Japanese Title (邦題)： 「えっ！もう１０日？」末尾に
Oops! It ’s already the 10th of new year?
Good morning to the World and Kanmon!
As of yesterday, It ’s already the 10th of new year. Time flew. 10 days went by so fast, didn’t they?
On January 10th every year, we have very Japanese event, “TOUKA* EBISU” (*It is not the name of this guesthouse.) So I took a look at the event on the way to shopping.
The event is a kind of walking parade by GEISHA style ladies and music team playing Japanese sounds. They walk around the town, praying “business success” for sponsor shops and facilities. Their walking route is limited in the downtown and they never come to out town. So I pray at the city hall for safety and success of this guesthouse and our guests, as I heard they stop at the hall.
By the way, I remember one topic about the city government. One picture become a hot topic among our close people. It is a news picture of TV news of beginning of this week. Management staffs were on the picture. People surprised at:
* Too many elder general managers (no young face can be seen)
* Too less female general managers
They are completely not like ordinal private enterprises
Can their citizens expect new improvement or drastic/positive change in municipal government during this year?
Going back to the subject, please enjoy white castle and Japanese beauties, this city is proud of. And please forget about the faces in local government.
For the business success, YOI YOI YEAH*! To be strong in label as the city of worst population loss in statistical data, YOI YOI YEAH*! (*Call-out/Chant of the event)
Thank you and you have a nice day, being strong in municipal government derby match* in FUKUOKA.
(It was announced yesterday that football team of our city “Giravantz Kitakyushu” will fight with “Avispa Fukuoka” of Fukuoka city. Both cities locates in same Fukuoka pref. As long as performance of our city is better than that of Fukuoka city, we are OK even if Giravantz will be defeated by Avispa. Because Fukuoka city has been the title holder of best growing city in Japan and Kitakyushu city has been the title holder of worst shrinking city in Japan.)
from Yassan,
Manager of a Little Guesthouse under a Little Lighthouse TOUKA
( http://touka-kanmon.com )
えっ！もう１０日？」
世界中に朝が、そして関門にもあさが来ました。
おはようございます。
新年が明けて昨日で 灯火、いえ十日です。十日経つのってあっという間ですね。
１月１０日といえば、北九州では「十日恵比寿」という和テイストなイベントが見どころです。お買い物ついでに見学してきました。
この街ではあまり見かけない芸者姿、、、とても違和感があって目立ちます。そんな一行が街を練り歩いてスポンサーのお店・施設で商売繁盛を祈願するという趣向です。ルートは繁華街限定なので、当宿の方まで来ることはありません。というわけで、一行が公の施設「市役所」参りをするのに併せて、当宿とゲストのみなさんの「安全と繁盛」も祈願してきました。
ところで、市役所といえば、、、週初めに流れた報道画像が身近な人達の間で話題になっています。年始の役所幹部を集めた年始挨拶の際の様子ですが、驚くべきは、、、
民間企業に負けないほど、
＊センスが光る女性幹部が多くみられる
＊幹部スタッフに男女問わず若手精鋭が多くみられる
令和二年の市政に新しい風・斬新な取り組みによるＶ字回復が期待できそうですね。
というわけで、気を取り直して、添付画像の後半は この街の誇る「お城」と「和の美しさ」とで気分を浄化下さい。
商売繁盛でヨイヨイヤ〜！ 人口流出日本一でヨイヨイヤ〜！
それでは、市政福岡ダービー*ニモマケズ素敵な地方自治を！
（* サッカー・ギラヴァンツ北九州のJ2復帰第一線の開幕戦相手はアビスパ福岡だそうです。同じ福岡県下、サッカーでは負けても良いので、市政パフォーマンス・ダービーではワンチーム・必勝・決死の体制で望んで欲しいです。）
灯台下のちいさいゲストハウス「灯火」宿主 やっさん より
( http://touka-kanmon.com )
(Yes, of course done by DIY. This is very hard if we do in cold weather.)
