It was fine and rather warm.
It is a national holiday called Kenpo kinenbi (憲法記念日), Constitution Day. This year we have 10 days holiday therefore we tend to forget what day it is today.
In the morning I edited my first e-book. I hope to publish it before my birthday.
I left home before noon and went to Kanda to attend a lecture of CEO and a monthly meeting which lasted till 8:30 pm or so. I helped at the reception.
It was fun to talk with friends who have the same interest.
It was rainy in the morning but became fine in the afternoon. I saw the beautiful sunset this evening.
I went to Yokohama to meet my friend. We went to Kiyoken (崎陽軒) to have "Afternoon Tea Set" from 11:30 am. During Golden Week they do not accept the reservation on weekdays, therefore we went there earlier to make sure to have the limited sets. Usually "afternoon tea" is very expensive like yen5000. However they offer at the very reasonable price of yen1550. There were three plates and 8 different cakes and snacks. I ordered a pot tea of about two cups.What is good, we can ask hot water if we drink more. Everything tested good. Next time I hope to try "Premium Afternoon Tea" or "Evening High Tea." We enjoyed talking a lot and found many common interests. It was fun.
After that I went to Kimono-Style Miya to choose obi. I happened to see my friend there.
I visited Iseyama kotai jingu (伊勢山皇大神宮) where I wanted to visit yesterday, and Naritasan (成田山) temple.
Finally I went to Jujo (十条) to visit my friend at the hospital to do REIKI. Before that I passed Jujo ginza (十条銀座) shopping arcade where was introduced by TV recently and I tried the famous chicken balls.
It was a fruitful day.
A new era REIWA (令和) meaning beautiful harmony started today.
There was a declaration ceremony of succession of the throne in the morning at the most prestigeous room Matsu no ma (松の間), pine room of the Imperial Palace today.
Usually the change of the name of the era happens by the passing of the Emperor, it includes the mixed feeling of sadness and hopes. However this time the former Emperor decided to step down, and he is alive, so people have only positive feeling I guess.
It was cloudy and rainy in the morning and became fine later around the ceremony and became rain in the afternoon.
May is gogatsu (五月) or satsuki (皐月) in Japanese. This year we are having the special long golden week.
After watching the ceremony on TV I visited the nearby shrine as my first day ritual.
I hear there was a long waiting line at Iseyama kotai jingu (伊勢山皇大神宮) where I was going to visit in the afternoon but did not. Many people wanted to get the special red stamp called goshuin (ご朱印) today to get today's date. I heard at the Meiji Shrine some people had to wait for more than 8 hours.
In the evening I went to my friend's place to do REIKI.
Since today is taian (大安), good day for everything, I started using the new purse.
My friend wanted me to do REIKI on her new purse, so I did.
I hope we have good fortune.
