One of my favorite parts so far in The Street of a Thousand Blossoms is when Tanaka, Hiroshi's sumo coach, gives him the name Takanoyama which means Noble Mountain. This is my favorite part because Takanoyama was Tanaka's sumo name also making bearing the name a great honor. I chose this as my favorite part because it shows how far Hiroshi has come despite the war and how hard he has worked at his dream. Hiroshi had gotten a scholarship with Tanaka when he was younger but choose to stay with his family and help them. This is my favorite part because it shows Hiroshi's dream coming true little by little. Page 189.
My second favorite part is when Akira, Kenji's sensei, returns from his mysterious disappearance to discover that Kenji has followed his dreams and opened his very own Noh mask shop. Also to Akira's surprised Kenji the once shy boy is now married to his college sweetheart. This is my favorite part because when the war hit Akira ran away to avoid the war leaving Kenji without the mask shop. And even though Kenji went to college for architecture he decided to open his own mask shop instead. Just like Hiroshi, Kenji did not let the war destroy his dreams and ends up accomplishing it. Pages 266-267.
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