This is a newly created blog in which I will write about my experiences as an American living in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.
I am still setting the blog up so if it looks a bit underdeveloped, that is because it is.
I am a retired U. S. Navy Chief Petty Officer who is currently employed by Puget Sound Naval Shipyard. I work on maintenance projects on the USS George Washington in Yokosuka and plan on taking every Yokosuka assignment that the Shipyard will allow me. As I result, I hope to be living here 6 or 7 months of every year.
Many may know of my other blog - Photios - in which I wrote of political and social issues. I do not intend to discuss anything political here (too much). I want to write about my favorite restaurants, bars, karaoke places, people, language (as I struggle hopelessly to learn Japanese), etc.
That is all for now. This introduction may be modified or extended as I set up this blog.
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Tuesday, February 9, 2010
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Dear Mr. Burkland,
Christ is Risen!
I am sorry that I was not able to see you and your wife when you visited our small Orthodox Christian parish in Yokohama. I found your name from visitors'-note of Yokohama.
Do you or your wife remember late sub-deacon Cyril Inoue of Yokohama?
He was a good friend of mine and I heard about you from him.
Are you still living in Yokosuka?
If you are, please visit us again.
Now, we have a new priest who can speak Greek and English in addition to Japanese and we have the Divine Liturgy twice in a month. In this month, actually the second Liturgy will be in this coming Sunday (16th April)
Hope to see you soon!
In Risen Lord,
John M. Shoji
Indeed He is risen!
Sadly, I never met or communicated with sub-deacon Cyril. My wife, Sophia, communicated with him regularly on the internet and remembers him well.
I will be in Yokosuka for a few more weeks before returning to the US.
I am very interested in returning to visit your beautiful parish in Yokohama.
Please contact me via email - see my profile.
Yours in Christ,
Photios
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