Friend from Argentine !

by Kazu

As I had expected before our visit to Paraguay, I could meet Mr. Tetsuya HIROSE whom I met in Escobar near Buenos Aires, Argentine. He run a farm of indoor house plants in Escobar. Unfortunately, some bad guys broke into his farm and scared him with a gun inserted into his mouth and robbed him of money.

Mr. Hirose resisted against the robber but he was hit on his head  with the grip of the gun by the robber. His wife was so scared and stopped to live in the outskirt of Buenos Aires and is now living in the city. Mr. Hirose said he had handed down his farm to his son and moved in with his wife in the city.

This is the outlook of Hamanasu Center in Asuncion. Hamanasu means "rugosa rose" in Japanese and it is designated as the flower of Hokkaido Prefecture. It was so beautiful building and it is playing the role as the base of the community of the immigrants from Hokkaido and their offspring.