Matsuyama, Japan Nov.2-3, 2024

I went to Matsuyama, a city in Shikoku, one of the four main land in the midst of torrential rain by extra-tropical storm with a hope it is getting better, which was proved right later. I woke up by 3 o’clock in the morning and left home in the light rain. The rain got heavy around 11 o’clock by the time when I was waiting in a line before a restaurant near Dogo Onsen. Water flooded on the road in the torrential rain. Many shops and restaurants closed. But I was lucky that the restaurant opened..

East side of Oahu, Hawaii, Nov.9, 2019

I’ve been to Hawaii many times since I first visited Honolulu to attend my young bro’s wedding. Hawaii is a favorite destination of my mom. She been to many places like Nepal, Finland, Taiwan, Thailand. She always told me she wants to go Hawaii while she was in good shape. She passed away on July 1, 2018. This trip is a special one for me. I visited the island with my younger bro holding a small jar of her ashes. I sprang her ashes over the sea off Kailua Beach. Kailua Beach one..