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Housed in two separate buildings (one on five levels and the other three levels), this is a huge museum. Large underwater viewing rooms make it easy to appreciate dolphins and other marine species close-up.

Port of Nagoya Aquarium

Take a culture break in the Design Museum and Design Gallery. These cover everything from industrial and commercial to historical design, and have the visitor wondering (as happens every few minutes or so in Japan): “just where does this astonishing creativity come from?”

Nadya Park

Nagoya Castle is where the Tokugawa shogun made their home for over 250 years up until 1868, the year in which Japan’s partial isolation from the West came to an end with the beginning of the Meiji period. The castle was nearly destroyed in bombing raids of 1945 and authentically rebuilt only in 2018.

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Address: 1-1 Honmaru, Naka-ku, Nagoya
More Info: Entrance to Nagoya Castle until 4:00 p.m
Opening hours: Open daily from 9 a.m. to 4.30 p.m., except from December 29 to January 1
Phone: +81 52 231 1700
Website: www.nagoyajo.city.nagoya.jp

Nagoya Castle

Higashiyama Zoological and Botanical Garden is a vast green expanse right in the heart of Nagoya City. The 20 hectare open-range zoo is one of Asia’s largest, featuring lions, tigers, giraffes, bears and many other species. Gaze out onto the park from the Higashiyama Sky Tower and enjoy a good meal in the restaurant located in the 7th floor.


Higashiyama Zoological and Botanical Garden

Nagoya TV Tower, built in 1954, is the oldest broadcasting radio in Japan, located right in the centre of the city. With its 180 meters, the Tower offers one of the best views of Nagoya. Here, tourists can enjoy their time in coffee shops or buying souvenirs.


Nagoya TV Tower

These lavish gardens were constructed in 1694 as a residential retreat for Mitsutomo, the second Lord of the Owari clan. Sadly, however, most of the garden and its buildings were destroyed during World War II. Restoration took a long time, with the garden being finally opened as a public park in 2004. If time permits, visit the adjacent Tokugawa Art Museum, the third oldest private museum in Japan, which miraculously survived the World War II air raids.

Tokugawa Art Museum

About 30 minutes by rail from downtown Nagoya via Hamatsu City, Hamanako Garden Park is what remains of Pacific Flora, a floral exhibition that ran as a precursor to Expo 2005. Now the site, superbly located on a peninsula in Lake Hamana, has become a permanent civic attraction. Flowing through the grounds, just as during Pacific Flora, is the scenic Iridori Canal, still bridged by the classic Taikobashi (“tympani”) Bridge. The park is now a popular staging ground for rally events, including the HPI Challenge All Asia Finals.

Hamanako Garden Park

Yanagibashi Central Market is home to over 400 shops and fish stalls, dating back to the Edo era (1603–1868) and second in size only to Tokyo’s giant Tsukiji Fish Market. Giant tuna, octopus, shrimp and many other varieties of fish are on sale here from early morning (around 6 am is best).

Yanagibashi Central Market

The huge Toyota Museum is a must-visit for all those interested in automotive history. The automotive pavilion features a great range of vintage trucks and cars, while kids will love spending their time in the Technoland, a hands-on series of interactive displays.The Textile Machinery Pavilion offers a throwback to the time when the textile Industry was the main industry of Japan.

Toyota Commemorative Museum of Industry and Technology

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Port of Nagoya Aquarium

Nadya Park

Nagoya Castle

Higashiyama Zoological and Botanical Garden

Nagoya TV Tower

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