Drive to Horaiji (5) - Floating bridge in dream

After leaving Mokkulu, we didn’t drop in any other places in Aichi Prefecture but returned directly to Hamamatsu. Flowers in the mountain area were beautiful, and I though it was a pity that I couldn’t take pictures from the running car. But in Okuyama, where a large temple Hokoji is located, my mother stopped the car to let me take pictures. This is Okuyama Park with a wooden floating bridge on a pond. Beyond the trees, I could also see the pagoda of Hokoji Temple. Some cherry trees were almost in full bloom and looked splendid.

I walked on the long bridge called “floating bridge in a dream.” According to my mother, there are carps in the pond. But I was so absorbed in the cherry blossoms and other flowers that I didn’t notice them. I learned later that this park is lit up like other cherry-viewing spots during the night. You can enjoy a dreamlike view with cherry blossoms reflected on the surface of the water.

Hokoji Temple is a magnificent temple where visitors can experience zen meditation, for example. I think I’ll introduce the temple someday. This time, we left the place after I took pictures. After that, we dropped in the last destination, JA Topia Hamamatsu Farmer’s Market Mikatabara Store.

My mother often goes to this store. Recently, she has started drinking soy milk sold there. When I drank it at my parents’ house for the first time, I was surprised because it was much thicker compared with other soy milk available in ordinary supermarkets. It is expensive, but I think it is worthy to pay the price. So, I bought one bottle myself this time. The producer of soy milk is an old tofu shop Marumori (丸守) founded in 1897. In addition to this, I bought a pack of rice cakes with soy beans in them.

Now I still wonder how I should use this soy milk. I’m thinking of making buckwheat pancakes with it, but I’m not sure.