No.12 Afterword

Through a life of the bird-man Koukichi, I felt that dream is very important for us. And I want to tell many people about the birdman Koukichi. If Koukichi flew the first time in other countries, he would leave his name on aviation history.

Following phrase is my funny story. "Koukichi was reborn as a German boy named Otto Lilienthal." This is the reason why I believed myself, Otto Lilienthal made a model of a gliding machine at 12 years old. Leonardo da Vinci and Koukichi challenged ornithopter at first, but Otto Lilienthal made a glider with fixed wings at 12 years old.

At present, the tombstone which admires an achievement of Koukichi is stood on the river bank of Asahigawa near the Kyoubashi bridge in Okayama city.

A bird-man Koukichi festival was held in Tamano city where Koukichi was born. Moreover, a model of wings of Koukichi was exhibited in the Kibi new scientific museum. There is a grave of Koukichi on Iwata city in Shizuoka. It is indicated on head of the aviation history who is exhibited on the Kagamigahara air space museum in Gifu.

I wish that many people of the whole world know the great work of Koukichi.

Thanks a lot.