http://babibubebo.com/2007/07/22/sendai-tanabata/ A Photgrapher's Travel Guide to Japan Wed, 28 Jul 2010 05:57:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://babibubebo.com/2007/07/22/sendai-tanabata/comment-page-1/#comment-12581 Paul Streur Tue, 07 Jul 2009 17:00:36 +0000 http://babibubebo.com/2007/07/22/sendai-tanabata/#comment-12581 I was in Sendai with the 545th Miltary Police back in the mid 1950s, and had taken slide photos of the Star Festival very similar to these. Sendai is a wonderful place - the people are friendly, the city has beautiful places, and it was a highlight of my life to date. We were so fortunate to have some wonderful local people working with us - mechanics, a barber, a tailor, a carpenter, etc.. They were just great! And the local police that we patrolled with were some of the best in the world. Matsushima is another real delight. I went there several times and came away with fantastic memories from each visit. I was in Sendai with the 545th Miltary Police back in the mid 1950s, and had taken slide photos of the Star Festival very similar to these. Sendai is a wonderful place – the people are friendly, the city has beautiful places, and it was a highlight of my life to date.
We were so fortunate to have some wonderful local people working with us – mechanics, a barber, a tailor, a carpenter, etc.. They were just great! And the local police that we patrolled with were some of the best in the world.
Matsushima is another real delight. I went there several times and came away with fantastic memories from each visit.

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