christmas in nagoya

anybody who thought that the japanese wouldnt care about christmas would be wrong. theres tons of christmas trees and christmas lights up all over the city, many of which would dwarf the decorations youd see in vancouver. of course, most of the significance is lost and most individual familes neither celebrate christmas nor put up decorations, but its nice to see. it remains to be seen if the apartment will get a christmas tree, but we shall see.