Road trip to Senjojiki, Lake Juniko, and the Furofushi Hot Spring (Part 2) / 千畳、十二湖と不老不死温泉の旅 （パート２）

As we were nearing Lake Juniko and it was getting close to lunch, I said to my wife, "I don't see any shijimi ramen shops. That's when it hit her! She said, "oh no, Lake Juniko is not famous for shijimi ramen, that would be Lake Jusanko!" But before having lunch, we decided to go to Lake Juniko and check out the most famous of all the lakes in the area - the Aoike which translates to "Blue Pond".

十二湖にそろそろ辿り着くと丁度昼食の時間にもなったので、僕は妻に、”しじみラーメンの店一軒も見当たらないよ。”と言ったら、妻が気づいた！しじみラーメンは十二湖の名物ではなく、十三湖の名物だった！仕方なくさき十二湖と十二湖で一番有名な場所、青池に向かった。

Although the area is called Lake Juniko which translates to "Twelve Lakes", there are thirty-three lakes surrounding the area.

十二湖と言う地名なんですが、この周辺に３３箇所に湖や池がある。

Keitoba Pond / 鶏頭場（けいとば）の池

Aoike or "Blue Pond". I have been here before and I must say, it looks best during the summer. The blue doesn't seem to be as pronounced as it is in the summer.

青池に到着。以前は夏に来たことがあって、やっぱり冬の終わりに池の青さがそんなに伝わらない。やっぱり青池を堪能するのは夏の時期だな。

Me, my wife and my mother-in-law / 僕と妻と僕の義理の母

Walking past the Keitoba (which translates to the Bird's Head Lake) on our way back to our car.

また鶏頭場の池沿いを歩いた。確かに池の中に鶏の頭が見えそう。

Time to go in search of lunch.

さて、どっかでランチを食べないっと。