嵐山で舟遊び (Boating in Arashiyama)
嵐山を訪れたら、ぜひ体験して頂きたいのが「舟遊び」です。
笛は横笛 いみじうをかし
遠うより聞ゆるが やうやう近くなりゆくもをかし
近かりつるが はるかになりて
いとほのかに聞ゆるもいとをかし
渡月橋の少し北にある乗船場から舟に乗り、ゆっくり大堰川を北上していくと、「枕草子」の表現さながらに、笛の音が遠くから徐々に聞こえてきます。
目に映るのは、陸地から見るのとは少し異なる嵐山の風光明媚な景色、耳に聞こえるのは、鳥のさえずりと峡谷に響きわたる笛の音・・・
笛を演奏してくれるのは佐藤和哉さん。
古典文学に登場する笛の名手とは、こういう人のことを言うのでしょうね。
嵐山には、多くの観光名所や美味しいお店があるのですが、舟で寛ぎながら、峡谷に響きわたる笛の音を聞いてこそ、嵐山の魅力を堪能できると思います。
平安時代の貴族もかくや・・・贅沢な体験です。
「舟遊び」が体験できるのは、春と秋の3日間だけなので、観光でいらっしゃる場合は、日程を確認していらしてください。
If you visit Arashiyama, you should definitely experience “boating”.
The flute is a side flute. I love it.
It's so quaint to hear it from so far away, and yet so near.
It is near, but now it is far away.
It is also sweet to hear it faintly.
As you board a boat from the boarding area a little north of the Togetsu Bridge and slowly move northward along the Oigawa River, you will gradually hear the sound of a flute playing in the distance, just like the expression in “The Pillow Book”.
The sight of Arashiyama is a little different from what you see from the land, and the sound of birdsong and flutes echoing through the canyon....
The flute player is Kazuya Sato.
I guess this is the kind of person who is a master of the flute in classical literature.
Arashiyama has many tourist attractions and delicious restaurants, but you can only appreciate the charm of Arashiyama by relaxing on a boat and listening to the sound of a flute echoing through the canyon.
It is a luxurious experience, as if you were an aristocrat in the Heian period....
The “boating” experience is only available for three days in spring and fall, so please check the schedule if you are planning to visit the area for sightseeing.