castironguy Dinner in Nagoya #japan on our second & last night here, we just randomly went into a small shop steps from our hotel and pretty much blindly ordered. Turns out it was a cook at your own table place, and we got some meats, seafood, eel and hotpot. It was excellent and tasty, even though it was pretty much a surprise as we went. [read more...]

8r4d Sights of Ghibli Park #japan [read more...]

castironguy Grilling my own mochi on a stick in the Mononoke village in Ghibli Park in Nagoya #japan … sticky rice on a stick grilled crisp and then a miso walnut sauce finished on the grill. They charged ¥1100 (about ten bucks) for this but it was as much about the experience as the food. [read more...]

8r4d Character fun at Ghibli Park in Nagoya #japan [read more...]

castironguy #breakfast ramen in #japan [read more...]

8r4d The Toyota Museum in Nagoya #japan is dedicated to the company’s historical origins in Japanese textiles and how the founder got into building cars as a side gig.

Also, my truck is called a Hilux in most every country except North America where we call it a Tacoma… and finding an official scale model was a bonus. [read more...]

8r4d If ever AI will replace me in #orchestra this is probably what it will look like. Oh #japan [read more...]

castironguy Our first meal in Nagoya #japan was at a little shop near our hotel serving amazing platters of deep fried pork served with cabbage, rice, soup, tea and some sides. This whole meal for both of us was about ¥3000 all in… which is roughly thirty bucks CAD, and we practically rolled out of there. [read more...]

8r4dsfeets … we are in you. So #grate

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8r4dsfeets All aboard? A bullet train to Nagoya #japan [read more...]

8r4d Well, we’re on our way out of Tokyo for now, headed to Nagoya (pronounced Nah-Goh-Yah) #japan for a couple days. The train station is huge and full of all sorts of wild shopping. [read more...]

8r4d A quiet and contemplative afternoon at the museum looking at #japan antiquities. I liked the scrolls and samurai stuff. Karin loved the archeological exhibits. [read more...]