Tag: Shizuoka
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Eriko Satō
L11, Eriko Satō ‘04, Ito Muramatsu, Grandmother, 1927, Shizuoka On November 2, 2002, I interviewed my maternal grandmother by telephone. Her name is Ito Muramatsu, and she is 75 years old. She survived one of the most disastrous of all wars: World War II. World War II broke out in Europe in 1939, which corresponds…
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Yui Shapard
L13U, Yui Shapard ‘04, Grandfather, 1928, Shizuoka I interviewed my grandfather, who lived through World War II. He was born on February 14, 1928, and now he is 74 years old. Q: How old were you when the war started? What are your memories of the war, or your impressions, or beliefs? A: I was…
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Mayuka Kowaguchi
N03, Mayuka Kowaguchi ‘07, Nobue Uozumi, Grandmother, 1935, Shizuoka My name is Nobue Sakakibara Uozumi, and I am Mayuka Kowaguchi’s grandmother. I was born on November 25, 1935 and was in the fourth grade at the end of World War Il. I came from a wealthy family which ran a liquor store in the city…
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Wako Osada
F06, Wako Osada ‘97, Kayoko Tadokoro, Grandmother, 1924, Yokohama: Minami-ku, Kanagawa: Hakone-machi, Shizuoka In December 1995, I interviewed my maternal grandmother, Kayoko Tadokoro, about her experiences during World War II. She is currently 71 years old. Q: How old were you during the war? Where were you living?A: I was 21 years old, when the…
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Sayaka Satō
J08, Sayaka Satō ‘01, Sachio Fukui, Neighbor, 1925, Shizuoka, Tōkyō, Tochigi I was able to interview Mr Sachio Fukui, who is 74 years old. Mr Fukui is a neighbor who lives across the street from my house. Mr Fukui experienced the Second World War, and he shared the experiences and feelings he had during those…