new house of my brother in law

Nov 1, 2008

After checking out our new house, we headed to Tochigi pref. where Yoshi's younger brother lives. Coincidentally he is also building a new house. Especially their parents want to take a look since they tipped in a part of the cost.

Shoot, I forgot to take pictures..
His house has 2 stories. 3 bed rooms, a tatami room, a living room and dining kitchen. Spacious enough for him, his wife and two little girls. Mitsui Home is his housing company.

new house in progress 3

Nov 1, 2008

Our house showing from North side. Yoshi and his mom were beside it regretting about the back door situated they think inefficiently, for a long time.

Yoshi is always wanting the best so he always reconsiders about the decition he already made. Likely his second thought is negative and he wants to fix it although it is too late. Today I realized that such his attitude stems from his parents!

Sometimes you should know when to give up.. Never-give-up is generally virtue though.

new house in progress

Nov 1, 2008

My parents in law came all the way from Osaka to Nagano. They wanted to check how the construction of their son Yoshi's new house is going.

Please take a look, it is almost done! The carpenter is doing interior now.

my new house in progress

Oct 1, 2008 /

Please check out our new house. It is being tiled the roof. After the roof is done the scaffold will be taken away.

地鎮祭 Ji chin sai

June 10, 2008

It was lovely sunny day this afternoon. Hmm, it is new that we, Yoshi and I get lucky about weather when we have an event like Ji chin sai we did today.

Ji chin sai, for your information, is one of the Shinto ceremonies you want to have when you have your new home built. A shinto priest pray for safety of carpenters and new house itself in the future by purifying the ground.
They create a holy place by making a square by bumboo wood and rope with sacred paper ornaments. In the square set up a small altar and put bottles of Sake and vegitables and a fish as offerings for Ground God.

The priest's chant resonate in white birch woods in harmony with breeze and light penetrating through leaves. It felt like his voice purified not only the ground but also my heart.

I heard that only about 50 - 60 % of those who build a new house wish to have Ji Chin Sai these days. The ancient ceremony is getting obsolete. People tend not to have it and save time and money.
For us, it was absolutely worth having it! Surprisingly enough, even Yoshi, who is quite a realist, thinks so too. Goodness!

During the ceremony there was an action that Yoshi hoed a small sand mound three times calling out "Ei, Ei, Ei." He sounded a kind of funny I had a hard time to stop myself from laughing out.
I have teased him many times already calling "Ei, Ei, Ei!" in front of him!

referende web pages;
地鎮祭をしよう
地鎮祭 - Wikipedia
地鎮祭レポート！！　地鎮祭にはどんな意味があるのか - ［家を建てる］All About