Tadami River Dam Field Survey
One day after the war, one of his former close friends, Takayoshi Shiraishi, wrote to him asking if he could come to Japan to inspect a dam, given Japan's need for hydroelectric power. In 1947, he directly contacted General Douglas MacArthur, the Supreme Commander, to express his desire to visit Japan. MacArthur replied that "Raymond's architectural achievements in Japan are highly regarded as historic," and he was finally granted permission to visit.
(Hiroshi Misawa, "The Architecture of Antonin Raymond," published by Kajima Institute Publishing)
Shiraishi and I met with Yoshida Shigeru several times in his private office to discuss the measures and significance of the master plan.
I arrived in Tokyo with Eric Flor at the end of October 1949. Our first order of business was to visit General MacArthur, brief him on the Okutadami route, and ask his opinion on the state of Okutadami, the feasibility of building a dam there, and on the preparation of a scientific report based on Flor's investigations... The General wore an open-collar shirt and held an unlit, empty pipe in his right hand. He invited us to sit down and listened patiently to our opinions. At times he would disagree on the issues, but judging by them, it was clear that he was well versed in the engineering problems we faced. He approved of the task and instructed us to assist him.
(Hiroshi Misawa, "The Architecture of Antonin Raymond," published by Kajima Institute Publishing)
One day after the war, one of his former close friends, Takayoshi Shiraishi, wrote to him asking if he could come to Japan to inspect a dam, given Japan's need for hydroelectric power. In 1947, he directly contacted General Douglas MacArthur, the Supreme Commander, to express his desire to visit Japan. MacArthur replied that "Raymond's architectural achievements in Japan are highly regarded as historic," and he was finally granted permission to visit.
(Hiroshi Misawa, "The Architecture of Antonin Raymond," published by Kajima Institute Publishing)
Shiraishi and I met with Yoshida Shigeru several times in his private office to discuss the measures and significance of the master plan.
I arrived in Tokyo with Eric Flor at the end of October 1949. Our first order of business was to visit General MacArthur, brief him on the Okutadami route, and ask his opinion on the state of Okutadami, the feasibility of building a dam there, and on the preparation of a scientific report based on Flor's investigations... The General wore an open-collar shirt and held an unlit, empty pipe in his right hand. He invited us to sit down and listened patiently to our opinions. At times he would disagree on the issues, but judging by them, it was clear that he was well versed in the engineering problems we faced. He approved of the task and instructed us to assist him.
(Hiroshi Misawa, "The Architecture of Antonin Raymond," published by Kajima Institute Publishing)
