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13 rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.” In the passage before that, when the Prince asked the fox, “What does that mean? To tame?” The Fox replied, “It means to establish ties…If you tame me, then we shall need each other. To me, you will be unique in all the world. To you, I shall be unique in all the world.” At that time we were baffled, but later on pondering over the issue, we realized that there were signs of war at that time, namely the later Vietnam War of (1960-75) as well as Cambodia’s political turmoil and civil war of (1970-93). While travelling he exhorted us to take a closer look at the reality of Asia, that lay at our feet. It was here that the Professor’s farsightedness lay, for the trip was not merely intended for language training. Angkor Wat Revisited Even after my return I found that I could not forget Angkor Wat, and so poring over a guidebook I had purchased at the site with the help of a dictionary, I even endeavored to study some related technical books. Since in any case I was scheduled to take over the family business in Hokkaido, I did not think about getting a job. In February 1961, just prior to my graduation from Sophia University, as in the earlier year I once again accompanied Professor Paul Rietsch on his lectures to Vietnam, and visited Cambodia. This time though we were eight students, having invited Morisue Ryoji, a classmate of mine at Obihiro Sanjo High School and now a student in the faculty of Arts of Nihon University, to join us. Since Mr. Morisue was studying to become a photographer, he requested permission to accompany us in order to take photographs of the monuments. Since Mr. Morisue was a lively personality who related in a zestful way with students of other universities, he had several friends in Sophia. After his graduation from university he worked for the newsreel production company ‘Daimai News,’ and when director Ichikawa Kon made a movie for the Tokyo Olympics, he was one