Figure it Out! Exploring Nagoya’s Anime Figure Cafes
Oct 25, 2022 By Bert Wishart
While many people come to Japan due to their deep-seated interest in Japanese culture, I arrived here with absolutely zero knowledge of what was happening around me, popular culture-wise. I...[ Click to read more ]
Thanksgiving in Nagoya
Oct 13, 2022 By Bert Wishart
With Thanksgiving being a North American holiday, we aren't really within our rights to expect Nagoya to celebrate the fourth Thursday of November the same way it would in the...[ Click to read more ]
Castles, Shoguns and Family Fun on a Day Trip to Okazaki
Sep 30, 2022 By Bert Wishart
While the goings on in Aichi Prefecture are regularly dominated by the capital, long before the construction of Nagoya Castle, Okazaki was one of the great seats of regional power....[ Click to read more ]
Osu Street Performers’ Festival
Sep 17, 2022 By Bert Wishart
October brings the Nagoya Festival, a massive parade throughout the city celebrating three great warriors and historical leaders connected to the city: Oda Nobunaga, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and Tokugawa Ieyasu. However, this is by no...[ Click to read more ]
Must-Visit, Lesser-Known Shrines and Temples of Nagoya
Aug 31, 2022 By Bert Wishart
There are few more pleasant experiences in Japan than turning a corner of a seemingly ordinary street and suddenly finding yourself face-to-face with a beautiful old shrine or temple. This...[ Click to read more ]
Have a Good Morning! Nagoya’s Breakfast Institution
Aug 31, 2022 By Bert Wishart
Japanese cuisine is well known for its delicate flavors, subtlety, and exquisite fragility. However, here in Aichi, we do things a little differently. Nagoya-meshi is famed for its full flavor,...[ Click to read more ]
International Supermarkets in Nagoya
Aug 30, 2022 By Bert Wishart
Japanese food is famous, and we are perhaps lucky to live in a country in which the cuisine holds such high regard. Even with such a wealth of good food...[ Click to read more ]
Nagoya’s Dragon – Akira Toriyama, Creator of Dragon Ball
Jul 29, 2022 By Bert Wishart
What's the first thing that comes to mind when you think of Japan? Sushi? Oh, okay, how about the second thing? Samurai and geisha? Oh, okay, the third thing? The...[ Click to read more ]
Aichi Museum of Flight
Jul 19, 2022 By Bert Wishart
Aichi Prefecture is, of course, famed for its manufacturing. The area has a long and illustrious history of being the center of Japan's engineering industry, particularly in the automotive sector,...[ Click to read more ]
The Vend of The World – Explore Nagoya’s Eclectic Vending Machines
Jun 30, 2022 By Bert Wishart
Is there a more convenient country in the world than Japan? The trains run so fast they’re named after bullets, package redelivery can be arranged anytime, and there is an...[ Click to read more ]
