ホテルニューグランド HOTEL NEW GRAND, YOKOHAMA, 1961
Photograph by R.L.Huffstutter
Shortly after arriving in Japan, and after having enjoyed the nightlife of Chinatown, I found the New Grand a superb location to begin my Saturdays. It was the perfect atmosphere for enjoying several drinks and writing a few paragraphs of what would eventually become a short story. In a nutshell, I felt like Maugham, but without the British accent. No, I never feigned such an accent. And unfortunately, I never learned to speak Japanese.
ホテルニューグランド HOTEL NEW GRAND, YOKOHAMA, 1961
Photograph by R.L.Huffstutter
Shortly after arriving in Japan, and after having enjoyed the nightlife of Chinatown, I found the New Grand a superb location to begin my Saturdays. It was the perfect atmosphere for enjoying several drinks and writing a few paragraphs of what would eventually become a short story. In a nutshell, I felt like Maugham, but without the British accent. No, I never feigned such an accent. And unfortunately, I never learned to speak Japanese.