Hello?
- Hello? - This is Yamada, an somewhat unreliable magazine editor,
who has just transferred from Tokyo.
It cut off...
In the midst of his job transfer, he got to know a kyoto-born girl,
but for some reason, she doesn't speak the Kyoto dialect.
I learned it while giving directions to tourists.
- The tobacco owner, Yoriko. - I see.
I'm sorry!
Staying next door to Yamada is Yoriko's childhood friend, Junko
Yamada, wrote an article in his magazine,
on the rules practiced in Kyoto, which he learned from Yoriko.
Reprinting?
You, the guy who writes incorrect stuff! This is not an information desk!
He turned Yoriko's tobacco shop into a popular tourist information desk in Kyoto.
♫ The streets of Maruta, Takeya, Ebisugawa, Nijou, Oshikouji, Oike, ♫
♫ Anegakouji, Sanjou, Rokkaku, Takoyakushi, Nishikishouji, ♫
♫ Shijo, Ayanokouji, Bukkouji, Taketsuji, Matsubara, Manjuuji, Gojou, ♫
I'm so glad you didn't get angry.
Emm, I thought you'd refuse my offer to dinner.
♫ Settayamachi, Kagiya-cho, Uonotana, ♫
Please let me treat you to a meal today to celebrate my magazine getting sold out.
♫ Juujou, and ending at Touji. ♫
- You're angry after all. - Um...
Oh, yeah. Is it okay to close the shop at this time?
It's when you have the most tourists asking for information.
Exactly.
Thanks to the article that you wrote, my shop turned into a tourist information center.
So, I'm only accompanying you to avoid them, that's all.
I apologize for doing something so unnecessary,
but there's no one else who knows this town as well as you.
Even I was one of the people, you helped.
[No Vehicles Except for Bicycles]
Excuse me.
Gosh, even after walking through a street,
you'll get lost because the scenery never changes.
Do you know what kind of stone you're sitting on?
Ah, now that I think about it, this stone appears at all the houses here.
It's a Ikezu stone.
Ikezu?
The roads in Kyoto are narrow,
so stones like this are placed here to prevent cars from knocking down the walls of houses.
Isn't that illegal?
If you look closely, the stone is just on the boundaries of the pavement, so the ones in the wrong are the drivers.
Yet, placing this kind of stone on such a narrow street,
is nothing but mean though.
That's why it's called a Ikezu stone.
Excuse me... May I ask what're you doing in front of my house?
Oh, nothing at all.
Oh, this stone? Please accept my apology.
This stone is such an hindrance, right?
Would you like to come in for some tea?
Yes, thank you!
- Please come in. - Wait!
Welcome.
So, you sell fans.
Yes. It's been here a long time.
I don't know if they match your taste.
She's such a nice person.
Actually, I thought Kyoto was full of mean and scary people.
Mean? That's only in the past.
The people now aren't like that anymore.
I'm glad.
This is such a beautiful color.
Right?
It's a little expensive, but maybe I should buy it?
Oh, right now? It's currently out of stock...
Oh, I see.
You are so handsome, so you don't necessarily have to get this,
but any pattern would look good with you.
Is that so?
Let's see...
If you walk straight from here and turn right after two streets,
- there's a store there that I recommend. The clothes there match your style perfectly, Mr. Customer!
There's such a shop huh.
We're going.
Oh, you're leaving already? I'm so sorry I couldn't prepare anything.
It looks like you scratched your skirt with that stone.
I think it's better if you send it for cleaning.
Hello.
- Can I get a coffee? - Yes. Please wait.
What's wrong, Yoriko?
The woman before seemed like such a nice person,
and we didn't even get to drink the tea.
- The tea wouldn't appear even if we waited there forever. - Huh?
That's a set phrase for telling someone to quickly go home.
Other than that, she lied to you that the fan you liked was out of stock.
It's impossible for such a popular souvenir, displayed right in the middle there, to be out of stock.
In other words, she never had the intention to sell it to an outsider like you.
No matter how I look at it, could it be you are overthinking this?
I don't know if they match your taste.
She's saying here, "Do you understand the value of this fan?"
You are so handsome,
so you don't necessarily have to get this, but any pattern would look good with you.
It means that no matter which fan you have, it's all the same.
Yoriko-san, you are too skeptical of people.
Yoriko-san, wait! Where're you going?
If you look at this, can you still say the same thing?
"We sell recycle and discount items." This is the shop that she recommended.
Discount shop.
Ugh, I just wanted to play around with that outsider.
That woman wasn't an outsider!
This skirt wasn't scratched. It's the pattern!
[A Sharply Graceful Girl]
[Tobacco]
Can I treat you to a meal again?
If you insist, then I will go.
Excuse me!
Have you seen a girl who looks about middle school age around here?
I got separated with my daughter...
Are you okay?
Gosh, the streets here all look the same, even I got lost.
Did you come to Kyoto for sightseeing?
Err, no. Kyoto is the the hometown of my late wife.
I was living with my daughter in Nagano, but
we came to my wife's hometown for a trip.
So, that's the situation.
To tell you the truth, lately my daughter seems to
dislike being with me.
If she's in middle school, then she's in her rebellious period.
I also called her handphone, but she's not picking up.
Can you describe her?
Her hair is tied up in a ponytail, and she's carrying a red bag.
Can I ask what her name is?
She's called Chika.
I got it! Let's go find Chika-san together!
Eh, no! I wouldn't want to trouble you.
She'll come back when she's hungry. All middle schoolers are like that!
You're being too optimistic.
- Em, I'm really fine. Thank you very much. - No.
It's better that there are two people finding her, rather than one.
Let's go!
Um...
A set of chazuke is 2,500 yen? (Chazuke: a Japanese dish, where tea is poured over rice.)
That's expensive...
Do you need something?
You came all the way from Nagano, and end up eating this?
How did you...
Your father is searching for you.
Excuse me, who're you.
Me? I run a tobacco shop near here.
A Kyoto person?
Yeah.
Why is it so complicated?
Huh?
The streets. No matter where I go, the streets all look the same.
Even if you tell me...
but if you are looking for a way not the get lost...
I don't know what my dad said to you, but
please leave me alone.
I don't plan on meddling, so do as you please.
But still, for a meal that only has rice and pickled vegetables, is a scam.
I just don't want you to think that we all sell overpriced stuff in this city.
The pickled vegetable shop just ahead, is quite nice.
Oh! Yori-chan! I made some pickled vegetables! Do you want to try some?
That sounds great!
To buy the pickled vegetables that they like and make the chazuke by themselves,
is how Kyoto people eat it.
For first-timers, I recommend these three major vegetable pickles.
The first one is Shibazuke.
The vegetables are seasoned with eggplants and red shiso leaves.
The eggplant has absorbed the good flavor of shiso,
and it's color is bright, but the taste is simple.
The second one is, Suguki.
Suguki?
It's suguki kabura pickled in salt and fermented with lactic acid.
It looks plain, but it has unique sourness.
The last one is, senmai zuke.
Turnip cultivated in Kyoto is sliced thinly and pickled in salt and seaweed.
It's white appearance and classy taste makes you think of
the princess of the pickle world.
The princess?
Yori-chan! How about Chirimen Zansyou?
Okay, I'll buy that!
Thank you! That will be ¥750.
[Missed calls: Dad]
Why are you avoiding your father?
If you didn't like it here, you should have never came.
I just came to meet my grandparents.
That person always pays too much attention to my facial expressions,
and because of that he does unnecessary things and becomes a pain in the neck.
I have no emotional attachment to Kyoto, where the streets all look the same.
I was only brought here a few times when I was young, that's all.
What is it?
It's like seeing my old self.
Shall I tell you a spell that will ensure that you'll never get lost?
A spell?
Chika!
Chika-san!
Did you find Chika?
If you have her photo on your phone, can you let me see?
Oh, that's right!
Here, it's a photo that we took together before my wife passed away.
Um... What's the spell?
In Kyoto, each street has a name.
It's called "Counting the Streets" song.
If you know this song, you'll never get lost in Kyoto.
♫ The streets of Maruta, Takeya, Ebisugawa, Nijou, Oshikouji, Oike, ♫
♫ Anegakouji, Sanjou, Rokkaku, Takoyakushi, Nishikishouji, ♫
♫ Shijo, Ayanokouji, Bukkouji, Taketsuji, Matsubara, Manjuuji, Gojou, ♫
This song...
♫ Settayamachi, Kagiya-cho, Uonotana, ♫
♫ Passing through the streets of Rokujou and Santetsu. ♫
Mom...
♫ If you cross Shichijou, you will reach Hachijou. ♫
♫ Juujou, and ending at Touji. ♫
Chika! Chika-san!
Chika!
- Chika! - Chika-san!
Chika!
Yoriko-san!
Chika!
What're you doing? You look terrible.
- It's my freedom to go anyway I want! - You idiot!
A parent can do anything embarrassing for his child!
But I'm glad.
I'm so glad, you're safe.
[Imagawayaki] (Japanese dessert: a sandwich pancake filled with red bean paste.)
Thank you very much for this time!
I'm terribly sorry,
for all the trouble I have caused.
Please come to Kyoto again.
You are an outsider, too.
As you see, the people in this city are harsh on outsiders.
Here you go.
I'm not giving it for free. I'm exchanging it for what you are bringing from Nagano the next time you come here.
Let me know how your Chazuke was, okay?
Itadakimasu! (expression of gratitude before meals)
Itadakimasu!
It's delicious!
Panda.
- Pan...? - There is a panda branded on it.
Ah, today was a busy day as well.
Next, the weather forecast for Nagano.
It will be very cold for the coming week.
Chika! What shall we eat for dinner?
I'm thinking of getting a delivery.
This is...?
She told me to let her know how it was. She looked persistent, so...
Itadakimasu.
It's delicious!
Good evening!
Oh! Good evening!
Hm? Where's Shunsuke-kun?
Shunsuke is having a sleep-over at his friend's house.
Is it okay if I sit here?
Yes.
By the way,
what do you think of Yoriko-chan?
What do you mean?
I mean, see Shunsuke always sticks to Yoriko-chan!
So, he might make a mistake and see you as rival.
I don't mean anything to Yoriko-san.
Come to think of it, she probably hates me...
She accepted your invitation to dinner, right?
That's because I made her shop into a tourist information desk.
Well, you still have a long way to go.
I think it's going to take a little more time for her before her wound heals.
Wound?
Oh, no! I have no intention on prying.
She seems to have no intentions to hide it from you, and
you will eventually get to know,
so I guess it'll be okay to tell you.
A long time ago, Yori-chan had
a boyfriend.
Team credits
♫ Between a crush and love ♫
♫ How much distance is there? ♫
♫ Right away, I ♫
♫ want to start running and see it. ♫
♫ We were always ♫
♫ looking for answers desperately. ♫
What's in here? ♫ For sure, there is a process that's more important. ♫
Yori-chan, is it what I think it is? ♫ But we don't know that. ♫
I wonder when Yori-chan will start speaking in Kyoto dialect again. ♫ The smile that you show me is sweet and sour. ♫
I should take him right away. ♫ I thought you were just curt. ♫
Now? ♫ Today the rain is pouring. ♫
It means it's been here for more than a hundred years. ♫ But it will be sunny tomorrow ♫
You like Yori-chan, right? ♫ The relationship like that weather ♫
You should have denied it. ♫ You and meet across the universe ♫
Yoriko-san, where's Shunsuke? ♫ Take off from the globe ♫
It will be fine. ♫ I want to be myself ♫
♫ that can always say "I love you". ♫
I came to meet you. ♫ I can enjoy ♫
♫ the town that has nothing. ♫
♫ You become my reason for living. ♫
♫ Let's go meet ♫
♫ the mysterious destination. ♫