Name

Sozo Koike
Handle name is LA Samurai. LA is not Los Angeles, it’s means Last Samurai of Aizu.

Gender

Man

Address

Ebina City, Kanagawa Prefecture... but now I am being immigrate to Aizubange-machi, Kawanuma-gun, Fukushima prefecture for my mother's care.
Sep. 25 in 2017, Aizubange townspeople now.

Birthday

May 26 in 1947.
My birthday is same to American movie actor John Wayne(Duke 1907~1979).

Age

71 years old. In Japan so-called Baby boomer generation.

Constellation

Gemini

Blood Type

A+

Birthplace

Shin-ei-cho, Aizu Bange town, Kawanuma-gun, Fukushima Prefecture.
My elementary school time, I lived in near the JR Aizu Bange station,
And the playground was schoolyard of the old Aizu Bange Elementary School (presently the Aizu
Bange Minami Elementary School).
Graduated from the old Aizu Bange First junior high school(integrates with the old Aizu Bange
Second junior high school and is now in the Aizu Bange junior high school.)
The site is now Aizu Bange Higashi Elementary School.
Graduated from Department of Industrial Chemistry, Fukushima prefectural Aizu Technical
High School.

Character

Gentle and quiet…but stubborn.
I was called the stubborn Samurai of Aizu at the time of the active duty.
But there is also a place that is quite soft, but there is also a momentary water eater,too.
May be this is the fate of the Gemini to combine soft and hardness.
Thought is Conservative tendencies(At my work was improvements and reforms).
Boshin War will never be forgotten.
After all, I couldn't get along with the Choshu people (Yamaguchi Prefecture people),
and I didn't want to get along. (Even now...)

Hobby

Reading books. Come to think of it, haven’t read much books lately.
I was a literary youth indulging in poetry and philosophy.
At the time of the old Aizu Bange First junior high school three years ,I am proud to have read about 10,000 books of all the books except the comics and picture books of the libraly in one year.Interested in the historical research to Aizu, especially in ancient and medieval times.
Watching sports on TV. My young time I was play and sweating in Swimming, Diving, Skiing, Basketball, and Rugby foot ball.
Travel, I was could walk in Kyoto with my eyes closed, but how about now I wonder.
I went to Germany at work and only Korea overseas travels.

Feats

Although it was a kappa state that went up to the land, swimming, the high school age belonged to swimming club, and was youth in diving.
Reform and improvement of Toyota system. When I was active, I was eating a meal with this.
The company realized the cost down of 300 million yen in a manufacturing plant of 1.5 billion yen in Month.

Ones of Favorite

I like Zaru Soba(Japan Soba)even in winter.
It's OK Sake, Shochu,Whiskey, Wine, Bourbon to drink anything, but I've not been able to drink much recently because of the year. I stopped smoking..
The cooking of wife. Her cooking prowess is have graduated of Tsuji Cooking School in Japan
with excellent grades. I also cook by the influence a little.
John Wayne's Movie (DVD). 1960's R&B (rhythm and blues) .

Dislikes

Grated yam (the trauma of childhood ...)
The long leek which does not pass through the fire (it smells..., it’s very unbelievable to spice up of Soba. The flavor of Soba is will be compromised.)
Okra. Don’t want to believe that from the plant have weird tacky.
I don't really understand what a horror movieis, fearful.
The horror movie. It’s creepy! I don’t understand what’s good at all.