2026.8.22

It was fine in the morning but became heavy rain in the evening.

I got up earlier than usual.

I went to Ueno to see the lotus flowers in the morning. They were so beautiful.

After that I went to the Tokyo Fire Department in Akihabara to attend Fire and Disaster Prevention Manager Training from 9 AM to 4 PM. In the morning we took lectures and in the afternoon we learned practical skills which were very interesting. I am glad I passed the exam by perfect score.

After the training, I went to Kiyosumi Park to see lotus, however they did not have any of them.  I was wondering if I should walk in the heavy rain without lotus but decided to go around.

After that I headed for Shibuya to attend a dinner party. It was raining heavily. I was sad that I started using the new pair of shoes. There were 6 people. We enjoyed talking and eating especially puffy pancakes.  We celebrated one of them on getting a job and graduation from university.

When we went out, it was already stopped raining.

It was an eventful day.

2026.7.4

Happy 4th of July!!

Happy 250th Anniversary of the founding of the nation!

It was fine in the morning but became rain in the evening.

After eating brunch, I went to Yokohama to attend a monthly seminar.  Before going there, I visited Iseyamakotai jingu, and after the seminar I visited the Naritasan Yokohama branch.

After that I went to the beauty salon after two months.

After that I had dinner and went to grocery shopping.

At night I watched a recorded movie on TV which was taken in 2007. Therefore, actor and actress look younger than they are now, and there was even famous actor who has already passed away.

2026.6.21

 It was rainy in the morning but became fine in the afternoon.

Today it is geshi (夏至), summer solstice when the daytime is the longest.

Today I published the 211th e-book about roses. To my glad it has become No. 1 in Japan.

I went to Yokohama to attend a monthly seminar. Before that I visited Naritasan temple Yokohama Branch and Iseyamakotai jingu shrine which I usually visit after the seminar.

After the seminar I went to Kamioooka to see a movie "Michael." It's been so long since I went to see a movie at a theater. It is a half story of Michael Jackson. I like the songs in the movie.

Since today is a day of Tiger when is good time to spend money, I paid many invoices.

At night there was  a zoom gathering.

2026.6.14

 It was fine.

I went to Enoshima to walk on the sand to the island. This is called Tombolo phenomenon.

I knew about it last summer and have wanted to go since that time. It happens from spring to summer at the low tide during a spring tide. Today was the only weekend that happens.  Therefore, I decide to go today. The lowest tide happens at 10:09 AM.  The gate was open from 9:00 to 11:00.  I enjoyed walking to the Island and visited shrines there.

After having lunch, I took monorail to Ofuna. I visited Ofuna kannon.  Whenever I pass Ofuna, I saw the white statue of Kannon, and I wanted to visit there some day.

On my way home I went grocery shopping. 

I cooked dinner for this week.

It was a nice Sunday.

2026.6.13

 It was fine.

I stayed at home in the morning to receive the re-delivery goods.

After having lunch, I headed for Shibuya to attend the 8th International Painting Meeting of IWPG.  There were not so many participants, but we saw the beautiful pictures. It was a kind of surprise to see the primary school students draw pictures in such a short time.

I saw some friends there.

After that we headed for Shinjuku to see the Firefly.  There were about 500 fireflies in a dark room. There were two kinds of fireflies, Genji botaru and Heike botaru.  They say male Genji botaru fly and Heike botaru stay at the lower place. It was a unique experience.

I went to have supper and come home around 10 PM.

It was a nice day.

2026.6.1

 A new month has started.

June is Rokugatsu (6月,　六月) or Minazuki (水無月) in Japanese.

I asked the doctor for the permission to go out and attended a special Shinto ceremony at Kainan Jinja shrine and had fish lunch. I am very glad to have attended the once in a lifetime ceremony.

After that I went to Yokohama to do something about bank-related things.

After coming home, I harvested the 47 plums and made syrup and took a bath after a week.

And I came back to the hospital again.

It was a good start of new month.

2026.5.23

It was cloudy and rather cool.

I had fever neary 38 degrees centigrade, and felt dull.

I was thinking whether to go or not, but reschedule of two events seemed difficult, so I went to Shin-Yokohama to attend a complementary Japanese drum lesson from 13:00 to 14:30.

There were some time before the next plan, I went to see roses.

After that I went to Center Kita to have birthday dinner at Kora, Crab restaurant. This is the third year to go there for birthday dinner. They discount and give me drink, cake plate and memorial picture.

It was a nice day besides health condition. Health is the most important thing.

2026.2.22

It was fine.

I started preparing for the199th ebook.

I walked to the station and headed for Ginza to see the Dragon Artist Hirono Nakamura's exhibition.

After that I headed for Shin Okubo to film two scenes of the movie and had dinner.

It was fun.

I moved to Shinjuku and met a friend.