159. School trip 8(1/2)
There is an allusion about Kyoto: "Jump off the stage of Kiyomizu Temple".
Kiyomizu-dera Temple is a temple built on a mountain. If you jump off the cliff and survive, it means that you will be blessed and your dreams will come true. Once you die, you can be taken to the Western Paradise by the Bodhisattva, which is not a bad thing.
It is said that about two to three hundred people have done this in the past 150 years, mostly men, and there are indeed many who survived.
On the bus to Kiyomizu Temple, after Toru Watanabe told the allusion, he said to Osamu Kunii, who was admiring the screen of his mobile phone: "Do you want to try it?"
"Do you think I'm a fool?" On the screen of Osamu Kunii's mobile phone was the photo taken at Kyoto Station just now.
First row, Kunii, Saito;
The two of them bent over, pointing fingertips to each other, in the combined pose of Kakarot and Vegeta;
Second row, Kiyono, Watanabe, Mai, Ichiki Aoi;
From their standing postures, you can vaguely see the awkwardness of the atmosphere at that time, as they were separated by an arm's length from each other.
"This involves another allusion: 'People in love are fools.'" Toru Watanabe continued, "The location is also in Kyoto, but it is Kifune Shrine. Speaking of the Heian period, a woman famous for writing Japanese songs
The poet Izumi Shikibu, after getting married, secretly had an affair with the royal prince..."
"Where did you get so many allusions?" Osamu Kunijing was overwhelmed by love and interrupted him impatiently.
"Ignore him, Watanabe, please continue." Saito Keisuke turned around, half-standing, leaning on the back of the chair, "What did Izumi Shikibu do with the prince? What happened to her husband?"
The class monitor sitting next to Toru Watanabe pushed up his glasses and looked like he was listening attentively.
...
When we arrived at Kiyomizu-dera Temple, we took another group photo in front of the majestic red Nio Gate.
After the class group photo was finished, Toru Watanabe hurried away.
"Teacher Koizumi, let me take pictures for you!"
Watanabe Toru was obviously talking to Koizumi Aina, but Koko handed him the camera first without ceremony.
Two young female teachers, under the lens of Toru Watanabe, transformed into teenage girls, each striking a more adorable pose than the other.
"How was the photo taken?" Huangzi took the camera and looked at the photos.
"It's definitely no problem." Toru Watanabe replied confidently, "In order to cope with the cultural festival, I learned video editing and studied light."
"What did you take?!" Akiko said dissatisfied, "Qingna, look at it."
"What's wrong?" Toru Watanabe took the camera, pointed at the photo and said, "Look at the light, the composition, and the color. It's morning. When taking landscape photos, you need to use side backlighting to get better results.
A sense of three-dimensionality and layering. You see, the main subject in the picture - Niomon - is beautifully depicted and charming."
"But, Watanabe," Koizumi Qingna stretched out her hand and swiped the camera twice. Her body rubbed against Watanabe Toru's arm, and the originally faint fragrance suddenly became stronger. "If we don't zoom in, both of our faces will be different."
Can't see clearly."
"But look at this light, this composition, this..."
"Okay, okay, don't worry about lighting and composition." Akiko patted Toru Watanabe on the shoulder, "Take a good photo of the two of us, understand?"
"......clear."
After taking satisfactory photos of the two female teachers, everyone entered Kiyomizu Temple.
The first popular attraction we arrived at was the Kiyomizu Stage that Tetsu Watanabe talked about.
This is the most popular spot at Kiyomizu Temple. Everyone wants to take pictures, students gather together, and ordinary tourists are also crowded here.
Several classes overlap again.
"Watanabe." Osamu Kunii shouted in a begging tone.
"Not going."
"Why?!"
"I don't have anything to accomplish even if I die, so why would I jump?"
"Ah?" Osamu Kunii was stunned for a moment, "Who told you that? How about we take a photo with Ichiki-san?"
"You should have said this earlier."
"Of course it is! How about it?"
"Not going."
"..." Osamu Kunii went to encourage Saito Keisuke and the squad leader again.
Watanabe Toru walked a few steps forward and stood in front of the wooden railing.
The maple trees that dye the mountains red look simply like a pile of red, yellow and green, but each piece and cluster is different. No matter the color, shape or density, the natural stacking together is indescribable beauty.
The tender green of the maple is shining with light;
The color of red maple is like fire and blood;
The yellow leaves seem to neutralize the impact of red and green, lighting up the picture like golden sunlight.
Looking into the distance, you can see the street view of Kyoto city.
The above is Toru Watanabe's recollection after the incident and his verbal description.
"Wow, it's so beautiful -" This was how I felt about the scenery at that time.
Of course, Watanabe Tetsuya only thought this in his heart, and the people who said this were the four Chinese-speaking tourists nearby.
She is very beautiful, wearing a brightly colored rented kimono, carrying a small cloth bag embroidered with paper cranes, and wearing wooden clogs.
They took a few photos of the scenery, suddenly started communicating in low voices, and walked towards Toru Watanabe accompanied by snickering.
"Sora Nana," said broken Japanese, "Can you take a photo with us?"
"Okay." Toru Watanabe replied in Chinese.
"Can you speak Chinese?" One of the girls in cherry blossoms pointed at Toru Watanabe in disbelief.
"I am an exchange student."
"real or fake?"
"Yes, have you ever seen a high school student from an island country who speaks Chinese like this?" Toru Watanabe replied with a smile.
"You can still say '6', so you must be Chinese!" One of the girls, who turned around early and didn't see Tetsu Watanabe's smile, came to an excited conclusion.
Another girl in a dark red kimono came back to her senses, looked at Toru Watanabe and said, "Um, can I ask your name?"
"Watanabe," Toru Watanabe said with a smile in the light from the building overhead, "Watanabe by the ferry."
The four young women were all hit. They didn't even have time to complain about the name "Watanabe" and were stunned on the spot.
"Watanabe-san." Kiyono Rin walked over to this side.
With her pretty face, slender waist, and black hair swaying in the breeze, the Qingshui stage seems to be setting off her.
Watanabe Toru hurried forward to greet her, preventing her from contacting the four young women: "What's going on?"
Qingye Rin glanced behind him and said: "I didn't expect there were so many people on the Qingshui stage. I'm afraid it will be difficult to make progress."
"Sang Gao, I think so too."
"So you just do nothing and strike up a conversation with a foreign female tourist?" Kiyono Rin said with a smile.
"They are the ones asking me to take photos. To strike up a conversation, at least they have to be as cute as you, R-san, and then I will take the initiative."
Rin Kiyono is almost immune to Toru Watanabe’s nonsense.
She crossed her arms and said, "The next attraction is the Chishu Shrine. According to the plan, Ichiki-san will invite Asuka Mai to worship together, and we will be responsible for keeping others apart."
Jishu Shrine is a shrine in Kiyomizudera Temple. It is the only marriage shrine in the island country that prays for love luck and is quite famous.
After saying that, Rin Kiyono walked back to class one, and was immediately pulled into a group photo by Tamamo Homi.
Watanabe Toru looked at the commotion over there and felt dissatisfied that Kiyono Rin doubted his memory and deliberately reminded him.
Isn't it just an immature plan thought up by the two of them? Who wouldn't remember such a thing?
‘Please shout out the name of the number one in the country!’ Tetsuya Watanabe could only think in his mind.
"Wataru-san, who was that just now?" Four young women came around.
"A very good friend from the same club." Toru Watanabe replied.
"She's so pretty, I thought she was your girlfriend."
"My girlfriend is beautiful too."
"Do you have a girlfriend?" The four of them were in disbelief and frustrated.
"Of course." When meeting fellow villagers, Toru Watanabe took out his mobile phone and showed them photos of Miki Kujo.
The four people praised him frequently and were filled with envy.
"Watanabe." Koizumi Aina came over.
Beside her, Akiko pointed her camera at Toru Watanabe and four young women and took a picture of this scene: "They are teasing girls again. What Miyuki said is indeed right. He is a playboy."
"I'm a tourist from China. I'm curious about the high school students from the island country and want to take a photo with me." Although it didn't matter, Toru Watanabe decided to explain.
If the news reaches Miki Kujo, she won't care who is looking for it.
"Chinese?" Huangzi became interested and said to the four of them in the only Chinese he knew, "Fehao."
To be continued...