For my English speaking friends:
Here in Japan, it is rainy season. Rain nourishes plants and the earth and it goes to the sea in the end. ( and it goes up to the sky again ).
My operation date was fixed. It will take 10 hours but I just sleep by anesthesia.
Japanese old story tells that it is the date when two stars ( male and female who were separated by the Milky Way ) can meet only one day in one year. It shows it is a lucky day.
The operation date became earlier than scheduled before. My affected part seems to become larger a bit. So the sooner the better. No other way.
It is very sad and regrettable that I can not join the tour with Michel Doneda and Le Quan Ninh.
I had organized the tour very beautifully and perfectly with new and old friends, traditional and contemporary, with handicapped dancers at open air, temples, garden, barber etc.
I had to give up this treasure tour because of the operation.
They arrive here on the next day of the operation. On some free day we will be able to meet at the hospital. I am not confident to be normal attitude. I try my best to meet with full smile and without tears.
TETSU
