2026.2.17

Happy new year!!

It was fine.

I got up early to attend a morning tour of Naiku by a staff of Jingu kaikan at 6:30.

It was very nice.

After breakfast I changed to Kimono.70 of us went to Naiku to have an Official visit.

We were very lucky to be able to do Mikakiuchi sanpai and see the parade of ceremony members.

After having lunch we visited Naiku for the third time today.

This time we saw the parade of ceremony members again.

We went to have sweets.

After taking off kimono, I headed for Ise city and had dinner.

I took a night bus to Yokohama.

To my lucky my 198th ebook has been No.1 in the USA, Germany, and Japan.

2026.2.16

It was fine in the morning, and cloudy in the late afternoon.

I got up early to see the sunrise but unfortunately I could not see it again.

After coming back I changed to kimono and visited three shrines and other places for stamp rally and left for Jingu kaikan.

After leaving the luggage I headed for Isuzugawa and had lunch.

Meeting time was 1PM. We went to Sarutahiko jinja shrine and Geku. We had an official visit and offered betsu dai dai kagura performance.

We had dinner and a lecture for more than two hours and a half.

2026.2.15

It was fine and cloudy.

I got up early and had a square breakfast and checked out around 7:30.

I could not find the bus stop at first, but managed to get on the 7:51 bus and visited Tsubaki ogamiyashiro after a long time. I had sweets and green tea. It was yen 800 before but yen 1000 now

I took 10:30 bus and go back to Yokkaichi and took a train to Shiroko. I visited Ejima wakamiya hachimangu shrine and Ryugenji temple.

I went back to Shiroko and took a train to Hisai and a bus and visited Karasu jinja.

I went to Matsuzaka and visited the castle ruins.

I had very healthy dinner.

I took trains to Futaminoura and walked to the hotel.

Unfortunately private bath was booked and I had to wait until 1 AM.