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1944 Born native of Tokyo Setagaya. After graduating from university, work as an illustrators and photographers. | 1944 Born native of Tokyo Setagaya. After graduating from university, work as an illustrators and photographers. | ||
His briar crafting journey began when he was fascinated to a point of shock to when he encounter pipes made by Sixten Ivarsson and Jørn Micke. He decide to make his own and seek teaching from Hiroyuki | His briar crafting journey began when he was fascinated to a point of shock to when he encounter pipes made by '''[[Sixten Ivarsson]]''' and '''[[Jørn Micke]]'''. He decide to make his own and seek teaching from '''[[Hiroyuki Tokutomi]]''', in which he learned the technical aspect from. | ||
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He enjoys tea ceremony, Road Racer bicycle, classic car, and what goes on top of all that is English Mixture tobacco. | He enjoys tea ceremony, Road Racer bicycle, classic car, and what goes on top of all that is English Mixture tobacco. | ||
He made lifelong friendship with Jørn Micke, which comes to Japan almost every year. In community, he has a student and friend, Tatsuo Tajima, a bohemian | He made lifelong friendship with Jørn Micke, which comes to Japan almost every year. In community, he has a student and friend, '''[[Tatsuo Tajima]]''', a bohemian 2nd generation Japanese pipemaker. | ||
Yanagihara san is now 70 years old (as of 2014) but his movement is light, swift, and energetic as if a 45 years old person. Is it because of the tea or English Mixture? I'd like to think it is the later. Now, retired by profession but he makes 1-3 pipes a year. "Just for fun." says Yanagihara san. | Yanagihara san is now 70 years old (as of 2014) but his movement is light, swift, and energetic as if a 45 years old person. Is it because of the tea or English Mixture? I'd like to think it is the later. Now, retired by profession but he makes 1-3 pipes a year. "Just for fun." says Yanagihara san. |
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