In addition, on the Ichiran Ramen menu, you can choose the thickness of the soup, the softness of the noodles, whether you want it spicy and the spiciness, etc., which can be customized according to personal taste.
It is said that Ichiran Ramen is Kyushu style, while Kamiza Ramen is Osaka style. Da Jiang said that Ichiran is better. In the afternoon, I accompanied Song to the badminton supplies store. It is said to be a very famous store online, cheap and good. However, it is said online that a salesperson has a particularly bad attitude, and everyone scolded him.
As a result, Yunluo and An Chuyu met him. Because he was the only one who was Chinese and could speak Chinese. In fact, rather than saying that he had a bad attitude, it would be better to say that he was a very annoying person. His service principle was to not do it if he could, because he was paid a fixed salary. For example, you could buy a racket, but he would recommend you to go back to China to string it because it was very troublesome.
What’s even more amazing is that he can scold his Japanese boss with a smile on his face. Every time his boss assigned him a task, he would agree in Japanese but then turn around and say in Chinese: “You idiot, you always assign me work. I’m already very busy now, but I get a fixed salary!” The above is what Asong recounted to Yunluo and An Chuyu, and from then on, getting a fixed salary became a joke for Yunluo and An Chuyu.
At that time, Yunluo and Dajiang were so tired that they fell asleep on the stairs in the store, and after waiting for more than half an hour, they still didn't see the end of the service, so Yunluo and Dajiang went to the mall to experience the free makeup service. It's also a good experience to go shopping in the mall in Japan. The attitude of the waiters is very good, and they will patiently help you put on and remove makeup again and again.
In the end, even if you don't buy anything, they will still send you off with a smile. That night was my first time to experience proper Okonomiyaki. Okonomiyaki is called "お好焼き" in Japanese, which means you can grill whatever you like. The bottom is made of vegetables and starch, and various ingredients are sprinkled on top, and finally the sauce is poured on it. It looks a bit like pizza.
After it is grilled on the iron plate, cut it into pieces with a spatula and eat it. It is soft and tasty. Today, I visited Nara and still traveled back and forth by rail. Nara was once the ancient capital of Japan. That period was called the Nara period, so there are many historical sites in Nara. Nara Park is now famous for its deer. As expected, after arriving at Nara Station.
Deer signs can be seen everywhere, which are cute and adorable. Yunluo and An Chuyu couldn't wait to get on the bus to Nara Park. Nara Park is very big. In fact, Kasuga Taisha Shrine and Todaiji Temple are all in Nara Park. So Yunluo and An Chuyu saw countless deer on the bus, as well as "Beware of Deer" signs on the road.
Yunluo and An Chuyu got out of the car again with a loving and impatient mood. Finally, they were going to have close contact with the cute little deer! (Please pay attention to Yunluo and An Chuyu's mood at this time, which can be compared with the story that happened later!) Yunluo and An Chuyu came to an empty field. The surrounding lawns were full of deer, some lying down and some strolling.
There was a small sign in front of the field. You didn't need to read the words to know that it was a warning to be careful of deer biting, bumping, and butting people. Yunluo and An Chuyu thought that as long as the deer ate the rice crackers, they would be cute. There was an old lady sitting under an umbrella in the field, and the cart in front of her was full of rice crackers for the deer. Asong went to buy a bag first and paid for it.
The old lady helped him unwrap the rice cracker, and then gave the paper to a deer to eat (please pay attention to this detail! This detail played a very important role in the development of the plot later!) Song then took the rice cracker from the old lady and was about to walk onto the lawn when he found a group of deer suddenly surrounding him.
He hurriedly fed a deer a piece of senbei, but the deer that didn't get to eat it bit his clothes, and the deer behind him butted him with its head. He could only shout and hurriedly feed the senbei to the deer. Yunluo and An Chuyu watched from the side, and they were so surprised that they laughed so hard at Asong's embarrassing appearance. Finally, all the senbei in Asong's hand were snatched away.
He waved at the deer in a panic, and the deer immediately dispersed. Yunluo and An Chuyu saw saliva marks all over his body. After seeing the ferocity of the deer, Yunluo and An Chuyu were careful. Da Jiang bought senbei and didn't let his grandmother unpack it, but on the way over. He was still discovered by the smart deer! He ran over and gave the senbei to Yunluo.
Yunluo tried to confuse the deer by hiding the senbei in his pocket, but the deer had a good nose and finally failed to deceive them. A large group of deer surrounded Yunluo. Yunluo panicked all of a sudden. He didn't care about the pain in his feet at all. He jumped and threw the senbei out, hoping that the deer would stay away from Yunluo and not bite him.
Likewise, they were laughing so hard that they almost choked. Finally, it was Xiao Jin's turn. After watching Yun Luo and An Chuyu's experiences, she had some experience and was able to feed the senbei to the deer calmly. After that, Yun Luo and An Chuyu stopped to watch other people's embarrassing moments. People were being chased by deer, shouting for help, and many children were scared to tears by the deer.
Everyone was in a state of disarray. At this time, Yunluo and An Chuyu suddenly realized that the old lady sitting in the middle of the deer, with a lot of rice crackers in front of her, was still standing still, and no deer dared to approach her car. If there were any that dared to invade, she would slap the deer's head hard, and the deer would quickly walk away. Yunluo and An Chuyu suddenly realized that the old lady was the overlord of this grassland.
After wandering around the grass for a while, they found that the deer were lying down to rest, probably because they were full. Yunluo carefully tried to touch a deer that was lying down and seemed to be chewing the cud, and found that it showed no signs of resistance, so he stroked it and took countless photos. Yunluo and An Chuyu got off at Todaiji Temple, so they went to visit Todaiji Temple on the way.
We walked along the stone road, accompanied by various deer, and arrived at the temple gate. The main gate of Todaiji Temple is really big. Since we don’t know much about the history of Japan’s Nara period, and we thought that there might be no authentic ones after such a long time, we didn’t regard it as an important destination. But when we arrived, we found that it was actually of very high standards and very ancient.
Unlike modern imitations. The Nara period was a period when Japan was greatly influenced by Tang culture, so the architectural specifications were also Tang style. It was a pity to see the Tang style when going abroad. Continue walking forward and arrive at the ticket office. You will find that the main building is in front of you. It is said that there is a giant Buddha in the hall. Yunluo and An Chuyu did not buy tickets to enter.
I've been here. Nara is very nice, with a great environment. The whole Nara Park is full of green trees and grass, and there are a lot of deer. It's a good place to spend a leisurely day. At noon, I bought a box of persimmon leaf sushi at a small shop near Todaiji Temple. It was highly recommended in the guide before, but Yunluo and Anchuyu didn't feel anything special after tasting it. It's averagely recommended, and it's not easy to fill your stomach.
After that, we returned to Osaka. Yunluo and An Chuyu found another Yoshinoya for a meal. We went shopping in the afternoon. How could we say we had been to Osaka if we hadn't visited the famous Shinsaibashi shopping street? The first thing we had to solve was a problem: shoes. This time when we came to Japan, we wore snow boots, but after walking for a few days, we found that our feet were almost useless, so we decided to buy a pair of sports shoes immediately.
So I searched around and bought a pair of NB shoes in a sports shoe store, which made me feel much better. Then I went shopping. In fact, the main point of shopping in Osaka is drugstores. I visited various drugstores and bought a few buckets of milk powder for my baby.
By the way, PABLO's cheese cake is quite sweet, but it's a bit big. Yunluo and An Chuyu had big eyes and small stomachs, so they ordered one each. In the end, they were a bit full. Especially Asong, he didn't understand the situation when he bought it. The cakes were divided into raw and cooked ones, and he accidentally bought the raw ones.
He was so limp that he said he was not used to it, but he had to endure it and finish it. This became a pain he could not erase, hahaha. For dinner, he said he had to try Yakitori (which is actually grilled chicken skewers), so he found a izakaya in Dotonbori and ordered some barbecue and beer. It was the last meal of this trip to Osaka. Nothing special.
Today we are leaving the hotel in Osaka. The hotel where Yunluo and An Chuyu stayed in Osaka, [Hotel Hokke Club Osaka], is quite good. The room is not big, but it has an indoor bath. And one of the most important things is that the breakfast is of very good quality, a Japanese and Western buffet breakfast, which is really different from the Hokke in Hatchobori where we stayed later in Tokyo.
We went to Umeda Station early in the morning, took the train to Shin-Osaka Station, and changed to the Shinkansen. The JRPASS that we bought before the trip came in handy. It is said that you can see Mount Fuji on the Shinkansen, but it was foggy that day, so Yunluo and Anchuyu didn't see any shadow. Hakone is in the mountains, so the temperature is obviously lower than Osaka.
To go to Hakone, you need to change to the mountain line at Odawara Station. The mountain line is actually more like a small train. According to the introduction on the train, this train has been in operation since XX. It was originally a horse-drawn carriage, and in XX it was changed to a steam car. Now it seems to be a tram. The scenery of the mountain line is good, and there are several zigzag railways along the way.
It was quite novel. The radio on the train was playing explanations all the time. I asked Da Jiang, and he said that the volume was too low and I could only understand a little bit. It mainly introduced some scenery along the way and the story of railway design. Walking in the jungle along the way, the scenery was picturesque. From time to time, we passed by houses with orange trees planted in the yard. It was pleasant to think about this kind of free and easy life.
The hotel Yunluo and An Chuyu booked was near Gora Station. Since most hotels in Japan require check-in in the afternoon, Yunluo and An Chuyu had to go to the hotel to store their luggage before going to the scenic spot. Unexpectedly, Yunluo and An Chuyu's hotel was on the mountain. Although there was a road, it was difficult to climb the slope with a large box of milk powder.
It was not a comfortable thing, especially when climbing up the slope with an angle of nearly 100 degrees. I was really going to die. A few tourists who had just climbed up came down the slope. Seeing Yunluo and An Chuyu sweating profusely while pulling their suitcases up the slope, they couldn't help but laugh at them. After Yunluo and An Chuyu put down their luggage.
On the way back to the station, I also met a few tourists who were about to climb the mountain with their suitcases. I couldn't help but laugh at them in my heart. The name of the hotel is Lelehua (ららか), the location is very quiet (nonsense, it's such a long slope.), the environment is very good, the lobby and restaurant are probably Western-style decoration, while the rooms are Japanese-style, clean and tidy, and the atmosphere is great.
The boss was also very nice. His son could speak Chinese fluently. When Yunluo and An Chuyu left, they found out that his wife was Chinese. No wonder her Chinese was so good. For lunch, Yunluo and An Chuyu ate the pork/chicken/fish fillet lunch boxes they bought the day before in the lobby of the hotel.
We originally planned to continue to take the mountain line, but we found that the mountain line seemed to be out of order, and the places after Gora could only be reached by bus, so Yunluo and An Chuyu had to take the bus to Sounzan Station, and then change to the mountain cable car. We have been used to taking various subways and private railways in the past few days, and at first glance, the ticket price of the cable car made us gasp.
The round trip ticket to Lake Ashi costs nearly 100 yen per person, but you can actually visit every stop along the way after purchasing it. If you think about the cable car ticket prices in domestic scenic spots, the price is actually reasonable. The first stop is Owakudani. As the name suggests, you can see hot springs everywhere. When you get off the cable car, you can smell the strong smell of rotten eggs. Eggs cooked in Owakudani's hot springs are black.
Legend has it that eating one can extend your life by seven years. Of course you have to eat it once you come here. Except for the black appearance, the taste is no different from ordinary eggs. Yunluo and An Chuyu also followed the trend and ate black ice cream. It is said that bamboo charcoal is added, but the taste is actually the same as ordinary ice cream. All the teeth are black after eating it.
There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!
But Japanese ice cream generally tastes good. Today's weather is not very good. It was foggy all day, as if it could rain at any time. The plan to overlook the distant view of Mount Fuji here was ruined. Yunluo and An Chuyu then took the cable car to Lake Ashi. The weather was still a bit cold. There were only a few duck boats on the lake. There was only one pirate ship for tourists to ride.
The only duck boats were rented out, so Yunluo and Anchuyu strolled along the lake for a while, enjoying the quiet lakeside scenery. After the Hakone tour, they took the bus back to the hotel. It was time for dinner, and the room was a Japanese-style tatami. There were two yukatas in the room. Yunluo was about to change into them when Dajiang spread out the two clothes and said he wanted to compare the sizes.
Even though she knew that Da Jiang had color blindness, Yun Luo was still shocked again, because there was no need to spread out the two yukatas to compare the sizes. One was pink and the other was blue. After making fun of Da Jiang, Yun Luo and An Chuyu quickly put on their yukatas and went to eat. Tonight's dinner was the famous "Kaiseki cuisine".
Kaiseki cuisine is a type of cuisine where one dish is served after the next, and each dish is very delicate. It is said that the origin of this is that monks put a warm stone in their arms to resist hunger while listening to Zen lectures. Then, snacks for monks who listened to Zen began to appear, and gradually developed into the current Kaiseki cuisine.
So traditional Kaiseki cuisine should be vegetarian, and now Kaiseki cuisine also has meat dishes. Of course, there are also places where you can experience vegetarian Kaiseki cuisine. And they are generally very high-end, but as carnivores, Yunluo and An Chuyu did not choose to eat vegetarian. This meal really lived up to expectations, it was a delicate and delicious meal.
Accompanied by Japanese sake. Very satisfying. Please see the pictures for details. After eating and drinking, it is the more anticipated open-air hot spring time. Since they made an appointment in advance, Yunluo and An Chuyu can enjoy a private open-air hot spring for half an hour. It is really wonderful to soak in the hot spring while enjoying the cool night breeze and looking at the shadows of the trees outside the window.
Yunluo and An Chuyu gave a high praise for their experience at this hotel! When Da Jiang went to the men's bath, he met the old man who owned the hotel. The old man said that this hotel was actually his home. Yunluo and An Chuyu, who grew up in a harsh urban environment, were really envious of owning a private hotel, cooking for guests and cleaning rooms every day.
Climbing mountains when you have nothing to do and soaking in hot springs at night, the quality of life is extremely high, which makes Yunluo and An Chuyu want to buy land and open a hotel to start a business. There is only a short day in Hakone, and the main purpose is to rest up after the fatigue of the journey, so today we will leave Hakone for Tokyo. I didn't get up very early in the morning and had breakfast at the designated breakfast time.
It was still exquisite Japanese food, delicious and beautiful. Then Yunluo and An Chuyu went to take a hot spring bath again. The hotel's hot springs would swap men and women at a fixed time so that guests could experience every hot spring pool. However, when Yunluo and An Chuyu went to take a bath the night before, the swapping time had passed, so in the morning it was actually the same hot spring as the night before.
After that, they were reluctant to leave. When Yunluo and An Chuyu came to the lobby with several large boxes, they met the boss's Chinese daughter-in-law. She enthusiastically said that she would help Yunluo and An Chuyu to pull their luggage to the station by car. She was very grateful! . When we arrived at Gora Station, we took the mountain line and went down the mountain. We changed to the Shinkansen at Odawara Station.
It didn't take long to get to Tokyo. In Tokyo, Yunluo and An Chuyu stayed at the same hotel, Hokkien. Because of their good impression of Osaka, Yunluo and An Chuyu were looking forward to this Hokkien. But in fact, it was a little worse in all aspects, maybe because the land price in Tokyo is still expensive. The location of the hotel was also a little bit bad. When planning the trip, I felt that it was acceptable to be km away from the station.
But in fact, after a few days of hard work, it is also very tiring to drag the suitcase for such a long distance, so the accommodation in the middle and later stages of the trip should be as close to the station as possible. In short, Yunluo and An Chuyu took some time to find a hotel, and they could only check in after 12:00 in the afternoon, so they deposited their luggage and went out to find food.
Yunluo and Anchu met in a place similar to the financial district in Tokyo. There were few restaurants nearby, so they finally chose a ramen restaurant that looked simple on the surface - Showa Ramen. To be honest, they chose this restaurant because they had no choice, because Yunluo had no interest in ramen.
But the noodles here are actually pretty good. They don't have a particularly thick soup, but have a brighter flavor. Yunluo, An Chuyu and the other four all gave it a thumbs up. In addition, the spiciness of this noodle shop is quite interesting. There is a note on the table with different levels of spiciness written on it. The highest level of spiciness is called "hearse car". (~^~)