On May 11, 9:47 am, Gerry <somewh...@sunny.calif> wrote:
> On 2008-05-10 09:43:45 -0700, "John W." <worthj1...@gmail.com> said:
>
> > I'm heading Nippon way in a week or so, and an old friend wants to
> > meet in Nagoya. That brings me to a question: what is there to do in
> > Nagoya? I'm going to try and work it so that I can go while my JR West
> > pass is still valid; that'll at least cover some of the costs.
>
> Dang, I thought you lived in Japan.
>
Only vicariously through the Web. The BYJW doesn't want to live there,
though I think she's slowly coming 'round.

> > So all you Nagoya-ites: what can a guy do when he's not meeting an old
> > friend? Any good temples/shrines that I shouldn't miss? I tend to like
> > local (meaning 'free') places, and I like to walk (because it's
> > healthy-ish and free; you might notice a trend).
>
> I'm not a Nagoya-ite, nor have I been there. But I've meant to stop
> there for a few day for a number of years. I read somewhere that "it
> doesn't really suck like everybody says", or some such. High praise!
>
That's what I figure. I actually think it'd be a great place to live.
It's somewhat in the middle of both Kansai and Tokyo and has
relatively easy access to both decent beaches and good skiing.

> My wife is very much into textiles, pottery and such.  Noritake is the
> largest export pottery place in Japan and they have a tour and a garden
> we wanted to see.
>
That might be cool; I'm big into pottery myself (making it, that is)
so this looks pretty interesting. My wife's uncle is a potter in Gifu
and I might convince him to let me sit at his knee for a day.

In another NG someone suggested the castle as a decent place to meet
my friend; there's a garden and cafe there, and I've never been to
that castle. I've been to many other castles, but never that one, so I
might add it to the list. It can't be worse than Atami's.

John W.