BLOGABOUTJAPAN is a collection of my photos and art about Japan. Many of the photos were photos I took during the early 60s while stationed in Japan.
REMEMBERING TOTSUKA STATION
Sketch from memory put students waiting for train to Yokohama. Uniforms were quite neat, pressed and always looked great. The female students wore what looked akin to a Middy blouse with a sailor motif on collar. Very classical and attractive outfits for both boys and girls. I was surprised that many of the college students wore similar outfits.
Sketch by Robert L. Huffstutter
TOTSUKA AND YOKOSUKA BOTH HOLD MANY FOND MEMORIES for me. I arrive in Japan in August of 1961 and spent many months stationed at the Naval Air Station at Atsugi. In December of 1963, I departed Japan from the pier at Yokosuka. It was a sad goodbye, a Sayonara I will never forget, a sayonara that I recall every day.
Someday, I will write a book about my time in Japan. Of course, almost everyone says they will write a book someday. When I left Japan, I was 21; today, I am 70.
My love for Japan has increased as time has passed. Someday, I hope to return to Japan to paint scenes I remember. Oh, I know that many of what was once a favorite place will be gone, but there are many left.
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My gratitude and thanks to Mr Nihei for posting photos in Flickr
Yokosuka Line / Totsuka station by mr_nihei
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