2021.8.31

The last day of August.

How fast time flies!

How was your August?

It was a memorable month for me. 

My brother and I had the 7th year death anniversary ceremony for my father during the typhoon.

My picture with kimono appeared the best-selling kimono magazine.

My 24th ebook became No.1 in Japan and the Netherlands.

There was the first hybrid commencement.

I traveled to Dewa sanzan last weekend and had very special experiences.

Thank you, thank you, thank you.

2021.8.30

It is already almost the end of August.

How was your August?

Today there was a big event, and I had to present our group's work in English in front of all the staff suddenly in the replace of a colleague whose Internet connection was bad and cut off. It's been a long time since I did presentation in English in front of people.

I feel like creating a Facebook Salon to communicate in English.

At night I listened to Life Elevation Club Facebook live.

2021.8.29

I got up early to climb Gassan(月山), literally Mt. Moon, which is 1984 meters high.

It was fine in the morning, and I saw the beautiful sunrise.

However when we arrived at the 8th points, it was foggy, windy and very cold. We visited some shrines, and at the top we had a special praying ceremony.

Gassan is known as the mountain of the "Past." So I thanked my ancesters.

When we approached the top, it was fine. The  blue sky and green mountain were so beautiful. I saw the beautiful half moon too.

After coming down we got on the lift. 

On our way back to Tokyo, we took a hot spring bath to refresh.

We came back to Shinjuku around 8:40 pm.

It was a really nice trip.

Thank you, thank you, thank you.

2021.8.28

It was tenshabi(天赦日), one of the luckiest days in a year.

I got up early to tske the first train to Shinjuku and attended obe night teo days tour to Dewa sanzan (出羽三山), Three mountains in Dewa. It is s very nice tour.

It rained but still nice.

I happened to see a friend in the tour.

I published my 25th ebook today. The title is My Favorite Places in the USA 1:  Hawaii.

I hope you enjoy.

2021.8.27

It was fine and extremely hot today.

I am lucky to have worked at home without going out. We are allowed to do telework once a week.

On the day of telework I can save about 5 hours for commuting

Today I attended three zoom events before and after work. I learned something from each anyhow.

I submitted the 25th ebook manuscript.

Today is ichiryumanbaibi (一粒万倍日), when one grain becomes 10000 times. I hope this book will be read by many people.

2021.8.26

It was fine and hot.

I took an earlier train than usual.

At night I attended two zoom gatherings. I attendef the first one just for 30, and only introduced myself.

Second one  was for the Egyptian lovers. Unfortunately  I have nevrr been there.

After the world becomes the safe place again, I hope to visit there someday for sure.

2021.8.25

It was fine and hot.

Today I transferred yen 33,000 from my bank account to a company account of the same bank's different branch for the business purpose. The handling charge was yen110.

I asked my colleague to transfer yen5,500 to another company account of the same bank of the different branch as her bank for the business purpose. The handling charge was yen220.

If you use the Internet banking, you can save much handling charges.

At night I attended four zoom sessions.

2021.8.24

It was fine and hot, but I feel the sunset becomes earlier and earlier. Autimn is around the corner.

From tonight the Paralympic Tokyo 2020 started.

At night I attended Online Business Expo by Zoom and enjoyed three sessions and two lectures. Each speaker offered some free presents.  Isn'tl 

it nice?

2021.8.23

It was fine and hot.

Today is shosho (処暑), one of nijushisekki(二十四節気), the 24 solar terms. The last one is risshu (立秋) on August 7, and the next one is hakuro (白露) on September 7.

Shosho is the time when the heat crosses the pass.

I took a compensation holiday of last Saturday.

I went to Shinagawa to see friends and attended seminars.

After coming.back I went shoppping to buy the necessary goods for this weekend trip.

At night I attended a few zoom seminars which were fun.

2021.8.22

It was fine.

I went to the Imperial Hotel to have a tea party. There were four members and it was the first time for me to see them face by face. 

We enjoyed talking a lot.

After that I went to Jimbocho to buy stationary, and eat lunch.

Then I went to Shinagawa to see some friends. There were some people on the pedestrian deck and I was wondering why.  Around 2 pm I understood the reason. Blue impulse were flying for the test. I could not take pictures but was glad to see them.

After meeting at Shinagawa I went to Sugita to buy something.

At night I attended some zoom seminars.

It is the fullmoon night.

They say it is a good time to throw away something.

What will you throw away?

2021.8.21

It was fine.

There was a commrncement.

This year we held it by hybrid, I mean onsite and online. This was the first trial. We expected the two-hour ceremony but finished about one hour early.

After that I went to Kawasaki to attend the event to see my friend on the stage, but after all I could not see her.

After coming home, I attended 4 zoom sessions, and enjoyed learning many things.

2021.8.20

It was fine.

I worked at home.  It is our once a week countermeasure for COVID-19.

I had a chance to talk with a friend over the phone and got a useful advice about visiting Dewa sanzan (出羽三山).  I need to go shopping.

2021.8.19

It was fine and hot.

In the morning I felt that "rainbow" would appear.

I myself did not see, but some friends posted the beautiful pictures of rainbows.

There were many things to do at the office.

At night I had a zoom session. I was surprised to hear that instructor's son became corona because of cluster of the rugby club.

I heard that a friend was in the hospital because of corona.

Since the State of Emergency is extended, our once a week telework will also be extended.

2021.8.18

It was fine in the morning, and I felt happy to see the sun after a while, but it rained heavily in the afternoon.

Weather these days is unusual, and heavy rains in Kyushu to Tokai caused big damages here and there.

After coming home I attended a zoom seminar of tsubo (ツボ), acupoints.  It was very useful.

Thank you, thank you, thank you.

2021.8.17

It was a rainy day, but the sun shined partially too.

To my lucky I did not have to use un umbrella.

At night I saw the beautiful half moon.

On my way back I dropped at Yokosuka chuo to go to banks and other places which is my payday's ritual.

I read an obituary of Mr. Maki Kaji (鍛治真起) who is a leader of the boom of Sudoku (数独). He died of bile duct cancer at the age of 69.

My first host mother in Florida loves Sudoku. Sudoku literally means number single. It is abbreviation of "Suji ha dokushin ni kagiru(数字は独身に限る)" which means "Numbers are limited to singles."

And she is also single.

2021.8.16

It was a cold rainy day like early October.

Today was the first day after the summer vacation.

I tried online English lessons while I was on the train in the morning and in the evening.  There were four lessons for free, and what is more each movie has a present.  It was good.

Thank you, thank you, thank you.

2021.8.15

It was a rainy day.

I stayed at home all day long and had many zoom tea party, meeting and sessions.

In the afternoon I attended "Nagomi Fes (なごみフェス)" which heals heart and body and joined 6 booths. Some were very informative and practical, others were just talk. Every lecturer offered some gifts and free trial lessons and so on.

These days there are many this kind of events.

It's been raining during my summer vacation and I did not go out, and I attended many online events.

Today is 76th shusen kinenbi (終戦記念日), anniversary of the end of World War II.

2021.8.14

It was a rainy day.

In Kyushu and Hiroshima, it rained extremely heavily.

I stayed at home all day long.

I started the day with body adjusting method from 6:30 am, and attended laughter yoga from 8:00 am.

I watched a specially released movie for today  "Mitorishi (みとりし): Caretaker" online, and NHK drama "Shikatanakatta to iuteha ikan no desu (しかたなかったと言うてはいかんのです)" which was on air last night.

Both were very deep and heavy stories.

I got a call from the travel agency and I can go to Dewa sanzan (出羽三山) tour which I was on the waiting list at the end of this month.

In the evening I had a zoom session, and attended a zoom seminar for three hours and a half at night.

2021.8.13

It was a rainy day. 

I stayed at home all day long.

In the morning power outrage. I appreciate the electricity.

I attended two zoom seminars in the morning.

I took a nap in the afternoon.

At night I watched movies.

2021.8.12

It was fine and very hot, and slightly rained in the afternoon, and heavily rained at night.

I went to Yokohama to see three movies to use points: one is Jungke Cruise, the other is Belle,  and another is Tokyo Revengers.

I like the first one.  I felt it cost much to make it.

I feel like someday I would like to be the person in the other side to make pictures.

At night I attended the meeting for REIKI teachers.

2021.8.11

It was fine.

From today mu summer vacation started.

I attended laughter yoga in the morning.

From 9 to 11am I attended a seminar about Facebook and learned many things. I made a Facebook page which I did not know.

Today is Yama no hi (山の日), Mountain Day. But this year it was transfered to August 8 and August 9 was a transferred holiday.

So this week I only worked yesterday.

Since it is Mountain Day, I booked a tour to go to three mountains in Dewa.

At night I attended another laughter yoga session

2021.8.10

It was very windy this morning.  I thought trains might delay, but it did not.

It was fine and very hot during the daytime. Today was the first moshobi (猛暑日), extremely ot day, exceeding more than 35 degrees centigrade.

On my way back home, I happened to see my high school friend again whom I met a week ago.

I attended a seminar on the train. This was the third and the last session.

From tomorrow there are five days off for a summer vacation.

2021.8.9

It was rainy but became fine in the afternoon.

Tiday is a national hokiday called yana no hi (山の日), Mountain Day.

I attended a two hour seminar in the morning which started a half hour later.

After changing to kimono, I went to Kimono-style Miya to have dressed, hair-set, and pictures taken.  It's been a long time to wear today's yellow kimono.

They say according to yesterday's Spirympic reading session, yellow is my guardian color.

So I tried to wear yellow goods today.

At night I listened to Life Elevation Club live, and hair root diagnosis as a gift of attending Love and Money festival last month.

Thank you, thank you, thank you.

2021.8.8

The typhoon No.10 came today, and it rained heavily in the morning, and stopped raining in the afternoon.

I attended the laughter yoga first.

My brother and I had my father's 7th year death anniversary service at a temple, then had lunch together, and visited our parents' graveyard. 

After coming home I attended zoom seminars.

Tonight there was a closing ceremony of the Tokyo Olympic 2020. How fast two weeks have gone!

Today is the new moon, ichiryumanbaibi(一粒万倍日), and lion's gate.  It looks like a good day to start something.  What would you start?

2021.8.7

Today is risshu (立秋), the first day of fall.  It is one of nijushisekki(二十四節気), the 24 solar terms. Last one was  taisho (大暑) on July 22 and next one is shosho (処暑) on August 23.

From today the message of summer greeting card is chsnged to "Zansho omiimai moshi agemasu (残暑お見舞い申し上げます)."

It was fine but rained too in the morning and became fine again.

I stayed at home all day long and attended a physical tuning training from 6:30 to 7:10 am, laughter yoga from 8:00 to 8:30 and, a seminar from 10 am to 4 pm. After that I talked with a friend from Awajishima. It was fun. 

At night I attended another zoom event.

It was a zoom day.

2021.8.6

It was fine and very hot today.

I teleworked and stayed at home all day long.

Today is the 76th Day of Atomic Bomb in Hiroshima.

There are news of gold medals today too.

Today was the last day of the free promotion of my 24th  ebook. It was ranked as No. 1 in Japan and the Netherlands, No.2 in the USA, and ranked in Brazil and India.

Thank you for downloading.

2021.8.5

It was fine and very hot.

I had five meetings at office and there were many things to do and overworked again.

On my way back I attended a zoom event and after coming home I attended another zoom event which is a monthly program and I enjoyed it.

I have a backpain which I used to have before  and feel worried.

Today was ichiryumanbaibi (一粒万倍日), when one grain both good and bad will become 10000 times. I am not sure which, but I hope the good things will be better.

2021.8.4

It was fine and very hot.

This morning I was very glad to find that my 24th ebook was ranked as No.1 in three sections in the Netherlands.

In the afternoon there started many things and I was rather busy and overworked.

On the train back home I attended an online event, and after coming home I attended another online event.

It was fun.

2021.8.3

It was rainy in the morning but became fine.

On my way home at the Shinagawa station I happened to see my friend from high school. It's been a while since I met him last. On the train we chatted with another classmate who lives in Germany. She will come back to Japan to take care of her mother-in-law at the end of this month. But she will be too busy to see us.

At night I attended a seminar to think of the title of ourselves.

There were many gold medalists today. 

2021.8.2

It was fine, but rained too in the afternoon, and became fine again. It was so hot.

Thank you for downloading my 24th ebook. It is ranked as No.1 in 3 sections in Japan.

Today on my way home, there was a train accident, and I had to change the train at Yokohama. It was so crowded at Yokohama, and in Kurihama.

2021.8.1

A new month has started.

August is hachigatsu (８月、八月) or haduki (葉月) in Japanese.

It was fine and very hot today.

I changed plants, rice, salt, water of the alter, and salt at the four corners of the house and at the entrance, and visited the nearby shrine as a ritual of the first day.

After that I went grocery shopping.

In the afternoon from 1 pm to 5 pm I attended a seminar.

I was surprised to hear that many people earn 8 digit money per month under the COVID - 19. 

How about yourself?

Free promotion of my 24th ebook has begun.

I hope you enjoy.

2021.7.31

The last day of July.

It was fine and hot.

In the day time I stayed at home. Soneone came to help me to take care the garden.  How nice!  In the afternoon I attended a zoom tea party which was interesting.

In the evening I decided to see a movie at Yokohama.  There was the one I wanted to see at Hibiya, but it was too late.  So I watched "Black Widow."  It must have cost a lot to make it.