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It's a day of laughing.Fascinated by traditional Japanese storytelling. 2ヶ月に一度､我が田舎町で落語会が開かれる。やってくる師匠たちと､呼んでくれる地元有志の努力に感謝｡真打・春風亭柳朝、二つ目・春風亭朝枝の伝統話芸に浸る｡

Look at the eccentric hills in the distance.There is an enthusiast sanctuary with many old retired trains.It's fun sight for railroad fan. 遠い丘の上に、マニアの聖地か「ポッポの丘」希少な車体とTKG（卵かけご飯）が名物。時折の不安な雨、水田…

Old street and famous temple 'Shinshoji' They are always welcoming you.成田山・新勝寺の門前町を散策。老舗のうなぎ駿河屋から通りに溢れ出る、大量の美味しい煙に包まれる。外国人観光客は、まだまばら。

We have a local railway crossing the peninsula.Running from the sea to the mountain, then to the sea again.Station with nobody waits for you. 山の音に耳を澄ます駅が有る。四季折々に色を変えて、わずかな客を待つ駅は今、梅雨の中。

Have lunch and a view of green, listening to the silent rain.It's a precious time of the season. 築40年の民家は、このあたりではまだまだ現役。梅雨時の緑の風が心地よい。 View of green from the cafe

In the forest I'm gonna listen to the chat among birds coming over my head.Bulbul, Warbler, White-eye, Japanese Paradise Flycatcher, etc.And from sky high, the sound of a jet plane breaks the silence sometimes.Summer is almost there. ガイ…

I happened to come across a familiar sound.Chainsaw work is for daily life to me, but it's the art work here.Animals come alive from the logs.Amazing.チェーンソーカービングに出くわした。チップを脱いだ動物たちが森を飾る。夏日の午後。 Before…

It's a place to tie up people loosely and softly.You can take sewing lessons, enjoy DIY or get some carefully selected books here.The former post office is now working as a knot in town.小雨の中、近所のユニークな場所を訪ねる。そこは、古い…

Rest in the herb garden on a tiny rainy day.It rains without sound.The silent rain outside, the scent of herbs inside.雨の日の休息に、近くのハーブガーデンへ行く。長い休暇が明けて、また静かになった。音のない雨が降る。

I visited "Sakura" one of my favorite town again.Stroll the old streets through the quiet slopes.Stop to see the exhibition at City Museum of Art.佐倉は江戸の面影を残す洒落た町。時折訪れては散策したくなる、アートな町でもある。

Take a breath in the well-cared bamboo grove. Overgrown bamboo shoots are here and there.Wind is sweet, feel the summer is coming.良い風の抜ける竹林で一休み。雨後のタケノコは急成長で夏の予感。

"Kururi", the town of clean water and nice sake, is our neighbor.Moreover behind the sake brewery there also is a cafe to enjoy food and coffee.While envious spend times in this small hidden spot.名水の町、久留里。当然のように旨い酒もある…

Go see the old dad in my neighborhood.He is a mastered knife sharpener and a skilled bamboo craftsman as well.Listen to his story for a while.手元の刃物類を研ぎに出した。熟練の老爺のアドバイスに納得。 His bamboo crafts "Bond" "Smile of dan…

There's a site surrounded by green air and bamboo grove. With no sign of people.It's another side of our village where seems to be quietly waiting for the end of the pandemic.ひっそりと、賑わいを待つ。山あいのサイトは竹の香り。

Many kinds of cherry blossoms bloom at once and scatter in each.It happens in a short term in spring.The very Japanese Spring.一気に咲いて、さっと散るソメイヨシノ。案外長持ちの枝垂桜。 風誘う 花よりもなお 我はまた 春の名残を いかにとかせん…

Go see a small market held in the herb garden.Spend the afternoon surrounded by the scent of herbs.It's getting warmer and warmer.良い香りの午後。

See the cherry blossoms at night.Blooms all at once and scatters cleanly.It may be only a week's life.I'm glad I'm a Japanese. 満開の桜を愛でる夜。無情の風が吹くまで、あと何日か。

I got a new release of our local free press which is interesting every time.It says that ;"There are crucial things to pass on to the next generation.""There are essential things to carry on using."It's probably a custom, a tool or even a …

Morning market in the port started again.It was suspended for a while because of COVID-19.Still half the size, but it's a nostalgic crowd. コロナの影響で中断されていた港の朝市が再開された。まだ半分の規模だけれど、懐かしい人混みが戻りつつあ…

Work begins in the sleeping rice field.At first, patch up the walls to pool the draw-in water. It will soon be a green field.The season starts to move lively.水田の準備作業が一斉に始まった。まず、のり面を整えて貯水の準備。賑やかに季節が動…

Summer Olympic festival is over.The venue is empty with no one but a lone surfer.Rain may turn into snow.雨の釣ヶ崎海岸に行ってみた。無観客のサーフィン会場は雨が雪に変わるかもしれない。

It's not convenient to live in the countryside.Boreing sometimes but feel safe away from the crowd.One fine day, hang out without COVID.良く晴れた寒い日に隣町を散策。どこでも自然にソーシャルディスタンス。

Here comes 'RAKUGO', Japanese traditional narration. It's hard to hold back laughter.Master Narrator BUNJI always turns me on.恒例の落語会に贔屓の噺家がやって来た。真打・桂文治の話芸に浸る。山あいの町で寄席、何という贅沢か｡コロナに負けぬ主…

I visited the workshop to see the production of wood chips.There's full of the scent of various wood.They become fuel for biomass power generation.Metabolism brings the forest back to life. And brings me firewood as well.ウッドチップ製造現…

Countless lights illuminate the terraced fields.Celebrate the New Year and pray for a good harvest.The freezing night of Oyama Senmaida shines in the dark.大山千枚田のイルミネーションを見に行く。無数の光が日没とともに現れ、冷気にまたたく。…

It's a traditional manners of New Year.Visit Tanjoji-temple, where is the birth place of Great Saint Nichiren, to pray for peace and health.Pray for the pandemic to be over.今年の初詣は日蓮上人生誕の地、誕生寺へ。丹念に祈るのはコロナの終息…

Silent snow falls covering all the landscape.It would be appreciated if everything could be disinfected.Celebration days are about to end.今年初めての積雪で、あたりの景色は一変した。深々と冷えるけれど何故かうれしい、犬の気分。 New Year's d…

Hoping 2022 to be less disease, free movement, no pain.Let's get started.

Take a walk in the neighborhood.There's no wind and the clouds stay up in the sky.A cold but calm day goes down quickly. 今年一番の寒波がやって来た。空気は冷たいけれど空は澄んで、雲も静か。穏やかに日が暮れる。