Japanese Surgeon's Daily Life

Lunch

　　Now, lunch time! Our driver took us to his recommended street stall, Giovanni, in Haleiwa, but it was heavily crowded. We headed for another stall with the same owner in Kahuku. Hearing the word "Kahuku", I remembered the starting day of the Great East Asian War. All the Japanese fighters, bombers, and torpedo bombers took off from their carriers and got together once off the coast of Kahuku Cape, then headed for Pearl Harbor. Looking up at the sky, I was seized by mixed feelings.
　　Anyway, the lunch was great! I ate the famous local food of "garlic shrimp". I assumed that the waters around the Hawaiian islands must have been a good ground for shrimps, but they were artificially grown and I saw a shrimp growing field on the way to Honolulu. The dish was nice, but my hands got greasy taking their shells off.
　　It seemed that Giovanni has something secret in its cooking method, but they didn't disclose that. A Korean running restaurant in the neighborhood, which was opened 6 months ago, was almost vacant. Giovanni's method would be hard to mimic.

さて、ランチである。ハレイワの町で食べるつもりが運転手おすすめの店(ジョバンニ)はかなり混んでいたためパス。ガーリックシュリンプが名物らしい。ハワイ近海でエビが捕れるのかと思ったら養殖業が盛んらしい。この店のすぐそばに養殖場があった。この店が流行る理由を詳しく聞いたが覚えていない。何か他の店では真似の出来ない技があって流行っている店で、同じ店がKahukuにあるのでここへ寄った。それでも１５分くらいは待った。美味しかったが、手が油まみれに、、、(^_^;)
　
カフクといえば、カフク岬の沖に真珠湾攻撃機が集合してここから真珠湾へ向かったのだった。この空を数百機の攻撃機が飛んだのだなと感慨深かった。
　
最後の２枚の写真は笑いのネタ。６ヶ月前にジョバンニの繁昌を見て開業したコリアンの店。ご覧の通り、客はコリアンだけで閑散としており、味を真似ることは難しいようだ。

Haleiwa

　　The next stop was the small neighbor town of Haleiwa. There were many tourists for its magnitude. I had two places there which I had long wanted to visit. One was a street stall which served shaved ice with simple flavoured syrup. The story dates back to 30 years ago. My junior ate shaved ice at a street stall in the northern area of Oahu island, when he dropped in at the island on the way back to Japan after three years' work in the U.S.. The owner of the stall had worked for years turning the ice shaving machine by hand and raised his three sons. My junior was impressed by his being devoted to his work. I didn't know why, but I remembered his story, and I wanted to visit the stall. I wasn't able to find such a small stall there and I heard about the famous shaved ice shop, "Matsumoto Shave Ice". However, due to lots of people waiting, it seemed to take some time to get its shaved ice and I gave up eating it.
　　The other was Liliuokalani Protestan Church. As you see, Liliuokalani is the last queen of the Kingdom of Hawaii. The lives of ancient Hawaiians are still unknown, but the influx of the Western culture into the northern part of Oahu island was in 1832, when a group of missionaries came to the North Shore of Oahu island. They were allowed to build a church at present Haleiwa. FYI, the shape of the church resembled a hurricane bird, which was "iwa" in Hawaiian, and "hale" meant house in Hawaiian. The name of the town "Haleiwa" was born from the shape of the church in these ways. There was Liliuokalani's summer house near the church and during her stay, she seemingly attended the church. The present church was reconstructed and had no atmosphere of those days, but I wanted to walk around on the grounds. I knew from my travel guidebook later that there were several goods related to her. Next time, I'm sure to visit the church.
　　Around the end of the 19th century, lots of immigrants from various countries came to the North Shore of Oahu island and the area had remarkably developed by the sugar cane industry. What's more, a railroad line to Honolulu was constructed, but with the outbreak of the Great East Asian War, the clock of Haleiwa stopped and the railroad was abolished. In the 1950's surfers began to come to the North Shore, but the prosperity of Haleiwa didn't come back. At present, several houses, which had been built in the times of the prosperity, still remain and produce its nostalgic atmosphere of passed days.

(Vocabulary)
summer house 夏の別荘

　
ハレイワにて
　
次に立ち寄ったのは隣町のハレイワ。小さな町なのに観光客は多かった。訪れたい場所が２ヶ所あった。ひとつはかき氷屋。３０年近く前のこと。後輩が、アメリカ留学から帰国途中、ハワイに寄り、レンタカーでハワイを一周したときに北の端にあるかき氷屋でかき氷を食べた。そこの親父は毎日毎日、屋台でかき氷を作ることで息子を３人育てた。後輩が、その勤勉さに感心していたことをずっと覚えていて、まだ営業しているなら一度その店に寄って親父のかき氷を食べてみたかった。ところが、屋台のかき氷屋はなく、マツモト・シェイブアイスという有名な店があると聞いたので寄ってみると、、、その店は大繁盛。並ぶ時間が惜しくて食べるのは諦めた。
　
もう一つがワイアルア・プロテスタント教会。ノース・ショアの古い歴史はよくわかっていないが、オアフ島北部に西洋文化が流入したのは１８３２年に宣教師の一団がやって来たときから。宣教師は地元の酋長から教会建設を許され、近くにサマーハウスを持っていたリリウオカラニ女王も滞在中はこの教会で礼拝したという。現在の教会は再建されたもので当時の面影はないのだが、女王の歩いた土地を歩いてみたかった。ここには女王にまつわる品々があるというのだが、時間の関係で中には入れず。
　
１９世紀末には各国からの移民がやって来て町はサトウキビ産業で繁栄。ホノルルまで鉄道も引かれたが、１９４０年代に鉄道は廃止。大東亜戦争が始まるとハレイワの時計は止まってしまった。１９５０年代に入り、サーファーたちが波を求めてやって来るようになったがハレイワが元の繁栄を取り戻すことは無かった。現在も砂糖産業華やかなりし時代に建てられた家屋が残り、当時のノスタルジックな雰囲気が漂う田舎町である。

Waialua

　　Our taxi proceeded north on the Kamehameha Highway for the North Shore. I learned the history of the area from the driver. The town where we were was Waialua. This town used to be prosperous with the cultivation of sugar cane and the sugar manufacturing industry, but it gradually declined. He told us that some shops in the area were getting popular and he took us to the shops; "Island X Hawaii" and "North Shore Soap Factory". Those shops were built utilizing the ruins of the factories. They were handling coffee, chocolate, and soap at present. I was seized by a weird feeling as if I was taken back to 100 years ago. It was really enjoyable to see around. I tasted several kinds of coffee and I liked them. I hoped that I would be back on the next visit to Hawaii. The soil around was reddish and the area might as well have been on another planet.
　　I found an elementary school on the way back to the Kalakaua Highway, though I didn't think so many people lived in the neighborhood. When I checked our route on the Google Maps after coming back to Japan, there were lots of folk houses around. I wanted to see how the street was. How is the way of their living?

ワイアルアの町で
　
タクシーはノース・ショアへ向かってカメハメハハイウェイを北上。ドライバーからこの地域の歴史を聞く。ワイアルアという町で、かつてはサトウキビ栽培・製糖業が盛んだったが衰退し、寂しい街になっていると聞いた。最近よく話題に上る店があるというので寄ってもらった。製糖工場跡にあるIsland X HawaiiとNorth Shore Soap Factoryという店がそれ。今はコーヒー、チョコレート、そして石鹸を製造している。内部はいわゆる雑貨屋で建物を見ていると１００年前にタイムスリップしたかのような感覚に襲われた。ウロウロ見て回るのが楽しい店だった。試飲したコーヒーはどれも美味しく、また寄りたい店だ。このあたり、土は赤い色を呈しており、ワイキキからほんの少し離れただけだが別の国に来たようだった。
　
カラカウアハイウェイへもどる途中、小学校を見つけた。あまり人が住んでいるようには見えなかったのだが、帰国後グーグルマップでたどったルートを確認すると結構民家があった。どんな街並みだったのか、見てみたかった。この後寄ったハレイワでも、通ったのは観光用の道だけ。このあたりの暮らしはどんな感じなのだろう？

Dole Plantation

　　The pineapple field along the Kamehameha Hwy around the Dole Plantation was much smaller than I imagined before my visit. As I had precisely learned about the history of Hawaii I thought that the Dole Company must have been huge and dominant on Oahu island. I was surprised to see the unused field and looked into some information on the revenue from farming, and found that revenue from nuts and coffee stand high, but that from pineapples was really small. The management of the company seemed to be hard. I had nothing to feel in the Dole Plantation, but "Dole" reminded me of a historical fact like the following.
　　In the first picture you see "SINCE 1900". It's 2 years after the annexation of Hawaii. Do you know how the Hawaii islands were annexed into the U.S.? The U.S. sent lots of friendly Americans to the Hawaii islands and when the population of the U.S. citizens reached an absolute majority, the U.S. forced the Kingdom of Hawaii to hold what you call a democratic election to establish a U.S.-friendly government. Dole, the founder of the Dole Company, was the ringleader of that plan. His unfair way was just the same as the way that the U.S. adopted half a century ago in the battle with Mexico. They robbed Mexico of Texas, saying "Remember Alamo". What's more, when the U.S. engaged in the Great East Asian War, they fought in the same way as they did against Mexico, saying "Remember Pearl Harbor". I'm going to write about this theme later in detail.
　　You know, the Americans tell us that they developed wild land with pioneer spirit in heart, but it's totally and absolutely wrong. They slaughtered numerous native people and deprived them of their land. They proceeded to the west and reached Hawaii and then Japan. One of the history textbooks, published by McGraw-Hill, contains unbelievably malicious stories. I'm going to specify the real story about Hawaii for the young and promising American people.
　　When the U.S. citizens were inhabiting the Hawaii islands, the Royal House of Hawaii asked Japan for help, feeling that the U.S. was trying to occupy Hawaii. Unfortunately, however, Japan didn't have enough power to save the Hawaiian Royal Family. Then the king of Hawaii, Kalakaua, was the first overseas chief of state, who visited Japan. His name remains in Kalakaua Avenue, which goes through Waikiki, and I ran on the avenue, thinking of him.
　　The Queen Lili'uokalani was enthroned in 1891. You might know, but she's known as the writer of "Aloha Oe". Cowardly Dole plotted to run the government in the U.S.'s favor and gave the voting rights to only the white and very few islanders. On the other hand, the queen announced that she'd bestow the rights to vote on all the islanders. Lots of native islanders took to the street to support the queen, but the movement finally triggered the destruction of the Kingdom of Hawaii by the U.S. side. The native islanders' demonstration was held in front of Iolani Palace, and this palace is the singular palace in the U.S. which remains today. I ran the half-marathon on the street in front of the palace, recalling the historical incident which had broken out 127 years ago. The U.S. minister to Hawaii, Stevens, commanded the U.S. marines on the battleship Boston dispatched to Honolulu military port to take the queen in custody on the excuse that he would save the lives and properties of the U.S. citizens. At that time, the Kingdom of Hawaii disappeared from the world, and the Republic of Hawaii was established. Stevens was going to annex the Hawaii islands into the U.S. in good time.
　　What, do you think, did Japan do concerning the incident? Japan dispatched two warships, "Naniwa" and "Kongoh" to Hawaii and both anchored on both sides of battleship Boston just like they would do in a pincer attack. Their behaviour was nothing but overpowering. You'd be surprised to know this act of Japan, which hasn't been able to rescue abducted people from North Korea.
　　The captain of "Naniwa" was Heihachirou Togo, who had suddenly become famous as a great admiral later during the Russo-Japanese War. Togo declared that a reckless attempt to destroy the Kingdom of Hawaii by violence was going on, and they would keep security and protect the lives of innocent citizens. The two warships stayed in Honolulu Harbor for three months. They went back to Japan once, but "Naniwa" was sent to Hawaii again the next year.
　　Togo was asked to fire a gun salute to mark the first anniversary of the Republic of Hawaii by the president, but he firmly refused his proposal, saying that he didn't think that the gun salute was necessary. Consequently, other military vessels on Honolulu bay followed Togo. The news media from all over the world reported that the day of celebration had silently passed just like mourning the Kingdom of Hawaii. That's Japan's conscience, which the U.S. hasn't had even until now.
　　Japan showed its Navy's power off and lots of Japanese historians explain that the U.S. started to think of Japan as its enemy at that time, but I don't think so. I suspect that the refusal of the gun salute might have triggered the disgust against Japan among the U.S. citizens.

訪問前、一面に拡がるパイナップル畑を想像していたが、カメハメハ・ハイウェイの両側のパイナップル畑は荒廃していて驚いた。調べてみるとハワイ州の農産物収入はコーヒー、ナッツ類が上位を占めパイナップルは微々たるものだ。経営は楽ではなさそうだ。この場所には特に感慨は無い。ただ、ドールと聞いて思い出すことがある。
　
最初の写真にドール・プランテーションは１９００年創業とある。ハワイ併合の２年後だ。ハワイがどのような経緯でアメリカ領となったのか。アメリカは友好的な顔でアメリカ人の入植を進め、ある程度の人口に達した時点で民主主義に則り公平に選挙をするという口実で親米政権を打ち立てた。このときの中心人物がドール、この会社の創立者だった。彼の卑怯なやり方はその半世紀前にメキシコからテキサスを奪ったときと同様の手口だった。このとき、アラモ砦に籠城する仲間をまず殺させておいてから『アラモ砦を忘れるな』という掛け声でメキシコからテキサスを奪った。後に書くが、真珠湾を攻撃させておいてから『パールハーバーを忘れるな』といいながら日本と戦ったように。
　
未開の地を開拓してきたとアメリカ人は言う。それは違う。先住民族を虐殺し、彼らの土地を奪ってきたのが彼らの歴史、西へ西へと進み、行き着いた先にハワイがあり、日本があった。アメリカの歴史教科書、例えばマグロウヒル社のものを読むと嘘ばかり。ここでハワイの本当の歴史をアメリカの若者のために書いておく。
　
アメリカ人が続々と入植していた頃、ハワイ王室は日本に助けを求めたが日本にはハワイ王国を救うだけの国力は無かった。救いを求めてやって来たカラカウア王は日本へやってきた初めての外国の元首だった。今ではワイキキを貫く大通りの名前になっていて、そんなことを思い出しながらマラソンを走った。
　
１８９１年リリウオカラニ女王が即位。あの『アロハ・オエ』の作者と書けば知らない人はいないだろう。卑怯なドールが白人の意見が通るように、白人とごく一部の島民にしか与えなかった選挙権を女王は貧しい島民にも与える憲法改正を発表したところ、イオラニ宮殿前に数千人のハワイ人が集まって女王支持のデモを行った。しかしこれはアメリカにとっては都合が悪い。白人側はこれを機に一気に王制打倒に動き出した。（イオラニ宮殿は現存しており、マラソンコースから広場を眺めた。１２７年前にここで起きたことを想像しながら。）米国公使スティーブンスは「米国人市民の生命と財産を守るために」と言ってホノルル港に停泊中の米軍艦「ボストン」の海兵隊を上陸させて女王を退位させ、ここにハワイ王国は消滅し、ハワイ共和国が樹立され、頃あいを見て米国は併合しようという計画だった。
　
しかし、当時の我が国がこの状況を放置するはずがない。北朝鮮に拉致された人たちを救えない日本にもこんな時代があったのだと驚くが、巡洋艦「浪速」、コルベット級「金剛」がホノルル港に入り、ハワイ王国乗っ取り中の戦艦「ボストン」をはさむように投錨した。威圧である。
　
「浪速」の艦長は東郷平八郎。後に日本海海戦を指揮して世界に勇名を馳せた名提督だ。東郷平八郎は、「武力でハワイ王制を倒す暴挙が進行している。我々は危険にさらされた無辜の市民の安全と保護に当たる」と宣言した。「浪速」は３ヶ月ハワイに留まった後、いったん帰国するも、一年後に再びホノルル湾に派遣された。
　
ハワイ共和国大統領から「建国一周年」を祝う礼砲を要請されたが、東郷艦長は「その理由を認めず」と拒絶。するとホノルル軍港の各国軍艦も東郷にならい、世界の新聞は「ハワイ王朝の喪に服するような静寂の一日に終わった」と伝えた。これがアメリカにはない日本の良心である。
　
日露戦争で日本はその海軍力を世界に見せつけた。この時点でアメリカが日本を敵国と見なすようになったという意見があるが、僕はこの礼砲拒否あたりからではないかと考えている。

 

Moanalua Gardens

　　I dropped in at Moanalua Gardens to see a monkeypod tree over 100 years in age, which is well-known to Japanese, as that tree has long been featured in a CM of the HITACHI group. However, the tree was alien to us, Japanese. What's its name? Where is the location? Lots of Japanese people wondered. On the other hand, local people in Hawaii are now also wondering why Japanese gather there.
　　The first picture was shot from near the entrance. If you visit there by sightseeing bus, your free time will be only 10 minutes or so and most people shoot the tree from this angle, but I have time to walk around the tree or see other places in the gardens. I was able to shoot the third picture from the same point as the CM film and found indigenous jack fruits. I've not eaten them and I'd like to taste them on the next visit. The 5th picture shows the summer cottage of King Kamehameha V built in 1850s. These gardens used to be owned by the royal family.
　　When it comes to the royal family, I have something to tell you. The royal family's descendants seemed to be still alive and own a vast area of land. While I was test-driving a TESLA, I saw an old house was on sale and asked about its incredible high price to my attendant, why a small and old house was so expensive. His answer was like this: The house itself has no value, but the land is expensive, because there isn't enough room for the number of people who want to live around here and the foundation established by the Kamehameha family even now owns the area around and controls the price. As I had thought that the Hawaiian royal family would have been cruelly treated by the U.S. in 19th century, his answer was unexpected to me. Anyway, is the surname of the descendants Kamehameha? If someone introduced himself as Barack Kamehameha for example, I would be surprised.

(Vocabulary)
garden 《[C]通例複数形で》(公共の) 庭園, 植物園
monkeypod モンキーポッド　熱帯アメリカ原産のマメ科の高木。枝がよく張り、高さ20メートル、直径40メートル以上にもなる。葉は羽状複葉で、夜になると閉じて垂れ下がる。アメリカネムノキ。
indigenous indigenous people or things have always been in the place where they are, rather than being brought there from somewhere else; [=]native:
[+to] Blueberries are indigenous to America.

モアナルア・ガーデン

日立グループのＣＭで一躍有名になった樹齢１００年を超えるアメリカネムノキ（モンキーポッド）を見るためにモアナルア・ガーデンに立ち寄った。この木を知らない日本人はあまりいないと思うが、なぜ日本人だけがこの木に集まるのか、現地の人は気になっているようだ。『この木なんの木、気になる木～』と歌っているかどうかは知らないが。

一枚目の写真は公園の入り口から撮ったもの。観光バスでここを訪れると１０分ほどしか時間をもらえずこの角度からの写真となるらしいが、我々はチャーターしたタクシーなので時間は自由。反対側に周り、ＣＭとほぼ同じ位置から３枚目を撮影。公園内で自生しているジャックフルーツを見つけた。そして公園内にある建物（５枚目の写真）はカメハメハ５世の別宅だったそうだ。この土地は元々カメハメハ王家の所有だったらしい。

カメハメハ王家で思い出したが、その末裔は健在で、多くの土地を今なお所有しているらしい。テスラの試乗中に売りに出ている古い家を見つけ、価格が馬鹿高いので尋ねると、家には価値はなく、土地が高いのだという。そしてそのあたりのほとんどの土地の所有者はカメハメハ王家の末裔だという。ところで、その名字はカメハメハなのかな？ちょっと興味あり。ハワイ出身で、バラク・カメハメハです、、なんて挨拶されたら驚くだろうな。(^_^;)

Walking

　　It seemed to rain last night, but this morning it was getting bright. While my wife prepared breakfast, I went out for a short walk along the beach. Then, I found a monster-like garbage collector truck. It was huge and its movement was really rough. In Japan all the garbage is put at its collection point on the designated day like the day of the burnable, the day of the steel cans or glass bottles, paper, and so on. Each bag of garbage is thrown into the truck by human power, being checked not to mix with other kinds of garbage.
　　On the other hand, the method of collection which I saw was considerably crude. The operator didn't even get out of the truck. He plunged the hook into the garbage container, raised it, and turned it over without confirming the contents. I thought, that's it, the U.S.

昨夜は雨が降ったようだが、今日は晴れそうだ。カミさんが朝食の準備をする間、２０分ほど海岸を散歩した。凄いものを見つけた。ゴミ回収車だ。もちろん日本でも定期的にゴミを回収するのだが、分別し、人の手によって車に積み込まれている。その過程で間違ったゴミが出ていないか確認も出来るのだが、ここでは怪獣のようなトラックが一気に積み込んでいる。中にどんな物があろうとお構いなし。さすがアメリカと言うべきか。(^_^;)

Portable Toilet at Waikiki beach

　　Joining the Honolulu Half-Marathon was one of my purposes and it was successfully finished without any injury. After the run, various kinds of food and drinks are offered to the runners in Japan, but what I received in Honolulu was only a bottle of cold water and an extremely oily sticky pancake, which almost choked me. I wanted to wash my hands with soap, but couldn't. There were no maps about the finish area. My greasy hands might damage my camera, so I didn't take pictures around the finish area.
　　Leaving my hands oily and sticky, I moved to the portable toilets area on Waikiki beach. I washed my hands in the sea and opened the door of one of the toilets. It was just like a dust box with paper bags of fast foods like McDonald. It would be used by not only the runners but other tourists and I was surprised and discouraged to know their bad manners. Finally I made a bee line to my condo. However, I had a lot of fun. Variety is the spice of the marathon for beginners like me. I'd like to join the Honolulu Marathon in the not so distant future. The picture shows the badge of honor given to finishers.

(Vocabulary)
badge of honor 勲章

　
今回のハワイ旅行の目的の一つ目が終わった。怪我もなくのんびりと観光を楽しみながら走ることが出来たのだが。日本だとゴール後には温かい豚汁や食べるものなどが振る舞われるのだが、ここでは異常に甘くてべたべたしたケーキに、ただの冷たい水。暑いハワイだと言っても温かい飲み物があっていいし、もう少し腹持ちの良いものが出せないものか。手を洗える場所の表示やイベント会場の案内図もない。お陰でカメラを取り出せず写真がない。
　
べたべたの手のままでワイキキビーチに設置された移動式トイレまで移動したが恐ろしく汚い！トイレはゴミ箱とは違う！女性用は知らないが、男性用トイレはマックの袋などが捨ててありまるでゴミ箱、使用不可能。ランナーだけではなく、一般の人も使ったのだろうが、このトイレマナーはどうだ。呆れてしまった。結局トイレを我慢してジョグ１０分で自宅のトイレに駆け込んだ。因みに手はワイキキビーチの海水で洗いました。とまあ、いろいろあったが総じて楽しいランだった。次はフルマラソンに挑戦します！

Honolulu Half-Marathon 8 (Diamond Head)

　　The first picture shows the 9 mile point. The distance from the start was displayed in the unit of kilometer and mile. This indication in miles stirred a delightful emotion that I was actually running an overseas marathon. The black tent in the next picture was a first-aid station, and the staff members looked bored. Then, a wonderful idea crossed my mind and I wondered if I should ask them for some help, like a taping, a massage, or a cold spray, but I didn't. However, I regretted a little not chatting with them about the conditions concerning medicine in Hawaii. The next picture shows the delivery from the aid. At a glance I assumed that it was "Gyousen-Ame" candy. I was hooked by the Hawaiian "Gyousen-Ame", but it was Vaseline. I didn't know how to use it, but it was lucky I found out it was vaseline before I put it into my mouth.
　　Let me explain "Gyousen-Ame". It is a kind of glutinous starch syrup, and can date back to 1000 years ago. The material is malt only. Water was added to the malt and the mixture is simmered without the addition of sugar. It has a nostalgic and plain sweetness.
　　The route was uphill to KCC (Kapi'olani Community College) and most runners were walking there. The vacant parking lot had been used for KCC Farmers' Market yesterday. Then the route was downhill for a short distance and it continued to the most agonizing section, which ran around Diamond Head in a clockwise direction. Almost all the runners were walking in the 6th picture. When I took this picture, I was on the opposite side of the road and was admiring the view of the horizon, which I was never able to see in my home town. The last picture shows the old fort of the U.S. Army. I had been there last year with my daughter. If the weather would become clear during my stay in Hawaii, I'd like to climb up again.

(Vocabulary)
glutinous starch syrup 水飴
malt 麦芽、モルト

最初の写真は左折し、登り始めたところ。ほとんど歩いている。距離表示がマイルで表示されていて、改めて海外で走っているのだなあと実感した。救護所のスタッフは主に女性。閑そうだしちょっと寄ってお世話になってみようかとも思ったが、やめた。後で考えると少しここで休憩しておしゃべりも良かったなと後悔。次は救護所で配られていたもの。ハワイで『ぎょうせん飴』！と思って飛びついたのだが、、、食べ物では無いと言う。ワセリンとのこと。どのように使うのだろう？ま、とにかく口に入れずに良かった。(^_^;)　

ぎょうせん飴というのは、水あめの一種で約1千年の歴史がある。麦芽を原料に水を加えて煮詰め、砂糖を一切使わない。素朴な甘みがある。

ＫＣＣファーマーズマーケットまで登り、一旦下るもダイヤモンドヘッドを時計方向に再び登る。６枚目は最もきついと言われる坂道。ほぼ全員が歩いている。この写真を撮ったのは道の反対側からで、ここで僕は展望台からハワイ南方の海を見て感動中。マラソンと言うより観光ラン。最後の写真は陸軍の砲台跡を下から眺めて撮ったもの。

Honolulu Half-Marathon 1 (Zombie)

　　At 4 o'clock before the alarm set off, I got up and ate heated rice cakes, which I brought from Japan for the Honolulu Half-Marathon. Rice cakes are filling and last longer than any other food for me. I put on my running outfit and took the following picture in front of the door. The start time was 6 o'clock and I was requested to get ready at the starting point by 5:30. I left my condo at about 5 o'clock. It was still dark and felt a little chill. It was funny for runners with thin clothes to walk, as they looked like zombies in cult movies.

４時起床　日本から持って来た餅（腹持ちが良い）を食べて身支度を整えドアの前で撮ったのが１枚目の写真。６時スタートで、５時３０分頃までには集合という指示があったので５時頃に家を出た。まだ薄暗い。ハワイとはいえ少し寒い。薄着の人たちが、ぞろぞろと歩く姿がゾンビ映画のシーンみたいで可笑しかった。

Test Drive Continued

　　I asked for a Japanese to guide us during the test drive for the sake of mutual understanding when a situation calls for instant reaction. He used to work in a travel company and gave us a good commentary about Hawaiian lives, his student days in the U.S. mainland, houses of Japanese celebrities, and so on. He seemed to frequently get vegetables in KCC Farmers' Market. A very noted actor in Japan test-drove the same car with his family last month, and I heard a funny story about his daughter, though it's secret.
　　By the way, I got tired and wanted to hit the hay as early as possible, so we didn't dine out. Our supper was retort-pouched curry and rice taken from Japan.

(Vocabulary)
commentary
a spoken description of an event, given while the event is happening, especially on the television or radio:

 

横に乗ってもらうスタッフには日本人をお願いした。彼は元旅行社勤務だったとかで、試乗ではあるが車の話以外に、ハワイの暮らしや彼の学生時代の話、日本人セレブの家のことなど、観光案内をしてもらっているようだった。ＫＣＣファーマーズマーケットには野菜を仕入れによく行くそうだ。同じ車を先月、日本人なら誰でも知っている超大物俳優の家族が試乗して、たいそう気に入っていたらしい。面白い話をいろいろ聞いたが書かない方が良いかも知れないので書かずにおく。さて夕食は、疲れたのでどこにも出かけず日本から持ち込んだご飯にレトルトのカレー。安上がりで大満足。

KCC Farmers' Market

　　I arrived at KCC Farmers' Market about 8 o'clock. Lots of people already swarmed across the area. At first, I drop in at a stall to drink a cup of Kona coffee. It would be possible to drink it also in Japan, but it was particularly great to taste it in Hawaii. KCC stands for Kapiolani Community College. The market was held in the parking lot of this college. A cute schoolgirl who was selling hamburgers told me so. A few thousand Japanese students seemed to belong to the college, but I thought they wouldn't sufficiently master English skills.
　　Anyway, a variety of fresh vegetables and fruits were displayed. I wanted to try some, but I'm afraid if I had a stomach trouble, I wouldn't be able to join the marathon tomorrow. I refrained from raw foods and ate heated foods. As I ate oily foods and my hands became greasy, I didn't hold my camera and there are no pictures for food. Sorry! From next year, it's desirable to fly into Honolulu on Friday, watch fireworks in the Hilton Village, and get fresh vegetables and fruits there on Saturday.
　　After washing my hands, I wandered around the garden plants' corner with my camera in hand. Various unknown - at least for me - plants were arranged and I'll show you some of them below. This market was located on the route of the Honolulu Half-Marathon. This point is at the top of the slope from Waikiki beach. You can see Diamond Head on your right hand here. About the same time tomorrow, I would be totally worn out and come up here,,,, I imagined my exhausted face.

８時頃、着いた。すでにもう人があふれている。まずはコナコーヒーで一服。人混みの中へ分け入った。ＫＣＣというのはカピオラニ・コミュニティ・カレッジのことで、この短大の駐車場で開かれているからＫＣＣファーマーズマーケットと呼ばれるらしい。ハンバーガーを売っていた地元の可愛い女の子から教えてもらった。この大学には日本人がかなり多く在籍しているらしいが、そんな環境では英語は上手くはならないだろうなあ。
　
ま、それは置いといて、新鮮な野菜に加えてフルーツの類いがいろいろあってどれも美味しそう。明日、マラソンがなければいろいろと手を付けていただろうが、万一腹を壊したりしたら明日のマラソンを走られないので今日は熱を通したものだけを買って食べた。脂ぎったものをいろいろと食べて手が脂でヌルヌルになったので、カメラを持てず、朝食の写真はなし。来年からは、金曜日にホノルル入りしてヒルトンの花火をラグーン（打ち上げ場所に近い）で見て、翌朝のこのマーケットで１週間分の新鮮な野菜や果物を仕入れるのがいいなと思う。
　
手を洗った後、一眼レフカメラを取り出して園芸コーナーを巡った。ここで撮った写真もＵＰする。名も知らぬ花ばかりだったがどれも印象的だった。このＫＣＣファーマーズマーケット前の道路は明日海岸から上ってくるマラソンコースに当たっている。右側はダイヤモンドヘッドだ。ここまで登ってくれば後はしばらくは下り。明日はヨレヨレになってここを通るのだろうなあ。

Local Bus Debut

　　I got up at about 4 o'clock due to the influence of jet lag. As tomorrow's marathon would start at 6 o'clock, awakening at this time was advantageous to me. However, it was too early to go out, and I examined its route to know where there were tourist spots on the route. I didn't want to fail to see and shoot them.
　　I was going to visit KCC Farmers' Market to have breakfast, which seemed to be the liveliest one among the same kinds of markets on Oahu island. The market is supposed to be held every Saturday morning. The market was a long way on foot and I learned how to use the local bus from my travel guidebook. The passengers get on the bus through the front door and get tickets from the driver. I got a one-day ticket and this enabled me to freely move by bus as far as I liked. That was really helpful for tourists.

時差ぼけのため早朝覚醒。明日のマラソンスタート時刻が朝６時なので身体を慣らすには都合が良いが、出かけるには早いので朝食前にマラソンコースの予習。と言っても走るための予習ではなく、コース上のどこにどのような観光スポットがあるかという下調べ。
　
今日はオアフ島で一番賑やかだというＫＣＣファーマーズマーケットへ向かう。土曜日の午前中だけ開催されている。日本で言うところの産直市。そしてここで朝食を摂る予定。そしてその前にオアフ島の路線バスデビュー。まだ乗ったことが無いので利用方法をガイドブックなどで調べたものの、ちょっと緊張気味に乗車。前乗りで一日フリー乗車券を購入。これで一日何回でも、どこまで乗ってもＯＫ。旅行者には優しいシステムだ。

Fireworks

　　After witnessing a traffic accident on Kalakaua Avenue, I was wondering if the autopilot cars like TESLA cars could avoid such accidents. At that time, I found the TESLA dealer's shop at the corner of the International Marketplace on the avenue. I myself was astonished to find that.
　　The twist of the story really surprised me. The TESLA car which was displayed in the room was priced at more than 100,000 dollars, and I was not able to afford one. Naturally I didn't mean to buy one, but they would offer me a chance to test-drive one the next day. I comfortably spent some time in the showroom, but I might overstay my welcome there.
　　Anyway, I was late for the fireworks which were held every Friday night in the Hilton Village. I wasn't able to reach the best point and shot the fireworks on the way under the palm trees. Those fireworks were very gorgeous. I'll show you the pictures below. Today's supper was pop-in Hawaiian burger and Kona coffee.

思わぬ展開に驚きながらテスラのショールームに長居をしてしまった。置かれていたテスラ車は買えるような価格でもなく、買うつもりも無かったのだが、話の流れで試乗させてもらえることになった。ワイキキビーチへの途中で交通事故を目撃し、自動運転だとこんな事故は起こらないのだろうか？などと考えていたときに目の前にテスラのショールームが現れたのだからこの偶然には驚くしかない。お陰で週に５分間だけ打ち上げられる花火を見損ねた。花火はまた来年だな。少し遅れたけれどヤシの森の中から花火を撮影。なかなかみごとなものだった。夜はチンしたハワイアンハンバーガーとコナコーヒーで簡単に。

Tasting

　　I was invited to a wine tasting organized by an importer of wines. I frequently see cheap wines on shelves of convenience stores and some of them sometimes make me feel dizzy. In such cases, I pass them to my wife for cooking use. All the wines prepared for tasting received authoritative assurance of the importer company. Listening to the lecture about each type of wine, I tasted them. I chose and bought 10 wines for my stock and I will use them for some special occasion and presents for my friends. I can't wait for their arrival.

今年もまたワイン試飲会に呼ばれた。コンビニに行くと安いワインが並んでいるが、飲むと頭が痛くなることがある。その場合はすぐに料理用ワインに回す。今日の試飲会に並んでいるワインはどれも輸入メーカーのお墨付きの付いたものばかり。頭痛の心配は無い。ワインの説明を聞きながら気に入ったワインを選び、我が家のストックする。何かの記念の日に開けたり、大切な方々への贈り物に使う。今回もまた10本ほど注文した。届くのが楽しみだ。

International Students In Matsuyama

　　As a part of volunteer activities of Matsuyama Century Lions Club, we held a friendship gathering inviting about 40 overseas students who live in the city of Matsuyama. Their nationalities were, though I don't exactly remember, about ten kinds, and varied from a country in Africa to Barbados. I was grateful for their choice, I mean, they picked my hometown among lots of cities in Japan.
　　In an orchard whose owner is a member of the club, the participants enjoyed harvesting sweet potatoes, persimmons, oranges, etc, and baking pizza, okonomiyaki savory pancakes, etc. The hardest part of cooking okonomiyaki savoury pancakes is flipping them over with spatulas. Some weren't good at it, but it was fun to see them mis-flipping. I didn't get permissions to upload their pictures, but it would be no problem to show you pictures below. People wearing a yellow jacket are the members of the club. I was happy to have the chance to talk with international students about their countries and their daily life in Matsuyama.
　　There is no Muslim around me and I don't fully see their way of life. My knowledge about them is only obtained from books or literature. I heard that "Mirin", one of the essential seasonings in Japanese traditional dishes, doesn't go well with their religious life. I was surprised to hear that. I can't put up with the fact that religion interferes with personal food preferences. I wondered that they didn't feel ill at ease. I understood that it's the way of their lives. It was the day when I learned much.

１２月９日　留学生との交流会

松山センチュリーライオンズクラブの奉仕活動の一環で愛媛県松山市に住んでいる外国からの留学生の交流イベントを開催した。正確な数を覚えてはいないのだが、７～８カ国から４０名くらいの留学生が集まった。小さな田舎町によくこれだけの人が来てくれたなあと感謝。

会員の所有する果樹園で皆で芋、みかん、柿などの収穫体験、ピザを焼いたり、お好み焼きなどを作ったり、丸一日楽しんだ。参加者に許可は得ていないのだが、多分大丈夫だと思うので何枚か写真をＵＰする。黄色のジャケットを着ている人がライオンズクラブの仲間です。各国からの留学生と話すといろいろな話を聞けて楽しい。それぞれのお国の様子や松山で学んでいることを聞けた。

自分の周りにムスリムがいないから彼らの習慣についてあまり知らない。日本料理に欠かせない「みりん」がムスリムには都合が悪いと聞いた。調味料の成分にまで宗教的なものを持ち込まねばならないなんて、僕には耐えられない。彼らの習慣と言ってしまえばそれまでだが、窮屈には感じないのだろうか？　いろいろなことを勉強した一日だった。

Talingchan Floating Market

　　When it comes to Thailand, I always recall its Buddhas and floating markets. I had wanted to see a floating market since long ago, when I have an opportunity to visit Thailand. However, the most well-known one, Damnoen Saduak Floating Market, was 80km away from Bangkok to the southwest. Apparently, it would take more than three hours only for transportation to visit the market and come back to Bangkok. We decided to drop in at a smaller one in the city, Talingchan Floating Market. The transportation was a minivan rented for free from my friend's company with its driver. It was really handy. We were able to go everywhere we wanted.
　　Our minivan stopped at a commonplace roadside. The street in front of us was closed to vehicles and was lined with a variety of stalls. We had to walk to the riverside or canalside, but enjoyed seeing what were laid out on the way. As I wasn't able to communicate with people at the stalls, I was sorry. Entering into the floating market through the gate, which I'll show you below, a smell of fish-grilling came to me, and it turned my sense of hunger on. I wondered what to eat for breakfast, wandering around. There were so many kinds of food, half of which I didn't know. Finally, I chose a dish which looked delicious, which a couple of local people were eating. Spicy, delicious, and economical! I liked it.

(Vocabulary)
Damnoen Saduak Floating Market ダムヌーン・サドゥアク水上マーケット　バンコクから南西に８０ｋｍに位置する水上マーケット　バンコクから観光に行くと一日を要する

タリンチャン水上マーケット

タイと聞いて思い浮かべるのが仏塔群と水上マーケット。バンコクではどうしても水上マーケットを見たかった。旅行番組などで紹介されるダムヌーン・サドゥアク水上マーケットはバンコクから離れており、友人によると往復で３時間はかかるとのこと。それではと、バンコク市内にある、やや小さめの水上マーケットに寄ることにした。移動手段は友人の会社の車と運転手。実に有り難かった。行きたいところに案内してくれる。

水上マーケットに着いたら川？運河？までの１００メートルくらいは産直市になっていてこの場所の散歩も楽しかった。マーケットで食事をするつもりで朝食は抜きでやってきた。メニューを見るといろいろとある。が、読めない。メニューの写真を見たり、地元の人たちが食べているものを眺めて決めた。スパイシーでうまくて何より安い！

Dinner

　　After joining with friends, a friend, who had been working in Thailand, lead us to a shabby little restaurant in which all the other diners looked Thai, i.e. the restaurant seemed to be for local people, not for tourists like us. My wife doesn't like hot spices and southeastern Asian cuisine is overall hard to eat, but she told me that the served dishes were all spicy, but delicious. I was just focusing on eating and drinking, and forgot to take pictures. I'll upload pictures of dishes from my friend below. I don't remember the name of even a dish, but I remember that all the dishes were delicious. Additionally, the portion was really huge. Compared with the situation that we eat Thai dishes in Japan, the price seemed to dip below a half. If a Japanese businessman, sent to Thailand from Japan for some time, ate only Thai dishes during his stay, he would obliviously save money. Anyway, if my friend hadn't helped us find a Thai restaurant, our dinner would have been an ordinary one. We were very thankful for his help.

友人たちと合流して現地に住む友人の案内で夕食に向かった。案内されたのはもちろんタイ料理の店。どうやら地元の人が集う美味しい店のようだ。カミさんは辛いものが苦手だが、辛いけれどもおいしいというこの店の味を気に入っていた。僕はただただ食べることと呑むことに集中していてまともに料理の名前を覚えておらず、写真も撮っていなかった。友人からもらい受けた写真をＵＰする。

美味しく、かつ十分な量があった上に、『安かった』。日本で食べた場合と比べると感覚的には半額以下。この友人がいなかったら食事は観光客向けの通り一遍の物になってしまっただろう。日本人がタイに赴任してタイ料理ばかり食べていたとしたら、自然に貯金できるな～と感じた。

Okuooikojo-eki

　　It's kind of sudden, but do you know an American actor, Tommy Lee Jones? He is also popular in Japan. He has shown up in a series of CMs of canned coffees, in which he has been acting in a very serious way, but it's been somehow humorous. I think that lots of Japanese knew about him through these CMs. One of his CMs put a rural railroad station on the map. Its name is Okuooikojo-eki, and it was the next destination. Its general appearance is shown in the first picture. There were neither folk houses nor villages around the station. Why is the station here then?
　　I reached the platform via the left-side bridge coming down from the place where I took this picture. That was hard work in the muggy air, though the route to the bridge was well-maintained. I climbed down the stairs in the second picture and stood on the bridge in front of the tunnel in the third picture. As soon as I finished walking on the bridge, a train came in.
　　Actually, what looks like a river is a lake formed by a dam, i.e. a reservoir. A small village used to exist here, now beneath the water. You can see the ruin of the train tracks on the riverbank in the 6th and 7th pictures. In the 7th, a path leading underwater is also shown. There's only a rest place at the station now, but it's located on the hiking route and lots of people visit the station in the high season.

奥大井湖上駅
　
突然ですが、トミー・リー・ジョーンズを知ってますか？彼は日本でも人気があり、缶コーヒーのＣＭで彼を知った人も多いと思う。出演するＣＭは多分１０作以上になると思うが、そのひとつで有名になった駅がある。奥大井湖上駅といい、静岡市から１時間半ほどの場所にある。以前から一度は立ち寄りたい駅だった。写真を見てもらうとその雰囲気がわかるだろう。周囲に民家はない。なぜここに駅があるのか。橋の全景を撮影した場所から駅まで、向かって左側の橋を渡って駅に到達したのだが、遊歩道が整備されているとは言え暑い中、きついウォーキングとなった。
　
この池はダム湖である。その昔、ここには集落が有り、谷沿いに鉄道が通っていた。３枚目と６枚目にその痕跡が写っている。また６枚目には水面下へ続く道路の跡も見える。ここが水に沈むと決まってから写真の橋は出来た。この駅で下車しても遊歩道と小さなロッジがあるだけなのだがＣＭにより人気が出てこのあたりを散歩する人が絶えない。

East Coast of the Izu Peninsula

　　The west coast of the Izu Peninsula is studded with several hot spa towns, all of which are famous across the country. This area is well-known also as one of the health resorts due to its mild climate. Sagami Bay is in front of the coast and those towns are rich in fresh sea food. Lots of people are inclined to stay for some time. In the central area of the peninsula, there are some tourist spots associated with a Nobel Prize for literature laureate, Yasunari Kawabata, but I passed them and headed to Shimoda City.

(Vocabulary)
health resort 保養地

伊豆半島東海岸
　
伊豆半島の東海岸にはいくつもの温泉町が点在する。また温暖な気候に恵まれ保養地としても知られている。目の前は相模湾。新鮮で美味しい魚介類にも恵まれた土地柄だ。その景色を見ながら南下した。伊豆半島中央部には文豪川端康成につながる観光名所があるが、ここは次回の旅にまわしてまずは下田へ向かった。

 

Auberge

　　It was the second time to stay at this auberge, which stands on land generated by the lava spewed out from Mt. Omuro. I was not able to erase my memory of wonderful dishes served there last time and chose the same auberge again. I have no words to describe their hospitality. The volcano's gift of a hot spa was also great. I enjoyed gorgeous French cuisine. The following picture shows my car, a Mercedes-Benz SLK 200. I've driven it all the way to Hokkaido and Kyushu since I got it. It can turn in a small radius, has good gas mileage, and its roof can be folded into its trunk. Moreover, it has the function of semi-automatic driving. I think I'm really lucky to find it.

このオーベルジュへ寄るのは２回目。美味しい料理とワインが忘れられず、、、。翌日の観光プランを考えながら、太古の昔、溶岩が流れて出来た土地の上に立つオーベルジュで料理に舌鼓。堪えられない。もちろん伊豆に温泉は欠かせない。写真は愛車ベンツＳＬＫ２００、この車で北海道にも九州にもドライブした。小回りが利き、燃費が良く、屋根が開く。そして半自動運転。全く良い車に出会ったものだ。