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.

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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.