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Left, Kajipon on his first pilgrimage to Europe in 1989 at the age of 21. At right, he visits the grave of Charlie Chaplin at Corsier-sur-Vevey in Switzerland.
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Travelling in 2008, Kajipon pays his respects to Captain Scott close to the place where the legendary explorer and his companions met their end in Antarctica.
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Left, a bubblegum wrapper from Syria showing the main character from the Japanese manga Fisherman Sanpei. Right, Kajipon at the home of some villagers outside Damascus.
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The grave of artist and former Paris stockbroker Paul Gauguin in Hiva Oa.
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A friendly French police officer shows off his Japanese calligraphy skills while Kajipon completes his incident report.
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Kajipon poses at home with his carefully repaired bust of Beethoven, one of his great heroes. (Photo taken during Zoom interview with Nippon.com)
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Kajipon has visited Beethoven’s grave six times.
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The mother and daughter who drove Kajipon across the border into Russia to visit Kant’s grave in 2015.
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At James Dean’s grave in Fairmount, Indiana.
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Left, Kajipon’s son says a quick prayer at Audrey Hepburn’s grave in Tolochenaz, Switzerland, in 2015. Right, the family poses at the grave of French entomologist Jean-Henri Fabre in Sérignan-du-Comtat in 2018.
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Château de Vauvenargues outside Aix-en-Provence, France, the last resting place of Pablo Picasso.
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