I am at Nagoya Airport penning my blog. Nagoya is not a friendly town. I feel we are in a small town and outsiders not welcome. The superficial facade of Japanese courtesy is still there. However, I do not feel any genuine warmth. In fact, quite a few interactions it was quite hostile even though the polite gestures were there. It seems like foreigners are distainful and should be out of their homes. The food scene is poor but there are plenty of Starbucks (compared to big city Osaka). I like the yakitori and the packaged cooked food of departmental stores. Resturants seems to be very similar and not many streets food or kiosk with snacks.
In contrast, we rave so much about Fukoka that our friends decided to go and try see for themselves. Our experience is Fukoka is so much more fun and warmer. The sashimi and sushi were excellent. The chefs even though do not understand a single word of what we said is very happy to custom our order to our taste with gestures and "doe so". They even watch us put the food in our mouths to see our reactions and then laugh happily when they see we are enjoying the food they made.
Fukoka is a small town like Nagoya. This is where comparison ends. The demeanour of the folks in Fukoka is a contrast. Yes! Fukoka, we will go again!
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