I arrived in Yokkaichi on Thursday evening and met my crew for dinner. Takeshi (Sekine-san) from the Tokyo office, the chief Perry Ho, and his wife Susan went to a okonomi yaki place, which means something like you choose, we grill in sort of a pancake way. Pretty delicious. After working two days, we got Sunday off so Sekine-san, Susan and I went to Nagoya for the day.
Nagoya PicturesWe took a train about 35 minutes, and then a bus to Tokugawaen, which is a Japanese garden with a pond in the center. Apparently it is characteristic of daimyo gardens from the Edo period.
After the garden, we went into the middle of Nagoya to see a parade commemorating an ancient wedding of Princess Hiro to one of the emperor's sons.
There were lots of people dressed in traditional garments. The parade ended at Nagoya Castle, which is a historic place also built during the Edo period. It was home of the Owari Tokugawa clan of the Tokugawa family until the Meiji Era (I read that on Wikipedia). Story has it that the castle sustained tremendous damage during WWII (by some guys called the USAF, whoever they are), but it has been largely restored and is a huge tourist attraction now.
Before the trip to the castle, we ate at a restaurant in a huge mall. Nagoya is also known for its kishima which is a type of long chewy noodles in a fishy broth. Sounds gross, but it was pretty tasty. You have to slurp them up...it's cool, though. That's not considered rude here. Plus my chop sticking is getting good. Solid tourist day in Nagoya.
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