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…
For one of our day trips outside of Nagoya, I took my sister to visit Inuyama. I was in Inuyama the previous month, but only managed to visit the castle. This time we had a few places on our list, including Meiji Mura and a tour of the Kiso River. We made the mistake of leaving too late in the morning and didn’t arrive at Meiji Mura till close to lunch. From Nagoya it’s a 30 minute train ride, then…