Posts Tagged ‘Nagoya’

I managed to find a picture of what Nagoya looked like 53 years ago. A lot has changed since then.

There are several things that I like about the public transportation system in Japan.  It’s almost always on time, relatively quick, and clean enough that we don’t have to examine the seats for various unpleasantries before sitting down.  Very rarely
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An odd thing happened on Friday: my “Get out of English Free” card didn’t work. Friday evening, while I was making the trek from 本山駅 to 名古屋駅, I was stuck on the subway with a bunch of over-active high school
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Every week I take a walk through 名古屋大学 (Nagoya University) on the way to a customer’s office, and every week I’m more amazed with what I find around the campus. The school has some pretty intelligent people, and I talk
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There are many things that I like about living in Japan, but very few can beat this country’s infatuation with stuff in a can.  In addition to being able to buy beverages such as soda, beer, water, juice, jelly, vodka,
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The public train systems in Japan’s urban, suburban, and semi-rural areas is second to none in the world.  Millions of people every day make their way to stations by car, foot, and bike, which acts as both a cost savings
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