| 1 | Born in 1952; BFA from Craft School of Osaka University of Arts in 1975; member of Japan Arts and Crafts Association. | |
| 2 | I have two aunts; one lives in Tokyo and the other in Osaka. | |
| 3 | The stage set-up was similar to Osaka's, except the JHJ banners were a little smaller (due to the size of the stage. ) The opening was also different. | |
| 4 | Like yesterday in Osaka, he did the rounds of the hall, beginning with the 1/F balcony and then coming down to the main auditorium. | |
| 5 | Moscow ranked in third place, with osaka, and Hong Kong rounding out the top five most expensive cities. |