by R.L.Huffstutter

COMPARISONS IN ART

COMPARISONS IN ART
HIROSHIGE'S WORK ON LEFT, VAN GOGH'S ON RIGHT

YOKOHAMA PICTURE SHOW

YOKOHAMA PICTURE SHOW
Shot with my Petri in Yokohama 1962

RICE FIELD IN JAPAN 1962

RICE FIELD IN JAPAN 1962
I took this with my PETRI in Kanagawa Prefecture

Monday, April 11, 2011

8th Army HQs, Yokohama

8th Army HQs, Yokohama by Mustang Koji
8th Army HQs, Yokohama, a photo by Mustang Koji on Flickr.

8th Army HQs, Yokohama
Another view of Eichelberger's 8th US Army Headquarters in Yokohama, Japan where my dad was stationed. He was part of G-2, Military Intelligence Service, ATIS (Allied Translator and Interpreter Service). Circa 1947
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THANKS TO MUSTANG KOJI for sharing photos his father took of his duty stations while serving in the U.S. Army during the Occupation of Japan. Mustang Koji's photostream is full of rare photos of Japan, his family and his dad's tour of duty. Many thanks.
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Note both the Coca Cola and the Pepsi Cola signs on this building next to one of Yokohama's landmark buildings.