Nagoya downtown area
Nagoya Station Area
The gateway to Nagoya with a group of skyscrapers, including Midland Square, JR Central Towers, and Mode Gakuen Spiral Towers.
Nagoya Castle Area
Government and other public offices are concentrated in this area around the Nagoya Castle, which is known for the golden dolphins on its rooftop. Also in the area is the Nagoya Noh Theater, where you can see performances of noh, Japan's traditional performing art.
Sakae Area
Nagoya's downtown shopping zone, bustling with people. The latest trends of young people's fashion and culture start here.
Fushimi Marunouchi Area
Most people see this area as a business district. Long-standing tradition and culture are alive in Fushimi, while Marunouchi is known as Japan's biggest textile wholesale business district.
Osu Area
Osu is one of the most bustling shopping districts in Japan. With the ambience of the old neighborhood remaining, unique and original shops offering electric appliances, computers, second-hand clothes, and a variety of goods, line the streets.
Kanayama Area
Kanayama is a consolidated station of JR, Meitetsu, and subway lines. The area has many points of interest and gourmet must-see attractions, including the large shopping-restaurant complex Asunal Kanayama,and the Nagoya/Boston Museum of Fine Arts.
Historic area
Nakamura Park/Arako Area
Warlord Toyotomi Hideyoshi was a native of the Nakamura Park area. Historic sites related to Hideyoshi are scattered throughout the area. Arako, meanwhile, is the birthplace of warlord Maeda Toshiie, and a sightseeing rout called Inuchiyo Route has been established. (Inuchiyo is Hideyoshi's childhood name.)
Eastern Nagoya area
Tokugawa/Shirakabe Area
The Tokutawa area has a quaint atmosphere with a castle town culture inherited by the Owari Tokugawa Family. In the Shirakabe area, there still remain nostalgic "modern" architecture, black-painted walls, and samurai residence-style gates.
Chikusa/Imaike Area
Chikusa is a neighborhood for the young, Imaike is a casual old downtown, and Ikeshita is an upper-class neighborhood -each district has its own characteristics. You can enjoy a laid-back coffee break in Chiksa and a casual after-work time in Imaike.
Kakuozan Area
With Nittai-ji Temple, which was established to commemorate friendship between Thailand and Japan, the area offers lush greenery, classic architecture scattered here and there, and nostalgic shops reminiscent of Showa Era.
Higashiyama Area
Higashiyama has a relaxing environment with lush greenery. Hoshigaoka has a department store and the shopping complex Hoshigaoka Terrace, which houses a variety of boutiques and restaurants.
Yagoto Area
Yagoto is the most academic area in Nagoya. It is also known as a tranquil residential area, characterized by many sophisticated shops.
Fujigaoka Area
The start of the Linimo maglev train service has vitalized the area. With Tomei Expressway's Nagoya Interchange, the area is also a gateway for automobile travel to Nagoya.
Northern Nagoya area
Otai/Shonai Ryokuchi Area
Naka-Otai is reminiscent of the old Iwakura Highway. Shonai Ryokuchi Park has a vast green field and other facilities, which are crowded with families on holidays.
Ozone Area
Nagoya Dome, the home of the local baseball team Chunichi Dragons, the modern shopping arcade Oz Mall, and a large shopping complex are among the points of interest in the area.
Southern Nagoya area
Atsuta Area
The area is a good old downtown developed around Atsuta Shrine. During the Edo Period, there used to be a post station called Miya-juku, one of the Tokaido Highway's 53 stations.
Arimatsu/Narumi Area
Narumi used to be a busy post station of the old Tokaido Highway in the Edo Period. Old streets and buildings reminiscent of Edo Period are beautifully preserved in Arimatsu.
Nagoya Port Area
This area has been establishing a reputation as a popular leisure spot. The Port of Nagoya Public Aquarium and other tourist spots are concentrated around the Garden Warf.
Others
Others
"Nagoya City Museum", a history museum and "Nagoya Agricultural Center", which is famous for its beautiful weeping plum trees, are located in the Southeastern part of Nagoya. In the Northeast, you will find "Togokusan Fruits Park", where you can learn about tropical fruits at hothouses.
Nagoya and surrounding district area
Suburban Nagoya Areas
Areas with tourist spots in suburban Nagoya include Inuyama, which is famous for cormorant fishing; Seto, a pottery and ceramic production area; Toyota, an industrial city representative of Japan; and Nagakute, where Expo 2005 Aichi was held.