10月24日（土）快晴
義兄と姉は火葬夫婦。土葬が主流の米国や豪州でも近年火葬が増加中。義兄の遺灰の一部は大学当局の許可を得て、北大のポプラ並木に撒骨。姉がもし散骨を希望するなら思い出の地はどこかな？岩手県二戸市で生まれ、新潟市、青森県五戸町、むつ市と転々。18歳から巣鴨に15年、ケンタッキー州レキシントンに20年、バージニア州ロアノークに23年居住。蒲田の東邦医大には13年間在籍。日本では巣鴨が1番長い。姉貴よ、ご免。本日の米国での葬式には参列できないけど巣鴨地蔵尊にお参りしたからご勘弁。
巣鴨地蔵尊
巣鴨の蒲焼
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Jizo stone statue at Sugamo
Sat. September 24 : fine
My sister and brother-in-law were burnt to ashes. In the US and also in Australia where inhumation is the mainstream, cremation has been increasing recently. My brother-in-law’s ashes were scattered on the poplar tree avenue of Hokkaido University with admission of the authority. Which place would be my sister’s memorial place if she wanted her ashes to be scattered? She was born in Ninohe-city of Iwate prefecture and often moved to different cities of Niigata, Gonohe in Aomori prefecture, Mutsu and more. She moved to Sugamo when she was 18 and lived there for 15 years, another 20 years in Lexington of Kentucky, and 23 years in Roanoke of Virginia. She studied at Toho Medical School in Kamata for 13 years. So she spent the longest period in her life in Sugamo, Japan. Sorry, Sister. I can’t attend today’s your funeral in the US. Instead, I visited Jizo stone statue in Sugamo, so forgive me, please.
Jizo stone statue in Sugamo
broiled eel in Sugamo
義兄と姉は火葬夫婦。土葬が主流の米国や豪州でも近年火葬が増加中。義兄の遺灰の一部は大学当局の許可を得て、北大のポプラ並木に撒骨。姉がもし散骨を希望するなら思い出の地はどこかな？岩手県二戸市で生まれ、新潟市、青森県五戸町、むつ市と転々。18歳から巣鴨に15年、ケンタッキー州レキシントンに20年、バージニア州ロアノークに23年居住。蒲田の東邦医大には13年間在籍。日本では巣鴨が1番長い。姉貴よ、ご免。本日の米国での葬式には参列できないけど巣鴨地蔵尊にお参りしたからご勘弁。
巣鴨地蔵尊
巣鴨の蒲焼
.......................................................................................................................................
Jizo stone statue at Sugamo
Sat. September 24 : fine
My sister and brother-in-law were burnt to ashes. In the US and also in Australia where inhumation is the mainstream, cremation has been increasing recently. My brother-in-law’s ashes were scattered on the poplar tree avenue of Hokkaido University with admission of the authority. Which place would be my sister’s memorial place if she wanted her ashes to be scattered? She was born in Ninohe-city of Iwate prefecture and often moved to different cities of Niigata, Gonohe in Aomori prefecture, Mutsu and more. She moved to Sugamo when she was 18 and lived there for 15 years, another 20 years in Lexington of Kentucky, and 23 years in Roanoke of Virginia. She studied at Toho Medical School in Kamata for 13 years. So she spent the longest period in her life in Sugamo, Japan. Sorry, Sister. I can’t attend today’s your funeral in the US. Instead, I visited Jizo stone statue in Sugamo, so forgive me, please.
Jizo stone statue in Sugamo
broiled eel in Sugamo
