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With over two million inhabitants, Nagoya (名古屋) is Japan's fourth most populated city after Tokyo, Yokohama and Osaka. It is the capital of Aichi Prefecture and the principal city of the Nobi plain, one of Honshu's three large plains and metropolitan and industrial centers. Nagoya developed as the castle town of the Owari, one of the three branches of the ruling Tokugawa family during ...
From Nagoya Station, take the Sakuradori Subway Line to Hisayaodori Station (5 minutes) and change to the Meijo Subway Line to Nagoyajo Station (2 minutes). The total one way journey takes about ten minutes and costs 240 yen. From the nearest exit, it is a three minute walk to the castle's east gate. Alternatively, the castle's main gate can be ...
Japan's fourth largest city, Nagoya is a major industrial and cultural center, conveniently located at the heart of Japan's largest island of Honshu. Boasting a unique historical background, enduring cultural heritage and stunning natural landscapes, the city and its surroundings have a huge amount to offer. In our latest video, I took a trip to Aichi Prefecture to check out seven of the best ...
Tokyo and Nagoya are connected with each other by the JR Tokaido Shinkansen. Nozomi trains require about 100 minutes to reach Nagoya from Tokyo, Hikari trains about 110 minutes and Kodama trains about three hours. The regular one way fare is 10,560 yen for a non-reserved seat on any train, and around 11,000 yen for a reserved seat. The Japan Rail Pass fully covers Hikari and Kodama trains, but ...
Ghibli Park (ジブリパーク) is a theme park about the popular animated movies by Studio Ghibli. It opened in November 2022 just outside Nagoya, and unlike other theme parks does not feature any rides - apart from a few small ones for kids - but rather lets visitors delve into the atmospheric fantasy worlds presented in the various popular Ghibli movies. The theme park consists of five ...
Visitor guide for the SCMAGLEV and Railway Park, JR Central's rail museum in Nagoya.
Nagoya Port (名古屋港, Nagoyakō), south of Nagoya 's city center, is one of Japan's largest ports. One part of the port, the Garden Pier, has been redeveloped as a leisure district and offers an aquarium, shopping mall, amusement park, museums and green space. The port area is conveniently connected to central Nagoya by subway. Visitor guide for the Nagoya Port district.
The Nagoya City Science Museum (名古屋市科学館, Nagoya-shi Kagakukan) features a characteristic giant silver globe, which houses one of the world's largest planetariums. Programs at the planetarium vary monthly and cover current astronomical phenomena. Although shows are conducted only in Japanese, they can nevertheless be interesting ...
Nagoya 's downtown district, Sakae (栄), is located about two kilometers east of Nagoya Station. It offers multiple department stores and malls catering to all kind of shoppers, as well as a plethora of dining options. Some green space in the downtown area is provided by the Hisaya Odori Park, a more than one kilometer long city park in the median of the Hasaya Odori Street that leads through ...
Osu Kannon Temple is a few steps from Osu Kannon Station on the Tsurumai Subway Line. From Nagoya Station take the Higashiyama Subway Line and transfer to the Tsurumai Line at Fushimi Station. The one way trip from Nagoya Station to the temple takes about ten minutes and costs 210 yen. Alternatively, the temple is a 5-10 minute walk from ...
