nagoya jo

went to nagoya jo (nagoya castle) the other day. actually, i went with the waitress i met at the izakaya to which we went with the band after the concert i mentioned a few entries ago. crazy how meeting people works in such a snowballing sort of way.
anyways, this particular castle got torched by the americans in '45, and was rebuilt sometime afterward. this means that the outside looks traditional, but the inside has an elevator. it's now only a tourist attraction, so inside is just exhibits about what what used to be - no rooms still done up all traditional style. the view from the top was something else.
apparently these golden fish (which are mounted on the top of the castle) are quite famous, and so there were all sorts of tourist-icons in the gift shop, and this inert kiddie ride. ah, the looks i got during the taking of this photo....