2019.12.31

It was a warm fine day.

I stayed at home all day long.

I watched the dramas again.

At night I watched Kohaku utagassen (紅白歌合戦.) White won.

How was your 2019?

Mine was good.

I wish you a Happy New Year!!

2019.12.30

It was slightly rainy in the daytime.

I cleaned the Shinto Altar called 

kamidana and entrance.

After that I went to see my friend in Hinodecho.

In the afternoon I went to China town to attend a high school reunion which is an.annual event. There were 11 of us. 

We started at 14:00 and ate and drink a lot.

After that we moved to Karaoke place and sang and drank a lot. 

It was interesting to hear the fact I did not know when we were high school students.

2019.12.29

It was fine.

I prepared New Year's cards finally.

In the afternoon I happened to see a drama which I enjoyed before on TV and I kept watching all the episodes after all.

In the evening I went grocery shopping for new years.

And at night I watched two dramas which ended tonight.

I spent too much time for watching TV today.

At this season there are special programs on TV which last for a few hours. I should be very careful not to waste time.

2019.12.28

It was fine.

I went to Yokohama to see my friend. We met early this year at the Hawaiian pan cake cafe last time. So we decided to get together at a pan cake place at the end of this year. 

I found the restaurant by Internet. I was the first customer there today. Since we did not have breakfast we decided to eat instead of having pan cakes. It was fun.

She asked me to be a cosmetic monitor. So I did. I am not sure the difference between before and after but she saw the difference in me. It is intereting.

After that I went to see a movie "Star Wars IX The Last Jedi"

After that I bought "My Book" at Yurindo and asked them to cover it by orange paper which is my rythm color of the next year. 

After that I went to Shinagawa for dinner at Grand Central Oyster Bar. It's been a while since I went there last. It seems more expensive than New York one.

2019.12.27

It was fine. At daytime there were no clouds at all. I saw the very beautiful sunset with Mt. Fuji from the 23rd floor.

Today is the last day for most office workers for this year. This is called shigoto osame (仕事納め). If it is the official place, it is called goyo osame (御用納め).

For two of our colleagues it was their last day for our department. There was a farewell ceremony.

This year many people have 9 days year-end & year-beginning holiday.  This period is called nenmatsu nenshi (年末年始).

Have a nice holiday!

2019.12.26

It was cloudy.

After work I went to Otemachi to have dinner with a friend. Since we didn't decide the restaurant before meeting we walked around two buildings here and there. We entered an Italian restaurant at 19:15. If we entered before 19:00 they were offering happy hour special. We will go there earlier next time.

We enjoyed talking about what we have accomplished this year and planning next year's events.

I realized I did a lot this year.

Today is the new moon. It is a good time to make plans. 

2019.12.25

Merry Christmas!!

It was a cold cloudy day.

There was luncheon. Since there is a vegetarian we went to Koromu at Gakushikaikan again.

Eight of us attended. I ate shrimp dish of lunch menu. I expected the special menu for Christmas but since it was a Chinese restaurant, there was nothing special.

I learned how to upload to YouTube today.

I also learned that new year in Southern India is in April.

After work I went to Shinagawa to attend a seminar. I am glad to have asked questions and got answers.

2019.12.24

Merry Christmas!!

It was a very beautiful day.

In the afternoon a professor gave us very delicious cakes. There were three in our office today and we chose three different cakes and enjoyed one third of each taste: chocolate, strawberry, and green tea. 

They say the cake shop is Japanese but very famous in Europe and it imported the green tea flavour again to Japan. They looked expensive. We really enjoyed the three cakes.

In Japan we eat Christmas cake on Christmas. 

From today free promotion of my 8th ebook has started. This is my Christmas present. I hope many people enjoy reading about Japan.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B082ZL7H3C

2019.12.23

It was cloudy and cold.

This morning I went to health check. 

After work I went to Yokosukachuo to go to banks.

Dec.23 is ex Emperor's birthday. Until last year it was a national holiday. He became 86 years old. 

Happy.birthday!

2019.12.22

It was a cold rainy day.

Today is toji (冬至), one of nijyushisekki (二十四節気)  twenty four solar terms.Last one was taisetsu (大雪) on December 7 and the next one is shokan (小寒) on January 6.

Toji literally means winter reach. It is winter solstice. It is the day daytime is the shortest in a year. As a custom we eat pumpkin and take yuzuyu (柚子湯), bath with yuzu not to get cold.

I stayed at home all day long and publushed the 8th ebook "Things Japanese in August." I was going to go out for shoppingg but did not.

2019.12.21

It was cloudy.

In the morning there were some deliveries. One of them was unexpected. Almost every day I eat cereal. There was a campaign last month and I applied. And I got 2kg of potatoes from Hokkaido and some original ziplocks. How lucky I am!

I went to the Kimono Style Miya to have my hairset, makeup, and dressed up two new beautiful kimonos and pictures taken.

After that I went to the restaurant at the 70th floor of Royal Park Hotel and enjoyed the special Christmas dinner. It was delicious and the view was beautiful.

It was a nice day.

Thank you, thank you, thank you.

2019.12.20

It was fine and beautiful.

After work I went to massage after a while. I usually go there once a month but I had a bad back pain last month and could not go. It seems there were many parts I needed massage.

After coming home, I was surprised to see the private road to my house.  The owner of the back mountain seems to start building the wall against the cliff to prevent the crumble.

They did not inform me at all.

I will miss mountain lilies.

2019.12.19

It was a cold rainy day. But fortunately I did not have to use umbrella.

There were many things to do at office which was nice.

There were something wrong with the phone at office. And we decided to buy a new set. There are three staff in our office so we tried to find the main cord phone with two cordless handiphones. I picked up five sets. Three were the same products with different colors but their main phone was also cordless. Since we do not know the reason of malfunction we are looking for the cord phone. We will keep finding it tomorrow.

There is something wrong with my PC at home which is not good at this busy time of the year.

2019.12.18

It was fine.

There were many things to do at work which was good.

Towards the end of the year many TV programs end these days. I saw one of them tonight. It was a happy ending which was nice.

Results of the tickets to see Olympics arrived. I could not get any after all. I have been to many places to see Olympics since Barcelona 1992 such as Atlanta 1996, Nagano 1998, Sydney 2000, Salt Lake 2002,and Athene 2004. But not Tokyo in spite of living in Japan. No marathon in Tokyo. What a pity!

I hope to see something somewhere.

2019.12.17

It was a slightly rainy day.

They say today is 100 day before the Torch relay for the Olympic starts from J Village in Fukushima on March 26. Many cerebrities will run too. About 10,000 people run through all the prefectures by unique ways for 121 days.

There are 220 days left until the Olympics starts.

There were some arrangements I needed to do today. Most of them were the first experiences. Each site is different, which was what I learned when I was in the USA as a JOI coordinator.

This is the third graduate school. The duty of each place is different. But the most important is communication. Tonight I had a chance to talk with faculty which was nice to know what they are thinking.

These days I had a few chances to see the visiting scholars from abroad. I am a bit surprised that most of them do not carry business cards.

Use of business card is popular in Japan in business world but maybe it is not so popular as before in academic world? Or it was just coincidence.

2019.12.16

It was fine.

There were two guests and I was rather busy and overworked for two hours.

They say new year's cards have been accepted since yesterday. If you post them by December 25, they will be delivered on January 1.

2019.12.15

It was fine.

In the morning I brought old newspaper and cardboard to the designated area.  Those things were used be collected by local children's association, but they stopped collecting. 

After that I went to the nearby shrine for the 15th ritual.

I went to the beauty salon to have my hair cut and permed. I was the first customer of today.

I visited the kimono shop to buy something.

I hoped to buy a Christmas present for my English friend but I could not find this time.

After that I went to Kamiyacho to attend a seminar. To my surprise I happened to see my friends there. It started at 13:30 and lasted until 17:00 without break.

After the seminar my friend and I had a steak dinner.

After that I decided to go to Roppongi to visit Fuji Film Square where I have often visited while I worked in Roppongi. If you visit there 24 times, you can get a beautiful calendar, and today was 24th times and I got the one which is sold at yen 2,200. 

I decided to see the illumination which I often saw for the past three years. It was very beautiful and not so crowded yet as Christmas Day.

It was a nice day.

2019.12.14

It was fine.

I slept a lot to get rested.

I stayed at home all day long. 

I finished writing the manudctipt of Things Japanese in August. I hope to publish it soon.

2019 12 13

It was cloudy.

There was a visitor to our office. Almost every day we communicate by emails but this was the very first time to see each other. Face-to-face communication is very important.

On my way back I dropped at Yokosukachuo to go to banks. At the supermarket I found special offerings.

They say today is the starting day to prepare the New Years. 

Yesterday there was an announcenent of 25th Kanji of the year. It is 令(rei) of 令和 (reiwa). There were 216,325 entries and there were 30,427 votes for 令 because of the new era 令和 and the new law 法令 for consumer tax and official announcement 発令 of evacuation at the time of natural disaster.

No. 2 was 新 which means new and got 14,850 votes. No.3 was 和 which means harmony and got 10,281 votes. No.4 was 変 which means change and  No.5 was 災 which means disaster.

Last year's Kanji of the year was 災.

2019.12.12

It was fine.

Today is full moon.

After work I met a friend and had dinner at Shinagawa. I have tried to book a restaurant since yesterday but all was full and they did not accept the reservation. Therefore we decided to walk in. The first restaurat said they were full and needed to wait for half an hour. So we gave up and decided to go to other place. We went to Izakaya which is dining and drinking place and ate many different dishes.

It was fun to talk with someone that have common dreams.

Thank you, thank you, thank you.

2019.12.11

It was cloudy in the day time but slightly rained in the evening.

After work I went to Takanawadai to attend 

a seminar. It was interesting as always and I got new infornation about New Year's rituals to bring good luck.

It started at 18:50 and lasted for more than three hours.

I met some friends there.

Thank you, thank you, thank you.

2019.12.10

It was slightly raining when I left home but it was fine when I got to Tokyo.

Usually I check emails and send messages on the train. Today I sent birthday messages. One of them replied saying "Thank you for remembering my birthday every year. I did not realize it until I got your email." 

For me birthday is the most important day in a year. And I don't understand why some people forget about it. How about you?

2019.12.9

It was fine in the morning, became cloudy in the afternoon, and slightly rained at night. It was rather cold.

I went out for lunch with my colleague. There were two choices. Since I read a mail magazine mentioned that today's lucky meal is steak, we had Steak lunch.

After work I went to see a movie "Yuzuriha" in Mita which was nice.

On my way back home, I happened to see my friend from high school. It was a surprise because I thought he was still stationed in Malaysia. He said he came back to the headquarters in July.

2019.12.8

It was fine.

There was a year-end luncheon at Yokohama. There were more than 20 participants wearing kimono. There were two new faces. I enjoyed talking with people at the same table and eating Italian dishes.

Before going there I visited Iseyama kotai jingu shrine and Naritasan temple. 

Ginkgo tree was yellow and beautiful.

After the party I was going to Tokyo, but it was too late to go so I went shopping instead.

Sunset was so beautiful today.

Thank you  thank you, thank you.

2019.12.7

It was s cold rainy day.

I wore the thick overcoat and glove for the first time this winter.

There was a possibility of snow but did not.

I went to Onarimon to attend Mr. Ken Honda's one day seminar.

There were some group works and we made a group of six people. It was interesting because I could find something in common with all five nembers.

To dream an ideal future is fun.

I met some friends and made more friends too.

It was a fruitful seminar.

Thank you  thank you, thank you.

2019.12.6

It was cloudy and rather cold. They say it might be snow tomorrow.

I went out for lunch at a Chinese restaurnt with a colleague who used to work at the same place as I did from 2016 to 2018.

She also lives faraway from office and it takes more than 2 hours each. 

I got the result.of skin check which I applied for the other day. It said my skin was minus 5 years of the real age.

2019.12.5

It was fine.

There were two big events today.

In the afternoon there were Conference of Competitiveness 2019 and Porter Prize Ceremony.  Four Japanese companies were awarded and there were interview sessions with CEOs. After the recess there was a lecture titled "How CEOs Manage Their Time" by Professor Michael Porter of Harvard University followed by panel discussion. It lasted for four hours.

It was more interesting than I thought.

After work I attended monthly meeting which is held at the beginning of every month. I was late for an hour. After the meeting I asked the question and felt relieved.

Thank you, thank you, thank you!

2019.12.4

It was fine.

There have been earthquakes these days.

Today I knew that one of the colleagues used to work at the same place as I worked from 2016 to 2018.  

I hear there are three who worked there. So I have met two of them.

When I worked there there were some people who worked at the same place as I worked from 2009 to 2013.

It's a small world, isn't it?

2019.12.3

It was fine.

At lunch time I had un urgent work therefore I took lunch time a bit later than usual.

It was such a beautiful day that I decided to go to see Daijokyu (大嘗宮) at the Imperial Palace. 

My office is very close from Hirakawamon(平川門) gate but it was only used as exit and I had to walk to Sakashitamon (坂下門) gate.

There were so many visitors today, and I could not take good pictures. But I was very glad to be able to see the special complex built for the special event of the ceremony of enthronement.

Thank you, thank you  thank you!

2019.12.2

It was fine in the morning but became rain in the afternoon. It stopped raining in the evening and the crescent moon was so beautiful.

I usually buy lunch at convenience stores but when it is rain I use the dining hall. So I ate there with my colleague.

My train delayed on my way back home due to rain though I did not see any rain at night.

2019.12.1

A new month has started. December is junigatsu (

十二月) the 12th month. Its lunar name is shiwasu (師走), literally means teachers run.

It was fine.

I went to shrine as the first day ritual.

Then I went to Komeda coffee shop to see my friend and ordered the morning set where you can have a half piece of toasted bread without paying additionally. It's Nagoya culture.

After coming back, I ordered Nohana which is a photobook of 20 pictures. I feel I had many things last month.

2019.11.30

The last day of November.

How fast time flies!

It was fine. Mt. Fuji and the sunset were so beautiful.

In the morning I received the delivery by Sagawa. To my surprise they changed the service from seal to signature on device. I also received the new years cards I ordered the other day.

In the afternoon I went to Misaki to see a movie which I had to book but free. I had to pay for the parking lot.

After that I went to Kimono-style Miya to have my hair set, makeup, dressed up, and pictures taken

I had dinner at a Japanese restsurant at the 68th floor. It was delicious.

2019.11.29

It was fine but very cold. Mt.Fuji looked so beautiful covered with snow.

There was a big news at lunch time. Former prime minister Yasuhiro Nakasone passed away at the age of 101 years old.

After work I went to Hamamachi to see my friend's art exhibtion. When I got there, his live painting performance was already over, but there was still narration with playing. I was lucky, wasn't I?

I met him in Seville, Spain in 1992 for the first time. Our birthdays are the same, May 8. He used to be an office worker, but changed his career about 7 years ago after surviving from stomach cancer. He is known as a dragon artist now.

Doing what you really like is very important.

Are you doing what you like?

2019.11.28

It was a cold rainy day.

Today I read a book which I bought early this 

month at the  open ilecture. It was very interesting and encouraging. It dealt with many successful people who changed their lives at their late years.

2019.11.27

It was slightly raining.

Usually I take lunch time from 12:45 but since I had an appointment from 13:00 I took from 12:00. To my surprise there were long waiting lines for paying at a covenience store.

In the evening I went to Yokohama to see a friend and enjoyed eating a cake set. And we went to Nigiwaiza (にぎわい座) to listen to rakugo (落語), comic story telling. I have been interested in going there for a long time, and finally time has come. What is more, I was invited. How lucky I am!

Main speaker is Lovehei (らぶ平). Ramune (らむ音), his pupil from Japanese Brazilian family,  talked the famous Jugemu (寿限無) in three languages. Furthermore she appeared on the stage by doing cartwheeling. Amazing, isn't it? 

After the show we had supper.

It was a nice evening.

2019.11.26

It was cloudy and slightly rainy cold day.

There were many things to do at the office.

After work I went to Mita to attend a basic financial seminar for beginners. It was very informative and useful.

I finished reading "Happy Money" by Ken Honda.

2019.11.25

It was cloudy but warm in the daytime and slightly rained in the evening.

There was an accident in the morning, and I had to change the train at Yokohama. It took more than 3 hours and a half to get to the office.

On my way back I dropped at Yokosukachuo to go to a bank. There is a big Christmas tree in front of the station.

How fast time flies!

2019.11.24

It was cloudy.

I have had a back pain so that I canceled to attend one day seminar.

Besides going to grocery shopping I stayed at home.

Today's big news was the Pope Francisco's visit to Nagasaki and Hiroshima.It' been 38 years since the Pope came to Japan last. 

2019.11.23

It was a rainy day.

There were some appointments today but I.have had a back pain so that I decided to stay at home.

I cleared kimonos and watching some videos.

Today is a nationsl holiday called kinro kansha no hi (勤労感謝の日), Labour Thanksgiving Day. 

It used to be Niinamesai (新嘗祭) when we thank the harvest of the year and eat the new rice of the year.

2019.11.22

It was a cold rainy day.

Usually I eat lunch outside or buy something at the convenience stores and eat at the lounge. But when it is rainy, I use the dining hall.

Today I chose a bowl dish and miso soup, but miso doup was set from the beginning.

There was something wrong with the air conditioning in our office, and finally it was so cold that I asked to check and it was fixed.

In the evening there was the open campus event and I came home late.

It was a long day.

2019.11.21

It was fine.

I went out for lunch at an Italian restaurant with a coworker whose previous work is the same as mine. Therefore the working period is different but we have some mutual coworkers.

I had a meeting in the afternoon.

It was fun to know coworker's background.

After work I dropped at Miurakaigan to go to banks and see my friend.

It was a long day.

2019.11.20

It was fine.

I went out for lunch with a coworker from 1 pm at a nearby restaurant. To our surprise it was so crowded that we had to wait for a while.

After work I went to Otori jinja shrine to visit Ni no yori market. It was so crowded that there was a long line to enter the shrine. The special red stamps called goshuin were sold out. They say they prepared about 600 pieces.

2019.11.19

I got up early to take a hot spring bath. Unfortunately open air bath was closed though.

After having a big breakfast we headed for the Miho shrine for the formal visit. It's been a while since I visited there last time.

After having lunch we had free time to walk around. 

On our way to the airport we could see the beautiful Angel's ladder and sunset.

The airplane was delayed for 30 minutes when leaving but arrived 15 minutes late or so.

It was a nice tour.

 

2019.11.18

It was a rainy day.

I left Hiroshima for Izumo by bus. It took three hours and 20 minutes or so. 

I ate lunch at a station cafe.

Our meeting time was 13:00 and headed for the hotel. 

First we had a lecture. 

Next I changed to  kimono.

Third we went to Izumo taisha for the formal visit.

It was very nice.

After coming back we had dinner listening to the lecture.

There is a hot bath with an open air bath.

It was a nice day.

2019.11.17

I arrived at Hiroshima around 8 am after stopping three times. However I was sleeping and I did not notice about the second stop. At the third stop I bought rice balls for breakfast.

After arriving at Hiroshima I went to the hotel to leave my suitcase.

There was a Christmas tree at the station. I took a train to Miyajima. It's been a year and a half since I went there last.

I went to Miyajima by train and ferry and enjoyed a full day there. I went up to Mt. Misen (弥山). Leaves wete so beautiful in red and yellow.

After coming back, I had dinner with my aunt.

It was a nice day.

2019.11.16

It was fine.

I was rather busy today.

First I went to Sugita to buy something.

Next I went to Mita to attend the Sushi luncheon. This was the fourth time for me to attend this event. 

Third I went to Meguro to have Afternoon Tea with my friend.

Now I am on a bus to go to Hiroshima. It will stop three times before arriving at 8 am tomorrow morning.It is 12 hours drive.

Oyasuminasai

2019.11.15

It was a beautiful day.

November 15 is known as shichigosan (七五三), seven-five-three. Families who have daughters at the age of three and seven and sons at the age of three and five visit shrines to wish their children's healthy growth.

I took a half day off to attend the Hie shrine visiting tour organized by the Power Spot Laboratory. It started around 10:30 and lasted until 12:45 or so. Five power spot Meisters explained the history of the shrine for 20 minutes each. It was the first time for me to visit there  and I learned many things. 

There were many families with children dressed up the beautiful kimono there.

After that I headed for the Chinese restaurant near my office to attend the welcome luncheon. Three of us were welcomed.

In the afternoon stationaries I ordered the other day arrived.

After work I headed for Shinjuku to attend a seminar from 7 pm to 9:30 pm or so.

It was a long fruitful day.

2019.11.14

It was cloudy in the morning but became fine.

Today and tomorrow there is a special important ceremony for the new Emperor's once in a life event called daijosai (大嘗祭) The details are secret. They say it cost yen 2,400,000,000. It was organized in the late 7th century. Between Muromachi era and Edo era about 220 years it was not practiced.

What a long history we have!

2019.11.13

It was cloudy.

I walked to the station to drink at the dinner party tonight.

After work I went to Ebisu to attend the dinner party.

Foods were well prepared by the ingredients from Izumo but drinks were missing Japanese sake which was the only one fault.

Today I had a good news.

I passed the examination I took last Saturday. I became a certified REIKI healer and REIKI teacher. Congratulations!!

2019.11.12

I got up around 5 am this morning. I found the very beautiful red moon over the Mt. Fuji and I watched it set in Mt. Fuji which was very nice. 

It was fine and a very beautiful autumn day.

I had a meeting in the evening and it lasted until near 8:30 pm.

When I went out from the building, the full moon was shining over the building.

It was a very beautiful full moon night.

2019.11.11

It was fine in the morning and Mt.Fuji looked so beautiful. The amount of snow seems doubled.

During the day time it looked like rained.

At night the moon was so beautiful.

After work I went to Mita to see a Japanese movie titled "Colors of Wind" which I can't find the relation with contents.

It was a mysterious movie dealing with Doppelganger and Dissociative Identity Disorder.

This was invited by Mr. Ueno.

It was another lucky day.

2019.11.10

It was fine.

I cleared two kimonos and prepared another two kimonos this morning.

I went to Mita to see a consultant for two hours. It was fun to know new things.

After that I went to Kimono-style Miya to practice to wear kimono in the afternoon. I tried three times in 90 minutes. I wish I could set my hair by myself.

My friend came and we went out for Vietnmese restaurant for dinner.

It was a nice day.

2019.11.9

It was a big day.

I went to Shinagawa to take an examination.

For the past half year I have tried hard to pass this examination. 

This morning I got a message from someone that assured me to pass it. I was glad to know there are people who care of what I am doing.

The exam was from 1 pm to 5 pm.

On my way back I dropped at Kurihama to shop. To my happy I found 3 female crabs which are now in season and bought them. I boiled them and ate one of them which was tasty.

I feel happy!

2019.11.8

It was fine. 

Today is ritto (立冬), one of the 24 solar terms. The last one was soko (霜降) on Oct.24, and the next one is shosetsu (小雪) on Nov.22. Ritto literally means stand winter. It is the begining of winter.

Today is tori no ichi (酉の市). It is a festival held on the day of cock in November at the shrines related to birds. This is related to business and rakes decorated with good luck items are sold to gather fortunes.

This year there are two tori no ichi. First one is called ichi no tori (一の酉), and tbe second one is called ni no tori (二の酉) which will be held on Nov. 20.

2019.11.7

It was fine.

I went out for lunch with colleagues from Australia and Hong Kong at a Japanese restaurant. None of us have been there. It was very interesting. For us Japanese it is as a matter of fact but for foreigners there are things hard to understand. I got an idea of new book series about tacit knowledge.

In the evening I attended a monthly meeting.

After that I went to have dinner with a friend. It was fun to listen to the stories of traveling.

2019.11.6

It was fine.

I went to a branch office of city office to submit the document for social security.

At lunch time three of us went to have lunch to welcome the new staff. Since she is a vegetarian it is rather hard to find a proper restaurant. I asked them if they have a menu for vegetarian but they did not. However they prepared the special one for her. How kind they are!

2019.11.5

It was fine.

A new staff joined our office.

It's been about a month since I started working here. And now I am teaching what I learned about a month ago. Time flies!

2019.11.4

It was fine.

Today was a transferred holiday.

I went to the Kimono-Style Miya to have my hair set and dressed up. I was the first person to be there. So I became like a model to get dressed in front of dresers.

I went to Ishikawacho to attend an intermediate class for tour guides for foreign visitors.It started at 2 pm and lasted for two hours. It was free, informative and very useful to welcome foreign visitors next year for the Olympic and Paralympic, and so on.

After that I went back to Sakuragicho to attend a quasi wedding reception. There were many guests performing. 

After the party we did janken (paper, scissors, and stone) to decide the winner of the table. To my lucky I became the one and got the table flower.

How lucky I am!

It was a good day.

Thank you, thank you, thank you.

2019.11.3

It is a national holiday called Bunka no hi (h文化の日), Culture Day. It was used to be the Meiji Emperor's Birthday. Culture Chaters are awared at the imperial palace. To my surprise Man Nomura, kyogen performer who came to the movie event yesterday was also the one who received the charter.

It was fine.

There were three plans but I canceled two of them.

I went to Yokohama Pacifico to attend a lecture. At the recess I tried to analyze my tendency after answering 36 questions. It lasted from 1pm to 5pm.

My friend and I wernt out for dinner. I ate korean. foods.

2019.11.2

It was fine.

I wore kimono at home and went to Kimono-style Miya to have my hairset, makeup, dressed up, and pictures taken.

After thst I went to Nihonbashi to attend the 3D Chinese movie show with actor and director's stage greetings.  At the recess we had a chance to take pictures with them. And to my surprise I was asked to have interview for Shanghai TV news or something.

After the movies they interviewed me. While watching the movie, I thought of many things. I realized one thing which I have thought when I was a graduate school student. I did not know the importance of comparative literature at that time. But today I felt how important literatures and movies are to understand the way of living and thinking. Maybe I should study about Japanese kabuki and Chinese kyogeki someday.

After that I went to the Yaesu Book Center to attend Shimoyan's lecture and autograph writing event. He wrote the short message too which is different one by one . How nice it is!

I had a Japanese style fish dish with my Reiki friend.

It was a nice day!

2019.11.1

A new month has started. November is juichigatsu(十一月), the 11th month. Its lunar calendar name is shimotsuki (霜月), literally frost month.

I went to the nearby shrine for the first day visit called otsuitachi mairi (お朔詣り) before going to work.

It was fine and the sunset was very beautiful today. It was rather warmat the daytime but a bit chilly at night.

After work I went to Tamachi to attend the Sushi dinner party with my friend. It started at 7:00 pm and ended 10:50 pm. So I missed the last train unfortunately.

Sushi was delicious as usual. The night view from the 33rd floor is very beautiful. I am glad to take my friend who enjoyed the occasion.

Thank you, thank you, thank you.

2019.10.31

Happy Halloween!!

It's already end of October. How fast tine flies!

This morning from Kamioooka and Yokohama, there happened blackout and my train delayed more than one hour. I used JR from Kurihama.

When I got to the office, there was Wifi problem and I could not use Internet in the morning.

There was a big meeting in the afternoon. It went well.

On my way home, I dropped at Miurakaigan to see a friend. We ate dinner and I taught her making acounts here.snd there.

2019.10.30

It was fine and beautiful.

My morning train delayed about 45 minutes. So I started working about one hour later than usual.

There were many things to do but all went well.

To my lucky I got an invitation for the special movie opening event with stars' stage greeting. How lucky I am!

2019.10.29

It was a rainy day.

We had a meeting in the morning and it took long and we had lunch meeting. There is a cafe at the same building. They used to have only western style dishes, but it seems they introduced Japanese style menu too. To our interesting we ordered the same menu.

In the afternoon cabinets arrived in our room. The new layout looks nice.

In the evening we had a followup meeting of yesterday's meeting. There will be many things to do tomorrow.

2019.10.28

It was fine and beautiful.

I had three meetings at work.

After work I went to Ginza to visit my friend's Gallery Opening. The solo exhibition title is "Parallel World."

Last year at this time she held the exhibition at the same gallery. It was Saturday and there were many visitors. When I got there today, it was rather late, and there were three visitors, and came another too. I met someone whom I net last year at the Galkery Opening. We could talk about many things.

Since we have a mutual friend in Spain we took pictures and I sent them to him.

Today is a new moon. It was a nice day.

2019.10.27

It was fine.

I wore kimono and headed for Kimono-style Miya to have my hairset, makeup, and dressed up again, and I went to Hase, Kamakura to attend a luncheon at a French restaurant. There were 6 people in my table. It was interesting to hear the things I don't know.

After that I visited an exhibtion of Mandala art, and tried to make one of them. It was fun.

And I headed to Kamakura station to see my friend. We enjoyed talking.

At night I could receive the three re-delivered goods. I felt relieved.

It was a nice day.

2019.10.26

It was fine.

I went to Shinagawa early in the morning to attend REIKI 1 seminar to be a sub teacher. Pre-meeting started st 8:45 am, the seminar started at 10 am and lasted by 7:20 pm followed by tea party. After all I came home around 10 pm.

It ws a long day but I was glad to attend today's session.

Thank you, thank you, thank you.

2019.10.26

It was fine.

I went to Shinagawa early in the morning to attend REIKI 1 seminar to be a sub teacher. Pre-meeting started st 8:45 am, the seminar started at 10 am and lasted by 7:20 pm followed by tea party. After all I came home around 10 pm.

It ws a long day but I was glad to attend today's session.

Thank you, thank you, thsnk you.

2019.10.25

It was raining in the morning but stopped raining in the evening.

Usually I go out for shopping lunch at the convenience store, but since it was raining I ate at lunch at the dining hall. It was rather late, and a few menu were left. Therefore I ordered beef curry and salad, however it was not beef but port curry. I asked them why. They made a mistake at the bulletin board sign. I can eat both beef and pork, but depends on the religion, it would become a critical issue.

After work I went to Heiwajima for the first time to attend BBQ. They say the charity event started at the time of the Great East Japan earthquake. It cost yen10,000 for men and yen 8,000 for women. The rest money will be used for recovery of the Tohoku Area and to save animals.

There happened a very interesting thing. The fish company prepared seafood. Its name was Kitani which is my surname. When I went to Tsukiji market a few years ago, I happened to see the name board of the company and was very surprised and took pictures. I thought it is the surnane of CEO of the company. However it was not. There is no one whose name is Kitani. They said it is a combination of two men whose names start with ki (キ)and tani (タニ). Interesting, isn't it?

Today trains were delayed on my way to go to office and come back home. It was a long day.                                                                                                                                  

2019.10.24

It was cloudy in the daytime and becme rain at night.

After work I dropped at Kurihama and met Ms. Saito and Ms.Ogawa to do the first time recognition. She treated me and sent to the station.

Today is the first day of the free promotion of the 7th ebook. It became No.1 in three sections in Japan.

2019.10.23

It was fine and rather warm.

Mt. Fuji looked so beautiful covered with snow.

After work I went to Tamachi to attend a seminar.

Since I overworked a little bit and it had already started when I got there. 

I have not been interested in real estate investment, but I learned many viewpoints to save asset.

2019.10.22

It was a rainy day.

Today is a special national holiday called " Sokuirei seiden no gi (即位礼正殿の儀)." This is a ceremony of the Emperor to proclaim his coronation to Japan and the world at the imperial palace.

I went to Kokuryo to practice REIKI in the morning. There were nine people today. Three of us left 20 minutes earlier than schedule. 

I went to Machiya next to attend the comic story teller Katsura Sanjaku's 25th anniversary perfornance at Move Machiya. When I got there they were offering the red and white manju, sweets to celebrate the new Emperor's coronation to the first 150 people who bought something there for more than yen 1000. I wanted to have them but the show was going to start within 10 minutes, so I could not.

There were three speakers and Katsura Sanjaku talked three times. It lasted until 4 pm or so. I happened to see a friend there.

After that I took a picture with him.

My friend and I went to have something. I ate late lunch or early supper. We talked many things and decided to have afternoon tea at Gajoen next month. We hope to collaborate and do something near future.

After that I went to Shinagawa to see some friends.

I published my 7th ebook today.

It was a nice day.

2019.10.21

It was cloudy in the daytime but became rain in the evening.

I wanted to come home earlier to receive delivered goods however there was a meeting and I had to overwork in the evening and when I got home they have already come and left again.

It is very inconvenient to arrange the redelivery because it is set by automatic telephone answering  machine and we can't ask the details of the best time in person.

Tomorrow there will be a special ceremony of Emperor's coronation court tomorrow so it became a national holiday.

2019.10.20

It was cloudy.

I attended a community work called "Clean Day" this morning which happens twice a year in May and October. From 8 am we walk to the community center picking up trash on the road.

After that I went to Hinodecho to get massage.

In the afternoon I went to Mita to attend two seminars which were very useful.

2019.10.19

It was a rainy day and rather cool.

First I went to Sugita to go to a kimono shop to buy something, a beauty salon to have my hair cut and permed, and Softbank to ask about smartphone.

Next I went to Meguro to study about REIKI teacher examination. There were six REIKI friends. We started around 2:30 pm and finished around 6 pm. We reviewed how to heal and do atunement.

After that we went out for dinner. We enjoyed talking and eating.

I got many gifts and felt lucky.

Thank you, thank you, thank you.

2019.10.18

It was slightly raining.

After leaving home I remembered something and came home and got a later train than usual. To my lucky I was in time.

At lunch time I went to post offices to get the memorial coins but it was too late to exchange. Therefore I only bought memorial stamps.

After work I had an appointment at 6:30 pm but she got lost and came around 7:15 pm. We enjoyed seven dishes premium course with a small glass of aperitif. We ordered non alcholic drinks, garlic rice, and dessert. Regarding additional orders she paid because she felt sorry for having kept me waiting. We enjoyed the second English speaking dinner.

2019.10.17

It was cloudy in the morning but slightly rained in the afternoon. It's getting cooler and cooler.

Today is a pay day. So on my way back I got off at Yokosukachuo to go to banks and I went to a supermarket and got some side dishes.

After coming home I watched two dramas.

2019.10.16

It was slightly raining in the morning, but stopped raining.

I ordered the event tickets on the train in the morning and went to the convenience store to get them at lunch time. This was the first time for me to buy and pick up that way. It was not so difficult.

After coming back I cooked matsutake mashroom rice.It smells good.

I am glad to do that.

2019.10.15

It was fine but rather cool.

I went to nearby shrine before going to work as a 15th day ritual.

After work I went to Onarimon to attend a dinner party. It was convenient because the venue was located on my commuting route. It was 167th meeting of Liberty Evolution Business Spirit. This was the first time for me to attend there. There were about 30 people. Since I was a newcomer, I was given s few minutes to introduce myself.
They will have the150th event next month, on November 19 though it has been done 167th.

Interesting, isn't it?

2019.10.14

It was slightly raining.

I went to Kimono-style Miya to have my hair set and dressed and attended Rabuhei's 45th anniveresary at the APA Hotel & Resort Yokohama Bay Towers which opened last month. It was a party of about 150 people or so and there were many guests' speech and songs. It lasted for two hours or so. I enjoyed meeting new people.

After that I visited my friend and some shops and learned many things.

It was a nice day.

2019.10.13

It was fine after the typhoon No.19.

According to TV news it left a great deal of damages here and there especially near the rivers. It seems this was a recordmaking heavy rain and tragedy.

I wrote the draft of my 7th ebook in the morning.
In the afternoon I went grocery shopping and filled up my car.

I booked the flight, bus, and hotel for the trip next month. There is still something to do.

The great news of today was the win of Japan Team at the Rugby World Cup against Scotland by 28-21 and became the 8th for the first time. Congratulations!

2019.10.12

It's been raining. The typhoon No.19 (Hagibis) hit Japan. They say this is tte biggest typhoon ever.

Many train companies decided not to operate today. So I did not go out and stayed at home all day long.

I prepared kimono for the day after tomorrow, washed summer clothings, and made the third "Thank you" Mandala.

Today in 1992 Expo '92 finished.I still remember the day well.

2019.10.11

It was cloudy in the day time but became rain in the evening. The super typhoon will come tomorrow and my seminars scheduled tomorrow were canceled and I booked other dates.

After work I had dinner with my friend. She treated me which was unexpected, even more she gave me many presents because I invited her the special birthday dinner the other day.
We went to cafe later and practiced speaking English. It was fun.

2019.10.10

It was fine in the daytime but became rain at night.

The super typhoon is approaching.

I attended a surprise birthday celebration before noon. It was planned by a student and not only his students but also staff and faculty are invited to join. We sang and took pictures. It lasted for less than 5 minutes or so but I believe the dean whose birthday is Sunday was pleased with being celebrated by his students and colleagues. Happy birthday!

2019.10.9

It was fine.

I attended the research positioning meeting in the morning. It is exciting to listen to the progress of ongoing research.

Tonight there was a big news. Professor Akira Yoshino will be awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. He researched Lithium ion battery at a Japanese Company, Asahi Kasei. He is 71 years old. From the TV interview we know he is a nice guy. His smile is so nice. He mentioned the importance of persistency and flexibility. He is the 27th Japanese winner and the 8th in Chemistry after 9 years. Congratulations!

2019.10.8

It was fine but cooler than the weather forecast said.

Todayvis kanro (寒露), literally cold dew. It is one of nijushisekki (二十四節気), the 24 solar terms. Last one was shubun (秋分), on September 23, and the next one is soko (霜降) on October 23.

They say tomorrow it will be the coldest morning.

I am glad to finish the second mandala using 9 protection colors.

2019.10.7

It was cloudy in the day time and became rain in the evening. It is getting cooler and I feel the autumn came.

I have just watched a new TV drama. October is one of the new TV seasons.I may keep watching that drama.

2019 10.6

It was rainy in the morning and afternoon but it stopped in the evening. It was rather cool today.

First I went to Shinagawa to see friends.

Second I went to Mita to attend an investment seminar.

Third I took my friend to a Sushi meeting. This was the second time for me to attend. It was nice to eat delicious 13 sushi and learn about how to invest where when.

2019.10.5

It was fine and hot.

In the morning I ordered to pickup the goods to deliver. Since I needed to leave home before 2 pm I called them if it is possible or not. They said probably not. After that the driver called to say no. However in a few minutes he called again and came to pick up the goods.
How lucky I am!

There was a train accident and some train services were not available. I was going to use Yokohama city subway, but when I got to Kamioooka, it started running again and I didn't have to use the subway. I feel I am lucky!

In the afternoon I went to Kimono-style Miya to have my hairset, makeup, and dressed. I met some friends there.

At night I had dinner with a friend at the French restaurant of 68th floor. To our lucky we saw the fireworks festival at Tamagawa.  I felt lucky again!

2019.10.4

It was heavily raining in the morning but when I got to Tokyo it was fine.

After work I attended a monthly meeting. To my lucky I could walk to the venue. It started at 6 pm, and my work was until 6:15 pm. So I was late and missed the first speech part. It lasted for more than two hours.

It is nice to talk with people who have the same mission or dreams.

2019.10.3

It was fine.

I went out for lunch at a Chinese restaurant with co-worker.

There were some works I was asked to help in the afternoon. It was easy and included much useful information to handle my job assignment near future.

There was a meeting which was also informative.

2019.10.2

It was fine.

I left my smartphone behind at home today, therefore I could read ebook which I have not finished by the former smartphone which I cannot use as phone now on the train.

At lunch time I went out.
First I withdrew money from the ATM which recently became available for two banks. But I should have used the original bank ATM to save the handling charge.
Second at the convenience store I bought lunch. After that I felt like eating there and was going to do but I found the sign which said if you want to eat here, you need to tell before paying because the consumption tax of taking out is 8% and eating there is 10%. How complicated it is!

2019.10.01

A new month has started.

October is jugatsu (十月), the 10th month or kannaduki (神無月) , literally "Gods without month" in most part of Japan, but kamiariduki(神在月) , literally "Gods exist month" in Izumo area. That is all the gods gather in Izumo this month to discuss.

It was fine and hot today.
I went to the nearby shrine before getting on a train.

I started a new job in Jimbo cho, Tokyo and bought a commuter ticket for 6 months tonight.

Since the consumption tax was raised from 8% to 10% today, there was about yen 3,400 difference in 6 months before and after..

2019.9.30

It was fine and hot,

The last day of September, and last day of my long vacation.

I started the day early because the appointment was 8 am. I took 7:16 train.

It was a pity that I could not watch the first story of the NHK's new morning drama, "Scarlet."

I had an interview today which took from 8 am to 5:30 pm or so.

Consumer tax will be raised ftom 8% to 10% from tomorrow. So I went to grocery shopping.

There was a surprise. A very famous Japanese millionaire living abroad commented to my post I wrote yesterday.

2019.9.29

It was rainy early in the morning, but became fine and hot later.

I went to Shinagawa to experience a trial seminar of notebook club to succeed softly in the morning. I was advised some cash points which I have never thought of. It was fun to talk about dreams with someone that is supportive.

After that I went to Ueno to visit the once a year festival called Minarukane taisai (巳成金大祭). I usually went there in the morning but today I went there in the afternoon. There was an additional session from 15:30.  Unfortunately I could not enter the main building during the ceremony but fortunately I could listen to two different sessions outside. I bought a gold coin and special stamp which are only available today.

I had a quick early supper and went to Shinagawa to see friends.

It was a nice day.

2019.9.28

It was fine.

I went to Tamachi to attend a sushi luncheon with investment meeting at the 33rd floor. Foods were delicious, view was fantastic, and seminar was informative.

I enjoyed it very much.

After the seminar my friend and I enjoyed talking at the lounge of 31st floor which had a nice view of the Rainbow bridge.

We enjoyed talking with new friends and taking pictures.

We went out for dinner at the Taiwanese restaurant.

It was a nice day.

Thank you, thank you, thank you.

2019.9.27

It was fine today.

I am glad that my 6th ebook was ranked as No. 1 in Japan, Netherlands, USA, and Spain.

After lunch I went to Yokosuka to submit the documents and visit banks.

I saw a beautiful sunset this evening.

I watched a movie "My Wonderful Life" on TV. It is a movie of a dog to live repeatedly.

2019.9.26

It was fine.

I went toTameikesanno to attend a general assembly for an investment company in the morning.

After that I went to Kamiyacho to have lunch with friends via Atago shrine.To my interesting a daughter of my friend's friend whom I met there has graduated from Washington State University where I studied in 1996 as an exchange student. What a small world!
After that I attended a business presentation.

And I went to Shinagawa to see friends.

Today free promotion of my 6th ebook started. I hope many people will download and enjoy reding about Japan.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07Y5JBXV1

2019.9.25

It was fine and hot.

I went to once a week yoga lesson in the morning. Since today is the last day for me to attend this lesson, I went to have lunch with two participants. It was fun.

After that I went home once and came back later to see other person. It was the same place that I ordered a cake set.

In the evening somebody came to change the cartoridge of water purifier.

2019.9.24

It was fine.

I came back from Osaka and arrived at Ikebukuro before 7 am. I was wondering what to do until 9 am. It would be nice to have taken a bath,  but I just washed teeth and face and had breakfast where I could charge the smartphone battery.

After that I went to Shinjuku and watched a Japanese movie "Kioku ni gozaimasen (記憶にございません)" which was rather interesting.
I had lunch and headed for the next destination to attend the Morinda's opportunity meeting. They gave us two cans of New Age's drink.

On my way to the station  I found portable shrines. They were from  "Naruko tenjinsha (成子天神社)" where I visited the other day.

I went back to the theater to see another movie but could not buy a ticket. Therefore I went to Ginza to visit my friend's art exhibition. Her artworks were really beautiful.

And I went to Chanter to see "Ad Astra" at IMAX. I did not know Chante changed a lot and was so surprised.

It was a long fruitful day.

2019.9.23

It was fine.

Today is a national holiday called Shubun no hi (秋分の日), Autumn Equinox Day which is the day when daytime and nighttime are equal.

I checked out the hotel before 10 am and headed for Tennoji. There was a special event of Autumn Equinox day called Jissokan(日想観), and there was a lecture before that.

We had a gorgeous lunch at the same Japanese restaurant where G20 dinner was held.      

After lunch we visited the Shitennoji temple, and went up to the fifth floor pagoda, and went back to the restaurant to have tea.

And around 5:10 pm we left there to attend Jissokan event. It lasted for 30 minutes. We saw the beautiful sunset.

After that I visited the Abeno Harukas which is the tallest building in Japan though I did not go up to the top.

I had dinner and went back to Osaka to catch a night bus.

It was a nice day.

Thank you, thank you, thank you!!

2019.9.22

It was cloudy but became rain in the late afternoon.

I went to Sakuranomiya Shrine on my way to the Imperial Hotel.

I had a big breakfast there with Mr. Atsushi Futakami who is an Expo mania and has visited 149 Expo around the world. We had a good time there.

After that I went to Kurama, Kyoto by myself. There were so many things to see there. I walked in the mountain and visited Kifune Shrine too where I visited more than 20 years ago.

It started raining and I gave up eating Kawadoko ryori, meal eating on the floor over the river.

After coming back to Kyoto station, I had dinner.
And I had sweets with the ladies whom I met at Kurama.

It was a nice day.

Thank you  thank you, thank you.

2019.9.21

It was cloudy.

I left home around 8:20am and arrived at Osaka around 12:30 pm via Shinagawa.

I went to see Kotatsu kaigi meeting which is a related event to EXPO2025.  It started at 1 pm and ended around 5:15 pm. There were two meetings and a fashion show of Expo attendants' uniforms. There were 8 models. I was going to offer the one of Expo 92 but there was communication gap and I could not.

I am glad to see my friend there.

After that I visited my ex-colleague's house in Toyonaka. It's been a while since we met last. Now she is a mother of two children. How fast time flies!

2019.9.20

It was fine.

I went to my parents graveyard in the morning.

I went to Kimono Style Miya to have my hairset, makeup, and dressed up in the morning.

Since the Rugby World Cup has just begun there were many decoration related to the event at Sakuragicho.

In the afternoon I met a friend from REIKi seminar and enjoyed taking pictures, talking, and eating.

In the evening I had dinner with my advisor of the graduate school at a Chinese restaurant at 68 Floor. It had a nice night view, and foods were delicious.

I prepared my 6th ebook.

It was a nice day.

Thank you, thank you, thank you.

2019.9.19

It was fine.

I went to Shinagawa to have lunch with my ex-colleague of JICE. It's been six years or so since we met last. There were many things happened for both of us during 6 years. So we enjoyed talking to catch up while eating lunch.

After that we went to a seminar together.

In the evening I went to the Iseyama Kotai Jingu to attend a lecture about special ceremonial events which will happen this year regarding the Emperor's change. It lasted longer than scheduled. I think lecturors have too much knowledge to talk just in 90 minutes.
It was interesting.

It was a nice day.

Thank you, thank you, thank you.

2019.9.18

It was a rainy day and rather cool. Autumn is approaching.

I went to once a week yoga lesson in the morning.

In the evening I went to Shinagawa with my yoga teacher and after the meeting we had dinner.

It was a fruitful day.

2019.9.17

It was fine.

I went to Shinjuku to attend Morinda's CEO's lecture and went to Harajuku to see ny friend's exhibition at Jingumae, and went to Azabu juban to have dinner with an ex-colleague.

At every place I got presents. I enjoyed meeting and talking with friends.

It was a nice day.

Thank you, thank you, thank you!

2019.9.16

It was fine.

Today is a national holiday called Keiro no hi (敬老の日), Respect-the-Aged Day. It was used be on September15 by 2002 but from 2003 it became the third Monday of September.

Therefore for the most people it was three day weekend. Every touristic place must be crowded.

I was in Kyoto.

Today I had a big breakfast.

After that we visited Seimei Shrine and Ginkakuji Temple in the morning. We have a big lunch and visited Goo Shrine and Nanzenji Temple. I have been to some places before but I found something new.

All these were arranged and invited by Hoshoen Group.

It was a nice weekend.

Thank you, thank you, thank you!

2019.9.15

It was fine and very hot in Kyoto.

I started the day with a rich Japanese style breakfast.

After that I had my hair set and dressed, but no makeup service today.

Since I had about two hours before rehearsal I visited the Nijo-jo Castle and walked around gardens.

I happened to see Mr. Hideki Togi who is a famous musician and tonight's guest.So I asked the picture. He was kind enough to accept my request.

The show started around 5 pm and I attended the No.5 scene, wearing Kyokinsai. It ended after 8 pm.

From 9 pm there was a big party and there were many guests. We enjoyed delicious foods and drinks in addition to chatting.

It was s nice day.

2019.9.14

It is fine and hot.

I got up early to catch the 5:26 am train. I changed the train to Shinkansen at Shinagawa and came to Kyoto.

There is the Kimono Fashion Festival at the Nijo-jo castle which was one of the UNESCO's World Heritages.

We were told to get together at 10 am but after registered I had to wait for more than one hour and a half to do rehearsal. After that we moved to the Nijo-jo Castle stage to do rehearsal. I did this twice. And I ate quick lunch and got my hair set, make up, and dressed.

I met one of my Facebook friends who lives in Kansai for the first time.

The show started around 5 pm and ended around 8 pm. I saw some kimono friends from the stage. After the kimono show I enjoyed the violin concert.

At night we had a dinner party. We enjoyed the performances of geiko-san and maiko-san.

Today is the fullmoon and very beautiful.

It was.a nice day.

2019.9.13

It was cloudy and getting cooler.

I went to Hinodecho to get once a month health maintenance body massage which I had to postpone last week because of a big train accident. She kindly offered the facial massage. I did her Reiki first degree atunement and REIKI healing after that.

After having quick lunch, I went to Iseyama kotai jingu. To my surprise a big tree was fallen down because of the typhoon. I happened to see a wedding ceremony there. I found an interesting lecture info therefore I registered.

After that I went to see a friend to teach how to buy cryptcurrency. I am glad that finally I could teach her after waiting for her to buy a smartphone.

In the evening I went to Jimbocho to get the second and final job interview. Fortunately they decided to hire me from October.

Today is jugoya (十五夜), fifteenth nights of August in luner calendar and chushu no meigetsu (中秋の名月), a hervest moon.

2019.9.12

It was fine and hot but I felt fall was coming.

Today I had three events.

First I went to Higashi Ginza to attend a seminar regarding saving money.

Second I went to Denenchofu to attend a seminar regarding lightworker.

Third I went to Takanawadai to attend a seminar to earn money by doing what you love.

All three cost money to start the programs. I did not apply any of them today.

They were interesting experiences.

2019.9.11

It was fine and hot.

It's been 18 years since the 911.

I went to once a week yoga lesson in the morning. Today we used a Fascia release ball for the first time. It is about a size of tennis ball but rather hard.It was OK while using foot part but not OK to use for body for me.

In the afternoon I went to post office first to pay national pension insurance premium. There I happened to see a beautiful stamp sheet and bought one. They say it was a prize of sumner greeting card lottery.

Second I went to see my yoga teacher at Komeda coffee which is originated from Nagoya. It's been a while since I went there last. I ordered the seasonable Shiro-Noir and iced milk tea. They offered a small package of pea snack. We enjoyed talking. Since she was late and I taught something, she treated me.

It was a nice day.

2019.9.10

It was fine and hot.

In the morning a bad thing happened. I arranged a meeting the other day, but one of the members did not show up without notice today.  I felt bad about the person.

But with my good friend's help, I felt better. How nice to have a good friends!

In the afternoon I went to Jimbo cho. Since I had time before the appointment I walked around.

At night a surprising news was announced. Mr. Shinjiro Koizumi is appointed as Minister of Environment. He is 38 years old and he is the third youngest Minister ever.

2019.9.9

The typhoon No.15 hit my area early this morning. It rained heavily and strong wind blew while I was sleeping. When I got up, it already stopped raining, and fine but windy. Branches and leaves were fallen and piled here and there and I needed to clear them.
Trains stopped. Therefore I canceled two appointments and stayed at home.

I watched a Japanese movie "An" which I recorded yesterday.

September 9 is known as choyo no sekku (重陽の節句) or kiku no sekku (菊の節句)which is one of five sekku. They are January 7, March 3, May 5, July 7, and Sep.9. Odd number is thought as positive. Nine is the biggest odd number. September 9 is the double of biggest odd numbers and supposed to be a lucky day. And it is a season of crythanthemum. It is used for the bath and for sake or tea.

2019.9.8

It was fine and hot in the daytime.

Since the morning appointment was canceled I stayed home until 2 pm or so.
I watched some videos I recorded before.

In the afternoon I headed for Shinagawa to see friends. On my way there I read a book which I bought yesterday.

After that I thought I was going to attend a seminar, but it was not and I went to Shinjuku to see another friend.

The typhoon is expected to come at night.

When I got back to my station  it was already raining heavily.

2019.9.7

It was fine and hot. Mt. Fuji looked beautiful.

There is a festival of nearby shrine today and tomorrow.
I saw the parade of the portable shrine from my house.

In the daytime I wrote a draft of "Things Japanese in June." I hope to publish it next weekend.

In the evening I went to Sangenjaya to attend a commemorative lecture of publishing Happy Money in English and Japanese by Mr. Ken Honda.  It was a nice one. I bought his English book version and his guest Chris Monsen's book and got their autographs and took pictures together. I met some Vortex friends there.

I was going to see a friend later but it was canceled.

It was a nice day.

Thank you, thank you, thank you.

2019.9.6

It was fine and hot.

Keikyu Line is still stopped therefore I stayed at home all day long.

First I submitted the transcript of the 10 minutes  talk which I  watched the video and wrote down. This took so much time to complete even though It is just for 10 minutes.

Second I booked the tour in November. I am not sure if I can go at that time because I have not decided what I would do from October but it is a very popular tour and I have wanted to go to Izumo during Kamiarizuki which is October in the luner calendar for a long time that I decided to apply to secure the seat.

Third I sent many messages about the last day of my free promotion of the 5th ebook. Some people replied and we chatted.
I hope many people can take advanrage and download my book during the five days promotion.

2019.9.5

It was fine.

I went to Yokosuka to do some paper work. After that I went to C'BON to get a trial facial treatment. It included the diagnosis of skin condition, facial treatment, and foot massage. It took two hours and 20 minutes or so and cost yen 1,500 which is a special price for those who attended the Healing Fair 2019 and got skin diagnosis. I got some original enzyme juice too.

After that I went to the securities company, post office, and banks.

I was going to Noge to get massage but there happened a big train accident and I had to give up going to Yokohama and canceled two appointments.

When I got home, someone was cleaning my garden. How kind he is!

After making the documents, I went to Kurihama  post office to send them by express registered mail because they needed to be delivered by 5 pm tomorrow.

After that I walked around and visited a shrine. Surprisingly Mr. and Mrs. Shinjiro Koizumi visited there just two days ago to pray their first baby's easy delivery next year.

2019.9.4

It was fine.

In the morning cliff investigators came to visit again. We went to see the condition from the downside and talked with neighbors.

I went to post office to send documents by the registered mail. Since I happened to see special Olympic & Paralympic stams, I bought a sheet.

After that I went to once a week yoga lesson for an hour. There were more participants than usual.

After coming back I changed and headed for Kanda to attend a seminar. My friend was supposed to come but did not without notice. I wonder what happened.

I had supper and attended a monthly meeting.

It was another busy day.

2019.9.3

It was fine in the daytime but rained heavily at night.

I stayed at home all day long.

In the morning I watched the Video of the Global Business Summit held last month. It was nearly 4 hours long.

There was an investigation of cliff.

In the afternoon I prepared the resume.

My 5th ebook was ranked in as No.1 in Japan and the Netherlands for three sections each and  in the USA for a section.
Some friends sent me the impression so that I asked them to write the review. And they wrote. I felt "Ask and be given." I am very pleased.

2019.9.3

It was fine in the daytime but rained heavily at night.

I stayed at home all day long.

In the morning I watched the Video of the Global Business Summit held last month. It was nearly 4 hours long.

There was an investigation of cliff.

In the afternoon I prepared the resume.

My 5th ebook was ranked in as No.1 in Japan and the Netherlands for three sections each and  in the USA for a section.
Some friends sent me the impression so that I asked them to write the review. And they wrote. I felt "Ask and be given." I am very pleased.

2019.9.2

It was fine.

I went to Shinjuku to attend Morinda's monthly meeting. it was held near the office where I have worked from March 2009 to March 2013. Therefore I walked around after the meeting and visited a shrine where we evacuated at the time of the Great East Earthquake on March 11, 2011. It was renovated about five years ago and changed a lot.

After that I went to see a movie "Once upon a time in Hollywood."

From today my 5th ebook free promotion started.I hope many people take this opportunity and enjoy reading about Japan in May.

2019.9.1

A new month has started. September is kugatsu (９月、九月) the ninth month or Nagatsuki (長月)  long month in the lunar calendar.

I went to a nearby shrine as a first day ritual.

I went to the beauty salon to have my hair cut and permed.
This is a good refreshment to do on the first day.

After having lunch I went to Shinagawa to attend a seminar. It was three hours long.
I met a friend there and had supper together after that.

It was a nice day.

2019.8.31

The last day of August. How fast time flies!

It was fine.

I was rather busy to have attended three study events.

First I went to Kokuryo to attend REIKI study meeting at the 33rd floor of the tower apartment. There were 6 participants.
I experienced to change the taste of water by distance healing for the first time.

Second I went to Iidabashi to attend Yamato eki study tea party hosted by my REIKI teacher.There were eight people in total and I knew all of them. Yamato is the name of the place in Nara where the Yamato eki fortune telling method started. We learned the history of fortune telling and 10 characteristics of yin yang (sun and moon) groups of five elements (tree,fire, earth, metal, and water).  I belong to sun - fire  group.

Third I went to Meguro to listen to the lecture "Expo and Buddhism" held at the Gohyakurakanji temple.

I learned a lot today.

2019.8.30

It was a rainy day.

I got on the 7:30 train to get to Fuchuhonmachi by 10 AM. Five REIKI friends got together and enjoyed learning many interesting healing methods. The host prepared lunch too.
When we learn REIKI at the seminar, we do not talk about our private things. Therefore we have known each other by name and face but did not know almost anything about their family or career background. So it was nice to know each other.

After that I went to Shinagawa to meet somebody.

Today is a new moon. It is a good time to make a wish list.What wishes fo you have?

2019.8.29

It was fine.

I went to Musashiranzan to attend a special lecture by Prof. Nicole Gordon who is a daughter of Ms. Beate Sirota Gordon who wrote about gender equality to the Japanese Constitution after the World War II. There is a three day event of 2019 Forum for the Promition of Gender Equality at National Women's Education Center.

I am very glad to see her finally after a few years correspondences.

After that I came back to Ikebukuro with Dr. Hiroko Amano who made the embroidery of tapestry of constitution. It was nice to talk with her.

Then I went to Takanawadai to attend another lecture.

It was a long day.

2019.8.28

It's been raining since yesterday.

I arrived at Shinjuku before 5 AM and came home around 7 AM.

I took a bath, read newspaper for four days and ate breakfast. It was misokatsu (味噌カツ) sandwich which I bought for supper last night but could not eat. It is one of the most famous local foods in Nahoya and was tasty but I am glad I ate at home because I wanted to eat cabbage with.

I went to learn once a week Yoga lesson for sn hour.

Besides this I stayed at home and communicated with friends by SNS. How easy the way of communication became!!

Thank you, thank you, thank you.

2019.8.27

It was cloudy but rained in the afternoon.

We got up early and took a bath at 6 AM because it is onsen, hot spring. We were the first.

When we went to have breakfast at seven we were the first again.

There was a half day seminar.

After that we went to Nagoya and had lunch together. I wanted to eat so-called Nagoya meshi (名古屋飯), Nagoya local foods, but we entered a Japanese restaurant which offered a reasonable fish set lunch. It was good and we enjoyed talking.

After that I went to Mie prefecture to see a friend.

After coming back to Nagoya I decided to see a movie "Rocket Man" which was a true story of Sir Elton John. It was another nice movie.

Since I could not eat dinner I bought a miso katsu sandwich which I have never seen in Kanto.

I took a night bus bound for Tokyo.

2019.8.26

It was fine.

I arrived at Nagoya before 5 AM after stopping at a few service areas.

From 6:30 AM a public bath opened and I took a bath. It cost yen 440 and body soap was yen 60.

After that I went to coffee shop to have breakfast. What I like in Nagoya is breakfast. They offer toast, boiled egg, and yogurt for free of charge, I mean just a price of coffee or tea, you can eat these things.

After that I went to Atsuta jingu shrine and had a good time.

In the afternoon I moved to Ohbu and attended two days seminar.

It was a fruitful day.

2019.8.25

It was fine.

I went to Tanashi to attend a special lecture calling dragon. It started at 10 AM and ended at 5 PM including visiting Tanashi shrine where there are five dragons. It was so interesting.

After that I went to Shimokitazawa to attend a dinner party. Since I arrived anout 30 minutes earlier that I went to see the Comedian show for free. We, seven of us had a Chinese Taipei style dishes.

After that three of us went to another place.

Finally I went to Shinjuku to get on a night bus to Nagoya.

It was a fruitful day.

2019.8.24

It was fine and hot outside but cold inside because of air conditioning.

I got up early to take 6:43 train to go to Shinagawa to be a subteacher of REIKI1 seminar. It started at 8:30 AM and ended around 8:15 PM or so.

Today I published my 5th ebook. I hope many people read it and enjoy learning about Japanese things in May.

2019.8.23

It was a rainy day but stopped raining in the evening.

I went to Kimono-style Miya to leave two sets of kimono out of three which I will wear at the Kimono fashion show at Nijyojyo next month. They were rather heavy. Therefore I am glad not to bring them by myself.

After that I went to the World Porters to attend Morinda's monthly group meeting. In the morning there were two speakers.  We heard many interesting stories. In the afternoon there were four speakers from the company and we heard about the latest news happening in the company. Morinda mergered with NEWAGE last year. It seems it is becoming a great company.

At lunch time five of us ate at an "all you can eat " style restaurant. Drink bar is additional. Today's specialities were roast beef and tempura.  In addition to many dishes there were about 10 kinds of dessert too. We ate too much.

The meeting was over earlier than I thought. And I headed for the next destination, Ueno.
Since I had a half hour before the appointment I walked around Okachimachi and visited a temple.

I had dinner with my friend using Groupon. We enjoyed eating and talking. I knew my guardian god by her book.

And I went to Ougaiso hotel to attend a summer music festival which I got invitations. It was very nice. My friend also enjoyed.

It was a nice day.

Thank you, thank you, thank you!

2019.8.22

It was fine and hot.

I stayed at home all day long.

I prepared three kimono for the Kimono fashion show at Nijyojyo castle next month. I watched the recorded New Year TV dramas at last while ironing and sewing.

I booked a round bus ticket to Nagoya this weekend. As I have a dinner party on Sunday and need to be in Nagoya by noon on Monday so that I take a night bus after a long time.

To my shock, the period for ordering tickets for the Olympic for those who could not buy for the first period was already finished. I thought it would be around 28 but was until 19.

2019.8.21

It was cloudy.

I went to once a week yoga lesson in the morning.

After having lunch at home I headed for Yokohama to attend a trial lesson of see-through clay flower. I made two brooches in two hours in the afternoon.

After that I met a friend and enjoyed evening high tea at Kiyoken where I have wanted to go.

It was a nice day.

2019.8.20

It was fine and hot.

Since luncheon was canceled, I decided to stay home.

The other day I saw an interesting Youtube of eating pineapple. And I bought a pineapple and tried to eat the way it showed. It might be more interesting to eat with many people. For me once is enough. I hope to eat the regular way from the next time.

2019.8.19

It was fine, partially rained, and not so hot.

I went to Shinagawa to attend seminars with friends.

At the station I found a machine which is multilingual and has so much information.
Near the station I found an interesting bicycle parking system, and shared bicycles.

Many things have been automated and many jobs are replaced by AI.

We need to think how to live.

2019.8.18

It was fine.

I went to Tokyo Big Sight to attend "Healing Fair 2019." Since I wanted to get a seat ticket, I went there via Shimbashi using Yurikamome to get in the shortest way. It seemed some station names were changed.

There were so many people waiting at the entrance. When I got the ticket, it was already No.700.

I visited some booths and two lectures. I met some Reiki friends.

On my way home I took a bus to Monzen nakamachi and took Oedo line and Asakusa Line. I got home around 8 pm.

I walked a lot and got tired.

2019.8.17

It was fine and hot.

Today is my father's 4th death anniversary.

I went to Kimono-style Miya to get hairset  make up, dressed up, my pictures taken and had a delicious French lunch with my friend from Expo 2005.

On our way to Iseyama kotai jingu, I happened to see the festival of the shrine located in the precincts of Iseyama kotai jingu. We enjoyed visiting two sacred places, Iseyama kotai jingu shrine and Naritasan temple.

It was a wonderful day.

2019.8.16

It was fine but windy.

I stayed at home in the daytime because a professional cleaner came to clean the water related things. It cost a lot. However water is important. I need to use clean water so that I asked the water pipe cleaning.

In the evening I went to Shinagawa to attend a seminar. I met some friends there.

2019.8.15

It was fine in the morning, but rained in the afternoon.

Today is shusenkinenbi (終戦記念日), Anniversary of the End of World War II. It's been 74 years since the Emperor announced the end of the war by radio. It is called gyokuon hoso (玉音放送).

This morning I went to nearby shrine as a ritual of the 15th.

I went to Shinagawa to experience the session of contacting with my higherself.
I have not understood what it is like and somehow doubted. But I got a rather clear message and it was very interesting.

After that I went to Hibiya. First I bought a movie ticket, second ate lunch, third walked around the Hibiya park, and fourth finally I watched the movie "The Old Man and the Gun" by Robert Redford.

2019.8.14

It rained but became fine and very hot.

I went to Shinagawa to attend a new seminar in the afternoon. I liked the first part but did not the latter part. I met some REIKI friends there. I made a new friend too.

After the seminar I went to Tachikawa to see some friends in the evening.

After that we went to have dinner.

2019.8.13

It was fine in the morning, and became rain around noon, but became fine again and very hot.

I tried making the paper art in the morning.

Bon festival started. It is a time when the departed family souls come back home to stay.

I went to the grave yard.

After that I went shopping at the nearest big shopping center after a long time. At first I was going to what I needed now, but I bought what would be useful if I had too, and it became too much.
When I came home, there seemed something wrong with my refrigerator and I felt regret about the shopping.

2019.8.13

It was fine in the morning, and became rain around noon, but became fine again and very hot.

I tried making the paper art in the morning.

Bon festival started. It is a time when the departed family souls come back home to stay.

I went to the grave yard.

After that I went shopping at the nearest big shopping center after a long time. At first I was going to what I needed now, but I bought what would be useful if I had too, and it became too much.
When I came home, there seemed something wrong with my refrigerator and I felt regret about the shopping.

2019.8.12

It rained in the morning but became fine in the afternoon.

I went to Shiodome to have "Afternoon Tea" with my friends.
It was rather expensive despite 45% off. Service was very slow.
I liked some decorations of the hotel after hearing the story of objects.

After saying good-bye to my  friends I went to Roppongi.  Fuji Film Square had a very interesting exhibition. If you have time, I recommend you to visit.

I walked around the park.

It was a nice day.

2019.8.11

It was fine and very hot.

Today is a national holiday called Yama no hi (山の日) Day of Mountain.

I had a rather busy day.

I got up very early.

First I went to Kamakura to see a very old friend from Spain. It's been more than 26 years since we saw each other last. She came to Japan with her husband. I showed them around Kamakura such as Tsurugaoka hachimangu shrine, Daibutsu, Hase Temple, and Yuigahama beach.
After having lunch we went back to Shinjuku and I took them to the hotel.

Second I got together with two group members of learning how to publish abroad. We enjoyed "Afternoon Tea" and talking.

Third I went to Nokata to hear the story-telling presentation by my REIKI teacher.

Fourth I went back to Sjinjuku to have dinner with my Expo '92 friends. The restaurant I chose
was not so good as I expected unfortunately.

I came home by the last train.

It was a long day by walking 23282 steps.

2019.8.10

It was fine and very hot.

I stayed at home.

There were some visitors today.

I enjoyed chatting via Facebook, Line  and Whats App.

How convenient the world became!

I can communicate with people around the world for nothing.

2019.8.9

It was fine and hot.

Today is the 74th A-bomb Anniversary in Nagasaki.
There was a memorial service there.

Today was another busy day.

First I went to Shinjuku to attend Morinda's monthly meeting. It was interesting to see the experiment.

Next I went to Hinodecho to get massage which is once a month treatment. I did REIKI too.

I visited Kimono-style Miya and went to see my friend later.

At Sakuragicho there were many Pikachu.

Today my 4th ebook free promotion started.
I hope to reach to those who need the information.

2019.8.9

It was fine and hot.

Today is the 74th A-bomb Anniversary in Nagasaki.
There was a memorial service there.

Today was another busy day.

First I went to Shinjuku to attend Morinda's monthly meeting. It was interesting to see the experiment.

Next I went to Hinodecho to get massage which is once a month treatment. I did REIKI too.

I visited Kimono-style Miya and went to see my friend later.

At Sakuragicho there were many Pikachu.

Today my 4th ebook free promotion started.
I hope to reach to those who need the information.

2019.8.8

It was fine and very hot.

Today is risshu(立秋), one of nijyushisekki (二十四節気), the 24 solar terms. Last one was taisho(大暑) on July 23, next one is shosho (処暑) on Aug.23.
Risshu literally means stand fall, it is the first day of fall, though it is still very hot.

From today written greeting message changes from "Shochu omimai moshiagemasu (暑中お見舞い申し上げます)" to "Zansho omimai mishiagemasu (残暑お見舞い申し上げます)."

I had a rather busy day.
First I went to Yokosukachuo for once a month visit.

Second I went to Shinagawa to attend a seminar with my ex-coworker of my junior high school era whom I have not met for a long time.
We went to have tea after that.

Third I went to Shibuya to attend a seminar. I had about two hours before that so I went to see two friends and checked some restaurants to have early dinner with my other friend.

She treated me dinner.

The seminar was interesting but rather long.

I had a long day.