Woke up my usual time, and the thing about most Japanese city hotels is that you don’t get any windows, or even if you do, the view doesn’t really tell you the time of day. That’s not really a problem for someone approaching 50: the ability to sleep in seems to decrease as time goes by.
Today we explore the port of Nagoya, and the aquarium that seems to be a highlight of the area. We’re supposed to end the day with a 50 minute bus ride to Nabana no Sato, one of the best illuminated flower gardens in the entire country.
It’s cold and dry: probably the best kind of weather to do this.
And the day went by at such a speed i was zoned out by the time we got back. Amazing day though. The port aquarium and the area around it is different enough from Yokohama yet still unique. Where Yokohama is ultra modern and shiny, Nagoya’s port area is still a bit old around the edges, but very, very inviting.
Orcas and belugas and dolphins and yet again Japan showed me how well they do museums and aquariums. Plenty of local tourists too, maybe it was the season, but we only caught a few non-Japanese like ourselves. It was hard to tear ourselves away from the multilevel structure, but we had to return to the city bus terminal to catch a ride to Nabana no Sato – a place some call one of the key things to look at in Japan before you die. Or something.
It was worth it.
Touristy, yes. But also breathtaking.
The Visitor, Revisited 
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