The next day was again a very fine day.
My bus drove along the Japan Sea to Tottori-sakyu.
This was the very first place I wanted visit during the trip.
A few of my friends had told me that Tottori-sakyu was
just a monotonous sand hill. No, it wasn't.
Tottori-sakyu was magnificent, beautiful and impressive
sand dune.
I was so excited to be there that I couldn't help sharing
my happiness with my daughter. I called her by cellular phone.
She was kind enough to understand how and why I was excited.
She was kind enough to say that she herself was very happy, too.
Thank you, Daughter.
My bus drove along the Japan Sea to Tottori-sakyu.
This was the very first place I wanted visit during the trip.
A few of my friends had told me that Tottori-sakyu was
just a monotonous sand hill. No, it wasn't.
Tottori-sakyu was magnificent, beautiful and impressive
sand dune.
I was so excited to be there that I couldn't help sharing
my happiness with my daughter. I called her by cellular phone.
She was kind enough to understand how and why I was excited.
She was kind enough to say that she herself was very happy, too.
Thank you, Daughter.
It was on a beautiful Thursday morning that
I left my apartment for Tokyo Station.
I took a Shinkansen train bound for Okayama.
Then I boarded a bus to Kaike- onsen in Tottori.
It was a long, long distance to go.
On the way I visited an old shrine named "kamochi-jinja."
It was late in the evening and I felt somewhat scary.
(at 8:00, from Chuo Line)
(kamochi-jinja in Tottori, not kanemochi-jinja)
I left my apartment for Tokyo Station.
I took a Shinkansen train bound for Okayama.
Then I boarded a bus to Kaike- onsen in Tottori.
It was a long, long distance to go.
On the way I visited an old shrine named "kamochi-jinja."
It was late in the evening and I felt somewhat scary.
(at 8:00, from Chuo Line)
(kamochi-jinja in Tottori, not kanemochi-jinja)
The sky was very beautiful when I was
watching Hakone-Ekiden on TV.
But it got cloudy just when Hakone-Ekiden
ended in victory of Juntendo University.
Around noon I went out to post a few new
year's greeting cards.
On the way I saw a tall chestnut tree
with a lot of nuts on its branches.
I'm so sorry for it. Is the tree dead?
I also saw white spring flowers--- narcissus.
They looked as if they were talking and smiling.
Yes, they were certainly alive.
Tomorrow I'm leaving for Tottori and Shimane.
I've never been there yet.
I'll be back very late at night on January 6th.
I hope it will be an exciting trip.
watching Hakone-Ekiden on TV.
But it got cloudy just when Hakone-Ekiden
ended in victory of Juntendo University.
Around noon I went out to post a few new
year's greeting cards.
On the way I saw a tall chestnut tree
with a lot of nuts on its branches.
I'm so sorry for it. Is the tree dead?
I also saw white spring flowers--- narcissus.
They looked as if they were talking and smiling.
Yes, they were certainly alive.
Tomorrow I'm leaving for Tottori and Shimane.
I've never been there yet.
I'll be back very late at night on January 6th.
I hope it will be an exciting trip.
May 2007 bring joy and peace to your life.
I'll keep on smiling.
I'll be always thankful for being alive.
Today we had fine weather here in Tokyo.
Good weather seemed to have brought everyone
out into a shrine on New Year's Day.
I visited a local shrine after reading New Year's
greeting cards. When I arrived there,
I was surprised to see a lot of people waiting in line.
I had waited one and a half hour before I got to
the o-saisen-bako (offertory box).
I prayed for good health and well-being of my family.
(at 9:00 a.m.---tamagawa-josui, how peaceful!)
(at 2:00 p.m.---when I was waiting)
(at 3:30 p.m.---getting cloudy)
I'll keep on smiling.
I'll be always thankful for being alive.
Today we had fine weather here in Tokyo.
Good weather seemed to have brought everyone
out into a shrine on New Year's Day.
I visited a local shrine after reading New Year's
greeting cards. When I arrived there,
I was surprised to see a lot of people waiting in line.
I had waited one and a half hour before I got to
the o-saisen-bako (offertory box).
I prayed for good health and well-being of my family.
(at 9:00 a.m.---tamagawa-josui, how peaceful!)
(at 2:00 p.m.---when I was waiting)
(at 3:30 p.m.---getting cloudy)