tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6551752452162286188.post1347580217174384305..comments2024-03-28T00:43:36.284-07:00Comments on John's Island: M. S. Tatsuta Maru [1930s] -- Skywatch -- and MoreJohn's Islandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03618219887687125402noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6551752452162286188.post-45354161031165144062016-05-23T05:43:14.402-07:002016-05-23T05:43:14.402-07:00Hello M. Chan, Thank you so much for the thoughtfu...Hello M. Chan, Thank you so much for the thoughtful comment. Your kind words are much appreciated. I hope to see you again on John's Island and would love to see you as a new follower. Very best regards to you!John's Islandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03618219887687125402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6551752452162286188.post-49069313250203114822016-05-22T20:44:52.326-07:002016-05-22T20:44:52.326-07:00Just caught up with this interesting blog that is ...Just caught up with this interesting blog that is personally meaningful to me. I recently learned through ancestry records that my father was a passenger on the Tatsuta Maru in 1937. He was born in Ogden, Utah, and moved to Japan with his family when he was 12 years old in 1926. He returned to the U.S. on the Tatsuta Maru on May 14, 1937. He was 23 years old. The ship was a luxury liner then, and was one of two that boasted the fastest cruising on the Pacific route. "Yokohama to San Francisco, for example, took 15 days. Fares by the late 1930s started from $190 in second class and from $315 in first class. Their passenger areas were of the highest quality, much of it in traditional European style. There were highly polished woods, stained glass skylights, fine dining rooms, lounges, a library, a gift shop, hair salon, comfortable cabins, and a swimming pool on deck. This was luxury cruising at its finest." The luxury liner was requisitioned for the war in 1941. In 1942, my father and mother, both American citizens of Japanese ancestry who lived in Los Angeles, were interned in Manzanar Relocation Center for the duration of the war, where two of my sisters were born. After the war my parents relocated to Shasta, and eventually returned to Los Angeles. A sad and interesting commentary on the history of a ship meant to bring pleasure, and the destructive nature of war. Thank you for sharing the postcard and beautiful photo of the sakura flower.M. Chanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01400612702818810458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6551752452162286188.post-2265804354455466992015-04-06T16:59:41.832-07:002015-04-06T16:59:41.832-07:00Beautiful photos of the flowers and great shots of...Beautiful photos of the flowers and great shots of the ships in port. I did a study on Pearl Harbor, but never came accross the story of the Tatsuta Maru as far as I can remember. It was an awful day in history (as FDR said, "A day that will live in infamy"), but I am glad to have a gap in my knowledge filled. Thanks!Bethany Carsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06583914285773271009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6551752452162286188.post-75173327507017190942015-04-05T04:52:53.203-07:002015-04-05T04:52:53.203-07:00The tulip is beautiful! You have so much flowering...The tulip is beautiful! You have so much flowering already. Nothing here yet.EG CameraGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12803759124643467711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6551752452162286188.post-46039616981768331412015-04-03T16:22:49.122-07:002015-04-03T16:22:49.122-07:00A terrible part of history. A terrible part of history. Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10123691580195879542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6551752452162286188.post-21224274153799766902015-04-03T16:20:19.879-07:002015-04-03T16:20:19.879-07:00I would say a tulip too.
Thanks for the history le...I would say a tulip too.<br />Thanks for the history lesson. : )happyonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14186179870233267082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6551752452162286188.post-71497823484291281272015-04-03T15:41:11.660-07:002015-04-03T15:41:11.660-07:00That's a very surprising and interesting story...That's a very surprising and interesting story of one ocean liner.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6551752452162286188.post-63886981906100111652015-04-03T15:33:54.520-07:002015-04-03T15:33:54.520-07:00Beautiful blossoms. The vintage card of the ship i...Beautiful blossoms. The vintage card of the ship is great too. I like vintage things. Wishing you a blessed Easter weekend John.Joyfulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09956413632864588646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6551752452162286188.post-40696967545385865852015-04-03T13:13:11.001-07:002015-04-03T13:13:11.001-07:00Beautiful cherry blossoms and I think the other fl...Beautiful cherry blossoms and I think the other flower is a fully open Tulip.Ruth Hieberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11260132564992492524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6551752452162286188.post-33466749367354017522015-04-03T10:00:54.966-07:002015-04-03T10:00:54.966-07:00Thank you for the history lesson John. I recogniz...Thank you for the history lesson John. I recognized the name from the far reaches of memory but you cleared the fog. Let's hope that the world will one day live in peace, and I live in hope.DeniseinVAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08494518513936310345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6551752452162286188.post-37391941897440539332015-04-03T09:56:40.860-07:002015-04-03T09:56:40.860-07:00I really like this postcard, John, and your photos...I really like this postcard, John, and your photos are beautiful. I don't know what that flower is, but if I saw it at a different angle I MAY know. My guess is either a tulip or a poppy, but most likely a tulip.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12692170857496442623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6551752452162286188.post-76903362208443522692015-04-03T09:51:55.813-07:002015-04-03T09:51:55.813-07:00I love the flower photo but couldn't guess at ...I love the flower photo but couldn't guess at all what it is. I've been reading the comments and they say it's tulips. But I could only identify a tulip bloom from side but not the top view. What a pity! <br /><br />I've saved your e-mail address and would definitely nice to meet up at that original Starbucks in Seattle, WA. I am very much looking forward into it!Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00742777265021634232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6551752452162286188.post-66380999803475839732015-04-03T08:12:32.197-07:002015-04-03T08:12:32.197-07:00I love the tulip!
Thanks for this interesting wor...I love the tulip!<br /><br />Thanks for this interesting words about this ship. War is terrible.Arithahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12580084913655106441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6551752452162286188.post-4555200424053222212015-04-03T07:59:10.817-07:002015-04-03T07:59:10.817-07:00A sad link of cherry trees, associated with Japan,...A sad link of cherry trees, associated with Japan, and Japanese naval warfare. But it's a beautiful photo that you've taken.Share my Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08817611851604816123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6551752452162286188.post-51301014032428477392015-04-03T07:34:08.411-07:002015-04-03T07:34:08.411-07:00a sad time in history.a sad time in history.TexWisGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13641962051044162710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6551752452162286188.post-70724583870693735152015-04-03T06:50:16.341-07:002015-04-03T06:50:16.341-07:00ahhh...the pretty pictures didn't make up for ...ahhh...the pretty pictures didn't make up for the sad mention of the war. SighAuthor R. Mac Wheelerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15679108828353499313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6551752452162286188.post-69442913096838469542015-04-03T06:26:11.707-07:002015-04-03T06:26:11.707-07:00Today blogger was a bit quicker ;)
What a tragedy ...Today blogger was a bit quicker ;)<br />What a tragedy that happened to that ship!<br />I hate wars! The big guys who want that<br />war should fight against themselves like<br />boxing or what ever. Then nobody else gets hurt.<br />And thank you for the beautiful pictures with<br />bright blue water :))<br />Have a wonderful day<br /><a href="http://knipsapasstscho.blogspot.de" rel="nofollow">【ツ】Knipsa </a><br /><br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04846763360150957086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6551752452162286188.post-85475966711089457832015-04-03T05:54:06.166-07:002015-04-03T05:54:06.166-07:00Interesting postcard! So many men died during the ...Interesting postcard! So many men died during the Pearl Harbor attack. War is awful. And your skywatch and blossoms are pretty. Have a happy Friday!eileeninmdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00070309645796725309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6551752452162286188.post-13760572059415474082015-04-03T05:38:42.031-07:002015-04-03T05:38:42.031-07:00John, I'm not good at flowers, but I'd gue...John, I'm not good at flowers, but I'd guess this is in the tulip family. Love the ships as well, and what a sad story of the one at the top. War leaves so many sad stories. Thanks for sharing the pictures with the lovely blue water. And have a great Easter weekend.Linda Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17237332954767037400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6551752452162286188.post-85300565434888295162015-04-03T05:18:54.503-07:002015-04-03T05:18:54.503-07:00Isn't that an open tulip? Or is it something e...Isn't that an open tulip? Or is it something else? :-)DJanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07152183871573797791noreply@blogger.com