The workload of annual events in nursery schools is a factor that can lead childcare teachers to leave their occupations. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between the policies of annual event planning in the nursery school division of the local government, and the workload and stress of childcare teachers in public nursery schools. The survey covered 299 childcare teachers.

  When comparing CBC, which had previously changed its childcare and annual event plans before the Covid-19 pandemic, and CSC, which has changed theirs since then, childcare workers in CBC had significantly lower psychological burdens for annual events and overtime work. The frequency of overtime work and taking work home was also lower for CBC. The results suggest that, as in the case of CBC, changing childcare and annual event plans can reduce the psychological burden of childcare teachers.

  From detailed illustrations in The Morning Glory Knitting Method, based on the book Illustrated Yarn Knitting Methods by Kanichiro Komakine, published by Shunshun-do in 1887, it is learned that knitted artificial flowers were exhibited in Kobe, Japan, in 1887. Not only detailed morning glory knitting illustrations, but also flower baskets that were used for wakes following the customs of Meiji-era Japan were included in this book. After yarn dyeing was invented in 1888, it became possible to freely create original and innovative knitted artificial flowers. They became popular to the extent that the yarn sold out. Some people even registered their designs. The spread of knitted artificial flowers exerted significant influence. The exploration extends beyond knitting textbooks to encompass job guides and magazines with a focus on the spread of knitted artificial flowers, the evolution of women's independence in various occupations, and an examinations of the surrounding culture, including comparisons with traditional Japanese artificial flowers. This is a brief history of woven artificial flowers in Japan.