2025.8.23

It was fine and hot.,

I wore Kimono and went to the station by car.

I went to Shibuya first to see the photo exhibition.

After that I went to Ebisu to have a luncheon. There were 7 participants, and four of them left earlier to prepare for the event. Three of us enjoyed chatting and stayed longer.

After saying good by to them I headed for Ueno to see the special exhibition "Ooku." Since it is Saturday it opens until 20:00. I enjoyed other exhibition too.

I came home around 22:30.

I walked 19,137 steps.

2025.8.22

It was fine and hot.

Present campaign of the No.175 was over.

I am preparing the176th ebook.

At night I had a zoom session.To my lucky she combined tonight and tomorrow night's session.It was very interesting.I thought it was free, but it was not in a sense. But I enjoyed the session it was OK.

I prepared for tomorrow.

2025.8.21

It was fine and very hot.

I stayed and worked at home all day long.

There was a zoom meeting in the morning.

I booked a mystery ticket for my friend at lunch time. It must be fun. We won't know our destination until we buy the ticket on the day.

I prepared for the 176th ebook,

2025.8.20

It was fine and hot.

There was an opportunity to learn about vegetarian. 

From the working experience of international programs I knew somehow about the food restriction because of religous reasons. 

There are 9 levels of vegetarian. 

They are Vegan, Lacto-Vegetarian, Ovo-Vegetarian, Lacto-Ovo Vegetarian, Pescatarian, Flexitarian, Oriental Vegetarian, Raw Foodist, and Fruitarian.

Fruitarian is the most strict one that only eat fruits and nuts.

I did not know they do not eat honey.

I am glad that I can eat anything without restrictions

2025.8.19

It was fine and hot.

On my way home I went to fill up my car.　Gasoline price seemed to have dropped since last time.

Every Tuesday if you fill more than 15L you get a small present.

I chose a pet bottle of straight tea. Since I happened to see the video of how to make tea jelly by tea of pet bottle, I tried to make it. But the jelly didn't set. Too early or too little gelatin?

I watched the last episode of the drama. It was rather good. I have seen the movie or drama of the same title before, but I didn't remember the contents. I only remember of the main character.

2025.8.18

It was fine and hot.

Today is the first day of working.There were many souvenirs. I distributed some souvenirs too.

Cafeteria will be closed until Wednesday. So I brought lunch after cooking the brown rice.

After work I went to grocery shopping. The discount coupon has been changed. So I asked. They introduced me the new application. To my surprise I got about 10% off.

To my glad the 175th ebook has been No.1.

2025.8.17

It was fine and hot.

Today is my father's10th death anniversary.

I got up early, wore Kimono, and headed for Kanda myojin shrine to attend the seminar of the history of shrines

. I went there via Nihonbashi and Suehirocho because it seemed the walking distance was the shortest.

To my surprise it was the back lane of the Shrine.

Opening time was 10:30 and I arrived there around 10:30  and I arrived around that time. There werd 88 participants and about half of them were already there.

There were lectures, dinner, special visit. and lectures between 10:30 and18:00.

I came back home around 20:40.

2025.8.16

It was fine and hot.

I had a zoom session from 9AM to 10AM.

I walked to the station and headed for Nakameguro to attend a Publication  Memorial Lecture of my teacher of the Ability Garden Era.It was fun.

After that I headed for KAAT, Kanagawa Art Theater to see the Opera. There were two parts. The first part was live performance, and the second part was a movie. It was a 

unique experience.

After that my friend and I had dinner.

2025.8.15

It was fine and hot.

I stayed at home all day long.

Since I felt pains here and there I decided to stay home.

Today is the anniversary of the end of World War II. It's been 80 years.

At night I watched an old Italian movie.

I prepared for the175th ebook.

2025.8.14

It was fine and hot.

I checked out the hotel before 9AM and headed for Owari ichinomiya to visit the Masumida jinja shrine where I have wanted to visit for a long time.

After that I went to Bentenjima of Lake Hamana where also I have wanted to visit for a long time.

After one hour walk I took trains back home via Hamamatsu, Atami, Yokosuka, Zushi, Kurihama and changed a train there.

I came back home by taxi before 22:30.

It was a nic summer vacation trip.

2025.8.13

It was fine and hot. 

After having breakfast I listened to the archive lecture of Day 4 which I missed the other day.

I left the hotel around 11:30 and headed for EXPO. I could not make any reservation again.But I enjoyed some exhibitions and shows.

However, on my way back to the hotel, trains stopped and we had to wait for more than two hours at the exit.

I managed to come back hotel around 1:30AM.

2025.8.12

It was fine but rained heavily for a while.

I checked out the hotel and left the baggage there and headed for the Nara National Museum to see the special exhibition of Voyage around the World: Heritage of Beauty and Wonder and Special Display The Guardians of the Kinpusenji Temple Gate Kinpusenji Temple, Nara.

After that I visited the Kasugataisha shrine.

After having tea I went back to the hotel to pick up the baggage and headed for Osaka. First I checked in the hotel and headed for the EXPO site. I entered at 18:30 and visited some pavilions. I was going to see the fireworks but it started while I was waiting for the pavilion and could not.I left the site around 21:30 but it took about one hour to get on the train.

While I was waiting I attended a zoom gathering.

It was a long day.

2025.8.11

It is a national holiday called Day of Mountain.

I visited the 48 waterfalls in Nara by using a special discount ticket issued by Kintetsu Railway.

I was very fortunate because weather was fine and it started raining when I came back to the shop at the entrance.

After coming back to the hotel I went out for dinner with a Facebook friend and her friend.

It was another good day.

2025.8.10

I got up early and made two rice balls and walked to the station.

It was cloudy when I was at home but started raining when I headed for the station.

I went to the JR Kurihama station and bought Seishun 18 tickets for 5 days for yen12050.

I took trains from Kurihama to Okazaki via Ofuna, Atami, Hamamatsu, and Toyohashi. I got together with cousins and relative and visited a shrine and a temple. I could see a waterfalls too.

We had dinner and visited the relatives' house, and I met another relative.

After that my cousin took me to Okazaki and I headed for Nara via Ogaki, Maibara, and Kyoto. 

I checked in the hotel at midnight.

I was glad to have a reunion.

2025.8.9

It was fine and hot.

Today is the Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Memorial Day.

There was a ceremony in the morning. 

I attended a webinar, had lunch, and  went to the Soleil park in Yokosuka to see sunflowers. 

 

I planned and prepared for the trip tomorrow.

Today is the fullmoon.

2025.8.8

It was fine and hot.

August 8 is the day Lion's gate opens widest.

At night I attended a zoom session about the Moon reading.

I watched a Japanese movie of time slipper to the time of Japanese Special Attack Unit on TV which I saw at the theater two years ago.

From tomorrow my summer vacation starts.

2025.8.7

残暑お見舞申し上げます

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

Risshu literally means stand fall, it is the first day of fall. However it's been very hot these days.

From today greeting became "Zanrsho omimai moshiagemasu(残暑お見舞い申し上げます).''

Today I stayed and worked at home.  

After supper I walked to the Miura kaigan beach to see the fireworks festival tonight. It lasted for 30 minutes. The final 5 minutes were so nice.

2025.8.6

It was fine and hot.

It's been 80 years since the Atomic Bomb was dropped in Hiroshima.

They say there are representatives from 120 countries and regions which is the most in history attending the ceremony this year.

The name list of 349246 people who died from the Atomic Bomb, which was added 4940 people since last year, was dedicated.

The survivors of average age is getting older and older. And it is getting harder and harder to hear their true voice.

 

2025.8.5

It was fine and hot.

It's been very hot these days, and every day it is making a record of more than 40 degrees centigrade.Unbelievable isn't it?

I have been arranging the trip to Kansai, and booked the hotels. Since some schedules changed I canceled a hotel and booked another hotel.

I am also arranging a luncheon too.

At night I attended a zoom seminar. It is the Day 1 of 5 days lectures.

To my glad mc 174th ebook became No.1 in Japan.

2025.8.4

It was fine and hot.

I had a chance to talk with a colleague who got sick recently. I felt importance of health and felt like traveling wherever I want to visit while I am fine.

I got a notification from the travel company that the tour I applied for next Sunday was canceled because the number of minimum participants was not reached. What a pity!

There was another bad news. Road to Akame shijuhachi taki waterfalls where I was going to visit is closed because of fallen trees. I hope it will be fine soon.

I may need to think of other plans.

At night I attended a webinar.

From today my 174th present campaign started.

2025.8.3

It was fine and hot.

I stayed at home all day long.

I attended three webinars, in the morning, in the afternoon, in the night.

I have been planning the trip next week. It is very difficult to coordinate a group tour.

However one thing is decided, other decisions are made accordingly.

2025.8.2

It was fine.

I published the 174th ebook.

I walked to the station and took a train to Sugita to have my hair cut and permed.

After having lunch I went to Yokosuka to shop and headed for Yokosuka Museum of Art to see two exhibitions.

Actually there were four exhibitions.

After that I walked to Kannonzaki. Unfortunately the lighthouse was already closed. But I am glad to walk around.

2025.8.1

A new month has started.

August is hachigatsu (8月、八月) or Hazuki (葉月) in Japan.

I changed plants, rice, salt, water of the in-house shrine and 5 mounted salt and visited the nearby shrine on my way to work as a ritual of the first day of the month. 

It was cloudy and slightly rain but to my glad I saw the rainbow this morning.

I felt it auspicious of the new month.

In the evening I saw the sunset.

At night it is windy due to the typhoon.

I received a box of mail order goods I ordered recently.

I tried to find a restaurant for luncheon this month.

Since today is the day of Tiger I transferred the participant's fee for the event of this month.