Hiroko’s Diary

Every summer, my family spend an Obon holiday in Toyama and Izumisano. Toyama is my husband’s hometown and we enjoy visiting his parents and his brother’s family.

This year, we went there by car and it took us about 9 hours. It was really hectic but I thought that it was a good chance for us to be together for as long as 9 hours in a small space. Because it can’t be possible for a daily life. My children and I are always together but not with my husband.

Anyway, Toyama is a very beautiful prefecture and every time I go there, I apreciate the beautiful nature. The water is clean and delicious to drink. My parents in law used to be school tearchers but they are retired now and grow a lot of vegetables, fruits and rice. Every mornig I ate fresh tomatoes and cucumbers. Around their house, the green carpet of a rice field is spread and in the carpet there are a few houses. You can imagine how beautiful it is! We really had a good vacation.