After living in Nagoya for a year and visiting multiple times before, I’ve pretty much covered all the tourist spots there are in the city. Nagoya is actually not known for anything particularly famous, even the castle is a replica. I think that’s why Nagoya is referred to as the boring city between Tokyo and Osaka. =P Some of the major tourist spots I’ve visited multiple times included Nagoya Castle, Osu Kannon Temple, the Nagoya Port Area including the aquarium,…
One of the day trips I did during the spring was to Yoro Park in Gifu. I had always wanted to visit the Site of Reversible Destiny Park in Yoro since I saw pictures of it in a travel guide many years ago, but I never had the time to go until I moved to Nagoya. Finally I took advantage of one of the days I had off in May and went by myself! Side note: I’m not sure if…
I had a few more entries I had wanted to post but I got so lazy writing them that I’m just going to compile them here and hope that I still remember the details. =P One of the best parts about living in Japan were all the concerts I was able to attend. Before if I wanted to see a con, I would always have to line up my vacation dates to correspond with concert dates. The sucky part was…
The last big one day trip I went on in the summer was to Sakushima with my friend Mami. We were trying to decide on a place to visit where we both haven’t been before, so Mami suggested going to Sakushima, which is an island east of Nagoya in Mikawa Bay. Sakushima didn’t become a major attraction till a few years back when they installed a series of art sculptures on the island. It was part of a project called…
To me the best part of spending summer in Japan was all the matsuris I was able to attend. In all my previous travels, I had generally avoided visiting during the summer months to steer clear of the heat. However, this time I didn’t have much of a choice but to spend my summer here. At least this gave me a chance to pull out my yukata and enjoy all the summer festivities in Japan. =) One of the first…