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internet are Ichi-go-ichi-e

(The only chance in one's life)

You are the 1st guest

The world of internet is like a universe
While I'm circling the globe I'm lost unnoticed.
Then I can see you now.
This is the only chance in my life.
I treat you as the first guest.
That is why the counter on this page is always 1st.
This Homepage is not perfect yet.
But I will try to make more complete Homepage till the day
that you see it again.
Please stay as long as you like.
And I'm looking forward to see you again.
About　Ichi-go-ichi-e
There was a master of tea ceremony,Yamagami Soji,
who was a pupil of Senno-Rikyu.
He introduced the spirit of Rikyu in his book 'Yamagami Soji ki '.
'ichi-go-ichi-e' came from one sentence 'the only tea ceremony
in my life'.
This meaning is if you think this is the only chance in your life,
you'll do your best.
Even if that is very short meeting,
I want to promote our mutual to understanding.
We meet a lot of people everyday.
However we can't learn anything from them.

if our mind go at a distance.
I don't want to forget consideration and want to value a moment.
So I'll always keep 'Ichi-go-ichi-e' in my mind.
Sometimes I think that I want to see him or don't want to see again.
While I say such a thing ,
I have no power to understand his great point.



mail from Switzerland



TO kazu_san

I was looking for a Kazu I met in England in the seventies.
He was a great friend and I cannot get in touch with him.
He lived in Tokyo, in Naka-meguro.
If I remember well, his last name was Shihashi.
He was an architect and a designer. Any news of him?
Thanks.
Manuela

FROME kazu_san

Ms Manuela

Unfortunately,but I don't know him.
Shihasi is not popular name in Japan, and this is the first time for me to see it.
However, I am so kind to help you. If you want, I can upload his name on my home-page.

kazu


mail from England
Dear Kazu
Can the proverb "Ichi Go Ichi E "be roughly translated as   "One LifeOne Purpose".
I  have been  practising the Shito Ryu system of Karate for 24 years now
and have always steered away from having my name embroidered on my   gibelt,
however I think that I would like to have the above proverb in it
if I can get hold of the correct calligraphy Kanji. can you help me onthis
kind regards
Osu
Phil powell
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I got this mail from Phil Powell in August 2000.
On my site in English, it is now available to get some Kanji-letters, thanks to his request. We've been mail-friends since then.
He has a Dojo (a kind of school) in England, which belongs to the Ito School of Aiki-do. It was very nice of him to send me a photo of him and his daughter in Dogi (kimono-like sportswear for Aiki-do). So in return, I sent him a picture of me eating fish & chips in London on vacation. ----- Does he prefer to another one taken at a Japanese tofu restaurant in Kyoto??
He plans traveling to Canada at their 25year's wedding anniversary, as well maybe to Japan. It sounds exciting!!
I showed him a Japanese textbook, which is recommended by a famous bookstore here in Osaka, since he seemed to be so interested in Japan.
I a little bit wonder if he is still leaning Japanese!?


Special thanks to my translation team
who did a good job of translating my difficult Japanese text
into easy and understandable English.


samples of Kanji calligraphy for "Ichigo-Ichie"



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