兵庫見聞録 西宮市武庫川 異形駅

Mukogawa Station is a train station in Hyogo Prefecture. The Main Line platforms are on the bridge over Mukogawa River which forms the border between Amagasaki and Nishinomiya.

武庫川と言えば、西宮市の武庫川女子大学が有名だが、武庫川という川があり、大阪人は阪神球場に向かうときに利用する阪神本線の甲子園駅の二つ手前が阪神電鉄武庫川駅である。この駅の構造が異形である。ホームが川の上にある。電車が長くなったことに対応したのか、よくはわからないが、川幅などいろんな条件が重なってこの形ができたのだろう。





さらに武庫川駅からは巨大な武庫川団地に向かう阪神武庫川線の始発駅である。武庫川は大阪へも、神戸へも通勤・通学できるエリアなので、需要があるのだろう。かつては武庫川市構想があったほどであるが、尼崎と西宮の境にあるのが武庫川である。そしてこの利便性のある地にはホームレスのホームもあった。

武庫川の名前の由来は奈良県から見て向こう側だから、武庫川、六甲山も向こうの山だからこう呼ばれて、漢字は形をおしゃれに当てはめただけである。無辜川とかでも良いが、罪のなさを強調してるようなのでおかしい、武者の倉庫から、重厚な感じがするねで、武庫川に落ち着いた。

東京見聞録 赤羽ララガーデン

I think we reject people in small ways without realizing it. I pretended to be using and checking my phone when someone was talking to me. This kind of acts devalue others. My mind is busy dealing with personal affairs. I make them feel invisible and unworthy. I don't want to be this type of person.

ラララガーデンはきれいな商店街で、中に小学校もある。校歌は巨匠小椋佳作である。彫刻も素晴らしい。それを触ってみていたら、昼間からお酒を飲んでいるような男性に突然声をかけられた「それ、動かないよ」（そりゃそうだろ、とか思いながら、スマホをいじって返答しなかった！）罪悪感を感じます。

大阪では話しかけられることに抵抗はなかったが、東京で知らない人が話しかけて来たら、詐欺かぼったくりかもという意識から、赤羽では無視をしてしまった。その人の存在を無視したことになる。そんな意図的に人を無視するタイプの人間にはなりたくなかった。その人は、何らかの会話のきっかけが欲しかっただけで、私をからかったのでもなんでもない。

清野とおるは違う、常に心を開いて、語りかける。He is always to be prepared to be amazed. 

ララガーデン 商店街

427. 兵庫見聞録 西宮市 えべっさん E

Ebisu is the god of fishing and commerce, and lots of people visit the Nishinomiya Ebisu Shrine to pray for thriving business, bumper catch. Fuku Otoko race, Lucky Men race is the highlight of this festival. 

西宮神社「えべっさん」に来た。ここは、毎年1月10日前後の3日間で行われる十日戎で、熾烈な福男選びレース（開門神事）とともに、800軒の屋台が連なり、参拝者も三日間で百万人をこえる盛大な祭りである。

348. 岡山見聞録 倉敷の古城 喫茶店 ニューリンデン EE

The color didn't turn out right. Cheesy and flashy. Seen from a distance, it looks like a love hotel. Many love hotels' appearances are rather different from normal hotels'. They are easily recognizable. Love hotels are hotels that offer private time for couples to engage in sexual activity. Recently the once bad image of love hotels has faded. Their overall quality has increased so much. This mam-and-pop restaurant has very nice interior. I was fooled by its 'love hotel' facade. 幹線道路沿いに、びっしりと車が駐車された、異形の喫茶店が見えてくる。倉敷市水島、広江にある ニューリンデン。温厚そうなご夫婦が、一生懸命に、広いフロアのたくさんのお客さんに対応している。







フルーツは新鮮、プリンも美味しく、コーヒーは本格的な味！

218. 韓国見聞録 王宮見学 韓国人とは EE

昌徳宮（チャンドックン）

 1997年ユネスコ世界文化遺産に登録
景福宮(キョンボックン)

 朝鮮時代(1392～1910)の正宮
昌慶宮(チャンギョングン)
I went to Old Korean Royal Palace in winter. The small pond in the garden was frozen solid.
李 方子（り まさこ:1901年〈明治34年〉生1989年4月30日没）日本の元皇族。梨本宮家に生まれ、旧大韓帝国の元皇太子で日本の王公族となった李垠の妃。朝鮮王朝最後の皇太子妃。
And the reconstruction of an old palace was under construction by the Korean largest zaibatsu, financial combine, Hyundai. I though if GHQ had abolished the Emperor system of Japan, Japanese would have held hold a grudge against America forever. So they left it. And they founded Government Appropriation for Relief in Occupied Areas Fund. I thought this must be one aspect of truth.




































日本は景福宮を解体し、景福宮の中心地に韓国を統治する朝鮮総督府の庁舎を建設した。
The building of Governor-General of Korea, which was the symbol of Korean rule was destroyed in 1995. Korean hated its presence.


青瓦台（せいがだい、チョンワデ）大統領官邸 ブルーハウス
I saw the President House. It has the same blue tiled roof as the old Palace. Actually the dynasty was destroyed by Japan. By I thought Korean people consign their pride and tradition and history to thier President.

韓国の道路
Korean driver's honk a horn so often. It seems to be quite natural behavior. In Japan honking a horn highly offend others. I saw taxi driver complain to the police. They never back their car to make way for other's cars. I used the exemplary taxi. Oh I must explain there are two kinds of taxi in Korea one is exemplary taxi and the other is general taxi. Exemplary taxis have a yellow lamp, and general taxis have blue lamp on the roof of the car. The starting fare of the exemplary taxi is 5000 won, and the general taxi is 3000 won. I heard the driver of exemplary driver can speak Japanese. So I tried it. Actually he can speak Japanese but he eagerly recommended me the place of prostitution. I wondered why they were exemplary? They were also eager to get a commission.
Cars were always trying to cut in. Even bus drivers tried to cut in and honk a horn. But the bus driver I got on was kind, at first I showed the place I wanted to go to. He kindly made a stop near that and let me go from the bus. And he has a good look. After I looked around the castle and gate. I caught a taxi. As I expected, he drove roughly. All the cars never made way for other cars. And they seemed to go even at a red light if there are no pedestrian walking. And they say the manner of taxi drivers are improving which was a surprise! After arriving the station I went to back to Seoul downtown I used the subway. I saw a beggar who is blind in the car. In Japan we can hardly see beggar now. I saw many beggars in Cambodia and Thailand. I was a little surprised. I got off the subway to see the Korean assembly hall and 63 Building, which is the highest bulding in Korea.

警察は厳しいが親切
I got a good scolding from the Korean police for a jaywalk. I was crossing four or five lane road. Broad roads are quite common in Souel. He even called the police car. I don't know what he tried to do to me. After he knew I was foreigner, he told me calmly not to do that again and let me go.

地下鉄と韓国の人々
And when I was in a subway car, the train stopped and people rushed into the car, a young woman sat so close to me. In Japan that's quite impossible. Japanese women may be more reserved. Actually I was a little upset when Korean child push me away to get in a subway car. But from a different point of view thought Korean are openhearted, and friendly. And I also think Korean have less wariness to others than Japanese. So I can say they are openhearted fellows. When I was in a taxi, young two women tried to share the taxi. In Japan there is no custom to share a taxi with stranger. Or a woman walking lonley roads doesn't much care about my walking close to her. In Korea, people rarely say anything if they bump you. It is normal behaviour in Korea to push your way through a crowd.

韓国のお店
The salesclerks are often rude, to be sure, they often pull my hand to invite me into their shop, and they show me their goods one after another to make me buy them. It made me too tired to buy anything. In Japan salesclerk don't do that. They know the atomosphere of shop influence the sale.

韓国語
We can roughly comunicate with Chinese by means of writing, using Chinese letters. But Korean Emperor invented the Hankul alphabet; the Korean alphabet long time ago, and brought to an end of using Chinese letters. So most Korean can't read Chinese and we can't read Hankul. Korean people are proud of their Hankul alphabet. I wish Korean would have kept the Chinese letters. But we can still find Chinese letters in some signboard or something. And some of those have the similar sound to Japanese. It make me easier to understand Korean. I found the fact that Korean is the best learner of Japanese. Some people can speak perfect Japanese. This is not possible for Westerners. So I thought if I practiced Korean hard, I could speak Korean sooner than other language. But I am not making any efforts to study Korean now.

ソウルヒルトン・ソウル駅
I stayed Seoul Hilton which stands near Seoul station. Seoul station is small-sized. But somehow it looks like Tokyo station. I heard because the same architect designed it. Seoul station was made first. And it was successfully made. So Tokyo station was built after that. I thought undoubtedly Japan and Korea have deep relationship on the scenes of history.

韓国人はいろんなものを売っている
I saw people sell antler which I knew afterward is used as love drugs or pickups. Korean sell things everywhere. On the whole necessities of life are kept cheap in Korea. People can keep the living expenses low.

日本と韓国のマナー
Korean are coarse in manner. People blew their nose with their fingers. Korean don't hold their rice bowls while eating. In Korea if we hold the bowl, they say it's like we are begging. In Japan if you don't hold the bowl, that's how an animal eats. This is interesting difference. Table manners vary from one country to another.

船で韓国へ
I went aboard a jet foil going to Korea. Jet foils move by force operated water jet machine driven with gas-fired combustion turbine and they come to the surface by lift generated with hydrofoil.
In brief jot foil can be said a sea plane which gets lift from water instead of air. I heard there is 36 jot foil in the world and 21 out of them are made by Boeing's air plane factory in Seattle. It was about three hour's trip to Korea from Japan.
ボーイング929 (Boeing 929) は、米国ボーイング社によって開発された水中翼船。旅客用はジェットフォイル (Jetfoil)