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Christmas 2020: Remembering My Mother-in-law's Passing
Christmas 2020: Remembering Our Mother-in-law's Passing
Mountain Bonfire in KYOTO (Gozan no Okuribi)
Exactly a year ago, we went back to my hometown of Kyoto just in time for the Gozan no Okuribi. Gozan no Okuribi, also known as the...
My Birthday 2020
Thank you for all the birthday messages! I really appreciate your thoughtfulness. I spent my birthday with my family who gave me lovely...
Day 65 of Intelligent Lockdown in Amsterdam
I took the train for the first time after the Intelligent Lockdown was implemented and walked through the city of Amsterdam. I met an...
Natto / 納豆
オランダに来て以来、納豆は手作りしている。アジア食品店や宅配サービスなどで納豆を買うことができるが、日本の１０倍以上の値段がする上に冷凍製品だ。大豆は有機製品が５００gあたり１.７ユーロほどで近くのスーパーやオンラインショップで手に入る。黒豆は５００gあたり２ユーロ程度。大...
日本は子供の日、オランダは解放記念日/Today is "Children's Day" in Japan and "Liberation Day" i
いろいろとお気遣いのメッセージなど頂戴しまして、ありがとうございます。おかげさまで家族みんな元気にしています。 オランダでは3月16日から始まった"インテリジェントロックダウン"が段階的に解除中。来週から三男のみ隔日で登校することになりました。 --- Thank you...
Christmas 2019
日本で仕事と義母の介護をしている連れ合いが、２ヶ月ぶりにオランダに到着。例年通り家族みんなで新しい年を迎えたいと思っていましたが、義母の容体が悪化し、すでに連れ合いは日本に帰国しました。 改めて思いますが、家族みんなで美味しいもの食べて、遊んで、笑ってって、これ以上の幸せ...
First Gozan no Okuribi/五山の送り火 after 5 years
Our family was able to watch and admire the first "Gozan no Okuribi" (Mountain Bonfire) in Kyoto Matsugasaki after being away for 5...
It is now election season in Japan
I received the "Overseas Election Certification" from the Embassy of Japan in the Netherlands. I'm relieved.
Kyoto Takigi-noh went with lete Yoshikuni Katsu
Kyoto's early summer feature "Kyoto Takigi-noh: noh theater performed at night by a fire." is on its 70th year of being held annually on...
The Unexpected Visitor
Last Sunday, my sons found a hedgehog in front of our house. It was the first time we saw a wild hedgehog. We had to transfer the...
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