Japanese olympic swimmer.
Born June 23rd, 1926 in Takamatsu.
Died August 10th, 2011 at 85 years old in Tokyo. [ref]
Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses waving above one’s head, and listen to silence. To have no yesterday, and no to-morrow. To forget time, to forget life, to be at peace. Oscar Wilde