I was not only born in Okikamuro neither grew up in Okikamuro, but my permanent residence registration is still in Okikamuro because my father`s hometown is in Okikamuro.
My father is the oldest son of 9 siblings. Even though I am the oldest son of 2 siblings, I have 17 cousins (only stock of my father).
Although these all people gathered at the Bon Festival Aug until 30 years ago, there was not any space in my grand mothers house so that every body slept alternately.
At that moment, some uncles enjoyed the Bon Festival dance all through the night and came back in the morning or some uncles and cousins slept early evening and went fishing in the early morning.
The slight big cousins enjoyed fishing in the night too and slept in the morning. All of uncles and aunts took care of us deeply, so that we slept on the beach by putting up a mosquito net when it was fine day.
I would like to write about Okikamuro by several times, which I have a good memories.
To be continued
（Kazutaka Nishimura July 31,2011）
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