Former President Jacques Chirac, known as the pro-Japanese family, died on the 26th.
Shirak said that he was very interested in Kabuki, and about 30 years ago, he visited Shimei-in in Kita-ku, Kyoto, a place related to Kabuki eighteenth “Narugami”. Masumi Tanaka (79), who gave the guidance at that time, recalls, “He was gentle and friendly with Mr. Kazuhisa Yamadera. It was a fun time.”
He said he exchanged opinions on the landscape issues in Paris and Kyoto with an interpreter. When I explained the world of Onmyoji, there was a reply that I knew. “They knew a lot of things. I ’m embarrassed.” After the visit, I received a reply with an autograph on the letter sent by Tanaka. It's still a treasure.
Even now, when a French visits a temple, he tells a story about his visit. "I might have wanted to visit here again. I was fine, but I might have come to Japan again ..."
In 1996, former President Chirac ...
