Japan Photo Journal 2

Japan Photo Journal

Part 2

It all started with the pigeons. (not really, but it makes a good opening line.)

I was walking in Hisaya-odori park downtown, minding my own business, when about fifty pigeons swarmed down on me.
And then followed me on foot. I got a couple of pictures and then slowly backed away.

The most interesting place for sightseeing I’ve been to so far is Inuyama. There’s a castle (an old one, I love the way it smells)
and Meiji-mura historical village; there’s also a monkey zoo, but I haven’t seen it yet. Oh yes, and lizards. And woods.

This merchant’s house gets my vote for most interesting building in Meiji-mura; you can take a guided tour.
The thing on the left is a decorative screen in the shape of a moon and bamboo.

Then there’s the science museum. Most of it was kids’ activities, but I liked the planetarium (no cameras allowed, darnit)
and this traditional Japanese tea-bot. It “walks” forward until someone picks up the cup, then when they set the cup down
it turns 180 degrees and returns to its starting point. Originally they were made of wood, and apparently very difficult to make work right.

I’ve also been exploring on the Linimo, Nagoya’s most modern transportation device.

So where does the Linimo go? Nowhere much:

I’ve also been to the Arimatsu tie-dyeing museum, Villago Italiano (an Italian-themed shopping mall with a cover charge),
Seto City, and various undistinguishably urban parts of Nagoya. Oh yes, and a conveyor belt sushi restaurant, but I didn’t have my camera with me.

And what do I do when I’m not sightseeing or watching TV?

Well, I tend my garden, watch my roommate’s insane goldfish …

… do some crafts, read comics (in Japanese), and try to figure out how to put on a yukata.
And yes, I know I’m not supposed to wear shoes on tatami.

And of course, there were the cherry blossoms, though it rained practically the whole time:

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