After buying some souvenirs at random in Dotonbori Food Street, Sikong Yao will not let go of the public-funded travel and enjoy it, and finally come to Japan for a trip, if there is a place not to go, it will be aggrieved.

Mt. Fuji is Japan's highest peak, and it is one of the largest active volcanoes in the world, stretching between Shizuoka and Yamanashi prefectures near the Pacific coast. The peaks are towering into the clouds, and the peaks are covered with snow. The mountain is cone-shaped, like a fan hanging upside down in the air, and Japanese poets have praised it with poems such as "jade fan hanging upside down in the East China Sea and sky" and "Fuji white snow reflecting the morning sun".

The soil of Mt. Fuji is covered with volcanic lava and volcanic sand. As a result, there are no jungles or springs in this area, and the hiking trails are not obvious, with only winding paths in the sand. At the foot of the mountain, there are vast lakes, waterfalls, and jungles, and the scenery is extremely beautiful.

When you think of Mt. Fuji, you probably think of the snow empowerment on the top of the Blue Mountain, but Mt. Fuji also changes its costume with the passing of the seasons, with cherry blossoms in spring, mountain breezes in summer, autumn leaves in autumn, and snow in winter.

At this time, it was autumn, this young active volcano was dyed red by the maple leaves, Sikong Yao was greedy for black, and when he climbed to the halfway point of the mountain, the sun rose from the top of Mt. Fuji, and the sun hit the maple leaves like a sparkling diamond, and the scenery of Mt. Fuji and the radiant sun was intertwined with a masterpiece of nature's art.

The most famous specialty snack in the area around Mt. Fuji is Senbei, a Japanese rice cracker that no one would find unique, in all shapes and sizes. and flavors, which are usually salty, naturally sweet, and are accompanied by green tea as a casual snack and served as a polite snack to visiting guests, and the taste is even more irreproper.

In China, senbei means pancake. There are also pancake varieties like Shandong pancake and Tianjin pancake. However, these are actually different kinds of food. In China, senbei is more like wraps and pancakes, while in Japan. It is usually a small snack that is hard and can be eaten in one bite. Instead of meals.

The senbei in Japan is very different from that in China, and even the senbei introduced in Taiwan is somewhat different.

Senbei in Japan is usually baked or grilled, and traditionally grilled over charcoal. A layer of sauce will also be brushed into the production. It is often soy sauce and cooking wine. The outside is then wrapped in a layer of nori that can be seasoned with salt or salad dressing if desired.

Hawkers who get up early start making senbei before dawn. Because he never dared to underestimate the travelers who climbed the mountain, they came earlier.

There is nothing more comfortable than tasting a senbei at sunrise and then drinking green tea, and while the charcoal fire is roasting, a pot of good green tea is also burned, and the way of business is like this, the guests are satisfied, and the natural wealth is rolling.

The hawker did not ask for a sky-high price, although the price was not affordable, but it was acceptable, compared to the pleasure he got when eating, it was understandable that the price was more expensive, and for Sikong Yao, who ate and drank at public expense, he didn't care at all.

She tasted all kinds of senbei, and she smiled like a flower, and the vendor's money was also smiling.

After descending the mountain, I went to the nearest Shizuoka, which is sprinkled with pan-fried Kawasaki mochi and soybean flour, which is easy to make at home, but the teahouse near the Abe River, which flows from western Shizuoka to Suruga Bay, is said to have been dedicated to Lord Tokugawa Ieyasu in the past, but it has become a representative local specialty, and it is sold with red bean paste.

In Japan, mochi is used as a New Year's decoration and consists of two round mochi cubes with orange on top. Because the homonym of orange in Japan has the meaning of "several generations", it is a metaphor for a healthy and eternal family, and prosperity for generations, so everyone will decorate Sichuan cakes in this way.

Due to the sticky nature of mochi, there are many accidental injuries caused by suffocation due to eating mochi during the Chinese New Year in Japan, especially in the elderly. Generally, the death toll is announced in newspaper reports after the Chinese New Year. But this should be a mistake in the report, and when Japan celebrates the New Year, it is common to eat baked rice cakes, not mochi.

However, if it is mochi, Sikong Yao has not eaten it, but there is a kind of "Yukimi Mochi" that does not contain the filling and has a soft taste of a perilla leaf, which is the purpose of Sikong Yao's trip.

This kind of legendary-level dessert, Sikong Yao regretfully pounced on it, and walked towards Shizuoka, there were small shops selling Yukimi mochi everywhere, but none of them were satisfactory to Sikong Yao.

From beginning to end, I ate it with the idea of relying on luck, and I didn't eat the Yukimi mochi that satisfied me, and naturally I didn't eat the authentic Yukimi mochi, and I saw that I had to break my stomach if I ate it again, so I had to give up.

The name of Yukimi Mochi has also attracted countless imitators to compete to use it, and over time, the reverse has covered up the true existence of Yukimi Mochi.

Although I didn't find the dessert I wanted, it was a Japanese confectionery made with rice flour, sugar, cinnamon, etc.

It is said that in memory of the Hatsuhashi Inspectorate, who is famous as the ancestor of koto music in modern times, Yatsuhashi Shogashi sells Yatsuhashi cakes in the shape of a Japanese koto in a teahouse that resembles a Japanese koto, and there are two types of Yatsuhashi pancakes, one sprinkled with sugar, and the other is filled with red bean paste, both of which are characterized by a unique cinnamon fragrance.

A square crust is folded diagonally to wrap the inverted anise, which looks a bit fried and chaotic.

In addition to Mt. Fuji, Nara-en, a must-visit place in Japan, Mt. Fuji is also a must-visit.

The flocks of deer that roam in the park are protected because they are related to the legend of the white deer that circulates at the Kasuga Taisha Shrine, and they are designated as a national protected animal. The best time to enjoy this beautiful nature is in the turquoise waters of Mt. Wakakusa, the deer-colored deer coat in May, or in autumn when the mountains are full of autumn leaves.

However, in the off-season, you can also take a leisurely walk here, leisurely, and the comfortable deer sometimes run wild in front of you, sometimes crouching and chirping, no matter what time of year, there is an attractive landscape here.

There are about 1,200 deer living here, and the price of deer food used to feed is only one hundred and fifty yen a pack, even if the yen rises no matter how much the price rises, it will not exceed ten yuan until death.

Originally, I thought that deer were mostly docile and lovable, but Sikong Yao, who came to Nara Park, found that she was stupid and naïve.

These Nara deer, who have become accustomed to the company of tourists, do not have the timidity of docile fawns at all, and walk generously among the crowd, without the slightest fear, if the food is accidentally exposed on the backpack, then it will be encountered, and it will run up to eat as if it were its own food.

There are some pampered deer that are even more powerful, and when they see that the guests who didn't buy deer food in their hands are even more like to ignore it, Sikong Yao smiled awkwardly and took out the deer food he just bought.

The so-called milk is the mother, as soon as the group of Nara deer saw that there was food, they ran over to the fart, and a few deer pestered Sikong Yao to beg for food, and the two packs of deer food were eaten up in a short time.

A Nara deer licked Sikong Yao's hand unsatisfied, and rubbed Sikong Yao with the fluff on his forehead, clearly not having enough to eat and not leaving.

Sikong Yao couldn't cry or laugh, and even gave a deer to it, and the deer in Nara Park are all sperm.

Sikong Yao thought that most of this Nara deer could not understand Chinese, but he had to persuade it: "Okay, okay, I don't have anything to eat here, so I can play while playing." ”

However, this Nara deer seems to have spirituality, and the other deer have been full and run far away, but it has been refusing to go, pestering Sikong Yao alive and dead, and it will follow wherever Sikong Yao goes.

Sikong Yao was a little helpless by this Nara deer, and gently touched its head and persuaded: "There is really nothing to eat." ”

However, Sikong Yao found that this little deer didn't seem to come for food, but just kept rubbing Sikong Yao and running around her, as if he recognized Sikong Yao as its owner.

Sikong Yao stood still, wondering what was going on, it couldn't be said that he was like-minded with a deer, right? Is it difficult to call a confidant if you smell the same?

Sikong Yao frowned, saying that he was too cheap, but he suddenly thought about it, could it be that this Nara deer smelled something on me?

The nose of the deer is very sensitive and can smell very subtle flavors, and Sikong Yao also has a faint sweetness due to long-term contact with ingredients such as cream and fragrant powder, which is most likely attracted by this smell. Thinking about it this way, it makes sense to lick its hand all the time.

Sikong Yao found a remote shade and sat down, and the Nara deer also meekly crouched down, Sikong Yao said funny: "That's it, it turns out that you are also a dessert lover, so I'll take something good to entertain you." ”

Took out a box of "white bears" from the backpack, it was a Japanese confectionery that Sikong Yao had bought in Dotonbori before, the soft glutinous crust was sprinkled with fine powdered sugar, neither greasy nor strong, the fragrance was very charming, and I shared a piece of Nara deer, and I also tasted one, which was very pleasant.

The so-called cannibalistic mouth is short, this Nara deer is quite human, and let out a low chirp, as if thanking Sikong Yao, and negligently stood up again. (To be continued......)