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