For two hours Sakakibara-san and his friend ordered more dishes, drank beer, spoke to me in mixed English and Japanese, and I watched as their sobriety faded into sarcasm, "Yutaka is so young!" his friend said. They both laughed. "Haha, yes I am 48!"–the reverse of his actual age. "I was a very rich banker! I own ten homes all over Japan! I own all the shrines in Japan! They are my favorite!" One of them watched me eat everything that was brought to the table with great interest, I suppose waiting for me to react. He pointed to the menu and asked if I could read it, laughing.
It was a jolly time of sorts and now I have tried more Japanese foods and have been given a photo album of the Takarazuka fireworks and the TIFA concert we played this summer. I'm happy to have them and have shared the evening.
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| Sakakibara-san and friend |
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