7. Studied another three years in Japan and came back one month before the war broke out.

S – Sahomi Tachibana
SM – Shirley Muramoto

S

Then, my parents felt that I should learn a little more, so they sent me back to Japan again.

SM

So, every time you go to Japan, you were living with your…

S

…grandparents, my paternal grandparents, because my maternal grandparents never went back.

stayed in Japan for another 3 years. I studied odori every day, and I had to go to school every day also. I came back, I was about 16-1/2, almost going on (17). In fact, it was one month before the war broke out.

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1. My grandparents had their own Kabuki group with props bought from Japanese touring troupes.
2. My family got involved in Kabuki because there was somebody in the area who was able to direct Kabuki.
3. My cousin taught me how to dance to fill the Kabuki intermission when I was seven.
4. Rev. Yoshio Iwanaga at San Jose Buddhist Temple used to come to Mountain View to teach Bon odori and dōyō (children’s songs).
5. Advised by Rev. Iwanaga, learned Japanese dance in Japan from the age of 11 to 14.
6. Taught all the dances learned in the past three years in Japan at Oakland Buddhist Temple.
7. Studied another three years in Japan and came back one month before the war broke out.

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