Getting there was half the "fun," or half the trouble. I needed to get to a subway station, and while I know there's a bus stop near the school that would take me there, I wasn't really sure what the procedure for buying bus tickets there was. Instead, I walked to the nearest station, and got lost a little along the way (I followed an elevated track thinking it would take me to the station, but alas! It lead to a different station that doesn't have a line connecting to the train I needed). After an hour-and-half, I found my station, and things went much more smoothly after that. Even though it didn't go perfectly, I'm still relieved to know that I can officially navigate public transportation without anyone there to help me.
I didn't go into any of the shops (mainly I went around admiring all the very tall buildings, which I don't see much of in Kansas), but instead walked through the narrow park that runs down the middle of Sakae. This is where the city's "TV Tower," modeled after the Eiffel power sits. There seemed to be construction going on around the lowest level, so I didn't go inside, but I hope to go up it another time for the view.
A short walk from Sakae is Nagoya Castle, which I decided to visit while I was in the area, but I'll post on that a little later, once I have my photos sorted. Until then, here are a few Sakae pictures (bigger when you click on them).
- This is a view of Sakae from a bridge that runs over the street, connecting parts of the park.
- A view, mainly of the Panasonic building, looking from the other side of the bridge.
- This is the tower as I saw it when approaching from the subway.
- A closer view of the tower.
posted by No_Fluff_Reviewer @ 11:56 PM
