the year of 1964

In 1964, the Olympic Games was held in Tokyo.

The opening ceremony took place on October 10th,
----56 years ago !

Did any of you see the ceremony live or on TV?

My father went to Tokyo to see it live.

I was a fourth year college student in Niigata.
I had no TV set in my rent room.
I don't remember anything about the opening ceremony.
Wasn't I listening to the radio?

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On June 16 in 1964, the powerful Earthquake hit
Niigata.

The Niigata Earthquake occurred
just after I had lunch at the students'hall.

The River Shinano flooded.
The electricity was cut off.
The water and gas were cut off too.

Our summer vacation that year started on June 17
but I could not go back to my hometown
until the end of June.

I shall never forget the Niigata Earthquake in 1964.

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During the summer vacation in 1964,
I went to 長野・信濃大町　学生村 to devote myself
to preparing my graduation thesis. （卒論）

I was going to write about
LEAR'S WORLD IN KING LEAR.

I kept on studying day after day.

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The year of 1964 was a very eventful year.

Oh, how young I was! Only 22 years old!

My youth of no regrets!