Guests Review vol.02

如果让你回答对日本风景的印象，你会回答什么呢？樱花？富士山？还是京都的五重塔？是的，这些都是我们为日本这个神秘的国度着迷的理由。可是，如果我告诉你，有一个地方，你可以把这一切尽收眼底，是不是很奢侈？4月上旬来新苍山浅间公园就是这样一个地方。这是一座小山，你很容易就能爬到山顶，在这里，你能看到满山的樱花簇拥着红灿灿的五重塔，而这一切的背景，竟然是富士山！这里的景色，定会让你流连忘返，让你回味无穷。

How do you answer where the most impressive senery in Japan is? Mt. Fuji? Cherry blossoms? or the five-story tower in Kyoto? Yes those are all correct answers. Today I visited the wonderful place where all those icons are seen in one place. I can teach you where. Shinkurayama Sengen Koen is the place. You should visit there at the early April with cherry fully bloomed. It took a few minutes to reach the top of the hill and you can see the bright red tower with cherry blossom around. And! The beautiful Mt. Fuji is just behind the tower. What an amazing view! I have never forget that view.

说到日本有名的食物当属寿司、拉面还有烤肉了。位于富士急游乐园附近的“竜ケ丘”是一家当地有名的烤肉店，当店对食材的讲究让你可以品尝到松软多汁且味道独特的“和牛肉”。

What are the Japan's popular foods? Sushi? Ramen and Yakiniku BBQ? I want to introduce you the yummy local Yakiniku restaurant near Fuji-kyu highland (amusement park) called YAKINIKU TATSUGAOKA. We ate very tender and succulent Japanese beef Wagyu there.

接下来我们来到钟山苑。离晚饭还有一段时间，我选择了先泡温泉。且不说天然温泉可以驱寒健身，在泡温泉的同时可以尽情欣赏富士山绝景才是这里温泉最大的特色。不过，一定要小心的是，景色太美容易忘记及时出浴，造成身体虚脱哦！

After Yakiniku lunch, I came to KANEYAMA-EN. I jumped into the spa before dinner. This is the natural spa so very good for the health. More amazing thing was that I could see the stunning view of Mt. Fuji with taking a spa! I did not notice the time passing. Take care otherwise you may be dizzy.

钟山苑的庭院到处修剪整齐，并装点着四季芳菲。你不仅可以散步，还能品尝正宗抹茶、泡脚、品尝米酒。整个旅馆就是日本的缩影，你可以放松地在这里消遣半天甚至一天的时间。很多外国观光客不知道这点，以为旅馆只管睡觉，晚上很晚才到，早上早早出发，实在可惜。

Japanese garden in KANEYAMA-EN was in the perfect condition. I could feel the Japanese season with flowers decolated all over the property. We took a little walk there. Then we were excited because so many things we could enjoy here. Tasted Matcha, tried foot-bath, had sweet rice drink and more. KANEYAMA-EN has everything you want to try Japanese culture. We needed full day just staying here. Some foreign visitors just use the Japanese Ryokan for sleep. It is worth more than that. I visited here in spring so here was the absolutely beautiful with various flowers. I liked the weeping cherry trees most. The cherry branches flied when the wind blowed. I completely lost my sense of time.

笔动于手，手动于心，心动于纸，这是我在看完书法家伊东佑则老先生的作品后的感想。他不拘于形，意从于心的书法会带你领略日本书道的魅力。年过七十的伊东先生是位很和蔼可亲且热情的人士，留着古人的长发长须但很整洁健朗，当你跟他谈及文化以及历史的时候他会毫不避讳的跟你畅谈他的看法。在跟他谈了将近两个小时之后，我看到了不少日本人骨子里东西。老先生写了好几个字送给我，当我问老先生“和”为何物的时候老先生大笑着拿笔写下“和”之后又在口中间画了一个笑脸，这就是他的答案。作品从构思到写完都不到半分钟，这让我不禁想能做到如此胸有成竹需要何等的心境。如果你对文化感兴趣的话推荐去伊东老先生的小屋里坐坐看看，老先生很健谈。

The art of writing expressed the mind. This was what I felt when a calligrapher Ito gave a writing to me. These Japanese culture was very appealing to me. Calligrapher Ito was nearly 77th age but surprizingly energetic. I talked with Ito sensei for nearly 2 hours about the Japanese culture. Ito sensei gave me the wonderful writing. He wrote 和 that means "peace" with smiling face. It took only a minute to complete the writing. If you would like to know more about the Japanese culture. you should visit Ito sensei's place here.

日式旅馆一般都配晚饭。而晚饭是整个住宿期间的重头戏。因为你可以吃到最正宗且美味的日本会席（正式）料理。这天吃的每道菜都像一件工艺品，经过师傅精心烹制，餐具也非常讲究。给我最多感动的是看起来像金鱼缸的生鱼片和蒸海鲜时蔬。海鲜时蔬是就坐之后才开火，蒸好后服务人员会准时帮你开盖，透过蒸汽看到色彩和营养搭配都无可挑剔的食物，让人好生兴奋。鲍鱼特别新鲜柔软，让你过口难忘。

Basically Japanese ryokan system has the bed and dinner. The dinner is the most precious time during the stay. I enjoyed the authentic Japanese Kaiseki meal. Each dish was just like an art object. The decolations of each dish were extremely beautiful. I really moved the dishes which were the sashimi covered with a small aquarium and the seasonal vegitable's steam dish. A waitress lighted a fire when we took seats. Then she opend the lid when it was ready for eat. Steam came up over the colorful vegitables. I enjoyed the taste with my eyes also. I was really impressed.