On Kap’s topmost agenda for today is the Toyota Automobile Museum.  There are 2 places you can choose to visit when in Nagoya, the other being the Toyota Commemorative Museum of Industry and Technology which is in the city itself & just a few minutes away by subway or bus.

The former is an hour away from the city, and the one that Kap chose to visit. Sabi ko talaga sa kanya: “Honey ISA lang. Pumili ka alin jan ang mas gusto mo. Kaloka, wala kong kahilig-hilig sa mga kotse, it’s a day of torture for me already, mapagbigyan ka lang at ang hilig mo!”

The Toyota Automobile Museum showcases more of the evolution & culture of automobiles around the world. Entrance fee is Jpy 1.2k (or 600 php), but since Kap & I both have PWDs, we we able to buy our tickets for Jpy 300 only (or 150 php each). Syempre naman, tuwang tuwa si Kap my Kap! Panay upo at kodakan lang ang ginawa ko, so hindi sya nanghinayang sa entrance fee na binayad para sakin, hehe! 😛

While the Toyota Commemorative Museum of Industry and Technology shows the history and cultural importance of one of the region’s most important companies, from its beginnings as a textile machinery manufacturer to its modern-day industrial superpower status.

But before that, we had breakfast at the Yanagibashi Central Market which was directly across from our hotel, how cool is that?? \m/ Tatawid lang, pagkain na. Ang sabi, it opens at 4am.. drawing! 10am na kokonti palang ang stalls na may RTE na pagkain!

• Opening Hours: 4:00 – 10:00; closed Wednesdays and Sundays

Actually yes, it opens at 4am, but only for the wet market. Yung mga kainan opens much later, after the seafoods have been scaled, cut, gutted, and cleaned.

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In fair, by day 3, expert na kami ni Kap kay google maps at hindi na kami naliligaw. Maraming salamat LIVE VIEW! :))

We had to transfer trains midway to Toyota. Kap accidentally saw a Mister Donut shop while I dashed for a much-needed weewee break (lola levelz na ang incontinence ko hekhek), so we made a quick pitstop so I can have some yummy Mochi donut (known better as pon de ring) goodness which is only available in Japan! <3

Then it was MY turn. Although I wasn’t interested in buying plates, I asked Kap if we can have coffee at Noritake Cafe Grand Vert after his Toyota stint. Syempre naman, dapat give & take diba?

We weren’t able to have lunch at the Automobile Museum as planned because the cafe ran out of the more substantial food items dahil hapon na kami natapos umikot. Hotdog sandwich nalang ang meron, kaya we decided to just head straight for coffee-cum-lunch kahit kalam-kalam na ang sikmura namin (travel ALWAYS makes me hangry!).

Also on Kap’s TOPMOST agenda is tennis shoe shopping! Nasa Pinas palang kami, google-google na sya kung saan may mga tinda AT kung paano pumunta! Pagdating sa tennis, very conscientious talaga itong jowa ko.

Pagkalayo-layo ng nilakad namin marating lang itong tindahan! @_@ Tama lang na pagbigyan nya akong kumain sa revolving sushi after. Unfortunately, because of covid, they took out the revolving option where you can get your choice of sushi straight from the conveyor belt huhu. De-order na ang pagkain, how sad. </3 Sana nilagyan nalang nila ng individual takip, plastic lang naman ang katapat.

Also, read this:

Wave of “sushi terrorism” rocks Japan’s restaurant industry!

Grabih, I’m sure hindi mga hapon ang gumawa nito. Crazy world filled with crazy people!

And because many revolving sushi restaurants have temporarily closed shop, there were only a few left remaining. Thankfully, one was still open in Oasis 21 which is super near Mirai Tower. So for 3 days straight, mega-Mirai kami hehe..

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A short walk away from Oasis 21 is the 24-hour MEGA Don Quijote Sakai Honten branch. As in LAHAT ng gusto mong bilhin, mabibili mo sa Donki, no joke! PLUS it’s 8-10% TAX-FREE for non-residents!!!

A short but funny anecdote sa aming donki expe ni Kapitan MAJOR Kunat. This is what I posted on my Instagram page.. 😛

Malaki siguro ang pa-insurance sakin nitong asawa ko. 🤑 Parang may masamang balak eh! 👻🔪 Palakarin ba naman ako ng 21,189 steps ngayong araw – I’m no spring chicken,  @kapitan_k_68 !

Sabi ko Honey, pabalik hotel palang 500 na ang subway nating 2. 🚇 Tapos babalik tayo dito sa donki another 500! Di quits lang?? Wala kang na-save, napagod pa tayo ng disoras.

Me: Ok ka lang??? 😡 Lagpas 1 hour tayo naghanap ng mga bilin tapos kung kailan nakumpleto natin, uulit na naman tayo maghanap???

Tired is an UNDERSTATEMENT. Sa sobrang pagod ko, pinakain nalang uli ako ni Kap kasi #lamna the way to a woman’s forgiveness is thru her stomach! ;))

I think this was the longest & COLDEST day ever. If not for the dumplings, baka naghiwalay na kami, no joke! 😛

Ok this post has been long enough. Pahinga na tayong pare-pareho. Day 4 up next. Meanwhile, dasal muna ako ng SERENITY PRAYER, lolz! Tara, samaham nyo ako..