2026.9.29

 It was a rainy day.

So, I bought lunch on my way to the office at B1 floor. There was full menu, and I chose sweet and hot chicken. After that I went to pick up mails, but they were not ready. When I went up, two colleagues were waiting for a key. So, I went to pick up the key.  When I went back there were two more colleagues waiting.

There were many things to do but I did not overwork. I left the office around 18:45. I missed a train but came home around 21:00.

I saw a movie on TV.

To my glad my 220th eBook became No. 1 in the USA.

2026.9.28

It was a rainy day.

When it is rainy, I buy boxed lunch on my way to the office in the B1 floor at a Mediterranean restaurant.  Today I bought Chicken Tomato.

There was a meeting in the afternoon.

I overworked till 7PM and came home around 9PM which is rather earlier than usual.

To my glad in the morning my 220th eBook was No. 1 and 219th eBook was No. 2 in Japan.

2026.9.27

It was a rainy day.

I stayed at home all day long.

From 11 AM I had a zoom meeting with whom I have not seen for a long time. 

I have made the 221st e-book.  This is the last work of the trilogy of my trip to Chibaraki from August 31 to September 2.

There was a bilingual fortune sharing tea party. There were 6 members for two sessions tonight.

2026.9.26

It was a rainy day.

I stayed at home all day long.

There were two zoom sessions today.

I booked a tour to Izumo okamiyashiro in November, and a guest house one day before.  I have been wondering where to go this year before and after the tour. I feel like to visiting Yamaguchi too.

I watched a movie on TV.

To my glad my 219th ebook has been No. 1 in the USA and Japan.

20026.9.25

It was cloudy and fine but started raining at night.

During lunch time I watched the last episode of NHK's morning drama for 15 minutes and went to the Hibiya Park for 30 minutes. There were roses. I found trees from each prefecture.

There were lots of emails communication and a video meeting. I overworked till 9:15PM or so and came home around 11:15PM.

I saw the beautiful moon which is called jugoya (十五夜), the fifteenth moon. I felt lucky to see it because it started raining after that.

In this month we had a lot of rain and there were many damages here and there.

2026.9.24

I got up very early so that I took an earlier train than usual.

It is fine after a long interval.  Therefore, I decided to take a walk at Hibiya Park during lunch time. I dropped at the Imperial Hotel to ask to use the picture I took in June or so for my next eBook.

To my glad my 219th eBook has been No. 1 in Japan.

After 5 days off there were many things to do at office and I overworked till 20:30 and came home around 22:30.

From today a new staff joined.

2026.9.23

It was a national holiday called Shubun no hi (秋分の日), Autumn Equinox Day.

It is a day that daytime and nighttime are equal. From today nighttime becomes longer.

It was another rainy day.

I stayed at home all day long and made 220th e-book about Mifune Matsuri, Sacred Boat Ritual I visited on September 1 and 2 this month.

I also enjoyed making dessert.

2026.9.22

Today is a national holiday called nation's holiday. They say it's been 11 years since we had 5 days holiday at Silver Week last.  

It was fine after typhoon in the morning, but it became cloudy and rain.

I went to grocery shopping and fill my car up.  On my way there I saw some landslides. Therefore, the road was jammed.

I went to the station to go to the Haneda Airport. However, trains were suspended of operation.  I tried to find someone else who could go to the airport. To my lucky there was someone living in Tokyo to go to the airport to pick up the student and take him to domestic flight check in.

I started preparing 220th ebook.

I cooked for dinner and made even dessert too.

2026.9.21

It was a national holiday called "Respect-the-Aged-Day."

It was used to be no September 15 but changed to the third Monday of September.

It was a rainy day because of the typhoon No. 25. It rained so much.

I stayed at home all day long.

At lunch time I made some dessert by potato starch. They were easy and very tasty. I will make them someday again.

I prepared the No. 219 th ebook.

2026.9.20

 It was a rainy day.

I had brunch and went to Tokyo Women's Plaza via Omotesando to attend Mr. Koichi Hagiwara's celebration of recovery event.  

At the station I happened to see a poster of Konno hachimangu shrine's annual festival.

The event started at 1:30 PM though I thought it would be from 1 PM. There were music opening, talk session, and songs. It finished around 4:15 PM.

After that I went to see the festival. When I got there, there was a portable shrine just in front of the torii gate, and I felt lucky.

After that I was going to see a movie, but since the typhoon was approaching, I decided to go home.

On my way I dropped at Kurihama and went to the store and did grocery shopping. I am glad to get crab, shrimp, and whelk.

2026.9.19

 It was cloudy.

Silver week has just begun, but I had to work today.

There was an online event from 10 AM to 3 PM, and some emails to send and reply.

After that I went to Soleil Park to see sunflowers.  I expected to buy some vegetables or fruits there but I was not attracted by anything today.

So, I went shopping at two places.  First I bought dry batteries for clock which started to delay. and next I went to the supermarket.

I got dry batteries by points. Though I changed them, the clock still seems to delay. Maybe it's time to buy the new one.  The last time I changed the battery seemed about 9 years ago.

At the supermarket, I bought many soups for lunch at office.

At night there was another zoom event, but I fell asleep.

2026.9.18

 It was fine and cloudy.

Unfortunately, I could not see the sun in Tokyo on my way to the office though because I happened to see my colleague at the convenience store and she took me to the different way I was going to take.

There were many things to deal with before a long weekend. I overworked till 20:00 and came home around 22:00, but I needed to read and write emails at home too.

From tomorrow to September 23, we will have a long weekend called "Silver Week." From April end to May 5, we have a holiday week called "Golden week."

If possible, I wanted to travel to Kansai Area. But I have to work tomorrow and maybe on Tuesday too.

2026.9.17

 It was cloudy.

Since it was not raining, I decided to buy lunch at a convenience store on my way to office.

I expected to see the sun but could not.

There was a meeting in the morning, but it ended in the middle of the contents and I felt unsatisfied. Instead of discussing, I sent emails to ask the decisions.

I overworked till 8 PM and came home around 10 PM. I watched some TV programs.

2026.9.16

 It was a rainy day.

I decided to buy boxed lunch on my way to office when it was raining. There were variety of them.  This was the third time for me to buy there, and I was going to buy sweet and hot fried chicken version. However, unfortunately it was not ready yet. Therefore, I bought the stir-fried shredded beef with green pepper and bamboo. I asked the most sold one, and the staff said chicken with tomato stew. So maybe next time.

At lunch time I had a chance to have with a colleague.  We enjoyed talking about our cultural difference experiences in northern America and Japan.

I overworked till 21:15 and came home around 23:15.

There was a big earthquake in the midnight.

2026.9.15

 It was rainy.

September 15 was used to be a national holiday called "Respect-the-Aged Day." But now it moved to the third Monday of September. Therefore, we will have a 5-day long weekend from Saturday this week.

I wished to travel but I have to work on Saturday, and there are some events in Tokyo, therefore I gave up traveling.

At lunch time I had a chance to eat with two colleagues. Our lunch time is flexible, because there are phone calls and other things, and we had to take the lunch time by shift. I seldom have the full one hour. For 15 minutes I watch the morning drama by NHK plus. But since I joined later, we enjoyed talking about traveling abroad for the first 15 minutes or so. Two of them studied in Canada and I studied in the USA, therefore we have some experiences in common. So, it was fun.

I overworked till 20:00 and came home earlier than usual and watched TV dramas after a long time.

2026.9.14

It was fine after 19 days or so. But it started raining again in the night.

If it is fine, I have seen the sun between the buildings when I come out from the subway exit in the morning, but I did not see it today. I felt the earth was moving.

In the evening it is already dark at 6 PM these days. I feel the season is changing. 

There used to be clear 4 seasons in Japan.  But these days we cannot say so. 

I overworked till 21:15 and came home around 23:10.

2026.9.13

 It was a rainy day.

I got up early and wore kimono. Since it was raining, I decided to wear the raincoat and rain shoes and bring a big umbrella.  But to my lucky it did not rain so much when I was in Tokyo.

First, I had lunch with my Facebook friend whom I met about 10 years ago for the first time.  It's been 10 years since we met last. It was unbelievable, but we communicate through messenger, we did not feel the long absence.

After lunch, we went to a tearoom to have dessert, but it was closed. So, we came back to the station. On our way we visited a shrine.  There were many gods enshrined. I felt like visiting there someday again on the 7th or 17th or 27th because it seems they have special charm or something.

After that I went to see the Japanese dance event from 1PM to 5:30PM at Minami Otsuka Hall because one of my friends performed.

After that 6 of us had Italian dinner to celebrate her birthday.

It was a nice day.

2026.9.12

It was cloudy.

I stayed at home all day long doing house works such as cleaning, washing, ironing, cooking, etc.

Since I got some emails for jobs, I replied.

I received the new suitcase which I ordered recently. I am very looking forward to using it in November.

I was going to make some eBooks, but I did not.

2026.9.11

 It was a rainy day, rather cool.

My train delayed again.

I bought lunch on my way to the office.  I chose ginger pork.

There was a quick meeting this morning. It was an announcement of one of the staff leaving which was very surprising. He joined at the same time with me. 

I took 30 minutes off in the evening and headed for Otemachi to see the reading play with my friend. It started from 7PM and ended a little bit after 9 PM.  There were four stories played by voice actors and actresses. It was interesting

On my way back I happened to see my boss.  There was an emergency call from the USA.  I had to contact here and there.

It was another long day.

2026.9.10

It was cloudy and became rainy.

Usually, I buy lunch at a convenience store on my way to the office, but today I tried a lunch box sold at an Italian restaurant on my way to the office when it is raining. There are about 7 different dishes and costs yen 550 which is rather cheaper compared to other boxed lunch sold at other places. I chose grilled fish for the main dish. There was a fried chicken inside too. I am going to try others tomorrow.

There was a meeting in the afternoon, and it lasted for longer than I expected. I overworked till 20:30 and came home around 22:30.

On my way home I listened to the YouTube festival about writers.

While I was watching a TV program, I was surprised to see there are people who have had surgery to take out hand veins.

2026.9.9

 It was fine and rain.

My morning train was delayed again due to the heavy rain yesterday.

I overworked till 21:00 and came home after 23:00.

September 9 is known as choyo no sekku (重陽の節句), choyo festival or kiku no sekku (菊の節句), chrysanthemum festival.  It is one of five sekku (節句) feast: January 7 (jinjitsu:人日), March 3 (joshi:上巳), May 5 (tango:端午 ), July 7(tanabata: 七夕), and September 9(choyo:重陽).

To my glad my 218th eBook has been No. 1 in the USA and Japan.

2026.9.8

 It was cloudy and rainy.

In the morning my commuting train was delayed about 30 minutes due to heavy rain since yesterday,

In the night my commuting train was delayed about 2 hours and it took double of usual.

I overworked and left the office around 20:30 but arrived at home nearly 00:30, and I had to wait for more than 30 minutes at Kurihama station.

It was a long day.

They say in Tokai area it rained heavily and the Shonai river overflowed.

Present campaign of the 218th eBook has begun.

2026.9.7

It was rainy and rather cool.

Because of the heavy rain, trains delayed.

Since I did not have time to buy lunch, I went out for lunch with a colleague.

I overworked about an hour and left the office around 7:30 PM, but the trains delayed again due to the heavy rain, and I came home around 10 PM.

Today is hakuro (白露), one of nijushisekki(二十四節気), 24 solar terms. The las one shosho(処暑) on August 23, and the next one is shubun (秋分) on September 23. Hakuro literally means white dew. It is the time of becoming cool and dew appears.

2026.9.6

 It was a rainy day.  At night it is raining heavily and alert was sounded a few times.

I published the 218th eBook today.

There was a festival at the nearby shrine, but it seemed plans were changed.

I went to Yokohama to attend a monthly seminar. Before that I visited Iseyama kotai jingu shrine, and after the seminar I went to Naritasan Yokohama branch.

My friend and I had early dinner. I enjoyed eating chocolate cake.

I arranged many schedules today.

2026.9.5

It was rainy.

I stayed at home all day long and did cleaning and cooking which I can't do during weekdays.

There is a festival nearby shrine, but I did not go out, just listening to the festival music of drum and flute from the distance.

I was so tired that I took a nap in the afternoon and missed a zoom seminar.

I watched a movie and attended a zoom event at night.

I planned the trip schedule of October.

2026.9.4

 It was cloudy in the morning, but rainy in the evening.

I took a later train than usual on my way to the office, and I overworked and came home around 11:15 PM.

There were some pending issues, and main concerns were fixed before I finished working.

There are some invitations on weekends in September, and I am arranging to attend as much opportunities as possible.

There are some long weekends in fall, and I am very looking forward to traveling somewhere.

2026.9.3

 It was fine.

After  two days of O ssdong

f it was hard to get up early.  But I could manage.

I overworked until 8 PM and came home around 10 PM.

I did not feel like cooking, so I ate  things I did not need to cook.

I got the confnati card

2026.9.2

 It was fine.

I left the carry case at hotel and headed for Kashima jingu shrine.  On my way I happened to see the parade.  I watched them for more than half an hour and visited the shrine.  After that I followed the parade to the port. This was the main part of the once in 12 year's festival. After seeing the boats, I went back to the station and moved to Itako, to see another part of the festival.

After that I headed for Katori jingu shrine.  Transportation was not good and I had to walk 2 km one way, and 2 km way back.

I went back to the hotel once and walked to the third shrine, Ikisu jinja shrine for another 2km. Office was already closed. I walked back for 2km again.

I took the 7:30 PM bus to Tokyo, and came home around 11 PM.

I walked a lot today, more than 33,000 steps.

It was a nice holiday.

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.