Friday, 6 April 2007

Fast Cars and Fertility

This weekend I went to visit a fellow AEONite in Nagoya. Before meeting up with her I visited the Toyota Museum of Industry and Technology and had a lovely time. There are loads of displays of engine and their components, complete with push buttons so you can set them all running. Possibly even more fun were the industrial robots and large machinery, also controlled by push buttons, so I had a wonderful time making lots of noise.
After the museum I met up with Joanne and we went up the brand new Midland Square building with its superfast double-decker elevators. Then in the evening we went for dinner at the Hard Rock Cafe (before anyone comments, I have been in Japan EIGHT months, Japanese food has definitely lost its novelty factor, a blt on the other hand...) where I demolished this delicious brownie sundae.On the Monday we went to visit Joanne's local shrine in Komaki, which just happens to be a fertility shrine. Naturally much pointing and giggling ensued but I was very careful not to touch anything, just in case. :p
The other interesting thing that is happening right now in Japan is that the cherry blossoms are starting to bloom. Going to viewing parties is something of a national pastime. So I have seen many groups picnicking under the trees.

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