THE ESSENCE OF ALL THINGS JAPANESE BY R.L.HUFFSTUTTER 1963

THE ESSENCE OF ALL THINGS JAPANESE BY R.L.HUFFSTUTTER 1963
Originally uploaded by roberthuffstutter

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.................

Sankeien

Sankeien
Originally uploaded by Quietude

PHOTOGRAPH BY QUIETUDE



Sankeien

Uploaded by Quietude on 15 Apr 09, 6.45AM

Inuyama castle on Kiso River in Aichi

Inuyama castle on Kiso River in Aichi
Originally uploaded by Joel Abroad

Inuyama castle on Kiso River in Aichi
Inuyama castle keep on the Kiso River in Aichi Prefecture in April 2006. Built in 1537 by the grandfather of Oda Nobunaga, who helped pacify and unify Japan just before the Tokugawa Shogunate.

Uploaded by Joel Abroad on 11 May 06, 6.39PM PDT.

Cafe Mocha coffee shop, Ashikaga, Japan

Cafe Mocha coffee shop, Ashikaga, Japan
Originally uploaded by Joel Abroad

REMINDS ME OF A COFFEE HOUSE OUT OF THE 60S IN YOKOHAMA

Cafe Mocha coffee shop, Ashikaga, Japan
Cafe Mocha coffee shop in Ashikaga, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan, June 2006

Uploaded by Joel Abroad on 2 Jun 06