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WITH GOTTHARD IN JAPAN!
NAGOYA:
September 9 th – 10 th
The departure is planned after noon and we arrive
at Nagoya station around 1:30 p.m. We all need
to rest in the hotel. The plan for me is to do an
interview with Nic in the evening and afterwards
we’re invited by GOTTHARD for dinner. A great
opportunity to finally get to know each other
a bit better and a breakthrough moment in our
collaboration. Since this time, everything just gets
better and better for both sides. The party carries
on after dinner as we visit another Japanese rock
club called Red Rock.
Nagoya looks very different compared to Tokyo
and Osaka, and of course we want to use the
opportunity on the second day here for another
photo session with GOTTHARD. We’re advised to
visit the Nagoya Castle. I welcome this opportunity
with open arms because history is another hobby
of mine and I never had a chance to see the
castles in a country like Japan. Not only me, but
the band is also very interested to see it. Nagoya
Castle was the center of one of the most important
castle towns in Japan during the Edo period (the
period between 1603 – 1868 in Japanese history,
characterized by economic growth). Compared
to our European castles, the architecture of this
one is very atypical and very different for us. It’s
a beautiful place with a big park and I have to
say, now we have one of the best photos from all
the trip. Unfortunately, there’s not so much time
to enjoy it together with the guys because they
have to hurry up for soundcheck at the venue for
tonight, the Club Diamond Hall.
This is the last chance to party with both of the
bands tonight, so we again spent some time at the
Red Rock club after the show.
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