Some years ago I came to know that SKY NEWS could be seen
on a satellite channel in Japan. Since then I had been watching
the channel for three years until, to my great disappointment,
it was axed probably because the number of subscribers decreased.
I hope, from the bottom of my heart, that I can once again
watch SKY NEWS in Japan...

Yesterday I and my wife went to see a cinema. We saw
Miss Potter which is a biographical film of Beatrix
Potter, the author famed in children's books of many animal
characters like Peter Rabbit. We simply loved the film!
Everything was so charming in there, and filming locations
were especially our favourite part about the film as we
visited the Lake District last summer.

I am partial to stories written by Victorian authors like
Charlotte Mary Yonge and Ouida. They wrote books about
children and their domestic life. Since the early 19th
century many of such books have been written, among
which Little Lord Fauntleroy by Frances Hodgson Burnett
is one of my (and my wife's) most favourite stories. The story

has been often dramatised and turned into animated series. It
feels nice to see a child find a way to solve adults' problems.

Whitby in North Yorkshire is where I used to have
good memories in my school days. I first went
there a long, long time ago,to attend a language
school for half a year, and since then I have
visited the town nearly every two years.

At the school I and other Japanese students were
asked to hold a Japanese evening, to show them
what the Japanese tradition was like, and I was
to paint a picture (shown above) for the occasion.
All the students and the school staff seemed to
like the evening very much, and we were so grateful
for that.

Among all the books I have read in Britain, First Term at Malory Towers
by Enid Blyton is one of my most favourite books that make me really cry.
I first read the book in North Yorkshire while studying the local history
of Whitby. I found most of the characters in its story adorable, especially
a timid but kind girl called Mary Lou, who was very impressive to me.
What lovely characters the author created! The book made me read
many of her other books from then on.

I and my wife had a wedding at a church in the north
of London on this day, 17th of August, last year.
We travelled from London to North Yorkshire, and then
to the Lake District. What a lovely honeymoon that was!
We would like to thank the people we met in England
during that time.

I just began writing about things I like here in this blog.
I hope I can keep on making this diary.