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A lonely longing for home - From the letters of Morikami Suketsugu, a Japanese immigrant in Florida
Bonus: Toru Suwa, the photographer who photographed Morikami Sukeji — From garden work to international photojournalist — Part 1
川井 龍介
Suwa Akira, a photographer for the Palm Beach Post at the time, photographed the late Morikami Sukeji (George Morikami), a Kyoto native who left the name "Morikami" behind to make the "Morikami Museum and Japanese Garden" in Florida. In the 1960s, Suwa was also one of those who traveled to …
A lonely longing for home - From the letters of Morikami Suketsugu, a Japanese immigrant in Florida
Final Episode: Dreams, Solitude and Nostalgia - The Life of Morikami Sukeji
川井 龍介
It is not widely known that at the beginning of the 20th century, there was a Japanese settlement project in Florida, USA. A "Japanese village" called "Yamato Colony" was established, where pineapples and vegetables were grown. However, due to harsh natural conditions and soaring land prices, the colony was dismantled …
A lonely longing for home - From the letters of Morikami Suketsugu, a Japanese immigrant in Florida
No. 39: My Uncle Sukeji was an amazing man
川井 龍介
Morikami Sukeji, who traveled to America as a member of the Yamato Colony in South Florida and remained there alone until the end of his life after the colony was disbanded, continued to send a huge number of letters to his sister-in-law, Okamoto Mitsue, who had lost her husband (Sukeji's …
A lonely longing for home - From the letters of Morikami Suketsugu, a Japanese immigrant in Florida
#38: It's been 70 years since I came to America; it's been a long dream
川井 龍介
Morikami Sukeji, who traveled to America as a member of the Yamato Colony in South Florida and remained there alone until the end of his life after the colony was disbanded, continues to write letters to his sister-in-law and her family, who lost her husband (Sukeji's younger brother) after the …
A lonely longing for home - From the letters of Morikami Suketsugu, a Japanese immigrant in Florida
Episode 37: Saved from the Gates of Hell
川井 龍介
Morikami Sukeji came to America as a member of the Yamato Colony in South Florida, and remained there alone until the end of his life after the colony was disbanded. After the war, he continued to write letters to his sister-in-law and her family, who had lost her husband (Sukeji's …
A lonely longing for home - From the letters of Morikami Suketsugu, a Japanese immigrant in Florida
Episode 36: I'm the last survivor
川井 龍介
Morikami Sukeji, who came to the United States as a member of the Yamato Colony in South Florida and stayed there alone until the end of his life after the colony was disbanded, continued to write letters to his sister-in-law and her family, who had lost her husband (Sukeji's younger …
A lonely longing for home - From the letters of Morikami Suketsugu, a Japanese immigrant in Florida
No. 35: Donating land to become a park in the future
川井 龍介
Morikami Sukeji, who traveled to the United States as a member of the Yamato Colony in South Florida and stayed there alone until the end of his life after the colony was disbanded, continued to write letters to his sister-in-law and her family, who had lost her husband (Sukeji's younger …
A lonely longing for home - From the letters of Morikami Suketsugu, a Japanese immigrant in Florida
#34 Rapid development, want to move to the countryside
川井 龍介
Morikami Sukeji, who came to America as a member of the Yamato Colony in South Florida and stayed there alone until the end of his life after the colony was disbanded, continues to write letters to his sister-in-law and her family, who lost her husband (Sukeji's younger brother) after the …
A lonely longing for home - From the letters of Morikami Suketsugu, a Japanese immigrant in Florida
No. 33 Decide on your own grave
川井 龍介
Morikami Sukeji traveled to the United States as a member of the Yamato Colony in South Florida, and remained there alone until the end of his life after the colony was disbanded. After the war, Sukeji continued to write letters to his sister-in-law and her family, whose husband (Sukeji's younger …
A lonely longing for home - From the letters of Morikami Suketsugu, a Japanese immigrant in Florida
No. 32: I never returned to Japan
川井 龍介
Morikami Sukeji, who traveled to the United States as a member of the Yamato Colony in South Florida and stayed there alone until the end of his life after the colony was dissolved, continues to write letters to his sister-in-law and her family, who lost her husband (Sukeji's younger brother) …