“Things to keep in mind when entering data in the diary”

These instructions, indicated at the beginning of the diaries, include “Valuing and looking back on your ‘today,’ think over what you have done and admonish yourself in order to improve yourself day by day. The important thing is to enjoy recording your daily lives.” Students wrote about their daily lives with an abundance of originality.

(Part of the contents)
“Today” is a precious day we will never be able to experience again. Our “soul of the day” must equal our “improvement of the day.” It would be a pity if this precious day were abandoned like a page from a page-a-day calendar and never looked back upon. Considering and recording our daily lives means not only preserving the vestiges of our days of yore forever but also leading to self-discipline for a better life and a shortcut for improving our writing skills. In this way, reflecting on ourselves, devoting ourselves, admonishing ourselves and enjoying ourselves, we will record our daily lives.
(Excerpt from the opening paragraph of “Diaries of First Hiroshima Prefectural Girls High School”)