Ticks extermination

The tatami mats were infested with many ticks, because I closed the all the windows of my house when I went out.
If I sat down on the tatami mat, I was be bitten my hand and leg by ticks.
I could not stand the itching.
I went to the drugstore to buy an insecticide immediately.
When I pricked the tatami mat with the needle of the hose and push the button, insecticides were injected in the tatami mat.
I got possible to stretch out for a nap on the tatami mat without worrying.

An insecticide to exterminate　the ticks

The lingering summer heat

Intense heat continues in Tottori.
Tottori saw the best temperature of 35.9 C today.
By a sultry night, I am lack of sleep every night.
I cannot bear this heat if I do not operate an air conditioner all day.

The carp which swims coolly in a pond

My summer holiday

I took the "Bon" summer holiday from August 12 to 16.
I went to my hometown Yonago in Tottori Prefecture, and visited my ancestral grave with my family.
Then, I ate with the classmate of the senior high school at a restaurant of fish dishes.

The sashimi of the fresh fishes and shellfishes which are produced in the Sea of Japan

O-bon

In Japan, it is "O-bon" in the middle of August.

"O-bon" is an event to hold a service for ancestors in each houses once a year.
Because relatives return from the whole country to the hometown, the railroad, the road and the airway are crowded very much in this time.
With the relatives who gathered, we visit to our ancestral grave.

Crystal-clear waters and lots of fish

I went to the sea because it was too hot every day.
It takes about 30 minutes from Tottori-city to the Uradome shore.
In the shore that faced the Sea of Japan, seawater is very transparent.
We can find a lot of fish when we go into the sea.

Uradome coast

surfperch (Umi-tanago)

File fish (Kawahagi)

Puffer (Komon-fugu)

Motleystripe rainbowfish (Hon-bera)

It is hot!

It is summer now.
Intense heat continues every day.
In Tottori, the best temperature was 38.4 degrees Celsius on August 6.
For this heat, several people die of heat stroke.

Till when will this heat continue?

Uradome beach (Iwami in Tottori prefecture)

Hello from Tottori in Japan !

Nice to meet you, everybody!

My name is "Tokku".
I was born and raised in Tottori.
Tottori is located in the Sea of Japan side of western Japan.
We can live leisurely, because there is a lot of nature in Tottori.

I introduce my life in Tottori to all of you from now on.
I'm sorry in poor English, but I hope that a lot of people are interested in my blog.

Thank you!