-You lived in Nagasaki until you graduated from high school, right?

I lived in Saga until the second year of elementary school, and then lived in Nagasaki from the third year of elementary school to the third year of high school. I lived in Oebara, and am from Oehara Elementary School and Oehara Junior High School. If you live in the city, you can probably imagine that it's at the top of the mountain where Kadomari Sports Park (Nagasaki City General Sports Park) is located. It was the kind of area where you'd say, ``It's snowing today,'' but as you drive down to town, you'd think, ``Huh? It's not snowing down there.'' At the time, I didn't know the term city boy, but I was always running around the hills, admiring the city. I’m still confident in the strength of my legs and hips (lol)
 

-Your high school is Nagasaki Nishi High School, right?

Yes, I was able to spend three years in the lower world as a city boy. When we were in junior high and high school, Cocowalk, Dejima Wharf (Mirai Nagasaki), and Mizubenomori Park (Nagasaki) were popping up all over the place, and everyone was planning to go on a date at the ``hot spot''. It's called youth.
I ride the CocoWalk Ferris wheel with my first date. I don't know how it is now, but when we were high school students at the time, our go-to date course was Coco Walk. Like most people, I rode the Ferris wheel around Christmas time. Nostalgic (lol)
 

Dejima Wharf

Mizube no Mori Park

-It seems like you have a lot of memories from the 10 years you spent in Nagasaki.

What should I start talking about? Nagasaki has many festivals throughout the year. In the summer, Shikimi also held a regional peron competition, which I participated in as a club activity, and in the fall, every year since I was little, I went to see Nagasaki Kunchi. I went to a cram school near Nagasaki City Hall, so it was part of my daily routine to see Kunchi practicing on my way there and back. When I hear sounds from far away, I feel like it's already September. I have only seen the dedication dance at Suwa Shrine on the day of Okunchi once when I was in elementary school. You can be proud of this, right? I wasn't able to join Okunchi because I was born and raised in Odoricho, but I heard that I could do it if I moved there, so I thought it was a good idea. When you become a high school student, you gather at your school from all over the world, so you get to talk about things like, ``I rode there when I was little,'' and a little hero is born, and I have all kinds of memories.
 

I also liked Lantern Festival. I imagined going to her Minato Festival (held on the same day as the Peron Festival) with her friends and girlfriend, and going to her Lantern Festival with her family, and when she was in elementary school, there was a pig's head at the venue of her Lantern Festival. It was so decorated that it almost made her lose her nerves. Hey! (lol)
 

-Currently living in Tokyo, is there anything that makes you feel glad to live in Nagasaki?

I have the opportunity to come back to Nagasaki about twice a year for business, and my fellow comedians, including my partner, compliment me with comments such as ``It's a nice place,'' ``The people are kind,'' and ``The food is delicious.'' I'm genuinely happy if you do. I didn't realize it when I lived there, but when I walk around the city, I see many spots with an exotic feel, the soul food is delicious, and Nagasaki has many things to be proud of. I don't know if people who come for sightseeing will be able to eat it, but I personally recommend the Sara-udon served on the second day. At family gatherings and during the Obon season, we would deliver sara udon, but it was the Hayashida family's style to always ask for some left over and eat the shriveled sara udon the next day. There are still many stories related to food.I loved the sea cucumbers eaten during New Year's, and I also loved the chimaki eaten with soybean flour that my grandmother made.
 

-What are the highlights of Nagasaki that you would recommend to people from outside the prefecture?

Personally, I like the atmosphere that changes from autumn to winter when it comes to recommended seasons. The sky is clear, so I think you can enjoy the scenery of Nagasaki from far away. When I was in high school, I would walk around the city when it got a little chilly, and the wind from the river or sea would blow gently, and I felt like I could walk as long as I wanted on my way home from club activities. When it comes to recommended spots, I think I like Dejima Wharf. Ever since I lived there, I thought it was a miracle to see the sun setting in the direction of Megami Ohashi Bridge, which is a short distance from Nagasaki Port. There is also Mizubenomori Park nearby, and the night view of Mt. Inasa is also amazing. Once you've thought about the setting sun, head out to Shianbashi Bridge. Name it and let's have a drink at Shianbashi course. Don't forget the Shianbashi ramen to finish!