Tokyo Girlfriend Illustrated Book

Not only does Kyoto not have an airport, but even its subway is not very developed. I wonder if there are more cultural relics in the city that need to be protected, or if the slow and shaky buses are more in line with the tastes of Kyoto people.

In terms of building transportation routes, Tokyo has a unique advantage. A road can be built wherever it wants, without worrying about stubborn households or cultural relics protection, because kind people have already helped him complete the demolition work.

The Kamo River is not a stream, but a body of water that runs through the entire Kyoto. The Kamo River Delta River at the Kamo Bridge where the Kamo River and the Kono River are located is truly called the Kamo River.

The scenery of each section of the Kamo River is different, but the most popular is the Kamo River Delta area and the lower area.

As a local, Sakura is familiar with the road. He knows that although someone has been used to running since childhood, he is too lazy to walk a step when going to the running place. He takes a car if he can, and rides a bike if he can. So the bus route he chooses is to reach the Kamo River in three minutes after getting off the bus.

But although it has been sung in countless literary works, audio and video, how beautiful can a river be? The magnificent and magnificent scenery may make people marvel for a while, but what really makes people linger is the cultural heritage hidden in the scenery, and Kamogawa is such a river.

Kamogawa is the Kamogawa of Kyoto, and Kyoto is the Kyoto of Kamogawa.

Adjacent to Kyoto's most prosperous Sanjo Street and Shijo Street, if we go back two hundred years, it can be said that Kyoto people washed clothes by the Kamogawa River from life to business, introduced running water for fire prevention, dyed cloth, and merchants from all over the country gathered along the river, and the goods were transported to the whole country; from babies to adults, fishing in the Kamogawa when they were young, and holding hands beside the Kamogawa when they grew up, everything is closely related to the Kamogawa.

Even now, on spring nights, people in Kyoto always fill their stomachs in the colorful snack street of "Pontocho", and then take a takeaway snack along the pedestrian path beside the Kamogawa River, feeling the cool breeze blowing from the river, listening to the laughter and whispers of passers-by, and throwing the fatigue and troubles of the day into the water.

Since she set foot on the land of Kyoto, Yamauchi Sakura automatically switched to Kyoto dialect, that is, Kyoto words. Because there are many family members and their hometowns are almost all over the country, Hojo Kyosuke is relatively familiar with the dialects of several major regions in Japan. Among them, the most favorite is Sakura's Kyoto dialect, which is very elegant, gentle, and soft. Even a girl as energetic (impatient) as Sakura is forced to slow down her speaking speed when speaking Kyoto dialect, and it sounds like she is easy to bully.

Just, there are various endings at the end of each sentence. For example, thank you~~ what are you doing~~ I really like you~~

On the contrary, Osaka, next to Kyoto, is very close, but it feels like people from two different places when they speak. Osaka speakers are generally louder and faster.

When a Kyoto person speaks to an Osaka person, people who don't know the reason will think that the Osaka person is bullying the Kyoto person. Well, Osaka speakers are quite suitable for Eriri. She is obviously weak, but she pretends to be very powerful and raises her voice. It will make people feel more like bullying her, and the fun of bullying will be doubled.

After the two got on the bus, what Hojo Kyosuke didn't expect was that Sakura actually met two familiar old people on the bus. They said they were old people, but in fact, after introducing themselves, they were only 70 years old, and they looked like young men in their 50s.

Well, the reason why they are young men in their 50s is because Sakura didn't know what to say, and the two old people he said actually held Hojo Kyosuke's arms and gave him his seat. He had refused, but the two old ladies were very determined:

"This is the treatment that a son-in-law of Kyoto should have!"

Yamauchi Sakura herself, still holding the railing and standing steadily, was squeezed in the middle by the two old ladies, chatting about various things, and the most talked about was "insulting" Tokyo and praising Kyoto. Not only the two old ladies, but also the other passengers on the bus laughed very happily.

In between talking, Sakura secretly winked at Hojo Kyosuke, meaning I'm awesome~~

Hojo Kyosuke, who seemed to have a needle in his butt, smiled helplessly, only feeling that this love from his beloved wife was really heavy.

Sakura's infectiousness seems to be innate. Whether facing peers or elders, she can find a perfect way to get along with them appropriately. The younger generation will regard her as a respectable predecessor, the peers will regard her as a confidant, and the elders will be happy to have such a smart and well-behaved junior.

Her voice was melodious and graceful, even a short three-character sentence was full of twists and turns. It was indeed elegant, but it required some patience. An impatient person might get angry before he could finish a sentence, but it was more likely that

Her cheerfulness and vitality seemed to be incompatible with the slow and soothing pace of life in Kyoto, but they were unified in a wonderful way.

Hojo Kyosuke sat on the chair that Sakura had snatched from two seventy-year-old grandmothers, silently watching Sakura at this moment.

Now she was talking and laughing, even the Kyoto people who were extremely particular about propriety released full enthusiasm under her influence, and even Hojo Kyosuke was taken great care of. Several people who had just finished shopping even shared some food with him and gave him a small fan from the mall, telling him that he could fan himself casually.

No one praised Sakura's vitality. Instead, the two old men asked her to keep her voice down a little bit. However, Hojo Kyosuke knew that this was not really blaming. If these Kyoto people really praised Sakura's vitality, they would think she was noisy and said The thing to blame is to stop other people's mouths in advance.

The only thing that makes Hojo Kyousuke a little jealous is that Sakura, who speaks in Kyoto dialect, seems to be coquettish even if she just speaks ordinary words. Fortunately, she has been talking to more than seventy people.

After listening for a long time, he understood. It turned out that these two old people were colleagues of Sakura's grandparents, although they are now retired.

When Sakura introduced her, in addition to saying that this was my boyfriend, she also mentioned Hojo Kyosuke's identity as a novelist and cartoonist. Although the two old men were reserved, they still let out a few exclamations, and when they were about to get off the bus, they Sakura couldn't help but want to bring Hojo Kyosuke to play with her at home, just like she did when she was a child.

"Hehe, great~~I'll go next time~~"

Sakura smiled and waved her hands vigorously, her eight neat teeth shining so white.

"Ah, it's been a long time since I saw Mori and his grandparents. It's great that he's still so energetic."

As the girl said this, she naturally hugged Hojo Kyousuke's arm, then raised a smiling face and said with a smile:

"How about it! Wouldn't it be great to come out with me?"

As if Momotaro was possessed, she kept begging for rewards.

Although it is not an honor to ask an old man to give up his seat to him, it is just like Sakura said, very happy!

Other boyfriends had to give up their seats to their girlfriends, but my Sakurai punched her... cheated... um, coaxed the old man into giving up his seat to me.

"Next time I'll stand up and sit on me!" Hojo Kyousuke was embarrassed to say that he was indeed very happy, so he just turned his face to avoid Sakura's eyes.

"Hehe~~ Kyousuke is so shy~"

Sakura grabbed Kyousuke's arm and came to face him, raised her little face, and spoke in a cute and gentle Kyoto accent.

This slow, gentle and gentle tone will indeed make people fascinated. Hojo Kyousuke was also fascinated by her, so he put his right hand around the girl's back and held her waist tightly.

After getting off the bus, the two waited for the green light and followed the crowd across two highways to reach Kamo Ohashi Bridge. This is a good place to overlook Kyoto. Mount Hiei to the north and Higashiyama to the east are both clearly visible, and further away is the legendary Mt. Mt. Nishiki. The word "大" on it can also be clearly seen.

"This is the best place to watch the "Dawen Sends Fire" (Five Mountains Sends Fire) convention. "

Sakura was lying on the railing of the bridge, with her upper body almost sticking out of the bridge, but she only supported her or not. She made a pergola with her hands in front of her forehead and looked into the distance. She didn't seem to be worried at all about falling. .

If you're still worried when Kyousuke is around, there's no point worrying.

"Let's watch it together this year."

Hojo Kyousuke gently stroked Sakura's back with one hand, and looked at the lush mountains in the distance. As evening approached, the water vapor that had evaporated during the day seemed to settle slightly, and the forests and mountains became darker.

"Big Monogram Fire" involves lighting huge bonfires in the shape of characters on the six mountains surrounding Kyoto City. The fire is so huge that the characters can be clearly seen dozens of kilometers away. If environmentalists see it, they may immediately Suicide in shame and anger. However, there is no need to worry about fire safety, because there are countless people surrounding every small fire, and each person can put out the fire with just a drop of spit.

The implication of this ritual is to send ghosts away and send the ghosts of ancestors who were welcomed during Obon back to the underworld again. It is a bit similar to the Western Day of the Dead. In short, it is about paying homage to the dead.

"It's very crowded. It is said that the people who are squeezed off the Moga Bridge every year can block the Kamogawa River." Sakura turned around.

"It doesn't matter, I'll throw them all down before they squeeze in."

"Hehe, that's good~"

The water of the Kamogawa River under the bridge is sparkling, and the current is not large, but the sound of the gurgling water can be clearly heard even in the chaotic day, making people wonder whether they are in a busy city or have walked into a meandering river. territory.

The left and right sides of the river are not at the same height. There is water on one side and the stone river bed below is exposed on the other side.

"Let's go, I'll take you to the Flying Stone (Turtle Jumping)." Sakura jumped down from the foot of the guardrail, took Hojo Kyousuke's hand and started running eagerly.

She is indeed out of tune with the slow city of Kyoto.

Going down the side path, the two quickly arrived at the river.

Obviously Osaka next door is the real "water city", and its water areas are far more developed than Kyoto. However, its rivers are all separated by guardrails and only appear as waterway arteries, so the rivers are not close to people. On the other hand, the Kamogawa River runs through the entire Kyoto river without any guardrails, and there are many people walking and fishing on the shore. On a clear summer day, you can often see groups of kindergarten children having picnics on the banks of the Kamogawa River. Even if he didn't fall into the water, the swimmers in the river would have rescued him before the child could call for help.

Not far below the bridge is the Kamogawa Delta, which is where the Kono River and Kamo River meet. Because the two rivers meet, the river here is the widest, and the "skipping stone bridge" in the river is also the longest. . "Stone-jumping bridge", as the name suggests, is a bridge that jumps on stones. What connects the two sides is not an arch bridge, but a stone placed on the river bed, a little above the water. This is what Yamauchi Sakura said (jumping the turtle). this.

"We used to come here a lot when we were in kindergarten, and we would jump over rocks as a test of courage."

Sakura stepped on a square stone and whispered.

She was clearly stepping firmly, but her left hand was fanning as if she had lost her balance. Her right hand was still holding Hojo Kyosuke tightly behind her, as if she was preparing to forcefully drag him into the water.

"Hmph, if you were here, Kyosuke, we would definitely be the most powerful couple!"

The girl said in a lively manner, knowing that for a kindergarten child with broken arms and legs, even skipping rocks that are relatively close to each other would be a huge challenge.

The corners of Hojo Kyosuke's lips curled up slightly as he listened to Sakura talking about things from his childhood.

I heard her say that the first time she just jumped on a rock and almost fell into the water, which left a shadow. Listening to her talk about being teased by her friends, she angrily jumped five stones to the middle of the water. When she was riding a tiger and couldn't get off, she heard the exclamations of her friends again, so she continued to jump forward for the sake of dignity; she listened to her talk about how to rely on her increasingly superb skills. Become the king of children with his flying stone technology...

Like other Kyoto people, the girl's childhood seems to be inseparable from this river, Kamogawa.

Suddenly, the little hand holding Hojo Kyousuke stopped.

"Well……"

Yamauchi Sakura groaned with wisdom, stopped jumping stones, and slowly squatted down.

Hojo Kyosuke, who was being pulled tightly, had to squat down, and then he saw Sakura gently touching the jumping stone under her feet with her hands.

It is a jumping stone in the shape of a turtle. The shape is very cute. The jumping stones here are not only square, but also turtles, starfish, etc., so children like to play this game so much.

Sakura, who was squatting down, was looking very seriously. Hojo Kyousuke looked from the side and saw the girl's bright amber eyes full of concentration and thinking.

So he also took a step forward, squatting on a turtle with Sakura, stretched out his hands to touch the huge stone turtle, and understood the mystery together.

At this time, there were many people walking along the river, and there were also some people who wanted to cross the jumping stone bridge. Fortunately, wherever there were special-shaped jumping stones, there were two stones side by side, so when facing the people coming and going, Hojo Kyosuke just raised his head and said, An apologetic smile was the answer. Sakura did not care, and Hojo Kyosuke suspected that if someone really wanted to talk to her, he would be dragged down by this guy to study the stone together.

Five pedestrians passed by, and seven fish swam by. Yes, there are a lot of fish in Kamogawa, and they are quite big, so there are quite a lot of people fishing.

Sakura seemed to have finally finished her research and turned to look at Hojo Kyosuke, her cute little face full of excitement:

"Na na! Kyousuke, does this turtle look like me!?"

The girl's tone was extremely excited, as if she suddenly discovered that she was a human being. Those who didn't know it thought she had solved the world's unsolved mysteries.

"Turtle? You?"

Hojo Kyousuke blinked. Even though he was a childhood sweetheart for so many years, he still couldn't keep up with Sakura's thoughts.

However, his invincible brain quickly gave an answer, but it was immediately rejected by him. Although he taught Sakura a lot of knowledge from his previous life, there was nothing related to turtles. This guy didn't know what to say. It's that kind of thing!

"Where does it look like?"

Hojo Kyosuke said in confusion, then lowered his head and looked at Shigui, guessing:

"Are they all equally cute?"

"Hehe~~"

Sakura smiled charmingly:

"Although I know I'm cute, but I'm not~"

When the two of them were talking, people passing by would stop to look at them curiously, give them a kind smile, and move on.

"Where does it look like?"

Yamauchi Sakura murmured, and Hojo Kyosuke guessed that this guy didn't know what he looked like, so she was probably just out of her mind when she said that.

The girl stood up, patted the dust on her butt and said casually:

"I don't know where it looks like. If it doesn't look like it, it doesn't look like it~"

She spoke very freely and without any reluctance, and then she stepped on the stones and pulled Hojo Kyousuke forward in large strides.

As soon as these words came out, Hojo Kyousuke felt like it.

The turtle under its feet had been washed away by the Kamogawa River for an unknown period of time and had been stepped on by generations of people, but it didn't care and couldn't care less.

Where is Sakura?

"If you think every word I say has profound meaning, you are totally wrong, you idiot Kyosuke!"

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