French lady and deer

Here in Japan, many foregin tourists are coming now. This lady came from France, I guess. The reason why I noticed she is a French is that she was speaking French. I shot this picture in Nara. In Nara, thousnds of deers are living within town. Because they are dedicated to special animals, they are not catched and eat! This lady was talking to this deer something. I was not sure what she was saying though. Maybe she is a kind person. She may raising deers in France...

Now "Obon" period in Japan

In Japan we have the period called “Obon” in this season. The Obon period is deeply related to Buddhism. It’s said that dead ancestors come back to this world in this Obon period.

We definitely visit our cemeteries in the Obon period. And we sweep tombs and pray for ancestors there. This has been a traditional practice since ancient times.

Additionally, we have the folk dance festivals called “Bon-odori” in this term. “Bon-odori” festival is the most popular dance festival in Japan. Because the pandemic is over, we have so many “Bon-odori” festivals everywhere in Japan this year.

This season is the period when it’s hottest in Japan. The highest temperature arrives at the highest level a year. And the sky is colored deep blue.

Camp with my good coworker

This summer almost all normal days came back here. July and August are terms of summer vacation for children in Japan. Japanese business people don’t have long summer vacations, but you can get some days off.

As for me, I have one coworker who helped me in my previous workplace. He was a very good coworker and he turned 60 years old. I needed to congratulate him somehow, and I had a promise with him that we would go to camp together. Namely, it's a party for him. Therefore, we decided to realize that plan.

We went to the campsite placed within mountains around 500 meters high last weekend. We had only two days off but we enjoyed camping one night. We tent each other and each stayed at each tent, and enjoyed barbecue.

In Japan, since the pandemic, the so-called “solo camp” has been popular. “Solo camp” means to tent by oneself, even if you go to camp with someone. As for us, my coworker and I did the same thing called “solo Camp”.

That place was a very calm one. At night you could not see any light around you. We drank and drank around the fire, spending a long time.