For Visitors and Residents - The Ultimate Nagoya City guide for events, jobs and sightseeing
Exactly a year has passed by since the North-Eastern coast of Japan was left shattered by one of the most powerful and destructive tsunamis the modern world has even seen. Over 15000 people lost their lives, around 4000 are to this day still missing and unaccounted for, and in total over 110000 … [Read more...]
Is really not an easy thing to do...... So why is so much to effort to get your hands on a credit card in Japan when they are practically throwing them at you back home? The difficulty in getting hold of a credit card stems from the idea that a foreigner with a credit card in Japan is a liability, … [Read more...]
The term "work-life balance" has being mentioned more and more in the Japanese office over recent years. However, the idea of having a healthy work and home life is seemingly difficult to get across to many in Japan. The way of work up until now, has meant a commitment to your company, so great, … [Read more...]
Taking a trip up Fukushima was certainly an experience to remember for some of the best and sadly, worst reasons. A beautiful area of Japan I have never visited up until now was lush, open and free with beautiful mountainous backdrops and forests stretching as far as the eye could see. Houses, new … [Read more...]
Growing up in the U.K I have fond memories of Autumn, especially kicking around brown leaves on weekend walks through the woods with mum and dad. Although, aside from these few memories of younger years, I don't ever remember celebrating Autumn for its beauty or taking trips out just to see the … [Read more...]
March 11th 2011 will go down in history for all the wrong reason but more than the disaster itself the after affects have been crippling to the country's economy. As foreigners in Japan headed homes in droves, those planning their trips here cancelled in panic. A country desperately in need of … [Read more...]
Discarded around the small, lap-lit desk in the center of the apartment-come-makeshift laboratory, lay piles of spent food containers and plastic cutlery. It was well past midnight, yet sleep was the last thing on his mind. He couldn’t remember the last time sunlight had touched his pale, wrinkled … [Read more...]
Don't Miss out - Nagoya's very own Yuri Maeda will be performing a piano recital "The colour of sound" on Sunday October 16th in Munetsugu Hall in Sakae. All seating is 1000Yen - Call 052-265-1718 for reservations. The performance is from at 11:30 - 12:30 … [Read more...]
Celebrate October the right way and get down to Tsuruma Park on Sunday October 16th from 12:30-18:30! This is why: 6 LIVE Bands MDG (Mundrungos) Michael Wade Band BLANKA Vinny Vintage Alfon$o Ghost Of Matsubara Plus, the Stereophonic DJs will be there spinning and SHOOTERS … [Read more...]
Get yourself down to Shonai Ryoukuchi Park for a fantastic end of Summer Barbecue on Sunday 19th of Sept. A great event for meeting new people, saying hi to those you and enjoying the beautiful weather that September in Japan is all about. Message from the organisers OUR COOL SUMMER BBQ WAS A … [Read more...]
