Yunluo believed what the 3D artist said, muah~ This little chicken really wanted to kiss Yunluo. On the way, she met a super cute sheep, who hugged Yunluo very affectionately (Yunluo didn’t force him to hug her!). Yunluo thought he was cuter than Xiyangyang... Before going to Japan, someone asked Yunluo to bring this green juice for them. After drinking a little, it tasted like vegetable juice (not matcha!).
The girls who wanted to lose weight cried when they saw that Sumo wrestlers were the spokespersons... The opening ceremony was very boring (because Yunluo couldn't understand what they were saying at all...) It was more interesting to continue watching the ice sculptures. I didn't expect that a tropical country like the Philippines would sponsor the Ice and Snow Festival. The buildings were quite grand! Speaking of this, I suddenly remembered that I met a lot of Thai people on this trip.
They all come from places without winter, so how can they buy clothes? Also, their clothes are really a one-time investment. It is not easy to come here once. If they never go to places with winter again, these clothes will become souvenirs. In addition to ice sculptures, the most attractive thing about the Ice and Snow Festival is the various snacks on the street (the foodie nature is fully exposed).
This is very similar to the temple fair in Yunluo and Anchuyu's country. This stall mainly sells various dried fruits and nuts, many delicious, you can taste them (but please don't grab too much at once...)! This is the sculpture that Sapporo citizens voted for the most in this year's Snow Festival. It looks like the snowman in Frozen? The foodie was caught by the paparazzi.
The Xingtian Temple, produced by Baodao, is a temple dedicated to Guan Gong. The main temple is in Taipei, and the other one is in Beitou, known as the "Loyalty Temple". Xingtian Temple is also the temple with the most pilgrims in Beibao Island. I have to say that the color of this ice sculpture is so eye-catching, so beautiful! Here is another close-up of Star Wars. If you want to say where is the most eye-catching platform of the Ice and Snow Festival.
It must be the big ski resort with the sign of Shiroi Koibito! There will be skiing formal practice every day. Yunluo and An Chuyu watched the first game of the first day. It seems that the players are still a little nervous~ Sapporo Big Beer, if you don’t drink it, you haven’t been to Sapporo! The girl in thin clothes looks cool and handsome, playing super high music.
Let everyone stop and listen. There are a thousand different kinds of ice and snow festivals in the eyes of a thousand people. In fact, the more important thing about the ice and snow festival is to immerse yourself in the lively but orderly environment. That is the most rare fun on a snowy day~ Walking all the way from Odori Park to the old government site, everything is particularly charming under the sun~ Sapporo Old Government Building is so unique in this city.
Red bricks and green roofs are full of European style. It seems to be somewhat out of tune with the surrounding modern buildings. But obviously, because of its uniqueness, people are happy to use it as a place for leisure and entertainment. Rather than saying it is an office building or a famous tourist attraction, it is better to say that it is a rare paradise for people in the city. In the square of the old Hokkaido government red brick office building.
There are many ducks strolling leisurely or sitting in the sun. They are not afraid of people. I want to kiss (or bite, or see if there is any food-_-||) Yunluo's hand..... I have slid down the slide many times in Hokkaido, but none of them was smooth... It turns out that the friction is too great... On the last afternoon in Sapporo, Yunluo and An Chuyu spent their time at Lake Shikotsu.
Lake Shikotsu is located in Chitose City, more than two hours' drive from Sapporo. At this time, Lake Shikotsu is holding the annual Ice Festival, but the Ice Festival is only beautiful at night. If you don't plan to stay overnight at Lake Shikotsu, there will be no car to return to Sapporo after watching the Ice Festival. The solution to this problem is to go to JR Sapporo Station and sign up for a half-day tour.
This tour is very simple, so you won't feel like you're just going through the motions. Basically, it's the same if you go there on your own. Its advantage is that it can help you solve the problem of difficulty in getting on the bus. It's also best to book it in China in advance, so you don't end up with no seats when you get there. The bus stop is easy to find, just on the second floor of the JR station exit (regular sightseeing).
Find this conspicuous ESTA and you won't get lost. Print out the reservation form in China and exchange it for the half-day tour ticket at the regular sightseeing window. Although this photo is just for directions, it's still important to pose! This half-day tour also has an additional itinerary, which is to go shopping at the outlet. Many people may be disgusted when it comes to shopping.
But Yunluo thinks that people don’t need to be so extreme. If you don’t want to buy anything, just go there to eat (there are a lot of delicious food). There is also a place called Hokkaido Farm where you can buy a lot of local specialties! The time spent in the outlet is not long. If you arrive at Lake Shikotsu too early, you won’t be able to see the most beautiful Ice Festival. So it has no impact on Yunluo and An’s first encounter.
The Toyohira River under the blue sky and white clouds is so beautiful. The crisscrossing of Japanese electric wires is so majestic that you can't even imagine... There are so many things to buy at the Hokkaido Farm. Don't miss it if you pass by~ The hamburgers are delicious (maybe I was really hungry at the time)... I bought a super cute eggshell pudding at the farm. After eating it, I can wash it and take it home to make dessert!
Continue on the road. The scenery on the road is the white snow that I have seen in the past few days, but for Yunluo, this is the last complete and perfect day in Hokkaido. If I hadn't come to Lake Shikotsu this evening, Yunluo's impression of it would only remain in other people's travel notes. In my impression, it is just an ordinary lake - when Yunluo and An first met Huaguo.
There are many lakes more beautiful than this one. But fortunately, Yunluo spent his last evening in Hokkaido at Lake Shikotsu. This is a lake so deep that it will not freeze even in the coldest winter. The sunset is its most beautiful dress of the day. There are three volcanoes smoking beside the lake. But it is always so quiet. At the end of the snow, there are lakes and distant mountains. It is right in front of you.
But it is so inviolable that the smoking volcano of Lake Shikotsu needs no further explanation. Lake Shikotsu Lake Shikotsu Lake Shikotsu Lake Shikotsu Lake Shikotsu Lake Shikotsu Lake Shikotsu Lake Shikotsu Lake Ice Wave Festival Yunluo didn't expect much at first, but after coming here, I found it was so beautiful! The actual experience is much better than taking pictures (except for professional photographers...), it is simply the world of ice and snow elves.
Compared with the Sapporo Snow Festival, it is less lively, but more magical. The extremely green frozen forest ~ Lake Shikotsu female elves (or more like ghosts.-_-|||) The blue ice room filled with romantic colors Standing on the ice bridge and looking down, the colorful world and the deep sky Shikotsu Lake ringing the bell ~ I have never seen such a dreamy ice rink, Yunluo is willing to stay here forever and can't afford to fall...
Who put money on such a high ice ball at Lake Shikotsu? It will definitely bring happiness! The last time I slid down the slide, it looked like a success, but in fact I was still crawling forward... Friendly reminder: Don't wear pants with too much friction, such as jeans, on the ski slide. My nose and face were frozen red. I came to the lake to eat some snacks. There are some small shops on the lakeside.
Some Japanese girls who came here to travel, eating and laughing, looked like Yunluo and An Chuyu when they were in school, buying a bag of potatoes for 50 cents at the school gate, and eating them with great joy. The corn was so soft and sweet. It was not very delicious... When we left Lake Shikotsu, it was completely dark, and Yunluo and An Chuyu could no longer see where the lake was.
It also saved me from too much reluctance to leave. Yunluo thought that after eating that corn, she wouldn't have to eat anything at night, but when she got back to the hotel, she was actually hungry, so she went out to eat at Yoshinoya in Japan. She also ate a big red apple bought at the farm. The Japanese people's English is not that good, but the convenient thing is that they know a lot of Chinese characters.
In particular, many place names in Japan are basically marked with Chinese characters, so it doesn't matter if they can't speak. Just type the place name on your phone and they will understand. It takes about an hour and a half to take the JR from Kansai International Airport to the hotel where Yunluo and An Chuyu are going. You need to change poles once in the middle, but there are not many people on the bus, and it is quiet, so the first impression is particularly good.
At that time, I was amazed at the lack of people in the subway. Later, I remembered that New Year's Day is the Japanese New Year, so there are very few people on the streets and alleys, and many shops are closed. Japan's railways are extremely developed. Because of the hasty booking, An Chuyu spent 1,200 yuan a night to book a two-night hotel. Yunluo scolded him for the price.
Yunluo said that Yunluo originally wanted to spend the money on the hot springs in Noboribetsu. You spent the budget in advance for Yunluo, blah blah... Yunluo is the kind of person who must express his emotions, otherwise he will feel suffocated if he keeps them in his heart. But it is really wrong to complain too much about what has already happened.
So Yunluo stopped talking after a long while. He was about to be unhappy because of Yunluo's scolding. He went out to have fun. Anyway, the room could not be refunded and was prepaid, so Yunluo started to convince himself to accept this matter completely. The hotel where Yunluo and An Chu met was a landmark building.
Yunluo saw it before getting off the JR train. There aren't many high-rise buildings in Osaka, and even fewer in this area, so it's very conspicuous. The hotel front desk staff was very friendly. The money had already been prepaid by credit card. Yunluo asked for a room on a higher floor. Hotels in Japan are generally small. If you have 1,200 yuan, you can find a hotel in Shihai City.
It was definitely big enough, but when she opened the door, she was faced with such a small gap. The room was so cost-effective that Yun Luo couldn't help but complain again. Complaining is really not a good emotion. She knew she should accept it but she still couldn't control herself. However, the typical Gemini personality was too tormenting at this moment.
On the one hand, he wanted to complain and was unwilling, but on the other hand, he felt that he shouldn't say anything more because the money was all spent. The rational side always appeared at the right time, and then Yunluo and An Chuyu met and everyone was happy again. Yunluo thought. Since he was living in such a high-rise, he should find the advantages of this room, so he asked him to pack the things he was going to take out for a while, and Yunluo walked around to find the advantages of the room.
After turning around, well, this is the only one with a good view! Well, I finally found one, Yunluo smiled and told him that he hoped he would not blame himself. After entering the room, Yunluo packed up simply, and he packed the things he was going to take out. Going out with him, Yunluo was particularly relieved, he carried the bag, he took the money, Yunluo only carried himself and Yunluo's mobile phone.
Don't worry about the rest. However, on the first day, he seemed to be afraid that Yunluo would get lost, so he took out 20,000 yen and stuffed it into Yunluo's pocket, saying that if she got lost, she should remember to take a taxi back. Σ(°△°|||)︴As a result, Yunluo's brain turned, thinking about the place where Yunluo and An Chuyu planned to go shopping in Shinsaibashi next. If Yunluo didn't have enough cash, she should bring a credit card.
She turned around, took out her credit card from her wallet and stuffed it in her pocket. If Yunluo knew that she would lose the credit card if she stuffed it in her pocket, she would definitely not stuff it in her pocket. There is a cafe in the lobby on the first floor of the hotel, and some small shops selling some cute little things. When Yunluo and An Chuyu came down, there were more people queuing at the front desk. There were several taxis at the entrance of the hotel.
The cars were very clean, and what was particularly interesting was that the drivers were all white-haired uncles in suits and ties, very stylish and well-trained. It was a sunny day, and we walked out of the hotel and through an underground passage. Yunluo and An Chuyu planned to stroll to Shinsaibashi, because according to the map, it was less than 5 kilometers away. The streets were very clean and quiet.
There was almost no one there! Because I didn't have lunch, I saw a convenience store behind the overpass. So I went in to buy something to eat. Everyone went back to celebrate the New Year. Yunluo and I walked on the road. It didn't feel like we were out of the country. We walked slowly and played while walking. There were many ginkgo trees on both sides of the road. The big golden ginkgo leaves fell all over the ground. Yunluo liked places like this.
I also like this feeling. In fact, traveling sometimes does not have so much meaning, it is just to continue living in a different place, with him still by your side, and the same conversation as usual, but the mood is completely different. Now more and more people like to travel, and like to use long journeys to give their souls a vacation, which is actually an improvement in the spiritual level.
There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!
This is a very good thing. In this process, many things will inevitably happen, just like the quality of travelers mentioned now, which is actually the area that Yunluo and An Chuyu need to improve in the process. You can walk directly from Mutencho to Shinsaibashi without turning. In fact, Yunluo doesn't seem to want to buy anything in particular.
Many people who come to Japan need to buy a lot of cosmetics, but Yunluo has always been the simplest in terms of face washing and skin care, so she doesn't have any needs. It seems that she can buy a few clothes. However, it is difficult for Yunluo to buy clothes, because her aesthetics are abnormal after all, and she can't follow the trend. She only looks for clothes that suit her and make her more beautiful because of them.
Because Yunluo thinks that it is not because the clothes are beautiful that one looks beautiful when wearing them, but because a person finds clothes that suit their temperament and complement each other, they will be more beautiful. Beauty does not need trends. It does not need to be imitated, and it does not need to be compared. Suitability is the most important thing. This street is so quiet that it does not feel like I am in a big city like Osaka.
The weather is still warm, and a pair of woolen pants is not cold at all. The colors of late autumn are still hanging on the trees. The leaves of this ginkgo tree are big. This trip to Japan, I also feel that it is really convenient to go to Japan from Sihai City. While walking, I also saw a tree full of persimmons. Well, Yunluo actually felt it was a pity.
After all, it is an edible fruit, so it ends up hanging on the tree and waiting for it to rot and fall to the ground. The city of Osaka is the third most populous city in Japan after Tokyo and Yokohama. It has been a trading port city since the Nara period, that is, the 7th century AD. In the Edo period in the 16th century AD, Osaka and Kyoto.
Edo was the most prosperous of the three capitals in Japan at that time, and Osaka is still a prosperous industrial city today. Walking on any street in Osaka, you can see that this is a busy city in the alleys, but just like the capital of Shihai City that Yunluo and An first met, it is empty during the New Year. An old man is crossing the street with a cart.
She was the only one walking slowly on the empty street. But Yunluo didn't feel sorry for the old man. In Japan, he also discovered many details of life. For example, he almost never saw parents with grandchildren. The children were all taken care of by the young father An Chuyu himself. In some cases, the father held one child and An Chuyu carried another on his back. In some cases, there were five people in a family with three children.
Yunluo thought this was a good idea. The child could only grow up healthily with his father An Chuyu, instead of leaving him to his grandparents, which was extremely irresponsible to both the parents and the child. The afternoon sun became golden, soft and comfortable, stretching the figures of Yunluo and An Chuyu to a very long distance. The red maple leaves in late autumn were as beautiful as red clouds.
I think that every country celebrates the New Year the same way. The same is true in Japan. There are few people in big cities, and most of them go back to their parents to spend the New Year with them. This is a pole like a telephone pole on the street, but it is painted with beautiful ginkgo leaves. The details are small and beautiful. In Osaka during the New Year, the small museum is also closed. There is an armored vehicle similar to a tank inside.
Yunluo wondered if it was related to World War II. In fact, when it comes to Japan, Yunluo doesn't want to talk about politics, because for a small citizen like Yunluo, politics is far away from Yunluo and seems irrelevant. Of course, Yunluo deeply loves Yunluo's country and Yunluo's nation. Yunluo's greatest hope is for the country to prosper and the people to prosper, and world peace. Let's not talk about China and Japan, and nothing else. One reason is that no matter how we talk about it, it can't be truly objective.
It was because Yunluo's outlook on life was like this, not thinking about the past, not fearing the future, and trying to focus on the present. An Chuyu walked in front of Yunluo, and Yunluo shouted from behind: Hey, handsome guy in front, please turn around. He, huh, turned around like this all of a sudden. Yunluo laughed out loud. The streets in Japan are very clean, and there are small details of life everywhere.
It looks beautiful and cute. Moreover, the streets are full of Chinese characters, which makes people feel friendly and a little emotional. The emotion is because Japan has preserved the very traditional side of Yunluo and An Chuyu's culture. Although their pronunciations are different from Yunluo and An Chuyu, the strokes and meanings of the Chinese characters are roughly the same as Yunluo and An Chuyu.
And they still give names that have a Chinese flavor, such as Lizhi Hall. Yunluo and An Chuyu met. There is no signboard like this on the street. It has the flavor of a martial arts school from a hundred years ago. Walking along, they came across a big market. Walking deeper, they found that most of the shops were closed. (~^~)