2025.6.22

It was cloudy and fine.

After breakfast I changed to Kimono and headed for Kyoto station to attend Mr. Fujimoto's tour to Hieizan.

There were 88 people, and I saw some people after a long time.

I have been there before, but we visited the places we have not visited before.

After coming back 8 of us went to have dinner.

At night I attended the zoom event.

2025.10.12

It was cloudy, fine, rain and fine. 

Today is the 33rd Anniversary of Closing EXPO 92.

I still remember the day very well. It was a  really special day.

Today I got up earlier than my schedule.

I decided to have breakfast.

I went to EXPO2025. My reservation was 10AM. To my surprise I could enter before 10AM.

There are still some pavilions to visit.

I hope to visit there tomorrow.

2025.9.21

It was fine.

I got up early to go to Yamato Yagi to attend the four shrines visiting tour at 8:45.

There were 6 participants. There was one more shrine I wanted to go and I asked the organizer to coordinate.To my lucky everyone agreed if there is no additional cost.

We visited Niukawa kami jinja nakasha first. We were invited to the inside of the worship hall. And we were given a charm.

We walked to the waterfalls and threw the dragon ball there.

I was very moved.

Next we visited the Niukawa kami jinja kami sha.

We had lunch and visited the roadside station.

We visited the Yoshino jingu where was not included originally.

We visited the Niukawa kami jinja shimosha next where we were lucky to listen to the talk of the chief priest.

Finally we went to Tenkawa dai benzaitensha shrine. It's been about 9 month since I visited there last.

It was a really nice tour.

After coming back to Nara my fiend and I had dinner with my another friend.

We enjoyed eating and talking.

It was a very nice day.

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.

2025.4.14

It was fine in the morning and afternoon, but rained in the evening and stopped raining at night.

I left the hotel around 9:30 and headed for Expo by different route.Today's reservation was 11AM.

I started waiting at USA pavilion but had to gave up because of the first reservation.

I visited more than 15 

I could see my teacher of Expo92 for a short time.

　

I came back to the hotel around 10:30 PM.

2024.12.14

It was cloudy in the morning, became rain and sleet, and became fine and cloudy again.

I checked out the hotel around 6:30 and headed for Murooryuketsu jinja shrine.

There was only once an hour bus there. There was nothing besides shrine so that I desided to visit Amanoiwado and Okumiya too. Since they were located about 1.2km away on the mountain it was rather hard to go there.

Next destination was Muroji temple

There was only once an hour bus. Since Okunoin was on the top of Mountain mountain, it was hard to climbed up and I missed the bus. 

I visited the park nearby.   

The third destination was Oomiwa jinja shrine where I have wanted to visit for a long time. I was escorted there. It was a nice visit.

I took trains and a bus to come to Tenkawa daibenzaitensha shrine. 

I was surprised to see snow.

2022.7.18

It was fine.

We attended a morning ceremony at Tenkawa dai benzaiten shrine, and came back to the Inn to have breakfast.

The owner kibdly took us to the bus stop where is about 3.2km away.

We took a train and visited Kashihara jungu shrine which has a long history

We met our mutual friends and came back to Tokyo together. It was really lucky because only I had a seat reservation and other two bought tickets this evening. Most of the seats were occupied and only the seat next to me was available.

We were very lucky.

2021.3.21

It was a rainy day.

Since my friend got ill and we could not get together, I decided to go to Isonokami jingu (石上神宮) shrine and Kashihara jingu (橿原神宮) shirine by train by myself.

At the Isonokami jingu I could join a special tour guided by a priest and get the special prayer just for yen1,500. It was really special because we could enter the sacred place where is prohibited to enter.

I could visit waterfalls nearby too.

On my way back to the Tenri station I had a chance to see inside of the sacred building of the Tenri religion too. I was escorted. It was a huge building.

After visiting Kashihara jingu shrine, I dropped at a hotel to buy cubic rice which I bought last year too.

I came back to Shin Osaka to pick up my carry case and got on the Shinkansen about one hour later than schedule.

It was a nice trip to Kansai.

Thank you, thank you, thank you.