2013年01月16日
Onomichi alleys

正月に尾道に帰った続き。尾道にはこういった昭和の下町感あふれる通りがあります。こういうところにポツンとお洒落なお店が隠れてます。
Following the last blog, I was in Onomichi, Hiroshima for a New Year's Day. I walked around the alleys that has the nostalgic atmosphere. The town dotted with stylish shops and cafes.

線路から上にあがるとお寺さんや坂道が多いんです。
Onomichi has many temples, slopes northen above the railway.

初詣は西国寺で。山門の大わらじはでかい!ここは歴史と由緒あるお寺です。ここの建築は築500年以上のものもあります。不動明王と毘沙門天にお参りしてきました。
The practice of visiting a temple during the New Year was at Saigo temple. You can see the huge straw sandals at the main gate. This temple has a great history and some of the wooden buildings are more than 500 years old. I prayed to the buddhism gods, Acala and Vaiśravaṇa.

尾道はラーメンも名物で美味しいんです。醤油ベースで豚の背脂が入ってます。名店があちこちにありますが、今回は朱華園さんで。
One of the specialities of Onomichi is a noodle which based on a soy sauce soup and contains fled pork fat. Onomichi has some good noodle restaurants, I visited the most famous one "Shukaen".

しかし、僕のばぁさまのつくったお雑煮がいっちゃん美味いですわ。焼き穴子の香ばしい出汁ベースの絶品です。
However, "Ozouni" which is a Japanese soup containing mochi rice cakes, cooked by my grandma is always the best in the world. The soup has a flavor of grilled conger. The dish is strongly associated with the Japanese New Year.
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