週末

池上での打ち合わせ。田園調布駅からバスに乗って最近ハマってる老夫婦の定食屋さんで昼ご飯。いつものように爆盛ご飯＆おかず。満腹。いつものようにブラックサンダーのお土産いただいてお店を後にする。今日もごちそうさまでした。打ち合わせ後、蓮沼で打ち上げ。渋谷に戻ってハチ公出口出るといつもより人が少なめ。でもハチ公の前は撮影待ちの外国人たちの行列が。夜になっても街の賑わいは
続く。

Meeting in Ikegami. Took the bus from Denenchofu Station and had lunch at the set-meal restaurant run by an elderly couple that I’ve been really into lately. As usual, a massive serving of rice and side dishes. I’m stuffed. As usual, I received a Black Thunder candy bar as a parting gift and left the restaurant. Thank you for the meal again today. After the meeting, we had a celebratory dinner in Hasunuma. When I returned to Shibuya and exited at the Hachiko exit, there were fewer people than usual. However, there was a line of foreign tourists waiting to take photos in front of the Hachiko statue. Even into the night, the city’s bustle
continues.

愉快な講義

昨日は月イチイベント「ハラヨル」の第3回目。
登壇者は昆虫博士と栗🌰農家。両者の意外な共通点などを学ぶ。実際のカブトムシなど登場し皆興味津々。アメンボの名前の由来を実体験し、今更ながら色々知る事となる。今回は少年の心を取り戻させてくれた愉快な講義であった。
食事もいつものようにバラエティに富んだもの。
栗を素材に使ったビールや渋皮ごと食べられる栗🌰など全てを余す事なく平らげた。
このまま地域交流が続いてくれたらと願うばかり。

Yesterday marked the third installment of our monthly event, “Hara Yoru.”
The speakers were an entomologist and a chestnut 🌰 farmer. We learned about the surprising things they have in common. Real beetles, such as rhinoceros beetles, made an appearance, and everyone was fascinated. We experienced firsthand the origin of the water strider’s name and discovered all sorts of things we hadn’t known before. It was a delightful lecture that helped me rediscover my inner child.
As always, the meal was full of variety.
We polished off everything without leaving a single bite—from beer made with chestnuts to chestnuts 🌰 that you can eat right out of their husks.
I can only hope that this community interaction continues.

朧月夜

朝はちょうど良い気候、と思ってたら昼前には雲は何処かに立ち去りお天道様が顔を出す。夏に戻ったかのような陽気。夜になりまた雲が現れ空に浮かぶはおぼろ月夜。

I thought the weather was just right in the morning, but before noon the clouds had drifted away and the sun came out. It felt as if summer had returned. As night fell, the clouds reappeared, and a hazy moonlit night spread across the sky.

晴れ後雨

晴天は昨日で終わり。また日中は雨に見舞われる。この繰り返しでどんどん秋は深まりゆくのだな。

豚山、夜は必ず列になる。祝日🇯🇵ゆえ家族連れやらカップルやら。明日、いいお天気になりますように。

The sunny weather ended yesterday. We’re in for more rain during the day. With this cycle repeating, autumn is steadily deepening.

At Butayama, there’s always a line at night. Since it’s a national holiday 🇯🇵, there are families and couples everywhere. I hope the weather will be nice tomorrow.

心地よい一日

台風一過。空いっぱい青空が広がる。季節の変わり目、雲の様子が一変。夏は終わったんだな。今日は一日晴天に恵まれた。心地よい気候。いつまで続きますことやら。

The typhoon has passed. The sky is clear and blue as far as the eye can see. With the change of seasons, the clouds look completely different. Summer is truly over. We were blessed with sunny weather all day today. The weather is pleasant. I wonder how long it will last.

お祭り

御神輿のかけ声が近くで聞こえる。金王八幡宮の例大祭の最終日。雨降りしきる中、かけ声はますます強く鳴り響き、雨を吹き飛ばす勢いだ。大勢の声がうねりとなり内耳の奥まで震わせる。雨降って地固まる。

I can hear the chants for the mikoshi nearby. It’s the final day of the annual festival at Kinō Hachiman Shrine. Amid the pouring rain, the chants grow louder and louder, as if they could blow the rain away. The voices of the crowd surge like a wave, vibrating deep within my inner ear. Rain falls, and the earth grows firm.

サッカー

土曜日。いつものようにモヤイさん🗿に挨拶して一日が始まる。六本木の用はサクサクと済ませて夕刻より千駄ヶ谷へ。途中道すがら明治神宮は多くの人でごった返していた。客待ち列に並んで「ホープ軒」でエネルギー注入。2年ぶりに「国立競技場」でサッカー観戦。久しぶりの「後藤真希」の歌声を聞いて、いよいよキックオフ。一進一退の試合展開からホームの「fc東京」のゴール。
帰り「ハラカド」前。雨にも降られず心地よい気分。場所を替えれば気分転換になり疲労もどこへやら。

Saturday. As usual, I started the day by saying hello to Moyai-san 🗿. I quickly took care of my business in Roppongi and headed to Sendagaya in the evening. On the way, Meiji Shrine was teeming with people. I joined the line at “Hope-ken” to refuel. I watched a soccer game at the “National Stadium” for the first time in two years. After hearing Maki Goto sing for the first time in a long while, the match finally kicked off. After a back-and-forth game, the home team, “FC Tokyo,” scored a goal.
On the way back, I stopped in front of “Harakado.” It didn’t rain, and I felt great. Changing up my surroundings gave me a fresh perspective, and my fatigue just melted away.

晴れ上がる

雨降りの中休み。ようやく青空が広がった。束の間、晴れ間はあるもののまたも不穏なお天気に。

台風、サラッと飛んでいけ❢

A break in the rain. Finally, the blue sky has cleared. Though there was a brief spell of sunshine, the weather has turned unsettled once again.

Typhoon, just hurry up and get out of here❢

悲しみの雨音

降り続ける雨。梅雨がやって来たように、ひたひたと雫を落とし続ける。公園の池の水鏡は強くなる雨粒に揺らされ、もう風景を映し出せない。
身近な人が旅立った午後、その悲しみが深く癒されないまま涙の雨を地面に穿ち続ける。
深く深く、より深く。

The rain keeps falling. As if the rainy season has arrived, it continues to drop its beads steadily. The water’s surface in the park pond is rippled by the increasingly heavy raindrops, and can no longer reflect the scenery.
On the afternoon a loved one passed away, the grief—still deeply unhealed—continues to carve a path of tears into the ground.
Deep, deep, and even deeper.

秋祭り

今週末は金王八幡宮の例大祭。あっという間の一年だった。渋谷最大のお祭り。今から楽しみ。
センター街の行きつけのお店がリニュアルオープンしたので行ってみた。まだ冷やしがあったのでこれ一択。パクチー満載でやめられない。

This weekend is the annual festival at Kinō Hachiman Shrine. The year has flown by. It’s Shibuya’s biggest festival. I’m already looking forward to it.
My favorite spot on Center Street just reopened after a renovation, so I stopped by. They still had the chilled version, so that was the obvious choice. It’s loaded with cilantro—I just can’t get enough of it.