2026.6.21

 It was rainy in the morning but became fine in the afternoon.

Today it is geshi (夏至), summer solstice when the daytime is the longest.

Today I published the 211th e-book about roses. To my glad it has become No. 1 in Japan.

I went to Yokohama to attend a monthly seminar. Before that I visited Naritasan temple Yokohama Branch and Iseyamakotai jingu shrine which I usually visit after the seminar.

After the seminar I went to Kamioooka to see a movie "Michael." It's been so long since I went to see a movie at a theater. It is a half story of Michael Jackson. I like the songs in the movie.

Since today is a day of Tiger when is good time to spend money, I paid many invoices.

At night there was  a zoom gathering.

2026.6.20

 It was rainy.

I slept long to recover from the overwork week.

I watched a movie on TV in the afternoon.

I cleared kimono which I was going to wear for tea ceremony lesson today but did not because I decided not to go out to have a rest. 

At night I made the 211th e-book.

2026.6.19

It was fine thought time I see the sunshine only limit on my way to the office.

There were many things happened today too, and I overworked until 9:15 or so and came home around 23:20.

I had a chance to talk by video meeting. 

But mainly I work by emails and telephone calls.

Those things are done for nothing instantly. I wonder how people handled the things without email and PC.

2026.6.17

It was fine

I had worked in the office, and  went to the airport.

I met some people whom I often talk over the phone.

We met over 70 students and sent to each place.Therefore I went from T3 to T2 twice.

I stay at the nearby hotel.

2026.6.18

 It was slightly raining in the morning but stopped raining later.

Our appointment was 8 AM, but students were ready earlier that we decided to leave the hotel earlier.

We were lucky to get the seat, but after a few stations train became full, and it was hard to get off too.

We arrived at the office 8:30 AM or so.

Since I was out in the afternoon yesterday, there were so much paperwork to do today. I overwork till 21: 30 and came home after 23: 30.  I ate lunch later again.

There were many things happened today.

2026.6.16

 It was fine. I saw the beautiful sunshine after a while in the morning. Because during daytime I have been in the office and seldom go out.

There were many things to do today too and I overworked later than 9 PM.

There were rather big earthquakes while we were at office. Therefore, the return train was delayed. I came home around 11:20 PM.

They say the average stock price went up to yen 70,000 which was the highest in history.

I have had a sore throat since I was in the hospital.

2026.6.15

 It was rainy in the morning but stopped raining.

As a ritual of the 15th of the month, I went to the nearby shrine before going to work.

There were lots of things to do at office today too, and I overworked later than 9 PM and came home around 11 PM.

Today there was a guest, and all of the staff members had lunch together for the first time since I joined this organization.

Today is a new moon, when is a good time to make wishes.  What wishes do you have?

2026.6.14

 It was fine.

I went to Enoshima to walk on the sand to the island. This is called Tombolo phenomenon.

I knew about it last summer and have wanted to go since that time. It happens from spring to summer at the low tide during a spring tide. Today was the only weekend that happens.  Therefore, I decide to go today. The lowest tide happens at 10:09 AM.  The gate was open from 9:00 to 11:00.  I enjoyed walking to the Island and visited shrines there.

After having lunch, I took monorail to Ofuna. I visited Ofuna kannon.  Whenever I pass Ofuna, I saw the white statue of Kannon, and I wanted to visit there some day.

On my way home I went grocery shopping. 

I cooked dinner for this week.

It was a nice Sunday.

2026.6.13

 It was fine.

I stayed at home in the morning to receive the re-delivery goods.

After having lunch, I headed for Shibuya to attend the 8th International Painting Meeting of IWPG.  There were not so many participants, but we saw the beautiful pictures. It was a kind of surprise to see the primary school students draw pictures in such a short time.

I saw some friends there.

After that we headed for Shinjuku to see the Firefly.  There were about 500 fireflies in a dark room. There were two kinds of fireflies, Genji botaru and Heike botaru.  They say male Genji botaru fly and Heike botaru stay at the lower place. It was a unique experience.

I went to have supper and come home around 10 PM.

It was a nice day.

2026.6.12

 It was cloudy.

There was an event I wanted to attend and tried to apply from the site opening time of 9AM. But when I opened the website at 9 AM, it was already closed.

I hoped to go to Shinjuku to visit an event with my friend tonight, but I overworked again until 9 PM and could not.

There are so many things happening to deal with at office every day, and I cannot have a private time after work. 

To my glad my 210th e-book has been No. 1 in the USA.

2026.6.11

 It was cloudy.

Today I bought lunch and snacks for evening before going to office. I had lunch around 2 PM.

There were lots of things to do at office again and I overworked until 8:30 PM or so and came home around 10:45 PM.

To my glad my 210th ebook has been No. 1 in Germany too.

They say the central tower of the Sagrada Familia, known as the "Tower of Jesus," was completed, making it the tallest church building in the world. I have been there several times, but I hope to visit there again when it is completed after 10 years.

2026.6.10

 It was slightly raining, but I did not have to use an umbrella today too.

June 10 is known as Toki no kinenbi (時の記念日), Anniversary of Time. It was the day when the water clock was used for the first time in 671.

I was busy today too and overworked till 8:40 PM or so and came home around 10:40 PM. I ate dinner after that. This life cycle is not good.

I am arranging many events.  One is fixed in August finally. It is very difficult to arrange the date for just a few people.

I hope to fix other schedules too.

2026.6.9

I got up early because of stomachache but slept again, and when I woke up it was nearly 7 AM. I hurried up and I could manage to get on the regular train.

It was slightly raining in the morning, but it stopped raining, and I did not have to use the umbrella again.

There were still lots of things to do at office and I overworked until around 8:15PM and came home around 10:10PM.  There was an online meeting from 10:15PM but I missed.

To my glad my 210th e-book has been No.1 in Japan.

There was an invitation for luncheon. I had already planned to do something on that day, but since this is the rare chance, I decided to change the schedule and attend both events.

2026.6.4

It was cloudy.

After having breakfast, I was discharged from hospital. It took yen 104,900 for 9 days. For wifi, TV, refrigerator, pajamas,  underwear, and towels invoice will be sent by mail later.

On my way home, I went grocery shopping.

To my glad my 209th ebook is No.1 in 5 sections in Japan.

I am thinking how I should live for the rest of my life.

2026.6.6

It was fine.

I stayed at home all day long but I did not notice the delivery in the evening.

   

I slept long in the morning. 

I did gardening in the afternoon.     

I harvested butterburs and plums.

I transplanted lotus to the pot.

There was so much work that I got tired.

2026.6.8

It was slightly raining in the morning and stopped raining in the evening so I did not have to use an umbrella.

They say there was a big earthquake in the Pilippines.

Today was the last day of 209th present and the first day of 210th present.

It was the first working day after two weeks sick leave. 

From today a new temporary staff joined.

There were so many paperworks. I had three meetings, and overworked until 8:15 PM or so.

 

I came home around 10:20 PM or so. I was going home earlier but could not. I feel tired.

2026.6.7

 It was rainy. They say the rainy season has set in in the Kanto area.

I stayed at home all day long.

I slept long in the morning, did laundry, and cleared.

I could receive the re-delivery goods.

I cooked lunch and dinner. Every working day I come home late, so I need to cook something which I can eat weekday night.

There was a webinar at night.

2026.6.2

 It was cloudy.  The big typhoon is approaching. 

I stayed at the hospital room most of the time.  There were blood test and X-ray today.

I received the Get-well message cards. This is the service of this hospital for those who live away from here and are difficult to visit.  If you send a get-well email, the office will print them and hand them to the patient with floral cover and bouquet picture inside.  Isn't it nice?

Before Pandemic, visiting hour was until 8 PM, and I often visited my father at night.

But now it is from 3 PM to 5 PM and limited to 15 minutes.

So, I do not want my friends to come to visit all the way from faraway places using expensive transportation fees.  So, I think this is a very good system.

 

2026.6.5

It was fine.

I stayed and worked at home.

Since my company does not allow to remote work, I need to go to work from next week.

I sent two Get-well emails to those whom were in the same room with me at the hospital for 9 days because I took a picture with one of them.

In the evening I attended a webinar.

While watching TV I fell asleep.

2026.5.29

It was cloudy.

They say it was very hot outside.

I stayed on the bed for the most of time excepts eating.

I had a blood test, a urine test, and took an X-ray, intravenous drips, and medicines.

Doctors came to see me. I asked the Earl Discharge, but it did not seem a good idea, so I asked for going out during a daytime on June 1. 

2026.6.1

 A new month has started.

June is Rokugatsu (6月,　六月) or Minazuki (水無月) in Japanese.

I asked the doctor for the permission to go out and attended a special Shinto ceremony at Kainan Jinja shrine and had fish lunch. I am very glad to have attended the once in a lifetime ceremony.

After that I went to Yokohama to do something about bank-related things.

After coming home, I harvested the 47 plums and made syrup and took a bath after a week.

And I came back to the hospital again.

It was a good start of new month.