From Hirakata-city, Osaka-prefecture, Japan

We found that we had a chance to do vegetable garden at city's garden place, so we applied it. And we were lucky to be able to do vegetable garden. This time, 4 vacant places are provided and 4 family including us applied this, so all members can have vegetable garden. Our garden place is about 6m long and 3.5m wide, but this is enough space for us. Before plowing (24 April) After plowing (30 April, today) For us, it was hard to plow it. We spend two day for plowing and yesterday, we bought vegetable seedlings (eggplant, tomato, watermelon) and seed of japanese radish and it cost about 80 yen(=1$) for one seedling so total cost was about 700-800 yen. And we bought powder of limestone for nutrition (at above picture, we can see white powder which is powder of limestone) And it might be fun for me and wife and especially our son ! Other family did like this (below). We need much time to have like this.

From 11 march,I was very busy. But recently I had a time to relax, so we did the picnic near my house. Now is the time for cherry blossom and felt relax. Recently due to earthquake, luxury seemed to be bad thing, but in such times, feeling relax and enjoying nature is important.

We went to the natinal museum of modern art, kyoto to see the exhibition of Paul Klee . (we often get ticket from newspaper shop) ( map ) miyako messe Kyoto kaikan inside museum The exhibition is very good, and we walked around kyoto-town. heian jinguu The scenary along river from heian-jingu to sijyou is very beautiful. I like there.

Now is Friday night and this week was very hard time for me. I slept about 4 hour per night almost everyday so I felt very sleepy and very tired. Here osaka is not affected this earthquake and tsunami, but we related very close to the area of tokyo and function of tokyo is very damaged by the plan of stopping power supply, so we must check how much effect we are if power supply of tokyo area is stopped. And like this, this week was finished. (and Japan's fiscal year is closed at March, so those two factor is mixed to boost our work!). Next day (sat.), I must go to office so I sleep now and refresh my brain. But compared with people suffered from tsunami and earthquake and refugees from fukushima pref. where atomic power plant is located, we must thank to our happiness.

Today(monday) was very busy day, because today was the first working day since last Friday. Our company is located at Kansai district(west japan), but part of our office is located at Tokyo and part of our system is related to the system located at Tokyo, so we checked how much influences if power supply at Tokyo district would be shut down. But some of employee (including related company's employee) couldn't go to office because of train's stopping at Kanto district so it was difficult to get the information. Company like us located far from kanto was such situation, so company located at kanto(around tokyo) area might be terrible, I think. And today, another atomic power plant was exploded, so it was very seriou situation. I have some acquaintances at Tohoku area, so I am worried about their safety.