

On a recent Saturday, I got off at Gotanda Station around 2:15 p.m. and decided to walk along the Ikegami Line.
I patted myself on the back for leaving Tochigi early enough to walk for an hour and a half before the New Year's party at 2:00 pm. (The picture is the smoking area in front of Osaki station.)

Tokyo is a deep city, and even if you walk around aimlessly, you will surely encounter exciting sights.
This time, I thought I would set my sights on Ikegami Honmonji Temple for now, but I suddenly changed my mind and got off at Osaki Station.
I decided to walk around the campus of Rissho University (as it turns out, entrance exams are coming up, so the school is closed to all but those concerned).

On the way to the university, I took pictures of the many hilly alleys and paid my respects at the Igi Shrine.
I was pleasantly surprised to find that the smoking environment was nicely situated and the shrine was very understanding of cigarettes.

When I got off at Ikegami Station on the Ikegami Line, in front of the convenience store on the left hand side towards Kamata, there were stand ashtrays overflowing with smokers, enjoying their cigarettes.
There was also a stand ashtray like the one in the image at the entrance to the approach to Ikegami Honmonji Temple, where I had a smoke.

今日、保険の乗り換えをするため、JA共済の職員さんから説明を受け、手続きを済ませてきました。将来の介護に向けた対策として、新規加入を勧められましたが、他社の保険にも加入しているので、お断りしました、その際、いくつかの事例を伺い、とても参考になりました。いずれ確実に、2人に1人は要介護状態になり、国だけに頼れませんので厚めの準備が必要です、とのことでした。また、長生きになれば、5人に1人が認知症になるという予測があります。こういったお話は、61歳にもなってくると、かなり現実味を増してきますが、一方では「なるようになれ!」と、お気楽に考えたい気持ちもありますね。