華麗なる一族の廃墟は、僕がこれまで訪れた中でも特に興味深い廃墟です。そこに住んでいた家族の歴史を理解するために、僕はいろいろな場所へ足を運び、かなり徹底的なリサーチをしました。文末のリンクをクリックすると、この神秘的な場所に関するより詳しい情報が見られます。

TIMELINE

• 1902. Torinosuke birth (1902/03/03)
• 1912. Kiyomi birth (1912/03/25)
• 1918. John birth
• 1919. Sugiko birth (1919/08/31)
• 1935: John enters his uncle pearl business
• 1936. John meets Junji
• 1937. Postcard from Ichiro Hatoyama to ?
• 1942. Sugiko Photograph took by K. ITOH (1942-9-2)
• 1943. John operation in the village of Arielli (29 DEC)
• 1944. John gets the Military Cross
• 1947. John demobilized + goes to Japan + take over his uncle business
• 1948. House is built (John is 30)
• 1949: Bank Account of Junji
• 1950. John (32y) marries Sugiko (31y)
• 1951: Admiral Radio/Phonograph 6S12
• 1956: Happy-Chan birth
• 1960. Postcard from Sugiko (41y old) to her mother (from London to the house)
• 1962. TV Sony Trinitron
• 1962: Okura Hotel opens
• 1965: Kuma death
• 1970: Happy-Chan death
• 1972. Po-Po-Chan (the pigeon) birth (September)
• 1973: Donation to the temple (in which they are buried)
• 1975. Message on the wall from John (impossible to read)
• 1977. The Foundation is established
• 1979. Po-Po-Chan death
• 1982. Calendar in the house (seen on a picture)
• 1982. Junji death (source: 2ch)
• 1983. Metro Map
• 198x. Pictures of the inside taken with a Kodacolor VR-100 CP film (sold between 1982 – 1986)
• 1989. Calendar in the house (seen in the house)
• 1991. John (73y) death (heart-attack in New York)
• 1992. Thank you Postcard to Sugiko and Kiyomi from Yuuichiro
• 1995. Okura Laundry Notes (Sugiko and Kiyomi)
• 1996. Happy Birthday Postcard (1996/03/25)
• 1997. Sugiko death at 78 years old (2004/11/19)
• 2004. Kiyomi death at 91 years old (2003/11/22)

NAMES

• (1902-????) Torinosuke – 鶏之助
• (????-1965) Kuma – the old mother
• (????-????) Masaki – the father, owner of a cinema in Tokyo
• (????-1982) Junji – 淳二 – eldest brother
• (1912-2004) Kiyomi – eldest sister
• (1918-1991) John: the wealthy British man
• (1919-1997) Sugiko – 杉子 – middle-sister
• (????-????) Masahiro – brother
• (????-????) Kiyoko – youngest sister, possibly married to N.

THANKS

Thanks to Miu-Miu, Matsu, Sato and Sachia for helping me gathering the pieces of the story. This adventure is also shared with Gakuranman, and we learned a lot by visiting the place together and exchanging our information.

LINKS

• PART 1 on The Royal House Haikyo – Totoro Times
• PART 2 on The Royal House: A Journey To The Past (the story explained)
• The Royal House on Specter (japanese)