5th of February!

We got up today and had breakfast with Emi and then went out so that Christina could get her hair cut. Chrissy wanted to go to the same hairdresser she went to last time we were in Japan. While she was getting her hair done I got to read some men's fashion magazines in detail as well as a book about cafes. I love the way Japanese people examine themselves - there are lots of magazines about local travel, and people seem to like knowing about the "interesting thing" about each town and "local specialties". The book was something like "Interesting Cafes of Aichi Prefecture" and had some nice places that we might visit if we have a chance tomorrow.

After the haircut which looks lovely, we caught a train to Nagoya and looked around for a place to have lunch. Eventually we found a nice cafe and had a lunch set each consisting of a sandwich, half-croissant, extra piece of bread, small salad and drink. It was delicious. I had found a map of Nagoya and looked for interesting places to go / art galleries. We decided to go to a shopping area and work our way towards "Nagoya City Art Gallery".

It was a short train ride to this area and we were immediately presented with "Nagoya TV Tower" outside the station. Nagoya tower is a smaller version of Tokyo Tower which is smaller than the Eiffel tower. So it's a bit weird, but pretty in it's own weird way.

We wandered around the area for a while and worked our way towards the art gallery. Around this time, we started to notice that it was extremely cold and we couldn't wait to find a place to go inside.

Finally, we reached the art gallery, but, as usual, they were in between exhibitions and we only got to see their permanent gallery. The permanent gallery was a bit small, but had a few nice pieces. I was more interested in their guides to other galleries in the foyer where I found out that there are a lot of very interesting contemporary art shows in Aichi prefecture all starting.... next week. :-(

After the gallery we went back outside to look at some shops including one that sells ONLY Porter bags yay. I want another Porter bag to go with my wallet!

We saw a few interesting things, but as it got darker it was too cold to stay out so we took the train back to Anjo city and arrived back at Emi's house.

In the evening we chatted with the family and played with Riku, Emi's nephew, who likes us now. Dinner was prepared by Emi and her grandmother and was delicious.