2026.9.1

A new month has started. September is kugatsu（9月 or 九月）or nagatsuki （長月）.

It was cloudy.

I went to Kashima jinja shrine first to see the annual festival. I visited the shrines before the ceremony started. The ceremony started at 10 AM and lasted for one hour and and a half.

After that I went to the station and had lunch.

I went to Osugi jinja shrine by train and a bus.

I wished to go back to Kashima jingu shrine to see the night festival but if I go, there is no bus to go back to the hotel and I gave up.

After coming back I checked in and found that it was not the same hotel as last night.

I went out for dinner but ended up buying at the super market.I enjoyed eating.

It was a long day.

2026.8.31

Last day of August.

I went to Tokyo Regional Immigration Service Bureau on my way to the office. It was crowded and took time.

After that I went to Tokyo Fire Station Yurakucho Branch to submit the documents.

I walked back to the office via Imperial Hotel to see the Flower Arrangement of the Lobby.

I overworked till 19:45 and headed for Tokyo to take a highway bus to come to Ibaraki.  

I took a bus at 20:10 and arrived at 21:40. It cost yen2100.

2026.8.30

 It was cloudy.

I got up early and wore Kimono.

I headed for Kanda myojin shrine to attend Mr. Fujimoto's event. It was a combination of lecture, dinner, and formal visit to the shrine. I met some friends. It was from 10:30 to 18:00.  There were 88 participants.

After that I dropped at Kurihama and did some shopping.

At night there was the 60th Bilingual Fortune Sharing Tea Party.  There were four participants.  We enjoyed talking.