Nagoya’s Centrair Airport in February 2026
I took some photos of the scenery around the airport. Oh my… Were there always this many Centrair characters, I wonder. The Japan travel restaurant It looks like a new place serving food from all sorts…
I took some photos of the scenery around the airport. Oh my… Were there always this many Centrair characters, I wonder. The Japan travel restaurant It looks like a new place serving food from all sorts…
Just posting a few odds and ends. There was a comedy event nearby, so I went along. It was an event with the comedians Aoki Matcho and Joyman, though I have to admit Japanese comedy still goes over my head. G…
Oroshihonmachi is, how should I put it.. a place a lot like Seongsu in Seoul. Something used to be here long ago, but these days people do not really come, and then the city put together a good plan for it, so…
There is a big AEON in Toyokawa. Maybe because it was built recently, it is large in scale and has plenty of interesting shops. Toyokawa City Hospital It sits right next to the hospital. A place like this Th…
The area around Yoshida Castle is a park, and it is laid out rather nicely, so it is worth a stop.. Inside the park Nice and tidy. Inside the park With a view of the river.. The stone wall The keep It is n…
Here are a few scenery photos. A scene like this Scenery The weather in winter is just so good. Scenery Lovely. A cat So cute. Sunset Looks like Hawaii, apparently.. Migratory birds There are an incredib…
It might not actually be Hamamatsu.. anyway, when you drive along the national highway bypass there is a michi-no-eki, a roadside station, and they sell plenty of products that are famous around the region. Be…
Workman is a brand originally famous for workwear, and I drop by every now and then to see what they have. I think it took off back when camping got popular during COVID, but it really is good stuff: functiona…
Shunkado is famous for its unagi pie, and their factory sits out in a quiet spot. In the end, when you come out to the countryside there is nowhere touristy to go, so you wind up visiting places like this. A f…
I heard there was an observation deck with a great view of Mt. Fuji, so I stopped by. I had gone all in on Mt. Fuji that day anyway, so I might as well see everything there was to see.. The path up.. You leav…
Some guests came over from Korea, and their one and only request was that they wanted to see Mt. Fuji. Well, in that case, off we went. A place like this We got on the expressway and set off for Miho no Matsu…
There is a big hotel on Lake Hamana. It is a Mercure, and it is the kind of place that makes you wonder why something like this is way out in the countryside. From what I gather, the old hotel that used to be …