“Uchimakiso” is facilitated with natural hot spring. So the guests can use the hot springs whenever they like. Therefore, I took the both twice on the previous night, and once more in the early morning. I could see stars in the sky from the open air hot spring there.
They prepared breakfast for all of the guests at the big hall with “tatami” mats. Seeing that I was not good at sitting cross-legged, a hotel employee brought a small chair made of bamboo. I was very much impressed by her good service.
Mr. M and I were the first guests who came to the hall. We were followed by two young ladies who seemed to be Chinese. So “Uchimakiso,” the traditional Japanese inn, seems international. They served us raw eggs, but they served fried eggs for them.
Mr. M and I checked out at 9 a.m. and went to JR Aso station by bus. Then we took a local train to Musashizuka, and changed train to the limited express train named “Ariake.”
(Mr. M in the stateroom of "Ariake"特急「ありあけ」内の個室にて특급"아리아케"내의 독실에서)
“Ariake” has “green-car” and “reserved-seat” cars and ordinary cars. We went to an ordinary car. To our surprise, inside of the ordinary car, there were several staterooms or compartment. There is a spacious table with a table lamp. We liked this stateroom very much, so we had a little party, having left-over wine and snacks from the hiking.
(The staterooms of "Ariake" 特急「ありあけ」内の個室：全部で6室"아리아케"내의 독실 모두 6개）
Mr. M came from Karatsu, Saga prefecture. But he kept company with me all the way to Moji. He even took me to JR Mojikou (Moji Harbor) and had sightseeing there with me.
Moji Harbor is close to Shimonoseki. They are famous for “Fugu” or “balloon fish” dishes. We had “Fugu Zousui” or “balloon fish porridge” and “Fugu tempura” with draft beer.
[Sightseeing Map of Moji Port, click for bigger picture.(other pictures, too) 門司港の案内図、クリックすれば拡大します。(他の写真も同様)、, 모지항의 안내도, 클릭하면 확대합니다. (다른 사진도 같음)]
After saying “good-bye” to Mr. M at Moji, I hurried to Port Shimonoseki. The boat left the port on time and the return-to-Korea voyage was very smooth. It was not crowded at all. Actually there were only 3 guests in the cabin; a Korean businessman, a big young Caucasian, and myself.
["Rikisha" waiting for passengers in front of Mojiko St.門司港駅前で客待ちしている人力車모지코(門司港) 역 앞에서 손님을 기다리고 있는 인력거]
I happened to talk to him at the lobby, “May I sit by you.” Then he answered, “Yes, of course” in Korean. C is an American from Seattle in Washington. I was surprised because he spoke good Korean. He teaches English in Seoul, but he has been in Korea for only one and half years! We watched a succor game “Korea vs. Japan” on a big screen in the lobby together, while drinking beer. I bought Korean beer at a convenient store in the boat, while he bought Japanese beer "Ashahi" at a vending machine in the lobby. We kept talking in Korean, and watched the game. Most of passengers on the boat were Koreans, so they had cheers and happy cry every time Korean players did good job. The result of the game was Korean’s come-from-behind victory with 3 to 1.
[Central stree of Mojiko, you can see many closed shutters門司港商店街の目抜き通り、シャッターが目につく모지코(門司港) 상가의 번화가, 셔터가 눈에 띈다]
I asked the secret of learning Korean so successfully in a short time. He said that he had a Korean girl friend in Pusan. No wonder he learns Korean so quickly. Anyway, he seemed very happy when he landed on Pusan.
["Fugu zosui"soup ふぐ雑炊 복어 잡탕죽 ]
2010年2月14日(日)
内牧温泉は24時間かけ流し温泉なので、朝も入浴した。5時はまだ真っ暗で、露天風呂で星を見ながらの入浴は少し寒かった。
["hina" dolls I saw at "Beer Koubou" or "Beer Factory"ビール工房のひな人形맥주 공방의 히나인형]
朝食は大広間で昨夜の宿泊客全員の御膳が容易されていた。我々が一番で、食事中に若い二人組の女性が来たが、彼女らは中国人のようだった。私が胡坐をかくのが苦手そうなのを見て、従業員さんが座イスを用意してくれたのには感動した。
[A performance of a street-entertainer at the plaza広場の大道芸人のパフォーマンス광장에서 거리 연애인의 퍼포먼스]
内牧荘を9時にチェックアウトして阿蘇駅へ出た。阿蘇駅から普通電車で武蔵塚で特急「ありあけ」に乗り替えた。
「ありあけ」の普通車には、ガラス張りのコンパートメントがついていて、そのうちの１つを我々が独占。折り畳み式のテーブルはかなり広く、スタンドまでついている。すっかり気に入ってMさんと阿蘇山では飲まなかった韓国のワインや洋酒を開けて、ちょっとしたパーティ気分を味わった。
[Mr. M is charmed by the performance of street entertainer大道芸人のパフォーマンスに魅入るMさん거리 연애인의 퍼포먼스를 열심히 보는 M씨]
特急「ありあけ」で門司まで行き、門司でローカル線に乗り替え、門司港まで行った。Mさんは佐賀県唐津の人だが、私に付き合って門司港の港町をいっしょに見学した。
ここでは「ふぐ祭り」をしていたが、目抜き通りの多くの店がシャッターをおろしたままなのがさびしい。
港の広場に面した「門司港茶寮」という洋風レストランでふく雑炊とふぐの天ぷらを食べた。食事後、広場で大道芸のワンマンショーを見て、Mさんとは別れ、下関港へ向かった。
[Mr. M in front of Kanmon Bridge. The other side is Shimonoseki.関門橋をバックにしたMさん。対岸は下関。관문다리를 배경으로 한 M씨. 건너편 강가는 시모노세키(下關). ]
帰りの航路は実に平穏で、ほとんど揺れは感じなかった。9人部屋の二等船室は私と、韓国人のビジネスマンと大柄な西洋人の3人だけでゆったりとしていた。
ところでこの大柄な西洋人の若者（C君）に、大きなスクリーンのテレビがあるロビーで話しかけた。C君は気安く応じてくれて、二人でサッカーの日韓戦を観戦した。関釜フェリーの中の売店では韓国のビールをコンビニ価格で売っている。また日本のビールは自販機で「円硬貨」を使って購入可能だが、通常の値段だ。私はコンビニで韓国のビールを、C君は日本のビールを買って、二人で分けて飲んだ。
ところで、C君に最初に話しかけた時、もちろん英語で聞いたが、彼は私の顔をみて韓国語で返事をした。この瞬間以降の会話はすべて韓国語で交わした。C君は25歳でソウルで英語の講師をしている。韓国語を学び始めてまだ1年半。なぜそんなに韓国語が上手なのか聞いたら、釜山に韓国人のガールフレンドがいるという。それを聞いて納得した。外国語習得の近道はその外国語を母国語とする異性とつきあうことだと確信した。ちなみに日韓戦の結果は3対1で韓国のあざやかな逆転勝ち。ロビーの人々はほとんどが韓国人なので大いに盛り上がっていた。
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