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Moji Golf Club visit
My dad visited in March 2025. This is where my grandfather was a member. mojigolf.co.jp The Moji Golf Club is the oldest golf course in...
David O
Apr 191 min read


Kokura baseball game on March 2025
My dad went to a game at Kokura baseball stadium in March 2025. Start of the game Cheer team called “ou-en-dan” in Japanese 応援団 The high...
David O
Apr 191 min read


My family history
-Dad's Side- My grandfather was from Nakatsu in Oita prefecture. His father was a carpenter and he apparently fell off the roof of a...
David O
Nov 12, 20232 min read


Background on the Onizuka kofun burial mounds
Burial Mound in Kibi Plains, Okayama taken during my cycling tour around Japan 2014. There are several Onizuka 鬼塚 kofun 古墳 burial mounds...
David O
Nov 2, 20232 min read


My grandfather Kakusaburo Onizuka
-Early Life- Although I never met my granddad, it's obvious that he was an athlete. He was born 1907 in Nakatsu, Oita. His father...
David O
Nov 2, 20235 min read


Hunt for the Onizuka Shrine in Sasebo, Nagasaki 11-01-2023
Coincidence or destiny? My 2023 trip to Japan included taking the Matsuura Testudo Line from Sasebo. The original plan was to take it to...
David O
Nov 2, 20234 min read
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