Yakiniku, Cigars, Bowling, and Red Rock

To all you readers, sorry for not blogging for so long. Matt and I have been out and about, enjoying our time in Japan. I do have in store A LOT of great experiences worth sharing and writing about, so please enjoy the multiple blogs coming your way.

Finally, it's our first Friday in Nagoya. Matt finished his first full week at work and it's time to celebrate.

TGIF!!

We first made our way to the local yakiniku, which is a type of Japanese restaurants where you order the raw meat and you grill it at your table.

Here we have an assortment of pork and beef slices. It also came with 3 kinds of dipping sauces. Combined with beer, it was a great start to our night.

Next, we headed off to the cigar shop so Matt can unwind with a cigar and scotch. The one we went to was called Cigar Club KANOU. Established in 1953.

 


 This place is so popular that it closes at 25:00.










Here's Matt enjoying his cigar, in which he used a propane torch to light it. Did he almost burn off his eyebrows? Don't worry, still intact. ~WHEW~

Our drinks at the cigar club (Kirin beer for me, scotch with handpicked ice for Matt):

Next we went bowling at Round 1 with a few of our new friends. I got the first strike, while Matt won 2 of the 3 games we played (lost by 1 point on the last). Below is the souvenir picture we got. An awesome thing about bowling in Japan? You can order food and drinks at the lane by calling it in on a phone.

 

After bowling, we ended the night at an Australian pub called Red Rock Bar and Grill and met a few more people.

 

When the clock hit 2am, it was time for bed folks. All in all, a good first Friday in Nagoya.

Next up: We are off to Osaka!