Personal
Biography
I was born in Kobe and grew up mainly in Tokuyama (now Shunan, Yamaguchi).
I spent two years (2005–2007) in Seattle as a graduate student at the University of Washington.
CenturyLink Field, Safeco Field, and Mount Rainier
First STARBUCKS Store, Pike Place Market
Space Needle
cherry blossoms on UW campus
Suzzallo Library at the UW
I lived in Cambridge, MA and was affiliated with Harvard University as a visiting scholar from 2014 to 2016.
Charles River
Acorn Street in Beacon Hill
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Harvard Yard
John Harvard statue
Widener Library
Hobbies
Jogging: I jog for an hour or so along the Shukugawa River.
Shukugawa River, Nishinomiya
Tennis: I have played tennis on and off since elementary school.
at the University of Washington, Winter 2007
in Nishinomiya, Winter 2012
Baseball: I enjoy watching Baseball rather than playing. I love the Seattle Mariners.
Ichiro
Safeco Field
Félix Hernández at Fenway
Quotes
Winston Churchill
"Success is going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm."
"Never give in, never, never, never."
"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty."
Richard Nixon
"A man is not finished when he's defeated;he's finished when he quits."
Oliver Goldsmith
"Our greatest glory consists not in never falling but in rising every time we fall."