Kawaguchiko is probably in the countryside, not crowded, very comfortable. After finishing Osaka, the trip to Japan feels like it's getting better. I didn't expect that the cherry blossoms here are in full bloom! Walking along the lake, Mount Fuji is right in front of you! Mount Fuji is unique in April. On the way. Bicycles under the cherry trees, full of Japanese drama feeling.
I came to a small park and sat under a cherry tree, facing Lake Kawaguchi. There were reeds on the shore and boats in the lake. Behind me, people were having picnics, walking their dogs, walking their children, and singers were playing and singing. The music floated in the free air. Putting history aside, Japan is really great. There were cherry blossoms planted on both sides of the road and the weather was clear.
The flowers were in full bloom, and there were few tourists. Kawaguchiko immediately became the most perfect part of the trip. The last cherry blossom show of the whole trip! Traditional Somei Yoshino cherry blossoms. Checked in after 3 o'clock, and arranged to meet Yunluo and Anchuyu at about 10 o'clock. We had dinner at 10 o'clock, and then went back when it was almost time. The hotel had people waiting at the door to greet us. Back to the hotel.
Someone took Yunluo and An Chuyu to the room. The suitcases had been placed there in advance. The waiter began to kneel down to explain to Yunluo and An Chuyu, kneeling again... including hotel facilities, escape routes, meal times, meal locations, precautions for taking a hot spring bath, etc., etc., every detail, and emphasized that the water here comes from Mount Fuji.
It can be drunk directly. It's the first time I stayed in such a standard Japanese-style room. Mount Fuji and the lake are outside the window. I think the rooms I stayed in before in Weggis, Vevey and Hallstatt were all lake view rooms, and the room in Grindelwald was a mountain view room. It seems that this is the first time I stayed in a room with lake and mountain views. It's worth spending almost half of the accommodation fee for the night.
There is a set of simple clothes in the room. What is it called? Japanese home clothes? It seems that only Japanese old men and old women in the whole hotel choose to wear this... Why does Yunluo think it looks good? It is still simple and low-key. Young women are willing to wear this kind of YUKATA, pretend, and continue to pretend! Look at Mount Fuji in the room and watch Mount Fuji disappear little by little.
Time passed quickly, and we arrived on time at the fourth floor to eat. The tables were arranged in advance according to the room numbers. Just show your key card when you enter the door. The waiter will serve the dishes according to your eating speed. Each dish is not large, but you can be full after eating more than a dozen dishes. It turns out that you can eat like this, which is definitely a pleasure. After dinner, I returned to the room.
The bed was made. It felt good to be the boss. Yunluo and An Chuyu didn't stay because there was another highlight, hot springs. The hot springs were on the first floor, separated by men and women, and you had to take a shower before entering. There were also requirements for how to take a shower, and there were picture books, so don't embarrass yourself. The shower was equipped with POLA, damn, the first time I used POLA in my life was in a public bathhouse!
There are no photos, so I can't take them. I'll leave it as a suspense and let you feel it yourself. The hot springs are divided into indoor and outdoor areas. The outdoor one is called the open-air bath, facing Mount Fuji, but you can't see the mountain at night. You can only soak and count the stars, and there is no one there. There is no red wine either, only Mount Fuji spring water, which is not bad! You can monopolize a pool and look at the stars in the sky.
Looking at the lights on the other side of the lake, the surroundings are so quiet that only the dripping sound of the hot spring water can be heard. And you know that behind the quiet darkness, there is a huge Mount Fuji. It feels like I have the world's richest man! My favorable impression of Japan continues to rise! After soaking in the hot spring, I went to the main road for a walk. The waiter was cleaning up the restaurant.
I must be preparing for tomorrow morning's breakfast. I'm really looking forward to it. The day is almost over, and I can't bear to sleep. I chose 7 o'clock for breakfast, thinking about going to the open-air bath in the morning. I didn't even need an alarm clock, I woke up at 1:30. I first pulled the curtains to look at Mount Fuji, and I was shocked when I saw it. What's going on... What a big cloud!
However, the color of the sky and the lake was a rare harmony that day, neither too deep nor too shallow, just right! The hot spring in the morning was more lively than at night, and I shared it with a Japanese and a Thai. Soaking in the hot spring, watching the clouds move little by little, and Mount Fuji slowly unveiled, it was amazing. When I returned to the room again, it was already like this.
Taking photos with the light, the color of the lake today is simply amazing, like the sea. Looking back at the main road against the light. Ten minutes later. For a minute or two, the reflection was still relatively clear. After taking enough photos, it was almost time for dinner. I was looking forward to the surprise of breakfast. You can choose Japanese or Western breakfast, and you need to confirm the dining time when you check in.
But no one should choose Western style. It is the first time in life that I have eaten such a large breakfast. At this moment, Europe and other things can stand aside. Yunluo and An Chuyu Hua Guowei just want to drink a mouthful of hot soup. European breakfast is either raw or cold, and you have to prepare egg drop soup yourself. I am drunk just thinking about it. I made an appointment with the hotel to take a half-hour car to take Yunluo and An Chuyu to Kawaguchiko Station.
It was past time when we finished eating. Beautiful Kawaguchiko, I look forward to seeing you again next time. At 12:30, the hotel car stopped at the door on time to wait for Yunluo and An Chuyu. Two staff members escorted Yunluo and An Chuyu out and indicated that they would be responsible for carrying their boxes to the car. After the car started, Yunluo looked back and saw that the staff were still bowing and waving goodbye to Yunluo and An Chuyu.
As expected, they are the people with the strongest sense of service in the world. Taking a special car is fast. Yesterday, the tour bus took more than ten minutes to get there, but today it only took three minutes. The family members in the car also told Yunluo that Yunluo would get off first, and he would take the suitcase, and Yunluo would take it downstairs. As soon as the car was parked, the driver took the initiative to signal Yunluo and An Chuyu to get off first, and he would be responsible for the luggage.
Applause once again! After saying goodbye to the driver, Yunluo and An Chuyu went to buy tickets first. There were so many people, most of whom stayed overnight and left in the morning, so the sign said that all three trains were sold out. Fortunately, they had made reservations earlier and bought tickets smoothly. There were still minutes left before the departure time, so they rushed to the Kawaguchiko Post Office to buy Yamanashi Prefecture limited postcards.
It was too late to write, buy stamps, or send them out, so I could only buy them and head back. Compared to the Fujikyu Express from Mishima, this Keio Line to Tokyo was much better, at least: there were three trains, and everyone took seats according to the numbers on the tickets. There were also special staff on site to help check tickets and answer questions, so you didn't have to use your brain when you got on the train.
At first, the road was still a rural scene, with small houses and cherry blossoms. The windows have built-in filters... After a few hours, after waking up, there were more and more high-rise buildings, reminding Yunluo and An Chuyu that they were about to enter a huge and complex international first-class metropolis - Tokyo. When the car arrived in Shinjuku, at noon, the road was full of men and women in suits going out to eat.
The high-rise buildings are all around us, international and modern. They are not only tall, but also beautiful. On the right is Odakyu Department Store, and on the left is the direction of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building. The plan for lunch was to go to Takashimaya in Shinjuku to eat pork chops. Actually, it was a bit of a mistake, mainly because I didn't expect Odakyu to be so far from Takashimaya! I asked along the way. In the process of asking, I gradually started to ask in Japanese, haha.
Yes, Takashimaya’s Japanese is pretty easy to learn. Famous fried pork cutlet. It’s also weird to eat in Tokyo from a Kyoto restaurant, haha. Yunluo and An Chuyu didn’t know this restaurant was so popular when they went there. Because Yunluo and An Chuyu were the first in line, and there was no one behind them, but within two minutes, seven or eight people from Taiwan came and said, “This is it, this is it.
What do you want to eat? Come and see... ", then Yunluo and An Chuyu thought, Oh? It might be a good restaurant, but when Yunluo and An Chuyu came out, it was even more terrible. There was at least one person in the queue! I really want to tell them that the price-performance ratio is not high! Haha, what? You have come to a conclusion before you even post the picture. This restaurant has several characteristics, one of which is that you have to grind the sesame seeds yourself.
The waiter will teach you. Second, you can have unlimited rice, miso soup, and shredded vegetables, but that's only a few dollars, right? Third, it's expensive. Haha, it's really expensive. Remember the deep-fried pork cutlet I ate in Kyoto? It cost less than 10 yen, and it was also a standard portion. Here, it's directly 10 yen per portion, and to be honest, the taste is not better, but it's more famous. Plus, the utensils are more exquisite.
Look at the pictures! The foodie Yunluo who is worried about this just wants to say that when eating fried pork chops, don’t add mayonnaise to the shredded vegetables, because fried pork chops and mayonnaise are both greasy and the taste doesn’t go together. You should add yellow mustard and pork chop source, which are lighter. It can help relieve the greasiness. After eating, I planned to go back to Ikebukuro to put my luggage.
I was a little nervous when I first experienced the Tokyo subway. Tokyo's transportation is notoriously complicated, known as the world's most complicated rail transportation. It is said that many Tokyo residents rely on apps to check when they go out, because they only know how to get from home to work. Look, Yunluo said that the Japanese are world-class at making things complicated. Here is a brief introduction.
Because of my limited knowledge, I can't go into too much detail. Tokyo's subway system has three major operators: Tokyo Metro, Toei Subway, and JR. JR is most famous for its circular Yamanote Line, which basically covers the most famous stations in Tokyo, so there are special Yamanote Line tickets available to tourists.
If you want to go to other places in Tokyo outside this loop, JR has an overwhelming advantage. As for the Yamanote Line, Tokyo Metro and Toei Subway basically cover it. In addition to the Yamanote Line tickets, each company also has its own one-day and two-day passes, and even inter-company cooperative passes.
Because Tokyo subway is a bit troublesome, that is, if you take the lines of different companies, you have to exit the station to transfer. There is an example of this! Tomorrow! Of course, the fewer restrictions on the pass, the higher the price. Is it necessary? Use a calculator to calculate it yourself. For example, on the day when Yunluo and An first met, from Shinjuku to Ikebukuro, the Yamanote Line was obviously dominant.
It's a one-stop direct train, and the afternoon schedule also depends on JR, so Yunluo and An Chuyu bought two Suica cards that day and charged enough for one day's use. Even Suica cards can be purchased from self-service machines! Taking the subway is different from other cities. Subways in the same direction will stop at different platforms according to different departure times.
So you have to look at the direction, time and platform together, which shows how huge the underground system is. But it takes only a few minutes to get used to it. Anyway, Yunluo and Anchuyu didn't go wrong the first time. When I arrived in Tokyo, I felt like I was always walking and could never get out of the huge subway station. It took about ten minutes to walk from Ikebukuro JR Station to Ikebukuro West Exit.
After walking for ten minutes, I finally reached my place. I was too tired to move. I took another look at the room. It was so small! From a Japanese-style room to a mahjong room, the difference was too big. Well, it seemed that I could only use it to fall down and sleep. It was suitable for Tokyo sprinting. At 12:00, Yunluo and An Chuyu left Ikebukuro and started shopping.
It was already 12:30 when I returned to Ikebukuro. I wanted to go to the Ikebukuro East Exit Ramen Base to find some pork bone ramen that was different from Hakata ramen, but I was hungry when I got to Ikebukuro, so I went out of the West Exit and rushed into a random set meal restaurant on the way. It was still easy to order dishes from the self-service machine. It was surprisingly delicious.
The waiter was working with great enthusiasm. During this time, an uncle came in and ordered a set meal of fried chicken nuggets. The waiter filled a bowl of rice for him. It was obvious that he was a regular customer. Yunluo and An Chuyu were still saying that the uncle had a good appetite and ate such a big bowl of rice. In the end, he only ate half of the chicken nuggets and the bowl of rice was empty. The waiter filled another bowl for him. Yunluo went!
I was totally shocked! Shenma chicken is so delicious! The uncle's appetite is almost four times that of Yunluo! No. I have to try it tomorrow! We came to the last stop in Kanto. There is something Yunluo has always remembered, Oden! Haha, I saw it was on sale and I couldn't wait to buy it. The radish is especially delicious! The soup is very different!
There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!
We will continue eating tomorrow! That's it! Go back to sleep. The first stop today is Tsukiji Market. Yunluo and An Chuyu have no interest in the bloody and incomprehensible fish market transactions, so they sleep until it's almost time to get up. They will be traveling around the Yamanote Line today, so it's best to buy two Tokyo Metro one-day passes, and there are discounts, only Japanese yen.
But the ticket is ugly, I am not happy. You can get to Tsukiji Station and Tsukiji Market Station, but because the latter is the territory of Toei Subway, Yunluo and An Chuyu can only take the Hibiya Line to Tsukiji Station. There are so many beauties on the train. This lady is so cool, she didn't have a seat at the beginning. She stood next to Yunluo and started to put on makeup, without even holding her hands, a full set of makeup, it's really high energy.
By the time she had finished putting on her makeup, the train had arrived at the station. She got off the train as soon as the door opened. She was shocked. The train arrived at Ginza Station, and a lot of office workers got off. There were also many people getting off at Tsukiji Station, mostly tourists. It was a good idea to follow them. The first thing she saw was the outdoor market. Bottom left corner! Yunluo didn't expect to run so hard today. She didn't wear sneakers.
Fortunately, GEOX was not defeated at all. It held the whole show perfectly. When you go out, shoes are very important! It was full of people. You had to squeeze into many stores to know what they were selling. I was hungry. Very hungry, but which one should I eat? I was not full, and there were too few teammates. I had a big choice problem. It is no exaggeration to say that this pot of food was so delicious that it spread far and wide.
But isn't the reason to go to Tsukiji Market for seafood? Yunluo and An Chuyu swallowed their saliva and stamped their feet, and left! There were also a lot of foreigners. They took pictures with their mobile phones. The culture and food were completely different from theirs, and only a few people could accept it. For example, the place where Yunluo and An Chuyu lived was full of Europeans and Americans, and there was a public hall on the first floor.
There were foreigners eating cereal with milk in the morning. Before entering the inner field, I saw the Water Shrine and went in to pray. May Yunluo always eat food from the water! Opposite the Water Shrine is the inner field area, which is more crowded than the outer field! Yunluo and An Chuyu naturally did not expect to be able to get a table at Sushi Dai or Yamato Sushi.
But if you expect to queue up after ordering, Yunluo thinks you are too naive. Every famous store is full of people in front of it, and there are so many circles around it. I sighed at the moment, the power of international foodies is so great! A little strategy time: Sushi Yamato Yamato opens at 10:00, and people will start queuing up as soon as you order. Every time one person enters,
Each person takes about 15 minutes to eat, so if you get up late, I suggest you go to another restaurant. Most of the people lining up to eat are Asians. Europeans and Americans seem to be more interested in the fish market auction because of the unfriendly behavior of tourists before. During the auction, they took photos and flashed their hands. During the transaction, the price might be very different if the hand gestures were slightly wrong.
Therefore, Neon Gold stopped the event from being open to the public. Now it has improved a little, but there are only a few places available every day, first come first served, so if you want to watch the auction, you can probably get it by clicking. Although I expected to queue, I really didn't expect it to be so overwhelming. I thought, why not get up early tomorrow?
I just walked out of the door and suddenly realized, something is wrong! Tomorrow is Sunday, and Tsukiji Market seems to be closed! I quickly found a staff member to confirm, and they replied that it was indeed the case. All the shops and fish markets here are closed. Oh! My! Gosh! Information about Tsukiji Market, check the time carefully to avoid a wasted trip.
The restaurants lining up in the back area are basically those that specialize in sushi and sashimi. Yunluo has always had reservations about sushi. He feels that the Japanese have deified this food too much and added too many metaphysical things. But sashimi, that is still acceptable, and Tsukiji Market itself is a seafood fish market.
The reason why the place is so popular is that the staff in the fish market would eat here after work. They are very picky and can tell whether the food is good or not by trying it. Over time, the overall level of Tsukiji has been improved and this place has become famous. As outsiders, Yunluo and An Chuyu felt that the fish market was behind them, plus there was such a large flow of customers.
The food here is simply free to eat, how can it not be fresh? Who can tell whether it is really top or not? Moreover, following the map is not the way to enjoy delicious food! So, Yunluo and An Chuyu found a restaurant with little queue and good reputation to have brunch. The name of the restaurant is Tiger Stick. (~^~)