Today is our last full day in Japan.
Coming from Nagoya, we made a 3 day-side trip to Kyoto. For our last day we made our way back to Nagoya as it is closer to Chubu Centrair International Airport, our departure airport back to Manila.
We left our Kyoto Hotel, "Cross Hotel Kyoto" early and took the Shinkansen from Kyoto to Nagayo (booked via Smart -Ex website).
Check this link for Tips on discounted Shinkansen tickets ~ Nagoya-Kyoto-Nagoya via Shinkansen.
We arrived at 9am in Nagoya and decided to leave our luggage at our Nagoya hotel, "Ibis Styles Nagoya" before starting today's agenda.
But first, lunch. Lunch was at the Restaurant Brick Age, connected to the Toyota Commemorative Museum building. We ordered the Chef's exclusive.
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Welcome to the Toyota Commemorative Museum of Industry and Technology, the birthplace of Toyota Group.
Here are some interesting facts about the Toyota company, one of the world's well known automobile brands:
- Toyota was originally known as Toyoda, which is the family name of the founder "Sakichi Toyoda".
- The company which started operations in the 1920s was into textiles.
- Their first vehicle was made in 1937 and was meant for war purposes. It was only in 1947 that they started production of vehicles for civilians.
From Toyota Commemorative Museum, we made our way to Sakae since I wanted to see the Nagoya TV Tower and Oasis 21 (a three-dimensional park with glass roof that looks like a space craft).
Our last night in Nagoya and look at what we found ~ Mister Donuts! Hubby has a liking to the "pon de ring" that is bit hard to find in Manila. So far, I have only seen it in Megamall and it is always sold out.
Hey that smile is priceless! Best way to end our Nagoya-Kyoto vacation!
Planning a trip to Kyoto-Nagoya? Check the links below on tips and suggested itinerary:
Day 1 and 2 ~ Nagoya, Takayama and Shirakawa-go
Day 6 ~ Fushi Inari and Toei Studio Theme park
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