Reborn Japan for entertainment

Chapter 370

After experiencing the "embarrassing" episode in the morning, Kiyoshi Sakamoto was also neatly dressed and walked out of the guest room.

As soon as he came to the living room, he saw Yui Aragaki standing in front of the large mirror in the living room. With the help of his two sisters, he tried on a flawless white "furisode" kimono.

This set of "Furisode" kimono looks familiar to Kiyoshi Sakamoto.

This is obviously the kimono that Yui Aragaki showed him a few months ago, a custom-made kimono for the coming-of-age ceremony!
At this time, Kiyoshi Sakamoto, as an outsider, just stood aside, feeling a little bit tied, not knowing what to do.

Suddenly, Haruka Aragaki also saw Kiyoshi Sakamoto who was standing on the side. She was not polite and called directly, "Sakamoto-kun, can you come and help me?"

"Eh?"

Sakamoto Kiyoshi was stunned for a moment before he could react.

"Oh well!"

Kiyoshi Sakamoto, who came to the side of the third daughter of Aragaki, didn't know how to help, so he could only look at Yui Aragaki with eyes asking for help.

Aragaki Yui also glanced at him shyly, then looked away.

"No, you can bring the "Dai Yang" on the sofa..."

"Oh, okay..." Although I don't understand the structure of "Furisode" and don't know which is which, but Kiyoshi Sakamoto is not an idiot.

Before he came to Okinawa, he asked his mother about the coming-of-age ceremony.

Of course, I also learned a little about "Furisode".

That's why he didn't make a mistake in passing the "bandi" to "daiyang" and handed it to Haruka Aragaki. . .

"Furisode" is a kind of women's kimono, and it is divided into three types according to the length of the sleeves.

Big furisode, middle furisode, and small furisode.

And Yui Aragaki's set of "furisodes" belongs to Nakasode.

In fact, Zhong Zhenxiu is what is generally called "vibrating sleeves". It is mostly used for New Years, coming-of-age ceremonies, and unmarried women attending formal occasions.

And the just-right sleeve length, against the slender figure of Aragaki Yui, looks even more beautiful and charming.

Standing quietly in front of the mirror, the shy look is completely different from the look that just pulled Kiyoshi Sakamoto's quilt and asked him to get up.

This made Kiyoshi Sakamoto a little dazed, a little confused, whether it was Yui Aragaki who was the arrogant Okinawa giantess just now, or the giant loli with red cheeks and shyly aiming at him. ?
This gets a little confusing.

Suddenly, Yui Aragaki looked through the mirror and saw his dumbfounded appearance, and couldn't help smiling.

It was this inadvertent smile that gave Kiyoshi Sakamoto an instant epiphany.

"No matter which one looks like, it's the Yui Aragaki I like!"

After he figured it out, the corners of his mouth also rose. . .

. . .

After changing into a kimono at home, I definitely want to take a photo of this memorable moment.

"Crack!"

It just so happened that Kiyoshi Sakamoto, as the photographer, took a serious family portrait of Yui Aragaki and her family.

Then, Kiyoshi Sakamoto took a commemorative photo with Yui Aragaki in kimono.

The two of them got together cutely and raised their scissor hands.

The two looked like a good match, and Xin Yuan's parents, who were sitting on the sofa, couldn't help but smile at each other.

"It seems that our daughter already has someone she likes..."

"Yes."

The local adult ceremony process in Okinawa is like this.

As early as a month ago, relevant departments would send postcards to each family, informing them of the place, time, and precautions of the coming-of-age ceremony.

Then, on the coming-of-age day, young people dressed up, accompanied by family and friends, brought postcards, and came to the venue for the coming-of-age ceremony according to the stipulated time.

This time, the Okinawa Naha Coming of Age Festival will be held in the city hall of Naha City, Okinawa.

Because he was afraid that Sakamoto Kiyoshi would be recognized by others, Sakamoto Kiyoshi still wore a mask and hat when he followed the Aragaki family to the city hall.

This appearance also made Aragaki Yui laugh and say, "It's like an artist's assistant..."

Kiyoshi Sakamoto didn't care, instead he made a European aristocratic gift to Yui Aragaki, and said solemnly.

"Come with me, my princess..."

This move also made the three sisters of Aragaki smile coquettishly.

While chatting and laughing, everyone also came to the venue.

Then, the ceremony officially began. . .

At the beginning of the ceremony, it was no different from the entrance ceremony of Tokyo University that Kiyoshi Sakamoto had experienced.

It is the mayor and the leaders of various relevant departments who give a wave of blah blah blah speeches, on the one hand to express congratulations, and on the other hand to place high hopes on these "new adults".

Then, the young people took an oath loudly, saying that after today, they will officially enter the ranks of adults.

After the speeches of the leaders, there will be popular performances and group activities.

And Kiyoshi Sakamoto was finally able to see a performance with rich local colors in Okinawa.

Shamisen show!
Regarding the instrument of this folk song, even though Kiyoshi Sakamoto is an all-round musical genius who is proficient in piano, guitar, bass, violin and other instruments, he has never learned the shamisen, an instrument with regional characteristics.

In Okinawa, you can see folk singers playing the shamisen and singing "Yiyashasha" almost everywhere.

The shamisen originated from the three strings in China.

However, the Sanshin of Okinawa can be said to be a local characteristic musical instrument.

And when it comes to the most famous musician from Okinawa, it is the folk song group Begin.

Begin is a music group with all members from Okinawa. It debuted in 1990 with a commercial song.

Their two most well-known songs are the famous song "あふれる涙" released in 1992, and "Sanxian の花" released in 2006.

Especially "あふれる涙", this song can be called a masterpiece of Okinawa songs.

However, Kiyoshi Sakamoto liked their song "Sanxian の花" even more.

Because, in "Sanxian の Flower", the musical instrument that runs through the whole song is the characteristic Okinawa musical instrument, the shamisen.

The playing of the shamisen runs through the whole song, making the whole song sound more comfortable and moving. Compared with "あふれる涙", "Sanxian の花" makes people feel a rush after listening to it. Courage wells up in a tired heart.

It is also more able to represent the hot emotions of the people of Okinawa. . .

It is also because of the song "Sanshin の Flower" that Kiyoshi Sakamoto is very interested in a simple instrument like the shamisen.

What surprised him was that the performance on stage and the piece he played happened to be "Three Lines of Flowers".

This undoubtedly gave Sakamoto Kiyoshi who was sitting in the audience an unexpected surprise.

"Well... the shamisen is really a very magical instrument..."

Listening to the performance on the stage, Kiyoshi Sakamoto closed his eyes, and also had the idea of ​​composing a song with the shamisen as the main instrument. . .

Soon, this very Okinawa-style coming-of-age ceremony came to an end under the loud cheers of the young people who entered the ranks of adults. . .

In the following time, Kiyoshi Sakamoto just acted as a bystander, holding a camera, and kept shooting in the venue.

Under his lens, these people who have just entered adulthood are doing all kinds of things that make people laugh.

The girls, at the very first moment, gathered together and took selfies.

Of course, such a memorable day must be recorded forever with photos.

Generally speaking, on this day, Facebook, Ameba, and SNS are full of photos related to coming-of-age ceremonies.

Girls take selfies, but what about the boys?
Sakamoto Kiyoshi discovered a very strange buddy.

In fact, he noticed him at the beginning of the ceremony.

This is a well-mannered student boy wearing black-rimmed glasses.

Logically speaking, such a boy would not do anything irrational even if it was a coming-of-age ceremony.

After all, on the surface, this is a nerd. . .

However, people cannot be judged by their appearance. Kiyoshi Sakamoto didn't really understand the meaning of this word until he saw the behavior of this buddy.

At the moment when the coming-of-age ceremony ended, this schoolboy buddy took out a large bottle of Japanese sake from his backpack, and it was Kubota's Bishou wine!
This is a representative Japanese sake in Niigata, which is famous for its many sake breweries, and is loved by people of all ages.

On the other hand, Bisu has a more mellow taste, and the wine feels lighter when it passes through the throat. It is a junmai daiginjo sake.

The degree of this Japanese sake is not very high, only [-] degrees.

However, this buddy opened the lid of the wine bottle expressionlessly and poured it directly down his throat. This amazing move made Kiyoshi Sakamoto stunned.

While being surprised, he still did not forget to take a picture of this extremely contrasting scene. Kiyoshi Sakamoto felt that if Masaharu Fukuyama saw this photo, he would definitely be very envious.

After all, the joy of photography lies in capturing scenes that are difficult to capture normally, as well as scenes that are fleeting inadvertently. . .

This is what Kiyoshi Sakamoto heard from Fukuyama Masaharu every day after he studied photography with him.

Looking at the precious photos in the camera, Kiyoshi Sakamoto nodded in satisfaction and muttered, "Fortunately, I brought the camera over..."

In the next half hour, Kiyoshi Sakamoto added a few other interesting materials in addition to the contrast photo of this buddy drinking alcohol immediately after he became an adult.

The boy who smoked for the first time was choked by the smoke of the cigarette, which was a funny scene. . .

When the girls were eating the buffet in the coming-of-age ceremony venue, they put napkins on themselves so as not to stain their gorgeous kimonos. . .

These scenes can only be seen at the coming-of-age ceremony.

Realizing this, Kiyoshi Sakamoto abruptly dedicated half of the film in his camera. . .

And the remaining half was specially reserved for Yui Aragaki by him.

While he was thinking about this, Yui Aragaki, who was eating the buffet with his family, seemed to have received the thoughts from Kiyoshi Sakamoto, and began to look around for Kiyoshi Sakamoto.

Sakamoto Kiyoshi's attire was particularly conspicuous among the kimonos and suits.

"Mr. Qing!"

With a cry, Kiyoshi Sakamoto's gaze met Yui Aragaki's gaze in the air. . .

(End of this chapter)