A child welcoming William Merrell Vories
Mr.Voris came to Shiga pref.in Japan to teach English at first.
Later he built various modern building and became Japanese..
He is the first honorable citizen of Oumi-Hachiman.
| 実は私、舟が好きです。とくに、小舟で川をゆっくり下るときのぼんやり感が非常に好きでして、「舟下り」の看板をみるとふらっとくるものがあるのでした。 これまでの経験では、柳川の川下りが一番好きだったのですが、今回の近江八幡の水郷めぐりにはかなり魅了されました。今回は、モーター付きの舟だったのですが、次回は手漕舟でぼんやり水郷を楽しみたいと思いました。 | I like boats, especially the feeling when I take a small boat on a river. I had liked a pleasure boat in Yanagawa in Fukuoka pref. very much. But this time I enjoyed a pleasure boat on a water area beside Biwa lake and it attracted me a lot. So I want to visit Oumi-Hachiman to enjoy a boat in cool season again. |
| 近江八幡は、南大阪からは少々遠い。ということで今回はツアーを利用しました。お値段わずか３９８０円。強行軍でしたが、とりあえずの目的は果たせて満足でした。近江エリアは余り足を運ばなかったのですが、いろいろと興味深い所が沢山あり、今後の訪問希望リストがさらに長くなりました。 |
| This building was used as a hotel for royal family and important guests from foreign countries. People there remade this building as one of leisure spots by Biwa Lake.The original building was built by Okada Shinichiro, who made Kabuki-za building.His buildings have some mood like a palace. Now people there are making an English garden with various flowers.Yes, there were not enough flowers when I visited there, but I felt it will become a fine place in the future. |
| 軽く昼食をいただいて、二時間ばかり近江八幡を散策。八幡堀を中心に、伝統的建造物群保存地区を彷徨います。 | After having lunch,I wandered in Oumi-Hachiman area.The weather was getting well and it was fine for walking. |
| "Taneya" is a famous Japanese sweet company.They don't use artificial things for sweets. I am not sure it is true or not.But their sweets are very beautiful and they are my favorites. This store is their origin.I wanted to take some sweets with tea there, but there were too many guests. Pity. | ”たねや”こちらのお菓子は綺麗で大好きです。難点は、賞味期限の短いものが多いこと、また販売日が限定されている商品があることですが、それでも、それだけの価値はありそうな、お菓子が多いです。こちらでお茶とお菓子を楽しもうと考えていたのですが、あまりに人が多すぎて断念。残念でした。 |
| I took a pleasure boat. It goes trhough a water area by Biwa Lake.In these water area, they make pearls. | 西の湖水郷で水郷めぐりを楽しみました。ただ、この日は雨が残るかもしれないといわれていたのですが。。。見事に晴れてかなり眩しかったです。 |
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