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    Re: Spider Lily, alias, Equinox Flower…

    Equinox flowers "dutifully" bloom every year when Autumnal Equinox Day approaches.A Japanese proverb well says that N…

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    Re: Magokichi Yamaoka, Yanmar’s …

    "Yanmar" is one of the world-famous brands of agricultural machines, the founder of which is M. Yamaoka (山岡 孫吉).…

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    Re: A Play by the College Drama Circle…

    I saw the play today at the Exchange Center of the Univ. of Shiga Pref. (滋賀県立大学) The reasons why I had an inter…

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    Re: Odani Castle “Sengoku”…

    This year is the 450th death anniversary of Asai Nagamasa (浅井長政), who is well known as the father of that Asai Th…

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    Re: Kaiyo-do Plastic Figure Museum in …

    Kaiyo-do (海洋堂) used to be just one of common store of plastic models. And the owner opened "Kaiyo-do Figure museum…

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    Re: I couldn’t help but be sicke…

    They say that the Government of Japan has loosed the regulation for inbound tourists to enter into this popular count…

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    Re: Jizo Bon En-nichi (地蔵盆縁日)

    When I was a kid, one of the most exciting events in our summer holidays was to go to the Obon festival, i.e., En-nic…

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    Re: Asai Nagamasa (浅井 長政) & His F…

    After the follow-up of my periodical health check-up, I visited Nagahama Castle History Museum, since I read in the n…

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    Re: Obon (盂蘭盆), an Important Event for…

    I think that a similar event is held for welcoming their ancestors' soul back everywhere in the world, but we (Buddhi…

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    Re: What do you think the tree’s…

    I used to be a bit impressed to see the lines of these trees on Route 365 of our district,… the colors of the trees a…

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    Re: Walking along the Clear Stream of …

    It's been continuing exceptionally hottest days in Japan this summer. After a short visit the nearby public library, …

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    Re: Small Driving Trip around the Nort…

    After a periodical dental checkup in Nagaoka-kyo today, I made an impromptu visit to Hyakuman-ben (百万遍) area of th…

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    Re: Mowing Weeds under Scorching Mid-s…

    The Mid-summer has come at last.Due to unstable weather from the beginning of July, weeds have been growing rapidly i…

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    Re: The “2nd” Long Rainy S…

    They said that the long rainy season in Japan seemed to be over by the end of June,… record short! But, soon after th…

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    Re: How Does Statistics Work?
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    I used to be an engineer of Quality Control (QC) for no less than 25 years in an electronic components' maker company…

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    Re: Jobs for Maintaining Our Village S…

    It was rather humid and hot day today, too.As a caretaker for our village shrine, I sweated for completing the last j…

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    Re: Jobs for Maintaining Our Village S…

    After I retired from the office 5 years ago, I have been given a bunch of jobs for our community. This is because I h…

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    Re: Rambling Along “Kurokabe Squ…

    Due to Typhoon No.4, it's partly raining today too.After I called on my relatives in the downtown of Nagahama, I ramb…

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    Re: iPhone Perfect Manual 2022

    Though murderously hot days have continued for the past 7 days in our district, it was raining all the day today. But…

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    Re: New Nameplate on the Entrance of M…

    A new day in July has just started.Since our house's nameplate was renewed to my name about 35 years ago when my fart…