My Actifit Report Card: December 18 2023

（日本語は後半にあります）

【ENG】

It was a very cold day on Sunday, but my family and I went to Rikugien, a famous Japanese garden in Komagome, and then had chicken wings at "Sekai no Yamachan" in Ameyoko, Ueno.

We circled around Rikugien slowly and enjoyed the scenery of the garden. My oldest son and I like this kind of place, so if it had been just us, we would have tried to walk another round. But my husband and my second son were already bored. Therefore, we decided to head to our next destination. I will post separately tomorrow the scenery in Rikugien.

We took the JR Yamanote Line to Okachimachi Station. Our destination was "Sekai no Yamachan" in Ameya Yokocho. I rarely go to crowded places like Ameya Yokocho because I am not good at it, but after walking there for the first time in a while, I found it to be quite an interesting place. What can I say, it is a unique space. There is a bag shop that has been on sale every day for decades, and there is a scam-like atmosphere, so I don't think I would want to shop at Ameyoko, but it was fun to walk around thinking, "Wow, that looks suspicious"!

About 15 years ago, I had the first and last time I ate chicken wings at "Yamachan" with my boss at the time. The wings I had then tasted half like work, but I remember they were spicy and very tasty. Incidentally, "Sekai no Yamachan" is a chain restaurant and its main branch is located in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture. I remember another boss making fun of me for going all the way to Kumamoto to eat it😂

This time, when we first ordered the wings with the "standard" amount of pepper, they were too spicy, so I decided to order "less" and it was just right. It was spicy, but still delicious!

I walked around Rikugien and Ameyoko, and my step count exceeded 7,000 steps. The wind was strong and cold, and when I got home I was so tired that I fell asleep for about two hours. I feel tired easily, as if my strength is declining with age. I haven't done any training other than walking for years, so next year I want to start something for my body.

Anyway, it was a fulfilling Sunday!

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【Japanese】

日曜はとても寒い一日でしたが、家族で駒込の六義園へ行き、その後上野アメ横にある『世界の山ちゃん』で鶏の手羽先を食べてきました。

六義園内をぐるりと一周し… 私と長男だけであればもう一周して楽しむところだったのですが、夫と次男からはもう飽きた感が滲み出ていたため、山手線で御徒町駅へ向かうことにしました。

アメ横のような人の多い場所は苦手で私はほとんど行きませんが、久しぶりに歩いてみてなかなかおもしろい場所だと感じました。何というか、独特の空間だと思います。何十年も毎日閉店セールをしているバッグ屋さんがあったり（昨日もやってました）怪しいのでアメ横で買い物をしたいとは思いませんが、「うわあ、怪しいな～」と思いながら歩くのはちょっと楽しかったです。

15年くらい前に仕事で熊本に出張に行った際、当時の上司と晩御飯難民になり、『山ちゃん』で手羽先を食べたのが最初で最後でした。そのことを後日さらに上の上司に話したところ、「なに熊本で『山ちゃん』なんか食ってんだよ！手羽先は名古屋だろ！」と叱られた記憶があります（どうでもいい思い出😂）

その時食べた手羽先は半分は仕事の味でしたが、辛いけど美味しかった記憶があります。今回は、最初に胡椒の量「基本」の手羽先を注文したところ辛すぎたため、「少なめ」にしたところちょうど良かったです。辛いけど、やっぱり美味しかった！

六義園とアメ横を歩き、歩数は7,000歩を越えました。風が強く冷たかったこともあり、家に帰るとどっと疲れが押し寄せてきて、2時間ほど眠ってしまいました。でも、充実した日曜日でした。

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