朝起きるととても涼しくて、すぐに散歩に出かけた。
It was very cool when I woke up in the morning in Shinshu, and I immediately went for a walk.
今回の宿はここ旅籠屋茅野店。
This time, the inn is here at Hatagoya Chino.
メルヘン街道沿いにあります。何がメルヘン？って感じでもあるが､､､
It is located along Merchen Road.
こなつは気持ち良さそうに歩いてました。
Konatsu was walking along it comfortably.
早めに宿をチェックアウトして朝食を食べに行くことにして､､､
We checked out of the inn early and decided to go have breakfast…
昨夜の続きのような名前の「モーツァルト」(笑)
Mozart” with a name like a continuation of last night’s restaurant (lol)
ここのテラス席はワンコと同席できて、屋根もあるし快適です。
The terrace here is comfortable, with a roof, and you can sit with your dog.
店名のとおり、一日中モーツァルトの音楽が流れているカフェでした。
As the name suggests, Mozart music was playing all day long at the cafe.
折角諏訪に来たのだから諏訪大社に行ってみようと思い、車を走らせていると､､､
I decided to visit Suwa-taisha Shrine because I had come to Suwa. As I was driving, I saw…
老舗の和菓子屋さん「新鶴」がありました。ところがお目当ての「もちまんじゅう」はすでに売り切れ！ 9:00開店でもちまんじゅうは10:00販売開始、私たちは11:00に来たのにもう売り切れだって｡｡｡ 仕方なく他のを買って諏訪大社に向かいました。
I found a long-established Japanese-style confectionery shop called Shintsuru. We were told that the “mochi manju” we were looking for was already sold out! We had no choice but to buy another one and headed to Suwa-taisha Shrine.
諏訪大社は4ヶ所に分かれていますが、一日に全部回るのは大変だし毎年1ヶ所ずつ行けばいいや、ということで､､､
秋宮にきました。
This is Suwa-taisha Shrine. Suwa-taisha is the headquarters of about 25.000 Suwa shrines throughout Japan. It was built in the Kamakura period. That was about 1,000 years ago.
こなつも一緒に歩けると良かったのですが、立て看板を見ると､､､
It would have been nice if Konatsu could have walked with me, but looking at the sign…
ペットは境内には入れませんでした。
Pets were not allowed on the grounds of shrine.
このしめ縄、重さ1トンなんだって！
The large object seen above the worshippers is called a shimenawa. Shimenawa is a sacred rope made of rice-straw. This shimenawa weighs 1,000 kg!
これがかの有名な御柱。
This is the famous “Onbashira”. It is a sacred wooden pillar that is cut from the mountain during the great festival held every seven years.
秋宮には2本の御柱が立っている。
Two of these pillars stand at Suwa Akinomiya Shrine.
こうなるともう神話の世界だ｡｡｡
歩いているうちにお腹が空いてきた。ここは信州だから蕎麦を食べるのが良かろう。
The world written here is the mythical world of Suwa-taisha Shrine.
While we were walking, we started to get hungry. Since this is Shinshu, I thought it would be better to eat soba noodles.
ネットで検索してこの店に入ったのですが、ここは人気店だったようで私たちが入った時点で蕎麦は残り10人分しかなく、しばらく後に来たお客さんは「売り切れです」と断られていた。
We entered this restaurant after searching on the Internet. It seemed that this restaurant was very popular and there were only 10 buckwheat noodles left when we entered, and the customers who came a while later were refused, saying that they were sold out.
メニューはこれだけ。私はせいろと田舎を各1枚ずつ食べました。
This is the only menu.
上がせいろ、下がいなか。 どっちも美味しかった！
We had two kinds of soba noodles, top and bottom. Both were very tasty.
上諏訪から見た諏訪湖です。今回は仕事の日程の都合で1泊しか出来なかったけれど楽しい旅行でした。
This is Lake Suwa seen from Kami-suwa. This was an enjoyable trip, although I could only stay one night due to my work schedule.