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広島でワークショップを開催してくれることになったアメリカの鍵盤ハーモニカ博士 Dr.Melodicaこと、David Brancazio デイヴィッド ブランカズィオ氏。
せっかくの広島なので宮島をご案内しようと、広島駅までお迎えに行き宮島口までのドライブとオープンピアノを楽しんだ前回の記事の続きです。
宮島口からフェリーに乗って宮島へ上陸。
フェリーから鳥居を見たときはギリギリ近くまで行けそうな潮の具合だったんだけどね、到着した頃にはもう海が満ち始めておりました。
とにかく外国人が多い！！我々の半数も外国人だけど。
この日は朝まで雨でしたが、見事に青空！
そこへ宮島の鳥居の朱が映えるぅー！
もちろん楽器を持ちあわせている我々はここで演奏だ！！
近くにいたご家族の外国人お父さんがすすんで撮影してくれました♪感謝
何を演奏するのかも決めてないんだけど！
デビッドが弾き始めたメロディは…シルクロードかな？喜多郎のね。
なんとなく合わせて弾いてみたんよ。
すんごい短い動画なんだけど、何故かというと、撮影のお父さん途中でケータイ画面タップしてしまって、一時停止になってたー！！
どちらにしても、足元にせまる海が気になって、長くは演奏できんかったけどね(^^)
さて、次の目的地である大聖院を目指して登っていきましょう。
ところどころの門で出会う「阿吽の呼吸」のモチーフ。
「あ」と「ん」のクチになってる狛犬とかのペアを見て、説明したかったけどこれは難しかったなぁ…
大聖院の階段を上がると鐘堂があり、鐘をついてる人がいたのでデビッドが僕もやりたい！と、ごおおおぉん〜(撮影が間に合わなかったので動画なし)。
そのすぐそばにある願い玉もやりたい！と、チャレンジ！
大聖院の地下「真の闇」も歩いてもらいました。
真っ暗な中でぼぅっと仏様が浮かびます。
そこを通り抜けて(生まれ変わって)外(下界)に出てくるのです。
喋らずに心静かに通り抜けたいのですが…うしろから騒がしい家族が。
しまいにはケータイのライトを点灯してきてねぇ…(u_u)
ブチギレ寸前のワタクシを照らしてよく見ろ！ニカ子、おこ。
先に生まれ変わって(外に出て)いたデビッドは、線香の香りで心が落ち着いていました。ヨカタ
ひもに結びつけてあるおみくじを発見。
やってみたいよね。そうよね。
フォーチュンスリップって言うのかな？
小吉でしたぁー♪
たくさんの仏様を見ました。
デビッドのSNSにもたくさんの写真が掲載されていました。
お土産にお守りをご家族用に、どれが良いのか一緒に選びました。
たくさんあるもんね。
「勝」のお守りはビクトリーだよ！と伝えたり、孫が欲しいと言うので、安産のお守りを。
これはかわいい赤ちゃんの絵柄入りでわかりやすいね。
交通安全はグッドドライビングよと伝えると息子さん用に選ばれてましたね。
たくさん歩いて、あー喉かわいた！！
宮島に行くといつもはお気に入りのお店でジェラートを食べるんだけど、今回はニカ娘の指令により話題の伊都岐珈琲さんで珈琲ソフトクリーム！
それからもちろん揚げもみじもペロリ。
もみじ饅頭を作るところってガラス張りで設備が見えるようにしてあるじゃん？
デビッドの本職はエンジニア。その機械に見入ってたよー♪
それからさらにお土産を見たよ。
そう、デビッドが上手に使えるお箸が売ってある！しかも名前を刻ってもらえる。
家族分、しかもカタカナで入れてもらってました(^^)
柄はね、龍と富士山。
当たり前なんかもしれんけど、ここのお店の人を含めて宮島のお店の人たちは全て英語で応対しててすごい。
ワタクシはこれまたニカ娘の指示により、やまだ屋で桐葉菓をしこたま買って帰りました。
桐葉菓は広島だとどこにでもあるけどね。
自分用にはクリームチーズもみじをひとつ。これはここにしかない！
宮島をあとにし、夕飯はニカ娘と合流してお好み焼きよ！！
五エ門にて広島風お好み焼き。
デビッドと娘はうどん。ワタクシはそばよ。
英語勉強中のニカ娘にとっても貴重な時間となりました(^^)
多分こんな会話しよったんじゃろうね。「アナタのオカアサンは変わり者だ」
デビッドを無事ホテルまで送り届けて、また明日ね！
Read in English
David Brancazio, a.k.a. Dr. Melodica from the U.S., who will be giving a workshop in Hiroshima.
He came all the way to Hiroshima and I wanted to show him around Miyajima, so I picked him up at Hiroshima Station.
This is a continuation of the previous article in which we enjoyed the drive to Miyajima-guchi and the open piano.
We took a ferry from Miyajima-guchi to Miyajima Island.
When I saw the torii from the ferry, the tide was low enough to approach it.
however, by the time we arrived at the spot, the sea had already begun to fill.
Anyway, there are many foreigners!
Half of us are foreigners too.
It had rained until the morning of the day, but the sky was beautifully blue.
The vermilion of Miyajima's torii gate stands out against that blue sky!
Of course, we have instruments, play against this lovely backdrop.
A foreign tourist nearby graciously took our video. Thanks.
We had not decided what we were going to play.
The melody David started playing…Silk Road? It's KITARO's.
I played it just a feeling in tune with him.
When I checked the video that was taken, it was a very short video.
Apparently, the person who took the video tapped the pause button.
Either way, we would not have been able to play for long because of the sea that was lapping at our feet.
So, let's climb up to our next destination, Daisho-in Temple.
The "A-Un" guardian dog encountered at the gate on the way to the Daisho-in.
It's a pair of statues in the shape of "A" and "N" mouths, but it was difficult to explain in English.
"A-Un" means to be in perfect breath.
When you go up the stairs of Daisho-in Temple, you will find a bell tower.
Someone was ringing the bell there, and David said, "I want to do it too!"
No video because it was not taken in time.
The wishing ball right next to it, he also said, "I want to do it!" and challenged it!
We also had them walk through "The True Darkness" underground of the Daisho-in Temple.
The Buddha glowing dimly in the pitch dark.
Pass through it (are reborn) and come out (into the lower world).
We want to go through it quietly and not talk...
A noisy family behind me.
Besides, they have turned on the lights... 🙁
Look closely with your lights on me on the verge of going mad! Like hell.
David, who had been reborn (outside) earlier, was calmed by the scent of incense. Relieved.
Found our OMIKUJI(fortune slip) tied to string.
David must want to try this. Right?
It was a Small Blessing.
We saw many Buddhas.
Many photos were posted on David's SNS.
We chose together which amulets were good for his family as souvenirs.
Lots of different kinds are lined up.
I taught him the meaning of the kanji characters on the amulets using English words I could understand.
He wanted a grandson, so I recommended an amulet for safe delivery.
When I told him that "Kotsu-Anzen" was a good driving experience, he bought one for his son.
I walked a lot and was thirsty!
Whenever I go to Miyajima, I usually have gelato at my favorite restaurant, but this time I had coffee soft serve ice cream at ITSUKI COFFEE, which my daughter had recommended.
Then of course we had AGE-MOMIJI(fried Momiji-Manju).
The kitchen where Momiji Manju are made has a glass wall so that the equipment can be seen.
David's day job is an engineer. He looked at the kitchen machinery with interest.
Then he looked for yet another souvenir.
Chopsticks are sold in the souvenir store.
Yes, chopsticks, which David is good at.
Moreover, you can have your name engraved on the chopsticks you buy.
Purchased the number of his family members.
Of course he had each family member's name engraved in katakana.
The pattern is a dragon and Mt Fuji.
It may be obvious, but it is amazing that all the people at stores on Miyajima, including those at this store, responded in English.
My daughter instructed me to go to Yamadaya and buy a lot of Toyoka.
Toyoka is a famous confectionary sold everywhere in Hiroshima.
One Cream Cheese Momiji-Manju as a souvenir for myself. This is the only sale here!
After leaving Miyajima, I met up with my daughter and we had OKONOMIYAKI for dinner!
Hiroshima-style okonomiyaki at Goemon.
Choose the type of noodles you want to put inside.
David and my daughter chose udon and I chose soba.
For my daughter, who is studying English, the dinner was a valuable time to talk directly with David.
Maybe the conversation went something like this.
"Your mother is an eccentric."
Finally, I drove David safely back to his hotel.
See you tomorrow!
