Good after noon, This is my first visit as a new member. I was stationed at Misawa AB beginning in 1956. I am married to a Japanese woman who was born Harbin, China. I have had a deep cultural interest in Japan for many years. I am particularly interested the Heian era and prior. This is my reason for joing the Forum in the hope of contacting those with a mutual interest in this period of Japanese history. I am independently motivated and possess no formal education on the subject, perhaps that has been my reluctance to initiate such a request. At any rate I prefer entering into a correspondance dialogue, rather than participating in chat rooms, which to me requires a much quicker wit than I possess. I look forward to finding those who may be similarly motivated.