Friday, July 21, 2017

4-mile training walk (Koenji<->Asagaya)

This training was dedicated to E.T., a fellow blood cancer survivor who supported me a few years ago and now is undergoing treatment. Two weeks before my half marathon to stomp blood cancers!

Hopefully, someday in my lifetime, I can say with certainty that I'm cured and 100% "freed"
from
 the possibility of relapse!

At the gate of a school


7-5-3 is a traditional rite of passage and festival day in Japan for three- and seven-year-old girls and three- and five-year-old boys, held annually on November 15 to celebrate the growth and well-being of young children.  
 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shichi-Go-San

Pictures below of Asagaya Shinmeigu Shrine








No. 1!


Donald Duck and Goofy heading to Tokyo! :-)

Friday, July 14, 2017

4-mile training walk (Shinjuku->Koenji)

Training to wipe out blood cancers continues regardless of the heat...



Tokyo Metropolitan Building

Mode Gakuen Cocoon Tower
Skyscrapers of Shinjuku

LOVE in TOKYO! :-)


Walk by hospital where I was diagnosed with my blood cancer and where I now teach




Thousand Origami Cranes for happiness and long life



Cars on top of other cars on top of a building


Gate to a local shrine

Thursday, July 6, 2017

9-mile training walk! (Koenji <-> Asagaya 4 times)

Longest training so far with one month to go before half marathon!





Lucky white cat charm