I ,for long time, had hated to travel to Hawaii. Why? Because, Hawaii has ever been extremely popular to many Japanese and you would find so large number of Japanese strolling the streets in Waikiki. I like foreign city where I could find real exotic scenes, where I find not so many Japanese tourists. One of the reason I hate where many Japanese tourists is that ugliness of Japanese tourist in group. They often have no skill of communications with local people and lack of large part of western common senses, moreover lack of knowledge of our own, but with rather abundant money to spend. They travel nearly everywhere in the world known as famous places. I knew that all these make-shift upstart riches are not welcomed by the heart of local people.

It was in December 1995, I first time went to Honolulu Hawaii to participate 23rd Honolulu Marathon. This trip to Hawaii made me an instant fan of Hawaii. There was so pleasant atmosphere, warm temperature year around, friendly people, tasty foods, safe and clean town, a lot of amusements, and beautiful rich habitat nature. I had changed my mind since then. I do love Hawaii quite a lot now. It even has healing effect to being there. I recall now one scene on American movie “California Dream”, in the dialogue, Duke said, “Sell out the shop, Sell out…. Let’s go to Hawaii.” Fake replied, "Hawaii?" Duke, "Yes, Hawaii”

There must be a sound like paradise in Hawaii, where people becomes happy whenever, wherever you come from. I certainly am sure now, that you would be a fan of Hawaii once you visited there. If you take the bus paying only one buck, now it became little more, you can reach deep into the Hawaiian Island, where serene beauty of rich nature can be seen. My son married to a lady in November 2000. They told us that they will have wedding ceremony at Maui Hawaii. We all gave him and his wife to be open handed congratulation and our heart filled with great pleasure that one of our dreams come true. On the wedding day, I was in London on my business trip. I took short holidays and flew from London to Narita where I met all relatives who were heading to Hawaii to attend the ceremony. Traveling from London to Tokyo only, is sometimes painstaking long one. Further continued travel without day-off to Hawaii was sure enough tough one. But, to my honest, I did not feel any fatigue on that extra long travel. Human being is made very well to adjust one’s soul and body to suit one’s own favor and dislike. December in each year, as the date of Honolulu Marathon approaches, the desire to travel to Hawaii swells silently in my mind.

Dec/'01 Rinzo (Updated on 6/Sep/'05)