【第三章】村上春树故迹探寻之旅 Following the footsteps of Haruki Murakami Chapter 3

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我下了飞机，从关空直接坐大巴来了西宫。西宫似乎是村上住的时间非常长的地方，位于阪神地区，即夹在大阪到神户的半路上。这块前海后山的平坦地带是很多阪神人的居住区，有很多独栋的建筑，感觉生活节奏很闲适，适合居住，虽然有过阪神大地震。西宫是比较大的一个城市，但是我除了记得有人提过芦屋川和后面的一个形状奇特的山，不知道自己在有限的时间里能看到什么。因为记得有人提及一个公园，所以我先用 Google 地图找到了一个所谓的芦屋公园，从西宫坐电车去了芦屋，然后步行去的公园。去了以后没找到什么特别的，后来发现去错了公园，真正的特色公园是打出公园，芦屋下面的一个地方。
芦屋是村上初中毕业以后过来居住的地方。就个人经验而言，高中是一段比较特殊的时间，所以下一章里也去高中外面转了一圈。
When I got off the plane, I took a direct bus to Nishinomiya, a city where Murakami used to spend his childhood. The city lies between Osaka and Kobe, an area known as Hanshin area (derived from two cities’ kanji pronunciation). Hanshin area was between sea and mountains, a beautiful and peaceful residential area, despite a great earthquake several decades ago. Nishinomiya is among the bigger cities in this area, with many apartment buildings in contrast to many single-family houses typical here. I decided not to spend time in Nishinomiya for the cold weather and tight schedule, although I knew there were a famous river and bowl-shaped mountain. I heard there was a park related to Murakami in Ashiya, so I pulled up my Google Maps and headed towards it. I was wrong this time; it was not this Ashiya City Park, but the Uchide Park in Ashiya city.




























以上图片包括：
above pictures include:

• 阪神电铁西宫站及芦屋站。Hanshin Railways Nishinomiya and Ashiya stations
• 芦屋市内。Ashiya city
• 芦屋市立图书馆主馆。Ashiya library (main)