Let's Play Pong

So, Nagoya Castle. Stunning on the outside:

Inside, a lift and lots of lighting/air con. Nagoya Castle was bombed and consequently rebuilt, but is more of a museum inside that an accurate representation of the castle itself. Apparently Kyoto, which we'll be visiting on the return leg of our tour, is a lot better for capturing the feel of Japan's history.

After being energised by the brilliance that is green tea ice cream, we began the 6-hour trek to Osaka. We made it just in time to catch Fumi's mates, D.V.D, play at an underground art gallery. It was nice going to a gig we weren't playing at, and the venue made it feel like an exclusive event.D.V.D are composed of two drummers and a laptop musician/VJ (hence, Drummer Video Drummer). Their set consisted of some crazy visuals triggered by the frenetic drumming, including dancing stick men, games of pong, and paint splodges, and computer-game-esque bleeps and synth stabs.

Hopefully D.V.D will be coming to England sometime in the near future, so watch this space. After the gig we wandered back home, slightly losing our way until we were guided back to the hotel by the familiar sight of the Statue of Liberty: