Month: June 2024
Car Curry @ Toyota Automobile Museum

Mount Fuji… Obstructed

Cars of the Toyota Automobile Museum














Shaking off the terrible experience of Ghibli Park, the Toyota Automobile Museum is only a few stops away by train, far less crowded, has prettier buildings and lots of cool stuff to see.
While their car collection are certainly plentiful (and only a selection is on display, the vast remainder of their collection is in private storage), the large museum also fits in an entire car memorabilia section (toys, car magazines, stamps, etc), showrooms, a library of car-related literature and Toyota catalogs (low key interested in buying a JPN Taxi for personal use), a restaurant and large gift shop (which sadly doesn’t do tax-free either, but hey, you can’t have everything).
Overall, much more satisfying place to visit and spend several hours in. It’s not, however, the best place I went to in Nagoya. That will be for a future post.
Yokohama Bayside Marina

Ghibli Park Is Overrated













Having visited the Ghibli Museum in the past, I was excited to see Ghibli’s attempt at a bigger, Disneyland-like venue. Unfortunately, I was quite underwhelmed by what I saw.
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Tebasaki and Beer @ Sekai no Yamachan



Being in Nagoya, of course I had to sample the local specialty. Yamachan’s one of many popular chains selling fried chicken wings, locally known as Tebasaki. I favored their “Phantom Chicken Wings” which packs a ton of pepper, while my traveling party favored the sweeter soy sauce-flavored chicken wings more. Regardless, definitely enjoyed best with local beer (sorta mandatory since they require every guest to purchase a drink) and other snacking dishes like fish cakes with cheese inside, gyozas, as well as tofu and potato salads.
Nagoya Castle



Sadly the main castle building is off-limits to visitors due to structural repairs. Honmaru Palace provides some interior views, minus the various floors.
Feel free to use the last photo as your wallpaper!
Breakfast @ Komeda’s Coffee


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