Uhambo lwase-Japan: Ukuhambahamba phakathi kwemvula, impempe, nee-Samurai Eziluhlaza

Umsasazo ophilayo weNdebe yeHlabathi kwisiphambuka sase-Shibuya, kulapho uhambo lwam lwase-Japan lwaqala khona ngokwenene. Ngentsimbi yesithoba ebusuku, izibane ezibomvu kumacala omane zazivutha ngaxeshanye, abahambi ngeenyawo babanjwa ngaphandle kwemigca, njengembiza yamanzi eza kubila kodwa ingekabibi. Iscreen kwisakhiwo sase-TSUTAYA sasibonisa umdlalo wangaphambi komdlalo weqela lase-Japan, iijezi eziluhlaza zazidada ngaphakathi kwesihlwele. Indoda eyayisebenza eofisini yayifake isikhwama sayo emakhwapheni, ithobe intloko ithumela umyalezo welizwi kumntu asebenza naye: "Ukuba singaphumelela namhlanje ebusuku, intlanganiso yakusasa kufanele irhoxiswe." Abafundi besikolo esiphakamileyo ababekufutshane bahleka, kodwa akukho mntu wakhwaza ngokwenene. Uvuyo lwabantu base-Japan luhlala lucinezelwe emqaleni kuqala, lulinde impempe, luze lube kukuphefumla okukhulu kwesitalato sonke.

Phambi kokuba umdlalo uqale, ndathenga i-oden kwivenkile ekufutshane. Itheniphu yayifakwe emhluzini yaze yakhanya, ityuwa ye-kombu inyuka ngasemphethweni wekomityi yephepha. Umthengisi wandibuza ukuba ndiyayifuna na i-mustard, ndingekayiva kakuhle, umfana owayenxibe ijezi yenombolo yesi-7 yase-Japan ngasemva kwam wayesele ethethele endaweni yam esithi "sukoshi." Wakhomba iscreen wathi u-Mitoma Kaoru ngowase-Kanagawa, waphinda wongeza, abantwana abaphuma e-Kawasaki, phantsi kweenyawo zabo kukho umoya webala lebhola elingasemlanjeni. Ndalandela isandla sakhe ndajonga kwisiphambuka, iiteksi, iiambrela, izikhafu zabalandeli kunye nomphunga wevenkile ekufutshane zixubene. Ngelo xesha, ibhola yayingeyondaba nje yezemidlalo, yayilivumba lase-Tokyo ezinzulwini zobusuku.

Ngosuku olulandelayo ukuya e-Yokohama, ndaqonda ukuba kutheni u-Endo Wataru ehlala ebizwa ngabalandeli base-Japan ngokuthi "ngukapteni ozolileyo." Umoya wasolwandle e-Minato Mirai uphephetha umntu ephaphile, ngaphandle kwe-Red Brick Warehouse kukho utata ohamba nomntwana wakhe bezilolongela ukudlulisela ibhola, umntwana ngalo lonke ixesha eyimisa ibhola ikude kakhulu, utata akamthethisi, usebenzisa nje incam yonyawo ukuyibuyisela ibhola, athi: "Mou ikkai." Yenza kwakhona. U-Endo wasuka e-Yokohama, kamva wadlala e-Europe waba ngumdlali ongabanjwa liso kodwa osoloko ekwindawo efanelekileyo. I-Yokohama nayo injalo: ulwandle lubanzi, idolophu ayinangxolo, njengomdlali wasemva okhuselayo, ibambe yonke imincili ngokuzinzileyo.

I-Arashiyama yase-Kyoto xa inethayo, isandi semvula siwela kuqala emagqabini oqalo, emva koko siwele kwiambrela, ekugqibeleni siwele emlanjeni. Abakhenkethi kwi-Togetsukyo Bridge bancipha ngesiqingatha, abadonsi bezihlalo babeka iitawuli emagxeni abo, amavili edlula kumatye amanzi, ekhupha isandi esincinci esingxolayo. Ndazimela kwindlu encinci yeti, umama walapho wabeka iti ye-houjicha eshushu phezu kwetafile, umabonakude othuleyo ubonisa iindaba zezemidlalo. Isithombe sika-Kubo Takefusa savela, wathi ibali lakhe lase-Nara lixoxwa ngabalandeli abaninzi base-Kansai, njengokuxoxa ngomntwana okwaziyo ukukhaba ibhola esuka kwiindlela ezincinci zedolophu endala ukuya kwibala lehlabathi. Intsimbi yetempile ngaphandle yakhala ngokucothayo, ndacinga ngeempempe zebhola: enye imisa umntu, enye imenza abaleke, kodwa e-Japan, zombini zifuna ukuba uqale umamele ucwangco.

Ngorhatya imvula yayeka, ndahamba ngendlela encinci yoqalo ndiphuma. Amathonsi emvula emagqabini oqalo awela entanyeni, kubanda kangangokuba umntu ayafinyela. Iivenkile zezipho ezisecaleni kwendlela zixhome ii-keychain ze-Samurai Eziluhlaza, zibekwe kunye neekati zethamsanqa kunye neebhiskiti ze-matcha. Amantombazana amabini angaphakathi exoxa ngesikim seqela, elinye lisithi u-Mitoma kufuneka angene kwangethuba, elinye lisithi u-Kubo uyasikrazula ngcono isikhuselo. Amazwi abo athule kakhulu, xa behlawula babulela kakhulu kubathengisi. Kubantu abahamba okokuqala e-Japan, oku kuzibamba kulula ukuphoswa njengokungakhathali; kodwa ukuba nje ubukele nabo umdlalo wonke, uya kufumanisa ukuba uthando lusongwe kakuhle, lufakwe epokothweni, lukhutshwe kuphela ekudluliseleni ibhola okubalulekileyo. Engxoweni yomsebenzi kukho iflegi yeqela, kwisigqubuthelo sefowni kukho umdlali, kuloliwe abanangxolo, kodwa kuhlaselo ngalunye baphefumla ngaxeshanye.

Ngethuba nditshintsha kwisikhululo sase-Kyoto, ndadibana nexhego elinxibe isuti. Laliphethe iphephandaba langorhatya, iphepha lezemidlalo lisongwe ngaphandle, ikona yephepha imanzi yimvula. Landibona ndijonge isihloko, lathi cwaka landinika iphephandaba, lakhomba ifoto yeqela lase-Japan lathi: "Tsuyoku natta ne." Sele yomelele. Akukho kuzigwagwisa, akukho kuchaza, kufana nje nokuthi imvula namhlanje inciphile. Uloliwe wathi ungene, wasonga iphephandaba, wandivumela ngentloko, wanyamalala nezihlwele kwizinyuko ezihambayo. Elo binzana lifutshane, lalifana kakhulu nobushushu bebhola lase-Japan kunayo nayiphi na ingxelo ende.

E-Osaka, i-Dotonbori isebenzisa ivumba ukutsalela umntu emhlabeni. Insimbi yokosa i-takoyaki ikhupha umsi omhlophe, isosi iswiti icwebezela; ivumba leoli yeevenkile ze-kushikatsu linamathela ebhatyini, udlula uphawu lwe-Glico ungalisusi. Iscreen esikhulu esisecaleni komlambo siphindaphinda amagowuli e-Japan, abakhenkethi baphakamisa iifowuni, omalume basekuhlaleni bajonge nje ukudlulisela kokugqibela, besithi: "Soko, umai." Apho, kuchanekile. Ndime ecaleni kwevenkile ye-sushi ndive abapheki ababini bephikisana nge-Gamba Osaka neqela lesizwe, omnye esithi iNdebe yeHlabathi yenza abantwana bafune ukukhaba ibhola ngakumbi, omnye esithi abantwana kufuneka baqale bafunde ukulayina, ibhola ayithathwa ngokuxokozela. Kuvakala njengesiqhulo, kodwa kuse-Japan ngokwenene.

Ubusuku ngakumbi, iingcango zevenkile ziyavaleka ngokulandelelana, umsi weoli usabambelele ezikhoneni zesitalato, njengentswahla yezandla engafuni ukuhamba emva kokuphela komdlalo.

Ndiyakuthanda oku kuphikisana okunyanisekileyo. I-Tokyo ifaka ihlabathi lonke kwisiphambuka esinye, i-Kyoto igcina isandi semvula njengencwadi endala, i-Osaka ibeka ukulambela nezwi esitalatweni; kodwa into eyenza uhambo luhlale ngokwenene, zezo zithuba ezincinci ozaziyo kuphela xa sele uhambile. Emhluzini we-oden kwivenkile yasebusuku kukho i-kombu nokozela, intsimbi yetempile nempempe yokuphela komdlalo zombini zingamisa umntu athi cwaka, abantu abanxibe iijezi esitishini bakaloliwe bazimela ngemigca emibini, phambi kokugubha bangavimbi abanye ukuya ekhaya.

Phambi kokuba ndihambe, ndaphinda ndabuyela e-Shibuya. Iscreen sasingenawo umdlalo, kukho iintengiso kuphela, isiphambuka sasisakhulula abantu ngexesha. Umfana omncinane onxibe ijezi enkulu kakhulu yase-Japan, wayelandela umama wakhe, esebenzisa unyawo ukudlulisa ibhola engabonakaliyo. Xa ukukhanya okuluhlaza kuphelile, "wayimisa" ibhola phambi komgca omhlophe, akawuwela. Ndicinga ukuba, le yeyona nxalenye inzima yohambo lwase-Japan: ucinga ukuba uzele ukujaha iineon, iitempile, i-ramen kunye neenkwenkwezi zebhola, kodwa ekugqibeleni into oyikhumbulayo kukuzibamba komntwana omisa ibhola phambi kwerobhothi ebomvu. Uthando lwebhola lwase-Japan alusoloko lumemezwa, lufihlwe kumoya wasolwandle wase-Kanagawa, kwindlela endala yase-Nara, kumthambo wokudlulisela e-Yokohama, nakwintliziyo yomntu ngamnye okwaziyo ukulinda impempe.