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Old Oct 13, 2018, 8:05 am
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LapLap
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Uuuff, that’s even more to remember.

Taisho to me coincides broadly with the flapper era. The fashions from the West and Japan heavily influenced each other during this time.

I came of age (18) when the Heisei period began. Mr LapLap was 10.

My daughter will be 10 next year, another easy year to remember.

Everything in between is Showa, and although this era began with WWII, the dominant personality that floats up through the lake of nostalgia is the “economical miracle” 1950s.

Feels very strange that our next trip will be our last visit to Heisei Japan. I have a lot of admiration for Empress Michiko and will really miss her. The first time I went to Japan a man with a notable entourage came and stood a few feet away from me. I asked the person next to me who he was and showed myself up as a complete idiot. I have no doubt I will never get that close again to the new Emperor.

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