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Gratitude
21st Oct 2008
I want to express my deepest gratitude that everybody came back to Japan safely. Our production staff whose freight had landed a bit earlier welcomed us at the gate of Narita airport terminal. Even after the concert, I have been quite busy having press interviews and meetings so I was always excited and my blood pressure remained very high. I met people from Georgia who came to experience our concert. They were deeply impressed and seriously asked me to hold our concert in Tiblis next year. Looking though their eyes I saw incurable grievances and pains so I made up my mind immediately to visit Georgia early next year and to start preparation work. Their tearful eyes still remain in my heart. 
In the late afternoon we had another meeting with a gentleman living in the United States and discussed the possibility of planning something in the near future. He said that he was convinced by the magnitude of our performance that our concert was the only hope for the future of the earth that could give guidance to every human being. I was very happy to be granted encounters with the souls of people who might open up the future of the earth all together. Before going to dinner my blood pressure became unusually high, and I worried very much. Mr. Idaki Shin told me to try to recall the light I saw at the concert. When I read the next to last poem, three stages before the Big Bang, I saw a special light of eternity coming from far beyond the large night sky that I expressed as the light of origin.. I was enormously impressed and trembled. I felt confident of realizing the peace all over the world. When this light was manifested, the most pure and beautiful light of human beings would prevail. This was the beginning of a new era of true human history. I was filled with vigor and joy to move forward.  Then I could leave my hotel to go to dinner. According to the Armenian police office the concert was attended more than 20,000 people. To our local partner’s joy, everybody seemed to be greatly impressed and few people left the venue before the end of the concert. They said at the dinner table that they had wondered before whether or not the Yerevan public would like our show and stay till the end of the concert. In reality something extraordinary happened. All the local partners were extremely grateful for the success of our concert and were happy. A parliament member told us that in the beginning he was also anxious about the reaction of the general public but obviously he did not have to worry about it. He also delivered to us a wonderful message from the mayor of Yerevan, in which he expressed an official commitment to do another show of ours at republic square next year. Everybody applauded greatly. Many people said that life in Armenia was difficult and people were living under strong stress and our concert brought them a completely new world that allowed everybody to live a happy life. I was again extremely happy to hear what we meant to express with yesterday’s concert. Also I rejoiced to hear that many Armenian people were very touched by my poems on Mt. Ararat because Mt. Ararat was taken by Turkey, people’ s yearning for the legendary holy mountain doubled with Koguryo people’s attachment to Mt. Gojo and king Jako’s grievances during life in exile. Now that the new world was manifested, the true light of Mr. Idaki Shin became visible and the most beautiful and pure light of people all over the world should be manifested globally. Human kind would start a completely new life that has never existed in past history. .Embraced by pleasant breezes of freedom I sensed the glorious future to come quite soon and I am grateful to my life and to everybody who supported the historic concert in Armenia.
An historic concert
21st Oct 2008
Under the large blue sky, provided to hold the Legends of Koguryo Rediscovered concert in Armenia, which I believe to be an historic event to open up a new future for mankind, I sincerely express my deepest gratitude to those who come here all the way from Japan to participate in this concert, those who have waited for this historic moment in Japan, and the rest of the world, and to numerous souls, life forms and divine beings that have been guiding our activities.
Rehearsal day
21st Oct 2008
Today started with our appearance on a morning TV show well known all over Armenia. Though everything was in Armenian the atmosphere of two commentators filled me with a warm heart. I eventually came to improvise a poem on the spot and without translating it, everybody seemed to have understood the idea of the poem and said they felt pure kindness and made a joke saying that people with malicious hearts could not stay more than ten minutes at the concert. Then everybody laughed in an intimate atmosphere. Later, we had an appointment with the minister of culture and Her Highness has promised me to introduce us to the minister of culture of surrounding countries commenting that everybody would love to see my smile. On returning to our hotel we were welcomed by hotel staff who photographed us and asked us to write a message and Mr. Idaki Shin made a wonderful one. In the evening we are going to the final rehearsal, and I am very excited that Armenian mint tea does not calm me down. I pray that I will be in good physical condition until the end of the concert.
Wonderful time in Armenia
21st Oct 2008
Today we visited Lake Sevan as we were highly recommended to visit it to feel its special atmosphere and energy. It is located at an altitude of two thousand metres above sea level and is said to be the highest lake in the world. On the way to the lake there remained things from the Soviet era that made me imagine the past history of this land. All of a sudden, I thrilled at the brilliant blue color of the water of the lake in harmony with tree leaves turning yellow that came into my sights. I felt I knew this pleasant landscape. The weather was clear and the sun beam was strong. The breezes were a bit chilly but overall everything was pleasant and fine. Our guide made a reservation in a special fish restaurant commanding a view towards the lake though we had asked her not to include lunch in the tour as we took a late breakfast. She insisted that everybody who visited the lake had to taste its fresh fish. And indeed I enjoyed the fresh fish dish very much and ate everything which was quite a rare thing for me. The dessert cake was made from fruit and was also delicious though I had to put a lot of energy cutting it into pieces to eat. While Armenian coffee became my favorite beverage this time I tried a special herbal tea called time. It was said to serve to stabilize blood pressure and tasted very good as well having a fresh aroma. Mr. Idaki Shin said with a smiling face that I would be fine after drinking it. People in Armenia make it a rule to toast either with vodka or brandy. During dinner or lunch. I was strongly offered to sip a bit of the vodka they had and I accepted, to discover that it also tasted wonderful. I felt grateful to everything as I had never had the experience of enjoying a meal and drinks with local people just before an international concert. I came to love Armenia and feel quite at home.
A morning in Yerevan
21st Oct 2008
Today was cloudy. I saw on my website that many Japanese visitors have marveled at the large banners in Republic Square, the venue of our concert. I shed tears out of gratitude as I felt their commitment to us as well as deep consideration by people in Japan who were following my project through the website. Everybody is now ready for the concert. I understood that  this was the first time for Yerevan to stage such an big concert as ours. So I can easily imagine big endeavors made by our production staff. The main part of the stage set was constructed by an Iranian team. So everybody is cooperating to realize an historic concert that will manifest what I call the world far beyond Heaven. I also feel numerous souls all over the world, and all living creatures and nature that have eagerly been awaiting our concert.
From Armenia No2
21st Oct 2008
On the way to a church commanding wonderful view of Mt.Ararat, we passed by a vast field full of watermelons. Spontaneously I uttered that I would like to taste it. Then our tourist guide stopped our bus and brought us two watermelons. Though I have never eaten fruits before a concert for fear of damaging my stomach, this time I took them back to my hotel and shared them with members of our group as they looked delicious and familiar to me. 
In Armenia, I could touch the warmth of many people helping each other and living in harmony with a rich nature. At a dinner where we were invited yesterday, I was very impressed by the warm and relaxing atmosphere. Everybody welcomed us from the heart, and I had indeed a wonderful time enjoying intimate conversation. This was again an unusual thing for me as I did not normally accept dinner invitations before a concert.  When one of the members of the Armenian parliament told us that the wish to regain one’s home land was essential to all humankind, Mr. Idaki Shin replied that Japanese people were provided with a precious opportunity to regain the hearts of human beings by encountering Armenian people and their land. Armenia reminded me of a lot of good things that I knew from a long time ago. 
When I visited a college in Yerevan that had Japanese language courses, I explained to its students the main theme of the photo book, Legends of Koguryo Rediscovered. Looking at photos corresponding to each poem, taken by Mr. Idaki Shin, I acknowledged that my homeland extended over four countries, China, North Korea, South Korea and Japan. However, now that the world far beyond Heaven was wide open to every human being, everybody’s home was not geographical, but light coming down to us from the future, and from the world far beyond Heaven.
From Armenia
21st Oct 2008
Today we held a press conference and Mr. Idaki Shin said that he would express messages coming from the universe and demonstrate how all humankind should live a new life to open up our future. I saw a light of hope that filled my heart with joy. In Armenia, people usually try to express one’s deepest feelings in the first place, in response to which I reply with gratitude from the bottom of my heart so that we can enjoy very warm heart to heart conversations and companionship. At the parliament of Armenia one deputy member who read my poems told me that everybody’s heart for  one’s homeland should be the same as is, for Armenian people, Mt. Ararat, for Japanese people, Mt. Fuji and for Koguryo people, Mt. Gojo. Because Mt. Ararat was now under the territory of Turkey, Armenian people are prohibited to go there. So they understand very well my heart for Mt. Gojo. I had not expected in Armenia to engage in  conversation on homeland. I was very impressed, and tears came up in my eyes. Later today, I visited a college that has Japanese language courses as I was asked repeatedly to meet students who have been eager to see me while they used my poems as texts for translation class. 
Our interpreter told me that they considered my poem on Armenia as something written by an Armenian, as it captured their deepest feeling. I rejoiced at everything, to see that everybody’s heart was unified.
Full moon night in Yerevan
21st Oct 2008
As my hotel room is facing the huge screen set of our concert I can always see a large banner of my photo which is stretching towards Heaven. I recalled that I had envisioned this scenery sometime in the past. I was amazed at what was happening within my internality. My life had anticipated this moment of great transformation to come. In the morning we left the hotel to see Mt Ararat and arrived there in the afternoon. Though we were told that the weather was not good, on our arrival the mountain showed up clearly among clouds. I considered that nature is celebrating our concert that is designed to manifest the world far beyond Heaven. I received a message that trees, flowers and every Armenian person have been waiting for this moment to come. A member of the parliament of Armenia came to greet us and said that after a TV report featuring us was broadcast this morning many phone calls have been ringing inquiring about our. Event. In the evening we were invited to dinner at an Armenian traditional restaurant and we were very warmly received. I was always impressed by warmth of people’s heart here. I was grateful to be guided to come to Armenia by an unknown power, otherwise I would never have a chance to know about Armenia nor be touched by its people’s warm hearts. At night I saw another banner of a photo of Mr. Idaki Shin hanging on the other huge screen set. It was reflecting brilliant light beams from the full moon. ...