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Nagoya (名古屋市, Nagoya-shi, ⓘ) is the largest city in the Chūbu region, the fourth-most populous city proper with a population of 2.3 million in 2020, and the principal city of the Chūkyō metropolitan area, which is the third-most populous metropolitan area in Japan with a population of 10.11 million.
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The Nagoya Institute of Technology (名古屋工業大学, Nagoya Kōgyō...
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Aerial view of the grounds of Nagoya Castle (2020) Nagoya...
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Nagoya Station (名古屋駅, Nagoya-eki) is a major railway station...
- Nagoya Institute of Technology
May 21, 2024 · Nagoya, capital of Aichi ken (prefecture), central Honshu, Japan, and one of the country’s leading industrial cities. It is located at the head of Ise Bay. The history of Nagoya dates from 1610, when a great castle was erected by the Owari branch of the powerful Tokugawa shogunate.
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The hub of the Aichi region, Nagoya is Japan's fourth-largest city after Tokyo, Yokohama, and Osaka and one of the nation's major economic centers. In terms of manufacturing, as home to auto-making giants Toyota, Honda, and Mitsubishi Motors, Nagoya is to Japan what Detroit is to the United States— and it was completely flattened during World War I...
By plane
1. 34.858333136.8052781Chubu Centrair International Airport (中部国際空港 Chūbu Kokusai Kūkō, NGOIATA). Japan's third major international gateway is on an artificial island 30 minutes south from the center of town. Facilities include two hotels, restaurants, a shopping concourse, and an onsenspa with views of the runways. The best way of connecting between Centrair Airport and central Nagoya is the Meitetsu Airport Line. The fastest trains are the all-reserved "μSKY" trains, which depart for Nagoya...
By train
1. 35.170772136.8816033 Nagoya Station (名古屋駅 Nagoya-eki). Nagoya Station is the confluence of all the major train lines and long-distance passenger bus services in the city. Underground and adjacent to the JR train station are the stations of the Nagoya Railway (Meitetsu Nagoya) and the Kintetsu Railway (Kintetsu Nagoya)(updated Jun 2020)
By bus
Many day and overnight buses run to Nagoya from other locations throughout Japan. They can be cheaper than the shinkansen or local trains. Some of the main bus operators include Nagoya-based Meitetsu Bus and JR Tokai Bus [dead link], along with Willer Express. In addition to major cities such as Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe, highway buses run from places including Sendai, Fukushima, Koriyama, Utsunomiya, Tokyo Disneyland, Takasaki, Maebashi, Kofu, Fujiyoshida, Niigata, Toyama, Takaoka, Kanaza...
Nagoya is a big automotive industry center, and it shows. The street network is extensive and even downtown locations can be easily reached by car. On the downside, trains and subways are less convenient than in Tokyo or Kansai, and more expensive. If you're travelling with a JR Rail Pass, the train network doesn't have many stations in the city an...
35.0906136.87821 Port of Nagoya Aquarium (名古屋港水族館 Nagoya-kō-suizoukan) (a short walk from Subway Nagoyakō Stn. (Meikō line)), ☏ +81 52 654-7080. Daily 09:30-17:00 (until 20:00 Jul 21-Aug 31). (site...35.1832136.8762 Toyota Commemorative Museum of Industry and Technology (トヨタ産業技術記念館 Toyota-sangyō-gijutsu-kinenkan), 4-1-35 Noritake Shinmachi, Nishi-ku (3 minute walk from Meitetsu Sako Stn (Nagoya...35.163889136.9011113 Nagoya City Art Museum (名古屋市美術館 Nagoya-shi-bijutsukan), 2-17-25 Sakae, Naka-ku (8 min on foot S of Fushimi stn (Higashiyama, Tsurumai Line), exit 5), ☏ +81 52-212-0001. Tu-Th S...35.185555136.8986114 Nagoya Castle (名古屋城 Nagoya-jō) (Subway: Shiyakusho Stn (Meijo line); 5 min walk from exit 7), ☏ +81 52-231-1700. Daily 09:00-16:30, closed Dec 29-Jan 1. Trumpeted as a famous l...Ride the gold and white Nagoya Sightseeing Bus Me-Guru[dead link]past many of the city's main attractions. Operates T-Su. Offers hop-on-hop-off hourly service Tu-F from 09:30-17:30, and Sa Su every...Catch a traditional Japanese Noh play at the Nagoya Noh Theatre. (Subway: Shiyakusho stn.)Go for a jog (or a walk) around beautiful Meijo Park (名城公園 Meijo Koen), one of Nagoya's largest green spaces, and take in the great view of Nagoya Castle (Subway: Meijo-Koen station, Meijo line). S...Higashiyama Park (東山公園 Higashiyama-koen). (Higashiyama-koen station). Features a zoo, conservatory, monorail, roller coasters, "sky tower" and a great deal of open space.Shopping areas
1. 35.15899136.903421 Ōsu Shopping Arcade (subway Ōsu Kannon exit 2 (straight ahead one block, turn left into the temple grounds and go straight on through the gravelled temple area)). A series of old style shopping arcades packed with mom-and-pop stores, ¥100 shops, traditional crafts, used computers and a fantastic range of clothing stores. There is a little bit of everything. Ōsu is the shopping area and Osu Kannon the temple just to the west side. In fact, the shopping area extends from Ō...
Books
1. 35.1672136.905642 Maruzen (丸善) (Subway: Sakae stn. (Higashiyama, Meijo Lines). Next to the Maruei department store). M-F 09:00-20:00, Sa Su 09:00-19:00. Offers a reasonable selection of English books, magazines, and newspapers on the 3rd floor, including travel guidebooks, maps, a wide array of books on Japan, and Japanese language study materials. 2. 35.17216136.882873 Sanseido Books, 11F, JR Central Towers above JR Nagoya Station (Subway: Nagoya stn (Sakura-dori, Higashiyama, Tsurumai li...
Electronics
Best bets for cameras and electronics include Bic Camera, a massive 5 story camera and electronics megastore across the street from Nagoya station (on the Taikō-dōri side). Ōsu Market also has a number of large and small electronics shops, including Goodwill (computers and peripherals - otaku culture fans will also want to check out the maid cafe in the basement), DOS Para and others. Unfortunately, some of the electronics shops in Osu (such as Goodwill) are not located on the main shopping s...
Nagoya is big on miso, a sauce made from fermented soybeans and grain. The preferred style is red miso (赤味噌 akamiso), fermented up to two years for a stronger taste than the usual "white" miso, with Hatchō miso (八丁味噌) particularly famous. Classic Nagoya dishes include: 1. misokatsu(味噌カツ), fried pork cutlet with a rich miso sauce 2. miso nikomi udon...
Around Nagoya station, there are a lot of places for cheap drinking. Sakae is the big nightlife district, in a loose triangle formed by the Sakae, Yaba-cho and Osu Kannon stations. Sakae has a large red light district as well, but as with most of Japan, there's no sense of danger so don't worry about drifting around. There are countless izakayas ar...
Budget
1. 35.17822136.891671 Kyoya Ryokan (京屋旅館), 2-11-4 Habashita (near Meido-cho, where the North-South freeway joins with the East-West counterpart. English directions supplied by the hostel are unclear; best advice is to grab a map from the tourist center. Kyoya is labelled. About a 15-minute walk from JR Nagoya station), ☏ +81 52-571-2588, fax: +81 52-571-2580. Check-in: 15:00, check-out: 10:00. Awesome ryokan-style hostel with a great vibe. Offers internet access, air conditioning, and securit...
Mid-range
1. 35.17128136.907358 APA Hotel Nagoya Nishiki, 3-15-30 Nishiki, Chuo-ku (Sakae subway station, exit 2, one block forward), ☏ +81 52-953-5111, fax: +81 52-951-7269. This business hotel is in the middle of the Sakae dining and shopping district. The rooms are comparatively clean and the staff speaks English; internet access is included. ¥9800/single. 2. 35.16893136.879659 Daiichi Fuji Hotel, 13-17 Tsubaki-cho, Naka-ku (Nagoya train station, Shinkansen side, cross street 1 block south of Bic Ca...
Splurge
1. 35.17084136.8829312 Marriott Associa Hotel, Nagoya Station (directly above Takashimaya Department Store). A 3-minute walk from a Nozomi Shinkansen train to a well-marked elevator portal takes you to the 15th floor check-in level. This often-full five-star hotel (¥20,000-70,000/night) is equipped with ten good restaurants, which tend to be jammed, but the adjacent office tower also has more than 20 restaurants on two levels ranging from inexpensive noodle eateries to high-end sushi places....
35.17281136.890195 Nagoya International Center (名古屋国際センター Nagoya kokusai sentaa), 1-47-1 Nagono, Nakamura-ku (Subway: Sakura-dori line, Kokusai Center stn.), ☏ +81 52-581-0100, info@nic-nagoya.or.j...
Nagoya is the largest city in the Chūbu region, the fourth-most populous city proper with a population of 2.3 million in 2020, and the principal city of the Chūkyō metropolitan area, which is the third-most populous metropolitan area in Japan with a population of 10.11 million.
The name "Centrair" (セントレア, Sentorea) is an abbreviation of Central Japan International Airport, an alternate translation used in the English name of the airport's operating company, Central Japan International Airport Co., Ltd. (中部国際空港株式会社, Chūbu Kokusai Kūkō Kabushiki-gaisha). 12.35 million people used the ...
Nagoya is one of the largest cities in Japan, with over 2 and a quarter million people in 2010. It is in Aichi Prefecture. [1] There are 16 wards in Nagoya.
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