2021.4.30

It was very fine.

I could get up early so that I decided to visit Ryukoji(龍口寺) temple before attending Enoshima visiting tour.

It's been about three months since I visited both places, but last time my battery of smartphone  was gone and I could not take pictures at the temple.

It was nice to see two friends whom I visited Enoshima together about four months ago and took pictures.

It was a nice tour.

After coming back I dropped at Seven Eleven and got two presents.

At night I atended a zoom seminar.

Today I published the 21st e-book. 

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B093TCYXT6

It is a photobook of my trip to Santorini, Greece in 2017.  This morning some pictures I posted four years ago happened to have popped up by chance. What a coincedence!

2021.4.29

It was a rainy day.

Today is a national holiday called Showa no hi (昭和の日), Day of Showa. It used to be Emperor Showa's Birthday.

It is the start of the Golden Week. As I take a day off tomorrow, I have a week off.

I started the day with Laughter Yoga. I attended online seminars in the morning, in the afternoon, and at night.

I cooked stew.

It was a nice day.

2021.4.28

It was fine.

I watched the video of The Universe Live Summit in the Earth again on my way to the office and at lunch time because I missed the first part and the last part last night. The archive was only available until 18:00.  

I also watched the recorded video of the first speaker who broadcast every morning from 6 am. I was surprised to know that she was sick yesterday.  She looked so energetic last night. I admire her professionalism. Therefore I decided to attend her three days concentrated seminar during the Golden Week.

There are some other appointments. So I am not sure if I can attend at the real time, but if not there are archives so it should be OK.

2021.4.27

It was fine.

It is the fullmoon night. I am glad to see the beautiful moon.

Universe Live Summit in the Earth has started. It is a week long program consisting of 14 speakers talk about their ways of success at night. 

There were two guests whom I knew well tonight.

Since I could not listen to the first part of the first speaker and the most part of the second speaker,  I hope to listen to them tomorrow on the trains.

It was a nice program to be inspired.

2021.4.26

It was fine but rather cold.

I overworked for an hour and missed the first part of the Getsu ku (月9)  drama which means Monday at 9 pm drama. It is about Court drama which I am interested in.

Tomorrow is the full moon but it is already so beautiful.

2021.4.25

It was cloudy.

Today I did not use the alarm but I could get up and started the day with Kid's Yoga for Adults at 8 am.

I washed, cleaned, cooked lunch and dinner, prepared for kimono this Friday, and so on.

I have made a Facebook friend the other day, and was invited to the seminar. Before it started we talked over the phone. To our surprise her husband had been a subordinate of my father about 30 years ago in Kanoya, Kagoshima.

In the evening I went to the nearby supermarket which recently opened. It was rather big and inexpensive.

It will be the main supermarket for me near future.

2021.4.24

It was fine.

I started the day with body tuning and laughter yoga.

After wearing Kimono I headed for Onarimon  to attend an event to visit Atago jinja shrine and Kotohiragu shrine.

It started around 11 am and finished before 6 pm. 

Dinner was volumy.

After the event I had tea with a Power Spot Meister friend.

It was a nice day.

Thank you, thank you, thank you.

2021.4.23

It was fine.

I took a day off.

I got up early to get on 5:27 am train for Shinagawa, and 6:59 am Shinkansen for Nagoya. 

There was an accident at Meitetsu line.

I met a friend and visited Atsuta shrine together. It was so beautiful and I could take nice pictures of the Sun and green.

We had misokatsu (味噌カツ), very famous local food for lunch.

I had a conference in the afternoon which lasted for 5 hours.

Four of us had dinner at the Kanayama station after that.

And I took 8:14 pm Shinkansen and came home around 11:30 pm.

It was a nice day.

2021.4.22

It was fine.

I got up early, went to the office and started the work much earlier than usual.

At lunch time I went to the travel agency in Shinagawa to pick up the train tickets for tomorrow. I felt relieved to get them. Because I thought it would open by 19:30 and that I would be in time after work, but their opening hours have been shortened until 18:00. Since my working time is from 9:30 to 18:15, so I decided to go to pick up at lunch time.

To attend the conference tomorrow, we are required to take the PCR test. So I did it for the first time. It was easy.

2021.4.21

It was fine.

I went out for lunch with my colleague who will leave the office this month. We happened to have worked at GRIPS too.

Since today's lucky food is tendon (天丼), a rice bowl with tempura. We went to eat it.  

I presented her my book "Florida Report 2006-2008" and talked about my life in the USA.  

To my surprise she studied at Spokane where is next to Pullman where I studied at Washington State University in 1996. 

It is a small world, isn't it?

2021.4.20

It was fine.

Today is kokuu(穀雨), one of nijushisekki(二十四節気), the 24 solar terms. Last one was seimei (清明) on April 4,  and the next one is rikka (立夏) on May 5.

Kokuu literally means grain rain, which moistens gains to sprout. It is a good season for seeding rice.

Today is the 29th anniversary of the opening of EXPO'92 in Seville, Spain.

It was such a "Once in a life time experience."

I really appreciated my fortune to be selected one of the 35 attendants of the Japan Pavilion.

Thank you, thank you, thank you.

2021.4.19

It was fine.

I use about four hours and a half to commute every day.

Since my station is a terminal I can sit on my way to the office. 

On my way back if I change at the Shinagawa station I can wait for the train starts there and sit for one hour and a half.

If you have such time, what do you do?

I usually read and write emails, Facebook posts, and Line messages first. 

Next I read ebooks. I have become a member of Kindle Unlimited since January. So I have read many books. Today I finished reading the second book of stories about God's helper. It was posted and recommended by a Power Spot Meister friend to her Facebook the other day. I read the first book and it was very interesting. And I read the second one soon.  I will keep reading the rest of the series.

2021.4.18

It was fine.

I started the day with Kid's Yoga for adults from 5:30 AM which usually starts at 8 AM.

I took 7:20 AM train to go to Yamanashi prefecture to take a seminar from 1:00 PM. There were three classes, for beginner, intermediate, and advanced. 

After the seminar I had to wait for more than 30 minutes at the nearest station and another 30 minutes at Kofu station, change trains for 6 times and came home around midnight.

That is I spent about 10 hours for train rides and 5 hours for the seminar itself. Since it was the one I have been interested in for a long time, and worth attending all the way.

For the lecturer since it was his birthday and became a special seminar after getting insight from the Kyushu trip.

I enjoyed eating some local sweets there and seeing the beautiful landscapes on the way.

It was a nice day.

Thank you, thank you, thank you.

2021.4.17

It was a rainy day.

I started the day with laughter yoga.

I attended two zoom seminars. One in the morning, the other in the afternoon. Both were free and informative.

In the morning I made a friend and we decided to do retreat in Awajishina in September. What a fun!

In the evening I went grocery shopping and cooked dinner after a while.

It was a nice day.

2021.4.16

It was cloudy.

Today was the last day of the commuting ticket so that I bought to extend it for 6 months. It cost yen180,200.

On my way back I dropped at Yokosukachuo to go to some ATMs.

At night I attended a zoom seminar about Sumiyoshi taisha shrine where I visited on Risshun.

2021.4.15

It was fine.

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

I decided to visit a shrine and waterfalls during the.Golden Week.

I really like traveling, and enjoy planning.

Thsnk you, thank you, thank you!!

2021.4.13

It was a rainy day but to my lucky I did not use an umbrella.

Since there is a big event now, I overworked for two hours and a half.

On my way home on the train I attended a zoom gathering. After coming back home, I attended and enjoyed talking.

Today is ichiryumanbaibi (一粒万倍日)  when one grain becomes 10,000 times.  I felt something good will happen in the near future.

I received the result of name fortune reading.

Thank you, thank you, thank you.

2021.4.12

It was fine.

Today is the new moon.

 I should have visited the shrine in the daytime.

In the morning at the station I found the swallows. I am glad to see them this year too. 

After the vacation, there were many things to do at office and I overworked for an hour.

On my way home, I dropped at Yokosuka to do something, and missed the re-delivery again.

Life is a series of choice.  I like the phrase "issheki nicho(一石二鳥)" which means "two birds in one stone. " However there is an opposite phrase "Nito wo ou mono ha itto mo ezu(二兎を追うものは一兎も得ず)" which means "The one who chases two rabbits does not get one."  

In today's case neither of them. I chose to overwork, and could not receive the re-delivered goods.

2021.4.11

It was fine.

We started around 8 am.

First we went to Takachiho gorge and rode a boat. There is a waterfall called Manai no taki (真名井の滝), where I have wanted to visit for a long time. It was a very beautiful place.

Second we went to ride a trocco. We met the conductor whom we made friends last night.

He is a real entertainer.

Third we visited Takachiho jinja (高千穂神社) shrine and I bought a stamp book.

Fourth we had lunch at Soba noodle place. Today's lucky food is soba noodle, so I was very glad about the choice of the restaurant.

Fifth we visited Amano iwado jinja (天岩戸神社) shrine. It is the place of myth.

Sixth we visited Heitate jingu (幣立神宮) where is known as a powerspot.

We went to Kumamoto airport and returned the car.

I took 18:55 flight back to Haneda airport and came home around 10:30 pm.

It was a really nice trip.

Thank you, thank you, thank you.

2021.4.10

It was fine.

I got up early and walked atound the Nagasaki city for an hour and a half.

We left there for Andersen in Kawadana, where we had lunch and a very special magic show. We were so surprised and enjoyed a lot.

We left there around 6 pm. Sunset was so beautiful.

We got to Takachiho around 9:30 pm and enjoyed dinner at Tentsukuten.

It was a very nice day.

Thank you, thank you, thank you.

2021.4.9

It was fine.

I got up early to get on the first train to go to Haneda Airport. 

I took the 7:25 flight to Kagoshima by Solaseed Air. This was the first time for me to use it. To my lucky I could change my seat to the right side window and see the beautiful Mt. Fuji from the above.

After arriving at Kagoshima, six of us rent a car and went to Chiran and met 4 members at the  Chiran Peace Museum.

We had a big lunch at the famous Japanese restaurant and headed for Nagasaki.

We passed through 5 prefectures: Kahoshima, Miyazaki, Kumamoto, Saga, and Nagasaki.

We had nice dinner.

2021.4.8

It was fine in the morning, but became heavy rain with thunder in the evening.

Fortunately when I left the office, it stopped raining.

I overworked after a long time to have a day off tomorrow.

Today is hana matsuri (花まつり), Buddha's birthday. There were many events at temples, but I could not visit any this year.

2021.4.7

It was fine but rather cool.

At night I attended a zoom session about beautiful brain. Today was the first day of the renewed version. 

We celebrated ourselves thinking of three months later.

We watched the video of Kutakajima island. I felt like visiting there someday

2021.4.6

It was fine but cool.

I knew it was April 6, but I thought it was April 7 when I went to convenient store this morning.

There was an entrance ceremony at the nearby college today.

In the evening I took an hour off and went to Kayabacho to attend a meeting. When I walked to the venue, I happened to find a shrine where I have been interested in visiting someday.

I felt lucky.

Thank you, thank you, thank you.

2021.4.5

It was a rainy day.

On my way to the office there happened something and my train delayed for 30 minutes or so.

On my way back home I used the wireless earphone for the first time. I am glad to do so.I should have bought it earlier.

2021.4.4

It was a rainy day.

Today is seimei (清明), one of nijushisekki (二十四節気), 24 solar terms.

Last one was shunbun (春分) on March 20, and next one is kokuu (穀雨) on April 20.

It is the time air is clear and leaves are vivid. It is a good time to enjoy flowers.

I stayed at home all day long.

I started the day with Kid's yoga for adults, and tried another yoga lesson broadcast from Bali, Indonesia.  I could not enter the program so I watched the recorded lesson of last week.

After that I watched the today's lesson too.

I hope to watch the live lesson next time.

At night I had a zoom session.

Besides these I did not do anything special in spite of having lots of things to do.

I could relax.

2021.4.3

It was fine.

I got up later than I was supposed.

I changed to kimono and went to Hinodecho to have my hair set and dressed up at the Kimono-style Miya. There were many people today. So while I was waiting I visited Iseyama kotai jingu shrine and Naritasan temple.

After hair set I went to Fuchu to visit Okunitama jinja shrine with my Reiki friends.

It was a splended place. 

We visited Myokoin temple and Tahotenmangu shrine too.

We enjoyed the sweets too.

After saying goodbye to them, I went to Kudanshita by myself to visit Tokyo dai jingu shrine and cherry blossoms near the Imperial Palace.

I walked a lot.

It was a nice day.

Thank you, thank you, thank you.

2021.4.2

It was cloudy.

After work I went to Shinagawa to have barbecue dinner with my friend from Univetsity.

It was nice to talk about common interesting things.

2021.4.1

A new month has started.

April is shigatsu (４月or 四月) or uzuki (卯月) in Japanese.

It is a start of the new fiscal year and academic year in Japan.

I went to the nearby shrine before going to office as the first day of the month ritual.

When I got to the station in Tokyo, I saw many freshmen wearing suits.

In front of the nearby college, there were many young girls too.

Congratulations on starting the new life!

At night I attended a monthly zoom meeting.