2026.4.14

It was fine.

Today was the last day of the 205th ebook promotion.

Some people said they reviewed but have not appeared yet.

There were many things to do at office.

In the morning and evening trains delayed again and I came home around 21:20.

There was something wrong with ANA pocket and I could not watch ads. Instead I read ebooks.

2026.4.20

It was fine.

Today is Koku (穀雨) one of nijushisekki, 24 solar terms. The last one was seimei on April 4 and the next one is rikka on May 6.

There were many things to do at office and I overworked again.

In the evening there were rather big earthquakes in the northen area of Japan.

Today is the 34th anniversary of the opening of Expo92. How fast time flies!

I booked the restaurant for this Saturday.

2026.4.18

It was fine.

I stayed at home all day long.

 

There has been something wrong with ANA pocket, and I tried to fix it with the help of AI, but could not fix after all.

In the afternoon I revised the document I submitted before.

I saw an article about the special exhibition of 33 Kannon statues in Miura peninsula and feel like visiting them during the Golden week.

They say there were big earthquakes in Nagano today.

2026.4.17

It was fine.  

Today is the new moon when is a good time to think of the wishes.

I was the first person to arrive at office this morning.

There were many things to do and i overworked again.

To  my glad my 206th ebook has been No.1 in Japan.

2026.4.16

It was fine.   

I went to the Immigration Office for the first time to apply for COE for the international student in the morning.

There are many things to do at office and I overworked till 7pm.

 

Since I needed to transfer money from ATM because I could not use international banking, I decided to drop at Yokohama. I was surprised to see the handling charge. 

I happened to see the price of70% of the originalprice of hairclp and bought some.

Present campaign of the No. 206 has begun.

2026.4.15

It was cloudy during daytime but became rain in the evening.

There were so many things to do at office and I overworked till 7PM.

There were traffic accidents and trains delayed. I came home around 9:30 PM.

I cooked and ate very late.

FrM today present campaign of 206th e-book started.

2026.4.13

It was fine.

I started my new job today.

I left home around 7:10AM and came home after 9:20PM. 

For the past 3 years my commuting was by car and it took about half an hour one way.

So, it is rather hard.

There is something wrong with my ANA pocket. I hope it will be fine soon again so that I do not have to waste this commuting time.

I went out for lunch where I happened to know by reel last night.

My 206th ebook is released today.

2026.4.12

It was fine.

I stayed at home all day long.

It took long to prepare the picture for tomorrow. 

I will start a new job tomorrow.

I need to get up early to get on the train. Commuting will be four hours and a half again after three years.

I submitted the draft of 206th ebook.

2026.4.11

It was fine and very hot like summer.

I went to Kamakura to get together with ex-colleagues.

First we went to Tsurugaoka Hachimangu shrine via Dankazura to  see cherry blossoms. They were already having leaves too.

There was a wedding ceremony.

To my surprise they accepted credit cards and electric money.

After that we went to have lunch.

After saying good-bye to them I walked to Hase to visit my ex-colleague at a shop whom I could not contact. I could see her.

I walked to the beach and headed for Kannai. First I went to see tulips at a park. Next I went to a Kimono shop and met my friend to make a tie-knotting accessory.

After that we went to have dinner.

It was a nice day.

2026.4.10

It was a windy rainy day.

In the morning water quality check man came, which needs to be done once a year.

After that I went to Kainan jinja shrine after a long time. I happened see someone there and to my very lucky we were invited to enter the main hall to dedicate tamagushi and pray.

After that I went to Aburatsubo Marina to make a parking contract.

I went to banks and grocery shopping, and bought a commuter pass for 6 months because today is the day of Tiger when is said that money spent will be back.

I watched two movies on TV.

To my glad my 205th ebook has become No.1 in Japan.

2026.4.9

It was cloudy.   

I stayed at home all day long. I washed some winter clothes.

I called the parking company from which I waited for the return call. I can get the same place as I used to have three years ago. 

I could solve one of the pending issues finally.

From today present campaign of 205th ebook started. 

I watched a movie "November man" on TV, and read a few ebooks.

2026.4.6

It was fine.

 

I went to Ichigaya in the morning and went to Shinjuku to have lunch with my friend. It's been a year since I met her last. 

There have been many things, so we caught up.

After saying goodbye to her I went to Iidabashi to get three stamps of the stamp rally.

I visited Tokyo dai jingu and Yasukuni jinja shrines.

Cherry blossoms were still beautiful here and there, but some of the trees had already lost their blossoms and had leaves.

2026.4.8

It was fine.

I stayed at home all day long.

My 205th ebook is released.   

I attended a zoom webinar in the afternoon and a zoom meeting in the night.

I tried to recover some ID and PW. 

At night my neibougher came to collect community fee.

2026.4.5

It was fine.

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 the next one is kokuu (穀雨) on April 20. It is a time when everything is refreshing, bright and beautiful. 

I stayed at home all day long. 

I listened to zoom events in the morning and at  night and attended a zoom meeting at night.

I coordinated the luncheon for this Saturday.

2026.4.7

It was fine.

I stayed at home all day long.

I watched two movies, one is the recorded one, the other is on TV. 

I like movies, but I seldom go to see it at the theaters for the past few years because I have not commuted by trains for the past three years and I did not get invitation tickets so much from the movie company I held stocks.

I got accumulated points of ANA Pockets after a long time. It reached more than 100000 per 15 days for the first time.

In the evening I made the 205th ebook.

2026.4.4

It was a cold rainy day.

There is something wrong with my smartphone, and I couldn't use it at all. Therefore I decided to buy the new one, and I went to a Softbank in Sugita. I brought my old smartphone with me which I used three years ago. It was a good decision. I could move the data from it fortunately. 

After that I went to have lunch, and shopping.Vegetables are sold cheaper there.

After coming back to the station, I went to a supermarket. I saw my friend from junior high schocl. It's been so long since we met each other last.

I am planning to get together with my colleagues in Kamakura next weenend.

2026.4.3

It was fine and warm during daytime, but still cool in the evening.

I went to Ochiai Minami Nagasaki for the first time to have lunch with my friend.

After that I went to Uchisaiwaicho for the main reason.

After that I decided to go to see cherry blossoms at Chidorigafuchi. They were so beautiful.

I watched a movie on TV.

It seems.there is something wrong with my smartphone.

2026.4.2

It was fine.

I have had a backpain for a week or so.

I stayed at home all day long.

I watched a movie on TV in the aftenoon.

To day is the full moon day.

2026.4.1

A new month has started.

April is shigatsu (4月、四月) or uzuki (卯月) in Japanese. April is the beginning of fiscal year and academic year.

I arranged the plants, salt ＆ rice, and water of the inhouse shrine as one of the rituals of the first day of the month. 

I posted good days of April calendar as the other ritual and visited the nearby shrine as another ritual.

After visiting the shrine I went grocery shopping.I was surprised to see so many people there because of the advertisement distributed this morning.

I went to Uchisaiwaicho, Nippori, Ueno, and Jinbocho to do many things.

It was rain and very cold.

2026.3.29

The last Sunday of March

I stayed at home all day long.

I translated a letter into English.

Today was the last day of 203rd ebook campaign.I thought 11:59PM PDT was 16:59PM in Japan. But it was 15:59PM.

I made the 204th ebook.

I felt tired and fell asleep on the chair and missed a TV program at night.

I attendf a zoom event at night.

2026.3.31

End of March is the end of fiscal and academic year. Therefore we are usually very busy.

For me it was the last day of working at the current job and for my colleagues it was a day of moving.

I am glad to have completed all the jobs I should have done.

There was a farewell ceremony and to my surprise we got sweets of La Mar de Chaya from the division members.

We took a group photo by my request. I am glad that all the members attended.

I presented my first book to those who helped me a lot for the past three years. Most of them did not know today was my last day and they were surprised.

My 204th e-book was released and has started the present campaign.

I held the 55th Bilingual Fortune Sharing Tea Party at night.  It was fun.