2023.8.31

It was fine and hot.

Last day of August.

How was your August?

I enjoyed wearing gorgeous kimono and having pictures taken, fireworks festivals, having Afternoon Tea twice, traveling to Tochigi and Fujiyoshida to visit waterfalls, watching "Indiana Jones" at 109 Cinema Premium Shinjuku, Disney on Ice, and Yoshida Fire Festival.

I published 6 ebooks. They became No.1 in the USA, Netherlands, and Japan.

I've met new people and become friends.

It was a nice month.

2023.8.29

It was fine and hot.

There was an annual health check up.

There were something different as usual such as grip strength, electro-cardiogram, and eye sight check.

 

At the waiting time I enjoyed talking with my colleague.

I distributed souvenirs from my trip to the Yoshida Fire Festival. In spite of one of the three most unique festivals in Japan, my colleagues did not know.

So I would like to introduce  many things through Kindle Direct Publishing.

2023.8.28

It was fine and hot.

I worked at home.

Today the campaign of 93rd book finished and of 94th started.

I hope you enjoy.

I posted the pictures of the trips to Yamanashi.

I hope to publish two books from the trip.

I prepared the paper collection for tomorrow.

2023.8.27

It was fine, and slightly rained again.

After having breakfast, my friend and I attended the annual festival of Suzurimizu fudoson.

We called a taxi and went to Ichiku Kubota Art Museum in Lake Kawaguchiko town. It was wonderful. I enjoyed walking the garden and having Japanese Green tea and sweets.

After coming back to Fujisan station, I enjoyed seeing the festival, visiting the Togawa Oshi House, a pilgrim's inn, and visiting shrines.

I stayed at the shrine to see the climax of the festival until 19:30 and came home by using trains and taxi at 1 AM.

It was a nice trip.

2023.8.26

It was fine and rained.

I got up early and walked to the station.

I used the Seishun 18 kippu, JR free local ticket, for 4th day to come to Fujiyoshida to see the Fire Festival.

I arrived at the Kitaguchi Hongu Sengen Jinja around 14:00 and stayed there until 17:00 or so.  During the ceremony it rained heavily but to my lucky I did not get wet.

I met some friends at the festival.

I had dinner with other friends whom I met two months ago at the Tour Conductor Training.

After seeing the last part of the festival I took a taxi and came to Fudoyu hot spring by taxi.

Today I published the 95th ebook.

2023.8.25

It was another hot day.

To my glad my 93rd ebook became No.1 in the USA.

On my way home I went grocery shopping.

From tomorrow I will go to Yamanashi to see the Fire Festival. So I planned.

I am looking forward to traveling.

2023.8.24

It was another hot day. But it seemed to have rained early morning.

There was a traffic jam this morning and it took longer than usual.

I published the 94th ebook about waterfalls in Nikko. There is one of the three greatest waterfalls in Japan there. I visited four waterfalls. All were fine. There were more so that I hope to visit there again.

The 93rd ebook is on campaign and it's been No.1 in Japan.

I cooked corn rice three or four times this summer. It is easy and delicious.Last summer when I cooked it for the first time, I did not think it was so delicious. But it is.

2023.8.23

It was fine and hot.

Today is shosho (処暑) one of nijushisekki(二十四節気), 24 solar terns. The last one was risshu (立秋) on August 8, and the next one is hakuro (白露) on September 8.

Shosho is the term when heat crosses the pass, but it is still too hot.

There was the final match of high school baseball tournament. I did not watch the games at all. But from the news I heard Keio became a champion. Since I live in Kanagawa, I am glad the representative from Kanagawa became the champion.

My 92nd ebook became No.1 in the USA, Netherlands, and Japan, and No.3 in the U.K.

My 93rd book campaign has started.

2023.8.22

It was fine and hot.

It seemed to have rained while I was working at office because my car was wet when I got out of the office in the evening.

It rained at night too.

　

To my glad my 92nd ebook became No.1 in the USA.

I am pleased to inform that my 93rd book is released this morning.

After work I went grocery shopping at two places. I used the gift certificates, points, 

 and digital coupons and did not use cash.

It is convenient, isn't it?

At cafeteria they only accept cash. I wish they could accept digital payment.

2023.8.21

It was fine and hot.

I worked at home.

Some good things of working at home are to save time for commuting, to save money for lunch, to be comfortable self, and to be able to receive registered mails and deliveries.

Before Covid 19 working at office was as a matter of course.

Now we have a choice.

That is one of the good aspects we have experienced recently.

2023.8.20

It was fine and hot.

I left home around 10:30 AM and went to Minato Mirai to see the Mandala Art Exhibition 2023 "The World of Mandala." 

There were many beautiful art works. I am glad to see a friend there.

After that I went to see a Japanese animation movie "Kimitachi wa do ikiru ka　(The Boy and the Heron)" meaning "How do you live?"

The original book was written in 1937 and I read it when I was a senior of the university. I did not remember the contents, but the story of the movie was quite different from the book.

After that I had Afternoon Tea with a friend who traveled Yaita last week together. I gave her my book, and she gave me freeze dried soup in return.

In the evening we went to the Yokohama Arena to see Disney on Ice 100 Years of Wander. It was very impressive and worth watching. It started at 18:30 and ended at 20:15 with 15 minutes break or so.

 

My friend who came to the show very late bought me boxed meal.

It was a nice day.

2023.8.19

It was fine and hot.

I stayed at home all day long and did housework such as cleaning, washing, and ironing.

I took a nap longer than I planned and missed something I was going to do.

I got a message about TV program in the morning and watched it by NHK plus. It was about Mt. Mitake which my 92nd ebook dealt. What a coincidence!

I watched a TV program at night which was about terrifying stories based on the real episodes. 

2023.8.18

It was fine and hot.

I walked to the station and got on 7:43 train to go to Shinagawa Prince Hotel to support the Reporting session of JSPS Summer program. There were 6 presenters of their fruits of two months research program.   

After that I went to Yotsuya to attend JOI 19th Coordinators' reporting session and reception. There were four presenters of their two-year activities. I missed most part but enjoyed meeting with Alumni.

I really like international exchange program.

From today my 92nd book present campaign started. To my glad it's been No.1 in Japan.

Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

2023.8.17

It was fine and hot.

Today is my father's death anniversary. It's been 8 years since he passed away.

After work I went to post office to send my books to the people I met last week in Yaita.I hope they enjoy.

I saw the beautiful sun through clouds.So I decided to park at Tateishi and take pictures.

I matched my favorite TV program “Unbelievable." The second story was very nice.

2023.8.16

It was fine and hot.

Today is the last day of my official summer vacation. I stayed at home all day long.

I prepared to send my books and pictures to the people I met in Yaita, Tochigi last weekend.

I published my 92nd ebook about my trip to western part of Tokyo last month.

I think I had a good summer vacation.

Today is the new moon. I usually write wishes but it seems there is the void time soon after the new moon. So it is better to wait until tomorrow morning.

2023.8.15

It was fine.

Today is the 78th anniversary of the end of World War II.

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

I took a train to go to Shinjuku to see ''Indiana Jones the Dial of Destiny" at 109 Cinemas Premium Shinjuku which opened in April and I believe the best theater in Japan. 

Usually to see a movie it costs yen 1800, but here it cost yen 4500 with soft drink and pop corn. 

To my lucky I watched the movie by the special stockholder's invitation ticket. It was a nice experience.

After that I headed for Ginza to have afternoon Tea at Laduree which will be closed at the end of the month.

It was a nice holiday.

2023.8.14

It was fine and rain.

I had lunch with my friend at a restaurant in Tsukuihama. It's been five months or so since we met last. There seemed many things had happened to her since then.

She treated me.

After that I went to the grave yard to visit my parents. Price of flowers was increased.

I started preparing for the 92nd ebook.

　

2023.8.13

It was fine, but rained heavily too.

I got up early and left the hotel around 7:30.

I put the carry case in the locker, bought a bus pass and started visiting some waterfalls and shrines in Okunikko.

I am glad to have visited four waterfalls.

On my way home I used the Seishun 18 kippu. It was the third time.

I took trains from Nikko to Kurihama via Utsunomiya and Zushi and came home before 11pm.

Present campaign of the 91st ebook was over.

2023.8.12.

It was fine, cloudy, and rain.

We had a big breakfast and lunch but not dinner.

We left the hotel around 9 am and headed for Oshiraji waterfall.  Unfortunately water was not running so much.

After having lunch we headed for Akataki, Red waterfall, which was very nice.

We visited two more small waterfalls and came back to Yaita to see the marche.

After saying good bye to my friend, we went to Utsunomiya to see the fireworks festival.

After that I came to Nikko by myself. When I got to the station, it was heavily raining.

There was a problem to find the way to enter the room, but anyway I could enter the room.

It was another eventful day.

2023.8.11

It was fine.

Today is a national holiday called Yama no hi, Day of Mountain.

Last year I went to Mount Mitake with my ex-colleague.

This year I came to Yaita, Tochigi to see my friend and visited some waterfalls.

I left home and walked to the station to get on 6:25 train, and arrived at Yaita around 11 am.

We visited Yamagata Aritomo memorial hall and had lunch.

We visited Sawa kannonji temple and enjoyed seeing lotus flowers.

We took a hot spring and went to have dinner.

My 91st book became No.1 in the USA.

It was a nice day.

2023.8.10

It was fine but rained too.

After work I went to the ATM to withdraw money for the trip from tomorrow, and shopping.

 

Tomorrow is a national holiday called Yama no hi, Day of Mountain. From Monday to Wednesday our office will be closed due to summer vacation. So I have six days off.

First three days I will travel to Tochigi to visit my friend and waterfalls. It must be fun.

At night there was a NHK's TV drama which was shot in Yokosuka. It was the story of War orphans in 1947.

2023.8.9

It was cloudy, became rain heavily, and became fine later.

'Today is the 78th anniversary of the Atomic Bomb Dropped iin Nagasaki. Usually there is a big ceremony outside but this year it was held inside in small sizes because of the Typhoon No.6.

There was a meeting for the preparation next week.

I planned the schedule of this weekend.

 

I hope it will be fine when I travel.

2023.8.8

It was fine and hot during the daytime, but rained heavily at night.

Today is risshu (立秋) one of the nijushisekki, the 24 solar terms. The last one was taisho (大暑) on July 23, and the next one is shosho (処暑) on August 23.

Risshu literally means stand fall, it is the start of fall.

So from today greeting becomes "Zansho omimai moshiagemasu (残暑お見舞申し上げます)" instead of " Shochu omimai moshiage masu (書中お見舞申し上げます)" though it's been still too hot.

Today present campaign of the 90th e-book was over and it became No.1 in the USA and Japan and No.2 in Australia.

 

From this evening present campaign of thd 91st e-book has started.  To my glad it became No.1 in Japan.

2023.8.7

It was fine and very hot.

I worked at home and took 3 hours off.

I went to Jimbocho to see the Tsutefude Exhibition first.

Then I went to Tamachi to attend a monthly meeting.

After that my friend and I went to have dinner near the station. Unfortunately there was no dessert there.

2023.8.6

It was fine and rainy.

I stayed at home all day long.

I made the 91st ebook about sunlight of July 2023.

At night I attended a zoom session.

I started planning the next trip for this weekend.

2023.8.5

It was fine and hot.

I wore kimono and headed for Kimono style Miya to have my hair set, make up, dressed up, and pictures taken. 

I tried the Ooku style. It was the first experience for them too.

I changed to the kimono and had hair set, dressed and had pictures taken again.

I visited Iseyama Kotai jingu shrine and Naritasan temple as usual.

I headed for Yokohama to see the movie " Mission Impossible."

After that I went to Enoshima to see the fireworks festival. First I got together with my friend and had dinner.

Next we walked to the beach. At first we saw the fireworks far away, but later we saw the beautiful fireworks nearby.

Since there was no proper place to have something, and we decided to go to Kamakura and had tea.

After that when we arrived at the Kamakura station, we found out that trains were stopped because of the accident...

2023.8.4

It was fine and hot.

Today is one of the most powerful days of the year. It is a combination of Tenshabi (天赦日), the day heaven forgives everything, Ichiryu manbaibi (一粒万倍日), when one grain becomes 10000 times, and Taian (大安), good day for everything.

After work I went grocery shopping.

 

There was a sad news. I was looking forward to seeing the fireworks festival in Miurakaigan Beach next week after four years, but it was canceled due to the bad weather anticipated though it is not bad weather yet.

I watched a movie "Up" after a long time  though I usually do not watch animation movie.

2023.8.3

It was fine and hot.

My 89th ebook became No.1 in the USA and Japan.

The 90th present campaign has started. To my glad it is No.1 in Japan.

This year I hope to publish up to 120 books. Almost every week I need to publish at least one book from now on.

I hope to introduce beautiful Japan.

2023.8.2

It was fine and hot.

Big typhoon No.6 hit Okinawa. We knew it from the news, but we were not aware of. When we got an email from the counter part in Okinawa mentioning about it, we realized how much damages they got.

On my way home I filled up my car after running 567km for the first time.

I had a special dessert tonight which I made using the milk pack last night.

Tonight is the fullmoon. There are twice in August this year.

2023.8.1

A new month has started. August is hachigatsu (８月 or 八月) or hazuki (葉月) in Japanese.

It was fine in the morning, but became rain heavily in the afternoon. At night I saw the beautiful moon.

I worked at home today. During lunch time I went to the nearby shrine as a ritual of the first day of the month, and went grocery shopping.

To my glad my 89th ebook became No.1 in the United States.

I attended a monthly zoom study meeting.

2023.7.31

It was fine and hot,

I worked at home in the morning and took a half day off in the afternoon.

I walked to the station and headed for Kimono Style Miya to have my hair set and dressed up.

About 40 ladies wearing Kimono were invited to the Houseboat called Yakatabune to cruise, eat dinner and watch "Sky Symphony in Yokohama."

We  really enjoyed watching beautiful fireworks for 30 minutes.

I published the 90th ebook.To my glad it became No. 1 in Japan.