Visiting the Toyota Province
The brief visit to Aichi province was a refreshing one (No, the EXPO and robots were not there yet). Jamsen described it (Nagoya city) quite well: a look of modernity with rural spirit. I looked at it in a positive way as I always like the relative simplicity outside city. That was my impression of Japan after my first stay for a summer job there in the summer of 1992. Of course, probably because I have never lived there for a real life. It's more like a vocationist projection. You know, the postcard effect.
Exposed to the dreamy attack of pollen (to Jamsen more than me), we went to the real Apple Shop and a temple of Guanyin, with all my luggages on my back. Then we were back to Ogaki where Jamsen spent most of his days, between IAMAS and his spacious hostel room. We had a very pleasant dinner together where he took some nice shots.
People sometimes need distance to get closer, when one can see clearer how a friend could warm your heart with small stuff, like borrowing blankets "in risk" to keep your night warmer, cooking a vegetarian congee for your breakfast before you wake up, or forgetting his Japanese lesson for your visit.
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