Kumagai close-up -At the courtyard of MOMA- (Kumatani) For some reason, no matter how far away he is, whenever he sees someone drinking juice here, the security guard always comes up to him and exclaims, "Go to the shady terrace! and he is always excited. Everyone, male or female, always yells before going to the terrace. We went quietly to the terrace. Strong, American. (Tokoi)

Dread and Kumagai They were so cute that I had my picture taken with them. (Kumatani)

Justin One of the two engineers who helped us. They both speak interesting Japanese. (Kumatani)

Justin and Tokoi He has studied karate quite a bit and is much stronger than he appears. I was very impressed by the way he often said to himself, "Hmmm, no punch" when he missed during a punch-in. (Tokoi)

Justin at work I took a picture of your work for a moment. He is cool at work, but when he speaks Japanese, he becomes a geisha type. (Tokoi)

Justin and Kumagai A commemorative photo taken on the last day of work with Justin. By this time you had become great friends with us and we talked a lot. (Kumatani)

Kosugi close-up I was surprised when he showed me a photo of him and Youssou N'Dour, whom he had worked with in the past. I didn't recognize him as Mr. Kosugi because he was wearing his hair quite short. But, after all, when I think of Kosugi, I think of Long. (Tokoi)

Kosugi and Kumagai This is Kosugi. Isn't it kind of like we are on a secret trip? (Kumatani)

Kosugi and Justin at work All but the drummer and bass player had to work with this scenery. I was so used to seeing it that I only took it for granted at the time, but as time goes by, it is a very memorable scene. (Tokoi)

Ricky Wellman and Tetsu Okawa Tetsu says he has been living in the U.S. for eight years now. They were close in age to us and we had a good time talking with them. We still email, call, and are good friends! (Kumatani) Actually, Tetsu is the one who lives in the dangerous area. (Tokoi)

Roy This is Roy, the first engineer who helped us. According to Justin, "Roy is the No. 1 engineer in New York City." Indeed, in that amount of time, you can express such a good sense of style. (Kumatani)

Tokoi Photos of New Yorkers by Tokoikun. -In Middle Town - "Chotto~Americaine de suka~ska?" > Justin's style. (Kumatani) The day was really pleasant. It was pretty hot, but dry, so I didn't sweat much. (Tokoi)

Tokoi This is a picture of resting after a long walk. Are you very old? There seems to be something stored on the right cheek, but I do not remember. (Tokoi)

Roy, Justin and us Launch scene. It was great! (Kumatani) Is it just me, or does Roy look like an old lady? (Tokoi)

Will Lee and Kosugi Photo at work. (Kumatani) I'm serious! (Tokoi)

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