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The 20th Episode : Transit at Hong Kong Kai Tak Airport

Hong Kong Kai Tak Airport [July, 1988 Hong Kong Kai Tak Airport] July in 1988, the time has come for my first business trip, to Singapore and Hong Kong. Yeah I could go to Hong Kong again! I had a little immunity as the second time. I didn…

The 19th Episode : Aspiration to foreign countries

[1982 - 1984] There’s such an interesting area with different language, culture, daily life, circumstances… 2,500km in only about 4 hours away from Osaka. The earth is big! The farer, the more interesting things must exist. I wanted to go …

The 18th Episode : Hong Kong, British colony

Hong Kong island from Kowloon (November, 1982) [November, 1982 Hong Kong] There’re many direct flight services between China and Japan these days even from/to local cities. But it’s said that no direct flight was served those days although…

The 17th Episode : Leave Hong Kong

Kowloon from Hong Kong island (November, 1982) [November, 1982 Hong Kong] At the inspection counter in Hong Kong Kai Tak Airport for departure, the final barrier waited for me. My hard case for camera was targeted. The inspector opened it …

The 16th Episode : Actor-cum-pro tennis player

with Vincent Van Patten at Hong Kong [November, 1982 Hong Kong] I was at the entrance of the Hotel we stayed in the morning of the leaving day. It was a little early though we were to get together there. Many luggages were put by the entra…

The 15th Episode : Black coffee

[November, 1982 Hong Kong] I like coffee and often drink. Black coffee is my favourite now, that was caused in this Hong Kong tour. Hangout in our university days was a cafe, where I often went with my friends. Sugar and milk were put in c…

The 14th Episode : Gourmet begins at Guangzhou

The monument of analects of Mao Tse-Tung (Guangzhou) [November, 1982 Hong Kong] We travelled Guilin and Guangzhou, and returned Hong Kong. During the tour we had the local foods, i.e. Chinese food, then I’d felt uncomfortable since I had i…

The 13th Episode : Lights leaking from far

Boarding pass for China domestic flight [November, 1982 Guangzhou, China] Time to leave for Hong Kong. I could pass the inspection for departure quickly without any problem differently from on arrival. Our boarding aircraft was parking a l…

The 12th Episode : Reception without smile

Guilin, China [November, 1982 Guilin, China] We went a department store in the early evening before dinner. It was called a department store but quite different what we imaged. Lights were not enough bright, goods were not so many and no s…

The 11th Episode : Children swarming around

Yangshuo, China [November, 1982 Yangshuo, China] How many surprises happen to me? Many children gathered at the tourist areas. Children at the same-age-looked as the boy taking an ox were also there. They also might not be in the circumsta…