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A Nagoya Coffee Shop
We had to buy some French Roast coffee, but it was not up to the standard of our Peet's Coffee.
Castles or Temples in Nagoya?
March 17th 2009 This morning, we are headed to Nagoya-Jo, the Nagoya Castle that Tokugawa ordered to be built for his ninth son on the site of an older castle. It was destroyed in WW2, and replaced in 1959 with a replica . It has a fine museum inside featuring armor, treasures, and histories of the three families.
We also will visit the arts and crafts area, since Nagoya is well known for shibori, an elegan
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