Kanazawa is an ancient city near the Sea of ​​Japan, known as "Little Kyoto".

Historically, during the Azuchi-Momoyama period, after the Honnoji Temple Incident, the Maeda Toshiie family moved into Kanazawa Castle, which allowed it to develop rapidly. It was once the largest city in the Hokuriku region.

During the Edo period, Kanazawa Castle was granted the highest title of one million koku, and it was the castle town of the Kaga domain known as the "Kaga million koku".

It can be said to be the fourth largest city in Japan at that time, with a population of more than 100,000, second only to Edo, Osaka and Kyoto.

However, since the Meiji Restoration, as Japan began to develop industrialization, the emigration of nobles and merchants led to a decrease in the population of Kanazawa.

At the same time, there was the rapid development of port cities on the Pacific side.

As a result, Kanazawa's prosperity came to an end, and it fell into ruin.

So much so that in modern Japan, Kanazawa is only the size of a medium-sized local city in Japan.

From Ning Weimin's point of view, Kanazawa is actually about the same size as the third- and fourth-tier cities in the Republic, and is considered a small place.

But then again, a blessing in disguise is a blessing in disguise.

Because of this, Kanazawa was not bombed even once during World War II and was able to preserve many ancient buildings intact.

Today's Kanazawa not only has several beautiful ancient streets, but also has the largest garden in Japan called "Kenrokuen".

In addition, Kanazawa also has an ancient castle, as well as many specialty teahouses, handicraft shops, art galleries, museums, etc.

This place can almost be regarded as a living specimen of the ancient Japanese city of the Edo period.

In addition, the gold foil here is famous and the seafood is also abundant.

Not only are luxury foods wrapped in gold foil for sale, but also world-renowned gold foil products are on sale.

At Kanazawa's Omi Market, there is also a dazzling array of seafood such as squid, sardines, rays, pufferfish, sweetfish, and abalone.

Crabs are especially famous in winter.

There are even many shops in the market where you can eat seafood right away.

In short, although Kanazawa was abandoned by the needs of the industrial age, it is undoubtedly one of the most beautiful cities in Japan.

The literary and artistic atmosphere and historical atmosphere here are particularly strong, perfectly retaining the style of the feudal era. It is very suitable for tourism and is particularly suitable for the people of Ningwei.

In fact, on this day, when they actually drove to Kanazawa, it was already one o'clock in the afternoon.

As soon as he entered this ancient city where modernity and history blend together, Ning Weimin's eyes felt that they were not enough.

To him, Kanazawa, which has a strong Edo-era atmosphere, is like a big set in a movie studio, as if he has suddenly stepped into a Japanese sword and sword movie.

What's even more wonderful is that even the hotel they stayed in was an old Edo-style house.

Considering that it is not the peak tourist season, there will not be too many tourists in Kanazawa Castle.

Out of consideration for Ning Weimin, Matsumoto Keiko didn't pay much attention to her personal privacy issues.

She voluntarily gave up the Western-style Holiday Inn and boldly chose a traditional Japanese hotel to stay.

The so-called ryokan is actually a traditional Japanese accommodation facility.

The biggest difference between this Japanese-style hotel and a Western-style hotel is that the guest rooms are Japanese-style rooms with tatami mats and sliding doors (shoji).

Guests usually sleep not on beds, but on tatami mats covered with futons.

In addition, ryokans also provide Japanese cuisine made with local ingredients, yukata, hot springs or bathhouses and other Japanese favorite services.

Needless to say, the biggest charm of staying in such a hotel is that you can experience the ancient Japanese life that even modern Japanese have almost forgotten.

So for Ning Weimin, it is undoubtedly a best travel experience, which shows Matsumoto Keiko's thoughtfulness.

And I have to say, this choice is really appropriate.

The Japanese-style hotel they were interested in was called "Haruun". When they walked in and inquired, they found that currently there was only an old couple from Nara staying there.

The internal environment is particularly quiet, and the hardware and software conditions are also quite good.

You know, this old hotel is almost the oldest ryokan in the Kanazawa area, having been in business since the Meiji period.

In terms of food and beverage service, this hotel adopts the traditional one-night-two-stay hospitality method.

This means that dinner on the day of check-in and breakfast on the next day are provided.

The meals provided are also very characteristic of Kanazawa.

For dinner, different kaiseki set menus are available according to the season, including "Noto beef", fish and seafood, etc.

Breakfast is a meal themed on Kaga wild vegetables.

In terms of accommodation, although there are not many rooms here, there are only eleven rooms in total.

However, the sizes vary to meet the needs of different guests. The largest room can even accommodate five people.

And each room is carefully designed and built.

Not only are there various Japanese traditional screen paintings as decorations in each room.

Considering the comfort of the guests, it has been modernized and renovated. It has all the necessary electrical facilities and is not just an ancient room.

Although the house price is quite high, it costs 40,000 yen for one person to stay one night.

They will stay for two nights, and the total cost is 160,000 yen, which is already equivalent to the salary of a new employee and no cheaper than a five-star hotel.

But because the hotel proprietress was a sixty-year-old woman with dim eyesight, she probably didn't watch movies, so she didn't recognize Matsumoto Keiko at all.

So Ning Weimin paid the money happily.

In his opinion, as long as Matsumoto Keiko can enjoy peace and relaxation, even if it is twice as expensive, it is still worth the money.

The only bad thing is that the two of them are too shy, and neither of them is embarrassed to offer to live together.

Especially Keiko Matsumoto, who even asked the proprietress for two rooms.

So the landlady took them to the third floor, where there were two guest rooms door to door.

One side can see the tea house street outside, and the other side can see the elegant courtyard behind. The scenery is very good, and it also avoids being disturbed by outsiders.

Especially in the room, not only is there a refrigerator and a TV, the bedding is as white as clouds, and tea and wagashi are also provided in the room.

It can be said that the price/performance ratio of the room is very high.

It's just a pity that after the landlady decided the dinner time, she took the initiative to go downstairs.

The two of them stared at each other for a long time, still unable to bravely reveal what they both longed for.

"You can see the street view on the left, and the courtyard on the right. Choose one..."

Keiko Matsumoto lowered her head and said this, feeling a little panicked.

This made Ning Weimin feel even more itchy and excited.

But he coughed twice, feeling cowardly for some reason, and still responded insincerely.

"Listen to you……"

"Then you live on the left..."

Keiko Matsumoto said softly.

"Okay...then let me help you carry your luggage in."

"Thanks……"

That's it. After being polite for a while, the two of them went into separate rooms and packed their luggage.

The moment he closed the door, Ning Weimin, who was filled with regret for being stupid and cowardly just now, couldn't help but slap himself hard in the face.

But as the old saying goes, it belongs to whomever it belongs.

Although he deserved to miss the opportunity because of his boredom, since the love game is still going on, Ning Weimin will have no shortage of opportunities to make amends.

Within twenty minutes, Keiko Matsumoto, who had already packed her things, knocked on Ning Weimin's door and asked him to go out to find a place to eat.

It’s not hard to find a place to eat. The Tea House Street outside is full of exquisite shops.

There are teahouses, confectionery shops, dessert shops, izakayas, restaurants, pottery shops, and bookstores.

They randomly found an izakaya called "Koizumi".

I ordered tempura, grilled bird, sashimi and some sushi, and also ordered a bottle of sake.

Even though the boss is also a seventy-year-old man, he still doesn't recognize Matsumoto Keiko.

Ning Weimin also accepted the 4,000 yen crab set recommended by the boss and ordered one.

So in an environment with no other customers, they ate and chatted enthusiastically, and actually drank a 720ml bottle of sake together.

Finally, satisfied with his meal and wine, Ning Weimin took out his wallet to pay the bill and found that the total was only 7,600 yen.

If you don't order the pair of plump big crabs, the price per person is 1,800 yen, which can't be said to be expensive.

And at this moment, Ning Weimin could better understand Matsumoto Keiko's good intentions and love from the happy and proud look in her eyes when she saw him paying the bill.

In the past, every time she rushed to pay a bill, she always looked uneasy and full of worry.

If we really travel like this, I'm afraid it will be an AA system, and she won't be happy either.

But now it's different.

Since giving herself that bank card, no matter how much money she spends, she will no longer worry about her financial pressure.
To be continued...