my coworkers

Sakura, cherry blossoms in Japanese, are beautiful all over Japan. I went to Kamakura for cherry-blossoms viewing. I haven't seen so many people since the earthquakes that I felt we were recovering. I'll post my photos later.

Today I'd like to show you the YouTube my coworkers made. They are tour guides like me and all their tours of the year including the autumn ones were canceled after the earthquakes, tsunami and the nuclear power plants. Then they got together and let the world know `Japan is safe. Please come back!'.
I wasn't there but I know most of them. In my opinion, whether people feel Japan is safe or not is all up to them. I can't push. But once you are in Japan, you feel the atmosphere is mild and quiet, which I like. People are more patient and take care of each other.
One month will have passed since the big earthquakes at 14:46 on the 11th of March, which we can never forget.

This is another YouTube for beautiful cherry blossoms in Asakusa, Tokyo. Please enjoy it!

A Song for Japan

Cherry blossoms are very beautiful in Japan now. It started blooming from the south and in Hokkaido, the northern island, we can enjoy the blossoms in May.
When cherry blossoms are in bloom, the weather is usually changeably. It wan windy today and will be rainy tomorrow. We always wait for the best timing for the cherry blossoms viewing. If the weather is good on Sunday, I like to go to Kamakura to enjoy the blossoms.

I usually travel with cherry blossoms all over Japan but all the tours were canceled after the earthquakes. No tourists in group come to Japan. A few private tourists are found in Kyoto area. I don't have enough chances to see cherry blossoms this year. I'm crazy about all species of cherry blossoms.

We still have earthquakes almost everyday. Last night, we had a big earthquake. The magnitude at the epicenter was 7.4. There was Tsunami warning but there was no problem.

I was among the generations who didn't know wars and serious crisis. My mother was born during the Second World War, she was evacuated in Hokkaido with her parents and she had a hard time, she said.
But now all the generations in Japan go through hardships. When I was on the train, I heard a teenager said she would like to live for at least 10 more years. Everything was changed only in one moment. Now many of us realize we don't know the next moment. Therefore we appreciate each moment now.

There are many songs to encourage Japan at YouTube. Some of them are linked to many blogs in Japan. All of us encourage each other. Now the slogan I often see and hear is `Hitotsu ni naro Nippon', which means `Let's become one, Japan'.

my mentors and friends

3 weeks have passed since the earthquakes.  Mr. Sarközy, French President and the specialists of the nuclear power stations arrived in Japan to help us. If our situation was very severe, he might not have come, some think.
As of today, 11,600 died, 16,400 still missing and 168,000 are evacuated. Japan's Self Defence Force and US Army started searching the missing for 3 days from today.

In Japan, the fiscal and school year start in April. During this situation, many feel new start from today!!

Tomorrow, I'll be an interpreter at workshop. After the earthquakes, my tours were canceled. So I'm happy to work!





Mamiko, me and David



Mamiko and David are my mentors and friends, living in Hawaii. I met Mamiko 2 years ago at her workshop.
Many participants liked to be a counselor after the workshop. However, I didn't like to be the one.
After the workshop was over, I went to her and said that I wouldn't be a counselor but an interpreter of spiritual teachers. I didn't need to say that but I couldn't resist it.
The funny thing was she was looking for an interpreter for her husband, David.
I met David last year and started working as his interpreter since then.

They are in Japan now. Many of their family, friends and coworkers stopped them from coming to Japan during this situation. But they came and will have workshops for 4 days from tomorrow.

The workshops are about spiritual healing. Some of you wonder what it is.
According to this healing they invented, our body consists of 4 bodies, physical body, emotional body, mental body and spiritual body. We'll heal and balance all 4 bodies by using special techniques.

While I'm his interpreter, I automatically acquired this skill.

If I have chance, I'll write about it later.

I won't be able to update for a few days.
But don't worry! I'll be OK!