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more details c.1935 TOKYO, JAPAN - A group of 13 Japanese Cyclists Posing in Front of a Store The dimensions are 6 1/2 x 4 3/4 inches. [Item# 1935.c J 804]     more details c.1967 Howie and Keizo Stretching before Sunday Morning Cycling The dimensions are 4 3/8 x 3 inches. The Osaka Cycling Association sponsored Sunday Morning Cycling for the public at large. The participants met in a large park and started the event with stretching exercises to music that was played over a PA System. After streching, the group would split into various groups, each with several leaders, for a pleasant bike ride. Notice Howie`s American Eagle bike with the panniers. [Item# 1967c OhayoCycling]     more details c.1969 HOWIE and KEIZO KOZAKI at GOTO BASKET, Nagoya, Japan (See some of the plastic baskets in the showcase) Goto Basket Co was owned and operated by Mr. and Mrs. Goto. The showroom and warehouse was a modern facility adjacent to their home. The baskets were designed in the office, then produced by home-workers in the surronding areas. A Goto employee would deliver the raw materials to the various home-workers and pick-up the finished baskets, which would be packaged for export in the warehouse. Yasuyuki Goto, their youngest child, currently owns a retail bike shop in Nagoya. The dimensions are 3 x 4 1/4 inches. [Item# 1969c GotoBaskets3]     more details c.1969 THE SALES MANAGER OF HATSUNE ELECTRIC CO provider of American Flyer Generator Sets The dimensions are 3 x 4 1/4 inches. [Item# 1969c HatsuneElect]     more details c.1969 THE SALES MANAGER OF ISHIWATA TUBING CO during a discussion about tandems for WCCSC The dimensions are 5 x 3 1/2 inches. [Item# 1969c IshiwataTube]     more details 1970 April at The Home of Yukio and Takako Kawamura Bob Hansing, my brother Leo Jr and I were in Japan for the International Cycle Show. This 1970 picture was taken in the Kobe home of Yukio (aka Higesan) and Takako Kawamura where we had a lovely dinner party. Higesan was the then president of Kawamura Sangyo Co, the producers of our American Eagle and Nishiki bicycles. Standing L-R; Ikutaki-san (chief engineer at the bicycle factory), Bob Hansing (WCCSC), Katchan (manager of the bicycle factory), Howie Cohen (WCCSC) and Yukio `Higesan` Kawamura (president of the bicycle factory). Seated L-R; Takako Kawamura (wife of Higesan), Hiroko Kawamura (daughter of Higesan & Takako) and my brother Leo Cohen Jr (WCCSC). [Item# 1970-04]     more details 1970 April, Ohayo (Morning) Cycling in Osaka Japan When I was visiting Japan to conduct our bicycle business I often times would join some of the industry leaders and the local Osaka Cycling Club for their Sunday Morning Ohayo Cycling. This photo was taken while we were preparing to leave the park for a several hour bike ride to a Mandarin Orange Grove. L-R Unknown gent, Kozo Yoshigai (Dia-Compe), Yasushi Sugino (Sugino cranks & chainrings), Ozaki-san (chief engineer at SunTour), me (Howie Cohen of WCCSC), and Junzo Kawai (SunTour-Maeda Industries). I was riding one of our new model American Eagle bicycles with a 34T low gear cog. [Item# 1970-05OhayoCyclig]     more details c.1970 HUFFY, SCHWINN, WEST COAST CYCLE, CAT EYE - Group photo at a Cocktail Party The dimensions are 7 x 4 3/4 inches. (L to R) Mrs. Robert Huffman, Robert `Bob` Huffman of Huffman Mfg Co. (Horace`s younger brother), Ray Burch V.P Marketing of Schwinn, Sam Mesha V.P. Purchasing of Schwinn, Howie, Paul Hinkston both of West Coast Cycle, Yoshizo `Yoshi` Tsuyama President of Cat Eye (Tsuyama Industrial Co., Ltd.), and an unknown Japanese Gent.  Although the Americans pictured here represent  three companies who compete with each other, there was always a friendly relationship and cooperation between the competitors regarding subjects of mutual interest.  [Item# 1970c Party]     more details c.1970 SunTour`s Junzo Kawai`s Home Garden After a business meeting at the Maeda Industries office in Sakai, Osaka, Japan, Howie was often invited to have dinner at the home of then president, Junzo Kawai (aka Jun-chan). This photo was taken in the backyard garden of the Kawai home. (L to R) Jun-chan, Mrs. J.Kawai (Kei) & Howie. The Kawai`s grew beautiful flowers and vegetables in their garden.The dimensions are 4 7/16x3 1/4 inches. See the picture gallery for additional pictures taken on this day. [Item# 1970c SunTour-020]     more details 1982 Japan Cycle Show Kay & Howie Cohen were in Japan for the 1982 Japan Cycle Show. This picture was taken in a restaurant. (L to R) Kay Cohen, Marco Yokoyama (Kuwahara), Jack & Lee Salem (Jax Bike Shop), Manfred Kalkhoff (Kalkhoff Bicycles). Howie Cohen is above between Marco & Jack. See the picture gallery. [Item# 1982-10]     more details 2000 August 23, 11th ICHC (International Cycle History Conference) in Sakai, Osaka, Japan Kay & Howie were in Japan in August of 2000 for the 11th ICHC (International Cycle History Conference) which was graciously hosted by Shimano at their Sakai headquarters. The Shimano company hosted our group very lavishly. They supplied us with rooms for our meetings, audio & visual equipment for our presentations, a lovely buffet lunch every day for the three days, a tour of portions of the factory, a tour of the new Shimano Museum, a gala dinner party on August 25th, and more. Ken Fujimura (an old friend of Howie`s) of Shimano Co.was always in the background to make certain that all of our needs and desires were met. Mike Sumita (another old friend of Howie`s) stopped by for a greeting. This group photo of the attendees was taken in the lobby of one of the Shimano buildings. (L-R) 1st Row (bottom): Ken Fujimura (Shimano), Kaoku Okubo, Clary Burgwardt, Connie Berto, Howie Cohen, Kay Cohen, Nora Quinlan, Silvia Nagy, E. Hester, Anne Shepherd, Hiroshi Nakajima, & Yuichi Kido. 2nd Row: Hiroshi Nakamura, Keizo Okuda, Roger Street, Theo Stevens, Bruce Epperson, Peter Matthews, Ron Sant, Patrick Chen, Rudiger Rabenstein, & Tsuyoshi Nakahori. 3rd Row: Shiro Yagami, Andrew Millward, Nicholas Oddy, Gertjan Moed, Gabe Konrad, Rob vanderPlas, Carl Burgwardt, John Pinkerton, Walter Ulreich & Tsunehisa Kamada. 4th Row (top): Tony Hadland, Hans-Erhard Lessing, Chester Kyle, Frank Berto, Alastair Dodds, Ross Petty, Paul Farren, David Winch, & Kazuyuki Miura. [Item# 2000-08.a]     more details 2000 August 25, 11th ICHC (International Cycle History Conference), Shimano`s Dinner Party This photo was taken at the Shimano hosted Dinner Party held on August 25, 2000, the closing evening of the Conference. L-R: Ken Fujimura (Shimano), Howie Cohen, Kay Cohen, Akiko Shimano (Yoshi`s wife) & Yoshi Shimano. Kay & Howie were in Japan for the 11th ICHC (International Cycle History Conference) which was graciously hosted by Shimano at their Sakai headquarters. The Shimano company hosted our group very lavishly. They supplied us with rooms for our meetings, audio & visual equipment for our presentations, a lovely buffet lunch every day for the three days, a tour of portions of the factory, a tour of the new Shimano Museum, a gala dinner party on August 25th, and more. Ken Fujimura (an old friend of Howie`s) of Shimano Co.was always in the background to make certain that all of our needs and desires were met. Mike Sumita (another old friend of Howie`s) stopped by for a greeting. Natsukashi desu! [Item# 2000-08.b]     more details August 27, 2000 Kitaguchi Family Dinner Party (Taihei) Kay & Howie were in Japan in August of 2000 for the ICHC (International Cycling History Conference) which was held at the Shimano facility in Sakai, Osaka, Japan. We stayed on for a week after the Conference ended so we could visit with some of our Japanese bicycle industry friends. This picture was taken at a dinner party arranged by the Kitaguchi family. The venue is the Hotel where Kay & I spent the night. We are sitting agura on the tatami mats. R-L: Chi-chan (Katchan & Keiko`s daughter-in-law), Keiko (Katchan`s wife), Katsuhiko `Katchan` Kitaguchi, Howie, Kay, Kyoko (Naoya`s wife), Rueno & Naruo Kitaguchi (two youngest children of Naoya & Kyoko). Photo by Naoya Kitaguchi. Natukashi desu! [Item# 2000-08.c]     more details 2000 August Kay Cohen on a Futon Kay & Howie were in Japan in August of 2000 for the ICHC (International Cycling History Conference) which was held at the Shimano facility in Sakai, Osaka, Japan. We stayed on for a week after the Conference ended so we could visit with some of our Japanese bicycle industry friends. This picture was taken in our hotel room just before bedtime. We were sleeping on a futon on the tatami mat. See the picture Gallery. [Item# 2000-08.d]

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