On the sixth day, Yu Ping'an and Chen Shiling took a plane directly to Sapporo, the metropolis of Hokkaido.

This is the last stop of this trip to Japan, a trip to the hot springs.

After several people got off the plane, they took a car driven by Zhang Maosen and prepared to go to a hot spring hotel called Zhineixi.

"This Zhinei River Hot Spring is an 800-year-old private bath inn, but due to the inconvenient location and the lack of modern facilities for a long time, there are very few tourists, and some senior private bath lovers will go there."

While driving, Zhang Maosen introduced the destination of the trip.

"It's gloomy, it can't be raining!"

Chen Shiling looked at the somewhat depressing weather outside the car window and said, compared with the spring cherry blossoms in Tokyo, Hokkaido is really a little too bleak.

"The weather forecast says it's raining, so we need to hurry."

Zhang Maosen said.

"Why hurry? Will the rain affect the trip? ”

Yu Ping'an was a little puzzled.

"That Zhinei Creek, in the deep mountains, all the way is a winding mountain road, plus at this time, there is still a lot of winter snow on the mountain that has not melted, if it catches up with the rain, it is likely to cause an avalanche to block the road."

Zhang Maosen explained.

"I see!"

Yu Ping'an nodded.

"How long will it take us to get there?"

Chen Shiling asked, she listened to Zhang Maosen's introduction, and felt that the distance to that hot spring would not be too close.

"It will take more than 4 hours!" Zhang Maosen said casually, "Yu Dong, Miss Chen, let's sleep for a while." When I call you. ”

Zhang Maosen thoughtfully prompted.

"It's going to take so long! No wonder everyone is reluctant to go! ”

Chen Shiling sighed, but Chen Shiling liked the feeling that no one disturbed the winding path, so it didn't matter if she was far away.

I don't know how long it took, Chen Shiling had already slept on Yu Ping'an's shoulder for a while.

The sleepy-eyed Chen Shiling opened her eyes and saw that Yu Ping'an was still reading the e-book by her side.

"Wake up!"

Yu Ping'an smiled faintly.

"Haven't you arrived yet?"

Chen Shiling's voice was a little lazy, she moved her shoulders and looked out the window.

"It's coming! Half an hour to go! ”

Zhang Maosen still said with a neutral look.

I saw that outside the car window, there was a dense mountain tree, and the high mountains in the distance were still covered with thick snow.

Looking ahead, it was a winding road that could barely pass two cars after a day of winding upwards, and there was no end in sight.

After coming to Japan, Chen Shiling felt deserted for the first time.

Because there is little land and many people in Japan, land is used to great extent, and when you are in Tokyo, whether you are driving or taking the Shinkansen, you can use almost all the land as far as the eye can see, whether you are driving or taking the Shinkansen, houses, fields, and even factories.

When I got here, I couldn't see any human traces, except for the rugged path where the trees were, and the cliffs on the other side of the car.

"Tired! Shiling. ”

Yu Ping'an asked intimately.

"Sort of!"

Chen Shiling and Yu Ping'an have never been hypocritical and polite, they both have one thing to say.

"When you arrive at the hot spring hotel, soak in the hot spring first, and have a good rest."

"Good!"

Chen Shiling looked at Yu Ping'an and responded with a smile.

After about 40 minutes of upward driving, the scene on the side of the road changed, as if it was winter, and the snow that had not yet melted could be seen everywhere.

"Wow! It's a lot of snow! ”

Chen Shiling looked at the outside and said with some excitement.

The car came to an open field that looked like a parking lot, because there were already several cars parked in the open space.

Chen Shiling looked at the cars, there were three cars in total.

Zhang Maosen parked his car next to the three cars.

"Why didn't you see the hot spring inn?"

Chen Shiling found that this place was empty, and she didn't see the hot spring hotel she expected.

"There's no way to get there, and we'll have to walk for a while to get to the hotel."

As he spoke, Zhang Maosen pointed to it.

Chen Shiling looked over, except for a stone staircase path that disappeared into the dense forest, and saw no other buildings.

"How long do you have to go?"

Chen Shiling asked.

"About 20 minutes!"

Zhang Maosen said.

"Let's go! Shiling! Victory is at hand! ”

Yu Ping'an deliberately raised his voice and said, as if to boost morale.

"It's a good thing!"

Chen Shiling couldn't help but sigh.

Fortunately, Chen Shiling is not a squeamish eldest lady, but she doesn't feel anything. It's just that when I get out of the car, I feel that the temperature in the mountains is too cold. hurriedly put on the thick clothes that Zhang Maosen had prepared for them.

The three of them then continued their journey up the stone steps to the mountain.

After walking for about 10 minutes, a clearing appeared next to the trail, which attracted the attention of several people.

There was a small stone shrine-like building more than a meter high in the clearing, and a stone statue stood inside.

"What's that?"

Chen Shiling asked curiously.

"You can see this kind of small shrine in many places in Japan, so I guess what kind of god it is!"

Zhang Maosen didn't know what was going on, and looked at the shrine and said.

"There's a sign over here!"

Yu Ping'an pointed to a wooden sign on the side of the road, on which a lot of words were written.

Chen Shiling and Zhang Maosen also leaned over, ready to see what was written on the wooden sign.

'通りゃんせ 通りゃんせ......'

Chen Shiling saw that it was all incomprehensible Japanese.

"Go ahead! Go ahead!

This is the path to heaven,

This is the path of the gods.

The journey to the place is easy, but the return trip is scary.

Although I am afraid of the way home, I still

Let's go, go!

This is the path to Hades!

This is the path of ghosts and gods.

It's good to be alive, but it's terrible to be alive after death!

Although I feel horrible, still,

Go ahead! Go ahead!

If you want to return to the world, remember,

Don't forget to look for that beautiful flower! ”

Zhang Maosen said the words on the wooden plaque in Chinese.

"What is this? Sounds a little creepy! ”

Chen Shiling said.

"I guess it's a local nursery rhyme!"

Yu Ping'an guessed.

"That's right! It should be a nursery rhyme related to the gods enshrined here. ”

Zhang Maosen also said.

"This nursery rhyme is a bit inappropriate, don't scare children!"

Chen Shiling feels that this so-called nursery rhyme is really a bit inappropriate for children.

After stopping at the shrine for a moment, the group continued along the trail towards the mountain.

After walking for more than 10 minutes, Chen Shiling already felt tired, and the hot spring hotel that was still looking forward to it finally appeared in the field of vision.

"It's here! It's here! ”

Zhang Maosen pointed to the hotel and said.

The inn was an all-wooden Japanese-style building, and behind it was a steaming steam, which was supposed to be an open-air bath.

Further on, there is a steep mountain wall, and the whole inn is surrounded by mountains on three sides, and only the front is connected to this stone path, which looks like the end of the whole trail.

Chen Shiling looked back at the path behind her, and through the woods, she could still vaguely see the parking lot where she had just gotten off the car, where four cars were quietly parked......