【日訳】バクーで人気の青空市場６選！Top 6 Baku Street Markets
WELCOME TO BAKU!!
限りなく青い空の下で煌めき、興味深い歴史と建築物が美しさを放つ、カスピ海沿いの国、バクー。そんな絵画のように魅力的な場所である一方で、バクーでは本格的な買い物も楽しむことができます。たくさんのストリートマーケットでは本物のアゼルバイジャンの文化を発見することができるでしょう！ここではバクーで幾千もの観光客を虜にする人気のストリートマーケットやバザールをまとめていきます。
Taza Bazaar
下町的なアゼルバイジャンの文化や国内最古のストリートマーケットをお探しの旅行者の皆様はTaza Bazzarをオススメ。Nizamiと28 May Metro Stationの間に位置するこのマーケットはバクー最大で、６つも入り口があります。80年の歴史を持ち、新鮮なチョウザメや海産物、野菜、香辛料、ジャム、ベルーガキャビアなどなど色々なものが手に入ります。ぜひ真のバクーを探検してみては？
訪問目安時間：毎日8:00~19:00
Yashil Bazaar
緑の市場として知られるYashil Bazaarでは本物のアゼルバイジャンを経験することができます。もしAzeriデリカッセンを試してみたいのなら是非ここへ！スーパーでは見つけることの出来ないものが必ず見つかります。国中から採れたての有機野菜や果物も集められていますよ！イチジクやアプリコット、グレネードシード、オレンジなどのドライフルーツでも有名。また、キャビアやサフランといったものを探すのにも最適な場所です。
訪問目安時間：日曜から土曜6:00~22:00
Nasimi Bazaar
Nasimi Bazaarはアゼルバイジャンの著名な詩人であるİmamaddin Nasimiに由来する人気の青空市場です。初めて目にするような花々を最安値でゲット可能！美味しいスイーツもお手頃価格で楽しめます。
The Russian Flea Market
Sabunchuで開かれているThe Russian Flea Marketは古着やジャンク品、電子機器を主として扱う人気の週末マーケットです。針から調理器具まで様々な品々を探せます。Tシャツはなんと0.2セント（21銭）、靴は0.5セント（54銭）、鍋は３、４ドル、ジーンズは１ドルで手に入ります。古いものを売るという伝統は、貧しかったソ連時代に副収入を得るためにロシア人が始めたことから来ているそう。かくしてこの伝統的なフリーマーケットは今日にも引き継がれているのです。
訪問目安時間：土曜、日曜日9:00~16:00
The Icheri Sheher Markets
中世の雰囲気を纏うIcheri Sheherへ訪れるのはバクーに来たなら必ずすべきことの１つ。歴史の深い通りをブラブラすれば、アゼルバイジャン伝統の絨毯を買う機会もきっと訪れるでしょう。多くの露店がキーホルダーやソビエト時代の品、マグネットといった典型的な”ザ・お土産”を売っています。
大体この時間：8:00~22:00
Other bazaars in Baku
バーゲンハンターたちはKishlina Bazaar, 8 KM Bazaar, Central Bazaarなどなど様々な市場を見つけるため、バクー中の道々を彷徨わねばなりません。そんな時、お買い物を楽しみながら是非街の魂を感じましょう！街中を散策していると、車や花、おみやげや金属細工、アゼルバイジャン料理を売る人々に目がとまるのではないでしょうか。そんな時は彼らイチオシのストリートショッピングを聞いてみましょう！
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Short Story "SMOKE"
SMOKE
My grandfather died nine years ago from lung cancer. I had just looked down at the coffin in front of a monochrome picture of my grandfather. The smoke of incense was floating. I left the funeral hall as if I had escaped from there. I found my uncle smoking as soon as I went outside. I felt that strange because he had stopped smoking a long time ago. I peered at the smoke rising up in the air slowly. And then, I noticed that he smoked “Seven Stars”, which my grandfather had loved. So, I remembered vividly my grandfather’s daily life before he stayed at the hospital.
My grandfather used to smoke a lot everyday. When I came back home, I often saw him smoking in our garden. Whenever he hugged me, I could smell the odor. He was very tall and well-built. I used to pick him up with my grandmother from the station and ride on his shoulder, however, as his condition was getting worse, he became thinner and thinner. What is more, he could not eat his favourite food with his hands. Eventually, he stayed at the hospital and never came back home. I would often visit his room to meet him. I was really scared of him laying on a bed.
The party was held in front of the picture after a wake. It was surrounded with a lot of flowers and he smiled in the frame. Banquets such as sushi, fried foods and sake were prepared for relatives. All of them had to talk about grandfather’s good deeds because of the custom. This party aims to give him a better future life.
The next day, we went to a crematorium by bus, following a hearse. His body was burnt and put in a tiny urn. The whole of funeral came to an end. When I went outside to breathe fresh air, I looked back to the crematorium for some reason. The straight line of smoke was rising up in the air from a stack like a cigarette.
How To Beggar
How To Beggar
Why are there no beggars in Japan? I often saw beggars on a street in England. That was not the first time, but I could not help paying attention to them because they sat on the same place everyday. Oneday, I proudly told my friend “I don’t understand why there are many beggars in England. I have never seen them in Japan.” She asked me “Are there such kinds of people?” “No. There are people called “Homeless” who lives illegally in a park or under a bridge.” “Not inside like a subway station?” “They tend to build their own houses not inside but outside. If they built houses, they might be removed.” ”Are there no shelter to stay between winter?” ”Not enough” I realized that there were many beggars “who do not ask for money” in Japan and almost all Japanese ignored them. Homeless do not ask for money. They hide out of our sight; however, homeless should be beggars.
First, I am going to explain the definitions and differences of beggars and homeless. Beggars are persons who live and demand money on a street while homeless live barracks in a thicket or under a bridge. Common points of them are “no-working” and “living illegally.” And differences of them are “age” and “place.” The age of beggars is wide such as youth, women and etc. Meanwhile, that of homeless is mainly middle-aged and elder men. So, beggars exist whenever there is a person such as on a street, in front of a store and even in a train and ask for money. Homeless live in where it is difficult to be found.
Why do not homeless beg money? If they begged, they could a little money. Of course, it is one reason that begging on a street is regulated by some laws. In my opinion, that is not important. The most important reason is “shame.” Japan is sometimes considered as “Country of Shame.” According to”The Chrysanthemum and the Sword: Patterns of Japanese Culture” written by Ruth Benedict as a cultural anthropologist, Japanese likely decide their behavior with others. It means they do not do that others look to as disgraceful. They never beg money even if they are in a terrible situation. Their ethics depends not on the themselves but on others.
I strongly suggest that they become a beggar. In Japan, there are a lot of homeless who need money despite the fact that they cannot work because of physical and mental problems. They could get a little money if they become beggars. What is more, that can spot social problems related to homeless for public people. It is very important and effective merit. Invisible problem will become visible. They can eat warm meal and sleep well in a bed even if they arrest. Perhaps, they can contact their families or relatives.
Next year, Tokyo Olympic will be held in summer. It is the good opportunity to make people not only for domestic but also foreign know this transparent problem.
