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Chapter 254 Nakasendo

Nakasendo means "road through the mountains".

As the name suggests, most of this road goes through the mountains, but Ye Kai's starting location is one of the camps, so I don't know what the road through the mountains looks like yet.

Now that the traffic is so developed, you can drive directly into this town from the road outside.

In fact, these small towns still rely on tourism to make money, but unlike Huaxia, there are not so many hawkers on the streets, and the things they sell are generally handicrafts.

Although it is not a very famous scenic spot, many people still walk this mountain road every year.

There are hiking enthusiasts all over the world, and of course island countries also have them. The whole country is not full of dead houses, right?Hiking enthusiasts in these island countries like to take a trip to Zhongshan Road every year.

It is estimated that the weather is not the best now, and there are fewer tourists on the road.

Many tourists from abroad either go shopping in Shibuya, visit Kabukicho in Shinjuku, or go to Heiankyo to see the cherry blossoms. They know very little about Nakasendo.

If you don't understand, of course you won't come.

So it is destined to meet islanders on this road.

After finishing the navigation, Ye Kai got off the car and walked on the ancient bluestone slabs, feeling like visiting an ancient town in Huaxia.The waterwheels on the roadside also have the style of Jiangnan water town.

Continue to record vlog.

Ye Kai took out the camera and pointed at himself, Wen Yan said: "This is the Zhongshan Road of the island country. It should be said to be the ancient official road of the island country. It is relatively well preserved, so I am going to take a look."

The best thing about recording a vlog is that it is more casual, because it is not a live broadcast, and no one on the opposite side of the camera will watch it.After all the materials are recorded, just delete the ones that feel bad.

If you can save 300 minutes of material for this trip to the island country, it will be considered good if you can cut out 10 minutes in the end. Ye Kai noticed that many people's vlogs are only about 5 minutes long.

The Zhongshan Road in the dormitory is like a country road in Huaxia. A few places are paved with bluestone slabs, but more of it is solidified soil, and I don’t know how many people have trampled on it for many years.

"It's a bit like the 16th century."

Ye Kai walked while talking, and soon left the dormitory, and really walked into the forest.

At this time, the road began to narrow, and it can accommodate up to three people walking side by side. Some difficult places will be paved with wooden boards, downhill, and there are wooden stairs and wooden bridges in the wading places.

The wood is very old and has been severely corroded by wind, rain and insects. It seems that these things will have to be replaced soon.

This road is really well protected by them. Although they have been walking on the mountain road, but there are stairs and bridges, it is no different from walking in normal times.

You can also see the scenery inside the forest.

What disappoints Ye Kai is that it is already June, and the most famous cherry blossoms in the island country have withered, otherwise walking on Zhongshan Road would definitely be a beautiful sight.

It is beautiful enough now, but Ye Kai believes that it will be more beautiful if the surroundings are full of cherry blossoms.

"Whether you believe it or not, this road is the same as it was hundreds of years ago. People have walked this road for centuries, and those island celebrities you know have all walked this road."

After all, if you want to go to the capital, you have to pass this road.

As for those famous warriors and generals in the ancient island country, none of them became famous after traveling all over the country.

Ye Kai saw something like a telephone booth erected in front of him, and continued to walk forward. When he got closer, he found a clock hanging here, which was as big as an adult's fist.

A wooden sign on the back reads "Ring the Bell Hard to Beware of Wild Bears!"

Ye Kai pulled the rope below and bumped it a few times, then went back on the road and continued walking towards Ping'an Jing.

"Wild bears are no longer a threat now, but hundreds of years ago, this road was full of dangers. When the upper class of the island country took this road, they would bring a lot of subordinates and take precautions."

There are deserted shrines on the road, and along some small roads, you can see the houses left by bandits in the past, all of which are on the hillside.

Why did Ye Kai know?
Because everything on this road has been introduced by modern people, the house of the bandit has been rotten and collapsed in many places, but you can still see some scenes of the past.

This road is like a trip back in time, and every corner tells the story of the island country's past.

After walking for a long time, Ye Kai vaguely heard the sound of water flowing in the distance, like a waterfall?

It's the waterfall. As we get closer, the sound of the waterfall splashing from the height becomes more and more urgent. After turning a corner, the eyes suddenly open up.

The mountain on the left becomes wide open, and the water flow of the waterfall is like a silver dragon falling from the sky, making a splashing sound.

The waterfall is divided into three layers, about six or seven meters high in total. The first and second floors are only about one meter, and the third layer is the closest to the ground, about five or six meters high.

The water pool under the waterfall is very shallow, only a dozen centimeters, and the pool is not big. It looks like it is only [-] square meters at most, which is about the same as a living room.

The stones on the edge of the waterfall are washed clean and smooth by the rush of water, and the water source is transparent.

There was also a sign, and Ye Kai stepped forward to see what story was written on it.

Holding the camera, Ye Kai read: "Oda Nobunaga? It says that Oda Nobunaga once practiced swordsmanship under this waterfall. Whether the story is true or not, I found it really fun to practice swordsmanship here. good."

Because the cistern below is only a dozen or so points away, if you roll up your trousers a little bit, you won’t be able to submerge your trousers if you walk into the pool with bare feet.

The waterfall is not high, and there are two levels of buffers on it, so the force of the waterfall falling down cannot directly send people flying.Practicing the stability of swinging a sword in such a place...maybe it really works.

There are often such pictures in anime, and maybe the prototype comes from here.

Seeing that there was no sign indicating that he could not enter the pool, and no one passed by, Ye Kai took off his shoes and walked slowly into the pool.

The water is very cold, it is mountain spring water.

Since leaving Hokkaido, the temperature has risen in a straight line, and it is almost the same as in China when we arrive here. The weather is inexplicably irritating.

Walking under the sun for so long, and suddenly encountering this Wang Qingquan, it is simply a gift from heaven to you for not being afraid of hardships.

The temperature of the water seems to directly affect the whole body from the feet. Before Ye Kai walked to the center of the pool, he felt his whole body cool down, and the irritability of summer also dissipated.

Both the camera and the backpack were placed by Ye Kai by the pool. The stones here were a bit slippery, and Ye Kai was afraid that the camera would get into the water after a fall.

Looking up at the mountains in the distance, this waterfall flows down from the not-so-high mountain next to it. It is an authentic mountain spring, and Ye Kai's place should be the upstream of this mountain spring.

Turning around, I took out the thermos cup from the backpack, poured out the mineral water in it, and two square ice cubes also fell into the pool.

This thermos cup was bought by Ye Kai in the island country, which is very famous for its thermos cups.However, in the island country, it is not called a thermos cup, it should be called a cold cup.

In addition to tasting tea, islanders rarely drink boiled water.

Generally, I drink beverages, such as mineral water, even in the cold weather of Hokkaido. Many young people like to drink Coke with ice.

Really frost resistant.

If the former Ye Kai also learned to drink Coke with ice in winter, it would not be normal not to catch a cold several times in a month.

After pouring it clean, Ye Kai walked towards the waterfall, he was going to have a taste of the spring water.

Mountain spring water is mostly sweet. In ancient China, people drank mostly mountain spring or well water, and less boiled water. At that time, the water source was clean and there were few germs.

Ye Kai catches the water that falls directly from the waterfall.Why don't you get water from the pool... because Ye Kai hasn't had the habit of drinking his own footwashing water yet.

The taste is silky, and it does have a sweet taste.

When traveling in the snow area, there are snow water flowing down from the snow-capped mountains everywhere. Even in broad daylight, the temperature will not rise a little under the sunlight.

The water is also very clean, but it is not as delicious as mountain spring water, and it is not as sweet as mountain spring water.

Ye Kai is now more and more suspicious that the mineral water sold on the market is actually tap water from the water factory, and it has no taste at all.

After refilling a cup, Ye Kai went ashore and continued to walk forward. From getting off the car to the present, Ye Kai estimates that there are more than ten kilometers away, and he will arrive at the next camp soon.

Seeing the carp flag fluttering from a distance, Ye Kai knew that he had come to an end.

It took most of the day, and I also settled for a lunch on the way, and finally walked out of this section of Zhongshan Road.No wonder it took about 20 days to complete this road in ancient times.

There are a total of 69 camps, and Ye Kai only left this one today.

The road unknowingly turned into a bluestone road, and gradually widened. At first, only the roofs of the houses could be seen, and then the sunny baby, and finally Ye Kai finally arrived at the dormitory.

Compared with the previous small town, this place is just a village, but the houses are very beautiful, like villas, and the outside of the houses are neatly placed with firewood.

Still burning firewood?
There was no one on this street, and everything was neatly arranged, which was very beautiful. Ye Kai walked quickly by himself, and finally saw three islanders walking on the road ahead.

Nodding to each other, Ye Kai staggered them and continued walking.

A woman who lives here is drying clothes, accompanied by her daughter who is no older than ten years old, wearing a yellow hat, it seems that she has just finished school.

Primary school students in island countries wear hats to prevent accidental falls and traffic accidents.

Ye Kai thinks that domestic kindergartens and even primary schools need to learn from this point. It is common for children to fall while playing, and it is not good if they hit their heads.

Looking at the map in my hand, it seems that I can't get out of the Zhongshan Road today.

In fact, the location he chose will not last long, it is the last section of the Zhongshan Road, and most people need two days, but Ye Kai estimated yesterday that he would finish the walk in one day.

Stop by this village-like camp for lunch, and finally arrive at the last camp at night for a ride to Heian-kyo.

But stop and go along the way, take a small road to visit the bandit’s cottage, see an ancient and abandoned shrine, play in the waterfall, record Vlog material...

It was four o'clock in the afternoon when we got here.

I have to rest here today, and I can walk out of Zhongshan Road tomorrow.

(End of this chapter)