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Remember That

Bill DeVille NHS class of 1971 once wrote, “I remember so much (when someone mentions it), but sometimes I can’t remember places or names of events. Look at this list. Does it bring back memories? Here are some examples of things I can remember and some I can’t.” Thanks to Bill, his thoughts help to start this section of the web site. Future updates of the web site will include more “words.” If you have “words” to add please send them to trumansolverud@sbcglobal.net.

Japanalia

A Free Polish and Buff

Plastic Food Displays

Acting in Japanese movies

Rainy Season

Akadama Wine and Kiren Beer

Samurai dramas on TV

Akihabara (sp?)

Sanno Hotel Buffet

Angora sweaters at Seibu’s

Sakura – the toy store just outside the main gate to Grant Heights

Bonanza in Japanese on the TV

School kids in uniforms

Buses, subways, and trains

The Smell of:

Charcoal smoke

Barbequed Squid or Octopus?

Cherry blossoms

Yakatori

“China Night / Shina No Yoru”

Honey Wagons

Department Stores

baked yams at Meiji Shrine

Earthquakes

Sorobon

Fireworks

Sounds of the Night:

Gingko trees

Geta

The Ginzas

Soba Horn

Gray Winter Days

Obon Festival

Hakone

Sound of a Samisen

Having Dress Shoes Made

Sumo

Having your Fuji stick branded at rest stops going up for 10 yen

Tabi

Ichiban

Tamadai Heights

Japanese Movie Theaters

60 and 70 yen cabs

Judo and Karate classes

The luxury of an 80 Yen taxi

Kimonos

Three wheelers

Korakuen – baseball stadium – amusement park

Toshima Amusement Park

Mickey Curtis

Trains and Subways

“Miss Bowl” in Downtown Narimasu

Ueno Park

Mount Fuji

Yomuri Giants with Sadaharo Oh and Shigeo Nashima

Neighborhood Names

Yukata

Nikko

Pachinko Parlors

Piroshikis at Mano’s

RSchool Days

American School in Japan – aka ASIJ

“Snowball” Christmas Formal

Crackerballs in the Hallway

Junior Senior Prom

Johnson High School

Bus rides: School and Back; After Practice, a Game, or a Dance

High School Games against YoHi, ASIJ, Zama

School Trips to Kyoto and Nara

Yamato High School

Far East Basketball Tournaments

YoHi

Playing Footbal in a Typhoon (63)

Zama High School

Teachers including – Dr. Hays, Ms. Alleman, Ms. Johnson & Ms. Leamer

Sadie Hawkins Dance

Immunization Day – it came twice a year.

Graduation and Baccalaureate at GH Chapel

Neighborhood & Things

Housing Areas

Snack Bar at GH

Camp Drew

French fries with gravy at the GH snack bar

Camp Drake

Swimming pool at GH / WH

Grant Heights

Maids, House Boys and Seamstresses

Green Park

25 Cent Haircut

Hardy Barracks

Yakitori stand at GH theater

Jefferson Heights

25 Cent Movie

Johnson Air Base

Reconstituted Milk

Momote Village

Fresh Donuts at the GH Bakery

Pershing Heights

Tokyo USO

Tachikawa Air Base

Teenagers on Parade on FEN

Washington Heights

The Harlem Flower Blues Band

Yokota Air Base

The Teen Club Club (wherever it was)

Bagging Groceries for Tips

Dragon Inn Grant Heights

Narimasu Road – GH’s Main Street

Washington Heights Dew Drop Inn

X-lots – Cheap Houses You Bought

Shuttle Buses

Y-lots – Same, But at Other End of GH

Bus from Camp Drake to Tokyo Station via Grant Heights and the Ikebukro

GH Water Tower

Train Station

Mom taking flower arranging, Ikebana, classes and origami lessons

The Grant Heights North Loop and South Loop Buses

Groceries delivered from the commisary to your back door

Bus – Grant Heights to Johnson Air Base to Yokota Air Base to Tachikawa Air Base to Fuchu Air Station and back to Grant Heights