Name: 歡迎來到小濱市★ONLY in JAPAN。 (Welcome to Obama City ★ ONLY in JAPAN)
Uploaded: 2020-10-31T19:31:09.000Z
Duration: 9 min 11 s

Welcome to Obama City Japan yeah, I know what you're thinking

歡迎來到日本奧巴馬城 是的，我知道你在想什麼。

情態副詞

Why didn't in the city after the former president right actually they didn't this city's been around for generations,

為什麼沒有在城市後的前總統吧其實他們沒有這個城市的幾代人。

centuries and there's a lot of history before

2008 when the former president became the president like the fact that Obama was the original gateway to Japan a place of trade and commerce

2008年，前總統成為總統的時候，奧巴馬是日本最初的貿易和商業的門戶，這也是事實。

And the first place an elephant stepped ashore in the country

而大象在國內第一個上岸的地方。

The mackerel or Saba is famous here and Obama was where the road from the sea to the Imperial City Kyoto started

鯖魚是這裡的名產，而小濱則是從海上通往皇城京都的道路開始的。

Mackerel Road is 70 kilometers long and had loads of activity back and forth then they did take advantage of the name recognition

鮁魚圈路全長70公里，前後活動量大，那麼他們確實利用了名聲的優勢

situation there's Obama which written here in Japanese means small Beach, and then there's President Obama, which means

這裡的奧巴馬在日語中的意思是小海灘，然後是奧巴馬總統，意思是...

But in 2008 this city was thrown into the international spotlight because of its relationship with the president phonetically

但在2008年，這座城市卻因為與總統的關係而被推上了國際的風口浪尖，音譯為

Before we look around let's see exactly where this little city on the sea sets

在環顧四周之前，我們先來看看這座海上小城的具體落腳點吧

It's the innermost point from the Sea of Japan to Kyoto

從日本海到京都的最裡面的地方

The city itself is well protected by Wakasa Bay and follows the Kita-gawa

城市本身被若狹灣保護得很好，並沿北川而建。

and Minami rivers to the sea. Most of the shore area is urban and quickly turns to farms and countryside inland

和南江入海。岸邊的大部分地區是城市，很快就變成了內陸的農田和鄉村。

Obama's nicknamed "Nara by the sea" and that sea is beautiful

奧巴馬的綽號是 "海邊的奈良"，而那片海是美麗的

I stayed at the hotel "Sekumiya" because I heard that I'd be greeted by VIPs in the lobby

聽說在大廳裡會有貴賓迎接，所以我住進了 "關宮 "酒店。

Yeah, I know, but they're there as life-sized cardboard cutouts

是啊，我知道，但他們在那裡作為真人大小的紙板剪紙。

The lobby is filled with stuff from the former president's political career.  The story goes that when he visited Japan in

大廳裡擺滿了前總統政治生涯的東西。  據說他在訪問日本時

2006 as a senator the immigrations officer looked at his passport and said that he was from Obama, Japan

2006年，作為參議員的移民官看了他的護照，說他來自日本的奧巴馬。

This left an impression on the senator and the mayor of Obama followed up by sending gifts, thus starting a special friendship with the town

這給參議員留下了深刻的印象，奧巴馬市長也跟著送來了禮物，從而與該鎮開始了特殊的友誼。

Obama City cheered him on as his political career blossomed into the White House. Obama citizens especially loved the president's Hawaiian ancestry

奧巴馬市為他的政治生涯在白宮開花結果而歡呼。奧巴馬市民特別喜歡總統的夏威夷血統。

Although he hasn't visited Obama city as of

雖然他還沒有訪問奧巴馬市，截至

2017 the ambassador at the time John Roos made a trip to the city and even invited the mayor to the Embassy in Tokyo

2017年，當時的大使約翰-羅斯到該市訪問，甚至邀請市長到東京大使館訪問。

Putting aside politics, it's nice to see this unique international friendship based on a surprising coincidence

撇開政治因素不談，很高興看到這種基於驚人巧合的獨特國際友誼。

Local artists also added to the hotel's collection. The gift shop sells Obama confections

當地藝術家也為酒店的收藏品添磚加瓦。禮品店出售奧巴馬的點心

The sweet cookie with the president pressed on it

The top seller of the Manju sweet red bean cakes wrapped with the former president of course

銷量第一的曼珠沙華甜紅豆糕包的當然是前總統了。

You can grab a coffee at the vending machine outside with the leader himself

你可以在外面的自動售貨機上和上司一起喝杯咖啡。

The mayor promised a statue of the senator one he did and well here it is

市長答應給參議員塑像，他做到了，現在就在這裡了

It exemplifies Obama's skill as an orator talented at public speaking. In a way, he kind of looks Japanese

這體現了奧巴馬作為一個有天賦的演說家在公眾演講方面的技巧。在某種程度上，他看起來像日本人

It's always nice to see other Americans in a far away place on the other side of the world

在世界的另一端，在遙遠的地方看到其他美國人總是很高興的。

Bipartisan appreciation for the moment at hand but I got the funny feeling that it was time for me to go

兩黨讚賞眼前的時刻，但我有一種有趣的感覺，那就是我該走了。

Nearly everyone I met was in their silver years including this dog in dog years of course

我遇到的人幾乎都是銀齡，當然也包括這隻狗年的狗子

The town is clean and much of the town feels retro

小鎮很乾淨，很多地方都有復古的感覺

Reminders of a couple generations before are everywhere

Shops closed early in the city center stores lower their grades and the city gets quiet by 5:00 p.m.

市中心商店早早關門的店鋪降低了等級，下午5點前城市就安靜了。

At night well you'd better know where to go

This is 8 p.m.. On a Friday night in Obama. Did I mention it was Friday night? I?

現在是晚上8點在奧巴馬的星期五晚上。我說過今天是週五晚上嗎？I?

Don't know what people do on Friday night in Obama obviously cuz it's not here in the center of the city

不知道人們週五晚上在奧巴馬做什麼 顯然，因為它不是在這裡的城市中心。

Let's just say Obama is a fishing village where people wake up early really early the city may be small

就說奧巴馬是個漁村，人們很早就起床，真的很早，城市可能很小

But it has a lot of charm and history as I said before it's the NARA by the sea

但它有很多的魅力和歷史，就像我之前說的，它是海邊的NARA。

And it's the sea that shines bright here if you have a clear day. You'll be treated to a beautiful sunset over Wakasa Bay

而如果你的天氣晴朗，這裡的海才是最耀眼的。你會看到若狹灣美麗的夕陽。

It's just as good from the Sekumiya hotel

從關宮酒店到這裡也是一樣的好。

The next day I went to the sea. Obama has a nice boat tour of the surrounding coasts

第二天，我去了海邊。奧巴馬有一個很好的船遊周圍的海岸。

It gives you an idea of how clean the sea is here, and it also reminds you that Obama has some amazing seafood

它讓你知道這裡的海有多幹淨，也讓你想起奧巴馬有一些令人驚奇的海產品

So I've come to the Obama Ichiba, fish market see if I can find some food

所以我來到小濱市場，魚市場 看看能不能找到一些食物。

let's have a look around this fish market is open early, and yes it closes early too and

讓我們來看看這個魚市很早就開張了，是的，它也很早就關門了，而且。

這幅壁畫很好地概括了這個城市

Life on the sea, flowers, temples and mackerel and countryside and

海上的生活，花，寺廟和鯖魚，鄉村和。

Well it's Obama City what can I say Aloha?

這裡是奧巴馬城，我能說什麼阿羅哈？

The market is much smaller than "Tsukiji" but much more inviting

市場規模比 "築地 "小得多，但卻比 "築地 "更吸引人。

The best place for breakfast is here inside the market

早餐最好的地方就是這裡的市場裡面了

The "Sashimi Teishoku" for 1400 yen is a fantastic deal

1400日元的 "生魚片鐵板 "真是太划算了。

It came with a fisherman sized portion of rice and miso soup. The Sashimi cuts are fresh and fantastic but

附帶一份漁夫大小的米飯和味噌湯。生魚片的切法新鮮而奇妙，但是

I had to try the area's most delicious fish, Sabah. That's mackerel grilled to perfection

我必須要嚐嚐這個地區最美味的魚，沙巴魚。那是烤得很好的鯖魚。

Super soft and tender meat that just falls off the bone

One of the city's most recommended restaurants was "Kanematsu" near the City Hall. Their "Kaisen-don" was real sea treasure

市政廳附近的 "金松 "是市內最值得推薦的餐廳之一。他們的 "海参團 "是真正的海珍品。

A good "Kaisen-don" will make you happy for the rest of the day

好的 "開善堂 "會讓你開心一整天

And this one was enough to keep me smiling throughout the entire stay

而這個足以讓我在整個逗留期間都保持微笑。

So it's just a little city by the sea a place where you can sort of chill

所以這只是一個海邊的小城市 一個可以讓你放鬆的地方。

With a former world leader its citizens. Do hope that he visits them someday, but to me. It's just one of those things

與前世界領導人其公民。做希望，他有一天訪問他們，但對我來說。這只是其中的一件事

Next time we highlight some amazing stories from the far side of Japan far for anyone living in Tokyo

下一次，我們將重點介紹一些來自日本遠方的驚人故事，遠在東京的人都可以看到。

Mt. Daisen and the area of Tottori prefecture is really special to me, and I'm going to show you why?

大山和鳥取縣一帶對我來說真的很特別，我要告訴你為什麼？

If you liked it hit that subscribe button and check out another one of our shows

如果你喜歡它，請點擊訂閱按鈕，並檢查出我們的另一個節目。

Don't miss my second live streaming channel only in Japan go and check out location photos on Instagram

不要錯過我的第二個直播頻道，只在日本去看看在Instagram上的位置照片。