My Favorite Hero "Ultraman"

As summer has arrived, most of the shops will have Summer sales or promotions to increase the sales. But when I went for window shopping at Osu "大須" in Nagoya City downtown, something has surprised me! I saw my favorite hero 'Ultraman' was standing infront of me!!

Unfortunately, this time he was not battle with any 'monster', 'dinosaur' or even 'bad guy' but promoting the Japanese gamble machine "Pachinko" instead. Hahaha it's really funny and I just quickly took a shot on him :D

Something awoke me early in the morning??

Early this morning around 5 am when I went to sleep, some noises from the drainage behind my room kept awoke me. So I decided go out and check it out. Just guess what I discovered?

This is the drainage behind my house

A group of Japanese fishes ( Koi 鯉) were playing among each others in the drainage. They seem very enjoy but the problem is the water level was low, so once they swing its tail a loud noise was made and that’s what actually awoke me. After knowing those noises and yet can’t do anything with it, I just had to ignore it and continue my bed as I still have a morning class to attend that day.





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Japanese Lunch Box “Bento 弁当”

Note that in June and July, it is a raining season in Nagoya, Japan. Normally, the rain can last for few days continuous. Sometimes it’s just drove me no mood to cook at home as I usually did, then I will go for a Japanese Style Boxed Meal called “Bento 弁当”.

“Bento 弁当” which also as “Boxed Meal” or “Packed Meal” usually includes rice and various dishes which can be eaten deliciously even if they are cold. In fact it is delicious. The box itself has internal dividers, and sometimes several stacked layers, so different kinds of food will be separated. The whole thing is wrapped together with chopsticks in a cloth or special bag, and the goal is to make the whole package as attractive as possible.

This is how a Bento Boxes should look like.

and this is how the foods should look like.

From the pictures above, it’s look nice and delicious right? Unfortunately, I don't have any kind of them but just able to get myself a bento from a nearer supermarket which also in half price (normally after lunch hour all the foods price will drop dramatically) and its look like this…

Bento at Day 1 :D

Bento at Day 3 :D

Although it doesn’t have any nice decoration and attractive box as shown in an early picture but believe me its still taste good and delicious indeed.

Free Gift from Toyota Museum

As I forgot to mention about the free gift during my visit in Toyota Museum Nagoya, Japan, this tapestry (free gift) was given away to visitors as to celebrate the Museum reached 2 million visitors since it’s established. It’s awesome right?

Anyway, I received this free gift when I’m having lunch with friends at the restaurant inside the Museum.

Brick Age Restaurant inside the Museum

Free gift from the Toyota Museum (Tapestry)

For your information, this tapestry is woven by Toyota Air Jet Loom at Toyota Commemorative Museum of Industry and Technology.

Toyota Museum in Nagoya, Japan

It’s been a while since my last post, so I will try hard to write more posts near future regarding Japan-Lifestyle, culture, foods and travel spot and tips especially in Nagoya (as currently I residing here). For this post, I would like to write about TOYOTA Commemorative Museum of Industry and Technology where my Architectural History Professor has brought us there to review its design and construction yesterday. :D

Maybe many of you didn’t know that Nagoya is a city of Toyota where Toyota headquarters (HQ) and its factories mostly located here as well as the Museum. Here’s a short brief about Toyota Museum establishment.

Circular loom

The Commemorative Museum of Industry and Technology was established jointly by the 13 companies that make up the Toyota Group. The Museum is located at the site of the former Toyoda Spinning & Weaving Co., Ltd headquarters plant, which was the place where the Toyota Group had its beginning. The building was thus preserved as a valuable industrial resource.

The Toyota Group originated from Sakichi Toyoda the inventor of the automatic loom and his oldest son Kiichiro Toyoda, who began production of looms and automobiles. Their aims were to pour all their strength into developing the economy and society through “Making Things” and through “Being Studious and Creative.”

In recent years, as production activities have become more and more sophisticated, opportunities to actually witness the process of “making things” have decreased. The Commemorative Museum of Industry and Technology was established to give today’s young people, who must shoulder the burdens of the future age, a glimmer of an understanding, if possible, of the importance of “Being Studious and Creative” as well as to inspire them with the wonder of “making things”.

With a special pass (photo below), we were able to walk in and out of the Museum without any restriction. Mainly, the Museum has divided into two different pavilion; Textile Machinery Pavilion and Automobile Pavilion. All the machines, prototypes will be shown separately according to its categories. Besides, you also can find restaurant, video library, exhibition hall and souvenir shop. The Former Toyota Group Building also located just next to the Museum only.

My VIP pass hehe :D

Textile Machinery Pavilion

Automobile Pavilion

Future Automobile. Its cool right!!

Robotech Technology

Although the purpose of this visiting was to review the Museum architecture and construction design but somehow my focus still keep on those steam engines, automobiles and cars model. :D Oh, what a bad student!! Anyway, I'm also have took some video clip on it. Just enjoy :D