The born-in-Japan Seattle Mariners' sensation Ichiro Suzuki just set a Japanese baseball record: 3,086 career hits.
What makes Ichiro different? It's not really his name that sets him apart. The name "Ichiro Suzuki" is the "Jim Smith" of Japan. Well, going by his first name instead of his family name is just a teensy bit different, and it probably wasn't his idea. He is not a man who goes for publicity gimmicks.
What really sets him apart is his ability to focus, to concentrate and be in the moment. In Japanese, the word is "shu-chu-ryoku". Ichiro has it.
Okinawa Looks Like This
Peaceful: a beautiful place for a walk
自己紹介
- Chura
- Born and raised in the USA (NJ), I’ve spent most of my adult life in Japan. One of my favorite places in Japan is Okinawa. To me, Okinawa is a land of stories and an island of music, magic and mystery. The music is shima-uta, songs sung to the rhythm of a three-stringed lute called a sanshin. The magic is in the colors of land, sea and sky. The mystery? Mystery begins where the line between legend and verifiable human memories begins to blur. I am a member of the Archaeological Institute of America, chapter chief of a sanshin study society, and a founding member of the Marine Culture Research Association of Okinawa.