A summer vacation in Nagano.

I spent a short summer vacation in Nagano of the hometown.

I went to the TATESHINA KOGEN Heights of a near sightseeing spot from the parents' house.

Mt. TATESHINA, the view from the north side.

It is a ranch here.

A view on the way toward the Mt. KURUMA -YAMA.

In Mt. KURUMA-YAMA, the child of the shop tends.

The Mt. KURUMA-YAMA becomes the skiing area in a season of the winter.
I go to the top with a ski lift.

The top of the Mt. KURUMA-YAMA.
Meters above the sea level of here is 1,925m.

The view from the mountaintop.

The harvest festival of the gourd

I participated in the harvest festival of the gourd on August 1.

This festival was performed by a society for the study where I belonged to.

We harvested big gourds.

It's about 8kg.

We harvested a lot of gourds.

He peel the gourd.

The part of white flesh of gourd is peeled.

Hang out the flesh of gourd to dry.

It was over entirely, and we enjoyed a barbecue.

Rediscovery TOCHIGI

I live in Tochigi for 26 years.

However, there is I have not gone place a lot.

Thus I did a small trip of Tochigi on July 25.

NAKAGAWA Aquatic Park

HINOKIYA Weirs (Fish traps)

We ate a sweetfish here.

Karasuyama Yama-age festival.



A lot of spectators gathered there and enjoyed traditional arts.


SHIMAZAKI Brewing (Japanese SAKE)
The brewery lets liquor mature in a cave.


RYUUMONNO TAKI Water fall.
It is 65m in width, a waterfall of 20m in height.

A summer seminar

I participated in a seminar in summer of 11th from July 10.

A BANKYU HOTEL of Yunishigawa was a meeting place.

About 50 members gathered, and a panel discussion was performed about committee activity.

The meeting end is a banquet afterward.

I drink the sake which was in the big cup.

I drink and drink, and a lot of songs sing, and night grows.


I go to Kinugawa on the next day.

I enjoyed a ship descent of Kinugawa.

Fishing trip at Tono

Long time no see.

I went to Tono for trip to fishing on 14th from June 12.

I go to Tono for fishing every year in this time.

It is the trip that can be refreshed.

I spend time that is happiness among the forests where beautiful mountain stream and green are deep.
Of course I am happier if I can catch a lot of fish.
However, I was not able to catch it very much this time.
Friends are the same and have a tired look.

I pray to God in such a case.

He prays seriously, too.

Did prayer go?

Japanese original scenery is left in Tono.

I left Tono to enjoy the next year.