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.

2019.8.7

It was fine.

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

After having lunch at home, I headed for Kimono-style Miya to have a walking lesson for the Kimono Fashion Show at Nijyojyo castle next month.

The show will be held two days on Sep.14 and 15. I will wear three kimonos. I hope it will be fine.

There was a big announcement..
Mr. Shinjiro Koizumi, a member of the House of Representative, made  an announcement of marriage with Ms. Christel Takigawa, freelance announcer. She is pregnant, too.
He is from Yokosuka and my constituency. Congratulations!!

2019.8.6

It was fine, hot and windy.

Today is Gembaku no hi (原爆の日), the Day of Atomic Bomb in Hiroshima.

It's been 74 years since the Atomic bomb was dropped in Hiroshima. There was a momorial service at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park attending about 50,000 people in the morning. They say the total death toll by the atomic bomb is 319,186. The average age of hibakusha (被爆者), A-bomb survivor is 82.65 years old.

The101st national high school baseball championship started.

At night I went to see a fireworks festival at Miurakaigan. I really think Japanese fireworks festival is a great event in summer even if it is too hot. Especially the finale was very nice tonight.

2019.8.5

It was another hot day.

I was going to shop but after all I stayed at home all day long.

I talked with some people over the phone.

In the evening Mt. Fuji and the crescent moon were so beautiful that I took pictures. I am happy to live here.

Thank you, thank you, thank you.

2019.8.4

It was fine and hot.

I went to Yokohama to attend a trial lesson of FX. It started at 11 am and ended at 13:30.

I was going to Kimono-style Miya to ask the press of kimono. But unfortunately it was closed.

So I had a quick lunch and went to see a Japanese animation movie "Tenki no ko (天気の子): Weathering with you" directed by Makoto Shinkai who directed "Kimo no na ha (君の名は):  Your Name" three years ago which I enjoyed.

After that I went to see my friend at Minato Mirai.

I bought notebooks and other things.

2019.8.3

It was fine and hot.

I went to the Tokyo Camii at Yoyogiuehara to attend a lecture about Islam for Ladies. It started at 10:30 am and ended at 12:10 pm. The lecture itself was something different from what I thought, but I learned the way of Islamic thinking and some customs.

After that I went to Kudanshita to attend another lectures.

Five of us went to have an early dinner at a curry shop. We ordered a set menu of two choices of five curries with naan or rice with softdrink.

After that we attended a monthly meeting.

I learned a lot today.

2019.8.2

It was fine and very hot.

I stayed at home all day long.

I have published 4 ebooks since May. There are 8 books to go within this year. Therefore I checked the pictures to use for the next 8 books.

I saw some pictures of my father who passed away about 4 years ago. But there was no pictures of my mother who passed away in 2002 because I started using the digital camera mainly from 2003.

There are so many pictures in total. We used to print them. Digital camera made our life very easy in many ways. These days smartphone replaced the use of digital camera. Pictures taken by smartphone are very beautiful and handy.

Thank you, thank you, thank you.

2019.8.1

A new month has started. August is hachigatsu (八月), the eighth month and hazuki (葉月) in the lunar calendar.

I went to the nearby shrine as the first day ritual.
Then I went to post office to send a document.

Besides these I stayed at home.

Today is ichiryumanbaibi (一粒万倍日) which is the day one seed becomes 10000 times.
Today is the new moon which is also a good day to start something.

Therefore I decided to publish my 4th ebook.
I hope many people will enjoy the book.