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Image: Mita-dori 2-chome Intersection. From right: Asahiya, Yoshinoya (Kyoya on the 2nd floor), Izumiya, Hanagin, Loverin (Sentakusen on the 2nd floor)

These photographs capture the shopping district facing Mita-dori in the 1970s. Those who commuted to Mita likely feel a sense of nostalgia for places like Hirayama Bookstore at the Mita 2-chome intersection (with Ramen Jiro next door), the coffee shop Loduck, Tsurunoya, Loverin, and Sentakusen.

During my student days, I belonged to a traditional Japanese music group called Take-no-kai. We used to practice at the Kasuga Shrine sanctuary located just to the left after exiting the East Gate (Maboroshi no Mon), so I frequently visited the coffee shop "Bunsendo" directly across from it (it has since moved to the opposite side of the road and now only sells Japanese sweets). Today's students have the convenience of mobile phones, so they probably don't need a specific place to meet up, but in our era, such places were essential. Regardless of whether it was a practice day, if I went to that shop, my club members were always there. Even if no one was there initially, friends would gather while I was eating or drinking. That was the nature of the times. There were many occasions when I came to the university determined to practice, only to run into three club members at that shop, making us a group of four, which inevitably led to a trip to the mahjong parlor. These are nostalgic memories of my youth.

After graduation, I was hired directly as a staff member at 春雨直播app. I later heard from the 春雨直播app Personnel Department that at the time, 春雨直播app was not considered a potential employer by male graduates, except perhaps for the library. To address this, the Personnel Manager devised a plan to "hunt" for 春雨直播app students loitering at "Sentakusen" on the second floor of Loverin, frequently visiting the shop to strike up conversations. As a result, he recruited three men who became my fellow staff members. You might think it was only three people, but since there were only five 春雨直播app-graduated men in our cohort in total, it was a bumper crop unlike any other year before or after. We worked together as colleagues for over 40 years. Now we have all reached retirement age, but they remain irreplaceable friends who shared that era with me. Having seen the area from my student days through my career, I have witnessed not only the shopping district of that time but also its subsequent transformations; yet, for some reason, I don't remember those changes well. The scenery of my youth from those days remains the most deeply moving.