I’m in Nagoya. Whenever I mention the kind of food I’d like to eat, I’m usually taken to the same restaurant at the Marriott. It’s delicious, but I can’t help wondering why everyone is so fixated on the Marriott... I assume every man wants to treat a woman to a nice meal, but do they not imagine that she may have been there many times before?
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I imagine Tokyo and Kansai have so many wonderful restaurants that this probably wouldn’t happen there. But since Nagoya has a limited number of options, I suppose certain restaurants end up attracting everyone. Still, when I’m taken to the same place every time, I start feeling like there must be tons of papa-katsu women gathering there, and that the staff probably think, “These people are doing papa-katsu.” Are the Marriott restaurants really the only good places to eat in Nagoya?
I’m Tetsu, a male member.
I live in Tokyo, so I’ve only stayed at the Marriott once when I visited Nagoya and have never dined there. I can’t speak to the quality of what they offer, but perhaps people choose hotel dining because they don’t want the hassle of finding a restaurant and simply prefer to go with a safe, reliable option.
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I’m Fuu, a column writer.
Isn’t it okay if the restaurants happen to overlap? After all, your papa (a male supporter) is being considerate by choosing somewhere nicer than a casual izakaya or family restaurant. If there’s a papa you’d like to keep seeing and think you could become friends with, just tell him you’d like to try a different place next time.
Nagoya has plenty of great restaurants, too. Since Meieki and Nishiki—the main entertainment districts—are some distance apart, I imagine papas also take the distance between the restaurant and the hotel into consideration.
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In Kyoto and Osaka, repeatedly taking someone to the same kinds of places—like the Granvia or Hilton, right by the station—might feel a little embarrassing.
That’s what Papuwa-san means by “torima,” I suppose.
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I’m Kazu, a male member.
I hear Nagoya has quite a few Marriott properties. Since the Marriott is located above Nagoya Station, a woman from Nagoya told me that offers from men visiting from outside the prefecture often involve meeting there.
The women I’ve spoken to in Nagoya don’t have very good things to say about the food, though. Did you genuinely find it delicious?
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I’m Dai, a male member.
I’m in Nagoya too, but I’ve never gone to the Marriott for a meal. (I do use the Marriott for overnight stays and day use, though…)
Maybe they choose the Marriott for the first meeting simply because they figure no woman would be dissatisfied with it.
By the way, if it’s a date after the second one, how about ordering room service and eating in your Marriott room? They’ll bring the Marriott’s delicious food right to your room.
That way, the staff probably won’t think, “These two must be doing papa-katsu.” (Though the staff delivering the food may still have their suspicions…)
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