It's a historic city in Okayama prefecture centered around a beautiful canal and old-fashioned streets.

這是一個位於岡山縣俱歷史性的城市 圍繞著一條美麗的運河和古色古香的街道

I spent four days here with an awesome group of people

我和一群很酷的人在這裡待了四天

traveling to every corner and experiencing the best the city has to offer.

遊玩每一個角落和感受這城市最棒的一面

I guess the first thing I should say is Kurashiki is gorgeous.

我猜我第一件一定要說的事是倉敷市很漂亮

It has a large historical district with streets and streets of old houses and shops, with

那裡有一個很大的歷史區域與街道 街上有古舊的房子和商店, 以及

incredibly kind storeworkers. A ryokan worker even let us borrow a lamp called a chochin.

非常友善的店員。一名旅館的 職員甚至借給我一盞叫做chochin 的燈

We spent most our time shooting a promotional video for the city, which we took very seriously.

我們把大部份的時間花在拍攝一輯關於倉敷市的宣傳影片 同時我們拍的非常認真

[pottery DJ]

(陶器的DJ)

This is how we MAKE A VIDEEEOOO

我們就是這樣製造影片

Can you look up?

你能向上看嗎?

You should make this your facebook profile picture.

你應該把這個照片弄成你臉書的頭像

Shut up.

閉嘴

[singing Billy Joel]

(在唱Billy Joel的歌)

But I wanted to share my side of things, too, so I took videos to show you guys when I had the chance.

但是我也想把我看到的分享給你們, 所以 當我有空時, 我就拍影片給大家看

This is Achi shrine.

這是阿智神社

Here I did Nikkusai, which is a Shinto ritual offering food to kamisama.

在這我做了日供祭 這是一個神社的儀式 用來供奉食物給神明

They went over the instructions so quickly and I was freaking out because

他們很快的略略說明了整個過程 而我嚇壞了因為

I couldn't remember and I was sure I was going to do it horribly and disrespect the

我不太記得, 而且我肯定我會做的一塌胡塗 和不尊敬

kamisama, and the priest would be shocked in horror and the whole town would be cursed!!!

神明 然後主持將會嚇到半死 之後整個鎮就會被詛咒

But I did it okay.

但我做的還好

We also climbed a mountain.

我們還去了爬山

I'm not sure how safe that was.

我不太確定這有多安全

I got to ride in a couple boats, which was a ton of fun. I love riding in boats.

然後我坐了雙人船, 我享受了很多樂趣。我很愛坐船

And even more than that, my favorite thing of all from Kurashiki was the people.

即使如此, 我最喜歡的是倉敷的人們

This boat driver was so incredibly nice, coming all the way out to drive us around in a couple

這船夫極為友善, 他費很大功夫在雨中載我們游幾圈

circles in the rain. He told us about some amazing cherry blossoms they have by the river

他告訴我們這河的旁邊有些很令人驚嘆的櫻花

there, and even came back after leaving with his camera so he could show us pictures!

之後更去拿他的相機給我們看那些照片

This is a guest house called igusa. This house is so old that the roof is still thatched,

這是一個招待所(飯店)叫做igusa(いぐさ). 這間房子古老到連屋頂也是藺草做的

and a woman was living in it like normal until just recently!

直到最近, 有一個婦女仍正常生活在那裡

Here I got to try igusa weaving.

在這裡我嘗試用藺草編織

Igusa is a type of straw that's used to make tatami mats, but you can also dye it

藺草是一種用來製造榻榻米的稻草, 但是 你也可以染它

and weave it by hand to make things like place mats!

用手編織東西像餐墊!

The woman from the guesthouse who taught me was so down to earth and easy to talk to.

那個來至招待所(飯店)教我的婦女真的很實際和健談

But the central piece of the city is a guesthouse called Yurinan. The food is so popular that

這城市的中心是一個名叫有鄰庵(Yurinan) 那裡的食物非常受歡迎

people were waiting in line each morning to get in. Their most famous dishes are these

每一天早上都有人排隊進去。那裡最有名的菜式是這些

pudding cups, and tamago kakegohan, which is raw egg on rice. My favorite food though

布丁杯, 和蛋飯(卵かけご飯)意思是生蛋飯 雖然我最喜歡吃的是

was the onigiri. I had several of them, and I'm still craving them now! The top floor

飯糰。我點了好幾個。我現在很想吃它們!頂層

is a sleeping space for visitors to use, so if you're traveling to Kurashiki look into

是給遊客睡覺的地方, 所以如果你打算到倉敷旅行

staying at Yurinan! It's u-rin.com. The staff is so friendly and welcoming. They even gave

留在有鄰庵(Yurinan)的話, 這是 u-rin.com. 那裡的員工都很友善和歡迎! 他們甚至

me a tube of toothpaste, because I left mine in the bathroom at a tonkatsu restaurant…

給我一排牙膏因為我把我的 留在Tonkatsu 飯店裡的洗手間...

don't ask. I really loved meeting everyone there.

不要問。 我真的很愛遇見那裡的所有人。

There's also an izakaya nearby with the best izakaya food I've ever had in my life.

那裡還有一個居酒屋 那裡的食物是 我這生嘗過最棒的居酒屋食物

If you don't eat their korokke before you die your entire life will be a waste. The

如果在你死之前沒有嘗過他們的可樂餅, 這將會是你一生的遺憾。

man who ran the bar was awesome. And while we were filming there was an older drunk couple

那個打理這個店的人很棒。當我們拍攝時, 那裡有一對喝醉酒的老夫婦

sitting next to me, who talked to me about the military and peace in Japan for probably

坐在我隔壁的跟我談日本的軍事和和平大概

a good 20 minutes, and then afterward they joined us for dinner.

二十分鐘, 然後他們便跟我們一起吃晚餐。

Kampai!

乾杯!

This is oden. And it's Japanese traditional food. This restaurant is famous for this oden.

這是關東煮。這是日本傳統的食物。 這間店的招牌菜是關東煮。

So excellent. Excellent!

多麼的優秀！優秀！

Marvelous! Wonderful!

奇妙！ 精彩！

Nice to meet you!

很高興的能認識你!

Honestly these are the kind of experiences I'd love to have every day in Japan. I really

老實說, 這些都是一種經驗我希望每一天都能在日本感受到。我真的

I really felt like I was a part of the city there, instead of just a visitor.

我真的覺得我是這城市的一部分 而不只是一個單單的旅客

I had conversations with so many people, it was just incredible.

我跟很多人談過天, 這就是不可思議

I highly recommend Kurashiki,

我非常推薦倉敷市,

if not for the beautiful atmosphere, then at least for the people!

即使不是因為那美麗的氣氛, 只少也因為當地的人們

By the way, if you want to watch the video we made, you can click here!

順便一提, 如果你想看我們製造的影片, 你可以按這裡!