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Friday Flash..More from the Nagoya Sumo Tournament
2008-07-17 19:35:00 A couple of shots from the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament I attended earlier in the week.Below is a photo of yokozuna Asashoryu performing the traditional dohyo-iri or "entering the ring" ceremony.Accompanied by two lower ranked wrestlers and a judge,the yokozuna goes through an elaborate ceremony.After clapping his hands to get the attention of the gods he extends his hands to his sides and turns his palms upward to show he isnt hiding any weapons.He next rises one leg in the air then the other.Finally he stomps each leg down onto the the surface of the ring or dohyo symbolically driving evil away.After he has finished and his attendants have left the other yokozuna Hakuho repeated the ceremony.The second shot shows some of the merchandise and souvenirs available from the stalls outside the gym.Various towels,cloths and handkerchiefs were available.A multitude of Hello Kitty goods was also on sale.Pens,cookies and cloths bearing Hello Kitty figures in sumo garb were displayed in each...
By: porcelain-monkey
Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament July 2008
2008-07-14 06:32:00 I dragged myself up early and along to the second day of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament.There was a line of people already waiting when I arrived at the ticket office.After standing in an orderly fashion for 10 minutes in the rapidly rising heat I purchased my ticket.And escaped into the air conditioned chasm of the Nagoya Prefectural Gym.In time to see the first bout of the day at 8:35pm.There were two shock results from the opening day.First Kotooshu,the ozeki from Bulgaria,who won the last tournament and is looking for another Emperors Cup to gain promotion to yokozuna,lost.Not surprisng really considering that his opponent was Aminishiki.His record against him now stands at 0-6 including one loss by default.The other surprise was Asashoryu's loss to Toyonoshima.Asa's record against him was 5-0 until yesterdays bout when Toyonoshima narrowly avoided touching the dirt before Asashoryu.The photo above shows a bowl of chanko nabe.Its a key dish in the diet of a sumo wrestler.It ...
By: porcelain-monkey
Nagoya Tram and Subway Museum
2008-06-16 04:13:00 I visited the Nagoya Tram and Subway Museum earlier in the week.Its near Akaike subway station on the Tsuramai Line.Theres a wall map at the station.The museum is basically a block behind the station.Turn right as you leave Exit 2.Walk straight down the hill.At the end of the street turn right and head towards the traffic lights and Route 153.At the intersection cross the road and turn right.You should be heading up the hill on Route 153.Theres a big sign indicating the museum over the traffic lanes.There are four old tram and subway cars on display in the Museum.In the middle of the display hall there are a number of computer and interactive displays which proved popular with the noisy throngs of kids present.Another drawcard was the large model railway based loosely on Nagoya.There were model buildings of JR Central Towers and Nagoya TV Tower around which model shinkansen trains circled endlessly.With their noses and fingers pressed firmly against the display glass an employee wa...
By: porcelain-monkey
6/29 ClubDEEP Nagoya
2008-06-07 05:04:00 ClubDEEP Nagoya will be held in ZEPP Nagoya. They have added a tag-team grappling fight to this card, participating will be Hidehiko Hasegawa. Also in this event there are a mix of rules including MMA, grappling and Kick rule.I was confused by what seems to be the main event... Less than 3 months ago, Ryan Bow and Naoki Matsushita fought a draw in ClubDEEP Tokyo, now they get a re-match.It will be interesting to see if Kunihiro Watanabe can continue to finish his opponent inside the first minute, but in this one he might be considered the underdog against the more experienced Umemura, who also likes to finish his fights early.MMA:Naoki Matsushita 9-9-9 vs. 16-8-0 Ryan BowTakashi Matsushita 2-5-1 vs. 0-4-1 Hideo MatsuiHiroshi Umemura 10-7-3 vs. 4-2-0 Kunihiro Watanabe Atsuhiro Tsuboi 5-10-2 vs. 1-3-0 Henrik "Wolverine" Kakiuchi Seiji Akao 3-1-0 vs. 0-2-0 Tatsumitsu WadaTadao Kimura vs. 4-2-0 Yoshiyume ChodoGrappling Tag-team: Hidehiko Hasegawa/Taishi vs. Christian/KodaKick-rule:?? Os...
By: Japan-MMA.com
Nagoya street-side scout arrested for trying to recruit hosts
2008-06-04 00:00:00 {mosgoogle right}NAGOYA -- A man was arrested for trying to pick up two men to work as hosts, becoming the first person apprehended under a new law that bans street-side recruitment for adult businesses in Aichi Prefecture, police said.The 22-year-old Nagoya host club employee whose name has not been released was arrested Sunday afternoon for breaking an Aichi Prefectural Government ordinance.Changes to the ordinance came into effect Sunday banning street-side recruitmen ...
Nagoya subway line to introduce women-only carriages at night to thwart gro
2008-06-03 00:00:00 {mosgoogle right}NAGOYA -- Nagoya Municipal Subway's Higashiyama Line is set to begin operating women-only carriages during evening peak hours as early as June 2, it has been learned.The women-only carriages will operate between 5 p.m. and 9 p.m. on weekdays, with one carriage per train allowing only female passengers. Women-only carriages already operate in the morning on weekdays until 9 a.m.About 449,000 people use the Higashiyama Line each day, accounting for roughly ...
Nagoya Friends at Red Rock in Sakae 6/7
2008-05-31 10:32:00 Nagoya Friends is holding it's 53rd party in Nagoya! PARTY AT Date: June 7th, 2008 (1st Saturday)Time: 18:30 - 21:00; Drinks will be served between 6:30pm-8:45pm.Place: The Red Rock (2F Aster Plaza Building, 4-14-6 Sakae, Nagoya (very close to Sakae Station)Fee: 3000 YenDress code: Anything (Casual, etc)Reservations: Not necessary but recommended and appreciated. Just show up to the party!Over 25,000 Yen worth of exciting prize giveaways each month!There will be free food along with free drinks (beers, wine, cocktail drinks and juices). Our party is not a dinner party, but we will have light food & snacks. Quantities are limited, so please come early! Please free to come alone or bring your friends. EVERYBODY is welcome to join regardless of nationality/gender. Reservation is greatly appreciated. About 125-150+ people are expected to attend. Approximately 55% female and 45% male, 70% Japaneseand 30% non-Japanese. Pictures from previous Nagoya Friends Parties. ...
Abandoned Car Taken Away
2008-05-29 06:27:00 ??????Finally...it's gone. This Monday a car abandoned across the small stream from my house has at last been taken away. Loaded on to a truck by crane and driven away fully five months after it was abandoned and ticketed on November 19th, 2007.The stream, by the way, marks the boundary between Nagoya city and Nisshin and it seems Nagoya city authorities move a little quicker on dumped vehicles than their Nisshin counterparts. A car abandoned on the Nagoya side just up the road was taken away after just a few days. It was first dumped on the main road to Toyota, almost completely blocking a T-junction, was then moved to a less dangerous position on a side road and then disappeared, presumably at the hands of Nagoya city authorities. The licence plate was for a city near Tokyo.At last the rusting, oil-spewing hulk over in Nisshin no longer presents a traffic, ecological or aesthetic threat to the neighborhood. Good bloody riddence!If only the old codger, who insists of driving here ...
Garuda to reopen Bali-Nagoya route
2008-05-26 06:03:00 Indonesian flag carrier Garuda will reopen a route linking the resort island of Bali with the Japanese city of Nagoya next month, a spokesman for the airline said Monday.The route will be served three times a week using a 293-seater Airbus 330-300 starting on June 2, Pujobroto told AFP. The flights would be on Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays.The flight to Japan's fourth-largest city from Bali's capital city of Denpasar had been closed down by Garuda in mid-January 2007.New market research showing strong demand for the route convinced the company to reopen the flight, Pujobroto said.Garuda currently flies a daily Tokyo-Jakarta-Denpasar route and five weekly flights from Osaka to Denpasar.Indonesia News Blog: http://indosnesos.blogspot.com-
Nagoya Friends Party at Shooters 5/17
2008-05-15 01:16:00 Nagoya Friends is holding it's 52nd party in Nagoya! PARTY AT Date: May 17th, 2008 (3rd Saturday) Time: 18:30 - 21:00 Drinks will be served between 6:30pm-8:45pm. Place: Shooter's Bar (Pola Bldg, 2-9-26 Sakae, Naka-ku (very close to Fushimi Station) Fee: 3000 Yen Dress code: Anything (Casual, etc) Reservations: Not necessary but recommended and appreciated. Just show up to the party! Over 25,000 Yen worth of exciting prize giveaways each month! There will be free food along with free drinks (beers, wine, cocktail drinks and juices). Our party is not a dinner party, but we will have light food & snacks. Quantities are limited, so please come early! Please free to come alone or bring your friends. EVERYBODY is welcome to join regardless of nationality/gender. Reservation is greatly appreciated. About 125-150+ people are expected to attend. Approximately 55% female and 45% male,...
Toyota Commemorative Museum of Industry & Technology
2008-05-14 04:49:00 ???????After visiting the Toyota Automobile Museum earlier this year, I was inspired to visit Toyota's other showpiece museum in Nagoya, the Toyota Commemorative Museum of Industry & Technology, not far from Nagoya Station.I was not disappointed; the museum is superb. The museum is housed in the original red brick buildings of the Toyoda (the forerunner of present-day Toyota Corp) textile factory and research center.The museum is divided in to two parts in separate buildings. The first building exhibits early automatic looms and outlines the history of spinning cloth. Sakichi Toyoda, the founder of the Toyota empire developed a wooden hand loom in 1890 and went on to patent an automatic loom based on a British model in 1924, which guaranteed the financial success of his enterprise.The second building is all about car production. Toyoda's son, Kiichiro, developed the model AA passenger car - Toyota's first mass-produced automobile introduced in 1936. Various production line un...
Police search for man in Nagoya who mugged woman on bicycle
2008-05-14 00:00:00 {mosgoogle right}NAGOYA -- A man who attacked a woman on a bicycle and stole her bag containing cash remains at large, police said.A 21-year-old female employee of a live music venue from Nagoya's Nakamura-ku was attacked by a man who approached her from behind as she was pedaling home on a street in Nakamura-ku at around 12:30 a.m. on Tuesday, local police said.The man grabbed the neck of the woman, toppling her down to the ground, and kicked her in the abdomen. He then ...
Nagoya International Speed Dating May 10th at Tsurumai
2008-05-06 18:26:00 Nagoya International Speed Dating Returns May 10th!!Time: 6-9pm registration from 6:00 to 6:30pmPlace: Nagoya Tsurumai City Public Hall, 1-1-3 Tsurumai (very close to JR Nagoya Station)PREPAY FEE: Men 2500, Women 200030 couples only! 30 men and 30 women!Reserve and prepay to join!Get off at Tsurumai Station (JR Chuo Line[South Exit] or Subway Tsurumai Line[Exit #4])
The World Of Monet..Nagoya Boston Museum
2008-05-05 04:08:00 Currently showing at the Nagoya Boston Museum of Fine Arts in Nagoya is an exhibition entitled The World of Claude Monet.There are 25 Monet works on show as well as paintings by some of his contemporaries such as Degas,Renoir and Manet.There is only one of his waterlily paintings on display.Its the last item on the guide and takes centre stage in the final room of paintings.For me,however,the real highlights came earlier.Monet seemed to have a thing about haystacks and painted numerous ones at different times of the day.The example included in this exhibition appeared to light up and illuminate the whole area.Examining the canvas closely,(I could virtually touch the paintings glass with my nosetip as there is a welcome absence of barriers or ropes),it appears to a series of haphazard,indiscriminate daubs and brushstrokes of paint.It is only stepping back from the wall that the whole thing coalesces and you can see the graduations and transition of light which Monet and the other Imp...
By: porcelain-monkey
Police raid underground casino in Nagoya
2008-05-02 00:00:00 {mosgoogle right}NAGOYA -- Eleven employees and 33 customers of an underground casino were arrested Thursday for operating baccarat tables inside the establishment, police said.Eiichi Ito, 31, manager of a casino in Nagoya's Naka-ku, and 10 employees of the bar stand accused of running a gambling place for the purpose of making a profit. A 45-year-old company executive from Nagoya and 32 other customers at the bar are accused of gambling.Investigators suspect that the ma ...
Nike Dunk Japan Pack - Osaka, Fukoaka, Nagoya & Tokyo
2008-04-26 00:00:00 Nike has come up with another pack, this time entitled the Nike Dunk Japan Pack. They consist of four pairs of Dunks, each one inspired by four different cities in Japan. They include the Osaka/Doutonbori Dunk which pays homage to the food of Osaka, the Fukoaka Dunk which pays ...
By: KicksOnFire.com
Nagoya lead the way as the J. League goes Golden
2008-04-25 04:12:00 Nagoya Grampus lead the J. League standings by three points ahead of the traditional Golden Week rush. The Toyota-backed outfit are playing fast-paced, attacking football under new coach Dragan Stojkovic, however Nagoya fans are quick to point out that they were also leading the league at the same stage last season, only to limp home to an eventual eleventh placed finish.Nevertheless Nagoya's confidence will be sky-high ahead of their visit to Ajinomoto Stadium where they take on the hapless Tokyo Verdy, who followed up a 5-0 thrashing by Shimizu S-Pulse in the League Cup with a similarly embarrassing 5-1 defeat by an injury-hit Kashiwa Reysol last weekend.Shimizu S-Pulse take on FC Tokyo at Nihondaira Stadium, with these two sides having already met in the League Cup at the same venue this season. Shimizu won that game 3-1, and with the Shizuoka outfit hovering just above the relegation zone, they'll hope for a repeat scoreline in front of their passionate supporters.Northern sid...
By: Soccerphile Blog
Tokugawaen (Japanese Garden) Nagoya
2008-04-23 05:25:00 Last weekend i went down to Nagoya with some Friends. The plan for the weekend was pretty basic, down Saturday morning and back Sunday afternoonvia theShinkansen, with plenty of food and drink in the middle. Saturday was just that, we got in at lunchtime so it was straight down to a local restaurant fora few ofNagoya’s ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Tokugawaen (Japanese Garden) Nagoya", url: "http://neilduckett.com/tokugaw-aen-japanese-garden-nagoya/" });
Lauren Jade Ryan Exhibition At Plastic Factory
2008-04-18 07:33:00 ????????????Emerging Australian artist Lauren Jade Ryan will hold an exhibition of paintings and prints at Plastic Factory in Imaike, Nagoya.The Reception/Opening Party will be on Saturday May 10th from 7pm - Free Admission.Click on the poster to enlargeThe exhibition runs from May 9-May 15 1pm-7pm daily.Plastic Factory13-32 Kanda-choChikusa-kuNagoya(Imaik-e Subway Sta. Exit 2 or 3)Tel: 090-9894-9242 (English)090-3937-5672 (Japanese)Nagoya's Plastic Factory welcomes the art world with the completion of its 2nd floor gallery and event studio.This space, with its stylish decor and ample area, can be rented for exhibitions, receptions, meetings, acoustic music performances and related works.Yahoo Japan Auction ServiceBook a hotel in Japan with BookingsTokyo Serviced ApartmentsBudget accommodation in JapanHappi CoatsJapanese For Busy PeopleTagsJapan Australian art Plastic Factory Nagoya Lauren Jade
Nagoya Friends Party, April 26th, 2008
2008-04-15 01:04:00 Nagoya Friends is holding it's 51st party in Nagoya!Date: Saturday Apr. 26th, 2008Time: 18:15 - 20:45 Drinks will be served between 6:30pm-8:40pm. Place: Nagoya Tsurumai City Public Hall, 1-1-3 Tsurumai (very close to JR Nagoya Station) Fee:3000 Yen Gentlemen, 2500 Yen Ladies 1st 15 foreigners 2000 yen each!Dress code: Anything (Casual, etc) Reservations: Not necessary but recommended and appreciated. Just show up to the party!Over 25,000 Yen worth of exciting prize giveaways each month! FREE Travel vouchers from JST Travel Group in Sakae!A free 1 GB iPod Shuffle There will be free food along with free drinks (beers, wine, cocktail drinks and juices). Our party is not a dinner party, but we will have light food & snacks. Quantities are limited, so please come early! Please free to come alone or bring your friends. EVERYBODY is welcome to join regardless of nationality/gender. Reservation is greatly appreciated. About 125-150+ people are expected to attend. Approximately 55% fem...
Shimizu S-Pulse v Nagoya Grampus
2008-04-13 06:36:00 The best thing on display in a Shimizu S-Pulse shirt yesterday at pretty Nihondaira Stadium was the pre-match entertainment dancers.Listen to the sounds of the Shimizu fansOn the pitch, Shimizu were poor again and lost 2-0 to an improving Nagoya Grampus. The loss of ace marksman Korean Cho Jae-jin seems to be key to the Shizuoka Prefecture club's poor form this season.The tall Cho Jae-jin, who has returned to the K.League with Jeonbuk Motors after a move to the English Premier League fell through, has been replaced with a 1.65 meter Brazilian, Marcos Aurelio, plucked from his country's third division in a piece of ill-advised transfer activity by a literally short-sighted board.Over 14,000 supportive fans saw the match but crowds are slipping as the team continues to slide in to the bottom three of the J-League.Bet with Bet 365World Soccer NewsSoccer betting tipsSoccer Books & DVDsTagsSoccer News soccer football J-League S-Pulse Shimizu
By: Soccerphile Blog
Trainspotting in Japan
2008-04-11 02:31:00 ?????1000?????????With scores of different engine types employed by numerous private railway companies, Japan is a trainspotter's dreamland.Every weekend thousands of mostly young to middle aged men gather at stations across the nation photographing and videoing their speeding steel idols.I rode with a group of spotters in the front seats of a train recently and was amused to see them flashing the V peace sign with their fingers as we roared through stations to be caught on film by their rival geeks shooting away on the platforms. Every station on the trip had someone taking photographs or video.Here is a video homage on YouTube to Meitetsu's Panorama Super shot mainly at Nagoya, Kanayama, Jingu-mae and Arimatsu stations. The video is set lovingly to Abba's "Dancing Queen.""Having the time of your life. UUUHHH!"Yahoo Japan Auction ServiceBook a hotel in Japan with BookingsTokyo Serviced ApartmentsBudget accommodation in JapanHappi CoatsJapanese For Busy PeopleTagsJapan Panorama S...
Nagoya Friends Latin Fever Night @ Salsa One 4/12
2008-04-07 12:35:00 Latin Fever at Salsa One in SakaeDate: April 12th, 2008 (2nd Saturday)Time: 18:30 - 21:00Drinks will be served between 6:30pm-8:45pm.Free Salsa Lessons for anyone who wants one!Place: Salsa One, Okuda Bldg 3F, 5-3-4 Sakae, Naka-ku, NagoyaFee: 3000 Yen Gentlemen, 2500 Yen LadiesDress code: Anything (Casual, etc)Reservations: Not necessary but recommended and appreciated. Just show up to the party!Over 25,000 Yen worth of exciting prize giveaways each month!First 15 foreigners in the DOOR, only 2000 YENReserve HEREThere will be free food along with free drinks (beers, wine, cocktail drinks and juices). Our party is not a dinner party, but we will have light food & snacks. Quantities are limited, so please come early! Please free to come alone or bring your friends. EVERYBODY is welcome to join regardless of nationality/gender. Reservations are greatly appreciated. About 125-150+ people are expected to attend. Approximately 55% female and 45% male, 70% Japanese and 30% non-Japanes...
Japan This Week 23/3/08
2008-04-03 03:39:00 ?????Utagawa exhibit in Brooklyn, USA.NY TimesJapanese Everest climber in limbo because of Tibet troubles.GuardianJapanese interrogations to be taped.Daily YomiuriForeign visa stays to be increased from 3 to 5 years.Daily YomiuriUS sailor's credit card found in murdered cab driver'scab and suspect apprehended by US authorities.Japan TimesJapanese navy boss sacked.BBCStabbing frenzy in Tsuchiura.BBCDelay on appoinment of new Bank of Japan (BOJ) head.BBCBoston Red Sox in Tokyo.Yahoo! SportsJapan's Pan-Asianism and the Legitimacy of Imperial World Order, 1931?1945.Japan FocusCoin shower in downtown Tokyo offers more than soap andwater.MainichiLast week's Japan newsJapan StatisticsJapan's population fell during the period October 2006 to October 2007. The number of births during the 12 months was 1,101,000 compared with 1,103,000 deaths.Japan's GDP growth rate in 2006 was 2.2%.Japan's GDP is world's second largest at approximately USD4.6 trillion in 2007.In 2004, the annual cut ...
3 women lose 190,000 yen in separate bag-snatching incidents in Nagoya
2008-04-03 00:00:00 {mosgoogle right}NAGOYA -- Three women lost nearly 190,000 yen in separate bag-snatching incidents that occurred here Wednesday morning, police said.Investigators said they suspect that the same man was responsible for the three incidents, noting that the man in all the three cases was riding a motorcycle and wearing a white helmet.Between 8:50 and 11:10 a.m. on Wednesday, a man riding a motorcycle snatched bags from three women aged between 60 and 77 on sidewalks in Kit ...
Nagoya bag-snatcher jumps in river during escape attempt
2008-03-31 00:00:00 {mosgoogle right}NAGOYA -- A bag-snatcher was arrested after he was chased by two passersby and jumped into a river in a vain attempt to flee, police said.Hideto Koike, 43, an unemployed man of no fixed address, stands accused of theft. He has admitted to the charges, telling police, "I needed money to live."According to police, Koike snatched a bag containing about 37,000 yen in cash from a 44-year-old woman from Suzuka, Mie Prefecture, who was walking on a road in Nago ...
A's, Red Sox get MLB show on the road
2008-03-28 10:05:00 Major League Baseball created a lot of buzz in Japan when it opened its 2008 season in Tokyo with two games between the World Series champion Boston Red Sox and the Oakland Athletics on March 25 and 26.The teams split the series, Boston winning a dramatic encounter on opening day 6-5 in 10 innings and the A?s holding on to win Game 2 by a score of 5-1. Both games were played at Tokyo Dome.Former Seibu Lion right-hander Daisuke Matsuzaka became just the second Japanese native to start a season opener following Hideo Nomo, who did it three times, once for the Detroit Tigers in 2000 and twice for the Los Angeles Dodgers (2003-2004).Matsuzaka was also making his first appearance in Japan since joining Boston for 51 million dollars at the end of the 2006 season. Dice-K, as he is known stateside, went 15-12 with a 4.40 ERA in his rookie MLB season and topped that off with a World Series ring.Matsuzaka?s homecoming was a bit of a letdown, however, as he struggled with his control early on ...
Yokkaichi
2008-03-25 18:54:00 ???Yokkaichi in Mie Prefecture on the Kintetsu and JR Lines west of Nagoya Station is definitely off the beaten track.Best known as an oil-refining city, you can smell the petrol from Yokkiachi's refineries if the prevailing breeze is blowing inshore. Thankfully on the day we visited it wasn't. Yokkaichi means "four days market" and was a thriving international port in the late 19th century. During the 1960s the chemical industries in town gave rise to Yokkaichi zensoku - a kind of asthma caused by the sulphur emissions from the town's many chemical plants.Congested during the week, Yokkaichi is pleasantly relaxed on Saturdays and Sundays. I could not find a tourist office at either the Kintetsu or JR station, separated by about 700m on the town's grand boulevard, so I gave up sightseeing and just walked the town.Unless you draw the short straw and are posted here as a JET assistant high school teacher or lecture at the respected but failing Yokkaichi University, there is little...
Woman stabbed by mystery man on Nagoya streets
2008-03-25 00:00:00 {mosgoogle right}NAGOYA -- A woman is fighting for her life in a hospital here Monday after she was suddenly stabbed by a man who came up behind her and unleashed a surprise attack before riding off on a bicycle, police said.Yasuko Nakatani, 36, is in a serious condition after being stabbed, with the wound puncturing her lung.She remains conscious despite the injuries.Police continue searching for her attacker, who was described as wearing a hood at the time h ...
Nagoya Friends - Spring Celebration 3/29 at Tsurumai!
2008-03-24 06:14:00 Nagoya Friends is holding it's 50th party in Nagoya! Date: Saturday Mar. 29th, 2008 Time: 18:15 - 20:45 Drinks will be served between 6:30pm-8:40pm. Place: Nagoya Tsurumai City Public Hall, 1-1-3 Tsurumai (very close to JR Nagoya Station) Fee:3000 Yen Gentlemen, 2500 Yen Ladies 1st 15 foreigners 2000 yen each! Dress code: Anything (Casual, etc) Reservations: Not necessary but recommended and appreciated. Just show up to the party! Over 25,000 Yen worth of exciting prize giveaways each month! There will be free food along with free drinks (beers, wine, cocktail drinks and juices). Our party is not a dinner party, but we will have light food & snacks. Quantities are limited, so please come early! Please free to come alone or bring your friends. EVERYBODY is welcome to join regardless of nationality/gender. Reservation is greatly appreciated. About 125-150+ people are exp...
Nob & Pecker Sakae
2008-03-21 17:01:00 ?????????Shop signs written in English in Japan can still cause merriment and wonder to visitors with a grasp of English language slang.Here are a couple of classics seen in the Sakae district of Nagoya.Yahoo Japan Auction ServiceBook a hotel in Japan with BookingsTokyo Serviced ApartmentsBudget accommodation in JapanHappi CoatsJapanese For Busy PeopleTagsJapan Sakae Shop sign Nagoya Japanese language
Korankei
2008-03-12 03:50:00 ???Korankei (lit. "Fragrant Storm Valley") is a known beauty-spot outside Toyota city not far from Nagoya.Korankei gets very busy in October and November, when visitors flock to see the autumn leaves. In summer, families with children come here to cool down in the river, in winter the fresh fish and soba noodle restaurants are the biggest draw.There are over 4,000 Japanese maple trees in the area and the pathways and bridges are illuminated at night during the leaf-viewing season.There are Meitetsu buses to Korankei, which is in an area called Asuke, though they are not frequent. If you are coming by car take route 153 from Toyota city.Yahoo Japan Auction ServiceBook a hotel in Japan with BookingsTokyo Serviced ApartmentsBudget accommodation in JapanHappi CoatsJapanese For Busy PeopleTagsJapan Korankei maple leaves Nagoya Aichi
Attacker hacks off schoolgirl's hair in Nagoya park
2008-03-12 00:00:00 {mosgoogle right}NAGOYA -- A man hacked off a 20-centimeter length of a 16-year-old high school girl's hair at a park here Tuesday morning, police said.Local police are treating the case as inflicting bodily injury, although the girl was otherwise unharmed. The attacker was described about 30 years old, with dyed brown hair and wearing glasses and a mask.The attack occurred at around 7:20 a.m., as the second-year high school girl was walking through Chikusa Park in Chiku ...
Linimo
2008-03-11 05:51:00 ???Built for Aichi Expo 2005, Nagoya's Linimo service is a Maglev (magnetic-levitated) train and claims to be the first such urban Maglev service.The Linimo runs on an elevated track via nine stations on the approximately 9km-long Tobu Kyuryo Line from Fujigaoka Station on the Higashiyama Subway Line to the terminus at Yakusa Station, which has connections to the Aichi Loop Line.The smooth-running, driver-less trains are not built for speed, unlike the new Maglev service in Shanghai, reaching just 100kph. The service also has to be shut down during strong winds.The Linimo serves the eastern suburbs of Nagoya, Nagakute, and is convenient for visiting the Toyota Automobile Museum near Geidai Dori Station and the Ai Chikyu Haku Kinen Koen (the former site of Aichi Expo 2005 and now returned to a park).The Linimo is not cheap and a ride from Fujigaoka to Yakusa costs 360 yen. A one-day Linimo pass is 800 yen for adults. The first train from Fujigaoka towards Yakusa departs at 5.50am wi...
Nagoya Auto Trend 2008
2008-03-10 12:39:00 Having had my fill of culture recently,I decided to join the throngs and head off to see the annual car show.It was the first time I'd used the Aonami train as well as visit both the car show and the Port Messe Nagoya complex.The Aonami line begins at Nagoya Station and ends some 25 minutes and 350 yen later on the industrial commercial side of the Port.Port Messe is a sprawling complex of exhibition halls and conference venues.The Nagoya Auto Trend show ran for three days and displays spread over three huge halls.As well as the major local Japanese car manufacturers being present a number of luxury foreign car makers also had displays such as BMW,Audi and Mercedes Benz. There were a number of F1 racing cars on display including this vehicle.Its the first time Ive tried to take photos at a car show and I encountered a number of problems.The first problem was the different light levels round each display.Spotlights and coloured lights,flashing indicator lights and glare from all the...
By: porcelain-monkey
Kintetsu Nagoya Line train opens doors despite overshooting platform in Mie
2008-03-09 00:00:00 {mosgoogle right}YOKKAICHI, Mie -- The conductor of a Nagoya Line train opened the train doors without noticing that they had overshot a station here, its operator said. None of the passengers was injured.At around 7:35 a.m. on Friday, the three-carriage local train overran the end of the platform at Miyamado Station on the Kinki Nippon Railway (Kintetsu) Nagoya Line in Yokkaichi by 14 meters, company officials said.The 29-year-old conductor opened the doors of the train ...
Toyota Automobile Museum
2008-03-08 05:52:00 ??????Nagoya has two outstanding museums - the Tokugawa Art Museum and the Toyota Automobile Museum. The first displays the riches of the Tokugawa shogunate and its founder, local boy, Tokugawa Ieyasu. The Toyota Automobile Museum showcases the area's new wealth and prestige based on the huge production of cars by local manufacturer Toyota Corp.Drunken salarymen will tell you the success of Toyota is based on the same "Mikawa spirit" that produced the long rule of the Tokugawa. Be that as it may, if you have time, visit the Toyota Automobile Museum - its a superb tribute to the automobile and surely one of the best museums of its type in the world.Situated in Nagakute, to the east of central Nagoya, the Toyota Automobile Museum has exhibits of European and American cars on its second floor and Japanese cars on the third floor. The displays are carefully themed with sections dedicated to historic automobiles, luxury cars and mass production models. The Japanese section has high perf...
Naughty Nagoya shop offers oral hors d'ouvres before serving the main cours
2008-03-04 17:57:00 Get out your notepads, guys, because this item from Asahi Geino (2/28) warrants a short Japanese language lesson.First word: "Fera."The Japanese abbreviation for fellatio (oral sex performed on a male).Second word: "Shimei."Literally, "to point to a name." When used in the pink trade, it refers to requesting a specific female attendant by name.Third word: "Fuzoku."Literally "ways of the world." In the generic sense, any type of pink business.Put 'em all together, and you've got a sex shop where customers get to choose who serves them oral sex.Although the recent crackdowns on pink businesses has taken much of the wind from Tokyo's sails, it seems that down Nagoya way, the sex shops -- in the form of "fashion health" massage parlors, pink salons and new "deai cafes" with cute young waitresses on their menu -- are booming as never before.Via
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Peruvian Music At Kanayama Station
2008-03-04 04:28:00 ?????Listen to the music of Peruvian buskersAichi Prefecture along with nearby Shizuoka Prefecture has the largest numbers of South American residents in Japan. Many of them live in small satellite towns surrounding Nagoya, working in the automotive industry, toiling long hours at low pay to produce parts for such giants as Toyota and Mitsubishi.Sunday is usually the only day off during the week for these workers to relax and persue their interests. Occasionally it is possible to see a couple of Peruvian guys performing a duo of guitar and nosepipe outside the gents' toilet at the main entrance to Kanayama Station. Busking is illegal in public places in Japan and the police turn a blind eye depending on how they feel. Yakuza gangsters may also drop by to take a share of street performers' meagre takings.Copies of the guys' CD are on sale if you ever catch them live.Yahoo Japan Auction ServiceBook a hotel in Japan with BookingsTokyo Serviced ApartmentsBudget accommodation in Japan...
Nagoya pair arrested for selling marijuana plant seeds
2008-03-02 00:00:00 {mosgoogle right}NAGOYA -- Two men have been arrested for selling marijuana plant seeds to customers while knowing they would grow the plants, police said.Hideyuki Inui, 35, and Takuma Okano, 22, both employees of a store in Naka-ku, Nagoya, stand accused of violating the Cannabis Control Law.Inui denied the allegations, saying, "I didn't know they would grow the plants," while Okano admitted to the charges, investigators said.In early March last year, Inui an ...
Central Post Offices In Japan
2008-03-01 04:52:00 ?????Japanese central post offices are a real life-saver if you need to post something out of normal office hours. Central post offices are open longer than local post offices and at weekends.Central post offices in big cities such as Tokyo, Nagoya and Kyoto are usually located near the main railway station.For example Nagoya central post office at Nagoya Station is open Monday-Friday 9am-7pm, Saturday 9am-5pm and Sunday 9am-12.30pm. Outside those hours an emergency 24 window is available until the post office reopens fully the next day.Tokyo central post office located at Tokyo Station's Marunouchi Exit is open even longer, Monday-Friday 9am-9pm, Saturday 9am-7pm and Sunday 9am-7pm. Kyoto central post office to your left as you leave the main exit at Kyoto Station has the same hours as Tokyo.District post offices, one per ward (ku), also maintain an after hours window for emergency posting. For example, my district post office in Tenpaku ward in Nagoya is open Monday-Friday 9am-7p...
Chubu International Airport Shopping
2008-02-28 03:45:00 ??????Chubu International Airport or Centrair is Japan's third largest airport after Tokyo's Narita Airport and Kansai International Airport near Osaka.Located on a man-made island off the west coast of the Chita Peninsula to the south of Nagoya, Centrair is only 25 minutes away from Kanayama Station and 30 minutes from Nagoya Station by express train.Centrair is yet to take off as a real Asian hub but if you do find yourself waiting for a flight or an onward connection be sure to visit the Sky Town shopping and dining center on the 4th floor of the airport.Unlike shopping at Narita, Centrair has not really gone down the international brand name route and its shops and restaurants are meant to represent the best of the Chubu area of central Japan.As you ascend the escalator to Sky Town, on your left is a recreation of a number of Meiji-era buildings - Renga Dori (Brick Road) - housing up-market shops, restaurants and cafes. To your right is the faux Edo-Period Chochin Yokocho (Lan...
Baby plunges to death from mother's arms at Nagoya hotel
2008-02-25 00:00:00 {mosgoogle right}NAGOYA -- A 7-month-old baby died here over the weekend after she wriggled out of her mother's hold as she walked down a hotel stairway and plunged about 14 meters to the ground, police said.Yume Honda was confirmed dead after she fell over the rail on the circular staircase between the third and fourth floors at the Castle Plaza hotel in Nagoya's Nakamura-ku on Saturday afternoon.Aichi Prefectural Police are currently investigating the case." ...
Air Macau will fly direct from Macau to Fukuoka, Nagoya, Hokkaido and 澳
2008-02-23 19:18:00 澳門航空總經理費鴻鈞2-1日表示澳航已正式取得-澳門至日本的全部航權-計畫將增開澳門至日-福岡、名古屋、北海道-及琉球4條新航線。澳門-航空將為澳門帶來大量-本遊客隨著日本航線-全面開通。預計第一階-段從日本乘飛機直接來-門的旅客將從目前的-年2萬人次, 增至每年20萬人次。全-來澳門的日本旅客預計-將由目前的每年35萬人-, 增至每年50萬人次。為-澳門至日本新航線的運-作，澳門航空為了澳門-日本新航線的運作, 決定在今年內引進多架-客機包括5月下旬引進2-架空中客車Ａ320客機及9-月再引進1架空中客車Ａ-320客機，澳門航空並計-引進2至3架波音747和波-音777客機。公司在日本-收的第一批乘務員預-今年4月將正式投入服-。
By: SeeMacau
Nagoya cabbie found dead in mysterious circumstance
2008-02-18 00:00:00 NAGOYA -- A taxi driver was found dead near his cab on a street in Nagoya's Meito-ku in the predawn hours of Saturday, police said.Officers have identified the man as Hiromi Yatsukawa, 55, a driver belonging to the Takara Kotsu taxi company in Minami-ku, Nagoya. He was found lying face-down and bleeding from the left side of his face.The taxi had been left running and with its hazard indicators on. There was no sign that his takings had been stolen.Local polic ...
Nagoya Friends 4 year anniversary party 2/23 THIS SATURDAY!!
2008-02-17 23:07:00 Nagoya Friends is holding it's 49th party in Nagoya! 4 YEAR ANNIVERSARY PARTY AT Date: February 23rd, 2008 (4th Saturday) THIS SATURDAY!!! Time: 18:30 - 21:00 Drinks will be served between 6:30pm-8:45pm. Place: Shooter's Bar (Pola Bldg, 2-9-26 Sakae, Naka-ku (very close to Fushimi Station) Fee: 3000 Yen Dress code: Anything (Casual, etc) Reservations: Not necessary but recommended and appreciated. Just show up to the party! Over 25,000 Yen worth of exciting prize giveaways each month! Discount Travel Vouchers from JST Travel in Sakae!! A brand new iPod Shuffle! more prizes to be announced! There will be free food along with free drinks (beers, wine, cocktail drinks and juices). Our party is not a dinner party, but we will have light food & snacks. Quantities are limited, so please come early! Please free to come alone or bring your frie...
Hokusai Exhibition Nagoya City Art Museum
2008-02-11 10:51:00 Hard on the heels of the ukiyo-e display currently underway at the Nagoya Boston Museum of Fine Arts in Kanayama is the Hokusai exhibition which opened on the 9th at the Nagoya City Art Museum.Subtitled "Siebold and Hokusai and his Tradition" there are many examples of Hokusai's work on display.Some,apparently, are on show in Japan for the first time having been loaned from the Bibliotheque nationale de France and the National Museum of Ethnology in Leiden.From the brief English language notes at the Museum and a little googling Ive been able to work out how Siebold fits into the scheme of things and gets to share the headlines with Hokusai.Philipp F. von Seibold was a resident physician at Deshima,an island in Nagasaki harbour which was a Dutch trading post set up by the Japanese government of the day.He undertook extensive research into many areas including among other things the local geography,flora and fauna,botany,history and arts.His book "Nippon"which described his resear...
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Nagoya social worker convicted of molesting welfare recipient
2008-02-11 00:00:00 NAGOYA -- A man sacked from his job as a Nagoya Municipal Government social case worker for fondling a welfare recipient's breasts has been convicted by a court here of indecently assaulting her.But Kenji Otsuka, the 45-year-old man sacked by the local government, will avoid jail time after the Nagoya District Court suspended his 18-month prison term for four years.Nonetheless, Presiding Judge Satoshi Morishima gave Otsuka a serving."You used your position as ...
Nagoya Speed Dating Sat. Feb. 2nd at STEPS in Sakae!
2008-01-28 08:18:00 Nagoya International Speed Dating Returns Feb. 2nd!! Date: Saturday February 2nd, 2008 Time: 6-9pm registration from 6:00 to 6:30pm Place: STEPS, a new exciting club in the heart of Sakae Hasegawa Bldg. 2F, 3-2-29 Sakae, Naka-ku, Nagoya PREPAY FEE:2500 Yen Gentlemen, 1500 Yen Ladies Price includes 1 free drink!! 30 couples only! 30 men and 30 women! Reserve and prepay to join! AT THE DOOR: Men 3000 yen, women 2000 yen Dress code: Anything (Casual, etc) Reservations: Pre Paid spots are Gauranteed! only 30 men and 30 women. Reserve and prepay to secure your spot. Nagoya Speed Dating is a great way to meet new people in the Aichi, Gifu and Mie Areas! At Nagoya Speed Dating, you will receive a number, an assigned table, and a personalized Speeding Ticket form. When the host says to start you will have between 3 to 5 minutes to talk to the person at your table. When the time i...
Nagoya Friends party - TOMORROW! 1/26
2008-01-25 07:41:00 Nagoya Friends is holding it's 48th party in Nagoya!PARTY AT Date: TOMORROW NIGHT!! January 26th, 2008 (4th Saturday) Time: 18:30 - 21:00 Drinks will be served between 6:30pm-8:45pm. Place: Shooter's Bar (Pola Bldg, 2-9-26 Sakae, Naka-ku (very close to Fushimi Station)Fee: 3000 YenDress code: Anything (Casual, etc) Reservations: Not necessary but recommended and appreciated. Just show up to the party! Over 25,000 Yen worth of exciting prize giveaways each month!There will be free food along with free drinks (beers, wine, cocktail drinks and juices). Our party is not a dinner party, but we will have light food & snacks. Quantities are limited, so please come early! Please free to come alone or bring your friends. EVERYBODY is welcome to join regardless of nationality/gender. Reservation is greatly appreciated. About 125-150+ people are expected to attend. Approximately 55% female and 45% male, 70% Japanese and 30% non-Japanese. Pictures from previous Nagoya Friends Parties. Map... |
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