2024.3.29

It was raining heavily like typhoon in the morning.

It became fine in the afternoon.

I was rather busy at work doing new things and changing the desks too.

After work I went to post office to send a  letter pack.

After that I went to a Japanese family restaurant to have dinner with a colleague who left the office yesterday.

We enjoyed eating, drinking, and talking for three hours.

March is the end of the Academic year. From next week the new academic year will start.

Today was the last day for NHK's morning drama.

From next week the new one will start too.

2023.4.10

I was fine.  

I stayed at home and worked until 15:30 and took two hours off and headed for Kanda to attend a monthly meeting.

After the meeting three of us went out for Chinese Dinner.

It was a cash only restaurant. We shared dishes.  The amount of drinks differs, therefore calculation was difficult.

I came home at midnight.

From today my 74th ebook promotion started. To my glad it became No.1 in Japan.

2023.3.28

It was cloudy at first and became fine.  

There was one subject, Overseas tour conducting for 6 periods today. I learned many interesting things including the pictures of Euro bills.

After school I went to Shinagawa with my friend, and had a meeting.

After the meeting we went out for dinner at a Chinese restaurant I went last Sunday, but it was full, and we could not enter.  So we went to a Japanese restaurant.

We enjoyed the set menu and two shared desserts.

I came home late and could not make a book. Maybe tomorrow.

2022.8.26

TGIF!

After work I went to Hamamatsucho to have crab dinner with friends.

The third was a charm.

First for the reunion of KKB in June was canceled.

Second for the Ham ko dinner was canceled.

And this time.

Thank you！

2022.8.19

It was fine.

 

I was rather busy at office today.

After work I went to have dinner with friends. I found the restaurant through Internet and booked, and it was rather good.

I have met both of them before but this was the first time for us to get together in person because one of them lives in Hiroshima. Since we have studied together by online program since July 2021, we did not feel it was the first time.

I hope to have this kind of gathering whenever possible.

2021.4.2

It was cloudy.

After work I went to Shinagawa to have barbecue dinner with my friend from Univetsity.

It was nice to talk about common interesting things.

2020.11.27

It was fine.

After work I had dinner with my friends at Shibuya. I know both of them and connected them when I was working at the previous job in 2015.

Finally I could introduce them directly.

We had a good time.

Thank you, thank you, thank you.

2019.12.26

It was cloudy.

After work I went to Otemachi to have dinner with a friend. Since we didn't decide the restaurant before meeting we walked around two buildings here and there. We entered an Italian restaurant at 19:15. If we entered before 19:00 they were offering happy hour special. We will go there earlier next time.

We enjoyed talking about what we have accomplished this year and planning next year's events.

I realized I did a lot this year.

Today is the new moon. It is a good time to make plans. 

2019.12.12

It was fine.

Today is full moon.

After work I met a friend and had dinner at Shinagawa. I have tried to book a restaurant since yesterday but all was full and they did not accept the reservation. Therefore we decided to walk in. The first restaurat said they were full and needed to wait for half an hour. So we gave up and decided to go to other place. We went to Izakaya which is dining and drinking place and ate many different dishes.

It was fun to talk with someone that have common dreams.

Thank you, thank you, thank you.

2018.9.28

It was cloudy.

The last working day of September.

There were lots of things to do after two days off.

After work I went to Meguro to attend SRC convention. It started around 4pm but I arrived around 7pm. However it seemed the best timing because I heard the very important parts.

After that I had dinner with a friend at the pork cutlet (とんかつ: tonkatsu) restaurant where I have wanted to visit. This time we could enter and ate pirk fillet cutlet set menu. It was rather expensive, but I am glad to be there finally.

2018.4.5

It was coudy in the daytime but slightly rainy at night.

I walked to the station to have dinner with Argentines whom I attended on April 25 to Kamakura tonight to drink.
I booked the venue in Asakusa from the Internet coupon site.  So we could have dinner about a half price.
They traveled  Hiroshima, Kyoto & Nara, and Nikko in 10 days.
I am glad to hear that they enjoyed everything in Japan.

2017.11.11

It was fine and rather warm this morning.

I went to Kanda to attend a seminar in the afternoon.

Then I went to Shinjuku to have dinner with  4 old tennis friends at a Taiwanese restaurant. We started around 5:30 pm and ordered many different dishes. The contents of the talk are tennis ranking,  injury & gossip of tennis players, health, overwork, business trip and so on. It is interesting to hear about the world I do not know.
I left there around  7 pm and headed for the next destination, Hinodecho.

I went there to get massage. It is my once a month health maintenance activity.

2017.10.25

It was another rainy day.

After work I went to Alice in a labyrinth in Ginza to have dinner with my ex-coworker.  It's been two months since we had dinner there last. At that time we got a dessert coupon which expires today.  Therefore we went there, and enjoyed eating and chatting.

2017.9.8

It was fine.

After work I went out for dinner with a colleague in Ikebukuro. We chose one of the Alice Fantasy Restaurants. There are five of them inTokyo and I have been to four of them since July.
Today's place is Kojo no kuni no Alice (古城の国のアリス), Alice in an old castle.
Each restaurant has a different theme and different interiors and some original menus.
We chose the Halloween special course dinner. Decorations were very cute with Halloween goods. I ordered original cocktails.
I enjoyed talking with her and getting to  know her and eating and drinking as usual.

I feel good to have visited all five Alice restaurants in Tokyo.

2017.8.25

It was fine and hot.

I had a chance to attend an English summer program of 1200 History of Walking 1200 km 88 Temples in Shikoku. It's been already more than two years since I visited those 88 temples called Shikoku hachijyuhakkasho (四国八十八ヶ所). It was one of the "once in a life" experiences. This program reminded me of my wonderful experiences.

After work I went out for dinner with my ex-colleague in Ginza. The name of the restaurant is Meikyu no kuni no Alice (迷宮の国のアリス) , Alice in a labyrinth.
This was the third time for me to visit the  Alice restaurant. Every place has a different concept and everywhere was picuresque. Not only I got a free drink, but also an original Alice picture plate which will be sent later to my house.  They say this campaign is so popular that they are producing additional plates and that it will take time to ship.
In addition I uploaded the Alice fair drink by Instagram, therfore I got free chocolate herve tea.
We enjoyed eating & talking and decided to visit other restautant near future.

It was a nice premium Friday.

2017.7.20

It was fine and hot.

After work I went to Shinjuku to see a friend from Osaka who is a publisher. We met each other at the seminar of Mr. Ken Honda or the Golden Life Program for the first time a few years ago. We have met several times at the seminars after that but did not have much time to talk taking time.

I have found a nice place and made a reservation by Internet this morning but there was no confirmation therefore I have been worried if I could book or not.

At seven I arrived there and met my friend aftet a year or so. My booking was valid. It was a 6 dishes course dinner for yen 3000 but using the coupon it was the half price.
Everthing tbere looked attractive include the staff. There were many groups celebrating birthdays.

I was surprised to find many things in common and enjoyed dinner.

It was a nice day.

2017.6.16

It was fine.

I walked to the station this morning because I was going to have dinner out.

After work I went to Tameikesanno.  There was the Izakaya (居酒屋), where you can dine and drink, that I have wanted to visit for two years. I went there with my kimono related friend.
As usual I used the coupon of 59% off. So we paid for yen 3,380 for 12 dishes. They were all delicious.
We enjoyed eating, drinking and talking.

2017.4.5

It was fine, and getting warmer.
The cherry blossoms are becoming more beautiful day after day.

I could book a Spanish bar restaurant for tomorrow night using a coupon site.  We will have yen 5,500 course dinner at yen 2,750. I am very looking forward to seeing my friends after a long interval.

The other day I got some instant Vietnam noodle Pho.  I thought I needed a pan to cook. But it just needed the hot water and a bowl.  Put noodle, soup, and seasoning oil in the bowl, and add hot water and cover with lid. So easy.  And very delicious. Thank you!

2016.9.7

It was raining in the early morning, but I was lucky not to use the umbrella. In the day time it was fine.

There was a rather big earthquake this afternoon, and there are other typhoons approaching.

After rather busy day's work I went to the Tokyo station to get on 18:00 Shinkansen to Osaka.
I go to the Tokyo station sometimes, however I usually use it to transit and seldom go there from outside. The central Yaesu Exit was quite changed from what I used to know.

Before getting on the train I bought ekiben (駅弁), literally means station box lunch. It is not lunch, but it is a boxed meal. There are many kinds of them depends on the place.
I chose kaisendon (海鮮丼), Seafood Rice Bowl, which is boxed rice topped with salmon flakes, salmon roe (いくら: ikura), crab, and herring roe (数の子: kazunoko), shredded  strips of egg (金糸玉子: kinshitamago) and a kind of pickles. It cost yen 1000 and it was delicious.
Here are pictures of the package and the real meal.

After arriving at Osaka, there  was a shuttle bus to the hotel.
I felt lucky.

2016.4.28

It was rainy today.

After work I went to Shibuya to have dinner with my ex-colleague. It was the first time for me to have meal with her. The restaurant specializes kushiyaki (串焼き), roasted meat and vegetables on the skewers and cheeze fondue. Usually it costs yen 6000 but I got the half price coupon.
We enjoyed eating and chatting.