2026.5.26

 It was fine and rather hot.

I had a fever of  37.8 degrees centigrade and severe coughs therefore I decided to work at home.  I have a PC of my own, and email address for business, smartphone of the office. Therefore, it was not difficult at all. In the previous jobs, remote work was normal.  

I could save almost 5 hours for commuting.

When I got interview, they said there is no remote work.

But with the smartphone and PC almost everything was possible.

So, I am thinking to negotiate about my job conditions.

2026.4.14

It was fine.

Today was the last day of the 205th ebook promotion.

Some people said they reviewed but have not appeared yet.

There were many things to do at office.

In the morning and evening trains delayed again and I came home around 21:20.

There was something wrong with ANA pocket and I could not watch ads. Instead I read ebooks.

2026.4.6

It was fine.

 

I went to Ichigaya in the morning and went to Shinjuku to have lunch with my friend. It's been a year since I met her last. 

There have been many things, so we caught up.

After saying goodbye to her I went to Iidabashi to get three stamps of the stamp rally.

I visited Tokyo dai jingu and Yasukuni jinja shrines.

Cherry blossoms were still beautiful here and there, but some of the trees had already lost their blossoms and had leaves.

2026.4.15

It was cloudy during daytime but became rain in the evening.

There were so many things to do at office and I overworked till 7PM.

There were traffic accidents and trains delayed. I came home around 9:30 PM.

I cooked and ate very late.

FrM today present campaign of 206th e-book started.

2026.4.23

It was fine in the morning, but became rain and very cold in the evening.

There are many things at work and I overworked till 8PM or so

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I do not like to call, but this new job requires me to call so many times in a day including international calls.

Finally, I received the documents from the previous job.

There happened anther eathquake again.

2026.5.14

It was fine.

I overworked and became the last person to leave the office. 

I booked the restaurant for the Saturday luncheon finally.

I came home around 10:30PM and had supper. This is not good for my health.

 

The buds of lotus seeds became three times longer than last night.

 

2026.5.7

It was fine and warm.

I bought lunch before getting on the train so that I arrived at the office the earliest.

After the Golden Week I got souvenirs from colleagues.

There were lots of paperworks and I overworked.

When I got home, there was a sad post card waiting. My first teacher of the primary school died in March. I only went to her primary school for 8 months or so, but she was one of my favorite teachers in my life and I have visited her at her house some times and have exchanged new years cards for many years. RIP.

2026.5.10

It was fine.

Today is Mother's Day in Japan.

  

It is my mother's death anniversary today.It's been 24 years since she passed away when I was traveling in Spain via Turkey. I needed to buy the normal ticket to return home.

I prepared kimono for this weekend.

In the afternoon my friend came to pick up her smartphone which she left the other day.She brought me a whole birthday cake.

We went to my parents' graveyard and visited two temples together.

My 207th ebook's campaign was over today and 208th present has started.

At night I attended a zoom gathering.

2026.5.8

Happy Birthday to Me!!

It was fine, and became cloudy and slightly rain and became fine again.

I published the 208th ebook as the birthday celebration.

I walked to the station and went to the Immigration Office. Since there needed to revise the document, I used the network printing service. 

After work mx colleagues and I went to have a welcome dinner party. They celebrated my birthday.

It was a nice day.

2026.5.9

It was fine.

I went to the beauty salon to have my hair cut and perm. As a birthday present they gave me Head Spa.

After that I visited Softbank for the regular checkup which I experienced for the first time.

I asked them about the problems I am facing. To my glad they fixed.

I dropped off at Shioiri to visit Rose festa of the Verny Park.There were many kinds of roses blooming.

While I was eating lunch at the bench, suddenly a kite attacked and took my half-eaten bread in a plastic bag. 

This was a very first experience and I was so surprised.   

I visited the stationery store to ask about the repair of the ballpoint pen. 

I am planning the next kimono event next Saturday.

It was a fruitful day.

2026.5.19

It wasm fine.  

On my way to and from the office there were something and trains delayed.

Since I had coupons my lunch cost was very small.

There were many things to do and I overworked and I was the last person to leave the office.

I happened to see a beef bowl restaurant of which I have stock owner's coupon, so, I decided to eat dinner for nothing.

I have a sore throat and feel dull. I may have a cold.

2026.5.6

It was cloudy and slightly rained.

It was transferred holiday.

I went to the 3rd temple of the 33 temples and headed for Kurihama to get together with my friend. 

We visited 6 temples together and I completed to visit all 33 temples plus 1 temple and Park center to get a memorial stamp.

To my glad my 207th ebook has been No.1 in Japan.

2026.5.4

It was fine.

Today is a very good day of tensha nichi (天赦日) when everything is forgiven and tora no hi (寅の日) when money spent will be returned.

I published the 207th e-book.

  

I visited 6 temples of 33 Kannon temples in Miura.

My friend came around 11 AM, about one hour later we promised. 

We had late lunch at a restaurant where I have wanted to go. She treated me.

I am glad to visit Manganji temple where I have wanted to go for a long time.

2026.5.5.

It was fine.

Today is a national holiday called kodomo no hi (こどもの日), Children's Day. 

My friend and I visited the 8 temples of 33 Kannon Temples.

After two temples we went to have lunch and another friend joined. It's been two years or so since we met last. We visited two temples together. We ate Kashiwa mochi which is the sweets for Kodomo no hi.

My 207th ebook present campaign has begun.

I filled up my car and went grocery shopping.

It was another fruitful day.

2026.5.2

It was fine.

I went to Kamakura to have lunch with an ex-colleague. It was rather expensive but we enjoyed eating and talking. While I was working, we seldom had a chance to talk, but at the very last day we found the same interest and decided to have lunch.

After saying good-bye I went to Higashi zushi to visit one of 33 Kannon temples.

After that I went to Taura to visit another 33 Kannon temples.

I was going to visit one more temple, but I heard it would take longer time I thought. 

So I gave up, but visit a shrine nearby.

After coming home I harvested butterburs for the second time.

Tonight it is the fullmoon.

2026.5.3

It was fine and hot.

Today is a national holiday called Constitution Day.

It's been 79 years since the Constitution came into effect.

After lunch I started visiting 8 temples of the 33 Kannon temples.

There were some temples where I could not go by car because some roads were very narrow and there was no parking lot.

There were some fishing ports and marinas while I was driving. 

On my way home I stopped a supermarket and got a Yamzaki spring pan festival dish.

There was a zoom gathering at night.

I decided to cancel the trip next weekend after consideration. 

2026.5.1

A new month has started. May is gogatsu (5月、五月) or Satsuki (皐月). 

There are some things I do on the first day of the month. 

I should have got up earlier but could not. So, I could not change plant, rice, salt of inhouse shrine and change the mounted salt.

It was rainy but became fine.

I went to the nearby shrine before going to work. 

I missed the usual train. I bought some bums from the coin locker style vending machine for the first time. It was about half price because of the expire dates.

On the train I fell asleep and when I realized it was already my station and jumped out and left the umbrella behind.I asked the lost and found by email.As of now it is not found yet.

2026.4.30

The last day of April.

It was cloudy and rather cold, and became rain in the afternoon.

There are still lots of things to do and I overworked again.

How was your April?

I started a new job and commute for four to five hours and overwork.

Since my smartphone was broken and I bought a new one. I lost many data and I am in trouble with two applications which were stressful.

I enjoyed cherry blossom viewing, having luncheon and dinner with friends.

I started visiting 33 Kannon statues at the temples.

2026.4.29

It was cloudy and rainy.

Today is a national holiday called Showa no hi. It was used to be Emperor Showa's birthday until 1988, became Green Day until May 2006, and has become Showa no hi since 2007.

It is the start of the Golden Week.

In the morning I washed, cleaned, and cleared the kimono.  

After lunch I started visiting 33 temples. Today I visited 3 temples.I went to Myoonji, Kaizoji, and Kannodo.

I went grocery shopping.

At night I had the 56th Bilingual Fortune Sharing Tea Party and joined a zoom gathering.

2026.5.20

It was fine.

Though I had a fever I went to work. I was going to leave earlier but overworked again.

I got business cards.

Today is Tensha nichi, a day the heaven forgive everything. It is one of the strongest lucky days in a year.

I have just eaten passion fruits which I got last Saturday.