Day 6:Strolling around Taipei/6日目：台北をブラ歩き

On this day, I went for a trip around Taipei somewhere I've never been before.
この日は昼前から台北市内でまだ行ったことがない観光スポットなどを巡って見ました。

First, I took a taxi to a Taoist temple located in the center of Duhua Street. The street is famous as a wholesale district lined with some grocery stores such as roe, tea leaves, dried fruit etc..
まず最初にタクシーで問屋街として有名な迪化街の中心部にある道教の廟、霞海城隍廟へ。多くの信者や恋愛成就を願う若者の参拝者で賑わっています。

A brick wholesale in front of a Taoist temple. It has been sold Taiwanese specialties such as roe, shark's fin, dried fruit, herbal medicine etc.. in the crowded pile up.
霞海城隍廟手前のレンガ造り問屋。台湾名物のからすみやフカヒレなどの乾物、茶葉、漢方薬など多岐に渡る乾物屋が所狭しと山積みで販売されています。

After leaving the wholesale district, I was looking for a bus to Baoan Temple. The bus stop is located in the Yanping North Road, so I took a short walk to there. The bus came at about 15 minutes.
問屋街を歩き抜けて保安宮行きのバスが停まる延平北路へ。15分ほどしてバスがやってきました。

Getting off a bus in front of Taipei Confucius Temple. From there, across the side of crosswalk and go straight, you'll see the Baoan Temple entrance gate on the left side.
台北孔廟手前のバス停で降りてすぐ横の横断歩道を渡ってまっすぐ進むと左手に保安宮が見えてきます。

The construction work of the temple was started in 1805, and was completed over the 25 years. It is dedicated to Emperor Baosheng, the god of medicine. Many people visited to wish good health even from a distant place, that's why it has always been crowded there.
1805年から建設が始まり、25年の歳月をかけて完成した保安宮は医療の神様保生大帝を祀っています。遠方からも無病息災を願いに大勢の人々が訪れ、参拝客が絶えません。

Next, I went into the Confucius Temple in the opposite of the road. It's the head temple of Confucianism in Taiwan which is built in 1930.
次は道路の向かい側にある孔子廟に行って見ました。1930年に建立されたこの孔子廟は台湾における孔子廟の総本山にあたります。

The main shrine. It is dedicated to Confucius and its followers.
孔子と宗徒たちが祭られている大成殿。

This martyr is behind the main shrine, where five generations of Confucius ancestors enshrined.
後殿にあたる崇聖嗣には五代にわたる孔子の先祖が祀られています。

Before taking a MRT train from Yunshan to the Red House in Ximen, I stopped at a nearby Japanese style Rinzai Zen temple, called Linji Huguo. It was built in 1901 as a Taipei branch of the Renzai sect Myoshinji school.
円山駅から捷運に乗って西門紅楼に行く前に近くにある臨済護国禅寺に立ち寄って見ました。日本統治時代の1901年に臨済宗妙心寺の台北分院として建てられたものです。

The main hall was completed in 1912. It's quite simple wooden building, I feel very nostalgic.
1912年に完成した大雄宝殿はとてもシンプルな木造建てでとても懐かしい感じがします。

Then I took a MRT train to Ximen. Since there's no direct train services to Ximen, I have to transfer to Bannan Line at Taipei Main Station. After getting off from a train, I visited to the Red House. It was opened as a public market in 1908. The appearance of octagonal red brick is very deep and impressive, it has undergone a transformation into a theater now.
台北駅で板南線に乗り換えて西門駅へ。降りてすぐ隣にある西門紅楼へ。1908年に公営市場としてオープンしました。八角形の赤レンガ造りの趣深い外観が印象的で、現在では劇場へと変貌を遂げました。

On the first floor of the cultural exhibition area, it has been made an exhibition about the people culture along the theme of each season. In that corner, there is also a display that reproduces the ticket office of a movie theater. An old retro design poster will be reminiscent of the era, which has been used as a cinema.
1階の文化展示エリアではシーズンごとに沿った庶民文化の展示が行われています。その一角には映画館のチケット売り場を再現した展示もあって、レトロで絵柄の古いポスターが映画館として使われていた時代を彷彿させてくれます。

I had a small coffee break at a cafe right next to the cultural exhibition area. After that I took a metro to Taipei 101 observatory where is my next destination.
隣のカフェで一服後、捷運で次の目的地である台北101ビル展望台へ。