When mainland people go to Okinawa, we can't get into that society, even if we try, and it's the same for people from Okinawa who go to the mainland, even more so in that era.

The hermits who go, self-banished, into their rural retreats have as much right to their solitude as we to our society.

He is a member of the Mars Society and is a space enthusiast who would love to go into space before he dies.