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!

sanrio puroland, tama

tv in kitty's house	we're here!	kero...
Souvenir from Kitty's House, September 2003
I had the best long weekend! After 10 years of wanting, and 4 years of attempting, I finally got to go to SANRIO PUROLAND, the indoor amusement park featuring everyone's favourite, Hello Kitty and all your favourite characters! There really isn't much to do there if you don't speak Japanese because most of the attractions are singing and dancing shows, but we went to Kitty's House, took a picture with her, got sticker pictures, shopped (actually didn't buy anything because it's 2 days before payday...) and watched a parade, starring the characters and acrobats! The worst part of the whole thing would have to be when we first came in...I saw kerokerokeroppi (the frog) and was so excited, I really wanted a picture, but he kept ignoring me and letting other mothers barge in with their kids and cameras. I was so upset and left in a huff. and didn't get a pic with him either. keroppi SUCKS! Chris' only consolation for me was "well, we won't buy any more of his products anymore, okay?" but I wanted to grab his little head and force him to look at me!!!! He was half my size!! I could've taken him on!

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...