2024.10.15

It was fine. Weather forecast said it would be hot like summer but it was cool.

As a ritual of the 15th I went to the nearby shrine before going to the office.

My 136th ebook was released. It is a collection of sunlight picturers I took in September. It is the 41st ebook of sunlight pictures. However, one of the ebooks (November 2023) was blocked, and it is counted as 40th ebook.

It is Jusanya (十三夜), the 13th night. The moon is beautiful.

I am planning next trips.

2024.10.14

It was fine.

It is a national holiday called Sports Day.

It was used to be Taiiku no hi (体育の日), Physical Education Day on October 10 to commemorate the opening of Tokyo Olympic 1964. 

However since 2000 it's been on the second Monday of October, and since 2020 it's become Sports Day.

It is also Day of Railway today.

I stayed at home all day long.

To my glad my135th ebook become No.1 in Canada.

2024.10.13

It was fine.

I checked out the hotel and walked to Enakyo. It took more than one hour. I took cruishing from 9AM for half an hour.

After sightseehing there I headed for Aichi prefecture to visit two shrines I wanted to visit.

After that I came back home by JR Fall Free Pass which you can get on the local trains for three days. It cost yen 7850, but the regular total fare is yen 13090.

For these three days I could visit the places I have wanted to visit. So it was a nice trip.

I came home around 11:30 PM.

2024.10.12

It was fine.

After having breakfast I headed for Atera Vally. It was such a beautiful place that I am very glad to be there. 

I walked along the river for six hours.

Water was clear and Emerald green.

I came back to the hotel around 3 pm, but there were nearly one hour and a half for the next train. Therefore I decided to visit Kakizore gorge. I walked about two hours and a half.

After coming back to the hotel, I asked them to take me to the station. I took a train at 17:39 and came to Ena, and arrived at the hotel around 19:00.

After checking in, I went to have supper.

It was a long day.

2024.10.11

It was fine.

I took a day off and came to Atera Gorge by local train.

I left home before 6 am, walked to the station, took the 6:17 train and arrived at Agepatsu at 14:07 via Kurihama, Yokohama, Hachioji, Takao, Kofu, and Shiojiri.

After visiting the Tourist Information, I walked to the today's destination Nezame no toko. It was an amazing place.

After having softcream, I walked to Ono waterfall.

I took a bus and train and came to the hotel by courtesy shuttle bus. I had a square dinner and took hot spring.

It was a nice day.

2024.10.10

It was fine.

There were many things to do at work.

After dinner I prepared for the trip from  tomorrow.

I want to travel light, but I always bring more than I need.

I am very looking forward to using new bags.

I hope it will be fine.

2024.10.9

It was rainy and cool, but we could see the beautiful sunset from the window of the office.

After work I went grocery shopping.

From today 135th present campaign started. To my glad it's been No.1 in Japan.

It is a season of starting new TV programs. I watched the one tonight. It was interesting.

Today I received the 8 months calendar I ordered by Nohana.

2024.10.8

It was a rainy day and rather cool.

They say it will be cool tomorrow.

I am planning the trip this weekend. Unfortunately I cannot meet cousins.

Today I asked the Chat GPT about the route to visit. It is interesting and fun to talk.

I received the waist pouch I ordered the other day.

I have two more trips to arrange this fall.

2024.10.7

I got up early and I could watch TV exercise.

It was fine. But as the weather forecast says it started raining at night.

They say it will be cool tomorrow afternoon.

I published the 135th ebook. It is an e-photobook about the waterfalls near Shinkansen Shin Kobe Station in Hyogo prefecture. 

Can you believe you can wall to the waterfalls within 10 minutes?

It seems the Nunobiki Falls have been very famous since Heian Era or so. There were many stone monuments written Japanese poems.

If you are a member of Kindle unlimited, you can download it for free of charge.

I hope you enjoy.

If you have a chance, please visit there.

2024.10.6

It was cloudy first but became fine.

There was a hiking event of my high school friends, but I skipped the walking part and joined only lunch part. There were four members today.

After that I went to see the art exhibition leaving my car at the cafe. I couldn't arrive the venue by the navigation and went back a little bit and read the map.

I went back to the cafe and ate cake set.

After that I went grocery shopping.

Today my 134th ebook became No.1 in Spain. I submitted the draft of the 135th ebook.

At night I attended a zoom event.

2024.10.5

It was a rainy day.

I left home around 9:15 and went to the meeting place to attend the 10th Yokosuka Kaido Walk.

After the ceremony I got a map and a seal and started walking for about 12km.

At the first check point I ate Strawberry Flower Softcream.

I visited about 10 shrines and shopping places and sightseeing places.

I am glad to visit the guardian shrine and the cafe I have been wondering where.

After shopping I came home and enjoyed eating the pound cake and cooking.

2024.10.4

It was rainy but became fine.

In the morning I saw an article about someone I know by town news.

To my glad my 134th ebook became No.1 in Canada, too.

After work I went grocery shopping at the renewal opened supermarket. 

At night I watched two movies on TV.

2024.10.3

It was fine but became rain. It rained heavily at night.

To my glad my 134th ebook became No.1 in the USA and Australia.

Today is the new moon. It is a good time to write your wishes. 

At night I tried watching a movie on TV 

but fell asleep.

When I woke up, I happened to see an anime which I knew by movie.

2024.10.2

It was fine.

I stayed and worked at home.

At lunch time I called the Kanagawa prefecural Shrine Agency to ask about my guardian deity. It was easy. I just told the address. Since there are some shrine nearby of my birth place,  I am glad to know the exact shrine.

After dinner I watched the old movie  of my favorite actors but unfortunately it did not last till the end. So I watched another movie.

While watching the movies I tried to eat the seeds of pumpkins.

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2024.10.1

A new month has started. October is jugatsu (10月, 十月) or Kanna zuki (神無月) month without gods.

I changed plants, rice, salt, water of the inhouse shrine, and visited the nearby shrine before going to work.

From today postages were raised.

My 134th ebook free promtion has started.

At night I watched a recorded movie I missed last night.