2024.05.03
前回のつづき。
奥嵯峨の新緑さんぽで心が満たされたあと、お腹を満たしに向かうは今回のメインイベント。
渡月橋から桂川に沿って少しだけ上流へ。
この看板が見えたら、河原へ下ります。
なんとレトロで可愛い、シンプルな手漕ぎボート。
舟に書かれている「琴ヶ瀬茶屋」
ここが今日のランチ場所。
茶店専用の舟を漕いで、対岸のお店まで。
船頭さんはいませんので、自分でえっちら頑張ります。
漕ぐことわずか2～3分。
茶店のおばちゃんが長い棒でグイッと舟を引き寄せてくれて、上陸。
舟で川を渡ってきた！という達成感と、おじちゃん、おばちゃんの明るいお出迎えに、着いた瞬間もう楽しい。
全席リバービュー(笑)のお座敷スタイル。
雰囲気も景色も最高。
湯豆腐、焼イカ、川魚の天ぷらと、昼間のビール。
もう、最高。
渡月橋周辺のお店はどこも大行列ですが、ここまで来ると人もまばら。
ここに辿りついた外国人のお客さんはラッキーだなあと。
そして外国人にもオール関西弁で通す明るいおばちゃんたちに、おもてなしの極意を見せてもらったなあと。
そんなことをほろ酔いで思いながら、お腹も五感も満たされた嵐山奥嵯峨さんぽ、終了です。
「琴ヶ瀬茶屋」は現在、土日祝日だけの営業だそう。
渡月橋を渡って歩いていくこともできますが、楽しいのでぜひ舟で。
I was getting hungry after the fresh greenery walk in Okusaga, so I headed for the main event of today.
From Togetsukyo Bridge, head a little upstream along the Katsura River.
When you see this yellow sign, go down to the riverbank.
What a cute, retro, simple rowboat.
The “Kotogase Teahouse” written on the boat is today’s lunch place.
Row the boat, which is only for the teahouse customers, to the teahouse on the other side of the river.
There is no boatman, so you have to do it by yourself.
It only takes a few minutes to row the boat.
The lady at the teahouse pulls the boat in and you are ashore.
I felt a sense of accomplishment of having crossed the river by boat!
The sense of accomplishment and the cheerful welcome from the old man and woman made the moment of our arrival enjoyable.
All seats have a river view (of course).
The atmosphere and the view are both great.
Yudofu, grilled squid, river fish tempura, and daytime beer.
It’s just made my day perfect.
There are huge lines at all the stores around the Togetsukyo Bridge, but once you get here, there are very few people.
I thought that the foreign customers who have found their way here were lucky!
And the cheerful ladies, who speak only Japanese even to foreigners, showed me the secret principle of hospitality.
With these tipsy thoughts in my mind, my Arashiyama Okusaga walk is over, having satisfied both my stomach and my senses.
Kotogase Teahouse is currently open only on weekends and holidays.
You can walk across the Togetukyo Bridge, but for a more enjoyable experience, I recommend take a boat.
