川床上優雅納涼 抽一口京都涼氣
七月盛暑,身處攝氏三十四度高溫的節能火車,感覺自己快要溶掉。從火車釋放出來,腳踏京都站的一刻,怎麼又掉進另一個熱鍋?原來京都位處三面環山的盆地之中,每年盛夏暑氣籠罩,實在令我有點受不了。而優雅的京都人自有清涼妙方——祖傳的川床,在河上架起竹蓆乘涼,讓潺潺流水沖走悶熱。撰文、攝影:孔詠詩
高雄山間避暑 藝妓河邊舞 若沒看過京都鋪天蓋地的粉紅春櫻,也未遇過絕色楓彩,想認識京都,其實也可由盛夏的蒼翠開始。「欲避走暑氣,唯一途徑是走進深山,京都西北部有個郊區名叫高雄,平均溫度較市中心低攝氏三至五度。」京都凱悅酒店的總經理橫山健一郎說。由於高雄離市中心有段距離,我亦熱到懶得計劃,於是訂了酒店夏季限定的川床套餐。
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穿清爽浴衣 河畔嚐料理 日式消暑大計當然少不了清涼浴衣,下午四時,有專車載我到鄰近禮服店挑選浴衣,過百花款觸發我的選擇困難症,幸好有職員推介及協助變身,多條腰帶都勒得很緊,差點呼吸不過來。完成後,我小心翼翼碎步落樓,登車直奔高雄。個多小時的車程,須保持儀態萬千,腰肢筆挺,生怕弄散背後的蝴蝶結,沿着清瀧川駛進深山,水流釋放天然涼氣,果然清爽寫意。
下車後,只見餘暉穿透密林照出層次感,蟬鳴響亮迴盪,我踢着木屐走過吊橋,一步一搖,搖出江戶時代的風雅。燈火下,終於看見依河而建的京高雄川床,侍者簡單鋪上竹蓆、枱椅,客人席地而坐,床下就是潺潺流水,自覺一身造型跟青山綠水甚是配匹,迎着微風,邊欣賞河畔夜色,邊品嚐產自山中的川床料理。師傅即場在眼前鹽燒一排排的鮎魚,「夏天盛產鮎魚,牠們只能生長在零污染的溪流之中。」他把活魚抹上鹽,然後炭燒,端上枱時魚身翹起,狀如鯉躍龍門,魚鰭上有數點鹽花,吃下去皮脆焦香、魚肉鮮甜。另一時令魚是鱧魚,師傅把牠去骨,切成雪花狀,入口有啖淡甜味與清香,還有木桶素麵配凍豆腐,每次舉箸入口都覺透心涼。
說也奇怪,在戶外坐榻榻米那麼久,沒流一滴汗,同場來自宮川町的藝妓穿插川床間與我談笑風生,她們對答如流,「髮要自己盤,面妝要自己上,大概半小時化好。花簪也很講究,每個月均不同。」藝妓菊乃志說罷,便轉身翩翩起舞,頓覺年紀小小的她知書識禮、長袖善舞,相比之下,我只穿一晚浴衣便大呼小叫,看來有必要在她身上沾染點優雅氣質。
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夏季限定納涼床 十六世紀時豐臣秀吉雄霸日本,戰後為振興當時首都京都,在鴨川兩邊築起茶屋及餐館,慢慢不少富商開始在此設宴,款待遠來的賓客,他們在沙洲上擺放可折叠的木椅,乘着颼颼河風把酒言歡,附庸風雅。到江戶時代初期,不少食肆把坐席延伸至河岸邊,稱為納涼床,並提供精緻的川床料理,成為京都獨有的消暑良方。時至今日,夏季限定的川床集中於鴨川、貴船、高雄三地,每年4月開始搭棚築川床,到5月至9月遊客便可沿河納涼嘆美食。
住涼浸浸町屋 賞鴨川河景 想在炎炎夏日涼得更徹底,便要體驗京都傳統町家旅館,町家是舊式前舖後居的老建築。町家之庵是十多年前首家開放的町家旅館,目前有八間遺留歷史痕迹的老屋可供租用,它們沒作過翻天覆地的改裝,保留着原汁原味的京都古風。我租住到其中最搶手的和泉屋町,它面對着鴨川美麗河景,置身於川床餐廳與民居之間,「傳統町家的設計有避暑之效,古木橫樑不吸熱,入口小庭園可灑水散熱,竹門亦設有小格子可通風。」負責人山口小姐解釋,然後把門匙交給我便離開。由現在開始,兩層高的百年老屋暫時屬於我一個人,面對着細水長流的鴨川,安坐客廳呷茶看書,細賞窗外的流動景致,心靜自然涼。
黃昏的鴨川,日落展示多層次的黃、橙、紅蛻變,夕照下兩岸波光粼粼。入夜後,華燈初上,出門到沙洲散步。整個7月,附近衹園祭的山車到處神出鬼沒,不遠處有三條至四條連綿不斷的川床露天座,棚架上的食客吃得歡愉。回頭望,岸邊的浴衣情侶漫步談心,爸爸帶着囝囝到河邊捉魚,老伯伯動手動腳做運動,浮光掠影延續着昔日古都的繁華。
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