8/1/2002

I have been spending the summer in Hakaone. But I felt it was warm and humid as I got accustomed to the weather here. There was good breeze from time to time. I can spend a day by opening all windows to get it. I have not used air conditioners at all in summer. After 5:30 this evening, I visited the Gotemba Premium Outlet to get a pair of walking shoes. The bright sunshine has become a bit weak by this time and some of shoppers left already. There was evening quietness around here. The parking lots have enough empty space for incoming vehicles. The inside streets were rather crowded with shoppers. The brand shops which lined the streets on both sides were crowded with customers. As I expected, there were sports goods shops of Nike and Addidus. But Mizuno from Japan was not there. At the Nike shop, I asked a sales consultant about walking shoes. She said no walking shoes were available. They were classified in the category of running shoes. She brought many products to me and helped me to make trail walks with sparing no effort. Finally I selected a very light pair with blue. After that, I entered a Addidus shop and found their products were almost identical including pricing. At the Food BazaaR, I took a dish of curries rice. It tasted good. Its building was designed to have architectures of Hida. Its ceiling is very high, having transparent windows near the roof top. Its dinner hall was very big and comfortable. When I got out the hall, I could hear chorus of higurashi cicadas. I enjoyed evening cool.

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