“Enjoying Autumn/Akemi Kikuchi”

Hello everyone!
My name is Akemi Kikuchi and I am a REDS supporter at Aoyama store.
The summer weather has lasted a long time this year, but it's finally starting to feel like autumn.
The weather is good for playing and watching sports.

Well, our Urawa Reds are in 3rd place with 54 points after 31 games in the J League. They are 8 points behind Kobe in first place and 6 points behind Yokohama F Marinos in second place. (as of 10/30)
Although we have three games remaining and a direct showdown with Kobe, the situation is very tough for us to aim for the top spot. ．． ．．

Last Saturday, an away match against Kashima was held, and I attended Kashima Stadium.

[Kashima Antlers visual]
For some reason, Mr. Kashima always entertains us away supporters by showing off visuals before the players enter.

[Visual of Urawa Reds]
The Urawa Reds provide ``visual support'' to encourage the players, so when the players entered the venue, they held up three-colored vinyl sheets in red, white, and black, and this time they made the words ``TRUE RED.''
Both teams have red as their team color, but Kashima's is closer to Dark RedCrimson, Urawa Reds are bright redcrimsonSo“We are the real red!”It is "TRUE RED".

It was a game we definitely couldn't afford to lose, but the goal was too far away and it ended in a 0-0 scoreless draw...

Additionally, although it is not a league match, the Levain Cup final will be held at the National Stadium on November 4th (Saturday).
The opponent is Avispa Fukuoka.
This will be my first time participating in the tournament since it became the new National Stadium, so I'm looking forward to not only the match but also the stadium itself.
First of all, we will aim to win the Levain Cup and, unless there is a zero possibility, we will also aim to win the J League!

I've always wanted to go after the Kashima game.``Hitachi Seaside Park''I stopped by.
It is famous for nemophila in spring and kochia in autumn.
Unfortunately, the peak of kochia had passed, but the collaboration with cosmos in full bloom was beautiful.
<Products worn by Kikuchi>159cm/51kg/22.5cm (Tabi Shoes is 23cm + whole insole is used)
■Chizimi Cotton 20/20 Stand Collar Long-sleeved Shirt / Nandina BambooM size
■Stretch Twill BIKE Cargo Pants / Olive Green x SO-SU-US size
■SO-SU-U ZIP UP Sweat Parka / Dark NavyM size
■【net limited】Montpellier / SO-SU-U23.5 cm

Autumn is also the season for tingling handicrafts.
everyone is"Durning"Up and Down know?
This is a technique for mending or reinforcing clothing that is frayed or has holes, rather than just sewing it together.

A friend of mine is into darning, and I thought I'd like to try it too... so I started gathering tools little by little, but I just couldn't find any clothes to mend...
At that time, Ibuki Kikuchi, a 4th-dan kendo warrior at the Aoyama store, said, ``Ah! There's a hole in Squirrel-like Cardigan!''
■Washable Plain Stitch Wool Squirrel-like Cardigan / Dark Azure

Fortunately, I was able to use this as a test bench.
This time I tried the star-shaped hole filling technique I saw in the video.
The finished product looks like this.
Up and Down

Please look forward to the next episode, “Ibuki’s Blue Squirrel-like Cardigan”!! (continued tomorrow)

(Kikuchi)