Transportation LINIMO, the Mag Lev Train Chris Glenn The Linear Motor or LINIMO maglev train operators claim it to be the World’s first commercially operated Magnetic levitation t..
Accommodation Hinjitsukan Chris Glenn Looking like a shrine, temple & small castle all rolled into one, the traditional Japanese Hinjitsukan structure was operated as..
Culture Tokaido Tale Chris Glenn People, merchandise & culture traversed the Tokaido by foot, stopping at the government designated post towns & checkpoints along..
Food Soba Matsuo: Ninja Noodles Chris Glenn Soba Matsuo is a wonderful restaurant that serves a variety of hot and cold hand-made soba, or buckwheat noodles.
Culture Getting Naked in Konomiya 2026 Mid Feb There are lots of naked people running wild in the streets of the sleepy township of Konomiya, just west of Nagoya City. Streakers,..
Activities Inuyama Historical Museum Annex Chris Glenn The world’s first “robot” was a clockwork wooden mechanical doll propelled by a series of gears and pulleys powered by a wound..
Culture Nagashino Castle and Museum Chris Glenn Nagashino Castle, high on a cliff at the fork of the Ure and the Kansa Rivers, guarded the Tokugawa held Mikawa provinces from the..
Culture Nagoya's Big Buddha Chris Glenn Toganji is a Soto sect Buddhist Temple established in 1532 by Oda Nobuyuki, the younger brother of Oda Nobunaga and lord of nearby..
