About me
Just a quick self-introduction. I am from Phoenix, AZ, and I love all the local sports: Arizona State Sun Devils (1991 alumnus),
Phoenix Suns, and even the Arizona Cardinals. I don't get to see them play much even though I have satellite...
I moved to Japan in 1993, stayed 2 years in Shimonoseki (southern Honshu), and have been living in Fukuoka (northern Kyushu)
since 1995.
Although I am really interested in Japanese military history, my main love is history in general. English history and Japanese history
are the two fields that interest me most. I used to make an annual pilgrimage to England and Wales, but since I now have three small
children, I have to use my money in other ways.
I have been selling on ebay since 2002, but I have been fiddling around with various antiques since 1995. I am a licensed antique
dealer here in Japan. Some of my antique interests include Kakiemon and Imari pottery, antique Japanese furniture (especially
dressers, or tansu), and scrolls. I really like Japanese medals and proficiency badges, too. And my main focus, military sake cups,
of course.
I play chess daily, though I cannot call myself a good player.
Cheers from the once-exotic Orient!
Please email me if you have any questions or comments.


A picture of me cataloging new arrivals.