February 14th is Valentine’s Day every year… I wonder whether everyone has been eating their chocolate. For some reason I can’t explain, in Japan everybody and their neighbour goes mad trying…
I had work in Nagoya, so I paid it a visit. On the way.. It’s closer than I expected and it doesn’t cost all that much either. At this rate, if I pushed myself a little, I could even commute there…
I went to Japan in January 2023. Covid had pretty much stopped affecting things by then, and if anything the airport felt busier than it did before Covid. Take it easy and turn up late and you could genuinely …
Once again I headed home by way of Hamamatsu and Nagoya Airport. Scenery in Hamamatsu Gorgeous. A barley shochu I discovered this trip: Enma It’s cheap at about 1,000 yen a bottle, but ma…
I like Incheon Airport better than Gimpo. Gimpo somehow feels like heading out on a business trip, while going through Incheon feels like going on a real trip. Gourmet Dessert Some kind of fun new spac…
After checking in at the airport I went looking for somewhere to eat, but there wasn’t really anywhere convenient to head with my luggage in tow. That’s when Seian Toshomen, a Xi’an-style kni…
The long business trip was over and it was time to head home. I took the bus to Nagoya Airport. The sky The sky was gorgeous, but between being in a moving car and the angle of view, I couldn’t q…
Had a reason to visit the Anpanman Museum over the weekend. Stopped by the outlet mall while we were there, too. This is the place. It’s close to Nagoya, but it’s not actually in NagoyaR…
When I asked around about what to eat in Nagoya, everyone said the same thing: you really should try hitsumabushi. Well, going by the guidebooks it looked like a pretty ordinary eel rice bowl, and at 2,500 yen…
Continued from the previous post. Scenes from the Expo 2005 Commemorative Park (Moricoro Park) Around Nagoya Castle Out on the street At Atsuta Shrine I’m sure I’ll have a reason to …
I didn’t get to do much sightseeing in Nagoya. The weather was bad, so even the photos from the few places I did stop by didn’t turn out that great. I’m not too disappointed, though. I can al…
I ended up going to Nagoya, supposedly Japan’s third-largest city. It wasn’t as big as I’d expected, but it was a charming, cozy sort of place. (Contrary to the rumors, though, I didn’t…