nagoyagirl by uncanny travel

October 21, 2003

nagoyagirl no longer...! I left my job a week ago and moved out of my apartment last weekend! It was possibly the best 15 months of my life! So goodbye Nagoya....I'll be back!

Meanwhile...last week, I hung out with my friend Rich (check out his pictures at filtystinking.com ) in Nagoya and Osaka. Check out the aquariums we went to here!

Now, I'm in Shizuoka prefecture hanging out and enjoying a bit of a rest, studying for the Japanese Proficiency Test in December, and planning my last few getaways to Yokohama, Ghibli Museum, Disneyland and Tokyo (again!)

So check back again!

obon : wakasa bay - nara - tokyo

the beach!

big buddha at todai-ji in nara

more deer

I had another whole week off! And this time I had Ma from home to create havoc with me!

We went on a road trip to the beach, Wakasa on the Japan Sea. We were cramped in the back of an Estima for 3 hours each way...and the day turned out to be a lot of fun, but those of you in Sydney: don't take advantage of the beaches in your own city! Because we drove three hours for something that wasn't as beautiful as any of Sydney's beaches. It was heaps fun all the same.

We hung around Nagoya too, of course.

It rained a lot, and really but we went to Nara anyway, saw some temples, and big Buddhas.

Final stop: Tokyo. We wanted to go to Sanrio Puroland, but couldn't because of the rain, we were scared we might get stuck if the trains got cancelled. I wanted to try Shimokitazawa and Roppongi Hills too, but didn't fancy getting lost in the rain so took us to the usual Shibuya and Harajuku and got to check out some Costume Play kids.

Japan Links

(some sites only in japanese)

accomodation::
welcome inns
japan hotel network
japan youth hostels
kintetsu hotel plan
travel tap

language::
Nihon Mura (JLPT)
AIEJ

music::
astro-hall (venue)
big mouth japan
creativeman
loft (venue)
music venues guide
sos (venues)
smash: gig guide
yokohama bay hall

nagoya::
bus and subway
nagoya-ben
statistics

transport::
jr info
jr tokai bus co.
shinkansen timetable
ekikara timetable

working / living::
gaijinpot
j-phone
price check tokyo
teaching in japan

Sha-Journal

astro boy (regular!)
friends (regular!)
creatures (regular!)
osaka
nagoya aquarium
sanrio puroland
hida
ise
summer break
hiroshima
himeji
ataris
spring break
a flashcard in my eye
one dollar short
snow in my street
kyoto
the suicide machines
takoyaki boy
care bears
joe strummer

More Stuff

about
random shots (regular!)

Shout Outs

Doesn't mean much unless you're on this list and know who I'm talking about, but needs to be said now that I'm leaving...You people (in no particular order) rock!:

Chris, Yui, Shoko and Ken, Namiko, Akinori, Carlos, all of my co-workers in Obu, Miwako, Yuri, Yoshiko, Shinobu, Yuki and Makoto, Brian, Matt F, Matt B, Alison...

And the home crew for all your long-distance loving: Catha, Mari, Bek, Mum, Dad, Gin, Jo, Caryl and Harry, Ma-len-ne, Martina, Jackie, Pat, Darren, Dave, Diana...