Homeless in Nagoya
Mar. 27th, 2004 08:36 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
ellienihonI just went for a walk. I'm in the center of Nagoya. It's all big buildings. I went over to Nagoya station and walked around. They have DVD-R/RW drives for about $100. How does this compare to home?
I also went around the food part of the department store. I could have bought a Fuji apple for a dollar, or 1/4 of a small watermelon for $9. I also tried some flavored vinegar (it's a popular health drink). I stopped by the tofu counter, and tried their cherry tofu. It didn't taste much diferent than regular tofu. I ended up buying something at the bread store. I decided to pass on the curry donut, and got a sausage bread with cheese and sauce, and a cherry sweet paste bun. They were pretty yummy.
When I got back to the hotel, I found out I was supposed to leave my key when I left so that they could clean my room. oops. I gave them the key, grabbed a drink from the free vending machine in the lobby, and went back out.
I went out and walked a good bit. I went the opposite direction of the station. I found a little park that was across the street from an elementary school. There were a couple of cherry trees in front of the school, and I had my first cherry blossom sighting. *g* The school had an outdoor swimming pool. I went to the swings in the park.
At first, I hadn't really noticed anything unusual, but as I sat there, I realized that the small structures around the edge of the park were built by homeless people. The favored construction seemed to be a wooden frame with blue plastic tarps for walls and roofs. They also used the trees for supports. There was a man who was washing his clothes, and hanging them on hangers out to dry. They are quite clean little places, each about the size of a small room. Many even have doors with handles on them. There are signs around the park that say putting up a tent and leaving belongings in the park is prohibited, but there is obviously no enforcement happening. There were neighborhood people there, a child on the slide, a couple on a bench, and an old man feeding the birds. I kind of want to approach the homeless people and find out how this happens-- if they work, their relationship with non-homeless, the unwritten rules and enforcement of such. They don't look scary. They were just cleaning out their places, and hanging out.
BTW, don't worry-- I be posting this much the entire time. I just have nothing to do at the moment.
I also went around the food part of the department store. I could have bought a Fuji apple for a dollar, or 1/4 of a small watermelon for $9. I also tried some flavored vinegar (it's a popular health drink). I stopped by the tofu counter, and tried their cherry tofu. It didn't taste much diferent than regular tofu. I ended up buying something at the bread store. I decided to pass on the curry donut, and got a sausage bread with cheese and sauce, and a cherry sweet paste bun. They were pretty yummy.
When I got back to the hotel, I found out I was supposed to leave my key when I left so that they could clean my room. oops. I gave them the key, grabbed a drink from the free vending machine in the lobby, and went back out.
I went out and walked a good bit. I went the opposite direction of the station. I found a little park that was across the street from an elementary school. There were a couple of cherry trees in front of the school, and I had my first cherry blossom sighting. *g* The school had an outdoor swimming pool. I went to the swings in the park.
At first, I hadn't really noticed anything unusual, but as I sat there, I realized that the small structures around the edge of the park were built by homeless people. The favored construction seemed to be a wooden frame with blue plastic tarps for walls and roofs. They also used the trees for supports. There was a man who was washing his clothes, and hanging them on hangers out to dry. They are quite clean little places, each about the size of a small room. Many even have doors with handles on them. There are signs around the park that say putting up a tent and leaving belongings in the park is prohibited, but there is obviously no enforcement happening. There were neighborhood people there, a child on the slide, a couple on a bench, and an old man feeding the birds. I kind of want to approach the homeless people and find out how this happens-- if they work, their relationship with non-homeless, the unwritten rules and enforcement of such. They don't look scary. They were just cleaning out their places, and hanging out.
BTW, don't worry-- I be posting this much the entire time. I just have nothing to do at the moment.
