Now that the tower is dry
4 November 2024
Sakae area and department stores
The other night I wandered around the main bit of Nagoya in the pouring rain. I threatened to go on the roof of something and go to where the depa....
Time to get cultural
4 November 2024
Shirotori garden
Actually yesterday was officially culture day, but the shrine district was still going off on the holiday Monday with small children forced into c....
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....