Kazuto Hayama has visited Arashiyama Scenic Area many times. Hoshinoya Kyoto is actually also within the scope of Arashiyama Scenic Area. Hoshinoya Kyoto can be reached by rafting on the Oi River. Kazuto Hayama has stayed there several times.
Whether it is the cherry blossoms in autumn or the maple leaves in autumn, Yushan Kazuto has seen them all.
However, Yushanheren thinks that the most unique feature of Arashiyama Scenic Area is
It is the Sagano Bamboo Forest that can be enjoyed all year round.
The Sagano Bamboo Forest, also known as the Moon-Sifting Forest, probably got its name because the moonlight at night passes through the bamboo forest, like being sifted through a sieve, turning into tiny bits of silver.
However, some people say that the name Shayuelin is very poetic, but Yushan Heren disagrees. He can only say that this name perfectly describes the scenery of the bamboo forest at night.
We arrived at Arashiyama at 4:30 in the afternoon. The sunlight had weakened a little, but it was still bright.
But after walking into the bamboo forest path, the entire light seemed to dim a lot in an instant.
The density of bamboo in the Sagano Bamboo Forest is indeed astonishingly large, otherwise, the name "Shaiyuelin" would not have appeared, right?
Surrounding the bamboo forest path is a row of "walls" made of bamboo branches. Perhaps it is to protect the Sagano Bamboo Forest, or perhaps they don't want the Sagano Bamboo Forest to become like the Aokigahara Sea of Trees. In any case, the bamboo forest is enclosed.
From a distance, it looks like a "wall" made of straw mats, but when you get closer, you realize that it is actually bamboo branches.
Walking on the path in the bamboo forest, the air is exceptionally fresh. Taking a deep breath, you can even smell the fragrance of bamboo.
When the wind blows, you can hear the rustling sound of bamboo leaves, but it does not make people feel noisy. Instead, it makes people feel very comfortable listening to it.
Even Domama, who seemed a little listless at first, seemed to be revived after entering the bamboo forest.
Chapter 2465: "Arashiyama in the Rain" and the Origin of Saga
The deeper you go into the bamboo forest path, the more quiet the environment seems, and you can't help but feel a bit leisurely.
However, this is based on the premise that you are traveling with multiple people. If you travel alone, this secluded environment will inevitably make you feel a little nervous.
Every summer, the Sagano Bamboo Forest is a sacred place for courage tests. At night, it takes a certain amount of courage to walk into the deep bamboo forest paths alone.
However, the courage test in the Sagano Bamboo Forest can only be held late at night. The main reason is that this attraction is too famous, just like the Thousand Torii Gates of Fushimi Inari Taisha Shrine, there are still many tourists even at night.
Even though it is not the season for cherry blossom and maple leaf viewing, there are still many tourists visiting Arashiyama. It’s just that compared to the popular time period, it is deserted at this time.
There are many famous shrines and temples around the bamboo forest trail, such as Nonomiya Shrine and Tenryuji Temple, which are very popular tourist attractions.
However, Yushan and his friends had already been touring temples for almost a whole day today, and they were really tired of it, so they chose not to go.
The bamboo forest path is not long, only about 500 meters in total. After walking out of the bamboo forest path, everyone still feels a little unsatisfied. After all, this kind of leisurely feeling is not common.
However, since they had already walked out of the bamboo forest path, they didn't plan to turn back and walk it again.
At the end of the trail is a T-junction.
Go left and you will reach the road leading to Arashiyama Observation Deck.
Although they needed to climb a mountain, after a quick observation, everyone seemed quite enthusiastic, so Yushan and others didn't say much and walked towards the trail leading to the observation deck.
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"I visited Arashiyama for the second time in the rain... I occasionally saw a glimpse of light in the blur, which made me feel even more beautiful."
Passing by Kameda Park, everyone saw Yushan Kazuto muttering to a stone tablet in Chinese, which aroused their curiosity.
"Waruto, what poem are you reciting?" Fujinomiya Ningzi asked from the side.
"'Arashiyama in the Rain'." said Yushan Kazuto.
"It's not raining now." Tsuchima Mai couldn't help but say.
"It's the poem on the monument just now!" Upon hearing this, Yushan Heren rolled his eyes and said.
"So that stone just now was a monument? I thought it was a landscape stone." Upon hearing this, Domama couldn't help but blink and said.
Listening to what Tsuchima Yui said, Hayama Kazuto could only shrug his shoulders.
Because it was not finely carved and the words were engraved on a whole oval saddle stone, if you didn't look closely, the monument would look like a landscape stone.
"But I remember that the words on the monument seemed to be a little different from what you read, Kazuto-senpai."
Recalling the monument she had just seen, Yuuki Asuna couldn't help but say.
Although she didn't look closely, Yuuki Asuna remembered that there were many words "Kyoto" on the monument.
Yuuki Asuna also learned Chinese, and Yuyama Kazuto didn't say "Kyoto" once just now, which made her feel a little strange.
"What you are looking at is the back of the monument, which records the list of the monument's initiators. What I am reading is the poem on the front. Of course, they are different." Upon hearing this, Yushan Heren couldn't help but say.
Listening to Yushan Kazuto's words, Tsuchima Mai couldn't help but blink slightly.
Asuna Yuuki can even understand the poems that Kazuto Hayama recites in Chinese, but as for Umi Doma, her understanding of Chinese is limited to the most basic expressions like "hello".
"Why does senior Kazuto want to recite poetry in Chinese?" After thinking about it, Tsuchima couldn't help but blink and said.
"Because that poem was written by a great Chinese man!" Yushan Heren said.
"Great Chinese man? Bai Juyi?" Tsuchimai couldn't help but blurt out.
Upon hearing this, Yushan Heren couldn't help but grin. It must be said that the Japanese still have a deep obsession with Bai Juyi.
From ancient times to the present, countless Japanese have admired Bai Juyi's poems.
Among them was Emperor Saga, who named Sagano.
Yushan Heren also admitted that Bai Juyi could be regarded as a great poet of his generation, but he would not be called a great man.
However, when thinking of Emperor Saga, Hayama Kazuto recalled some very interesting historical stories.
"Let's not talk about this anymore. Do you know where the name Sagano comes from?" Yushan Kazuto said.
"Sagano? Is it related to the death of Emperor Saga?" Before the others could react, Touma Sanae had already spoken.
When people thought of Emperor Saga's name, they couldn't help but be a little surprised. They hadn't noticed before that there was another emperor whose name was so close to Saga's.
However, these surprised people do not include Rikka Takanashi. She is still wondering, is there a person named Emperor Saga in history?
"It is indeed related to Emperor Saga. The name Sagano was given by Emperor Saga." Yushan Heren said.
Hearing this, everyone couldn't help but blink slightly, but after thinking about it, they felt that something was not right.
After all, the name of Emperor Saga is a posthumous title rather than an era name, and the era name during his reign was Kōnin.
It would make sense if later generations named this area Sagano in memory of Emperor Saga, but Kazuto Hayama said that the name Sagano was given by Emperor Saga himself.
Seeing everyone lost in thought, Yushan Heren couldn't help but smile.
During the reign of Emperor Saga, the Tang envoy system was in place.
The most prosperous period.
When he was young, Emperor Saga was still Prince Kamino, he heard the Japanese monk Kukai tell about the grand funeral held after the death of Emperor Dezong of Tang.
The Chongling Mausoleum of Emperor Dezong of Tang is located in Mount Chuange.
From then on, Emperor Saga yearned for the Tang Dynasty and renamed his residence Saga-in. In addition, when he was touring the current Sagano area, he thought of the scenery of Mount Saga that Kukai had described to him, so he named it Sagano.
Simply put, Emperor Saga is a star-chaser, but the star he is chasing is not a person, but a country.
Bai Juyi's poems were also very famous in the Tang Dynasty at that time, so Emperor Saga was also a loyal fan of Bai Juyi.
Judging from the results, Emperor Saga’s idol chasing was successful.
After Emperor Saga came to the throne, he vigorously promoted "Tangization" and imitated Tang rituals. He eventually died in Sagain and his mausoleum was built in Saganoko.
It was because of his obsession with the word "Saga" that he was named Emperor Saga.
Everyone couldn't help but blink slightly as they listened to Yushan Kazuto's explanation.
Although everyone present had pretty good results, even including Rikka Takanashi, interesting little knowledge like this was something that no one had ever heard of.
Chapter 2466: Encounter with Ying Lili
"Hey, while we were talking, we've already reached the observation deck."
After introducing the famous star-chaser Emperor Saga, Hayama Kazuto realized that they had unknowingly walked to the Arashiyama Observation Deck.
"Let's not talk about it for now. The view over there is better. Let's go over and take a look."
Listening to Yushan Heren's words, everyone couldn't help but sigh, feeling a little lost in their hearts.
They also want to hear more historical stories from Yushan and others!
In fact, there are quite a few stories to tell about Emperor Saga.
For example, although the other party was an emperor, his calligraphy was very good and was known as one of the "Three Brushes" of the Heian period.
For example, during the reign of Emperor Saga, due to financial constraints on the royal family, many members of the royal family were demoted to ministers and given the surname Minamoto, which means "from the same origin".
After that, many Japanese emperors followed Emperor Saga's example. A total of twenty-one emperors gave their descendants the surname Minamoto, which created one of the most powerful clans in Japanese history - the Minamoto clan.
The emergence of the Taira clan was similar to this. It was because the royal family was in financial difficulty that they demoted some of their sons and daughters to the status of ministers.
It is also worth mentioning that the first Taira clan was actually granted fiefdom by Emperor Junwa.
Emperor Junna was actually the younger brother of Emperor Saga.
But he has another identity, that is, the son-in-law of Emperor Saga.
He is both a younger brother and a son-in-law. One has to say that the Japanese royal family is indeed a mess.
Emperor Junna was actually the one to whom Emperor Saga abdicated. During the reign of Emperor Junna, Emperor Saga always existed as the Emperor Emeritus and had a profound influence on the royal family and political views.
Therefore, it is very likely that the enfeoffment of the Taira clan was also authorized by Emperor Saga.
Originally, Yushan Kazuto was planning to tell everyone the story, but now that they had arrived at the observation deck, they decided to just enjoy the scenery first.
It is early autumn now, and the sun actually sets before six o'clock.
It is now 5:20 and the sun is setting.
The reason why Yushan Heren checked Arashiyama in the optional items was the bamboo forest path on the one hand and the sunset at Arashiyama on the other.
Although the maple leaves have not yet turned red, the sunset view of Arashiyama is still unique.
Standing on the edge of the observation deck, silently watching the sky gradually turn red, the whole world gradually turned into a hazy red, which made people sigh at the magic of nature.
Everyone stood on the observation deck of Arashiyama in silence, waiting until the sun had completely set and the sky gradually darkened, and then they withdrew their attention.
"Let's go down the mountain and eat something, it's almost time to go back to the hotel." Stretching lazily, Yushan Heren said.
Hearing this, everyone couldn't help but blink slightly. They were so immersed in the beauty of the sunset that they had forgotten the time.
After Yushan Heren's reminder, everyone remembered that they only had four hours of free time in the afternoon, and almost three hours had already passed.
"Shall we just eat something at the foot of Arashiyama?" After thinking for a moment, Tsuchiya couldn't help but ask.
"Well, I asked Mr. Kirisu, and he said that you can eat by yourself. If you eat out, you can go home half an hour later." Yushan Heren said.
The hotel provides a buffet, but if students see a restaurant they like, they can also dine out.
However, if you dine out on your own, you will have to pay for your meal.
After all, dinner is arranged by the school, unlike lunch, which is difficult to arrange in a restaurant, so the only option is to get the meal expenses reimbursed.
"So good?" Upon hearing this, Tsuchima Mai couldn't help but speak.
"But in this case, you'll have to pay for dinner yourself," Kato Megumi added.
Listening to Kato Megumi's words, Tsuchima Mai couldn't help but blink slightly. She knew that there was no such thing as a free lunch.
"It's actually not bad to eat something outside by yourself. It's just the price of a meal anyway." Yushan Heren couldn't help but laugh.
The school reimbursed the expensive live eels for lunch, so why not pay for something to eat at night?
Not to mention that I'm a little hungry now, if I dine in Arashiyama, I can also enjoy the scenery. Why not?
Hearing this, everyone nodded.
Everyone brought some pocket money for this school trip. Even Toumori Sanae, who never carried money with her, brought some cash, so having a meal together wasn't a big problem.
Looking at the expressions of the crowd, Tsuchima knew that Yushan and the others probably did not plan to go back for dinner.
This couldn't help but make Doma Mai feel a little regretful. After all, she still felt the hotel buffet was quite good.
One of the dishes was tempura fried shrimp. Doma Mai originally wanted to try it again today, but since everyone had already decided to eat out, Doma Mai would not raise any objections.
"Let's go down the mountain this way, faster." Yushan and others walked in front and led the way.
If you return the same way, you have to walk the bamboo forest path again.
