〖Fuji〗 near Sakura Line

"May 5, Otaru."

We arrived in Otaru on the tail end of this year's plum wine festival.But there is not much time for us to regret, because the live broadcast of night cherry blossoms in Otaru will follow.

"Last year I heard that there was Ms. Takahata, and I thought I could see her this year, but she didn't come this year. But Masashi Nakata...is he a newcomer?" I asked Shusuke Fuji.

"Well, it seems to be. But I heard that he is very active in Hokkaido."

We discussed the program list and circled the artists we wanted to see one by one, only to find that there was a blank period in the middle.After being relatively silent for a while, Fuji Zhousuke suddenly said, "Otherwise, let's go to a place at that time."

Fuji Zhousuke took me to a handicraft workshop.Before I entered the store, I was so attracted by the handicrafts displayed in the window that I couldn't take my eyes off them.When I opened the door of the store, what caught my sight was a circular booth on which various exquisitely shaped glass products were placed, and the sunlight shone on it, creating magnificent colors.

"It's so beautiful!" I exclaimed.The shopkeeper nodded to me with a smile. I saw a small piece of leather in her hand, and scattered piles of scissors, awls and silk threads. She should have been doing handwork all the time.

At this time, Fujisuke asked me from the side: "Would you like to try Yoshizawa?"

Eh?I was a little surprised, and at the same time doubted my manual ability, but at this time the owner had already walked towards me, holding a picture book such as a tutorial in his hand.She handed me the picture album and motioned me to read it, and I noticed that she hadn't spoken since we entered the store, so I couldn't help but look at her a few more times, but her smile was so gentle and peaceful.I firmly believe that there are a hundred ways of communication between people. Musicians' performances, painters' paintings, and craftsmen's handicrafts, as long as they can convey their full heart, language is just one of them. It's just the way, is it really that important whether you can speak or not?

I flipped through the brochure in distress, unable to make up my mind what to do.In the end I decided to make a flower for my mom that I could pin on a brooch and a pony for my dad to hang on a key ring.After I had an initial idea, I went to Fuer Zhouzhu to see what he had picked, but I found that he hadn't looked through the picture album provided by the shop owner from the beginning to the end.I was curious to ask him, but he started talking to the owner in sign language.Looking at his neat gestures, I suddenly thought of the rainy day we spent in the Sapporo bar.After communicating with the owner, Fujisuke gave me a hand: "Ms. Shimada said that we can go with her to choose the right leather now." Ms. Shimada must be the owner of the shop.I quickly picked out the materials I needed to use, but Fujisuke kept walking back and forth among the rows of baskets. In addition to leather, he also picked out a lot of beautiful glass beads.

Since there was no difficulty in what to do, I soon had nothing to do and stayed aside waiting for Fuji Shousuke to finish his work.He was fixing a glass bead in the center of the light pink flower that he had made before. I held my chin to watch him finish this one, and then put it down to start another one. "Are you going to make a corsage too?" I asked him a little impatiently.Fujisuke shook his head with a smile, apparently he had no intention of revealing to me in advance.I just kept watching him as he cut the leather into narrow strips and strung flowers with string beads. "Ah, it's a bracelet!" I finally guessed what he was going to do, but he was almost finished by this time.

Finally, to my surprise, he gently put the bracelet in front of me: "For you. Although it's a bit late, it's really nice to meet you."

I was surprised and a little embarrassed because I hadn't thought of making something for Fuji Shusuke when I picked out the raw materials, and right now I don't have anything to give him in return.I jumped off the high chair and ran to the shopkeeper: "Excuse me, can I pick some more materials?" However, before the shopkeeper could say anything, Zhou Zhu helplessly called me: "This shop is a six-year-old shop. It closes at one o'clock, Yoshizawa." I glanced at the time, five twenty-seven.So I eagerly begged the shopkeeper: "I, I am already proficient, and I will definitely finish it soon, and I will definitely finish it before closing the store." I said incoherently.Fortunately, the owner smiled and nodded and agreed to my request.

"You don't have to do this," he said when I sat back next to Fuji Zhousuke with the selected leather and started to rush to work, "I didn't give you the bracelet because I wanted to give you back."

Without looking up, I said, "No, this is very important to me."

Very important.

I was not happy when I heard Zhou Zhu say that he was very happy to meet me.Sooner or later, the cherry blossoms will wither, and when the last cherry blossom petal falls in Japan/Japan, the journey with Fuji Shusuke and I should be over.But before that, I want to try to add something special to the shared memories of the two of us.

So this time it was Fuji's turn to sit aside and watch me work with his chin in his hands.

In the end, I handed Fuji Shusuke a simple wallet, and he happily replaced it with the one I made. At the same time, he handed over the chain again: "Well, can Yoshizawa take it this time?"

I nodded, and was about to reach out to pick it up, but Fujisuke grabbed my left wrist first.

"Thank you..." I said to Fujisuke after putting on the bracelet for me.

"It's okay." Fujisuke laughed, "If we go back now, there's still time to see Yoshizawa's favorite ever*green."

"May 5, Wakkanai."

The front line of cherry blossoms finally runs through the Japanese archipelago.

When I searched for information on cherry blossoms on my mobile phone on the Shinkansen, the news on the 18th was overwhelming.On the 20th, the cherry blossoms in Wakkanai were already in full bloom.

"Finally...here we are." I whispered as I watched the night view of Wakkanai with Fuji Shusuke.

It seems that the days have passed very quickly since leaving Otaru.Asahikawa, Kushiro, Tsunashiri, and finally Wakkanai.But then, the time for parting came.Just thinking about it made my heart filled with sadness.In the end, I still didn't want to part with each other.

Not willing, this is not a good sign.

"What is Yoshizawa thinking now?" Fujisuke asked me.

I looked at the warm lights in Wakkanai at night, and said softly: "I was thinking, what Watanabe Junichi once said, maybe people will want to die when they see beautiful things. But now I think, I probably only want better things live on."

In the past two months, I have been chasing after the cherry blossoms in full bloom, and I have been reading the best sides of each city, like a dream.However, the dream will eventually wake up, and I need to return to reality, go back to Yokohama to see Ye Ying, and live the rest of my life well.Even if you still feel sad or reluctant, you should say goodbye.Whether it's with Sakura, or with Fuji Shusuke.

Before we parted, Fujisuke suddenly said to me with a smile, "Is it just like this?"

Eh?I couldn't understand what he meant for a while, and he pointed to the camera hanging on his chest: "It's a photo, isn't there a copy of Yoshizawa? Then, Yoshizawa, would you like to leave me a mailing address and wait for it to be developed?" I'll send you the photo when it's done."

If Fujisuke didn't mention it, I really would have forgotten about it.I tore off a post-it note and wrote my apartment address to Fuji Shusuke, feeling inexplicably happy.After I finished writing, I mustered up the courage to ask him: "Well, can I exchange email addresses with you?" My face became hot as I said that, and I felt like a nympho girl.

"Okay." Fuji Zhouzhu agreed, his eyes curved into a very gentle arc.