tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2501670448657416824.post7826249516691887286..comments2024-03-29T01:59:32.065-04:00Comments on Kayo Kyoku Plus: Masao Sen -- Yuuyake Gumo(夕焼け雲)J-Canuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09551828383307840403noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2501670448657416824.post-15661852153655235602018-04-12T19:31:16.440-04:002018-04-12T19:31:16.440-04:00I did the JET Programme for those 2 years (1989-19...I did the JET Programme for those 2 years (1989-1991) in Gunma, then returned to Toronto for 3 years to get my TESL certificate. Went back to Japan and stayed in the Tokyo area for another 17 years before coming home for good in 2011.<br /><br />Ah, yes. Kyoto is in that valley, isn't it? In 1981, I went to Japan as part of the graduation trip in July from my Japanese language school. I was in Kyoto for a couple of days and remember standing in a huge crowd watching the Gion Matsuri. I now know how I got even thinner!J-Canuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09551828383307840403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2501670448657416824.post-25842596216419031352018-04-12T14:18:27.859-04:002018-04-12T14:18:27.859-04:00After I landed at Haneda in 1976, I went on to Kyo...After I landed at Haneda in 1976, I went on to Kyoto for the year. It was a junior year abroad type of program. After I graduated from university I returned to Kyoto in 1978 and stayed for about 4 or 5 years, then moving up to Tokyo and returning to the States around 1990. Kyoto summers are even worse than Tokyo summers. Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00825168712349766674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2501670448657416824.post-40722523970000682952018-04-11T19:30:10.452-04:002018-04-11T19:30:10.452-04:00Hello, Sara.
By chance, did you stay in Tokyo? My...Hello, Sara.<br /><br />By chance, did you stay in Tokyo? My jokyo lasted for just 5 days before I was shipped to the mountains of Gunma Prefecture for the next two years.<br /><br />Fierce humidity would be the perfect way to describe the weather during a Tokyo summer. I remember becoming a human sprinkler when I walked out of the Keio Plaza for just 5 minutes to make an international phone call at the nearby booth.<br /><br />Yup, Sen is just the guy to bring back some old memories!J-Canuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09551828383307840403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2501670448657416824.post-4646833533925846602018-04-10T23:16:16.724-04:002018-04-10T23:16:16.724-04:00My jokyo was from the US in August 1976, arriving ...My jokyo was from the US in August 1976, arriving at Haneda. I remember the fierce humidity and the sea of black hair. Sen Masao... natsukashii. Hadn't thought of him in years!Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00825168712349766674noreply@blogger.com