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....
I found a mountain in Nago
5 November 2018
Taking a bus from Naha to Nago to climb Mount Nago
This morning I got up too early as always, went and waited for it to be late enough to buy a coffee, and made a last minute change of plans. I had....
Short visit to big city
7 November 2017
A quick visit from Gifu to Nagoya
Tonight I went to Nagoya. I stayed there a few nights 2 trips ago, so I am quite familiar with it. It is a huge city, very modern, and the main ne....
My room is old
15 November 2015
From Nagoya to Hiroshima on the Shinkansen
Now I am in Hiroshima. I will be here until Friday. It seems very colorful, and large. I dont really understand, as it supposedly has a population....
Throw everything on a plate
14 November 2015
The most famous food of Nagoya
Now, for a urinal story. The urinals in the train station, have a target to aim at, and the longer you stay on target, the more LED lights inside ....
Looming rain
14 November 2015
Visiting the Toyota factory in Nagoya
As I correctly predicted, rain was not just looming, it was actually raining. So I thought I had better go see some looms and find out why Toyota ....
Aeon ozone dome walk
13 November 2015
Walking to the Ozone dome to go to the Aeon mall in Nagoya
After climbing a mountain, I thought maybe I would go for a really long walk. It threatens to rain all day tomorrow, and indeed, as I returned to ....