The backside of Nagoya
3 November 2024
Piago in Nakamura Ward
I do not think I have ever been west of the station in Nagoya, not this visit and not on my last visit. So tonight I decided to go there. This req....
Already plateauing
3 November 2024
Fujiwaragataka from Nish-Fujiwara station
I did this hike in 2015 on a very grey day and liked it very much. I remember the plateau fondly. Today I re-plateaud on a very very blue day and ....
Not underground but still undercover
2 November 2024
Oso Shotengai
When I was last at Oso Shotengai in 2015, I took a great photo of myself wearing a dress. I looked tonight for the thing you stick your head throu....
Being dry is overrated
2 November 2024
SCMaglev and railway park
Peak amount of rain. So much rain that the main bullet train line was briefly suspended. It is also a long weekend, so a lot of people that live i....
Too much underground
1 November 2024
Nagoya Sakae and Mirai Tower
Too much of Nagoya is underground. I remember reading that the 2 largest underground shopping areas in Japan are both in Nagoya. They are about 2k....
Welcome to the boring city
1 November 2024
Tokyo to Nagoya by Shinkansen
Allegedly, Nagoya is the most boring city in Japan. I have been here a couple of times before, once for a week and once for a day trip from Gifu w....
A shadow of it's former self
31 October 2024
Halloween in Shibuya
I have been to Halloween in Shibuya a number of times. It is now basically dead. Sure there are a lot of people, mostly tourists like me, going th....
The double
31 October 2024
Mitake and Otsuka from Hinatawada to Kori stations
2 hikes in 2 days, and I am not even tired. It is also Halloween, so I better go over to Shibuya where Halloween is again banned due to the Korean....
Getting to 40
30 October 2024
Jimbocho to Akihabara
I am well past 40 in age, and now past 40,000 in steps for the day. It does not happen that often and I do not have too much else to type here. A....