through Shikoku! We got on at Matsuyama and we arrived here at Yawatahama

前進四國！我們從松山站上車，在八幡浜站下車

There's lots of neat things to see in this area

這裡有太多美好的景物可以看了

So today I'm going to show you guys around!

今天就要帶著你們，跟我一起四處逛逛

Yawatahama is a port city, located in the south western part of Ehime Prefecture

八幡濱市是一座海港城市，位在愛媛縣的西南方

It's famous for having the largest fish market in the Shikoku region

以四國規模最大魚市而享有盛名

We are at the michi no eki, called Minatto in Yawatahama

我們人在八幡濱市的港區站 (路面電車)

This is a really large michi no eki (roadside station)

這真的是一座非常大的路面電車站

I love michi no eki, there is always so much to see

我喜歡路面電車，周邊有太多東西可看了

You can try some of the popular local foods of each city when you go to them

你可以造訪不同城市時，吃吃當地美食

and there's usually tourist information centers

這裡通常都附設觀光資訊中心

washrooms, vending machines...

洗手間、自動販賣機

All that kind of stuff that you need when you're going on a road trip

公路之旅中途一定要來的好地方

We decided to rent some electric bikes to ride around town

我們決定租幾輛電動腳踏車，在市內觀光

I think these are an awesome option if you want to see as many things as possible

當你想看很多景點

and you have a limited amount of time

又有時間限制時，這是個很好的選擇

Especially if it's the summer time in Japan, which is very humid and hot

尤其在這個潮濕悶熱的日本夏天

So having the nice breeze while you're riding is a bonus

享受騎車迎面而來的陣陣涼風，簡直太棒了

All right, here we go!

出發囉！

I've got my electric bike turned on now

我把電動腳踏車開機了

So now when I pedal...

所以我只要輕輕踩...

It gives me a boost of power

就可以全速前進！

It's on medium power right now

現在是中速

But if I put it on max power

但我要調到全速！

it's so easy to ride!

騎起來超輕鬆！

Minimum effort and I can go the speed that I would be going if I was pedalling full blast

只要花最少的力氣，我就能按我想要的速度前進

So it's pretty cool! I'm liking this electric bike!

太酷了！我喜歡這台電動腳踏車！

Stop #1 was Wakamatsu Flag Shop where they specialize in dying fabrics

第一站，我們來到若松旗店，這裡是染布專門店

The couple that works at the shop was so kind

老闆夫婦人超好

They sat down with us and explained all the techniques that they use for dying their fabrics

他們請我們坐下來，細細解釋染布的所有細節

It was really neat to find out that they are very committed to using

令人感動的是，老闆夫婦遵循古法

the same traditional techniques that were used hundreds of years ago

使用幾百年前的工法來染布

Take a look at this

請看看這個

Oh it's made from paper?

哎，這個紙做的嗎？

Oh you know what it's made of?

啊，看出來啦？

I'm not positive

不是很確定...

It's WASHI! (traditional Japanese paper)

這是和紙嗎！？(一種日本傳統的紙張)

This one has been well used

這個已經用很多次了

Newer ones are stiff like this one

比較新的長這樣

Oh wow I can't believe it's washi

這竟然是和紙？

They have interchangeable tips

這個尖端可以更換

All different sizes

有各種尺寸

You can change the size depending on the project

根據要製作的物品來更換尺寸

The glue we use is made from mochi rice

這是糯米膠水

We make glue from it

用糯米做的

Then we add the rice bran

再加上米糠

On top of the areas where we've applied the glue

放在塗過膠水的上面

That's so cool

太酷了

I didn't know that!

第一次聽到這種技術

I'm surprised to hear it's all made from rice!

原來是用米做的

We were starting to get hungry

我們有點餓了

So we stopped by Miyagawa Sweets Shop

所以在宮川菓子舗買了點東西

which is a traditional Japanese sweets shop

這是一間日本傳統點心店

They have lots of colourful and beautifully designed sweets

這裡有各種鮮豔美麗的點心

But this one is their signature sweet, the usukawa manjyuu

這個是他們的招牌點心──薄皮饅頭

I was attracted to the pink coloured warabi mochi

我被這個粉色蕨餅深深吸引

So that's what I went with

所以就買來吃吃看

And I was not disappointed, these were so freaking delicious guys!

完全不會讓你失望，各位，超級美味啊！

I really recommend them

我很推薦這個

It was time to return our bikes

該還腳踏車了

So we decided to do a little souvenir shopping in the market

所以我們決定到市場裡買了點紀念品

Wow those are some cheap eggplants

哇~那個茄子好便宜喔！

80 yen and they're huge!

這麼大才80日圓

Oh my god...

太誇張了

That's a great price!

好便宜！

Look at these jellies that they're selling here

看看這個果凍

This one has a full mandarin orange in it

裡面有一整顆橘子

And this one has a full... tomato!

這個有一整顆...番茄

That... I... why???

為...什麼？

Ehime is famous for mikan, so you will see lots of fresh mikan juices

愛媛以蜜柑聞名，所以到處都有新鮮的橘子汁

They sell the usual souvenirs like keychains, postcards, magnets

也有常見的紀念品，像是鑰匙圈、明信片、磁鐵...

But what I thought was really cool is they had this small corner of the store

我覺得最酷的地方是這個角落

where they were selling handmade crafts!

有各種手工藝品！

Crafts that the locals had made, and they brought to the shop to sell

由當地人製作，放在紀念品店裡販賣

and there were lots of really original things there

有很多原創商品

Lots of local items

當地特色小物

Hand-woven slippers

手織羊毛拖鞋

Lots of pretty and super Japanese stuff that would make a great souvenir

很多美麗又充滿日本味的紀念品

One of my favourite memories from Yawatahama

我在八幡浜市最美好的回憶是

was one of the guys who was working at the shop, came up and gave us these!

在這間店工作的男生，跑出來給了我們這個

They're handmade out of this grass

純手工的草藝品

Are these not the most amazing thing ever!?

這是我看過最精緻的東西了！

I was holding them walking through the station...

我拿這些走回車站

and this lady thought they were real bugs and jumped back!

這位女士以為是真的蟲，倒退好幾步

It was pretty funny

超好笑的 ^_^

It's time to end our lovely day in Yawatahama

我們在八幡浜度過了美好的一天

If you guys would like to see more videos from our trip, I will link my friends Sherry and Norm below

如果你們想看更多關於這次旅行的影片，我會把Sherry和Norm的影片網址附在下面

If you enjoy these travel videos please give me a thumbs up to let me know!

如果你喜歡這次的影片，請給我一個讚，讓我知道！

and I'm going to leave you guys with this beautiful view from our train

最後請享受這片火車上拍到的美景

Thanks for watching and I'll see you again soon, bye!!

謝謝收看，下次見，拜！