いやはやこの年齢になってのお恥ずかしい大失敗。仕事現役のころとそう変わりなく全国をあちこち出張して「深掘り型」住宅取材を行動していますが、そういうなかで予想もしていなかった大失敗。予約を入れていたと思っていたホテルについてきちんと確認することなく、夜になっていざ行ってみたら、宿泊予約の不通を知らされ、なお、当日の宿泊予約は満杯で、露頭に迷ったという恥ずかし体験。
　つい先日、7/28夕刻に問題の事態は発生した。当日は東京都内でよく行く博物館施設を参観した後、有楽町でちょっと大きな講演会があってそちらに長時間参加。終わる時間が20時頃だったので、新橋でホテルを予約した（つもりだった）。前日までの千葉県内ホテルに戻るには1.5時間くらいの移動時間がかかるので、面倒なので新橋にしたのですが、数軒みていて「ここにしよ」と決めたつもりが、「じゃらん」での予約が「どうしようかな」と宙ぶらりんのままになっていたのです。
　で、20時過ぎに「ようやく寝られる」と思って現地に行ったら、自分の勘違いを思いっきり知らされてしまった。こういう間違いはわたし人生初であります。自分でも心底驚いたのですが、しょがない。仕方なくそこから宿泊ホテル探しin現地対応。こういう体験もはじめて。いまいる新橋周辺で探そうと思った。その近くでそのホテルで１軒は聞いて向かったのですが、足下を見られてか、とんでもない高額を言われたので退却。カプセルでたしか20,000円近いふっかけぶり。値段以上に安心できる環境とはとても言えない。そこでスマホに探索をさせる手も考えたけれど条件設定が相当にメンドイ。
　ということで、以前に１度宿泊のそこそこ便利で清潔感のあった上野のカプセルホテルに向かった。こういう時間に宿泊難民になった心境というのは、まことに心細く、東京サラリーマン暮らしをしていた酒飲み人生まっ盛りのときにも経験がなかった。一瞬は、宿泊場所がなくこのまま大都会で流浪しながら野宿して時間を潰さなければならないかもと覚悟した。
　さすがにそういうのは若くない身にはちょっと堪える。けどまぁ、それもしょがないとまで思っていた。翌日には札幌までの帰還フライト予定だったので「早めに空港に向かって待合でゴロ寝しているか」と考えたりしていた。万が一を考えて札幌のわが家のカミさんに相談連絡。「もしなんかあったら、後、頼むな」。

　新橋−上野はJRで６駅。そこから歩いて３分ほどの目的地。夜にも及んで総歩数は18,000歩超レベルに達していた。たしか時間は21:00過ぎ。そうしたところ、ラッキーにも下段の場所が空いていた。価格も5,500円ということで緊急避難にしては格安。
　上の写真はすこし落ち着いてから撮影した「室内」写真。カプセルだけれど、この室内左手前側にキー付きの洋服・荷物の収納があって、無事一宿の場を確保できた。
　現代版・高齢者放浪人。世間にご迷惑にならないように、慎重な計画性が不可欠だと思い知らされた次第です。深く反省。
　
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[Tokyo Central Accommodation Reservation Fiasco – Savior Capsule H (Laughs)
No, it is not a laughing matter. A stable lodging environment for rest and relaxation is essential for the elderly. Confirmation of reservations, not just sitting around. …

　Well, this is an embarrassing fiasco at my age. I have been traveling around the country to conduct “in-depth” housing interviews, much as I did when I was still working, but in the midst of all this, I made a huge mistake that I did not anticipate. I had an embarrassing experience when I went to a hotel I thought I had made a reservation for without checking it properly, only to find out at night that the reservation was not available and that the hotel was fully booked on the day of my visit.
　The problem occurred just the other day, on the evening of July 28. On that day, after visiting a museum facility that I often go to in Tokyo, I attended a rather large lecture in Yurakucho, which I attended for a long time. Since the lecture was to end around 20:00, I booked a hotel room in Shinbashi (or so I thought). It would take about 1.5 hours of travel time to return to the hotel in Chiba Prefecture where I had stayed the day before, so I decided to stay in Shimbashi because it was too much trouble.
　When I arrived there after 8:00 p.m., thinking that I could finally sleep, I found out to my surprise that I had made a mistake. This was the first time in my life that I had made such a mistake. I was deeply surprised at myself, but I had no choice. I had no choice but to look for a hotel to stay in and deal with the situation locally. This was also the first time for me to have such an experience. I thought I would look for a hotel in the Shimbashi area where I am now. I heard about one hotel near there, but I was told that the price was outrageously expensive, so I retreated. I think it was close to 20,000 yen for a capsule. It was not a very secure environment for more than the price. I thought about having my phone search for me, but it would be too much trouble to set up the conditions.
　So I headed for a capsule hotel in Ueno, where I had stayed once before and found it to be convenient and clean. I had never experienced the feeling of being a lodging refugee at this time of the day, not even when I was in the prime of my drinking life as a salaryman in Tokyo. For a moment, I thought I might have to pass the time wandering around the metropolis and staying in the open.
　As one might expect, it was a bit hard on my young body. But I thought, well, that’s just the way it is. I was scheduled to fly back to Sapporo the next day, so I thought, “I’ll head to the airport early and sleep in the waiting area. I called my wife in Sapporo for advice, just in case. She said, “If something happens, don’t forget to take care of it.

　Shimbashi – Ueno is 6 stops by JR. From there, the destination is a three-minute walk away. The total number of steps had reached the level of over 18,000 steps over the course of the night. The time was after 21:00. Luckily, the lower level was available. The price was 5,500 yen, which was cheap for an emergency evacuation.
　The photo above is an “indoor” photo taken after I had settled down a bit. Although it is a capsule, there is a storage space for clothes and luggage with a key on the left front side of the room, and I was able to secure a place to stay for the night.
　A modern-day version of an elderly vagabond. I am reminded that careful planning is essential so as not to cause trouble in the world. Deeply regretful.

Posted on 8月 12th, 2024 by 三木 奎吾
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　一昨日の高校同期会の会場はお世話になっていた「三川屋会館」という宴会専門のお店。中学校・高校と同級生だった友人の実家のビジネス。かれも当然参加していたのですが、わたしがあらためて見入ってしまっていたのが、宴会場の背景画として掛けられていたこの絵。
　こういう店舗の仕掛けマネジメントは、友人のお母さんだったことが記憶の底から蘇ってきて思い出され、その絵の選定の感覚について酒を飲みながら、やや耽溺していた。
　この絵自体は松下紀久雄氏（1918年生まれで2010年死去）という画家の作品で、現代人でありながら、克明にその地の歴史を解明しながらそのいとなみぶりを活写する作風を確立したように思われる。この作品についてオーナーに聞いたけれど、かれはあまり知識を持っていなかった。札幌西高は東京芸大への進学率も高い高校なので、たまたま同席していたもと美術部に確認を求めたけれど、自分で描く方が専門だからそういう「知識」は持っていなかった。
　「好み」が伝わってきて、かれのお母さんと久しぶりに対話しているようだった。酒の肴にはたしかにちょうど良かったのかも知れない。お母さんはすごい（笑）。

　全景はこんな感じなのだけれど、江戸期までの全国のどこかの商業市街地を描いたモノだろうか。日本社会のむかしのある局限点を再生させながら、私の好きな「洛中洛外図」という日本独特の絵画文化領域をあざやかに再現してくれている。住宅建築についての情報を自分のライフワークテーマとして選択してきた人間として、こういう「市井」への目線は数寄なのだ。


　住宅・店舗の建物のつらなりと、そのそれぞれの「なりわい」の間に流れる「生き方・暮らし方」の実相があざやかに再生されてくる。その間をうごく人間たちは、その体動の描写で暮らし方・生き方が表現されている。
　街区というものがどのような成り立ちで生まれ出てきたのか、そういった部分が匂い立ってくるかのように思われる。
　ふと、自分のライフワークと、こうした表現の間に共通する内容があるように思えた。わたしは住宅建築を取材し、その写真を「表現手段」の最たるものとして活用して、その家で人間はどのような思いをいだき、暮らそうとするのか、そこに強いこだわりを持ってきている。ただ、個人情報については一般的には触れないように配慮する。
　この絵画表現では「無名性」に徹して、それぞれの人間の暮らしを正面から表現していく。そのあたりの根源的な部分で「対話」しているような時間だった。

English version⬇

Unintentionally “Appreciation of Paintings” – Mukashi E, Kikuo Matsushita’s works
I am strongly attracted to “Rakuchu Rakugai-zu”, a picture I drew in the first grade of elementary school in the U.S.A., which shows the Japanese people from the viewpoint of the people living in the city. …

　The venue for the high school class reunion the day before yesterday was a restaurant specializing in banquets called “Mikawa-ya Kaikan”, which we were indebted to. It is a business owned by the family of a friend of mine who was a classmate of mine in junior high and high school. He was naturally in attendance, but what I found myself looking at again was this picture hanging as a background painting in the banquet room.
　I was reminded of the fact that my friend’s mother was the manager of this kind of store, and I was somewhat indulged in the sensation of the selection of the painting while drinking sake.
　The painting itself is the work of Kikuo Matsushita (born in 1918 and died in 2010), a contemporary artist who seems to have established a style of vividly capturing the history of the place while conclusively elucidating the history of the place and its lifestyle. I asked the owner about this work, but he did not have much knowledge about it. Sapporo Nishi High School has a high percentage of students who go on to Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music, so I asked the former art club member who happened to be in attendance to confirm his knowledge, but he did not have any such “knowledge” because he specializes in painting by himself.
　I could feel his “taste” and it was like talking to his mother for the first time in a long time. It was like talking to his mother for the first time in a long time. His mother is amazing (laugh).

　The overall view looks like this, but it probably depicts a commercial district somewhere in Japan up to the Edo period. While reproducing a certain localized point in the past of Japanese society, this work vividly recreates my favorite “Rakuchu Rakugai-zu,” a uniquely Japanese pictorial cultural area. As someone who has chosen information on residential architecture as my life’s work theme, I appreciate this kind of “city” perspective.

　The reality of the “way of life” that flows between the rows of houses and stores and their respective “livelihoods” is vividly reproduced. The people who move between the buildings express their way of life through their body movements.
　It is as if one can smell the origins of the city block and how it came to be.
　It occurred to me that there are similarities between my life’s work and this kind of expression. I have been reporting on residential architecture and using photographs as my “means of expression,” I have been strongly interested in what people think about and try to live in their houses. However, I will take care not to mention personal information in general.
　In this pictorial expression, I am committed to “anonymity” and express each human being’s life head-on. It was a time as if we were having a “dialogue” on the fundamental aspects of this area.
　

Posted on 8月 10th, 2024 by 三木 奎吾
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きのうは高校時代以来の友人たちとの気の置けないゴルフ会。仕事人生のひとつの区切りはついたわたしなので、楽しい仲間との交友も可能と考えていたのですが、やはり住宅というフィールドからは無縁ということには至らず、いやむしろより自由な立場から関わることが多く、また新たな領域への挑戦も始まっているのでなかなか時間にゆとりがない。というか、ゴルフへの積極的やる気不足。ということで、定期的にやっているゴルフ会には参加意思を持ってはいても、事実上すっかり足が遠のいていた。
　ところが今回は東京から参加の友人のクルマ運転手的な立場で、参加致しました。幹事の友人からは「そんなにやっていないのなら少しは練習しとけよ」「練習は絶対条件だからな」というような叱咤激励・脅迫もあって、一応、２回ほどは練習に行ったけれど、各回ともボール20発くらい打つと、それ以上のモチベーションを維持できない（笑）。打ち放し練習はあくまでも「鍛錬」みたいなもので、それは重要だけれど実際のゴルフとはまったく別物。どうにもやる気は出ない。
　体調の維持については毎日10,000歩近く散歩をしているので、特段カラダを動かしていないワケではない。事実きのうのゴルフ会での歩数は以下。

最近のゴルフではほぼセルフカートで昔のようにずっと歩いてではなく、ほぼ半分くらいはカート移動という条件ではあるけれど、歩数的には東京都内をあちこち移動して活動しているときの方が多い。で、今回のゴルフで体力的にへばるということはなかった。ただ、ゴルフはカラダの使い方がちょっと異常な体動なので、とくに腰回りに負担が掛かって、筋肉痛が出てきました。たぶん「打ち放し練習」に行ってすぐにイヤになるのはこの体動の異常さ、局所筋肉の負担感に拒否反応があるのではないだろうか。
　・・・というのはまったく「引かれ者の小唄」恨み辛みの発露でしょう（笑）。結果は非常に無惨で人生初めてゴルフをやった頃のスコアに近づいていた（泣）。案の定、上がってみたら栄えある「BB賞」を受賞させていただいた。わかりました、しばらくはゴルフからは離れて暮らします、と思っていたらなんと、追い打ちのように来年の会の「幹事」役の拝命であります。う〜む陰謀だ（笑）。
　さてここらへんが人生の分かれ道（？）のようでもあります。まぁしかしキッパリゴルフをやめるというのもカドが立つので、細々と続けながら謹んで役務を遂行し、しかるのちに今回ゴルフでの屈辱に大いにリベンジしたいと思います。

English version⬇

I have not played golf for a very long time and my body is sore in various parts.
Practicing without hitting a ball at all is just a difficult and arduous task with little motivation. I don’t want to make excuses that I have limited time in my life and that I have to play golf with unnatural body movements… (laughs). Laughs.

Yesterday, I had a casual golf outing with friends I have known since high school. I thought that I could enjoy the company of my friends since I had already reached the end of my professional life, but it is not the case that I am not involved in the housing field, and in fact, I am involved in many things from a more liberal standpoint and have begun to take on challenges in new areas. I am also beginning to take on new challenges in new areas, so I don’t have much time to spare. I am also beginning to take on new challenges in new areas, so I don’t have much time to spare. So, even though I have been willing to participate in the regular golf meetings, I have been virtually absent from them.
　This time, however, I participated as a driver for a friend from Tokyo. My friend, who was the organizer of the event, gave me a pep talk and threatened me, saying, “If you haven’t been playing that much, you should practice a little,” and “Practice is an absolute requirement,” so I went to practice twice, but after hitting about 20 balls each time, I couldn’t maintain motivation any longer (laugh). (Laughs) Practicing hitting balls out is just like “training,” which is important but completely different from actual golf. I can’t seem to get motivated to do it.
　As for keeping in shape, I walk nearly 10,000 steps every day, so it is not that I am not moving my body. In fact, the number of steps I took at yesterday’s golf outing is as follows.

Although most of my recent golf outings have been in a self-propelled cart and not on foot as in the past, with about half of the time spent in the cart, my step count is higher when I am moving from place to place within the Tokyo metropolitan area. So, I was not physically exhausted during this golf outing. However, since golf is a slightly unusual physical activity in terms of the way I use my body, it took a toll on my lower back in particular, and my muscles began to ache. Perhaps the reason why I hate it as soon as I go out to “practice hitting the ball,” is because of this abnormal body movement and the sense of strain on the local muscles.
　I guess it is a “little song of the Hikareta” (a little song of the Hikareta), a manifestation of resentment and bitterness (laugh). The result was very miserable and approached the score I had when I first played golf for the first time in my life (tears). Sure enough, when I went up, I was awarded the prestigious “BB Award”. I thought, “Okay, I’ll stay away from golf for a while,” but to my surprise, I was asked to play the role of “secretary” for next year’s meeting as a follow-up. Hmmm… a conspiracy (laughs).
　Well, this is a fork in the road (?) of my life. I’m not sure if it’s a good idea or not. I would like to continue to play golf in a small way and fulfill my duties respectfully, and afterwards, I would like to take great revenge for the humiliation of playing golf this time.

Posted on 8月 8th, 2024 by 三木 奎吾
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　フリーの住宅探訪人としてあちこちと行動していますが、関東・首都圏地域ではだんだんと成田空港利用の頻度が増えてきています。頻繁な利用ではコスパから考えて、やはり成田が優位。東京都心までの移動がやや時間が掛かるけれど、それ以外の関東各地と考えると大きな差はない。関東各地をレンタカーを借りて高速を利用して移動するのがメインになるとそういった判断に。東京都心では公共交通・電車移動が基本ですが、やはり広域に関東各地を巡る場合にはレンタカー＋高速の一択。
　で、最近よく「京成勝田台」駅周辺を利用しております。成田からの移動は30-40分程度で手軽。東京都内での行動にはちょっとムリがありますが、関東一円レンタカー移動の拠点としては適地。
　街区と自然の環境的には東京都心とはすこし印象が違って、そこそこ建築の間に「ゆとり」が感じられ、緑地も多い印象を受ける。いちばん上の写真のように鹿島灘方面の太平洋からの日の出も、雲などの風景感も体感できる。江戸情緒の「浮世絵」っぽい風景が展開してくれる。東京都心では「明るい・暗い」しか日の出の感覚が受け取りにくいけれど、こんなふうに日の出が感じられると「大自然」感も得られるのですね。
　早朝の散歩は日本全国どこにいても気軽に歩きまわるので、ここでも「お、あの辺、ちょっと緑があるな」と目星を付けて探訪するのが楽しい。根っからの「風来坊」気質全開といったところ（笑）。まぁ北海道のようにヒグマまでの遭遇は考えられないので、見知らぬ緑地環境に入っていっても、そう大きな危険性はあり得ないので安心感がある。なにより都内ホテルのようなビジネス感ではなく、なかばは「暮らし」っぽい感覚が得られる。旅人と生活者の中間的な感覚とでも言ったらいいのか。

　で、写真のような公園的緑地を逍遥することもできる。ここは「黒沢池市民の森」というエリアだそうで、やや小高い土地に、この地域の植生が保持されている。その植生からの酸素の感覚が味わえる。温度と湿度のほかに「植物の匂い」「土の匂い」に独特の感じがあって、胸いっぱいに吸い込んでみたくなるのですね。「お、いいじゃん、この空気感」。
　とは言っても、やはり面積は小さいので、ほかの緑地も合わせて歩き巡っているのですが、ひとつの散策スポットとしては「数寄」になってくる。そういう雰囲気に惹かれてこの緑地周辺にはこの景観と親和的なレストランの建物が集中していたりする。
　・・・どうもここのところ、ヒグマとかシカとか、自然的な「呼び声」に惹かれるようになってきている。やはり年齢的にそういう内心が顕在化してくるのでしょうか？

English version⬇

Searching for a base of operations in the Tokyo metropolitan area – Floundering in Katsutadai, Chiba
There are some areas in Japan where one can gradually narrow down the search for a base of operations for “house-hunting,” based on the ease of action. Is that what “fate” is all about? …

　As a freelance housing explorer, I travel from place to place, but the frequency of Narita Airport use is gradually increasing in the Kanto and Tokyo metropolitan areas. Narita is still superior in terms of cost performance for frequent use. It takes a little longer to get to central Tokyo, but there is not a big difference when considering other parts of the Kanto region. This is the case if you mainly rent a car and use the expressway to travel around the Kanto region. In the center of Tokyo, public transportation and trains are the basic means of transportation, but if you want to travel around the Kanto region over a wide area, renting a car and using the expressway is the only choice.
　Recently, I often use the area around “Keisei Katsutadai” station. It takes only 30-40 minutes from Narita. It is a good location for car rentals in the Kanto area, although it is a bit difficult to get around Tokyo.
　The city and its natural environment are slightly different from those of central Tokyo, and there is a sense of “spaciousness” among the buildings and a lot of green space. As shown in the photo at the top, you can experience the sunrise from the Pacific Ocean in the direction of the Kashima Sea, as well as clouds and other scenery. The scenery is like an “ukiyoe” of the Edo period. In central Tokyo, it is difficult to receive a sense of sunrise only as “bright and dark,” but if you can feel the sunrise like this, you can also get a sense of “great nature.
　Early morning strolls are a casual way to get around anywhere in Japan, so it is enjoyable to spot a green area and explore it. I have always been a “windbag” at heart (laughs). Well, it is unlikely that we will encounter brown bears as in Hokkaido, so there is a sense of security even if we enter an unfamiliar green environment, as there is no great danger. Above all, it does not have the business-like feel of a hotel in Tokyo, but rather a more “lived-in” feel. It is a feeling that is somewhere between that of a traveler and that of a resident.

　In this area, you can also wander through a park-like green space like the one in the photo. This area is called “Kurosawa Pond Citizen’s Forest,” and the vegetation of the area is preserved on a slightly elevated piece of land. You can taste the sensation of oxygen from that vegetation. Besides the temperature and humidity, there is a unique feeling of “plant smell” and “soil smell,” and you want to inhale it with your chest full of air. You think to yourself, “Oh, that’s nice, this airy feeling.
　However, the area is still small, so I am walking around with other green areas, but as one walking spot, it becomes a “sukiyaki”. The atmosphere of this green space has attracted many restaurant buildings that are friendly to this landscape.
　…….Recently, I have been attracted by natural “calls” such as brown bears and deer. Is it because of my age that such inner feelings are becoming more apparent?

　
　

Posted on 8月 6th, 2024 by 三木 奎吾
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　北海道札幌でももっとも高温になるのが７月末から８月上旬。ということで普段の散歩道のコースをあちこちと分散しておりますが、やはりわが家周辺で緑のある地域としては三角山ということになります。標高311mで頂上には一等三角点という全国測量の基準点が存在する。明治初年の札幌都市計画の出発点とされ、開拓判官・島 義勇の故事も残される。開拓のときに三角山に登って札幌全域を眺望した。
　で、数年前までは手軽に登れる山ということでよく登山していたのですが、上の写真のように最近は危険アラートが告知されてきている。つい数日前にも札幌市からの緊急警報でヒグマの目撃情報がこの登山道入口付近でもあったばかり。〜札幌市内から奥の山地の盤渓に至る道程の途中「小別沢」から1kmほどでことし7/29に目撃との看板表示。自然との共生というのはコトバでキレイ事を言うのは容易いことだけれど、現実的には人間の暮らしようは大きく制限を受ける。
　この問題はハンターのみなさんの「高齢化」問題やその手当ての低額ぶりも報道されてきて、今後とも北海道に暮らす人間にとって身近な問題であります。わたしの場合は、やはりここから山道に入っていくことは断念いたしました。健康増進が目的の散歩で危険を受容するというのはあり得ない。
　しかし東京都内23区内ですら野生のシカが発見捕獲されたというニュース報道もありましたが、野生の動物の間でエサを求めて人間社会とのバリアーを超えてくるような個体も出てきている。また今年は本州地域で多数の「クマ」被害が報告されたりしている。人間社会と野生との間での境界はやはり必要でしょう。
　この山道入口までもわが家からは1kmちょっと程度なのですが、高低差があってずっと上り坂を歩いて行くのはさすがに堪えるようになってきた。きのうも途中なんども呼吸を整えるのに、小休止を繰り返しておりました。１日10,000歩を超える散歩を元気にこなしていても、上り坂はあんまり経験していない。まぁ加齢してきているので、あんまり頑張りすぎないようにムリのない範囲を心がけております。
　緑環境や自然景観との相関も、安全側の限度内で留めながら短い北の夏を謳歌したいと思います。

English version⬇

Brown Bear Sightings in the Triangle Mountains
On 7/29, there was another brown bear sighting within 1-2 km of our house. We must be very careful about our safety and think about communicating with nature and the wild. ……

　The hottest season in Sapporo, Hokkaido, is from the end of July to the beginning of August. Therefore, we have dispersed our usual walking trails from place to place, but the area with the most greenery around our house is Mt. It is 311 meters above sea level, and there is a national surveying reference point called the First Class Triangulation Point at the top. It is said to be the starting point of Sapporo city planning in the early Meiji period (1868-1912), and there is a legend about Yoshiyou Shima, a pioneer magistrate. When he pioneered the development of Sapporo, he climbed Mt.
　So, until a few years ago, I often climbed this mountain because it was easy to climb, but as shown in the photo above, a danger alert has been notified recently. Just a few days ago, there was also a brown bear sighting near the entrance to this trail due to an emergency alert from Sapporo City. 〜A signboard indicated that a brown bear had been seen about 1 km from Kobetsusawa on the route from Sapporo City to Bankei in the backcountry on July 29, 2011. It is easy to talk about living in harmony with nature, but in reality, the way humans live is greatly restricted.
　This issue will continue to be a close concern for people living in Hokkaido, as the “aging” of hunters and their low allowances have been reported in the media. In my case, I decided not to go into the mountain trail from this point. It is impossible to accept danger when walking for the purpose of improving one’s health.
　However, there were news reports that wild deer were found and captured even in the 23 wards of Tokyo, and some wild animals are crossing the barrier between human society and the wild in search of food. Also, this year, a number of “bear” damages have been reported in the Honshu area. Boundaries between human society and the wild are still necessary.
　The entrance to this mountain trail is only about 1 km from our house, but it is getting to be quite a strain to walk uphill all the way to the trail’s entrance. Even though I walk more than 10,000 steps a day, I have not experienced much uphill walking. Well, I am aging, so I try not to work too hard.
　I would like to enjoy the short northern summer while keeping the correlation with the green environment and natural scenery within safe limits.

　
　

Posted on 8月 4th, 2024 by 三木 奎吾
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