The rainy season started about two weeks ago and it’s getting hot and humid day by day in Shiga. The summer in Japan is hot and also very humid. This is uncomfortable for us, because it’s easy to get sweaty. I hope that we can stay and rel…

Last Sunday, we went to Ishii Sports shop in Osaka, because there was a ski Exhibition. We looked at a lot of skis and other equipment there and finally I ordered new skis made by the BlueMoris ski maker. Many skiers are using foreign skis…

We visited Sapporo city in Hokkaido last weekend. We watched a pair of Interleague games, the Nippon Ham Fighters versus the Chunichi Dragons. I thought that both games were exciting and we enjoyed them very much. Last Sunday, we went to t…

We had an amazing weekend in Tohoku. This is a beautiful region in northeast Japan. It’s famous for high mountains, good local food, very nice Japanese Sake and the unique Japanese culture. The spring is almost over and in some areas are s…

Before the corona pandemic, we visited the US every summer vacation to watch Major League baseball games. However, we couldn’t visit the US in the last two years. We were originally planning to stay in Los Angeles this year, because the co…

I bought a JR train commuter pass to go to work last month. It was the first time in two years, because I went to work by car during the pandemic. Back then, they said, “Avoid crowded spaces” and I stopped taking the rush hour train. Now, …