Ome Quartet of Snow Country

Chapter 462 Morning Market by the River (please ask for monthly tickets)

It takes about an hour and a half to drive from Hirayu Hot Spring Township to Takayama City.Both Naruse and Shoko fell asleep for a while after getting in the car, and woke up one after another when they were approaching Takayama City.

"Are we almost there?" Shangzi looked out the car window.

Naruse responded, his eyes also attracted by the city scenery outside.

Takayama City is the largest city in Japan, with a total area of ​​more than 100 square kilometers, equivalent to the entire Tokyo.

Of course, more than [-]% of the area in Gaoshan City is mountainous, and the urban area alone is nothing.

The Alps surrounding the city constitute the magnificent natural scenery of Takayama City, and are also the main factor that attracts Naruse here.

After a while, they finally arrived at the bus center platform. The two got off the bus. Naruse walked into the bus center again and took out the tickets for another route he had booked before.

"After queuing for a while, there were quite a lot of people."

"They all came on the same bus." Shangzi took the ticket, looked at it twice and put it away.

When the two of them went on a trip, she kept the tickets and other things.

“The hotel is right near the bus center, which is quite convenient.”

In the next few days, they will travel around Gaoshan City. For convenience, they will naturally not change hotels.

It was only around ten o'clock in the morning. The two of them went to the hotel to store their luggage. They planned to take a stroll around the area before going elsewhere in the afternoon.

"Where are you going?"

"I have a place I want to go, so let's take a stroll there."

Starting from the hotel, the two wandered along the street. Not long after walking, they arrived at a temple called Kokubunji Temple. Naoko proposed to go in and take a look, and Naruse certainly would not object.

After walking in, he learned through the introduction column next to it that this unassuming temple was an ancient temple built in the Muromachi period, and the main hall had a history of more than 500 years.The towering ginkgo tree in the temple is more than 1000 years old.

"What an old tree..."

"Yes."

The towering ginkgo trees opened their green shade to the surroundings. The two walked around Kokubunji Temple for more than ten minutes before leaving through the exit on the side of the three-story pagoda.

On both sides of the not-so-wide street, there were dense buildings and shops. The people walking in front and behind them were tourists from all over the world, with different faces and skin colors.

"This street feels a bit like Kyoto..." Naoko looked at the buildings on the left and right and said.

"Takayama City is also called 'Hida's Little Kyoto'."

"Is it because of ancient history?"

"more or less."

After walking forward for a while, the view suddenly became wider, and they came to the Miyagawa River.

Walking to the bridge and looking at the pedestrian walkway under the river bank, Shangzi muttered, "It looks more like..."

"Is it like Kamogawa?"

"Yes."

After crossing the bridge and reaching the other side of the Miya River, Naruse pulled Naoko and walked along the river bank.

"Ahead is Miyagawa Morning Market."

"Miyagawa morning market?"

"It's a morning market with stalls along this section of the river." Naruse explained, "It may not be that practical for locals, but it is very popular among tourists."

"Is this where Harumi wants to come?"

"Yes."

After walking a little further, Shangzi also saw the banner of [Miyagawa Morning Market] hanging in front of him, "If the morning market is over, isn't it still over by this time?"

"It's said to be from seven in the morning to twelve noon. I should still be able to catch up now."

Naruse said, raising his chin forward, "It's still open."

Shangzi looked over and saw a long row of simple sheds set up by the river, with vendors selling various things underneath.There were some vegetables on the nearest stall.

"It's late, the vegetables are a bit wilted...Ah, such a cheap radish! How can it be so cheap when it's such a big one!"

Shangzi suddenly entered the vegetable shopping mode and looked carefully at the stall. He seemed ready to buy a few radishes or a large cabbage at any time.

Seeing that she was really starting to pick, Naruse had to hold her back and said, "What are you buying for? Send it back? The money saved is not enough for postage."

Shangzi suddenly woke up and had no choice but to put down the carrot in his hand, with a look of regret on his face.

Continuing to stroll forward, most of the stalls set up by the river sell vegetables or fruits. There are also some handmade souvenirs or exquisitely trimmed potted plants.

Naruse took a fancy to some pretty small handicrafts and planned to buy them back as souvenirs. Naoko was also very interested and picked some personally, but what he cared about more was the vegetable stalls.

"Is this garlic? It's produced in Hida Takayama. It's two hundred yen for one bunch and five hundred yen for three bunches. It's so cheap."

"It's not very cheap, it feels similar to the ones in Tsumae."

"No, it's still close."

Naruse waited for a long time, but did not hear Naoko explain what the difference was.Fortunately, she also knew that such benefits were only for local people, but once she bought it, it became a burden and she only looked at it.

"I like mountains more than Matsumoto now."

"Matsumoto Castle is going to cry."

"You can't eat in Matsumoto Castle either. If you want to live, I feel it's more comfortable here in the mountains... There is also such a beautiful river here, Harumi will also like it."

"That's true."

The distance from Miyagawa to the market is about [-] meters, and there are countless stalls along the way.

The two of them walked past stalls one by one. Unfortunately, they arrived a little late today and many stalls had already been packed away.

"Come here early tomorrow, it's very close to the hotel anyway."

"Ah."

At the end of his shopping, Naruse noticed a sushi restaurant next to him.

The sushi is all freshly grilled and hand-made, and there is also limited Hida beef sushi to choose from. He was also hungry, so he took Naoko over and ordered two limited-edition sushi.

"Two servings of this limited edition beef sushi."

"Okay. A total of two thousand six hundred yen."

Next to the menu of the sushi restaurant, there is a sign in Chinese, Japanese and English, reminding customers that they can eat sushi while visiting the morning market and admiring the crystal clear Miyagawa River.

After waiting for a while, the sushi was ready.

"Your sushi."

He took the sushi and handed one to Shangzi, and the two of them leaned against the guardrail by the river and started eating.

A piece of sushi costs [-] yen, and there are only three pieces, with three flavors: mustard, soy sauce and ponzu vinegar.

The beef is cut neither thin nor thick, and is covered on the sushi. In order to maintain the tender taste, it is not grilled for too long, and blood streaks can still be seen vaguely.The rice is soft and fragrant, and when you bite into it, it is tender and smooth, with a hint of sweet and sour taste.

"Hmm...it's delicious." Shangzi covered her mouth and chewed, "The sushi vinegar is just right, not too much and not too little."

“The beef is also very tender.”

"Yes."

It was already noon. Three small pieces of sushi were not enough to fill the two of them, but they fully aroused their appetite.

"Go eat meat." Naruse said.

"Are we going to eat roast pork at noon..." Shangzi hesitated for a moment, "Should we come back and eat it in the evening?"

"You can have it again tonight."

"If you eat meat for two meals in a row, you will still get tired of it."

"Naoko, do you want to stay until tonight?"

"Ah."

"Okay. Then what should we eat for lunch?"

"Let's go and have a look."

The two of them crossed the Yayoi Bridge on the other side of the city from Miyagawa, returned to the side they came from, and watched as they walked, and finally sat down at a shabu-shabu restaurant.

"Shabu-shabu doesn't count as eating meat."

"It's different..."

"Ok."

After filling their stomachs, the two wandered leisurely for another half an hour before arriving at the bus center, crossing the long ticket queue, and boarding the bus to Shirakawa-go.

It takes about five and 10 minutes to drive from Takayama City to Shirakawa Township in the northwest mountainous area, so you can take a short break.

With a heavy weight on his shoulders, Naruse turned to look at his girlfriend and planned to close his eyes and rest for a while.

buzz-

"Message in the group?"

"Ah."

Shangzi rubbed his shoulder and calmed down again.

Yiye: [image]
Kazuyo: This ramen shop near the school tastes pretty good.

Naruse clicked on the photo, looked at the toppings in the ramen bowl, and then pulled it aside, stopping at her cuffs.

Doesn't her uniform fit her well...

　Happy Mid-autumn Festival

　　
　
(End of this chapter)