It is actually a strange thing for Japanese whaling, because Japanese basically don’t eat whale meat very much, and even 70% of Japanese people have never seen whale meat before. The demand for whale products is the same, and there is no such a large demand in Japan.

Then here comes the question, why do Japanese people hunt whales?

This question is actually quite simple. In fact, Japan wants to protect its maritime rights and interests through whaling.

As we all know, Japan is an island country, and marine resources are crucial to Japan. Whaling is an act of declaring rights. Since Japan can catch whales in this sea area, it also means that they can fish other marine organisms and even develop submarine mineral resources. Japan needs people's attention. Over time, international public opinion will acquiesce to this kind of ocean fishing behavior, and Japan has achieved its goal and can continue to catch whales with shamelessness. Similarly, even if it does not catch whales, it can still exploit the standard rogue routine of resources on the seabed.

However, this ocean whaling trip was obviously unsatisfactory. Higashinoji and others were not allowed to board the fishing boat, but were taken to a nearby fishing warehouse to watch the whales.

The reason is also very simple.

Because the whaling process is very bloody, it is not suitable for Higashino Chihaki and others to watch.

According to the fishermen whom Higashinoji communicated, after the whale gun was shot into the whale's body, the whale was not dead at this time, so the fishing boat would drag the whale around the sea until it died at the end of its strength.

During this process, whales will gush out, and their blood can dye the sea water within a radius of more than ten kilometers.

This reason was more unexpected to Higashinoji, but it was reasonable.

Regardless of Kono's Lianghua and the others, Chiba Higashino would definitely not be able to withstand the stimulation of such bloody scenes.

So after thinking about it, Higashinoji could only give up accompanying Higashino Chihaki, and said that if Takahashi Yumi, Fujiwara Aoi and the others still wanted to see whaling, he could communicate with the fishermen again.

But when we heard the cruel and disgusting scenes that the fishermen just told, Yumi Takahashi and Aoi Fujiwara opened their mouths, and they were also somewhat physically unable to accept them, saying that they would not have to watch live whaling.

Since I don’t want to go, the next thing is very simple.

Higashinoji took Takahashi Yumi, Fujiwara Aoi and others to the fishing warehouse to see that the whale was really big? Takahashi Yumi and others were amazed. They also went up to touch the whale's skin.

As for the others? There is nothing else. At most, Higashinoji took them to have a whale meat meal

I have to say that whale meat is not particularly delicious? The meat is fishy. Moreover, the meat has the feeling of being vegetarian. It doesn’t look like regular fish, but it feels like pork? Several little girls are a little uncomfortable with it.

At most, this thing is just a curiosity, which makes Higashinoji unable to help but shake his head.

It seems that whaling is just a gimmick at most? I didn’t get anything after a trip? I almost broke my legs.

On the return bus, Chiba Higashino touched his head, obviously not reacting: "Is it over like that? I feel like only the whale is pretty and nothing else is gone."

As Chiba Higashino muttered, it was not difficult to watch whales this time. I just stayed in the fishing warehouse for half an hour? Then I ate whale meat and then I lost everything.

It's only about two o'clock in the afternoon now, and I just went back to the hotel directly, not only Chihaki Higashino and the others felt that they were not happy, but even Higashinoji was the same.

So Higashinoji thought for a moment and said, "Actually, in addition to whales, I also want to see it."

He remembers that the Aomori Prefecture New Century Branch Association welcomes tourists to visit? There are many works drawn by local members.

The most important thing is that Higashinoji also agreed to Kageyama Fumita at least go over and take a look, so as to give the other party some respect.

But how to say it, Higashino Chihaya and Takahashi Yumi are not like the kind of people who can calm down and appreciate art works? Whether they want to go there or not is still two things.

He hesitated for a moment, and finally told Chihaki Higashino and the others about this matter: "To sum up? I want to go to the New Century Art Association in Aomori Prefecture."

“Go to the Art Association?”

What Higashinoji didn't expect was that Yumi Takahashi's eyes suddenly lit up? She seemed to be full of interest.

This surprised Higashinoji a little? Could it be that Yumi Takahashi is still interested in art?

"If I go to join this art association, I can tell me that those friends from Kendo Ministry are not stupid, right?"

""Hitanoji.

OK, it turns out that Yumi Takahashi regards going to the Art Association as a capital for bragging.

But that's fine? At least she's willing to go there.

Higashinoji thought and turned his gaze to Fujiwara Aoi.

The little girl wearing glasses did not refuse, but was also interested: "I also want to go and see if I go back now, I have nothing to do."

As for Chihaki Higashino and Konomiya Ryoga.

Both of them didn't even need to ask, and they directly said that they would go wherever Higashinoji went.

These little girls are willing to follow Higashinoji. To be more precise, they have already agreed to Higashinoji's choice.

After all, they have been together for so long, and Higashinoji has basically grasped everything accurately, which has led to them relying on Higashinoji a little unconsciously.

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"Teacher Higashino? Will you draw at that time?"

Walking on the road, Takahashi Yumi asked Higashinoji with a little curious question.

She had seen Higashinoji draw comics and traditional art, but she had no impression of it at all, so she asked.

"Well, let's talk about it if you have a chance. But there may not be a chance for me to appear." Higashinoji couldn't help but smile.

"Hey? I thought it was like the Kendo Kick-in type in a TV series. The other party first took out an oil painting, and then Teacher Higashino painted a better oil painting on the spot and took it down directly!" Takahashi Yumi gestured and said seriously.

This guy treats oil paintings as something, and the word "kicking" has come.

Higashinoji was overjoyed and laughed several times before explaining some common sense in oil painting to her.

You must prepare the picture frame in advance, and the canvas must be painted white and dried, and there must be no dryness or cracking or broken frames.

After talking about these steps, Yumi Takahashi felt her mind swelling, and opened her mouth, looking surprised that she had never painted oil paintings, and she didn't know that there were so many troubles to do.

Several people talked and laughed, walked through the residential area, and went straight to the destination of the trip, in front of the New Century Art Branch of Aomori Prefecture.

This is a standard museum-type building with a small entrance square, parking lot, our museum

It is said that this place was a local art museum in Aomori Prefecture, but because the director of the art museum was not well managed, he cooperated with the New Century Art Association to become a sub-annual association. Now it is retained in this place as a semi-public facility.

The small square in front can also be used at will. At this time, many members of the sub-ansortium are painting with easels.

This made Takahashi Yumi interested and ran directly behind a woman who was holding an easel and drawing in the canvas.

After all, she was naturally a little curious when she heard Higashinoji say so much about art.

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Yumi Takahashi just glanced at him and ran back, looking disappointed: "It's not very beautiful."

"Isn't this of course?" Higashinoji was a little funny: "Many people's paintings are just a simple hobby, and not everyone has the skills of professional painters. Let's go to the art gallery to see them. The quality of the works that can be exhibited should be quite good."

As he said that, he took Takahashi Yumi and the others into the art gallery.

This art gallery charges very cheap, and the ticket is only 200 yen (half-price for students), which is basically half a gift.

It can be seen that this branch association also wanted to seriously raise some artistic atmosphere in Aomori Prefecture. At the beginning, there were many photos of cooperation with XXX Art School in XX or XX professional painters coming to visit.

After walking through this wall of merit, Higashinoji and others officially entered the museum.

This small art museum is indeed not as rich and elegant as Higashinoji at the Tokyo National Art Museum. Overall, there are few outstanding paintings, and the works of professional painters are very few, most of which are works by local members of Aomori Prefecture, including paintings by some high school teacher members.

Higashinoji even saw the name of the art teacher at Aomori High School where Rinka Kome was studying.

Kome Ryoka also looked up at the paintings on the walls for several times. She was not like Higashinoji, and was naturally humble. Even if some works were not as good as hers, she still admired them carefully and quietly without saying a word "no".

Most of the works here are still in the stage of copying and landscape painting. Higashinoji just glanced at them and withdrew his gaze. He felt that the art gallery here in Aomori Prefecture is indeed not as good as the Japanese heart of Tokyo.

The quality of the works is a bit low, and there is no innovative painting techniques, so there is not much need for Higashinoji to learn.

He sighed there.

On the other side, Takahashi Yumi, Higashino Chihaki, Fujiwara Aoi and the others are different. They have no artistic foundation and are eager to scan and look around. They are obviously very interested in the landscape paintings on the walls.

Especially Chihaki Higashino.

She foolishly thought Higashinoji was studying art, and it was necessary to read more and learn more, so she pulled Higashinoji around to look at the works hanging on the walls.

Because in her understanding, these works that can be hung out for exhibition must be necessary to learn. For the sake of Higashinoji, she also took out her mobile phone and took photos carefully, for fear that there would be any missing items in this art museum. Therefore, she allowed to take photos.

She even turned her head and said to Higashi very seriously: "As, you should look good at this painting, right?"

She asked Higashinoji to see a landscape painting, and the object was the art gallery.

The walls of the art gallery under the sun reflected light and made Higashinoji feel that the other party controlled the color of the reflected light well, and the color expression was also very good. The whole picture did not look too bright and eye-catching, and it would not make people feel "gray".

Overall, it looks obviously different from the surrounding member paintings.

This made Higashinoji nodded and smiled at Chibashi Togashino beside him and said, "It's really good, there are a few obvious defects."

His words didn't feel much respectful, and it was more like the painting in front of comments.

Chiba Higashino nodded, thinking that his younger brother made sense, but if it came to others' ears, this would be more or less bad.

For example, the middle-aged male Aomori High School principal, Reizo Ishikawa, is by Higashinoji.

Unlike Takaichi Yoshimoto, the principal of Kitayoshi High School where Higashinoji studied, Reizo Ishikawa is a person who likes art very much. For this reason, he specially created a wall for students of the school's art department to paint the wall.

Other departments and groups basically do not have the treatment of art departments.

Similarly, Reisan Ishikawa is also a member of the Aomori Prefecture New Century Association. He usually likes to draw and likes to visit the art gallery here if he has nothing to do.

The painting in front of Higashinoji happened to be the work drawn by the president of this branch association, so when he heard the young man beside him smile and said to another girl, "It's really good, but there are some obvious flaws." He couldn't help but turn his head and look at the other person.

He looked at the side face and thought it looked familiar, but he didn't recognize who it was. In addition, the other person looked pretty, and there was also a pretty girl next to him who was also pretty.

This made Reizo Ishikawa think that this boy was acting taller in front of this girl.

After all, men are actually like this, especially men in love pretending to be big in front of the girls they like.
To be continued...