Man thanks for the story.
I saw that post you made last year and I thought that was cool
that you did that. Have you gotten in touch with people you knew
over here since the quake/tsunami?

Yeah i made it up to Tohoku about
6 months before the earthquake & tsunami. I don't know if you
knew but last year they designated Hiraizumi & Chuuson-ji as
World Heritage sites. I thought that was pretty awesome of
UNESCO. There's also another place that was designated in
Tohoku, but I can't remember the name...maybe Ooshima?

Yeah I can understand not wanting to ship vinyl back to the
states.

I don't know much about the world rock scene. If you could point
me in the direction of something you liked that would be cool. I'd
love to check some stuff out. My taste is all over, but I'm
always willing to pick up new stuff and give something new a try.
Love the 70s Japanese folk stuff especially Hosono Haruomi, Happy End,
Arai Yumi, and some of the offbeat stuff like Asakawa Maki and some
of disco-y stuff like Kimiko Kasai & Tatsuro Yamashita. Even newer
stuff like UA or Yura Yura Teikoku. My taste is all over the place.

Have you been back since you left?