花見 Hanami

Cherry-blossom in Shimonita

April 11th. Cherry-blossom season, chance for Hanami

Cherry-blossom will fall just like rain drops or snow.

Sometimes like blizzard when the wind blows strong.

Nobody here, nobody came.

No parties, no drunken.

It's depopulation in Kuriyama Shimonita city.

I have never seen, never met young people here.

They have gone to Tokyo.

After that, after all.

Go back to studio

I have expected that spring has come to Shimonita.

10 am, it was very fine and warm in Tokyo, March 10.

11:37, cold rain in Shimonita.

It's lunch time.

Chinese dish \600Yen !

Then I found road construction ahead and Traffic Restrictions.

It's 11:58, 2 minutes to midnight ... 

City will keep Traffic Restrictions during March.

Only one hours at noon, only 15 minutes other time zone.

I think nobody can round trip in 15 minutes, 

so we have to wait about two hours for next time zone.

17:15, rain turned into snow. It's cold.

Coffee break.

How many swords do I have to fix ...

Start to shape a short sword.

OMG. There's a crack !

This short sword will be 1尺4寸long from 1尺5寸

three 小太刀 13寸

four 大太刀 24寸

Almost done.

It's not so bad.

I have finished a pair of sword.

I presented it for Master Yamamoto.

Completion

I have finished one wooden sword just in time to celebrate for his new Bujinkan Dojo 

last December.

He renovated his own room Setagaya Tokyo.

There is providence, I wish divine protection.

In winter

It's cold

Shimonita station

A single-track railway.

上信電鉄 Joshin Den Tetsu.

Maniwa station is located in this railway.

It's close to Maniwa Nen Ryu Dojo. 馬庭念流

I found a stone monument which moss grown on my way.

It's very hard to read the carve.

I think it's carved 馬頭尊. sounds(BUT-TOE-SONG)

It's mean horse head God. Farmers believe in 馬頭尊.

I can't check more details due to the moss.

Maybe there is information that Who built, When built.

A Lunch

カツ丼 Katsudon

Best Katsudon ever ! Seasoning of black pepper.

It's very rare, only this Katsudon.

Unfortunately, this restaurant will be closed within the year.

Almost done

Length 2尺9寸3分 

curvature 2分