JAPAN

I've been fascinated with Japan since I was a child. Godzilla and samuri movies greatly appealed to me. And as I grew older, I learned to respect Japan's culture and its economy. I read and saw movies about as often as possible.

When I was an undergraduate student at SUNY New Paltz I made many Japanese friends. In 1992 one of them, Koji Bando, invited me to visit his family home in Osaka, Japan. It was a great experience, so much so that I decided to return there in the future.

In January 1999, one month after earning my MBA from NKU, I moved to Japan. I signed a one-year contract with Nova (a chain of English language schools) to teach from January 1998 to January 1999. It was the greatest year of my life.

First and foremost, I met my future bride Yukari, who will marry me soon. And I visited 32 cities, climbed to the top of Mount Fuji, attended live Sumo wrestling, visited many temples, shrines, and castles, and did much much more.

To see pictures of the following, please click in the appropriate place(s): Mount Fuji Sumo Wrestling

Sumo Wrestling Ise City Highlights of Nagoya

Highlights of Inuyama Kyoto Tokyo Charles & Yukari at Various Places