10月12日に 可愛い孫1号の 幼稚園・年長の運動会。 コロナ他のため、運動会の開催もこじんまりしていましたが、今回は家族の観戦が可能との事で、北海道から東京まで行ってきました。その2週間後には横浜マラソンもあり 楽しい事続きです。
前日は半ドンをもらい、厚別の家によって、ノートPCをピックアップして、千歳空港へ。 いつも利用する駐車場の予約を3日前にしていてよかったです。体育の日を挟む3連休。 予定の飛行機は満席状態。駐車場も満席でした。
国内線ターミナルの 「牛美道 」さんで、生ビールおつまみセットを夫婦でいただき良い気分。 昼間からのビールは最高です。
時間通りに羽田について、リムジンバスで新宿西口で下車。 宿泊先のホテルは歌舞伎町に近い、新宿6丁目。
大江戸線にのって東新宿で降りるという方法もありますが、田舎者には新宿駅は広すぎる。 なので、思い出横丁や大ガードをてくてく散歩。驚いた事はインバウンドがもしかしたら7，8割をしめている感じがしたことしたら
田舎にいるとわからない事が人種のるつぼの新宿に来ると感じます。
ホテルにチェックインした時間は9時少し前。 4時ころにビールとつまみで済ましていで、お腹ペコペコ。
新宿・歌舞伎町近辺に着たら、定番の中華屋さん（
(と言っても昨年から）に向かいます。
その名は 上海小吃（シャンハイシャオツー） 上海小吃 （シャンハイシャオツー） - 西武新宿/中華料理 | 食べログ
昨年、女子プロレス WAVE代表の GAMIさんのお店、「女子プロレスバー ちゃんす」に 飲みに行った際に教えていただきました。 夏すみれさんともお話できて良い時間でした。
翌日に 初めて上海小吃さんに行き、 まるで上海で食べているような雰囲気と料理のおいしさで一回でファンとなり、今回も絶対行きたいと妻と話しておりました。なので、遅い時間でしたがお腹を空かして新宿に着いた次第でした。
流石新宿、夜9時近くなっても、却って歩いている人が増えています。 このお店も17時～AM4時までの営業と流石の 新宿時間。
情報がないとちょっと怖くて入っていけない路地にお店がありましたが、10分程で入店できました。
青島ビール 、アサヒ生ビールと共に、
・上海A菜
・アサリの甘辛炒め（揚げパン付き）
・スペアリブの甘酢煮
・鶏肉と落花生炒め
ちょっと量が多いかなと思ったのですが、美味しくいただきました。。 揚げパンを余った汁に浸して食べる、至極のおいしさでした。
脂っこさが残らず、中華なのにあっさり目で、ヘルシーさを感じる味。 この時既に決めました。 明日も必ず行く。
翌朝は、ホテルから西部新宿駅 の道を確認するために、5㎞程まったりラン。ランシュー持参は重いので、 台湾サンダル紫での裸足ランです。 朝ランで道の確認には、 買って2ヶ月の Iphon15が大活躍。（この時は元気だったのに・・( ；∀；)
自分はもともと 時間厳守の面倒くさい人間ですが、運動会場にも予定通り到着し、超順調は新宿旅初日旅でした。
波乱万丈の物語は続きます。 勿論良い事ばかりのはずはありません。
On October 12th, it was the sports day for my adorable first grandchild at their kindergarten in Tokyo. Due to COVID-19 and other reasons, the event was quite small-scale, but this time, family members were allowed to attend, so we traveled from Hokkaido to Tokyo. Two weeks later, there was also the Yokohama Marathon, so it's been a series of enjoyable events.
The day before, I received a half-day off, picked up my laptop from the house in Atsubetsu, and headed to Chitose Airport. It was fortunate that I had made a parking reservation three days in advance. It was a 3-day weekend due to Health and Sports Day. The scheduled flight was fully booked, and the parking lot was also full.
At the domestic terminal, my spouse and I enjoyed a set of draft beer and snacks at "Ushibimichi" and had a great time. Having beer during the day is the best.
We arrived at Haneda on time and got off at Shinjuku West Exit by limousine bus. Our hotel was near Kabukicho, in Shinjuku 6-chome.
There is also a way to take the Oedo Line and get off at Higashi-Shinjuku, but Shinjuku Station is too vast for a country person like me. So, we took a leisurely walk through Memory Lane and Omoide Yokocho. I was surprised to feel that inbound tourists might make up 70-80% of the crowd.
There are things that you don't understand when you're in the countryside, but when you come to the melting pot of races like Shinjuku, you start to notice them.
We checked into the hotel just before 9 o'clock. We had beer and snacks around 4 o'clock and were very hungry.
When we arrived in the vicinity of Shinjuku and Kabukicho, we headed to the usual Chinese restaurant (although it's been since last year). Its name is "Shanghai Xiao Chi" (Shanghai Xiao Chi (Shanghai Shao Tsu) - Seibu Shinjuku/Chinese Cuisine | Tabelog). Last year, when we went drinking at "Joshi Puroresu Bar Chan Su," which is owned by GAMI, the representative of women's pro wrestling WAVE, she recommended it to us. It was a great time, and we also had a chance to talk to Natsumi Sumeragi.
The next day, we went to Shanghai Xiao Chi for the first time and became fans immediately due to the atmosphere and delicious food that made us feel like we were eating in Shanghai. So, we were determined to go there again this time, even though it was late when we arrived in Shinjuku.
As expected of Shinjuku, even though it was close to 9 o'clock at night, there were more people walking around. This restaurant also operates from 5 PM to 4 AM, truly following the Shinjuku time.
There was a shop in a slightly scary alley without much information, but we were able to enter in about 10 minutes. We had Qingdao beer and Asahi draft beer, along with:
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Shanghai-style A-vegetables
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Sweet and spicy stir-fried clams (with fried bread)
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Sweet and sour spare ribs
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Stir-fried chicken and peanuts
I thought the portions were a bit large, but it was delicious. Dipping the fried bread in the leftover sauce was exceptionally tasty.
It wasn't too greasy, and despite being Chinese, it had a light taste, making it feel healthy. At that moment, I had already decided. We would definitely go again tomorrow.
The next morning, I went for a leisurely 5 km run to confirm the way from the hotel to Nishi-Shinjuku Station. Since carrying running shoes was heavy, I ran barefoot in purple Taiwanese sandals. My iPhone 15, which I bought just 2 months ago, was very helpful for confirming the route during the morning run. (It was energetic at that time... (；∀；))
I am originally a stickler for punctuality, and we arrived at the sports day venue as planned. It was an extremely smooth first day of our Shinjuku trip.