Japanese Surgeon's Daily Life

Bando POW Camp Ruins

　　The Bando POW Camp Ruins isn't so far from my hometown, but I've never been there. I dropped in at the ruins on the way home from my business trip. The about 1000 of POWs who were accommodated in this camp were German who had been captured in the battle in Qing dynasty in China during World War I. The camp was run from April in 1917 to March in 1920.
　　What images do you have for the PWO camp? I read several experience documents written by Japanese people who had been confined into POW camps after the Great Eastern Asian War. I often wanted to avert my eyes from their description, but the Bando POW Camp was utterly different.
　　The POWs fought Japan on the behalf of Germany, not from their personal hostility against Japan. The authorities felt sorry for the POWs and allowed them to spend leisurely and free hours without any labor. Some of the POWs started to bake bread for their fellow POWs who wanted to eat German fresh bread. Some played Beethoven's Ninth Symphony for fellow POWs and Japanese camp officers. This fact made the site the birthplace of the Ninth Symphony in Japan. They were allowed to go in for sporting and artistic activities. At present, a nearby museum with regard to the camp collects a steady stream of visitors. I've visited the museum before, but dropped in at the real ruin for the first time. Climbing up the backside hill, I found two monuments along the path, honoring German who passed away during detention. I felt sorry and paid a short silence. One of the monuments was built by the German Government.
　　I had been reading Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Emil Frankl (Holocaust survivor, Austrian psychiatrist) by chance. According to Frankl, the way a prisoner imagined the future affected his longevity. The book intends to answer the question "How was everyday life in a concentration camp reflected in the mind of the average prisoner?" It's not easy to express my opinion precisely in English, but anyway, we've had enough of war.

(Vocabulary)
Bando POW Camp 坂東俘虜収容所
Man's Search for Meaning（邦訳：夜と霧）

Tomonoura, An Historic District

　　Japan seems to have been held as an industrialized country, and this speculation isn't wrong, but what do you make of the following pictures? These pictures were shot in a small fishery port, which is 2 hours' drive away from my house. This district is rich in historical heritage. The arrangement is like a few hundred years ago, and lots of houses can't be accessed by car.
　　This district, which is located in the middle of the Seto Inland Sea, was a shelter port for lots of trading ships in the pre-modern era which didn't have engines and relied on winds for their moving power. When the wind wasn't ideal, those ships stayed in this district until a favorable change of the wind.

Due to its local property, visits of several celebrities including people from other countries are documented. I roved around the area with my electricity-assisted bicycle, viewing the same scene which our predecessors must have seen.

(Vocabulary)
heritage Uncountable

Kan-onji City

　　I made a business trip to Kan-onji City. The city's appeal points are Kan-onji Temple, which gave its name to the city, and the historic sand sculpture whose motif is a coin used 400 years ago. Kan-onji Temple is listed as one of the temples of the "Shikoku 88 Pilgrimage" and has a long history. The sand sculpture has been restored every year since its birth to now. It is said to have been made in 1633 as a token of gratitude to the lord of the district from commoners.
　　I roamed around the city with my electricity-assisted bicycle without any positive purpose and I was able to visit wherever I wanted. I woke up to the fact that I stood in front of a monument for the departed devoted to Japan through the past wars. I paid a short silence for them. The present peaceful Japan stands on their shoulders, of which I am strongly convinced. I hope from the bottom of my heart that all the wars on the globe will disappear.

FYI:
https://kumo.typepad.jp/weblog/2010/09/ishite-ji-temple.html

Continued from the previous entry:

　　I recalled the times of timber shortage after World War II. The indiscriminate carpet bombing of the U.S. deprived commoners of their houses, which ended up being a shortage of timber for the construction of houses. People who had a trying time at that time thankfully planted lots of Japanese cedar and Japanese cypress for their descendants.
　　However, since a few decades ago, cheap timber from Canada or the U.S.A. has been overshadowing the Japanese forestry industry and consequently the considerably vast forest in Japan is left maintenance-free. As a matter of fact, the pollen from those trees is now a social issue. Too much cedar and cypress forest became a root of modern illness.
　　Lots of people in Japan wear a mask to prevent pollen from invading from February to May. When an accident occurred in Fukushima Daiichi Atomic Power Plant in March 2011, I laughed at German journalists, who were reporting that most Japanese wore a mask to avoid nuclear effects. Some people might do as they said, but most people did it due to pollen allergy. The reporting was totally inaccurate, but this sort of thing often happens. I learnt the risk of swallowing stories without questioning.

(Vocabulary)
forestry 林学, 営林, 林業
As a matter of fact 実を言うと
swallow ; to accept without questioning 鵜呑みにする

What I Think About Middle East

　　I don't like the name of "Middle East" and "Far East" alike. This naming would be evidently from the U.K.'s standpoint, which had the mighty power in the 19th century. Anyway, Japan depends on the Middle East for its great part of crude oil imports, but the majority of Japanese wouldn't know about the Middle East so much. I assume that it's due to the inferiority of the media.
　　Some specialists disseminate information on the platform of YouTube, but their information seems to be censored. I read a book about the Middle East today, which was very enlightening. This book blew the mist in my brain away.

Battery-Assisted Folding Bicycle

　　I bought a folding bicycle equipped with a battery assistance system. I used to own a battery-assisted one and I understood how helpful the assistance was. That bicycle was taken by my daughter when she got married and went out from my house. The bicycle was designed for ordinary housewives and was very handy.
　　I chose a folding type of bicycle this time, because of its portability. I can load it in my car and take it wherever I want. To secure its portability, the size of tires are forfeited. Therefore, it's not good for a long ride, but it's very useful to ride in a crowded or busy street in the urban district.
　　I visited Shimanto City on business today and carried my new bicycle with me. The following pictures were shot on a small hill where a comfortable park was located and there were some monuments of historic persons of this city's birth. With conventional bicycles, I wouldn't feel like climbing up the hill, but with this battery-assisted one, I didn't feel any reluctance. This bicycle would be useful for my well-being physically and mentally.

　

Global Turmoil

　　Just in my opinion, the order of society has been gradually becoming insane globally after the 2020 election of the U.S. president. In the times of Pr. Trump, the world was securer than today. Evil countries like North Korea, the Chinese Communist Party, Russia, and so on were narrowly controlled under the law.
　　It's also my private idea that the U.S. government ruled by the Democratic Party often caused global issues. Carter tolerated Russia invading Afghanistan. Reagan recovered peace, but Clinton gave rise to various issues in eastern Europe centered on the Yugoslav Wars, whose aftermath is still continuing. Obama brought chaos to Mideast countries, and Biden started the Ukraine War. Putin is absolutely responsible for this invasion, but the masterminds of the Ukraine War are the U.S..
　　FYI, it's the U.S. President FDR of the Democratic Party that wanted the war against Japan.
　　The result of the U.S. presidential race has worldwide effects. I'd like the electorate to ponder who is the best for the U.S. and the world, though I know that the last election was done unfairly.
　　I'm afraid that the dictatorship by the Democratic Party will be looming in the U.S.. Hearing the arrest of former president Trump through Tucker Carlson on FOX news or his tweets, I take a gloomy view of the present regime of the U.S..

(Vocabulary)
the Yugoslav Wars ユーゴ紛争
dictatorship [C,U] 独裁政治［政権］
a military dictatorship 軍事独裁政権

Gaoxiong and Its Name's Origin

　　I've been to Taiwan twice, but the area which I walked around was limited to the northern district. I will visit several cities in the south some day.
　　I'll write about the big city of Gaoxiong in southern Taiwan first. This city is now one of the principal cities in Taiwan, but it was only a tiny fishery village when Japan received it from the Qing dynasty of China in 1895. Its name was something which had the meaning of "beat the dog" at that time. The Japanese government viewed the name as an unpalatable fixture of its culture and changed its name into Gaoxiong, which was cited from the historic place of Kyoto and they took it into consideration that its pronunciation in their local language didn't change that much on the flip side. The port of this city used to be a crucial naval base of the Japanese Imperial Navy and now it has the same function as the Taiwanese Navy's base.
　　Japan ruled not only Taiwan, but also Korea and the islands of Micronesia for about 30 to 50 years, but Japan's governance was far different from that of general colonies. Japan spent a significant amount of money on those countries as well as Japan built various infrastructures, provided education to local people and improved hygiene. Given the name of Gaoxiong City, you'll know Japan's policy. Let me give you some examples: Lake Victoria, Port Elizabeth, Rhodesia, the Philippines,,. These were named by the ruler or like that, ignoring the local people.
　　When Japan was founded in 660 B.C., the 1st Ten-noh declared his policy, among which he wished for the well-being of all people on the globe. An idea flashed across my mind. Problems of refugees might be a kind of punitive justice to the former suzerains. Refugees are heading to the countries where their relatives live or they can communicate with their languages.

(Vocabulary)
Qing tʃɪŋ dynasty 清朝（１６４４－１９１２）
punitive justice 因果応報
suzerain 宗主国

Guns, Germs, And Steel

　　I came across an interesting book which was one of the best sellers 20 years ago. Someone on a T.V. show talked about it and his story attracted my curiosity. That's why I rented the book. A New Guinean apparently asked the author by the name of Jared Diamond some time in the 1970s. "Why do you whites have everything, whereas we don't have anything?" The author was an anthropologist who was doing his fieldwork in New Guinea. He had a variety of research tools and modern technology for his work. When the New Guinean looked at the author's possessions, he uttered this. It's only the difference between developed and developing countries. This idea promptly came up with me, but carefully considering what he said, I understood I was really shallow-minded.
　　Human beings are said to have emerged on the African continent five to nine million years ago and then spread around the world by about 11000 years B.C.. If that's the case, people in Africa would have gotten an overwhelmingly longer history than people who moved to other continents and African people should have the most developed technology now. That's not true, however, as you know. Thinking this way, the question from the New Guinean began to make sense. I've just read a fourth of the book, but it is stirring my curiosity much more now.
　　In its preface, an interesting historical fact was laid out. A part of Maori people who had lived on the North island of New Zealand moved to the Chatham Islands, southeast of New Zealand. About 500 years after their movement, two peoples on both islands became unfamiliar with each other. People on the Chatham Islands are called Moriori and they loved peace and thoroughly avoided conflicts. A sailor who had stopped by the Chatham Islands informed the Maori people of Mariori on the Chatham Islands some time in the 19th century. Hearing the news, Maori people rushed to the Chatham Islands and peaceful Moriori people were slaughtered by them. These two kinds of people were genetically the same, though the nature of both peoples are completely opposite. What factors produced the difference between these two peoples? I wonder how the story will develop in the book.

Le Petit Prince Museum

　 　What a long name it is! I was amazed to know his full name. He is Antoine Marie Jean-Baptiste Roger de Saint-Exupéry, whose name is shortened to "Saint-Exupéry" in Japan. His masterpiece is "Le Petit Prince", whose Japanese version I've read in my childhood, but I don't remember its story completely. Le Petit Prince Museum stood in a remote area from the hot spa, but it seemed that lots of tourists had visited before the pandemic. Under the restrained mood for tourism due to the pandemic, the number of visitors decreased and the museum would be closed at the end of the 2022 fiscal year. By the strong wish of my wife, we visited the museum. There are several museums in Hakone, but we hadn't enough time to visit many of them.
　　As I walked in the museum, it was a fantasy world for children. While looking around, I partially recalled the story of Le Petit Prince. The next section was about the writer, Saint-Exupéry. His biography surprised me so much. He was born in a rich family, but became a military pilot and died during the 2nd world war. The rough site of his death was detected recently, but his body or bones have not yet been recovered. I became eager to read some of his works.

(Vocabulary)
fantasy world おとぎの国
fragmentary knowledge  断片的な知識

  

Lake Ashinoko

　　Lake Ashinoko is one of the popular lakes in Japan which is located at the east of Mt. Fuji. A few pirate-themed sightseeing boats are on service, though there's no history of pirates around Lake Ashinoko. Its lakeside is lined with several tourist destinations like Hakone Shrine, the ruins of the rigorous Hakone checkpoint in the Edo era (1603~1868) and hot spas. We'd like to have gotten on the boat, but gave up to free some time for other spots. We went on and got on the gondola again to reach Sou-unzan station. We saw some overseas tourists on the gondola. I expected that the pandemic would end in the near future. I'd like to visit the U.K. where my daughter works as a resident and Honolulu also to join the Honolulu Marathon in 2023.

Hakone Tozan Railway

　　I'd like to write about Hakone Tozan Railway, which is the sister-railway of Rhötische Bahn in Switzerland, which is the biggest-class private railway in Switzerland and is also called Viafier retica in the Romansch language or Ferrovia retica in Italian. I'm familiar with German, so I used the German expression.
　　We were going down to Odawara City near sea level today using this railway. It was my first time to utilize Hakone Tozan Railway. It has three switchbacks in a short distance and I was looking forward to actually experiencing those.
　　Hakone is located in precipitous terrain and a barrier station or a checkpoint had been sited in the Edo period from 17th to the middle of 19th century. Hakone is on the main route connecting two big cities of Edo (present Tokyo) and Kamigata (present Osaka). Hakone is such a place that it has several historic sites along with hot spas. Additionally you have to remember the geo-scientific aspect of Hakone. It's in the middle of a volcanic area. I'll write about this aspect in another entry.
　　According to the railway company's pamphlet, the sister-railway relationship with Rhötische Bahn was struck in 1979. At the 50th anniversary of Hakone being listed on Japan's national park, i.e. 7 years after entering the partnership, a few dozen people from St. Moritz Tourism Bureau visited Hakone for the purpose of promotion. A splendid party seemed to be held at that time. St. Moritz is one of my destinations which I'd like to visit some day.
　　Back to the track, the small train in which we got on clumsily went down the steep slope, back and forth 3 times on the switch back, through the forest which is dotted with small hot spas, and finally reached Odawara City. This city is filled with historic heritage and local food, but we transferred to a Shinkansen bullet train and headed for Yokohama.
　　What do you think we were going to do in Yokohama? I'll report it to you in the next entry.

(Vocabulary)
precipitous 切り立った, 険しい〈谷･崖･傾斜など〉; 突然の, 急な〈減少･増加など〉; （かたく）性急な, 軽率な〈行動･決定など〉
関所 《pass》 a barrier (station); 《pass through》 a checkpoint (検問所).
clumsily 不細工に, 不格好に; (動作について) ぎこちなく, 不器用に

What I think about Ukraine

　　I have no other words to say sorry concerning the people in Ukraine and soldiers from Ukraine and Russia. I wonder why wars have been repeated in this area. Hearing the news about the sinking of the Russian Black Sea Fleet's flagship of Moscow, I recalled the mutiny of the battleship Potyomkin, which used to be the newest and strongest one in the Fleet and I rented a book related to the mutiny from the community library to learn the social conditions of those days. There's a research field called geopolitics. Is it inevitable to repeat conflicts even though the time changes?
　　As far as I know, the Japanese media recognize Ukraine as good and Russia as evil, but I don't think so. The following evidence will show you remarkable facts; there was surely a slaughter of Russian or pro-Russian people in eastern Ukraine, and there are also neo-Nazi groups.
　　It was Russia that started to invade Ukraine, and so Russia is responsible for the miserable outcome. However, the opinions of Russia should not be hidden. They should also be precisely reported to everyone for their better judgement. Just making sure, I don't mean to champion Russia. I'm writing about just facts.
　　This article seems to be going to become incoherent and I'll put an end to this argument.

reference

　　The UNHCR lists the cases of the infringement on human rights in Ukraine and those cases contain lots of victims of the Russian related people in the Donbas district in eastern Ukraine.

[The victim 2016/2/15-5/15]
https://www.ohchr.org/sites/default/files/Documents/Countries/UA/Ukraine_14th_HRMMU_Report.pdf

[UN Report 2020/2/16-6/30]
https://www.ohchr.org/sites/default/files/Documents/Countries/UA/30thReportUkraine_EN.pdf

[UN Report insists that the number of victims soars up to 13200 in the Donbas district.]
https://www.ohchr.org/sites/default/files/Documents/Countries/UA/29thReportUkraine_EN.pdf

　　With these reports the UN says that more than 5600 Russian related inhabitants were killed by the end of last year. Those cases include the Ukrainian attack on the homes of the pro-Russian people. They included also
murders and torture, that is an apparent genocide.

The world-wide and biggest international human rights NGO, Amnesty International, criticizes the Ukrainian Government that these cruel acts are blamed on the Ukrainian government.
https://www.amnesty.org/en/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/eur500402014en.pdf

The OSCE also reports about the air-attack on the Donbas district by the Ukrainian Air Force.
http://www.osce.org/ukraine-smm/119479

The OSCE elaborately reports about torture by the neo-Nazi groups of the Azov Regiment in Ukraine.
https://www.osce.org/files/f/documents/e/7/233896.pdf

You can easily find this kind of evidence on the net.

(Vocabulary)
mutiny (兵士・海員の) 反乱
geopolitics 地政学的な条件;地政学
research field 研究分野
incoherent〈政策・考えなどが〉一貫性のない, 支離滅裂な; ろれつの回らない, しどろもどろの,〈話・返事などが〉わけのわからない, つじつまの合わない[＋incoherent with]
reference 参考［引用］文献
infringe 〈法律など〉に違反する. 〈権利･自由など〉を侵害する.
OSCE 欧州安全保障協力機構（Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe）

Sauries

　　Sauries are common in Japan as a seasonal fish of autumn. I'm afraid its catch has been decreasing in recent years, but the price has kept relatively low. Sauries have been eaten since long ago and have been the food for commoners.
　　I'll tell you about a funny story descended from the Edo period. Sauries were thought to be food for ordinary people. One day, a shogun, a feudal lord, secretly went out for an inspection of the city. He was always concerned about how people's daily lives were. During the inspection, he found a cloud of smoke from a house with an appetizing smell and then he saw a saury for the first time. The shogun wanted to try one.
　　His subordinates were upset to hear that he wanted to eat one, because sauries were believed to be fish for lowly people. The taste, however, seemed to be supreme for him and he was so delighted. The place where he enjoyed it was "Meguro". After this happened, the shogun began to often say, "Meguro is the best place to eat sauries," though Meguro didn't have the sea in its area.
　　Even now, Meguro district in Tokyo hosts a "Sauries Festival" and offers lots of grilled sauries to citizens for free. This event apparently serves for accelerating the tourism business. The misunderstanding by the lord led to a big event now. What does he think about the "sauries festival"?
　　By the way, I grilled some sauries in my garden this evening. The weather was great for outside eating.

(Vocabulary)
saury 〘魚〙サンマ(科の魚)
catch [C] (魚の) 捕獲量, 漁獲物
lowly 身分［地位］の低い, 下層階級の

SHIN'YOU (Rocking The Ocean)

　　During World War 2, which is called "The Great Asian War" in Japan, Kamikaze Special Attack Team provoked fear among the U.S. military ships. This fact is well known to the world. The aircrafts bearing a big bomb stormed into military vessels - this is the known typical example of a suicide attack. However, there were other versions of suicide attacks using small submarines and boats. You can see the small submarine here(link). When I toured Hachijojima island in 2014, I happened to find a monument commemorating soldiers who had thrown their own lives to protect Japan near the former special attack base on the island(link).
　　Today, I unintentionally found another monument on the seashore of Kochi prefecture. I joined my hands in prayer.

特攻潜水艇回天　https://kumo.typepad.jp/weblog/2013/06/kaiten-kamikaze-submarine.html
八丈島の震洋基地慰霊碑　https://kumo.typepad.jp/weblog/2014/03/2nd-day-in-hachijojima.html

DEPRESSION

　　I'm low-spirited today, too depressed to do anything. Do people who are suffering depression feel this way all the time? I understand that my condition comes from the assassination of former prime minister, Shinzo Abe. He had been respected by national leaders of the world during his tenure of office, and despite his incurable disease, he has worked hard for us, Japanese. I wanted him to work as a politician as long as possible. His last moment was too miserable and cruel.
　　He built a solid trust with not only Mr. Trump in the U.S. but Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Turkey, Narendra Modi in India, and even Vladimir Putin in Russia. I believe that he was born with an endowment for a politician in the family of politicians. Hearing the news of playing golf with Mr. Trump, I remembered the golf meeting between his grandfather-cum-former Prime Minister, Nobusuke Kishi and the then U.S. President Eisenhower. It was the start of the strong relationship between the U.S. and Japan. The following picture is cited from his Twitter account. Seeing this picture, most Japanese people would deem pro-China current Prime Minister Kishida and the U.S. President Biden as pitiful politicians.
　　Aside from people who can't see society properly, like communists, everyone who met Mr. Abe was said to have become attracted to his friendly smile and personality. I wish I could have met and talked with him.
　　I was invited to drink with former member of the House of Representatives, Mr. Shingo Nishimura. Every time I saw him, I was encouraged and felt uplifted. I'm looking to get out from depression.

(Vocabulary)
low-spirited 元気のない, 無気力の = depressed
tenure (フォーマル) (重要な役職の) 在職［在任］期間
Recep Tayyip Erdogan エルドアン
Narendra Modi モディ
endowment [C,U] (学校・病院などへの) 寄付（金）, 基金;[C](文) (生来の) 才能, 資質
pitiful 哀れな, かわいそうな, 惨めな;〈出来栄え・成績などが〉 惨めな, 情けない

DRAWBRIDGE

　　I happened to be nearby for work, and I hit a famous drawbridge in Kochi Prefecture. I knew it from a TV program the other day and I had wanted to visit it. As the number of cars in the area was increasing, traffic jams came to happen often. The authorities wanted to widen the road or construct a new bypass or something, but the area was a well-known historic site which was keeping the nostalgic atmosphere of 100 years ago.
　　For the conservation of the old fishery port, the drawbridge was designed to cancel the traffic congestion. Seeing the upright bridge from the distance, anyone would be surprised at its quirky scene.

(Vocabulary)
drawbridge (城などに架かった) つり上げ橋; (船を通せる) 跳ね橋
low-water crossing 沈下橋

Oriental Machu Picchu

　　I'll write about the Besshi copper mine which is situated in my prefecture and is well-known for its huge deposits of copper. This mine had been essential for the modern development of Japan. The deposits were found in the late 16th century and the copper had been dug out for three centuries. The copper was truly a gift from nature, but the process of refining produced air pollution by sulfur oxide. The poisonous gas turned the mountains covered with green trees into bare mountains. The mine was closed a few decades ago due to the depletion of copper. Since then, the mine company started planting trees and the mountains are currently recovering their former normal glory.
　　If you go for a hike through these mountains, you would be surprised to recognize the ruins here and there which indicate that humans truly had lived there. This forest has been compared to Machu Picchu in Peru for its image of the disappearance of people. This former copper mine area is now called "Oriental Machu Picchu" and became a popular hiking route for good walkers.
　　I enjoyed trekking in the forest with my co-workers and recalled the harsh living circumstances of those days. The following picture shows the eco-friendly toilet. After the business, you have to work out for your excrement treatment.

(Vocabulary)
Besshi copper mine　別子銅山
deposit　 (鉱石・金属などの) 鉱床; (物質の) 堆積(たいせき)した層, 堆積物, 沈殿物
huge deposits of copper 　銅の巨大な鉱床
refinery 　(石油・砂糖などの) 精製所, (金属の) 精錬所
bare mountain 　はげ山
good walker 健脚
excrement 排せつ物, 糞便
restore sth to its former glory ＜建造物など＞を元の状態に復元する

JOHN MANJIRO MUSEUM

　　A fishery boat had been caught in a storm and had drifted out to sea from a tiny fishery village near Ashizuri Misaki Cape in the middle of the 19th century. The crew were all young. A boy among them, who would come to be called John Manjiro later, was only 14 years old. They were eventually able to land on a small isolated island in Bonin Islands. While they were struggling to survive the difficulties there, a whale boat of the U.S. found them and took them to Hawaii, not Japan. Japan was under its restrictive diplomacy at that time and foreign ships weren't allowed to visit Japan even if it was for humanitarian purposes.
　　He was brought up in the U.S. and acquired various kinds of knowledges along with English skills. He was very helpful for the modern development of Japan. His museum was built at his birth place and I dropped in at it.

(Vocabulary)
Bonin Islands 小笠原諸島

PULLING DOWN MY HIGH SCHOOL

　　My high school is under demolition now. This building was newly built 49 years ago when I was 14 years old. I learned lots of things in this school and I'm here now. Asbestos was used here and there and its demolition should be done extremely carefully. It seems to take a month. My house is located in the same neighborhood as my high school and I often take a walk in front of the school recalling about the passed 49 years. Many things happened, good things and bad things in a span of this period. The way I see it though, I've spent a good life. I'm looking to do anything I can do from now on.

(Vocabulary)
dismantle 〈機械など〉を分解する, 解体する;〈組織など〉を解体する;〈制度など〉を徐々に撤廃［廃止］する
pull down （家などを）取り壊す
demolition [C,U] (建物などの) 取り壊し, 解体
here and there あちこちに