September 15 (Sunday)
Osaka Garden in Chicago.
September 13 (Friday)
New York City
September 11 (Wednesday)
In Los Angeles, 9/11 Memorial Concert will take place at Jodo Shu
Buddhist Temple, Little Tokyo, Downtown. Address: 442 East Third Street,
Los Angeles, CA 90013, (213)346-9666. Los Angeles Philharmonic Violist
Richard Elegino will organize and conduct a strings ensemble. Veteran
actor George Takei will be a MC of the event. No admission fee.
 
September 10 (Tuesday)
New York City Vigil will take place at Times Square until Sept. 11
morning. Ken might perform at a main stage.
September 9 (Monday)
In Japan time, September 10, Nihon Television Network will air the Ken
Koshio story.
September 8 (Sunday)
Ken Kishio will be on "Sawayaka Sunday" a Radio Pacific
Japan program in Los Angeles.
Nihon Television will shoot Ken Koshio, again.
September 7 (Saturday)
Will meet friends from Japan and Los Angeles at Tenri Center, New York
City.
September 6 (Friday)
Will move from Philadelphia to New York City
Tokyo's Kastushika FM will air Ken Koshio interview on live.
September 5 (Thursday)
From York, Pennsylvania, visited to Washington DC, and arrived at
Philadelphia.
September 4 (Wednesday)
From Cleveland, Ohio, visited to Gettysburg, and stayed at York
Pennsylvania.
 
September 3 (Tuesday)
From Chicago to Cleveland, Ohio.
September 2 (Monday)
In Chicago.
 
September 1 (Sunday)
Visited to Japanese Church and performed.
Ken's email..
I finally arrived to Chicago, the evening of August 29th, 2002.
I am speechless, since my beginning of the journey, via Rt. 66, an
overwhelming feeling has covered my consciousness throughout the travel.
If I have to put into words, it will go like this: ? the future will
only prove to me of my small existence in this vast world, however, this
will only give me a bigger drive to follow my dreams..?
Four years in America, living in LA.. thinking back, what a ride it was.
My poor English and no contacts...
But yet... I always had my guitar and songs. Yes, music led me to new
friends and faces.
This journey has even taken me to more new friends and faces, sharing each
others life and happy moments.
I treasure my music and songs and it will always travel with me forever.
The world is big, America is big, the Earth is larger and the
Universe... we haven?t got a clue....
I am viewing in my own way people and things, however, nothing can be
judged as real..
I have my view and so do you..
My happiness may not be your happiness...
Although I think, we could relate and understand...
Maybe just for the moment, I may and want to relate to you.. and you....
to me????
I will continue to travel with my music...
Right now, I travel with the Thousand Cranes... no... better to say...the
Thousand Cranes are taking me to travel...
So many people have folded these cranes and they guide me to this journey,
only to lead me to continue....
By the time I reach NYC, it will be Ten thousand Cranes or even more???
Contribution from LA and so many other places. Americans from all over the
states, folded these cranes and even send them to me. People, whom I never
met and perhaps never will..
Thousands and thousands of these loving and peaceful cranes will be
offered on September 11th, 2002 to Ground Zero, with my dedicated
photographer Miss Mari Onoda from Japan, who accompanied me throughout the
entire journey.
A dedication of LOVE towards the victims, families, NYC, America,
the World, it's tragedy and most of all asking for mercy towards World
Peace.
The journey goes on....
Many like minded friends from Japan, LA and everywhere will meet us
there... and we will pray... Pray for our future... pray for World
Peace....
The journey continues....
Ken Koshio
August 31 (Saturday)
Ken performed at: 9:00PM, Heartland Cafe, 7000 N. Glenwood, Chicago IL
60626, Phone 773-465-8005
August 30 (Friday)
Nihon Television Network shoot Ken Koshio.
August 29 (Thursday)
From St. Louis to Chicago.
August 28 (Wednesday)
August 27 (Tuesday)
In St. Louis, Missouri.
(Photo) Arch in St. Louis
August 26 (Monday)
From Joplin, Missouri to St. Louis, Missouri.
August 25 (Sunday)
Left Oklahoma City and crossed the state line, and arrived at Joplin,
Missouri.
August 24 (Saturday)
All day in Oklahoma City.
(Photo)Visited Oklahoma City National Memorial.
(Photo) Ken sang at Brick Town.
August 23 (Friday)
Left Amarillo, Texas, and Arrived at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
 
(Photo) Ken Koshio sang in Oklahoma City
August 22 (Thursday)
Said goodbye to Ryan and left Tucumcari. Crossed the state line into
Texas. (Photo) Played at Durham's along Rout 66 in Downtown Amarillo.
Slept in Amarillo.
August 21 (Wednesday)
In Albuquerque, Masahiro "Maro" Arai and Yasu diverted from
east-bound to west-bound for Los Angeles. Visited to Pueblo Indian ruin.
Met with Rain who used to sing in Pasadena, and traveled with Ryan to
Tucumcari, New Mexico, and slept there.
August 20(Tuesday)
Left Santa Fe, and arrived at Albuquerque. Visited to Atomic Museum. Slept
in Albuquerque.
<photo: Replica of Atomic Bomb called "Fatman" which was
dropped in Nagasaki in 1945>
August 19 (Monday)
Left Taos and headed Santa Fe. Slept in Santa Fe.
In Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, the funeral of Mitsuru Yamaguchi, owner
of Mitsuru Cafe was held. Ken's telegram was read in front of the 400
congregation.
August 18 (Sunday)
Met Yusen Yamato who settled in Taos after the Peace Walk. Experienced
"Sweet Lodge." Slept in Yamato's house in Taos.
August 17 (Saturday)
Red Rock News in Sedona interviewed Ken. Headed Albuquerque. Hotels were
full in Albuquerque due to a festival. Headed Taos. Arrived Taos and
checked in a hotel at 4 a.m. on Sunday.
August 16 (Friday)
At Sedona
 
This is Airport Vortex which has high voltage energy. I sang songs to
pray for peace. Do you feel something?
 
At a local bear brewing cafe in Sedona, Arizona.
E-mail from Ken
'Ｈey, Dok. Mongo. I'm so happy to get your e-mail. How are you doing? Is
everything ok? We are really fine. Thanks. I'm in Sedona, Arizona now.
It's so wonderful and Peaceful. It's just amazing for me. It takes me
somewhere I was lookin' for that every single happening around me now.
Just I wanna say Thanks for blessing. Specially since we've been in
Hopi Reservation in last 3 days, I totally realize that something guide us
to take a great trip with thousand cranes. I wanna say thank you for your
coming to last gig in Pasadena with your friends. And please say thanks
and hallo to them. It's just beginning of a great journey. Please guide me
with your soul, Dok! See you later. Take care of yourself. Have a good
one. Bye."
August 12-14 (Monday-Wednesday)
Ken Koshio Thousand Cranes Tour in Hopi Reservation
E-mail from Ken
'8-15-02 Hi, folks! How are you doing? I'm the greatest fine. And Mari,
Maro, and Yasu are fine too. But yesterday (8/14) we were separated from
Greg in Flagstuff. We are in Sedona, Arizona now.'
Last night (8/14), we reached here and we slept in Mr. Niwa's house in
Sedona. It's quite quiet night in forest. It's so wonderful. So today
(8/15), It's the surrender day for Japanese in 1945. My dad used to say,
" I was glad to hear that because we didn't worry about Bomber Jets
any more". I wish we could have a peaceful time in the whole world on
today Aug.15.
And today (8/15) I'm gonna sing in Sedona. Anyways I was sorry you
could not reach me last a few days because of that we've been in HOPI
reservation on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. It's totally different
world from LA or typical cities or country side. I can say that it was a
holly land.
Specially in Kykotsmovi Village, Techan and Mariko san who were
Japanese and live there last 5 years, took care of us very much. We had a
greatest time in HOPI LAND. I played in their house party twice and
yesterday (8/14) I played in Hopi's Radio station "Kuyi 88.1"
for almost one hour with Dr. John. So, it's really gorgeous trip on
ROUTE66.
And also everybody who listen to my music folded a lot of origami
cranes again and again. It's so wonderful scenes a lot. I'll e-mail you
later. Have a good day. Thanks for helping me very much.
August 12 (Monday)
From Flagstuff, headed Hopi Reservation
E-mail from Ken,
'What's up, Helen sun! How'are you doing? We're really fine. Thanks.
Anyways, last a couple of days we have been in Flagstuff. It's so great
town, here. It reminds me Old Pasadena or New Orleans, here is another old
town like them. Yesterday, I played in a nice park and Irish pub. It's
great times with people who are interested in what we are doing. We got
over hundred cranes with them (no Japanese). It's amazing, isn't it?!
Everything is going great. And today I'm gonna meet a guy who lives in
HOPI reservation. We're gonna decide when we'll be Hopi's and Grand Canyon
and Sedona in this week. I'll let you know what's going on. I wish we
could see in Grand Canyon. Thanks again to you for taking care of us very
much. Have a good day. See you then. Bye now.'
August 11 (Sunday)
All day in Flagstuff. Slept in Flagstuff.
August 10 (Saturday)
Left Needles, passed the state line into Arizona, arrived and slept in
Flagstuff.
In Los Angeles, Japanese TV programs of UTB and JATV aired Thousand
Cranes Tour respectively.
August 9 (Friday)
At 11:00 am, Ken sang for memory of Nagazaki Atomic Bombing on a hill in
Apple Valley. From Apple Valley, returned to FWY 15 and headed north. From
Barstow, headed east on FWY 40. Stopped at Newsberry Springs and held a
concert and paper cranes holding at the building which was used in the
movie "Baghdad Cafe." Slept in Needles.
August 8 (Thursday)
Left Los Angeles, and headed north on FWY 15. From Victorville, headed
east on HWY 18, arrived and slept in Apple Valley.
August 7 (Wednesday)
Masahiro Arai's car was broken down and needed repair. Ken sang for two
hours in Old Pasadena. Slept in Los Angeles.
August 6 (Tuesday)
8:15 am Thousand Cranes Tour started at Santa Monica beach where the
western terminus of the historic Route 66 at the time of Hiroshima Atomic
Bombing in 1945.
7:00 pm Thousand Cranes First Concert at Pasadena Green Plaza. 80 people
got together.
August 3 (Saturday) 4 (Sunday)
Kick Off Concerts were held at Japanese Village Plaza in Little Tokyo, Los
Angeles.
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