After talking to the staff at Yamasa, lunchtime was approaching and I had no idea of where anything was so some exploration was becoming necessary. I stepped out of the Yamasa building, holding my two maps, and confidently headed left. I walked through some small residential streets and eventually figured out that I wasn’t as sure about where I was as I thought I was. I asked a young salaryman where I was and he explained that I had gone the wrong direction altogether when I went left. I headed back past Yamasa and headed north towards the Seiyu Shopping Centre.
Jan
06
2008
06
2008
Nagoya to Yamasa
My driver wasn’t very chatty so I decided not to push conversation. I was tired from the flight and was grateful of the rest anyway. The Corrs’ Breathless was playing when I got into the car and it took me a minute to realise that he wasn’t messing with me and that this was actually Japanese radio: he didn’t even know I was Irish anyway. (more…)
Jan
06
2008
06
2008
Dublin to Nagoya
Getting to Nagoya was pretty fun, all considered, and the flight was actually enjoyable! I met some cool people on this trip and got to practice lots of Japanese. More after the jump. (more…)
