If I were born again. / On the other side of the Peace Torii gate near Haneda Airport, to the dead end of Haneda Airport

If I were born again.
/ On the other side of the Peace Torii gate near Haneda Airport, to the dead end of Haneda Airport

もし､生まれ変わったなら
/羽田空港傍の平和の鳥居の向こう側､羽田空港の行き止まりまで……

こんばんは､こんにちは､おはようございます
ｸﾘｽﾏｽｲｳﾞの火曜日､冷たい空気に包まれた一日今日も一日お疲れ様でした

ｸﾘｽﾏｽｲｳﾞの今日､街もお店もｸﾘｽﾏｽとお正月が雑ざり賑やかな雰囲気
この頃になると頭の中に流れるのは山下達郎さんの歌
JRのCMが毎年楽しみだった子供の頃
街は5時になるとｲﾙﾐﾈｰｼｮﾝに彩られ､冷たい空気もあたたかく感じたあの頃

宮沢りえ派か牧瀬理穂派に別れていた中学時代の男子の好み､自分は宮沢りえ派でしたが
JRのCMの牧瀬理穂さんに思わず心揺らいだｸﾘｽﾏｽ頃

ｼﾝﾃﾞﾚﾗｴｸｽﾌﾟﾚｽなんて素敵なことよく考えましたよね
今から考えれば連絡手段も限られ色々と不便だったかもしれない時代も
不便なんて思ったことなんてなく
その時代なりの生き方で生きていた人たち

こっそりおじいちゃんの事務所の電話から好きな子にﾄﾞｷﾄﾞｷしながら電話を掛けた小学生時代
でも決まって家族が電話に出てあたふたした
あの頃

便利よりも少し不便なくらいが人は考え､限られた時間を大切に生きていた気がします

2024年のｸﾘｽﾏｽ､自分は来るか来ないかわからない錆び猫のきなこにちゅーるを買ってしまいました……
錆び猫のきなこは近所の至るところでｸﾘｽﾏｽﾌﾟﾚｾﾞﾝﾄをもらいに行くのでしょうかね……

さて､そんなｸﾘｽﾏｽや年末年始の空気漂う街からまた少し離れ羽田空港傍の川沿いを風を感じに自転車で向かいました……

穏やかな川沿いはいつも通り優しい陽射しが影を落とし､土手の下では猫が気持ち良さそうに日向ぼっこをしていました
この子も桜猫の女の子のようです……
気持ち良さそうな表情に癒しをもらい

もう少し先まで……

冷たい空には今日も沢山の飛行機雲が線を描き
穏やかな川や川沿いと違い空は今日も忙しそうに､飛び立つ飛行機や下りてくる飛行機が空を行き来していました……

ぼぉっと空を眺めていたら､もう少し羽田に近づいてみようと思い
冷たい風の間を抜け､羽田空港脇の平和の鳥居まで来ると､川沿いに向いたﾍﾞﾝﾁがあり
ﾛｰﾄﾞﾊﾞｲｶｰ達が自転車を立て掛けぼぉぉと穏やかな川を空を眺めていました

平和の鳥居の先は羽田空港
もう少し先まで行ってみようと､羽田空港の周りを真っ直ぐ進むと､一度だけ自転車で潜ったことのある羽田へ伸びる､滑走路下を抜けるﾄﾝﾈﾙ

ここまで来たのだからと前回とは逆側を進んでいきます
ここはｶﾞｰﾄﾞﾚｰﾙはあるもののｽﾚｽﾚをﾄﾗｯｸや車が蒙ｽﾋﾟｰﾄﾞで行き交い物凄く怖いのです

そんな恐怖の暗闇を抜けると､羽田空港の裏側へ向かう道
ANAやJALの建物が並び空港内を走り回る特殊なﾄﾗｯｸやｶｰﾄが並ぶ人気がない場所に出てしまい

抜けた瞬間から飛行機のｴﾝｼﾞﾝ音が延々とすぐ傍で聴こえてきて
何だかﾜｸﾄﾞｷしながらも人気のない道を進むと､行き止まりのﾌｪﾝｽが……
その先を横切るどこかの国の飛行機……

そこは滑走路すぐ脇のﾌｪﾝｽでした
飛び立つ前の飛行機のｴﾝｼﾞﾝ音をすぐ傍で感じられる場所

そんなｴﾝｼﾞﾝ音を聴きながら目の前を過ぎ行く飛行機をﾌｪﾝｽ越しに眺めていると

何だかあんな大きな空飛ぶ飛行機を操縦してるﾊﾟｲﾛｯﾄって凄いなと
そんな飛行機の中働く人たちも格好良いなと思い

人たちの命を運び夢や希望を乗せ､世界中へ運ぶお仕事って格好良いなと思い

帰り道､もしも自分だったらと想像しながら延々響くｴﾝｼﾞﾝ音に心も頭も持っていかれ

もしも生まれ変わったら飛行機のお仕事や巨大な船の操縦士
それはﾊﾟｲﾛｯﾄでも男性客室乗務員でも､飛行機を整備するｽﾀｯﾌでも､船のｴﾝｼﾞﾝを油まみれになりながら修理する人でも､生まれ変わったらそんな巨大な物に関わるお仕事がしてみたいなと思った風を感じる時間でした

それぞれみんな色んな夢がありますね
格好良いと思うお仕事や夢

そんな自分の思いや夢はいくつになっても年齢なんて関係なく､頭の中ではいつでももしもの世界を想い描く事が出来ますね

そんなもしも生まれ変わったならの世界にちょっと頭の中で浸ってみるのも､なんか良いなと思った風を感じる時間でした

ｸﾘｽﾏｽｲｳﾞの夜､子供達も大人もちょっとだけいつもより､よりあたたかな時間でありますように……

冷たい夜
暖かくしてお過ごしください

明日も良い一日でありますように
優しい風が心をそっと包んでくれますように……

それではまた明日

生きよう｡

If I were born again.
/On the other side of the Peace Torii gate near Haneda Airport, to the dead end of Haneda Airport

Good evening, hello, good morning
 Thank you for your hard work today, a day wrapped in cold air on Tuesday before Christmas.

 Today, Christmas Eve, the streets and shops are full of Christmas and New Year celebrations, creating a lively atmosphere.
 Around this time, Tatsuro Yamashita’s song plays in my head.
 When I was a kid, I looked forward to JR commercials every year.
 Those days when the city was decorated with illuminations at 5 o’clock and even the cold air felt warm.

 Boys in junior high school were divided into Rie Miyazawa fans and Riho Makise fans, but I was a Rie Miyazawa fan.
 Around Christmas, I was moved by Riho Makise in the JR commercial.

 You have often thought of such wonderful things as Cinderella Express.
 Looking back, there were times when communication methods were limited and there were many inconveniences.
 I never felt it was inconvenient.
 People who lived the way they lived at that time

 When I was in elementary school, I used to secretly call my favorite girl from my grandpa’s office phone while feeling excited.
 But every time my family answered the phone, I panicked.
 Those days

 I feel like people valued the limited time they had, thinking that it was a little more inconvenient than convenient.

 For Christmas 2024, I bought Churu for Kinako, a rusty cat who doesn’t know if he’ll come or not…
 I wonder if Kinako the Rusty Cat will be going around the neighborhood to get Christmas presents…

 Well, I went a little further away from the city where the atmosphere of Christmas and New Year’s holidays was drifting, and headed to Haneda Airport by bike along the river to feel the breeze…

 As always, the gentle sunlight cast shadows along the calm river, and a cat was basking comfortably under the bank.
 This girl also looks like a sakura cat girl…
 I feel soothed by the pleasant expression on my face.

 Until a little further…

 Many contrails are drawing lines in the cold sky today too.
 Unlike the calm rivers and riversides, the sky looked busy today, with planes taking off and coming down…

 As I was staring blankly at the sky, I decided to take a closer look at Haneda.
 After passing through the cold wind and arriving at the Heiwa Torii Gate next to Haneda Airport, there is a bench facing the river.
 Road bikers were leaning their bicycles against the wind and looking up at the calm river.

 Beyond the Torii of Peace is Haneda Airport
 I decided to go a little further, so I went straight around Haneda Airport and came across a tunnel that went under the runway that led to Haneda, which I had only once biked under.

 Since we have come this far, we will proceed on the opposite side from last time.
 Although there are guidelines here, it’s very scary as trucks and cars go by at super fast speeds.

 After passing through the terrifying darkness, we found the road to the back of Haneda Airport.
 I ended up in a deserted area with ANA and JAL buildings and special trucks and carts running around the airport.

 From the moment I left, I could hear the sound of airplane engines nearby.
 As I walked down a deserted road, feeling nervous for some reason, I came to a fence that was a dead end…
 A plane from some country is passing by…

 It was a fence right next to the runway.
 A place where you can hear the sound of airplane engines right next to you before taking off.

 While listening to the sound of the engine, I was looking through the fence at the planes passing in front of me.

 I think it’s amazing that a pilot can fly such a big flying plane.
 I think the people working on those planes are cool too.

 I think it’s cool to have a job that carries people’s lives, their dreams and hopes, and transports them around the world.

 On the way home, my heart and mind were carried away by the endless sound of the engine, imagining what it would be like if it were me.

 If I were reborn, I would work on airplanes or pilot a huge ship.
 Whether it’s a pilot, a male flight attendant, a staff member who maintains airplanes, or a person who repairs ship engines while getting covered in oil, it’s the time when you feel like you want to work on something huge like that in your next life.  did

 Everyone has different dreams.
 A job or dream that you think is cool

 No matter how old you are, your thoughts and dreams don’t matter, you can always picture what-if world in your head.

 It was a great time to immerse myself in the world of what it would be like to be reborn.

 On this Christmas night, I hope that both children and adults will have a warmer time than usual…

 cold night
 Please stay warm

 I hope tomorrow is a good day too
 May the gentle wind gently wrap your heart…

 See you tomorrow

 Let’s live.

Akihiro Takahashi