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Cherry blossoms are in full now 🌸

2023-04-02 22:11:59 | blog in English

Since I arrived here in Japan, a lot of incidents and had been hectic days.
When I got on the airplane, Heathrow airport was very busy.
So, the airplane couldn't take off for an hour.
I was bit worried when I arrive Haneda airport in Tokyo, was it enough time to change the airplane
to Osaka?
Because they told me that I have to take my luggage and to change domestic flight.
I expected they must be another flight.
But the ANA's stuff told me there was no flight to Osaka, so, go back by Shinkansen (Bullet train)
I booked the hotel at near Itami airport where is between Osaka and Kobe.
It would be no transport to that hotel by train.
So, I was bit panicking.
My friend in England sent me message, kindly, she researched the hotel near Haneda airport in Tokyo.
But every hotel is far too expensive.
Because now, cherry blossom season, there were a lot of foreigner tourists.
I was at a loss for what to do.

I just tried to phone my ex husband's sister who live in Tokyo.
Her place is about one and half hour from Haneda airport.
And it was quite late and very sudden.
But she told me "Yes, you can come to stay, when you arrive the station, we will pick you up"
I was so appreciated!!
When I arrived their station. already 11pm.
I had been exhausted.
Because of the war, the airplane had to avoid over Russian sky.
It took nearly 15 hours instead of 12hours.
Fortunately this time, I could sleep 4 hours in the airplane.
But still very tired.
Always a lot of stress to travel from Heathrow airport to Osaka.
I have to be very fit, because I have to walk or run quite long journey to the gate.
In Heathrow the sign said it takes 15 min to the gate.
I walk very fast, sometime run, so, I arrived 15min.
If you walk slowly, you will not get there for 15min.

My ex husband's sister and her family entertained me a lot.
Very kindly, and it is like my real family, more than my real family, probably.
Because my son's family wouldn't invite me.
She prepared warm bath and clean nice warm Futon in the Tatami room.
We talked quite a lot and had very nice time.
So, even such a incident, I felt happy feeling.

I have been hectic days to meet people for my business and discuss a lot of things.
I also, had to go to tax office to submit my income last year.

I went to Ohanami (watch the cherry blossom) on my own the short time between I go to tax office.
It was Mankai (full blossom) and beautiful even I didn't have enough time to relax.

There is near my house 's shrine and temple.























At last, I went to the restaurant front of the Shrine which is my mum 's favorite.
It was very reasonable actually was too cheap use to be only 700yen but they increase the price, now 880yen.



My mum and I used to go there together.



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Cherry blossom has open!🌸

2022-03-31 07:58:26 | blog in English

Sorry my English might be not good enough. But I write my husband and some of my students in England and friends)

Since I came back here, I have had hectic days.
Firstly, I have 6 nights and 7 days mandatory quarantine which is quite waste the time.
But fortunately, I could stay bigger room and it was nice hotel instead of small tiny room.

After mandatory quarantine, finally, I came back to my house (my parents' house) which is old and not good condition's house.
Japanese hose, usually, doesn't keep long years, 40-50years time, they demolish the house and they built new house.
So, I surprised when I came back here, around the house, and old crummy apartments become nice modern house and apartments.

I have a lot of work in Japan, because I couldn't come back for 3years.
A few days ago, I could go to the temple and shrine near my house.
Cherry blossoms are full bloom now.

I prayed at the temple and shrine "the war will be finish soon. "















This place you can wash your hands and mouth (お清め=Okiyome) means purify your body and mind.











This is shrine's gate.





Some place there is too many people for お花見 (Ohanai).
But my local area is quiet.

I surprised around 地元の商店街(Local shopping area) I can hear Chinese and see Chinese person running the shop (Asian food shop). I have never found before.
Also, there is Vietnamese's restaurant as well.
Definitely, foreigners increased in Japan even Corona virus time, not many foreigners can come to Japan.

Then I went to river side which is also, quite a lot of cherry blossoms but they are still half open called 五分咲き(Gobu zaki)



I am planning to ride the bicycle with my friend who come from Nishinomiya city tomorrow.
We will do 花見 (Hanami) means cherry blossom viewing picnic.

Weather forecast said tomorrow will be sunny and cloud and bit cold.
Yesterday was very warm but today is rainy.

I found my return way to England, the flight duration will be longer
because they cannot fly over Russian territory.

I found my return way to England, the flight duration will be longer
because they cannot fly over Russian territory.
Instead of 12hours to Paris, it will be 15hours to Paris and then, 1and half hour to England.

When I watch the news about Ukraine made me upset.
I really hope, the war will be finished soon.

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