Toyocky (aka Honokuni Yoshida) is the official mascot of Toyohashi City. The character's design, that of a red robotic Oni (demon), is modelled after the kanji character "豊" used in the name Toyohashi (豊橋市). Toyocky signifies the city's achievements in the field of advanced technology. He can be found outside the ticket offices of Toyohashi station, but, despite the fact that I walk through the station practically every day, I'd been here for almost two months before I spotted him.
I've now been living and teaching in Toyohashi for four months and I've grown to like the city very much. Not too big, not too small, neither too crowded nor too isolated, Toyohashi is, in a word, comfortable.
I've seen so much in my short time here, met so many people who have welcomed me with open arms to their city, and yet I feel there's so much more waiting to be discovered. I look forward to many more exciting surprises to come.
In the meantime, here is a selection of pictures of the city I currently call home. Look out for a new blog post at the weekend.
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