I went to the beach with some friends on Wednesday. It was a cloudy morning, but turned out to be a beautiful afternoon. Many people always ask me, "How far away is the ocean from Nagoya?" Surprisingly, it only takes about 30-45 minutes to get to the ocean from downtown Nagoya. It just sort of depends on what beach you want to go to as well as traffic. See map below:
We drove all the way south to the end of Chita Peninsula to a more secluded beach. The water was warm, the scenery was beautiful, and it made for a nice relaxing afternoon. I walked up and down the shoreline and found lots of beach glass and broken pottery pieces.
We ended the afternoon by taking a public bath at a hotel. Onsen (hot spring baths) are a central feature of Japanese tourism, and all people I've met here love to use them. They find them relaxing, just as we would using a hot tub or spa in the U.S. I guess I'm just too "American" and private to enjoy taking a public bath like that. But nonetheless, I did enter the bathing area (wearing my swim suit, which is a total 'no-no' in Japan) - but the water was way too hot for me & baby to get in! Everyone tells me that I need to give it a fair try... so who knows, maybe this winter when when we go skiing I'll be more open to trying it.
I went to the beach with some friends on Wednesday. It was a cloudy morning, but turned out to be a beautiful afternoon. Many people always ask me, "How far away is the ocean from Nagoya?" Surprisingly, it only takes about 30-45 minutes to get to the ocean from downtown Nagoya. It just sort of depends on what beach you want to go to as well as traffic. See map below:
We drove all the way south to the end of Chita Peninsula to a more secluded beach. The water was warm, the scenery was beautiful, and it made for a nice relaxing afternoon. I walked up and down the shoreline and found lots of beach glass and broken pottery pieces.
We ended the afternoon by taking a public bath at a hotel. Onsen (hot spring baths) are a central feature of Japanese tourism, and all people I've met here love to use them. They find them relaxing, just as we would using a hot tub or spa in the U.S. I guess I'm just too "American" and private to enjoy taking a public bath like that. But nonetheless, I did enter the bathing area (wearing my swim suit, which is a total 'no-no' in Japan) - but the water was way too hot for me & baby to get in! Everyone tells me that I need to give it a fair try... so who knows, maybe this winter when when we go skiing I'll be more open to trying it.
When in Rome...
ReplyDeleteglad you were able to have a relaxing afternoon with your friends - plus more beach glass for the collection, nice.
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