Hokkaido


Two years ago, I went to Hokkaido alone.
On the way to go to Hakodate from Otaru,
I met the man of this photograph.
I sat by the side of the road, and I was
watching a map.
Then, a man came, and called me suddenly.
He said like this.
"Don't be sitting down in such a place,
and come to my house."
When he said so, he took me to his house.
He entertained me carefully when I arrived
at his house, though he didn't know me!!
I was very much impressed.
I amazed there was a person who was so kind
in the world.
He prepared me a melon with his smile, and
I ate it.
This is the first meeting with him.
Then, I sent letters and photographs to him
many times, and made friends with him.
He sent me crabs, scallops, and so on, and
we came to be good friends little by little.
I visited his house in the last summer as
well.![]()