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.

2026.8.31

Last day of August.

I went to Tokyo Regional Immigration Service Bureau on my way to the office. It was crowded and took time.

After that I went to Tokyo Fire Station Yurakucho Branch to submit the documents.

I walked back to the office via Imperial Hotel to see the Flower Arrangement of the Lobby.

I overworked till 19:45 and headed for Tokyo to take a highway bus to come to Ibaraki.  

I took a bus at 20:10 and arrived at 21:40. It cost yen2100.