SENDAI TRIP + PHOTO EXHIBITION, Nov 2017
A friend shared with me about her Sendai trip to see Yuzu’s photo exhibition. I was very touched by her words and she gave me permission to share with other fans.
These are her photos and messages shared with me: (I translated her Chinese to English.)
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Photography is not allowed in the exhibition, so I took photos from outside only.
All the support posters were very touching. Noto-san’s photos are especially good at capturing Yuzu’s different moments. Although we have already seen some photos before, this is a proper photography exhibition, the photos are of a high level, and very beautiful.
I found myself standing before the photos for a long time…. because each one brought back memories of what happened at that competition….. I was very moved. The next day, I went back there again.
It was an exhibition that was really worth going for.
As for the posters put up at the subway stations, what was really great was that not only did the selected photos look good, each poster also had some description that was relevant to that specific station; it was really done with a lot of thought and care! (pics at the top of this post)
The posters were put up near the entrance and exit of stations, and were very easy to see from inside or outside the gates.
In the public buses, there were also advertisements of the photo exhibition.
I also visited Ice Rink Sendai. It was open for skating but the renovations were not completely finished and no photography was allowed. But I saw the bus that they bought with the money Yuzu donated from the royalties of his autobiographies, and I took a photo of it.
(my note: I love the licence plate! December 7. Someone’s birthday is coming soon. ^^)
Then I went for a walk in Nanakita-koen (七北田公園). Many people travel around Sendai following the photos in ‘Weekend Sendai’ magazine. :))
This photo below (cr: ‘Weekend Sendai’) was actually taken in the carpark outside International Centre Station (where the photo exhibition was held).
On the 2nd day afternoon, I went to Akiu-jinja (shrine) [秋保神社]. Many flags were put up (from fans) to pray for Yuzu’s success.
(my note: this shrine is famous for the god of victory.)
I really like this photo that I took…. this huge 350 year-old tree blessing and watching over Yuzu’s flags.
When I went to the exhibition on the 2nd day, I saw a board with Yuzu’s signature and it was dated just the day before! I asked the staff about it and they said he came at night after the exhibition was closed.
We were not allowed to take a photo of the board but this was what he wrote: (she copied his words down)
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いつも応援、本当にありがとうございます！
このシーズンは私にとっても特別なシーズンです。
これからも 全力で ’羽生結弦’らしい演技をしていきます！
よろしくお願いします！!
[his signature] 2017.11.12
ありがとうございます！Thank you! Merci! 多謝! 카무사무니다 ! Спасибо!
本当にありがとう!！ 羽生結弦
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My note:
This is my translation from his Japanese:
“Thank you very much for always supporting me!
This season is a special season to me.
I will put in all my efforts to give performances that are like “Yuzuru Hanyu”.
Please give me your support and favour!!!”
He wrote 'thank you’ in Japanese, English, French, Chinese, Korean, Russian and then Japanese again.
I smiled when I saw the Korean words. (I studied some Korean before.) I think he was trying to write “kam-sa-hamnida” (감사합니다)…. but what he wrote was “kamu-samu-nida” (카무사무니다). ^^ haha….. I was so tickled and so touched at the same time! He was trying so hard to write in another language for his fans. How sweet and funny and adorable is this guy……. :D
My friend had a wonderful trip. I thank her for sharing all this with me and for giving me permission to share it with other fans. (she prefers not to be named) (please do not re-post her photos nor use them for any other purpose.)
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