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Japan September 2016 - Part 7 Kaneyamaen Hotel to Nagoya

We had a lavish dinner that evening. We were given a private room for dinner and each course were brought to us periodically. The only downside was that even though it was private, the separating walls were thin and it so happened that there was a group that was particularly loud that evening I could hear whatever they were talking about. And they didn't even sound that close!

I didn't have the camera nor the iPhone with me at the time so please pardon the pictures... hehe...

Our menu
The setup when we arrived

Aperitif and Appetizers

Soup appetizer

Green tea

Sashimi

Sashimi
Sauces for hotpot

Shizuoka beef for hotpot

Look how they customize the leaf

Grilled abalone and fish

Unagi with rice, miso soup, and pickles

Dessert
After dinner we were entertained with Taiko Drum show and a game of Bingo.
Taiko drum show



It had rained all night long I was a little worried I wouldn't be able to see Fujiyama at all despite having gone all the way there. But the weather was kind to us and we had an almost clear sky in the morning! This was the view from our room. I was a little surprised that the top wasn't white, but what did I expect! Lol...

I quickly changed and headed up to the rooftop onsen. Luckily it was empty when I arrived and I was able to take a snapshot of Fujisan from there. It was such a majestic view!


The elevators in the hotel had glass walls so I was able to see Fujisan from there as well...


Unlike dinner, breakfast was served buffet style and they had a wide variety of food to choose from. This clam miso soup was very good, Miss Kiki would've been all over it if she were there.


Check this out. A packaged jam that you can bend and squeeze out. No utensils needed to spread the jam!

And everything comes in mini, compact sizes.

On the hotel's website, there is a blog managed by their staff. From that blog I found out that there was a Farmer's Market that went on in the mornings in September and October. They were selling grapes. Well of course I just had to buy some! This whole thing costed 1000 yen. It was a full plastic bag of grapes. We had these for lunch that day!



We packed our bags and checked out, but we still had some time before we needed to go to Fujisan Station to catch our train. The nice weather gave us some harsh lighting for pictures but I think we still got some good ones here...


Momiji

Momiji (Japanese Maple) leaf
































Wedding couple on a photoshoot








Foot onsen

Foot onsen





Aaaand it was time to go! The shuttle bus took us from the hotel to Fujisan Station.



We were very fortunate to be able to see Fujisan again that day. This time from the train, and I just happened to look out the window and saw it!




We arrived at Nagoya Station at around 7:30 pm, later than expected because we took the wrong train. There was a train that came when we were there going to Nagoya and we hastily took it, but it turned out that the train that was supposed to arrive after that was a limited express train that would've taken us to Nagoya faster. Oh well, live and learn...

Nagoya Station seems very busy when we arrived. There was even a long lineup for this ramen standing bar right on the platform.


I had booked Unizo Inn Nagoya through Agoda for that evening. It was strategically located, fairly clean, but after Kaneyamaen it was of course a downgrade. The Inn was located right across a large Don Quijote and a Ferris Wheel, and also across from the red light district of Nagoya. It was definitely an experience to walk through!




There was a Family Mart and Tully's Coffee on the main floor of the hotel so it was very convenient. The shopping areas were also within walking distance.



Nagoya has a specialty dish called Hitsumabushi, a rice bowl with unagi on top, Nagoya Style. We decided on a restaurant famous for this dish and headed there. By the time we got there, it took us some time to find the entrance because it was located in one of the department store buildings on the 10th floor, but the department store was already closed. By the time we finally got to the restaurant, we just missed their last order cutoff. So sad!

With disappointed hearts we walked back towards the hotel and found an izakaya テング酒場 名古屋栄店 for dinner. Well it was very good anyway!






Nagoya shopping area closed early but they left most of their lights on...



Heart shaped taxi sign



 

At Don Quijote here, I found a treasure. I didn't find this anywhere else I went!


That was the end of our day, please stay tuned for the next post: Takayama

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