Trips to Japan

Day 5 – dolphins, fish, and penguins

We really haven’t done too much for Evan since we got here. We decided to change that today by making a trip to the Aquarium at Nagoya Port. We went there the last time we were in Japan (November of 2005), and we loved it.

So off we went. There were three of us today – Grandma Yoko, Evan, and myself.

When we got there (after 2 trains later), it was already 11 AM, and we were getting hungry. The area has quite a few attractions, including an amusement park, a small zoo, a garden with a collection of trees from around the world, a display of retired Antarctica explorer ship, Fuji, etc. One of the newly opened section is Villaggio Italia – a shopping district in Italian theme. We ate lunch at the pasta specialty place. It was good, but the flavor was way too overwhelming. Hmmm…

The dolphin show was scheduled for 1 PM, and they were going to let the killer whale named Koo exercise for a while at 1:30, so we headed to the aquarium to secure our seats. The waiting part isn’t too painful for most of us. It’s a totally different story for Evan. Even though they have some movie running on the big screen beyond the giant pool (for the dolphins), it’s all in Japanese. For almost 30 minutes we had to wait there, she was bored. There are many things we can do that she can really enjoy. But there are also many moments where she’s totally bored – she doesn’t say if often, but I can really tell.

The show itself was pretty fun. Those dolphins displayed some amazing tricks. The killer whale could jump pretty good too.

Of course, the highlight of this trip is the penguin display. This aquarium has emperor penguins, gentoo penguins, chinstrap penguins, and adelie penguins. I just heard that two humboldt penguins at Sedgewick County Zoo died last week from lung infection, so seeing so many penguins here made me feel better. (Of course, reading the conservation level of humboldt being “vulerable” made me sad again.)

Afterwards, we took a ride on a ferris wheel (that was pretty tall), then ate some takoyaki before coming home. That takoyaki was pretty yummy, but the flavor was a bit too overwhelming. Maybe that’s how people in Nagoya area likes it – very strong flavors.

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