▁largest ▁metropol itan ▁area ▁in ▁Japan ), ▁and ▁He ▁raised ▁with ▁five ▁sister s ▁and ▁younger ▁brother . ▁He ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁the ▁after math ▁of ▁the ▁Pacific ▁War ▁( World ▁War ▁II ). ▁Just ▁on ▁the ▁day ▁of ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁war ▁( August ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 1 9 4 5 ), ▁He ▁returned ▁to ▁Os aka ▁from ▁the ▁ev acu ation ▁area , ▁and ▁the ▁sight ▁he ▁saw ▁was ▁the ▁starting ▁point ▁for ▁his ▁architect ▁life . ▁Air ▁ra id ▁shelter ▁and ▁burn ▁marks ▁became ▁his ▁good ▁play ground , ▁explore , ▁dig ▁and ▁find ▁something , ▁just ▁like ▁as ▁Boy ' s ▁secret ▁base . ▁ ▁He ▁went ▁to ▁Sh im iz ud ani ▁High ▁School , ▁and ▁saw ▁Gary ▁Cooper ▁st arring ▁" The ▁F ount ain head ". ▁He ▁was ▁im pressed ▁by ▁the ▁belief ▁and ▁justice ▁of ▁the ▁architect s , ▁and ▁wanted ▁to ▁be ▁an ▁architect . ▁Therefore , ▁He ▁tried ▁and ▁won ▁the ▁highly ▁compet itive ▁entrance ▁exam ▁for ▁the ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁pr estig ious ▁University ▁in ▁Japan , ▁and ▁graduated ▁from ▁Os aka ▁University ▁( F ac ulty ▁of ▁Engineering ▁Building ▁Engineering ) ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 7 . ▁ ▁Career ▁▁ ▁After ▁gradu ating , ▁He ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁Bureau c rat ▁( Te chn ocracy ) ▁in ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Post s ▁and ▁Tele communic ations ▁( J apan ), ▁and ▁working ▁for ▁seven ▁years ▁for ▁Jun zo ▁Sak ak ura ▁( a ▁dis ci ple ▁of