1. After passing through Okayama City today, Kobe and Osaka will appear.

2. Early in the morning at Okayama Station, the two comrades who walked with me yesterday came out to see me off.

3. I asked Yamamoto-san, whom I had been with for the past three days, for a message.

“Water is life the sea is love

Akiko Yamamoto

2023.8.4.”

4. This morning’s course is short and afternoon’s is long.

And the march section that was set as the next day’s course was to be excluded from the total march section. This is because it was thought that it would be difficult to march during the daytime due to various conditions, especially in this hot weather. This is the first time that the entire 20-kilometer section, which is usually the length of a one-day march, has been excluded.

5. This person came to join me not long after I set off alone. She said she would march with me carrying her bike beside her.

6. She is the one who gave me this memo after yesterday’s meeting. She was invited to the after party yesterday, and that occation led her to make to this morning march.

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8. A bus stop made of wood that looks cool and soft

9. This scene is interesting. I met a Korean living in Seoul who came to visit his Japanese wife’s family. He seems to be impressed by this march.

10. I posted his photos and text on my cafe below.

https://m.cafe.daum.net/earthlifesilkroad/kUxW/77?svc=cafeapp

His writings are impressive, but I hope you will pay attention to my comments as well. 

11. The image of our march he posted. It’s been a while since I’ve seen a picture like this.

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13. Shortly after Kaneko-san and I arrived at our morning destination.

14. I met Nishie-san during break time. He is a central figure in the movement to phase out nuclear power, who hosted an event held in Okayama.

15. Deputy Secretary General of the Sayonara Nuclear Power Plant 10 Million People Action Okayama Executive Committee. At this time, I heard meaningful information from Nishi-san. The prefectural governor of Miyagi, who expressed his opposition to the discharge of contaminated water, was not that great person in the beginning. He said that he had no choice but to represent the will of the people in order to be elected in the next election. This is the point. It is an example that the governor can change his political choice at any time if the residents strongly appeal.

16. “Tritium damages DNA!

Pentagon (US Department of Defense) military secret

Sayonara Nuclear Power Plant 10 Million People Action Seigo Nishie, Okayama Executive Committee

Nishie Seigo

17. I proposed to Nishi-san. The fact that there are residents of Miyagi prefecture who oppose it means that there is a pivotal force among them. If so, what if they form a marching group as the main body, and they took turns walking from the east to meet the Korean-Japanese Citizens’ Walking Marching Team in Tokyo? Hearing this, Nishi-san showed curiosity about this proposal and immediately took out a piece of paper for memos and started calculating the distance from Sendai City (the central city of Miyagi Prefecture) and the number of days required. Then he made several phone calls.

Will this ever happen?

18. This afternoon, I have to walk more than 14km alone.

19. It seems to be the hottest day since this summer started. It’s not even sunset yet, but I’m already starting to feel tired.

20. In that case, health food is the answer. Even though it’s in the middle of the march, I stop by a yakiniku restaurant.

21. I feel energized after eating yakiniku such as beef ribs and kimchi. ‘Kanpa’ was given to me to use at times like this.

22. It’s already getting dark even though I recovered much stronger steps now.

23. While crossing a large river (Yoshii River).

24. Eventually, I arrived at Kagato Station around 8:30pm.

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