We were originally planning to go to Nagano for skiing last weekend, however most ski resorts were closed due to lack of snow, so we needed to change our plan for skiing one week ago. I think it's going to be a mild winter this season beca…

We visited Izushi town in Hyogo prefecture for a one day trip last Saturday instead of skiing, because most ski resorts in Shiga, Fukui and Gifu were closed due to lack of snow. Izushi is located in the north of Hyogo prefecture and has a …

I got a new set of skis for 2020's season last week and they are for expert skiers. We joined the big skiing test ride event in Nozawa Onsen ski resort at the end of last ski season, actually April 2019 and we tried so many skis, Head, Ato…

Last weekend was a short one because my wife had work and I had many things to do last Saturday. We originally planned to leave on Sunday morning and visit Meiho Kogen in Gifu for skiing, but that ski resort was closed due to lack of snow …

We went to Hokkaido for our first skiing trip this season last weekend with JAL airlines and enjoyed skiing, natural hot springs and local foods there. Actually, there was a lot of snow in Hokkaido however it was not enough for skiing so m…

I heard some news there was a lot of snow in Hokkaido and Tohoku area last week, so skiing season is coming soon. I bought package tour tickets, including round trip flights Osaka to Sapporo and a hotel in Chitose last week because JAL pro…

Our cat Kuro went to the doctor one month ago and she was given an intravenous drip of fluids to prevent dehydration. Plus, thanks to changing her cat foods, she has gotten much better now. I’m glad you are feeling better.

Last weekend was a long one so we visited Zhiben hot springs and Jiaoxi hot springs in Taiwan. Our trip started flying from Osaka to Taipei with China Air lines on Friday night. Around 9 PM Taiwan time we landed at the Taipei Taoyuan Inter…

We went to Akashi in Hyogo prefecture two weeks ago. Akashi is located on the seaside in southern Hyogo prefecture and west of Kobe city. This city is famous for the Akashi Kaikyo bridge and octopus fishing. Last Tuesday was a national hol…

We have cats in the house, and we call them Kuro and Rossy. Kuro want to the doctor last Saturday, because she had terrible diarrhea and no appetite for a few days. She was given an intravenous drip of fluids to prevent dehydration. I hope…

We stayed home last Saturday because it was a very windy day and had heavy rain from the typhoon. Actually, I visit Fukushima every year on business and Nagano every weekend in winter privately. Both areas were damage by the big typhoon. S…

We're planning to visit Miyazaki this weekend to watch a baseball game and enjoying Miyazaki local foods. Now, the Phoenix league is taking place in Miyazaki and we watch a baseball game in this league every year. Miyazaki Phoenix league i…

We went to Komaki in Aichi prefecture and visited the Aichi museum of flight last Monday. There're so many industry museums in Aichi and the Aichi museum of flight is one of them. This museum is located next to Komaki airport and also the …

Our trip started flying from Osaka to Seoul with Asiana Air lines and then we changed planes for Seattle. Around 11 AM the next morning we landed at Seattle-Tacoma international Airport in the US. We stayed two nights in Seattle and watche…

We're waiting our flight for Osaka at Seoul airport. We slept well last flight from LAX to ICN. I hope our flight from ICN to KIX without any problems.

We're flying to Seattle today. Our trip started from Osaka,Kansai airport and then change a airplane to Seattle at Seoul. I can't wait to visit US in summer vacation.

I come to Nagoya again on business. I will give the presentation for engineers today and do my best.

I went to Aichi last Monday and visited Toyohashi water purification plant which they supply tap drinking water, because the water works in Aichi were open to the public last week. I joined the plant tour with engineers of that water works…

I come to Nagoya on business. Let's do my best today.

We went to the Kobe stadium Hot Motto for watching the baseball game, Orix Buffaloes against Tohoku Rakuten Eagles last Sunday. I enjoyed the game and I got refreshed, plus finally I got a foul ball in the game. Thank you!

I'm still busy now, but we're planning to go baseball stadium in Kobe tomorrow. I can't wait to see the baseball game.

We went to Nozawa Onsen ski resort for skiing last weekend by car. Nozawa Onsen village is located in the northern part of Nagano and it was a 5 hour drive from Kusatsu in Shiga. The weather in Nozawa was sunny, no cold temperatures and no…

Spring has come to Kansai area and we enjoy seeing cherry blossoms, however it's still winter in the mountain areas of northan Japan. Some ski resorts are still open, so we were originally planning to stay in Nagano for skiing last weekend…

The opening game between the Seattle Mariners and Oakland Athletics took place on 20th ,21st March in Tokyo. It was the last game for 45 years old outfielder Ichiro Suzuki in the major league. It was officially announced of Ichiro's retire…

Thank you Ichiro! You've done great work.

We went to Tokyo to watch baseball games last weekend. In fact, we were originally planing to go Nagano for skiing but we had to change our schedules, because I had a business meeting and my wife had work last Saturday. MLB opening series,…

To tell the truth, I went to Phoenix Arizona last week, so I had a holiday just one week. My trip started by boarding Asiana airline for Seoul on Monday March 4th from Osaka and changed airplanes twice before arriving at Phoenix internatio…

Yesterday was Cat day(2/22)!

We live in Kusatsu, Shiga and there are approximately 200 houses in our area. Plus this area has 15 groups, so each group has a 12 or 13 houses. We are in charge of our group of the neighborhood association and have to take care of everyth…

Last week was a long weekend but I had work on Saturday, so my wife went to Akita with ANA last Friday night by herself and I headed to Akita with JAL last Saturday night by myself. We stayed one night and enjoyed the local cuisine on Satu…