In Japan, the invasion of Ukraine by Russia has been reported in the news, but many people may feel that it happened far away. I can’t do anything about it myself, but since this is a blog where people from many countries visit, I would like to share at least my voice.
No war! Peace to Ukraine! In Russia, there is a “demand for Putin’s resignation” from within the military. Putin should resign immediately accordingly.
В Японии о российском вторжении в Украину сообщалось в новостях, но многие люди могут считать, что это произошло далеко. Сам я ничего не могу с этим поделать, но поскольку этот блог посещают люди из многих стран, я хотел бы поделиться с ними своим мнением.
Никакой войны! Мир Украине! В России среди военных раздаются требования, чтобы Путин ушел в отставку. Путин должен немедленно уйти в отставку.
I feel uncomfortable by the sudden news from Ukraine. There are several people who access this blog from Ukraine. I pray for your safety. And peace to Ukraine soon!
こなつも同じ気持ちです。
Konatsu is also filled with the same feeling of peace.
This is because my sister’s husband is fighting leukemia, and we are here to visit him. We left our home at 7:30 in the morning and arrived at Anjo at 12:00 in the afternoon.
We had about an hour before our appointment, so we decided to have lunch at Chou & Cream, a café that allows dogs, which we had checked out beforehand.
When we entered the store, there were many bottles of alcohol lined up on the shelves on the wall, which was different from a dog café. The owner told me that there are many people who come here at night with their dogs for a drink.
ワンコ用の食事メニューもあったので、こなつもここで軽く食事にしました。
There was also a food menu for dogs, so Konatsu had a light meal here.
There is a large park here with a nice view where you can take your dog for a walk. It was quite a nice place. It was a bit difficult to go back to Kamakura that day, so we decided to stay in the area. Since our purpose was different from the usual fun trip, we looked for a place to stay, hoping to get some sleep. As a result…
We decided to stay at Hatagoya Fukuroi. The price varies depending on the season, but this time we paid 9,900 yen per room, including tax. Considering it was the day before a national holiday, this was reasonable!
アメリカ映画によく出てくるモーテルみたいなものですね。
It’s like the motels that often appear in American movies.
It was quite comfortable, with two king-sized beds, a bathroom, and most of the other necessities. There are quite a few branches all over the country, and this was something I would be happy to use in the future.
This is because there are a lot of burglaries in this area, and our town’s community association decided to subsidize the installation of security cameras. So I bought this right away.
When it comes time to install it, there are many other difficulties. We have a wifi router on the second floor of our house, but since this security camera works with a network connection, the signal cannot reach us as it is now. So we will install a wifi repeater in two places, one on the stairs and the other at the entrance, so that the signal can reach the camera outside the entrance.
It’s a perfect picture! I can see it on my phone when I’m out and about, and I can talk to it with the microphone. If someone suspicious comes, I can say, “Hey! I’m watching you! (lol)
まあ何も起こらないのが一番良いのだが、これで少しは安心です。
Well, it’s best that nothing happens, but this gives me some peace of mind.
Around 12 o’clock in the middle of the night when I was already asleep, a loud warning sound was heard from my smartphone, and when I looked at the screen thinking it was an earthquake warning, it was a tsunami warning. It says about 50 cm, so I went to bed again. However, after that, the alarm sounds three or four times from both the smartphone and the tablet, so it is extremely disturbing to sleep. I turned off the power and finally slept undisturbed until morning. Looking at the news in the morning, it seems that a submarine volcano exploded in Tonga and a tsunami occurred, and many fishing boats sank in Japan as well. I was convinced that it was a bigger deal than I expected.
I had to go to Shitirigaham in the morning, so I went through the mountain course just in case, but when I saw the sea on the way, no surfer was in the sea today.
When I returned home and watched the news footage, it was said that a fairly large tsunami was flooding in Tonga and the damage was unknown. I have no choice but to pray that the inhabitants will not be damaged.
As many of you may know, there is a site calledFloodmaps, where you can see how many meters of a tsunami will submerge your home. I think it’s a good idea to take a look as a precaution.
My doctor actively recommends a gastrocamera, saying, “When you reach your age, please come to the gastrocamera once a year.” So I went to the stomach examination today.
7:45の予約だったので早起きしてこなつの散歩も済ませ、病院へ､､､
I made a reservation at 7:45, so I got up early and finished Konatsu’s walk, and went to the clinic …
And since the gastrocamera examination uses anesthesia, it was over when I noticed. In addition to collecting blood, he also did various other tests, all of which were normal and healthy!
This clinic also has a cafe like this, where you can have breakfast while you wait for the test results. I didn’t have breakfast this morning so I decided to eat here.
ドクターお薦めのヘルシーメニューだけど美味しかった。
It was a healthy menu recommended by the doctor, but it was delicious.
会計を済ませて外に出たら、雪が降り始めていた。
When I finished the checkout and went outside, it was starting to snow.
西鎌倉の柳川クリニックです。
This is Yanagawa Clinic in Nishikamakura.
家に戻ると、こなつが玄関でスリッパを蹴散らしながらの熱烈歓迎してくれた。
When I got home, Konatsu enthusiastically welcomed me while kicking my slippers at the front door.
So today I went to Katase Suwa Shrine. The other day, I went to Ryukomyō Shrine near my house, and my family has always put the good luck charm of Suwa Shrine on the household shrine. So today is the real visiting.
しめ飾りはまだ出せないかと思ったが、もう大丈夫でした。
We think goodluck charms are holly items. So we bring the old charms to the shrine. At the shrine, Shinto rriests burn those old charms with praying. We call it “Otakiage”
A statue of such a dog was placed right next to the “Otakiage” place, and Konatsu who saw it from a distance rushed in, mistaking it as a real dog. However, when she realized that it was just a statue,she said “What?”
I went to “Hatsumode” in the morning of New Year’s Day. Hatsumode is the first shirine visit of the year. There is “Ryukomyō Shrine”, which is a 3-minute walk from my house, and when I looked it up, it was built in 552 and is the oldest shrine in Kamakura.
Above is the main deity “Five heads dragon”. Legend has it that this “Five heads dragon” and “Benzaiten” at Enoshima Shrine are a married couple. There is a legend that if you visit Benzaiten as a couple, the couple will break up because Benten is jealous, but in the case of Enoshima Shrine, “You are not visiting Benten’s husband Five Heads Dragon, Benten get angry with it and break up the couple. “ Therefore, if you visit Ryukomyō Shrine → Enoshima Shrine in that order, you will not get angry with Benten, but rather the feminine energy of Enoshima Shrine (goddess) and the masculine energy of Ryukomyō Shrine (Ryujin) are combined. It is said that the balance between yin and yang will be adjusted and the power of good luck will increase.
There are only two days left this year. My family is as busy preparing for the New Year as everyone else. My wife is mainly busy …
しめ飾りは末広がりの意味を持つ縁起の良い28日に飾るのが良いようで、そうしました。
This is “Shimekazari” In Japan, New Year is called “oshougatsu”, and the very first day of the year is called “gantan”. New Year’s Day is a very important day for Japanese people. We have many events and customs to celebrate New Year’s Day. “Shimekazari” is decoration of sacred rice-straw rope, and is placed across the top of entrance to a house during New Years holidays. It seems that it is better to decorate on the 28th, which means auspiciousness, and I did so.
松飾りも簡素なものにしましたが、これも一応必要なものだからね。
This is “Matsukazari” the New Year’s decorative pine branches. It is placed on both sides of the front entrance of a houseduring New Year’s holidays. It symbolizes longevity,prosperity and purity.
Konatsu will never know what the New Year is. But do you feel that we are somehow busy doing something? It may be understandable that meals that look more delicious than usual will be lined up on the table during the New Year holidays.
ママはおせち料理の準備に奮闘中。。。
My wife is struggling to prepare Special New Year dishes…
There two poster dogs in the temple here, Monju in the foreground and Ashuku in the back. Both are names related to Buddhism, and Monju seems to symbolize the wisdom of the Buddha, and Ashuku says, “When a lot of people live, it gets frustrating, but don’t get angry, don’t get angry.”
文殊ちゃんはミニチュアダックとチワワのミックスですが、ダックの方が色濃く出ている感じ。可愛いね！
Bunshu is a mongrel dog of miniature duck and chihuahua, but the dachshund seems to be more intense. He’s cute!
藤枝までくる楽しみの一つに、このすぐ近くのお蕎麦屋さん「木むら」へ行く事があります。
One of the pleasures of coming to Fujieda is to go to the soba restaurant “Kimura” near here.
毎回行くたびに蕎麦の種類が変わっていて、それを味わうのも楽しい。
The type of buckwheat flour changes every time I come, and it’s fun to taste it.
From here up the stairs, the grave is on the top of the mountain. It’s still good now, but it’s hard to get to the top of the mountain when we get old.
ママの家のお墓はいちばん高い所にあるのです。でもまあ何とか終了。
The grave of my wife’s family is at the highest point. But somehow we finished visiting the grave.
帰り際にこんなのを見つけました。 怒らない、怒らない､､､(笑)
I found this at the exit of the temple. Budda says, “Forgive and forget. Don’t get angry, don’t get angry.”
I went to Shizuoka because the general meeting of my alma mater / baseball club supporters’ association was held for the first time in two years. I was looking forward to Shizuoka because I only have the opportunity to visit a grave.
大船から東海道線に乗り、小田原で新幹線に乗り換え。家から約2時間です。
Take the Tokaido Line from Ofuna and transfer to the Shinkansen at Odawara. It’s about 2 hours from home.
その途中に見えた富士山。いつの間にか雪が少なくなっていた。
Mt. Fuji seen on the way. Before I knew it, the snow was running low.
The venue of the general meeting is a long-established restaurant called “Uokatsu”. It was a great event with many supporters, including successive baseball managers and alumni.
2次会は浅間神社の参道の浅間通りにある「ひ古ね」、写真左端です。
The venue for the second party is “Hikone” on Sengen-dori, the approach to Sengen Shrine. It is the left end of the photo.
Everyone loves the Shizuoka High School baseball club, so they talked about improvement measures as if they were coaches. Well, that’s fun.
私は日帰りだから2次会を途中で抜けて静岡駅まで歩きました。その途中の駿府公園のお堀。 Since I am a day trip, I left the second party on the way and walked to Shizuoka station. The moat of Sunpu Park on the way.
そして一夜明け､､､ And today the next day …
こなつは口の周りがだんだん白くなってきた。童顔だけどやっぱり歳は隠せない｡｡｡
Konatsu’s mouth is getting whiter. It’s a baby face, but she can’t hide her age.
My mother used to use nursing care several times a month, but from this September she moved into a nursing home. Now, going to attend a monthly health checkup is an opportunity to meet my mother, and today is the day.
同じ敷地内に病院が併設されていて、そこまで車いすを押していくのですが､､､
There is a hospital on the same site, and my wife push my mother’s wheelchair to the hospital…
今日はこなつも一緒に行って、久しぶりのご対面。
Today, Konatsu went with us and met my mother for the first time in a while.
さすがこういう時のワンコの癒しの力は大きいようで、母が嬉しそうに笑顔になっていた。
As expected, the healing power of the dog at such times seemed to be great, and my mother smiled happily.
This is Okazaki City Baseball Stadium. It’s about 300km from Kamakura, but this time it was a fun trip while driving my car with two alumni.
鎌倉を6:30に出発して球場に11時頃に到着。右側が私。
We left Kamakura at 6:30 and arrived at the stadium around 11:00. The right side is me.
結果は実力を発揮できず残念な敗戦となり、来春のセンバツ甲子園の出場は無くなった。
As a result, they were unable to demonstrate their abilities and were unfortunately defeated, and they were no longer able to participate in the national tournament next spring.
Finally, recently, such a sign has been displayed in a park in Kamakura City. This is wrong and problematic, judging from the Kanagawa Prefecture Ordinance and the Kamakura City Ordinance. I would like to take up it at a later date.
I would like to thank all the visitors from overseas for your many comments. I will not reply to you individually, but thank you for reading. I appreciate your continuous support, thank you again !
I can’t write an article about Konatsu today, so it’s a miscellaneous feeling. I am on a business trip to Gunma today and tomorrow. While driving on the Kan-Etsu Expressway on the way, the area near the summit of the mountain range (probably in the direction of Mt. Tanigawa and Mt. Asahi ahead of Minakami Onsen) looks vaguely white. There is no snow on Mt. Asama yet. When I arrived in Gunma, it was unexpectedly warm and surprising. Recently, Mt. Aso has erupted, pumice stones from the eruption of submarine volcanoes have flowed, and small earthquakes have occurred here and there. I hope that no major disaster will occur.
いつもの仕事場の群馬県甘楽町。相変わらずのどかな風景。 今日はこなつの記事を書けないので雑感です。
Kanra Town, Gunma Prefecture, where I work this time. The idyllic scenery as usual.
Yesterday, when I got home after work, I crossed the Takebashi JCT of the Metropolitan Expressway-Rainbow Bridge and joined the Bayshore Line. It’s a normal video, but I’ll upload it.
レインボーブリッジから見るお台場の夜景はキレイなのですが最後は湾岸線の渋滞にはまってしまいました。 The night view of Odaiba seen from the Rainbow Bridge is beautiful, but at the end I got stuck in the traffic jam on the Bayshore Line.
一夜明けて、今朝は冷たい雨。 After dawn, it was cold rain this morning.
It was raining yesterday and snow was piled up on Mt. Fuji and it looked so beautiful this morning. After all, it suits Mt. Fuji to be covered with snow so much.
こちらは今朝のこなつ。穏やかに過ごしています。
This is Konatsu this morning. She is spending her time calmly.
Sometimes she is a faithful dog waiting for my wife to return in front of the front door. At this time, it took about 20 minutes for my wife to come back, but she kept waiting without moving this place.
さて、久しぶりに高校野球の話 Well, it ’s been a while since I ’ve been talking about high school baseball.
In Japan, a competition is held every year in which high schools from all over the country participate and compete for the best in Japan. My alma mater ⑥ came in 3rd place in the prefectural tournament this time and got the right to participate in the Tokai regional tournament. They will be able to compete in the national tournament next spring if they are in second place in this tournament. So, at the end of the month, I will go to support!
As usual, the temperature is high in the daytime, and even in Gunma, yesterday’s daytime was close to 30 degrees Celsius, which makes it difficult for the autumn leaves to progress.
This is my work room in Gunma. I am a dental worker, and as a reminder to all of you, a system that allows you to use your Individual Number Card as an insurance card will start this month. If you would like to know more details, please click link above.
