Photos of my wedding ceremony on February 11, 1981.
In February of 1981, I had a two weeks leave from IRRI in the Philippines to my home town, Okazaki, Japan, to hold a wedding ceremony with my wife. The wedding was held on February 11, and on February 17 I came back to IRRI with my wife.
Photos during my stay in Germany as a post-doctoral fellow at the soil science institute in the University of Hamburg.
From July 1983 to October 1984, I experienced a post doctoral study at the University of Hamburg under the guidance of Prof. Hans Wilhelm Scharpenseel. My research subject was the determination of soil age of the different size fractions in Chernozem soils. In the first 4 months, I stayed in Bremen to attend a German language course at the Goethe Institute, and started the research at Hamburg University from November 1983.
Soil profile in the Asel forest.
Dr. Hintze is digging the profile.
Asel forest. Buchen.
Soil profile at Sollingen. Wheat field.
Soil profile in the forest near Hamburg.
Parabraunerde
Soil profile at brick clay excavation site near Asel.
Brick clay excavation site near Asel.
Prof. Mielrich.
Podsol profile in the forest near Hamburg.
Podsol profile in the forest near Hamburg.
Podsol profile in the forest near Hamburg.
Furnace for burning soil sample in the Benzen synthesis line for C14 determination.
Earthworms catched in Asel soil profile.
Sollingen soil.
Excursion of soil laboratory members.
Prof. Scharpenseel playing ping pong.
Dr. Peter Becker Heidtmann and Prof. Scharpenseel.
Prof. Scharpenseel, Dr. Hintze and myself.
Dr. Ms. Ulla Martin
My friend, Mr. MIyawaki, visited me in Hamburg.
My room in the guest house.
My room in the guest house.
I was invited to the birthday party in a boat on Elbe river.
I was invited to the birthday party in a boat on Elbe river.
I was invited to the birthday party in a boat on Elbe river.
I was invited to the birthday party in a boat on Elbe river.
Scenes in Hamburg.
Scenes in Hamburg.
Scenes in Hamburg.
Scenes in Hamburg.
Scenes in Hamburg.
Scenes in Hamburg.
Library in Blaubeulen, South Germany.
Castle in Heidelberg.
Neuswanstein castle.
Neuswanstein castle.
Cable car to Zugspitze.
View from the cable car to Zugspitze.
At the top of Zugspitze.
Scenes in London after I attended the IHSS meeting at Birmingham.
Scenes in London after I attended the IHSS meeting at Birmingham.
Scenes in London after I attended the IHSS meeting at Birmingham.
Scenes in London after I attended the IHSS meeting at Birmingham.
Scenes in London after I attended the IHSS meeting at Birmingham.
Photos taken while I was staying in Nagoya from 1984 - 1990.
These photos were taken in 1984, when my daughter was 2 years old and my first son was just born. In December of 1984, I started to work at the Soil Science laboratory of Nagoya University as an assistant professor. I lived in a university staff housing of Nagoya University in Mizuho district of Nagoya city.
