0. Photo of the day is a scene where we arrive at the small park (Higashi-Shiokōji Park) west of Kyoto Station, which was the destination and starting point of yesterday’s citizens’ march, in the evening, and then share a can of Beer with Kihara-san and other comrades in Kyoto to celebrate.

1. Even though I arrived at Takasuki Station at 6:50 in the morning, where memories of yesterday’s wonderful Kyoto Citizens’ March remain, citizens are already out.

2. According to the planned march schedule, the day to arrive in Kyoto on foot is today. Yesterday, I went to Kyoto  in advance to participate in the event.

3. Departure photo.

4. 12km to Nagaokakyo in the morning.

5. Commemorative selfie on a scenic bridge.

6. Mito-san came out today too. Even at the age of 88, he walked for an hour and a half. I thank him along with my Korean friends.

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7. It is a march that goes well with the sound of wooden gong.

8. A citizen riding a bicycle is amazed at my marching team and cheers us on. Whenever I take a selfie with someone like this, I smile happily.

9. This morning march is not easy in terms of distance. The marching group resting in the shade.

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13. Walk on a pleasant path along the riverside.

14. Also stepping on the stepping stones,

15.Cross over.

16. Marching troupe along the old road.

17. Although it was brief, it is the atmosphere of Nagaokakyo, which was once the capital.

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19. Comrades who walked together to the end,
Hirano Kaoru
Miyazato Kenzo
Yoshida Akira
Ishizu Yuichi
Hasegawa Kumiko
Akiyoshi Shoichi

20. Among these people, Akiyoshi Shoichi san has been participating for about 5 times so far. I ask him for a message.

20. “Release is to make Japan a perpetrator. 2023.8.14 Shoichi Akiyoshi”

21. In the afternoon, it is a 10-kilometer march from Nagaokakyo at the bottom left of the map to Kyoto Station.

22. Before the start of the march at 3:00 PM, I ask Kihara-san for a message.

23. Commemorative photo.

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“A natural disaster comes when we forget it.

Man-made disasters come when we are deceived.

We will not be deceived by the unscientific and inhumane sophistry of the government and TEPCO.

2023.8.14

Sorin Kihara”

25. Commemorative photo before departure.

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27. Pole insignias are used. It must be difficult because of the strong wind, but they walk 10 kilometers without much difficulty.

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29. In a nice resting place.

30. Kihara-san is a vigorous 80 years old man. He proves that age is just a number.

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32. It is a beautiful river. Commemorative photo at Katsura River.

33. It gets dark and we enter the city of Kyoto.

The pagoda in the background is To-ji Gojunoto (Five Story Pagoda), a beautiful pagoda. 

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34. Eventually we arrived at our destination. While celebrating yesterday’s march once again, take time to celebrate today’s march as well. those who walked with,
Yamamoto Michiko
Takigawa Nobuo
Kobayashi Masaaki
Hashida Hidemi
Kido Keiko
Kanou Yoshie
Kihara Sorin

35. Kyoto Tower in front of Kyoto Station.

36. This photo was taken during a citizen parade yesterday when I held a placard while marching, and Hara-san took a snapshot without missing the timing. Of course, visitors from around the world cheered when they saw the English placard. A great photo shoot!

At the after-party after the Kyoto Citizens’ March yesterday, someone asked me what the Dalai Lama said when he had an audience with him. In order to convey this more vividly, I would like to introduce Yasuo Kuwano’s blog, which translated my previous 2019 diary. https://ameblo.jp/yksalan/entry-12443267438.html

Categories: Course and Diary, Korean-Japanese citizen walking march