EXCITING YAMANASHI AND MORE

A stray-calico cat appeared.  After for a while, she was taken to a veterinarian for spaying and vaccination, and later she was tested for FIV and FeLV (both were negative).  She participated several adoption events, and even visited a cat café.  After several attempts, she was adopted by an elderly woman.  However, the adoption was not successful.  She escaped from the house and I had to go there to find her.  After that, I was lucky enough to find a couple lived in the nearby town.  She lives with the previous occupant and the foster parents.

Mike and her foster parents, Nirasaki-city, Yamanashi, 3/5/2017

The ritual of the swordsmanship was offered to the goddess of the Kawaguchi Asama Shrine by the members of the Kenbu Tenshin Ryu in FujiKawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture on February 11. It was freezing-cold rainy day and the tatami-mats were ice cold. Yet, it was an extremely spiritual experience.
The Kawaguchi Asama Shrine was registered as one of the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity: Fujisan (Mount Fuji), a sacred place and source of artistic inspiration in 2013 and known for its huge seven 1,200-year-old cedar trees (https://www.yamanashi-kankou.jp/foreign/english/spot/p1_4445.html).

The sunrise of the New Year’s Day was observed from the rooftop of the Nagasaka Municipal Hall (January 1, 2017).  It is customary to observe the sunrise on New Year’s Day in Japan and pray for your health and success in the year.

Mount Fuji is a popular spot for viewing sunrise.