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itsuo

Let us occasionally be lost in old good me

About Me

MY MOTTO:Samurai-minded,do everything as if it were a once-in-a-lifetime chance ! 5 daily reflections:
Hast thou not gone against sincerity ?
Hast thou not felt ashamed of thy words and deeds ?
Hast thou not lacked vigor ?
Hast thou exerted all possible efforts ?
Hast thou not become slothful ?
  I worked for one of biggest Japanese travel agencies for 33 years. I travelled over the world as a tour escort taking Japanese tourists groups. Through my travel agency career as well as my 5 years stay in San Francisco,calif as a local manager there, I have been always interested in adding my knowledge of other countries and having friendship with people there. last year I have become 60 years old and retired from travel related business and now work at one of big Japanese security companies as the last stage of my career, getting lost in good memories of my young days working at the travel agency. Be my friends!
Mt.Sakurajima & my hometown City of Kagoshima
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My Interests



Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress
Visit by general public to 皇居(Imperial Palace)to offer New Year's Celebrations & hear the Emperor's message
Jan.02,2008
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about 皇居
What happended in history this day:

My hobbies and interested in:
outdoor activities like walking,
seeing movies,
attend various events,

Hino Yosakoi Dancing Festval
Jul 26&27,2008 
Hino Shinsengumi Festval,May 10&11,2008 
My recently visit
click below images

Sawai visit,Oct 13,2008

Enoshima visit,Jul21,2008
belong to:
Hino Shinsengumi association
about Shinsengumi

appearing tv programs,cf etc as an extra actor.

I'd like to meet:

Anybody who are friendly, be my friends! Remember samurai hate nasty fake guys!

Music:

my favourite:50-70 years foreign pop oldies,Japanese kayoukyoku and traditional songs
now hearing;
SILENCE IS GOLDEN
by The Tremeloes

Movies:



The Miracle Worker final scene

great escape trailer steve mcqueen

The Longest Day

Lawrence of Arabia
Zhivago
Night at the Museum
Pursuit of Happyness

Letters from Iwo Jima
Happy Feet
Pirates of the Carribian 3
Stranger than Fiction

Live Free or Die Hard
The Queen
Shrek the Third
Ratatouille

The Water Horse trailer

Bushi no Ichibun
Tokyo Tower: Okan To Boku To, Tokidoki, Oton
Hero 9.8

俺は、君のためのこそ死ににいく
I Go to Die For You trailer
渥美清Kiyoshi ATSUMI:long run star of movie "男はつらいよotoko wa turai yo"
You Tube Tube:movie 男はつらいよ openig
(recently seen)

Television:

classic tv programs:

I Love Lucy: Lucy Does a TV Commercial
lassie com
Lassie TV Intro 1967

The Lone Ranger Opening Theme

Rawhide
WAGON TRAIN OPENING AND CLOSING TV SERIE
Cheyenne theme:Cheyenne and Bronco

Cheyenne theme:Cheyenne and Bronco

Untouchables _ The Empty Chair Pt 1-5

The Rifleman
Patty Duke Show introduction

月光仮面 GekkoKamen Opening
怪傑ハリマオHarimao

Books:

deeply impressed by:

"Science as a Vocation” by Max Weber
"Escape from Freedom” by Erich Fromm

Heroes:

I'm respectful to

土方歳三Toshizo HIJIKATA
白虎隊byakkotai

島津斉彬 Shimazu Nariakira
西郷隆盛 Saigo Takamori

鳥浜とめTome TORIHAMA

movie based on story of Tome TORIHAMA
俺は、君のためのこそ死ににいく
I Go to Die For You trailer
about Chiran Special-Attack Unit Base
about Special-Attack operation
Nightingale
Helen KELLER

My Blog

Hino ˆUSDyosakoi Dancing Festval 2008

  July 26 Performance Details July 27 Performance Details We have in Japan unique dance festivals named "ˆUSDYosakoi Dance" which is held almost all over Japan in mainly summer time. a brief ex...
Posted by itsuo on Fri, 01 Aug 2008 10:53:00 PST

Visit _nö Enoshima Island

see more photos : Last Monday(July 21) was in Japan a national holiday designated as "wnåMarine Day".about Marine Day There is no other country than Japan which designates Marine Day as a national ho...
Posted by itsuo on Wed, 23 Jul 2008 09:55:00 PST

rn°xD~dŠ Hino Shinsengumi Festival

Last weekend I participated in the event called as "Shinsengumi Festival" which was held in City of Hino located next to the city I live.Shinsengumi is a special police force, a small-built and talen...
Posted by itsuo on Thu, 15 May 2008 09:08:00 PST

Oume Festival R…~dŠ

On May03 I went to see the famous Oume Festival which was held for two days from May 02 and 03 in City of Oume which is located in western end of Tokyo. This festival has 600 years history and i...
Posted by itsuo on Sun, 04 May 2008 06:45:00 PST

Cherry Blossoms & Other Spring Flowers

Now here in Tokyo cherry blossoms are in full bloom and best to view.Today March 29 Sunday I had a walking on a famous walking course called as "Tamagawa jyousui"  in our  neighborhood...
Posted by itsuo on Sat, 29 Mar 2008 09:49:00 PST

Walking in Mitake Valley Promenade & Visit to 6?dD“O‹(Tea Garden "Twinkle")

There is a famous walking course named "Mitake Valley Promenade" alongside River Tamagawa near Mitake Station in Western side of Tokyo. This walking course is one of my favourite walking courses.The...
Posted by itsuo on Sun, 02 Mar 2008 07:11:00 PST

…mŠ Ume,Japanese plum blossoms festival

Today Feb 23 Sunday I went to Senso TempleEIú to make a prayer for happiness and scurity of our family for the year.This temple is located in Asakusa district in Tokyo which is famous to foreign tour...
Posted by itsuo on Sat, 23 Feb 2008 07:28:00 PST

The goal is near, hold on ! Tokyo Marathon 2008

Today Feburary 17th Sunday,"Tokyo Marathon" was held and I went for the first time to  see this big event which was thoght to be the biggest marathon race in Asia.This "Tokyo Marathon" whic...
Posted by itsuo on Sun, 17 Feb 2008 08:31:00 PST

The first visit to Vý^> Yasukuni Shrine

On January 2nd, after visiting Imperial Palace I paid the firtst visit of the year to Yasukuni Shrine to pray for the spirites of dead soldiers who gave their lves to protect our country and wish for ...
Posted by itsuo on Thu, 03 Jan 2008 08:42:00 PST

Visit to ‡E Imperial Palace

I went to ‡E Imperial Palace to offer New Year's celabration and to hear the Emperor's message in the morning on Jan.02.The palace buildings and inner gardens are not open to the public. Only on Janu...
Posted by itsuo on Wed, 02 Jan 2008 03:15:00 PST