hiː mˈuːvd tə tˈoʊkɪˌoʊ fɔːɹ sˈɛkənd ɡɹˈeɪd ʌv ˌɛlɪmˈɛntɚɹi skˈuːl, bᵻfˌoːɹ mˈuːvɪŋ tə nˈiːʃikˈuː, hˌɪɹəʃˈiːmə ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti wˈʌn fɔːɹ θɹˈiː jˈɪɹz.
He moved to Tokyo for second grade of elementary school, before moving to Nishi-ku, Hiroshima in 1971 for three years.