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	My adress in Japanese letters. professor KATO, Toru School of Law, Meiji University, Eifuku 1-9-1, Suginami Ward, Tokyo, zip-code 168-8555, JAPAN
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	family name	given name	type
1	Katô	Tôru	Nihon
2	Katō	Tōru	kunrei
3	Kato	Toru	Hepburn
4	Katou	Tooru	modern
5	Katou	Toru	mixed
6	Katoh	Tohru	mixed
7	Katoo	Tooru	mixed

My "kamon"(crest of the KATO family) is "maru ni sagari-fuji"(hanging-down-wisteria in a circle).Click the crest, and it will be larger.

The original meaning of the word "KATÔ" is the "TÔ-shi(i.e.Fujiwara clan)" in "KAGA" prefecture.
In 669,the founder of the Fujiwara clan NAKATOMI No KAMATARI(614-669A.D.) was given the surname "Fujiwara" by Emperor Tenji.
The pronunciation of the kanji(Chinese letter) for "Fuji" is "TÔ" in on'yomi(or Chinese reading). So, Fujiwara clan was also sometimes called "TÔ" family.
In conlusion,my name "KATÔ Tôru" means "Toru of the Fujiwara in Kaga prefecture".
However, I have never lived in Kaga.

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明治大学教授　加藤徹	Japanese
明治大学教授加藤彻	Chinese
메이지대학 교수 가토 도루	Korean
Meiji Universitato, Profesoro, KATÔ Tôru	Esperanto
Meiji University, Full Professor, KATO Toru	English

Will you listen to some music ?
I play the anglo-concertina for you. Click here.(RealOne Player)

Hello! My name is KATO(family name), Toru(given name). I am a professor of Meiji University. Born in 1963, male, 173cm high, 83kg(before lunch).
I love accordions.
I specialize in Chinese literature, especially local theatres such as Beijing (Peking) Opera.
Because English is the third language for me(Chinese comes second), this English version of my site is much simpler and poorer than Japanese one. Perhaps you could find some useful and interesting information if you learn Japanese or use some translator software.

Doumo! KATO Toru to mousi masu. Meiji Daigaku no kyouju desu. Syouwa 38 nen umare, otoko, sinchou 173cm, 83kg(syokuji mae) desu.
Akoodion ga suki desu.
Senmon wa Chuugoku bungaku, toku ni kyougeki nado no tihougeki desu.
Eigo wa watasi ni totte 3 ban me no kotoba nanode (Chuugokugo ga 2 ban me), kono Eigo ban no peiji wa Nihongo ban yori zutto hinjaku desu. Nihongo o narau nari, honyaku sofuto o tukau nari sure ba, nani ka yakudatu jouhou ga mitukaru kamo siremasen.

Each of the pages below has English summary or version.

Some Explanations of My Web Pages If you visit my site for the first time, please read it.
Self Introduction Fortunately, my wife is not interested in her husband's web site.
A Short-Sighted Parrot A serious essay.
Was Net predicted in China 2500 years ago ? Two quotations from the old Chinese books which I feel worth reading.
Net: the flood of English If the inter net had been invented by the Japanese in the first place, I could have helped using my terrible English in my web site.
My Secret Fotos Of course, this is not an adult site.
Accordion Room Your instrument will never betray you, while you may betray yourself someday.
My Poems in Classical Chinese I wrote them vertically with table tags. Web is still not kind enough to eastern languages.
Castle of Beijing Opera Though I am a Japanese, I love it as much as any Chinese. At least, more than my wife loves ( She is a Chinese ).
From Religion to Former Style Theatre A serious article. Have you ever thought the reason why you feel at ease in listening to the sound of pipes ?
"Let it be" I translated this Beatles' number into Japanese.

You need to equip your computer with Japanese environment ( or some plug-in ) in order to show up Japanese letters and exact layouts of my Japanese pages.

My favorite word:天日無私,花枝有序(kanji)

ten jitu mu si, ka si yuu jo(pronunciation)

sky sun no partiality, flower branch have order(word-for-word translation)

Ōmori Zenkai(1871-1947), a famous Zen Buddhist priest in Japan

The sun in the sky shines fairly and impartially.
So,all the blossoms and branches of a tree can grow in perfect order.
Some branches grow in the sun,while others grow in the shadow.
The higher blossoms come out early, while the lower come out later.
They will never hurry nor struggle, because they know the sun is fair and impartiall.
If all of the blossoms, branches struggle toword the sun at the same time, the whole tree could not keep the balance, and it would fall flat on the earth.
The society of human being resembles the tree.
My good fellow, you do not need to hurry. You do not need to lose hope.
Some day your turn will come, so long as the sun shines in the sky.

The Books I Wrote��

Nicchuu 2 Sennen Kanji no Tukiai	Kairikiransin	Kanbunryoku	Other Books Chuugokugo de utaou! Let's Sing in Chinese ! 2007/5/29 Sougou Kagaku!? General Science !? 2005/3 Ningen Rikai no Komonsensu Common Sence for Understanding Humanity 2002/4/10 Shousetu Housin'engi Fengshen Yanyi,the Novel 2000/7 Engeki to Eiga The Theaters and the Movies 1998/1 Yamato no Kaze Winds of Yamato 1996/10 etc.
NHK Shuppan 2007/4/1	Chuuoukouron Sinsha 2007/8/10	Chuukou Bunko 2007/8/25
Seitaikou	Kanbun no Soyou	Kai to Hituji no Chuugokujin	Kai no Chuugokujin Hituji no Chuugokujin	Ikinari Tukaeru Ryokou Kaiwa Chuugokugo
Chuukou Sinsho 2005/9/25	Koubunsha Sinsho 2006/2/17	Sinchou Sinsho 2006/6/20	Kankokugo Yaku 2007/3/25	NOVA Shuppankyoku 2006/8
Kyougeki	KanbunryokuNow sold over 3 nations of Far East
Chuukou Sousho 2001/12/20	Japanese, the Original 2004/8/25	Korean Translation 2005/2/25	Chinese Translation 2005/10/1	Korean Translation 2007/4/25

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