{"id":778195,"date":"2026-03-12T18:27:48","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T09:27:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visitmatsumoto.com\/?p=778195"},"modified":"2026-03-14T18:15:27","modified_gmt":"2026-03-14T09:15:27","slug":"dear-matsumoto-fans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/en\/uncategorized\/dear-matsumoto-fans\/","title":{"rendered":"Dear Matsumoto Fans"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-tt=\"{&quot;paragraphStyle&quot;:{&quot;alignment&quot;:4,&quot;writingDirection&quot;:1}}\">Dear Matsumoto fans, <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-tt=\"{&quot;paragraphStyle&quot;:{&quot;alignment&quot;:4,&quot;writingDirection&quot;:1}}\">How are you? <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span data-tt=\"{&quot;paragraphStyle&quot;:{&quot;alignment&quot;:4,&quot;writingDirection&quot;:1}}\">It\u2019s the beginning of March, which is always a challenging month. <\/span><span data-tt=\"{&quot;paragraphStyle&quot;:{&quot;alignment&quot;:4,&quot;writingDirection&quot;:1}}\">To me, this is when I do my taxes and prepare to face a brand new year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-tt=\"{&quot;paragraphStyle&quot;:{&quot;alignment&quot;:4,&quot;writingDirection&quot;:1}}\">I do not really like this month, because I always have to say goodbye to a lot of friends.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-tt=\"{&quot;paragraphStyle&quot;:{&quot;alignment&quot;:4,&quot;writingDirection&quot;:1}}\">Today, I am also saying goodbye to Shin Matsumoto Monogatari. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span data-tt=\"{&quot;paragraphStyle&quot;:{&quot;alignment&quot;:4,&quot;writingDirection&quot;:1}}\">Over the years, I truly enjoyed visiting different places in town, eating delicious dishes, and taking pictures to share with you. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-tt=\"{&quot;paragraphStyle&quot;:{&quot;alignment&quot;:4,&quot;writingDirection&quot;:1}}\">Hearing that the blog will go on hiatus makes me sad, but I am grateful for the good times. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span data-tt=\"{&quot;paragraphStyle&quot;:{&quot;alignment&quot;:4,&quot;writingDirection&quot;:1}}\">Today, I want to greet you with a view of the city from the terrace of Media Garden.<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 1280px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('video');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-778195-1\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_3442.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_3442.mp4\">https:\/\/visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_3442.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p><span data-tt=\"{&quot;paragraphStyle&quot;:{&quot;alignment&quot;:4,&quot;writingDirection&quot;:1}}\">It\u2019s always nice to enjoy the view from the tables of Matsumoto Brewery.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"tiled-gallery type-rectangular tiled-gallery-unresized\" data-original-width=\"1100\" data-carousel-extra='{&quot;blog_id&quot;:1,&quot;permalink&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\\\/en\\\/uncategorized\\\/dear-matsumoto-fans\\\/&quot;,&quot;likes_blog_id&quot;:137862970}' itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\" > <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 1100px; height: 551px;\" data-original-width=\"1100\" data-original-height=\"551\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 734px; height: 551px;\" data-original-width=\"734\" data-original-height=\"551\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/en\/uncategorized\/dear-matsumoto-fans\/attachment\/img_3438\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"730\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"547\"> <img data-attachment-id=\"778214\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_3438.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1536\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 11 Pro&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1773252887&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.25&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;160&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_3438\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_3438.jpeg?fit=300%2C225&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_3438.jpeg?fit=1024%2C768&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_3438.jpeg?w=730&#038;h=547&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"730\" height=\"547\" data-original-width=\"730\" data-original-height=\"547\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"IMG_3438\" alt=\"Market on March 15th\" style=\"width: 730px; height: 547px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Market on March 15th <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-2\" style=\"width: 366px; height: 551px;\" data-original-width=\"366\" data-original-height=\"551\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/en\/uncategorized\/dear-matsumoto-fans\/attachment\/img_3440\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"362\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"272\"> <img data-attachment-id=\"778223\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_3440.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1536\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 11 Pro&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1773252928&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.25&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_3440\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_3440.jpeg?fit=300%2C225&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_3440.jpeg?fit=1024%2C768&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_3440.jpeg?w=362&#038;h=272&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"362\" height=\"272\" data-original-width=\"362\" data-original-height=\"272\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"IMG_3440\" alt=\"Shinmai Media Garden\" style=\"width: 362px; height: 272px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Shinmai Media Garden <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/en\/uncategorized\/dear-matsumoto-fans\/attachment\/img_3436\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"362\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"271\"> <img data-attachment-id=\"778205\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_3436.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1536\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 11 Pro&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1773252863&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.25&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_3436\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_3436.jpeg?fit=300%2C225&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_3436.jpeg?fit=1024%2C768&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_3436.jpeg?w=362&#038;h=271&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"362\" height=\"271\" data-original-width=\"362\" data-original-height=\"271\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"IMG_3436\" alt=\"Matsumoto, Culture City of East Asia 2026\" style=\"width: 362px; height: 271px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Matsumoto, Culture City of East Asia 2026 <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <\/div>\n<p><span data-tt=\"{&quot;paragraphStyle&quot;:{&quot;alignment&quot;:4,&quot;writingDirection&quot;:1}}\">The shop in Media Garden is closed on Wednesdays, so after enjoying the night view, I moved to the original Matsumoto Brewery shop in \u201cBrewery Lane\u201d near Nakamachi Street, where I am writing this article from.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"tiled-gallery type-rectangular tiled-gallery-unresized\" data-original-width=\"1100\" data-carousel-extra='{&quot;blog_id&quot;:1,&quot;permalink&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\\\/en\\\/uncategorized\\\/dear-matsumoto-fans\\\/&quot;,&quot;likes_blog_id&quot;:137862970}' itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\" > <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 1100px; height: 414px;\" data-original-width=\"1100\" data-original-height=\"414\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 550px; height: 414px;\" data-original-width=\"550\" data-original-height=\"414\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/en\/uncategorized\/dear-matsumoto-fans\/attachment\/img_3443\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"546\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"410\"> <img data-attachment-id=\"778241\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_3443.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1536\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 11 Pro&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1773253674&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.25&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_3443\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_3443.jpeg?fit=300%2C225&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_3443.jpeg?fit=1024%2C768&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_3443.jpeg?w=546&#038;h=410&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"546\" height=\"410\" data-original-width=\"546\" data-original-height=\"410\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"IMG_3443\" alt=\"IMG_3443\" style=\"width: 546px; height: 410px;\" \/> <\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 550px; height: 414px;\" data-original-width=\"550\" data-original-height=\"414\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/en\/uncategorized\/dear-matsumoto-fans\/attachment\/img_3447\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"546\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"410\"> <img data-attachment-id=\"778277\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_3447.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1536\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 11 Pro&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1773255037&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.25&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;800&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.033333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_3447\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_3447.jpeg?fit=300%2C225&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_3447.jpeg?fit=1024%2C768&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_3447.jpeg?w=546&#038;h=410&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"546\" height=\"410\" data-original-width=\"546\" data-original-height=\"410\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"IMG_3447\" alt=\"IMG_3447\" style=\"width: 546px; height: 410px;\" \/> <\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span data-tt=\"{&quot;paragraphStyle&quot;:{&quot;alignment&quot;:4,&quot;writingDirection&quot;:1}}\">I hope these stories and pictures from me and the past writers encouraged you to visit Matsumoto. <\/span><\/p>\n<img data-attachment-id=\"778268\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/en\/uncategorized\/dear-matsumoto-fans\/attachment\/img_3446\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_3446.jpeg?fit=2048%2C1536&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1536\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 11 Pro&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1773254112&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;1.54&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;640&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_3446\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_3446.jpeg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_3446.jpeg?fit=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone 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https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_3446.jpeg?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/>\n<p><span data-tt=\"{&quot;paragraphStyle&quot;:{&quot;alignment&quot;:4,&quot;writingDirection&quot;:1}}\">Perhaps there will be a chance for me to share more stories with you in the future. <\/span><\/p>\n<img data-attachment-id=\"778286\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/en\/uncategorized\/dear-matsumoto-fans\/attachment\/img_3449-4\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_3449.jpeg?fit=2048%2C1536&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1536\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 11 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srcset=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_3449.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_3449.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_3449.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_3449.jpeg?resize=900%2C675&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_3449.jpeg?resize=867%2C650&amp;ssl=1 867w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_3449.jpeg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_3449.jpeg?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/>\n<p><span data-tt=\"{&quot;paragraphStyle&quot;:{&quot;alignment&quot;:4,&quot;writingDirection&quot;:1}}\">In the meantime, take care and see you in town!<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-official sd-sharing\"><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-facebook\"><div class=\"fb-share-button\" data-href=\"https:\/\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/en\/uncategorized\/dear-matsumoto-fans\/\" data-layout=\"button_count\"><\/div><\/li><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-url=\"https:\/\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/en\/uncategorized\/dear-matsumoto-fans\/\" data-text=\"Dear Matsumoto Fans\"  >Tweet<\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dear Matsumoto fans, How are you? &nbsp; It\u2019s the beginning of March, which is always a challenging month. To me, this is when I do my taxes and prepare to face a brand new year. I do not really like this month, because I always have to say goodbye to a lot of friends. Today, I am also saying goodbye to Shin Matsumoto Monogatari. &nbsp; Over the years, I truly enjoyed visiting different places in town, eating delicious dishes, and taking pictures to share with you. 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