in2ebook Chapter 258 Visiting Gion
Chapter 258 Visiting Gion
Conan originally went out to relax, but when he came back, his mood became even worse.
In the room, Kogoro Mouri had already started drinking, while Heiji Hattori was still talking to Kazuha Toyama. Ran Mouri called Conan to come and sit down.
"Conan, what's wrong with you? Why do you look so worried?" When Mao Li Ran saw Conan's appearance, she asked with concern.
Conan smiled and shook his head at Mao Lilan: "I'm fine, Xiaolan, I'm just thinking about where we are going to play tomorrow."
As soon as he finished speaking, Maori Kogoro automatically received the key words and raised his glass in high spirits: "Where else can we go? Of course, we should go to Gion! Oh hehe——"
Gion, whose name comes from the abbreviation of "Gion-jingsha" in Buddhism, is the most famous geisha "flower street" for cherry blossoms in modern times. It is located in Higashiyama District, east of Kamogawa River in Kyoto. The geisha houses, restaurants, teahouses and other buildings in it are still in the Edo Shogunate period, with a history of more than 300 years.
The Gion Festival is held here every July. It is one of Kyoto's most representative festivals. It is known as one of the three major cherry blossom festivals along with the Kanda Festival in Tokyo and the Tenjin Festival in Osaka. It attracts tourists from all over the world every year.
At this time, the most interesting thing is naturally the geisha performance in the ceremony. The major teahouses will also be open to the public, allowing people to get close to the geisha and appreciate their traditional performances.
——The most important thing is that these young ladies are all beauties with high cultural literacy and have received professional training in dealing with people. Being with them is simply a paradise for men.
And this is not something you can see at any time. You can only see them at specific times and in specific teahouses.
Therefore, as early as when he knew that he could come to the Gion Festival, Kogoro Mori had been thinking about it for a long time.
Mao Lilan naturally knew that Mao Li Kogoro was there to see the beauties, not to enjoy the art performance. She held her forehead with her hand a little angrily, and then took the unopened wine from Mao Li Kogoro's legs: "Since you are going out, drink less today! If you oversleep, Conan and I will leave first and won't care about you!"
Maori Kogoro coughed lightly, shook the wine glass in his hand, and smiled ingratiatingly at Maori Ran: "Just this one! The last one."
While the father and daughter were talking, Conan was lost in thought.
"Gion Festival? Is something going to happen during the Gion Festival?"
During this period of time, the whole Kyoto is bustling with people, and not just domestic tourists. Many foreign tourists also come here to experience the cherry blossom culture. Conan really can't imagine what this "illegal" thing would be.
"Hey, Kudo, what are you thinking about?" Hattori Heiji patted Conan's shoulder.
Conan came back to his senses and looked at Hattori Heiji, then showed a half-moon eye of contempt: "You forget your brothers when you have a partner, I have nothing to say to you."
Hattori Heiji blushed: "...Hey! No! And, and I haven't expressed my feelings yet--"
"what's wrong?"
As soon as Yuanshan Heye heard the noise, he came over.
Hattori Heiji immediately pushed the girl away in panic; "Nothing, it's nothing, oh, you're so annoying, stop clinging to me! I'm chatting with Ko-Conan!"
Toyama Kazuha: "Who's clingy? I'm just asking! And is there anything I can't listen to? Are you trying to lead Conan astray?"
"Hey, hey, stop talking nonsense!"
"Then tell me!"
"Oh! What an annoying woman!"
Conan silently sat down on the other side of Mao Lilan: "Hehe."
Forget it, let him observe this matter himself first. This guy Hattori is really unreliable now.
……
The next day.
Maori and his group got up on time, ate the breakfast prepared by the Hase family, and then took the Hase family's car directly to Gion.
Gion is actually a block with many narrow and deep wooden townhouses. The townhouses retain the traditional architectural style of Sakura and have been transformed into various shops selling local specialties and delicacies.
There are many narrow passages between these shops, which often connect to more private teahouses and restaurants as well as small bars and hotels.
The entire street is paved mainly with stone slabs or cobblestones. Just walking on it gives you a feeling of the passage of time. There are endless tourists coming and going. Because of the Gion Festival, there are even more beautiful geishas with fair faces and red lips, wearing gorgeous kimonos and wooden clogs on this street. Just by passing by them, you can smell the cool fragrance on them.
Maori Kogoro drooled as he walked, his eyes almost glued to his chest, and the smile on his face never stopped. Even the only two girls in the group couldn't help but cast their eyes over him because they rarely saw him dressed like this.
The group walked and stopped, and finally looked at the time. They found that it was almost time for lunch, so they began to discuss where to eat next.
"Or we can just find a ramen restaurant to eat at." Hattori Heiji looked around and didn't have any requirements for this.
Toyama Kazuha was thinking about the matcha here. Kyoto's matcha is famous, and since she was here, she had to try it. "I just saw that shop has introduced matcha ramen! Why don't we go there for that?"
Hattori Heiji: "Huh? Matcha ramen?"
He can understand matcha, he can understand ramen, matcha ramen...
——Yue, how can there be food that just sounds disgusting...
"What the hell is that!" Maori Kogoro couldn't help but shout, "Since we're here, we must go to a teahouse or restaurant! Maybe we'll see a geisha perform!"
Okay, he still didn't forget his original intention.
"That definitely won't happen! It usually happens at night!" said Hattori Heiji.
This is not wrong. Generally, such performances are held at night, and it is difficult for them to encounter them even if they go there at noon.
Kogoro Mori was discouraged.
"Huh? Mr. Mori, Hattori, Conan, Ran, and Kazuha?"
A voice interrupted their conversation.
Everyone turned their heads and looked at the white-haired young man in front of them in surprise: "Eh? Mr. Shirakawa/Shirakawa-kun?"
Isn't he in Tokyo? When did he come? He didn't tell them before at the Poirot Café!
It's really surprising.
At the same time, their eyes couldn't help but fall on the girl in kimono beside Shirakawa Qiu.
Maori Kogoro's face was full of ridicule: "Who is this?"
The girl with Shirakawa Akane was wearing a light pink floral kimono with a light yellow hairpin in her hair. She had a calm face and gentle eyes.
She bowed slightly and saluted everyone, her voice sweet and moving: "Hello, Xingzi greets you all."