🥦Mizuo's Travel Blog🥦No.32 - 2/3- Kyoto, Japan 🇯🇵 - Dec. 2022

🥦Mizuo's Travel Blog🥦No.32 - Kyoto, Japan 🇯🇵 - Dec. 2022

👉👉👉Please read my previous blog about my visit in Kyoto!

The pealing of the bells of the Jetavana templering with the sound of the impermanence of all materialthings.

The color of the paired Sala trees giveswitness to the truth that all who flourish must necessarilyperish.

Those who flaunt their pleasures are not longfor the world;

they are as brief as the dream of aSpring night.

And the brave ones are vanquished in the end they are merely as specks of dust before the wind.

I remember having to memorize the opening sentence of "The Tale of the Heike" in junior high school. The opening sentence of the tale expresses the change of time and era, and while we may feel happy or sad for a long time when we are in the present, when we look at it from a bird's eye view, we are reminded that it is a moment-by-moment event.

At the end of last year, I thought very much about returning home because airline tickets were very expensive, but I decided to take the plunge. After returning to Japan, I went sightseeing in Kyoto with my mom. Now that I think about it, almost half a year has already passed. I am again surprised at how quickly time passes.

I am very happy to have been able to return to Japan and spend so much time with my mom, and now that I think about it, I am really glad I did. I have very good memories.

KYOTO! JAPAN!!

The main purpose of my visit to Kyoto was to go to an unagi restaurant that I always visit with my mom every time I return to Japan, but my mom also said, "It's nice to go sightseeing in Kyoto after a long time. So, we decided to visit Yasaka Shrine and Kiyomizu Temple. 

I feel a little guilty that I am working overseas in Japan left my aging mom living alone....That is why we want to create as many good memories as possible when I return home.

Kyoto is still an area where Japan as it was about 200 years ago remains intact, and traditional Japanese houses, which are hard to find today, can still be seen in the town as shown here. You will feel as if you have stepped into a time machine and traveled 200 years back in time to the Japan of 200 years ago.

Hokan-Ji Temple Yasaka Tower

There are many traditional buildings in Kyoto, but my favorite is the Yasaka-no-to (Pagoda of Yasaka), located behind Yasaka Shrine.

There is a slope from Yasaka Shrine to Kiyomizu Temple, and this "Yasaka-no-to" stands on the slope. Since there are no tall buildings in the area, Yasaka-no-to is loved by tourists and locals alike as a landmark of the area.

I walked slowly up the slope, talking with my mother, "It's a little tough because of the slope. In Kyoto, people wearing kimono (Japanese traditional clothes) are often seen in town. In Osaka and Tokyo, it is not so common to see people wearing kimonos anymore, but in Kyoto, the culture of wearing kimonos still remains, and I love the sense that values such a culture.

When my mother and I visited Kyoto, it was a time when the number of foreign tourists was increasing little by little, and the town was a little more crowded with many foreign visitors wearing kimonos.

Sannenzaka and Ninenzaka

My mom's favorite place in Kyoto is Sannenzaka.

The next stop was Sanneizaka. This slope leads to Kiyomizu-dera Temple, and is in an area that is particularly crowded with tourists. A small slope leads up to Kiyomizu-dera Temple, with stores on both sides selling snacks and tourist goods. One of the stores is a favorite place of mine and my mom's where we always buy gifts for our friends.

Unfortunately my sambo was not able to join us on this return trip. My sambo wanted to spend the Christmas vacation with his elderly grandparents, so my sambo decided not to go this time. Looking back, I think it was a very, very good decision. 

Therefore, Okan bought hina dolls for my Sambo's grandparents. I gave it to them as a gift after I came back to Sweden, and I was very happy to see that they liked it so much and displayed it in their house.

I am writing this blog on May 13, and almost half a year has already passed. It is now 21 degrees Celsius in Stockholm, and today is the first time this year that I do not feel cold even with all the windows open. Time has passed so quickly. It would be nice to continue living in Sweden, but I feel again that it is the flow of life to think about returning home someday and taking care of Okan. Until then, please be well. I am grateful to my mom for allowing me to do as I please. And I am also thankful to my mom for being so genki. 

My mom always says "I'd love to go on the Rhine River cruise that your father always wanted to go on someday!" I would like to fulfill my mom's dream, and then I will consider moving back to Osaka. Until then, please give me some time.

時間の経過なんてあっという間。。。

「祇園精舎の鐘の声、諸行無常の響きあり。沙羅双樹の花の色、盛者必衰の理をあらはす。奢れる人も久からず、ただ春の夜の夢のごとし。猛き者も遂にはほろびぬ、偏ひとへに風の前の塵におなじ。」

「平家物語」の冒頭の一文は中学時代に暗記させられた記憶があります。この冒頭は時代や、時間の移り変わりを表現したものなのですが、嬉しい時や悲しい時などいま感じている時は長く感じるものですが、俯瞰的に考えるとそれは一瞬一瞬の出来事だと改めて感じさせられます。

昨年末、航空券がすごく高騰していて帰国をすごく考えたのですが、思い切って帰国することを決めました。そして、帰国後、オカンと一緒に京都に観光に行きました。今思えば、もうほぼ半年が経過しました。時の経過の早さに改めてびっくりします。

やっぱり帰国し、オカンと時間をすごくことが出来て今思えば本当に帰国してよかったと感じています。とても良い思い出が出来ました。

京都には帰国の度にいつもオカンと一緒に来る鰻屋さんに行くのが一番の目的でしたが、「久しぶりに京都観光もいいねぇ～」とオカンも言い出し、せっかく京都に来たのだから八坂神社や、清水寺に観光に行こうと言うことになりました。

京都は今でも２００年ぐらい前の日本がそのまま残っているような地域で、今ではなかなか見られなくなった伝統的な日本家屋も町の中にこのように残っています。タイムマシーンに乗って、２００年前の日本にタイムスリップした感覚に陥ります。

京都に行くと、たくさん伝統的な建物が町中にあるのですが、わたしが一番好きな場所は八坂神社の裏にある、この「八坂の塔」です。

八坂神社から清水寺へは坂道になっていて、この「八坂の塔」はその坂道に建っています。この周辺には高い建物が無いので、この「八坂の塔」は周辺のランドマークとして観光客を初め、地元の人にも愛されている場所です。

「坂道やからすこししんどいなぁ」なんてオカンと話しながら坂道をゆっくり歩きながら登りました。京都は町中に着物を着た人をよく見かけます。大阪や東京などではなかなか着物を着た人を見かけなくなったのですが、京都は着物を着る文化が残っていて、この様な文化を大切にする風土はとても好きです。

オカンとわたしが京都へ行った時期は少しづつ海外からの観光客が増えてきた時期で、町中には着物を着た海外からのお客さんも沢山して、少しづつ町が賑わっていました。

次に向かったのが、産寧坂です。この坂は清水寺へのつながる坂なのですが、特に観光客で賑わう地域にです。小さな坂が清水寺まで続いていて、両脇のお店にはスナックや観光グッツをたくさん販売しています。その中に、わたしとオカンのお気に入りの店があって、そこでいつもお友達にプレゼントを買うようにしています。

今回の帰国はわたしのサンボは残念ながら一緒にすることが出来ませんでした。クリスマス休暇はやはり高齢の祖父母と一緒に過ごしたいといった希望があり、今回は断念しました。今思えばとてもとても懸命な判断だったと思っています。

そのため、オカンがわたしのサンボの祖父母にへとひな人形を購入してくれました。スウェーデンに戻ってきてからプレゼントとして渡したのですが、とても気に入ってくれて家に飾ってくれていてとてもうれしかったです。

このブログを書いているのは５月１３日で、既に半年近く経過しました。今ではストックホルムでも２１度になり、今日は今年初めて窓を全開でも寒さを感じない季節になりました。あっという間に時間が経過しました。スウェーデンに住み続けるのもいいですが、やはりいつかは帰国を考えオカンの世話をするのが流れというものだと改めて感じます。それまでは元気でいてください。わたしの好き勝手させてもらっているオカンに感謝です。そして、元気でいてくれるオカンにも感謝です。

「お父さんがいつか行きたいと言っていたライン川下りの観光にいつか行きたいね！」というオカンの夢をかなえ、そして大阪へ移住を考えようと思います。それまでは少し時間をください。

Tired 👉 Nap

Sad 👉 Music

Stressed 👉 Walk

Angry 👉 Exercise

Burn out 👉 Read

Feeling lost 👉 Pray

Overthinking 👉 Write

Anxious 👉 Meditate

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