赤門 Akamon Tokyo University ( built in 1827) 赤 aka is red. 赤 tshiah in Holo is brown.  Gifts I brought to  川平朝清 KABIRA Chōsei @Tokyo.  Kabira-san was interested in Dadaocheng  煎餅 and asked if Taiwanese pronounce 煎餅 in Japanese "Senbei".  He often wears traditional Okinawa shirts and joked he probably forgot how to tie (necktie). I arranged to meet in Tokyo with my father's " Taihoku High"  classmate  川平朝清 KABIRA Chōsei in September. The morning before I did, I took the opportunity to visit   一般 財団 法人台湾 協会    （Japan-Taiwan Association) and warmly greeted by  金子展也 Kaneko Nobuya (Managing Director).  Listening and chatting with these two remarkable Japanese elders is a privilege. And one exhilarating and humbling experience.   Their generous and thoughtful sharing and responding to my interests (and questions) is mesmerizing to which I am immensely grateful.  I took away lovely and valuable lifetime-st...