John W. wrote:
> B Robson wrote:
> 
>>Serious cases of discrimination vary somewhat. I have had little
>>experience of racism but when I first arrived I lived in port frequented
>>by Russian sailors and was often barred entry to shops and restaurants
>>and I was denied service at a bank even though I was a customer.
>>
> 
> Kushiro, perchance? 

No, it was Toyama on the Japan sea.