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I'm .lundi from Saitama, Japan, a 26 year old student. I'm a 162 centimeters tall small man, with brown eyes and brown hair.　
I'm studying the history of modern Iran. I'm a student of University of Tokyo, Faculty of Letters, History Division, Department of Oriental History.There fortunately I met many great pfrofessors oforiental studies and fellow students. The professors lecture on how to read historical sources written in Arabic, Persian or other languages, and how to read andwrite academic theses.
I'm studying the history of modern Iran, in particular the period of Iranian Constitutional Revolution(enqelab-e mashrutiyat-e Iran; 1905-1911). I want to knowwhy various people in Iran took part in the Revolution, in other words, what did each class of people really want to fulfill. So I think it's important to study eachclass. A major accomplishment of the Revolution, 1st National Congress(majles-e shura-ye melli) consisted of six classes of people - in each region, each classhad elected some people as representatives. Up to now, the Ulama(traditional Muslim scholar) class has been studied by many scholars, because some ulamawrote books, which can be the valuable historical sources to study. I focused on the (big) Merchant(tojjar) class, because most of them were educated enoughto make many significant statements in the Congress. So I planned to pick up a representative from Merchant class and read his remarks in the minutes of theCongress. I selected Amin al-Zarb, who was a vice-chairman of the 1st Congress. He made many remarks in the Congress, which can be read in the minutes -unfortunately, the original minutes of the 1st Congress was burned and restored from newspapers and so on, so it hasn't remarks of original form, somewhatsimplified. Be that as it may, I decided to read Amin al-Zarb's remarks in the Congress. He also left many papers, from letters to commercial documents, andautobiography, which ended with his childhood, unfortunately too. I want to read other papers, which has somewhat historical value, as many as possible.
I play the guitar for fun.

My Interests

I'm interested in History of the world, music, fine art, languages, spectors(Japanese Yokai), and so on.
I like playing the guitar, listening to music, drawing oil paintings(I uploaded some pieces to my photo page), reading(history, foreign languages, literature, religion, etc.), walking, cycling, traveling, mountain climbing, watching baseball games(I'm a fan of Saitama Seibu Lions and Boston Red Sox), cooking, playing with animals(in particular, dogs and cats) and so on.

I'd like to meet:

People who love music. And people who use English, French, German, Russian, Arabic, Persian, Turkish, Armenian, Hebrew, Latin, Greek, Sanskrit or Chinese, because I'm learning or interested in those languages.

Music:

I like Pop/Rock, Metal and Classical music, and have little knowledge about Techno/ Electro or dance music.

Hard Rock, Heavy Metal: Accept, Aerosmith, Andromeda, ANGRA, ANTHEM, At Vance, Avantasia, Avenged Sevenfold, Black Sabbath, Black Label Society, Blind Guardian, BlueMurder, Bon Jovi, Conception, Concerto Moon, Danger Danger, Dark Moor, David Lee Roth, Deep Purple, Def Leppard, Departure, Dio, Dokken, Dominici, Double Dealer,DragonForce, Dragonland, Dream Evil, Dream Theater, EDENBRIDGE, EDGUY, Europe, Extreme, Fair Warning, Fates Warning, Galneryus, Gamma Ray, Gary Moore, Guns & Roses, Harem Scarem,Helloween, Impellitteri, Iron Maiden, Jason Becker, Judas Priest, Kamelot, KISS, Korpiklaani, Labyrinth, Led Zeppelin, Limp Bizkit, LOUDNESS, Manowar, MartyFriedman, Masterplan, Michael Schenker Group, Mr.Big, Night Ranger, Nightwish, Ninngen-isu(人間椅子), Nocturnal Rites, Onmyoza(陰陽座), Ozzy Osbourne, Pain Of Salvation,Pantera, Queensryche, Quiet Riot, Racer X, RAGE, Rainbow, Rhapsody Of Fire, Royal Hunt, Running Wild, Savatage, Saxon, Scorpions, Seikima-II(聖飢魔II), SEX MACHINGUNS, SHAMAN,Slipknot, Sonata Arctica, Stratovarius, Symphony X, System Of A Down, TEN, Terra Nova, TNT, UFO, Van Halen, Whitesnake, Winter Rose, X Japan, Yngwie Malmsteen, Zeno.

Gothic Metal: After Forever, Amorphis, Elis, EPICA, Evanescence, Katatonia, Lacuna Coil, Leave's Eyes, Liv Kristine, Mortal Love, On Thorns I Lay, Paradise Lost, Sentenced, Theatre OfTragedy, The 3rd And The Mortal, The Gathering, Within Temptation.

Thrash Metal: ANTHRAX, Holy Moses, KREATOR, Megadeth, Metallica, Sepultura, Slayer.

Death Metal and Black Metal: 1349, Arch Enemy, At The Gates, Cannibal Corpse, Carcass, Childern Of Bodom, Cradle Of Filth, Cryptopsy, Dark Tranquillity, Dimmu Borgir, Dissection, EmbraceD, Emperor,Eternal Tears Of Sorrow, In Flames, Kalmah, Killswitch Engage, Mayhem, Meshuggah, Morbid Angel, Norther, Opeth, Soilwork, Vader.

Progressive Rock: Dixie Dregs, Emerson, Lake &Palmer, Jethro Tull, Kansas, King Crimson, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Marillion, Pink Floyd, Rush, Yes.

Alternative Rock: Muse, Nine Inch Nails, Nirvana, Rage Against The Machine, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Mars Volta.

other Pop/Rock, and Blues: ABBA, Andy Timmons, B.B. King, Boston, Bobby Caldwell, Bryan Adams, Christopher Cross, Chuck Berry, Cream, Dire Straits, Duran Duran, Elvis Presley, Eric Johnson, Gilbert O'Sullivan, Heart, Jeff Beck,Jimi Hendrix, Joe Satriani, Journey, Kate Bush, Lana Lane, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Madonna, Michael Jackson, Queen, Robert Johnson, Santana, Steve Morse, Steve Vai, Survivor, The Beatles, The Doobie Brothers, TheEagles, The Police, TOTO, Uli Jon Roth, Valensia, U2.

Fusion and Jazz: Al Di Meola, Casiopea, Herbie Hancock, Larry Carlton, Pat Martino, Pat Metheny, Return To Forever, Weather Report.

Japanese Pop/Rock: Aikawa Nanase(相川七瀬), Arai Yumi(荒井由実), B'z, BOW WOW, CANTA, Char, DEAD END, EARTHSHAKER, face to ace, FEEL SO BAD, GO!GO!7188, Hamada Mari(浜田麻里), Hamasaki Ayumi(浜崎あゆみ), JUDY AND MARY, LINDBERG, Otsuka Ai(大塚愛), Ozaki Yutaka(尾崎豊), SHAKALABBITS, Shiina Ringo(椎名林檎), SHOW-YA, SIAM SHADE, YUKI, Yusa Mimori(遊佐未森), ZARD

Movies:

Most of movies by Studio Ghibli, in particular My Neighbor Totoro(『となりのトトロ』), Spirited Away (『千と千尋の神隠し』). In terms of degree of completion, Laputa(『天空の城ラピュタ』) is the best, I think.
Amadeus, Apocalypse Now, Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ, Crossroads, Leon, Rocky 3, Star Wars, The Karate Kid, Top Gun.

Television:

Usually I don't watch certain programs except " GeGeGe no Kitaro ," which I watch every week. It's fun, exciting, mysterious and sometimes educational.

Books:

Emily Bronte,"Wuthering Hights."

Heroes:

I want to be like Kitaro , who is brave and self-devoted and has a lot of good friends.

Guitar heroes: Ace, Al Di Meola, Alexi Laiho, Andy Timmons, Chris Impellitteri, Dimebag Darrell, Eddie Van Halen, Eric Johnson, Helge Engelke, Jason Becker, Jeff Beck, Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Page, Joe Satriani, John Mclaughlin, John Petrucci, Kiko Loureiro, Luke Takamura(ルーク篁), Michael Romeo, Michael Schenker, Nuno Bettencourt, Pat Martino, Randy Rhoads, Ritchie Blackmore, Steve Morse, Steve Vai, Tony Iommi, Uli Jon Roth, Yngwie Malmsteen.