Koichi Kawase

furniture maker in Japan. We are produing a table and chair named oshima after my grandmother

Koichi Kawase

furniture maker in Japan. We are produing a table and chair named oshima after my grandmother

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At the opening day of exhibition, I walked around the vast venue for looking at the furniture and considering in detail one by one.  I thought my products were better than the others from the various points of view from the beginning, but i

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      When I went to my booth ahead of time, burdens have  already been there. I wanted to get it over and done with. I was a bit of torn actually between unpacking by myself or calling someone to help me to do it, because it seemed to be hard fo

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        At a glance, I was in for a surprise of the scale ot the venue. There were ten or more big buildings, space for exhibitors. I went to the location where I would be displaying the products, by the organizer. Very soon after that, I just rea

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          I had a butterfly in my stomach. It was chilly and a light rain when I arrived at an airport in Bonn at night. The exhibition would start from the middle of January for ten days, but I hoped it should be open in  the spring or the summer wh

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          oshima story (10)

          turning up Oshima's house which was already unoccupied started to decay. Bamboos around here were slightly swaying side to side in the breeze. I did feel quite cut off actually. I nearly forgot all my sweet memories at once. What's to stop

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          Dash!  I dashed to my own car which drove me to the oshima hometown where was in the middle of nowhere unconsciously.It took nearly 10 hours by driving alone. On the way , I kept thinking about the products of furniture that I inteded to p

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          oshima returns.

          When I was a child, I used to go to the grandmother's birthplace every summer time for collecting the bugs for my assignment, and also I enjoyed myself with my cousins for playing around, and also swimming in a shallow river where could see

          oshima returns.

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          hotaru in sweden It was a white night in Sweden After dinner, Oshima , Tatsuko and Paul went for a walk around the house to pick up the little blue lily bell for making a hair ornament. It was dusk, but not so dark. Oshima  " What's that

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          kanji in sweden As they have received a information about the swimming contest would be opened, Oshima and Tatsuko  were bound for the site near the high school.  On the way they had some wild strawberry that grew naturally in stead of the

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          sweden One day journey , transfering a railway and a ferry.  They managed to arrive at a small station where Paul waited.  Paul picked them up, then went to the house by his car.  On the way home Oshima saw some cozy one story houses, wind

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          Devils Dyke Oshima and Tatsuko went to the Devils Dyke before departing from the Brighton to Sweden in June. It took normally 30 minutes by the double-decker from the Wilbury Villas where Oshima lived.  There were some low hills to lie in

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          Oshima and Tatsuko had a dinner time at a pub near the Brighton Rock , drinking beers and chattering out. Tatsuko  " Well I have an appointment to meet Paul in his flat , I will be                out now. " Oshima  " You are happy , aren'

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          Life in BrightonAs Oshima heard somebody was knocking at the door tinted green , she opened . Tatsuko stood in front of the entrance with slight smile . She showed her in the foyer Oshima   " Tatsuko !  How are you ?  What happened ? " Ta

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          Then , 2 years later , they handed to her the money for a return ticket to buy and current expense , in addition to let her to promise coming back in 1 year . She started from the Yokohama harbor by herself. She stayed at the steerage with

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          oshima story (1)

          This story begins with a little encounter. Kenny rushes to the flat for watching at the favorite program on TV after getting the snacks in the convenience store. Eva also hurries to the same convenience store to post a birthday card to her

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