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Nagoya Japan!

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My too brief time in Osaka, Nagoya and Tokyo.

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Nagoya Japan!

April 5, 2009

Okinawan yakisoba. Soooo good!

So after the experience in Osaka, I woke bright and early to try to find my way to Nagoya. It took some effort and I went the wrong way....AGAIN, but I eventually made it to the JR station to get a Shinkansen ticket...except I had no clue what I needed! So I went to a window to purchase one where I inadvertently pissed off the attendant by not understanding everything he said. After apologizing I was on my way via Nozomi! It wasn't quite as posh as I expected but the doors totally opened Star Trek style! There was also plenty of leg room and it was a super smooth ride! Really not a bad way to get around. After arriving in Nagoya I met up with Eiko where she introduced me to Yuka, who introduced me to Saori. Quite the chain! Eiko had to run so Yuka, Saori and I went to eat at Genki Sushi.

My head started to vanish! Aiko didn't nothice.

A great little dollar-plate sushi bar where you order by touch screen and a small shinkansen brings your order to you! Afterward we went to Nagoya Castle, viewed the museum and sakura, and walked around a bit. I had origionally planned on spending only 3 days in Nagoya, but I got a call on the last day from my hotel saying they couldn't accommodate me! WTF? So after calling home to have a friend check hotels for me, I decided to stay in Nagoya for another 2 nights. During this time I met up with Eiko, who introduced me to Aiko, and the 3 of us went out for drinks or a bite on the last 3 nights. I also visited the Boston/Nagoya Museum of Fine Arts(which happened to be closed EVERY day without giving a reason), the Nagoya TV tower, Aquarium and a ton of other things. I had an amazing time, the best hotel ever, and met a lot of people. I also walked....a LOT. Seriously, for someone who runs every day I was beat by the end of my time there! After looking around Japan, I decided that I would attempt to make Nagoya my new stomping grounds, since I had been looking for a city to train in next year and wanted to study abroad. So provided I can get a dojo to accept me, and a visa, I hope to be seeing a lot more of it next year!