I don't really know the history behind the Botchan clock, but here we are. Botchan clock is really cute. Its top extends every half hour, (maybe a quarter to and a quarter past every hour?) so the clock extends from 2 levels to 3 levels. In between the levels, there are dolls (of course botchan and his friends in the book), and music welcoming tourists to Matsuyama.
The local produce of Matsuyama is a kind of orange. If you are not sure why I am introducing local produce all of a sudden, may I remind you that the local produce of Naha, Okinawa is bitter melon, for Oita. Oita, it is Shitake mushrooms... and so on. I am not sure what this particular kind of orange is called in English or Japanese, but it is 椪桔 in Chinese. Matt and I bought some sorbet made with these oranges. yum yum, I like the citrus taste.
Famous local cuisine of Matsuyama is udon (local cuisine of Oita is Dangojiru noodles, for Sapporo, it is ramen noodles...etc). Udonstock is about to enjoy udon noodle soup. Itadaikmasu!
So, Botchan did not just teach, he also told time (like the clock above), and rode steam trains. And yes, I am kidding. We couldn't find any explanation on why the train in the picture is called Botchan Train, so it is open for interpretation, and it is up to your imagination. I know where Matt wants to go. He wants to go to a colony in the year 0079 to see Amuro's Gundam!
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