1986. Oakland, California. American-style BBQ at someone’s house. Shirt kanji is natsu, or “summer”.
Photo: Bruce Klickstein
California BBQ
Tag: casual
Steak
1985. Saito Sensei enjoys a good steak while in Australia.
Photo: Takemusu Aiki Association Incorporated NSW
Yakisoba
Fall of 1984. Bruce Klickstein, Teija Bell, John Thorton (sp?) and Saito Sensei. Yakisoba at the Iwama dojo.
Photo: Bruce Klickstein
Sailing
1981-82. Saito Sensei’s second visit to California included a sailboat trip around San Francisco Bay. Tuuli lived on this boat. Sid is her dad.
Ryuji Inagaki took a long trip to travel and lived in the Bay Area for 6 months. The photo was taken in Sausalito where the Messer docked their boat.
In front, Bruce Klickstein, Sally Klickstein (at that time), Saito Sensei, and Bill Witt. In back, Tuuli Messer in red shirt, Ryuji Inagaki, David Alexander in hat, and Sid Messer
Photo: David Alexander
Washington D.C.
1980’s. Donny Lyon took this photo in Iwama and gave it to Yvonne Thelwell in Washington D.C.
Photo: Don Lyon (1952-1996)
Preparing Soba
1978. Iwama. Preparing the soba in the shokudo
Photo: Bruce Klickstein
With the Grandkids
1976. With the grandkids before the dojo door. Sensei holds baby Kazanari. Okusan has Masaki on her back. Masaki is the son of Harumi and Umezawa-san. As an adult he worked at the new town hall.
Photo: Bruce Klickstein
Golden Gate Bridge
1974. San Francisco. Saito Sensei in front of the Golden Gate Bridge
Photo: Bruce Klickstein
Overlooking San Francisco
1974. Overlooking windy San Francisco. Inagaki, David Alexander, Sensei, and Bill Witt
Photo: Bruce Klickstein
San Francisco Airport
1974. Saito Sensei’s first trip out of Japan. He travels with a large entourage to California and Hawaii. At the SF Airport, Corri Geffen discovers you just can’t nikkyo Sensei.
Entourage includes Shigemi Inagaki, Hans Goto, Jeanette “Jeanie” Lerner, Tom Everett, Bill Witt, and David Alexander.
Photo: David Alexander