Tokyo by Tony Okobi
I spent the summer in Tokyo . . .
I’m the only one left standing after a 12-hour climb to the top of Mt. Fuji.
We had a kimono party at Kat’s host family’s home. You are looking at over $10,000 worth of clothing!
My first exposure to karaoke occurred in a small Japanese karaoke bar, surrounded by tone-deaf American students from KCP.
A Sumo beya (“stable”). I got to see the ex-Grand Champion Sumo wrestler and the current Grand Champion Sumo wrestler practice. Current champ is squatting, while his portrait hangs on the wall, above right.
Here are most of the American students who attended KCP when I did. We were at a cultural excursion to Tokyo’s Asakusa festival.
The landmark of Asakusa–the Kaminarimon with its giant cochin, or lantern.
