As a Japanese, even if you don't believe in or like this culture, you will be influenced by the adults around you since you were a child, and you are naturally no stranger to the final prayer process.

Not to mention that most Japanese people subconsciously choose to visit the shrine to ask the gods for their blessings whenever there is a major event in their lives, and in addition, there is also a hurdle that cannot be bypassed by visiting the New Year.

Therefore, for this kind of traditional culture that does not know whether it should be attributed to the essence or dross, in this island country drifting away from the Pacific Ocean, it can be maintained so complete and exquisite, Jiang Yu can only respect it in addition to envy.

If he hadn't had the well-known bloody history of the last world in his mind, he might have liked this country and this nation even more.

But after all, it's only if.

Of course, he is also glad that in this world, his motherland has not reproduced the history that was smeared with blood and fire, and the ensuing traditional culture that has been more intact, as well as countless ingenious and ingenious works of art, can still stay in the land where they were born, in the morning dew and twilight, and the admiring eyes of the world, gradually enter immortality.

The spiritual spirit of a nation often does not come from strong ships and cannons, but exists in the piles of old papers that were trampled on at will in the past.

Straight to the point.

Since she was a child, she has followed the elders of her family to perform various worships, and although Megumi Kato is not familiar with washing her hands and walking the approach, she knows the final prayer steps well.

First of all, the bell needs to be shaken by shaking the rope, and the sound of the bell has two functions, one is to tell the gods that someone is coming to worship, and the other is to ward off evil spirits for the worshippers. Of course, you should also be careful not to shake the rope too hard.

Then, the incense money is thrown into the merit box. This action is similar to the basketball pick, with a focus on gentleness and accuracy.

After that, it can be summed up as "two salutes, two beats, one salute", which is to bow twice, then clap your hands twice on your chest, then you can pray, say your wishes, and finally bow again, and the whole prayer process is over.

Megumi Kato is naturally very familiar with this set, and although Jiang Yu has not visited much, thanks to the memory of his predecessor and the various ACG works he has played before, he can be regarded as very familiar.

After the two of them finished worshipping, they walked to the back of the main hall of the shrine to visit the Senbon torii gate.

Standing at the foot of the mountain and looking up, the entire slope of the mountain is covered with countless red torii gates, which form endless tunnels one after another.

Standing at the foot of the mountain is already so spectacular, so it goes without saying what it feels like to walk in the middle of it. The decayed dark red archway and the bright vermilion archway are densely intertwined, which looks particularly spectacular and charming through the sunlight, and the crisp cry between the mountains and forests also makes people sigh from the bottom of their hearts.

You walk in a strange red shimmer that flickers in and out of the small shrine perched on the rocks.

In the mountains and outside the mountains, in the mountains.

The so-called spiritual enlightenment, the so-called spiritual cultivation, is about the same.

There is still plenty of time, because Jiang Yu asked Megumi Kato's opinion and decided to climb to the top. If you just want to visit here, you won't climb to the top of the mountain. But whether it is out of the intention of pilgrimage to the holy land or the intention of collecting materials, Jiang Yu has a reason to climb to the top of the mountain.

The most is the best scenery.

Although he didn't travel all over the famous mountains and rivers and left behind the immortal masterpiece Xu Xiake, since the mountain is already in front of him and at his feet, he naturally wants to climb it. And how much sweat you put into the process of mountaineering, how much you will gain when you reach the peak and see the beautiful scenery.

This may be psychological comfort, or psychological satisfaction, but it cannot be denied that it is really relaxing, complacent, and prideful.

On the way to climb the mountain, Megumi Kato looked at the breathing of the young man next to him who was gradually getting heavier, looked at the fine beads of sweat on his forehead, felt the droplets of water sliding down his cheeks, and felt that he seemed to be walking more and more briskly.

His self-confidence may come from the works he has read and the down-to-earth path he has walked.

Read 10,000 books, travel 10,000 miles, and read countless people.

In ancient times, sages, or practitioners, probably felt this way.

Looking at the brighter and brighter eyes of the young man beside him, Megumi Kato seemed to have an understanding.

After reaching the top of the mountain, Jiang Yu exhaled a long breath and wiped the sweat from his hair, forehead and face, and the first thought was not how much he had gained from this practice, but as a matter of course, "it has finally arrived".

Therefore, he is naturally not a cultivator, nor a sage, but just an ordinary person who can no longer be ordinary. The only exception is probably that behind him, there is a world behind him.

No, this is completely unusual, and it can't be described as a flirtatious statement like "the only exception", right?

After finding a free bench and letting Megumi Kato sit down, Jiang Yu calmed his breath and handed the mineral water that the other party had bought at the bottom of the mountain before.

Megumi Kato was not surprised or moved, and after taking it very calmly, he said thank you softly.

Jiang Yu is not disappointed, let alone shaken - in his heart, this is a very sparse and ordinary thing, it is not worth a word of thanks, and naturally it is not worth something more.

Those who can reach the pinnacle of life by virtue of some incomparably small things, or details, or by the innate "Asassias", can only exist in stories that are provided to the world for imagination and even delusion.

After enough rest, my eyes naturally enjoyed the scenery of the mountains. Looking at the stacked torii gates from the top of the mountain is different from the feeling of looking down the mountain. But the only thing they have in common is that they all feel spectacular.

The last thing the two of them had to do, of course, was to go down the mountain. But as the time approached noon, there were more and more tourists, and the flow of people on the road, which was still sparse, became compact. The two of them happened to clash with a wave of people going up the mountain, causing the road down the mountain to become extremely difficult.

In the surging crowd, Jiang Yu's face was slightly pale - he was still not used to putting himself in the middle of the crowd, and habitually avoiding the tram during rush hour, nor did he change in the slightest.

Seeing this, Megumi Kato's eyes twitched slightly, his steps slowed down, and then he grabbed the sleeve of the young man who unconsciously turned into a path ahead.

She clenched hard, as if she feared that she would be separated from her in the midst of the surging crowd.

Jiang Yu felt the sudden increase in weight on his sleeves, his body stiffened slightly, and then immediately continued to open the road ahead as if he hadn't found anything. It's just that under the influence of the subconscious in his mind, he used his body and arms to slightly protect the girl who followed him.

……

Out of Fushimi Inari Taisha Shrine, it is Inari Station on the JR Yamanote Line.

Just when Jiang Yu took Megumi Kato to the station, and the latter looked at him with a look of wanting to speak, two teenagers and girls suddenly walked out of the station.

The young man has blue hair and gray eyes, wears casual clothes, and is not very tall, but gives people a very clean and refreshing feeling; As for the girl, it is much more exaggerated, not only is her hair so brilliant that it even gives people a dazzling feeling, but her clothes are also gorgeous red and white Lolita, and the small red leather shoes on her feet make a crisp sound when stepping on the smooth road.

The two walked one after the other, and the target was naturally Fushimi Inari Taisha not far away, but it seemed that there was a slight argument between the two.

"Huh? Do you go straight to the shrine? But if you're going to climb the mountain, why don't you go for lunch first? ”

The boy gave a very correct suggestion, but unfortunately, the girl did not take it.

"How can it be difficult to live with me on the mountain road!"

The girl's tone cannot be described as confident or even conceited, it is a kind of certainty, a kind of confirmation, as if the name has belonged to her since she was born.

The boy shook his head with a wry smile, and finally decided to ignore the girl's objections and forcibly pull the other party to a nearby restaurant.

Hearing the conversation between the two, Jiang Yu suddenly took out his mobile phone, glanced at the time that had come to 11 o'clock unconsciously, and showed a look of shame.

After thinking about it, Jiang Yu turned his head and was about to consult Megumi Kato's opinion, but looking at the eyes of the girl next to him watching the two people leave before, he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows and asked curiously, "Acquaintance?" ”

Megumi Kato shook her head and said, "I don't know...... Although I didn't know her, I felt as if I had met the girl somewhere, and the tone of her voice was ...... It also makes people feel a little familiar. ”

Hearing this, Jiang Yu recalled the tone of the Lolita girl before, and couldn't help laughing, and said, "Will it?" I just think it's a little bit ...... Form 2? ”

Megumi Kato's eyelashes trembled slightly, his gaze fell on Jiang Yu again, his expression was quite serious, and at the same time, his tone was quite flat: "Jiang Jun, who occasionally says something shy, is it a 'sophomore illness'?" ”

Jiang Yu smiled and said, "Even so, don't use the words in "Spring Things" to describe me......"

After laughing, the two of them were still ready to have lunch and go to another place.

Of course, because this trip to Fushimi Inari Taisha took more time than he imagined, the few places he wanted to go in his mind could only be painfully deleted and turned into one. After all, he still needs a little time to buy the souvenirs his sister has requested.

Under the recommendation of the food app on the mobile phone, Jiang Yu and Megumi Kato found a café with a high rating to eat. Although according to Jiang Yu's idea, he was going to go to a family restaurant like Saria, but after thinking about it, he still had a pure female high school student who said to him this morning, "I'm also a girl", and still gave up that tempting idea.

After lunch, the two took the Yamanote Line, then transferred to the Keifuku Electric Railway and headed to their next destination, Arashiyama.

Arashiyama is a famous tourist area in Kyoto, with cherry blossoms in spring, verdant greenery in summer, maple red in autumn, and snow in winter. In addition, there are hot springs there, which can be said to be the best of the country in one place.

The Keifuku Electric Railway is the body of the streetcar, and unlike the subway and bus that they used to get around in Tokyo, they used to get around every day. Street-level subways are streetcars, which appeared earlier and did not travel at a high speed, but due to the severe imbalance in Japan's population and area, streetcars save a lot of time compared to buses during periods of severe traffic congestion in commuting to work.

After changing trains along the way, I took another ride and saw the maple leaves and gradient mountains that resemble mosaic murals.

This is Arashiyama, which, like Kiyomizudera Temple and Fushimi Inari Taisha Shrine, is one of Kyoto's business cards.

Since the place he was going to was also a famous scenery of Lanshan, Jiang Yu didn't have to worry about getting lost, and followed the navigation of the map.

After walking out of the station, walk over the Tsuki Bridge, see the Kyoto Arashiyama Music Box Museum, turn to Sagano, and then head towards Tenryuji Temple.

Jiang Yu took the lead, and Megumi Kato fell half a step behind him. The street scene on both sides of the street is neat and chic, and there are many shops selling fast food, and the smell of food wafts everywhere.

Jiang Yu suddenly stopped, and the ponytail girl who followed behind him naturally had to stop.

Megumi Kato raised his eyes to look ahead in some surprise, while Jiang Yu frowned, turned around, touched his stomach, and said a little helplessly: "If I knew in advance that there were so many snacks here, I wouldn't have eaten so much there, right?" ”

The smell of food is tempting, but for those who already feel full, it is a sin.

Megumi Kato frowned slightly, and responded calmly: "If I hadn't eaten lunch before, I don't think I would have been able to hold on until now." ”

At the end of the day, mountaineering is a physical job.

"I'm just saying...... Tell me ......" Jiang Yu smiled, spread his hands, looked at the slightly novel look between the eyebrows of the girl in front of him, and asked curiously, "Kato, didn't you come here last time you came to Kyoto?" ”

Megumi Kato nodded, shook his head again, and explained, "Last time, I took the car directly to the hotel on the mountain, and due to time problems, I didn't stay too much. ”

"That's right...... Let's go quickly, it's a bit ...... here."

Jiang Yu pointed to the surrounding fast food shops and shook his head with a smile.

Seeing this scene, Megumi Kato couldn't help but smile shallowly and nodded slightly.

Then the two continued to move forward, and when they encountered a detour to Tenryu Temple, they chose to continue straight according to the instructions of the navigation. Not long after, there was a rustling sound on the left-hand side.

The sound is very nostalgic, and even naturally has a sense of coolness.

Jiang Yu knew in his heart that the destination of his trip had arrived.

Looking down, it's the shadows; Looking up, it's a strong wind.

The wind blows through the lush bamboo forest, making the bamboo leaves make a nostalgic and reassuring rustling sound.

Jiang Yu stood in place and looked up, there were really too many bamboos here to count, they grew very tall, leaning against each other, forming a long tunnel. The warm sunlight shines through the cracks in the bamboo forest, and the pleasant sound makes the whole path exude a cool atmosphere.

The road itself is quite monotonous, but looking at the two rows of bamboo forests that stretch forward like an endless endless, the more you look at it, the more you look like a labyrinth, and you have the illusion that you are going to be sucked in.

Emerald green is a representation of life, and when the emerald green is swaying in the wind, it makes people feel that even the tiny pores on the skin are stretched.

This is the bamboo forest road introduced in Arashiyama guidebooks and TV programs.

Sitting alone in the secluded grate, playing the piano and howling.

Inexplicably, Jiang Yu came up with these two verses that he had learned in elementary school in the previous world.

He stood in the middle of the road, his eyes slightly closed, feeling the bamboo shadow swaying, feeling the breeze on his face, and feeling the sense of immediacy and nostalgia that seemed to be brought from his previous life.

Here, there is the tipping point at the beginning of the second half of the whole story, and there is the person who claims to be the best at failure, and the second successful self-explosion. It is also from here that the story gradually changes from a house of things to an emotional entanglement.

Well, it's commonly known as stomach pain.

But even if there is no special meaning given to this bamboo forest road by "Spring Things", Jiang Yu is still a little intoxicated in the depths of this forest at this moment.

Indulge in listening to the crisp sound of bamboo and wood, and indulge in listening to the howling wind.