2022.11.29

It was a rainy day.

I stay at home all day long.

 

I booked the health check for next month.

I made the 54th ebook and published.

This is the second book about my trip to Kyushu where I went to in July 2021. 

At night I attended the Reiki follow up seminar.

2022.11.26

 It was rainy in the morning.

I went to Kimono style Miya to have dressed.

I went to Chinzanso to attend Kimono related event with French Dinner and Concert of Ms. Sanae Sakata.

When I got there, it was already dark, and could not see the garden well, but the lightened part was beautiful.

I met some Kimono friends there.

Today the 52nd present campaign ended and 53rd campaign has started, and to my delight it became No.1 in Japan.

Thank you, thank you, thank you!!

2022.11.28

It was fine.

I started the day early.

Firstly we attended the morning ceremony at the shrine at 7 am.

Secondly we had breakfast around 8 am, and checked out around 10 am, and visited the accommodation which we could not stay by accident. Since we found that was caused by our friend's mistake, we went to apologize and pay the cancel fee.

After saying good-bye to my friends, I went to see the waterfalls and enjoyed hiking.

In the evening I went to Kawasaki to see a movie.

2022.11.27

It was fine.

I left home around 8:30 am and headed for Musashi Miyake jinja shrine in Oume, Tokyo. My friend and I missed the bus, but we arrived at Mitake sanso around 1 pm. After visiting the main shrine we climbed up to the Okunomiya at 1077 meters high or so.

We had very delicious dinner.

At night we attend Yokagura (夜神楽), night performances for Gods. There were 4 performances. After that we bought bells which were very nice.

Today my 53rd ebook became No.1 in Australia.

Thank you, thank you, thank you.

2022.11.25

It was fine.

I stayed at home all day long.

Did you enjoy Black Friday shopping?

In the morning I attended a laughter yoga lesson and a zoom session about the Lesson from Jewish people about Rich mind and Poor mind.  

It was supposed to be one hour with three participants but two participants did not appear and the organizer and I enjoyed talking about many things for two hours.

In the afternoon I watched a movie on TV.

At night I attended a webinar and watched a movie on TV.

2022.11.24

It was fine and warm.

Mt.Fuji looked beautiful.

Today is the new moon, day of snake, and taian.

I published the 53rd ebook about my trip to Kyushu last year.

I watched a movie on TV. I have watched it before but did not remember the story and the details at all.

I attended a zoom event at night.

2022.11.23

It was a rainy day and I decided to stay at home all day long.

November 23 is a national holiday called Kinro kansha no hi (勤労感謝の日), Labour Thanksgiving Day.

It used to be Niimamesai (新嘗祭) when the Emperor dedicated the new harvests  to Gods and thank, and ate them by himself too.

To my glad my 52nd ebook became No.1 in Spain.

Thank you, thank you, thank you!!

I made 53rd ebook about my trip to Kyushu.

2022.11.22

It was fine.

Today is shosetsu (小雪), one of nijushisekki (二十四節気), the 24 solar terms. Last one was ritto (立冬) on November 7 and next one is taisetsu (大雪) on December 7.

Shosetsu literally means small snow. It is a time of start snowing.

I watched a movie on TV in the afternoon.

At night I listened to "The Law of Attraction Summit" by Facebook live.

To my delight my 52nd ebook became No.1 in the USA, Australia and Japan.

Thank you, thank you, thank you!!

2022.11.21

It was raining rather heavily in the morning and I decided not to wear kimono though I wanted to.

However when my friend and I got to Yokohama, it stopped raining and became fine.

We went shopping first and had afternoon tea for lunch next. Price was yen300 higher than last year which was a surprise.

After that we headed for Iseyama kotai jingu where is today‘s main destination. My friend had a special prayer for business prosperity. There were many celebrations 

for Shichigosan and baby's first visit for shrine.

We visited Kimono-style Miya to ask for loundry and came home around 4pm.

I had a guest in the evening.

At night I attended a ZOOM seminar.

Present campaign of my 52nd ebook has started and to my lucky it is No. 1 in Japan.

Thank you, thank you, thank you!!

2022.11.20

It was a rainy day.

　

I stayed at home all day long.

There was a re-delivery of the post I ordered the day before yesterday or so. How convenient our life is these days!

I started preparing for the 53rd ebook about my trip to Kyushu Vol.1. There are many good pictures.

At night I attended a zoom session.

2022.11.19

It was fine.

I went to Ueno to see an exhibition of Calligraphy first. When I was going out of the elevator, I happened to see a friend.  Her art work was exhibited at the different floor, and I went to see it too.

After that I went to Tameike sanno to attend a reunion of EXPO '92 held in Seville Spain to welcome a member from the USA. 

There was another surprise. Another member who has lived in the USA for 26 years came back and attended the reunion.

We enjoyed eating and talking a lot.

There were 14 people for lunch and 11 people for the second party.

After that I went to Ikebukuro to see a stage play because I got invitation tickets.

It was fun.

Thank you, thank you, thank you.

2022.11.18

It was fine in the morning but became cloudy.

I published the 52nd ebook. It is the third book of "My Trip to Kansai” series and it is  about Kyoto  and Shiga.

At night I watched two movies on TV. One is animation, the other is a Japanese suspense movie which was released last year.

2022.11.17

It was fine in the morning and became cloudy in the afternoon.

I stayed at home all day long except for garbage disposal.

I watched a movie on TV in the afternoon.

I am trying to make my 52nd ebook.

I got two invitations for the events in November. Isn't it nice?

2022.11.16

It was fine.   

My trip to Izumo and Hiroshima ended in 8th day after visiting many shrines, temples, museums and sightseeing places in 5 prefectures, meeting many old and new friends, eating delicious foods, and staying at various accommodations here and there.

I came home around 11:15 by night bus from Okayama to Yokohama. 

It was a nice trip except carrying a heavy suitcase.

After coming home I washed clothings and reading newspapers for a week.

There are many things to do.

2022.11.15

It was fine.

November 15 is known as Shichigosan (七五三).

Families with daughters at the age of 3 and 7 and sons at the age of 5 usually visit shrines to wish their healthy growth. Usually those children dress up with kimono. They get some long stick candies called Chitoseame (千歳飴), meaning one thousand years candy.

I visited many shrines in Omishima (大三島) and Kotohira (琴平), but I did not see any celebration of Shichigosan.

Maybe they have already celebrated during the weekend.

Today l left the guest house around 8:30　am and visited Anaba jinja (阿奈波神社) shrine and Oyamatsumi jinja (大山祇神社) shrines including museums.

After picking up the suitcase I took a bus to Imabari and went to Kotohira by bus and trains. Unfortunately one of the casters of my suitcase was broken and I had a hard time here and there to move.

I visited the Kotohiragu (金刀比羅宮) finally.  Since I went up to Okunoin (奥の院), I missed the connection to my last train and decided to go back home by night bus from Okayama.

2022.11.14

It was fine.

I checked out the hotel before 9 am.

My friend came to pick me up and we went to Izumo Oyashiro Hiroshima bunshi branch. It was big and beautiful. My friend decided to get a formal prayer.

After that we headed for Imose waterfalls and Okashira jinja shrine. This was the third time for us to visit there.

We headed for another waterfalls called Yubune no taki. It was difficult to find it.

After coming back to Hiroshima, we had lunch at a Chinese restaurant.

I took a Shimanani Liner bus at 15:30 and came to Omishma around 18:00.

2022.11.12

It was fine.  

I went to the graveyard of my grandparents and uncles with my uncle and his wife. We went to a crab restaurant to have lunch which was very nice.

After that I visited Shukkeien, Art Museum, Hiroshima jo castle, and Gokoku jinja shrine with my high school friend who lives in Yamaguchi.

It's been 5 years or so since I met her last.

I ate local foods and sweets at night.   

It was a nice day.

2022.11.13

It was rainy in the morning but became fine later.

I left the hotel before 7 am and arrived at Miyajima and enjoyed visiting many places, viewing yellow and red leaves and lighten  up places at night too.

I came back to the hotel around 8 pm.

I walked more than 30000 steps and felt tired.

At night there was a zoom event.

2022.11.11

It was fine.

I went to Izumo Oyashiro early in the morning, had rich breakfast, changed to Kimono, and left for Miho jinja shrine.

We had formal prayer ceremony there and had lunch and visited Bukkokuji temple.

We came back to Izumo and I took a bus to Hiroshima.

I arrived 8:10pm and had dinner with friends. 

I will stay at Hiroshima for three nights.

2022.11.10

It was fine.

I wore kimono and checked out the hotel and headed for Izumo.

The bus to Izumo was so crowded.

After leaving the carry case at Takenoya I walked to the Inasa no hama beach, to the first torii gate, and to a photo studio where I owed very much two years ago to greet. I visited the museum too.

At 2pm we got together and went to Izumo oyashiro to attend a special prayer and a festival.

The dinner at the Takenoya was so good.

There was a lecture at night.  

2022.11.9

It was fine.

I went to Yokosuka first in the morning.

After coming back I went to Shinagawa and bought a ticket to Matsue. I took Shinkansen Nozomi from Shinagawa to Okayama and took express train Izumo from Okayama to Matsue.

It was about 8 hours train trip.

After checking in the hotel, my friend and I had a delicious dinner.

The full moon was beautiful.

The present campaign of my 51st ebook has started. To my lucky it became No.1 in Japan.

2022.11.8

It was fine.

I stayed at home all day long besides going out to see the total lunar eclipse at night.

It was a beautiful night without clouds and I saw the beautiful moon show. 

In the day time I prepared for the trip starting tomorrow. I checked the transportation. Usually I book the accommodation and transportation before the trip but this time I only booked the accommodation.

I hope everything will go well.

I watched a movie on TV while washing and ironing

At night I attended a zoom event of Cultural Festival of Autumn. There were three break out rooms and three keynote speeches.

2022.11.7

It was cloudy and partially rained.

Today is ritto(立冬), one of nijushisekki(二十四節気), the 24 solar terms. The last one is soko (霜降) on October 23, and the next one is shosetsu (小雪) on November 22.

Ritto literally means stand winter, it means the start of winter.

 

Today is tenshabi (天赦日), taian (大安), and a day of koshi or kinoene (甲子) which is the start of 60 days cycle. Today is supposed to be one of the best days of the year.

I published the 51st ebook today.

At night I attended a zoom exchange event.  There were many interesting people whom I met for the first time.

Thank you, thank you, thank you.

2022.11.6

It was fine.

I wore kimono and went to Kimono Style Miya to have my hair set, makeup, dressed up, and pictures taken.

I went to Asakusa to see an event of Japanese mind with my friend.

We enjoyed the event and dinner.

I got a call from a college friend whom I have not heard anything for four years or so.  I was surprised to hear that it was from Thailand. Even if it is an international call, we can talk for free of charge. Isn't it wonderful?

2022.11.5

It was fine.

In the evening I went to Jimbocho to attend a monthly meeting.

After that four of us went to have dinner.

I am glad that my 50th ebook is No.1 in the USA.

2022.11.4

It was fine.

I went to Yotsuya to have interview, visit exhibitions, had lunch with my friend.

After that I went to Meguro to see my advisor, have afternoon tea, see the exhibition, visit the First Cock Market at Otori jinja shrine, and have dinner.

 

It was an eventful day.

2022.11.3

November 3 is a national holiday called Bunka no hi (文化の日), Culture Day. 

It was fine.

Culture Day is known as special sunny day.

I stayed at home all day long.

There were earthquakes for three times tonight.

At night I had a zoom session and enjoyed talking with the person whom I met for the first time.

2022.11.2

It was fine.

I stayed at home all day long.

My 50th ebook was released today and it became No.1 in Japan.

To my glad my 49th ebook became No. 1 in Australia after a long time.

At night I attended a zoom event.

2022.11.1

A new month has started. November is juichigatsu (11月, 十一月) or shimotsuki (霜月), literally frost month.

It was cloudy and slightly rained.

I went to the nearby shrine as a ritual of the first day of the month.

My friend from Kyushu visited me and we went to Jogashima island. We walked a lot.

We ate tuna for lunch. It was volumy and delicious.

We visited Kainan jinja shrine too.

It was about five hour visit, we enjoyed talking and taking pictures a lot.

My 49th ebook became No.1 in the USA and Japan.

Thank you, thank you, thank you.