Michelle and I met Mr. Ichimachi in 2001, we became friends. He is an old gentleman, even though we have language limitation, our Japaness is poor and he can't speak Mandarin, but we still get along with each other very well.
We re-visited him in 2003 and this autumn, end of August. He looked good and excited, so did us. I had been expecting the trip for a long time and did a lot of preparation. So did he, he planed a day trip for us and couldn't wait to see us after I sent him a letter of our flight schedule. When we saw him, we all couldn't help to keep laughing. (I wanted to embrace him but afraid to scare the old man so just didn't do it) The short trip, only five days included with flight hours, was so great! We spent a lot of time together and went around by ourselves for a whole day as well. He took us driving around Hakodate in one day, we couldn't believe he is already 76 years old! He got so much energy!
Of course, we didn't forget to enjoy the delicious sea food. We ate sa-shi-mi(raw sea food) every day! No only eating but also squids fishing in morning market, it was unforgetable experience to us.
You can eat what you got after fishing right away. There were many options to go with your squid plate, full of surprised dish selections and good price too!Time flied by, it is already two monthswe since we came back to Taipei. I miss him and the days we were there. Amazing, isn't it? Different countries, different languages but same feeling with our friendship just like we knew each other for a long time. We can't wait to see him next year!
