Getting off the train with his luggage, Naruse looked at the other side of the platform, where the third-grade team was assembling after getting off the train.

"Year 3 students will take the bus arranged by the school to the hotel." Hikaru Takikawa said, "Then I'll eat over there, and then I'll set off for Kitano Tenmangu Shrine."

And the three of them couldn't get on the bus.

Naruse picked up his travel bag and retracted his gaze, "Then let's go to the hotel first."

"Okay."

Although Naruse has been to Kyoto several times due to school trips and accompanying Matsu Chiaki to relax, it is the first time that he has acted on his own;

For this reason, he investigated the route and transportation mode according to the itinerary for the next three days last night.

"If you take the Nara Line and transfer to the Keihan Main Line, you can go directly to Gion Shijo; Take the Karasuma Line to the Hankyu Kyoto Line and get off at Kawaramachi, but it's just a little longer to walk......

Looking at Hikaru Takikawa and the starfish who were slightly dazed, Naruse suddenly came to his senses:

For the newcomers, one more choice will be a little more confused, and he can just make a decision directly.

"Let's go, let's take the Nara Line."

The two of them quickly broke free from their dazedness and nodded, "Okay."

After waiting on the platform for a while, they got on the JR Nara Line, then transferred to the Keihan Main Line at Tofukuji Station, and after about four or five minutes, the three of them got off at Gion Shijo.

When I returned to the ground, I was greeted by the flowing Kamogawa River, and the starfish were a little impatient.

Leaning on the guardrail by the river, next to the four bridges, she leaned out and looked up and down the river, her brow slowly furrowed.

"Feeling...... It's so ordinary."

Takikawa leaned aside, looking at the river below, "It's very ordinary."

"But the online reviews are very high, "When you come to Kyoto, you must walk along the Kamogawa River" or something."

She laughed, "Wouldn't you know if you went down and walked?"

The two looked at Naruse.

"If you said it earlier, just get off at Shimizu Gojo." He looked down at the riverside path, "Just walk around."

The three of them found a place to go down by the Shijo Bridge, followed the riverbank, and walked for a while in the direction of Gojo.

When he came up again, Starfish couldn't help but pout.

"It still feels ordinary......

"I think it's okay."

Hikaru Takikawa looked back at the river below, "If you live nearby, you can come and take a walk if you have nothing to do, especially in the summer...... Ah, Harumi must like it here, right?"

"If you hadn't followed, I would have been lying down on the grass on the riverbank."

"Hahaha."

Back at Shijo-dori, the trio headed in the direction of Gion, and the hotel they booked was located at the end of Shijo-dori, near Yasaka Shrine.

As he passed the intersection of Hanamikoji, the starfish stopped and looked around for a moment.

"Ah, it's a geisha!"

"Where, where?"

"Over there!"

Naruse had already walked to the other side of the road, looked up at the red-walled ancient house beside him, and did not urge.

It wasn't his first time in Gion, but he still felt that there was something worth stopping and seeing.

Yasaka Shrine is backed by Higashiyama Mountain, and facing the four passageways is the brightly colored West Building Gate.

The hotel where the three of them stayed was on the side at the end of Shijo-dori.

【AKANE Kyoto Gion Store】

Walking into the hotel, Naruse went to the front desk to check in.

"Hello, I'm Naruse who booked the room yesterday."

The three rooms booked are all single rooms and are located on the fourth floor, two of which are connected and the other is close to the elevator and a little further away.

Naruse chose this one.

Opening the door, Hikaru Takikawa glanced twice from the side and raised his eyebrows without saying a word.

Naruse carried the travel bag inside, "You seem to be a little disappointed."

"Oops......

She also came in and looked left and right, "With such an expensive hotel, the room is a little too ordinary."

"The interior style is a bit simpler...... Who made it choose a good location?"

"Can you see the inside of the shrine from the window?"

"Probably."

Hikaru Takikawa leaned over to the window, "Hmm...... I can only see a little bit."

Starfish also went over to take a look.

Naruse reminded the two: "Put the things in the room first, and then go to the hotel where Sister Yue lives to have a look, and then make plans."

So the two of them went to their rooms first.

Click, the starfish walking behind closed the door.

Naruse lay down on the bed, stared at the ceiling for a while, then sat up again, took out his phone and patted around the room, not forgetting the street view outside the window.

Opening Line and clicking on Naoko's chat, he hesitated for a moment.

Naruse: We arrived at the hotel.

As for the photos he just took, he didn't post any of them.

It's still class at this time, and Naoko still sent a reply quickly.

Naoko: How's the room?

Naruse: It's okay, everything you should have, nothing special.

Naoko: Let me see.

Naruse picked out a photo taken at the door of the room and sent it over.

Naoko: Sure enough, it's still expensive.

Naruse smiled briefly.

After a while, Hikaru Takikawa and Starfish came looking for him.

"Let's go find the moon."

Hanasenbo, where the third-graders stay, is located just a few hundred meters south of Yasaka Shrine.

When the three of Naruse passed, they were assigning rooms.

Relying on the disguise of a mask and a cap, Hikaru Takikawa went in to look for her sister, and when she came out, she said enviously that she also wanted to sleep with everyone in a room with tatami mats.

"It's a little late, but it's time for lunch, and then we're going to leave for Kitano Tenmangu Shrine." Hikaru Takikawa said, "Let's go first."

"Hmm."

There is a direct bus from Gion to Kitano Tenmangu Shrine, which used to take more than half an hour.

Tenmangu Shrine is dedicated to Sugawara Michizane, the god of learning, and is a must-see on a study trip to Kyoto, and when the trio arrived, several buses full of students were leaving.

"Let's take a look at it first, and when the moon comes, we will go to worship together." Hikaru Takikawa said.

Naruse had no opinion, walked through the stone torii gate at the main entrance, and walked into the shrine.

There are three torii gates on the long approach road in front of the Tenmangu Shrine Gate, and the main part of the shrine is inside the gate.

He had been here once last autumn and had some impressions of the place.

Famous for being the god of learning and plum blossoms, Tenmangu Shrine costs nothing to visit, while access to the inner Midoi Shrine costs a 1,000 yen ticket, which is also one of Kyoto's most famous places for viewing autumn leaves.

It's only late October, so it's not the best time to see the leaves in Kyoto, but there are more than 300 maple trees, so it's worth seeing.

"It's so expensive." Hikaru Takikawa bought the ticket with some pain.

"With the ticket, you can get free hot tea and a refreshment at the tea house." Naruse said.

"Yes." She was looking forward to it a little more.

"Go in and see...... What about starfish?" Naruse looked back only to find that someone was missing.

Hikaru Takikawa pointed to the other side, "Starfish just said she wanted to go over there."

Naruse knew it in his heart, and the starfish had already gone away, so he didn't say anything.

"Let's go inside."

When you enter the Imperial Residence, it is even quieter inside.

More than 300 maple trees stand along both sides of the stream, covering the sky.

Kyoto is still warm in late October, and the autumn leaves are still not yet red, but they are still very beautiful.

The two walked under the maple trees and up the bottoming stream.

When passing by a small red bridge, Hikaru Takigawa

I went to the bridge and stood for a while, looking back at the path from which I came.

"So many maple trees, that's beautiful."

There were fallen leaves scattered at the bottom of the stream on the bridge, and Naruse picked one up, pinched the petioles, and turned around to the sun.

"Spring Sea."

"Hmm."

"Take a picture for me."

"Give me my phone."

Taking the phone, Naruse took a few steps back, and the camera focused on Hikaru Takikawa on the bridge.

「……」

He frowned, "What are you doing?"

She opened her arms to the sky.

"I was touched to see such a beautiful maple leaf."

「…… You're more like you're praising the sun."

"Praise the sun? Okay, then the maple leaves and the sun praise together."

"Looks so silly."

"Oh, shoot it for me."

Click!

After filming the "moving" action, she put down her arm and smiled and made a normal V.

Click!

Seeing that she didn't move more, Naruse asked, "Is that enough?"

"Well, I'll take a look."

Taking the phone, Hikaru Takikawa flipped through the photo album, and his eyes lit up.

"Harumi did a good job."

"After all, I have a woman around me who loves beauty and photography, and she often asks me to take pictures of her, and I am very demanding."

"Naoko?"

"Naoko......" There are hundreds of photos of Naoko on his phone, but they were all sent to him by her during his few years in Tokyo, "Does this dress fit?" and "It seems that I have grown a little bit of flesh lately, Harumi thinks".

"Naoko hasn't reached that level yet, it's my mother."

"I see." Hikaru Takikawa smiled, clicked on the camera again, held it with one hand, switched to the front camera, and naturally put the other hand around his shoulder.

"I'll take a picture with Harumi too. Sle~」

Click!