2026.1.1

 Happy New Year 2026!!

I went to the nearby shrine after midnight and received the red and white rice cake and sacred sake.

After coming home, I took a bath.  I was going to bed soon but there was a TV program about Izumo Oyashiro and I watched it.

I got up early and went to see the first sun rise.  It was cloudy, but between clouds I could see the beautiful sunrise. I saw Mt. Fuji too.

I received the New Year's Cards, and I went to post office to send new year's cards. Since postage has been raised to yen85, many people stopped sending new year's cards. However, since I love to send and receive new year's cards, I will send them as long as possible.

On my way back home, I saw the Kawazu zakura cherry blossoms.

After coming home, I ate new year's dishes with sacred sake called Toso.

In the afternoon I sent some new year's message by Line, Facebook messenger, and emails with a new year's gift.

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I have started preparing for the 191st ebook.

2025.12.31

It was fine.

The last day of 2025.

The last day of the year is called Omisoka.

We usually eat soba noodle wishing the long life.

Many people watch NHK's kohaku uta gassen, Red and White Song Battle at night which lasts for more than four hours.

How was your 2025?

I have traveled a lot.

I went to Korea in July and Uzbekistan in November on business trips.It's been more than 6 years and a half since I went abroad last.

I have visited many shrines and temples in various occasion.

I tried making home made plum pickles, plum juice and plum wine for the first time.

I published 40 ebooks.

It was a good year.

2025.12.30

It was fine.

I tried to think of new year's cards.

In the afternoon I washed my car and windows of the first floor.

I went to my parents' graveyard but it was too late to buy flowers.

I went shopping for new year's foods and flowers. Many goods were expensive.

After coming home I decorated new year's things.

At night I hosted the Bilingual Fortune Sharing Tea Party. We enjoyed talking about what good things happened in December and the Best thing of 2025 and hopes of 2026.

It was fun.

To my glad my 188th ebook is No.1 in the USA, India and Japan.