Must-see attractions in Nagoya

  • Tokugawa Art Museum

    Nagoya

    A must for anyone interested in Japanese culture and history, this museum has a collection of over 10,000 pieces that includes National Treasures and…

  • Atsuta-jingū

    Nagoya

    Although the current buildings were completed in 1966, Atsuta-jingū has been a shrine for over 1900 years and is one of the most sacred Shintō shrines in…

  • Japan, Tokai Region, Aichi Prefecture, Nagoya, Minato Ward, Japanese bullet train at museum. (Photo by: JTB/UIG via Getty Images) (Photo by: JTB Photo/UIG via Getty Images)

    SCMAGLEV & Railway Park

    Nagoya

    Trainspotters will be in heaven at this fantastic hands-on museum. Featuring actual maglev (the world's fastest train – 581km/h), shinkansen (bullet…

  • Toyota Kaikan Museum

    Nagoya

    See up to 20 shiny examples of the latest automotive technology hot off the production line and witness firsthand how they're made here at Toyota's global…

  • Tokugawa-en

    Nagoya

    This delightful Japanese garden adjacent to the Tokugawa Art Museum was donated by the Tokugawa family to Nagoya city in 1931 but destroyed by bombing in…

  • Nagoya City Science Museum

    Nagoya

    This hands-on museum claims the world's largest dome-screen planetarium, with some seriously out-of-this-world projection technology. There's also a…

  • Nagoya Castle, Japan

    Nagoya-jō

    Nagoya

    The original structure, built between 1610 and 1614 by Tokugawa Ieyasu for his ninth son, was levelled in WWII. Today's castle is a concrete replica (with…

  • Noritake Garden

    Nagoya

    Pottery fans will enjoy a stroll around Noritake Garden, the 1904 factory grounds of one of Japan's best-known porcelain makers, featuring remnants of…

  • International Design Centre Nagoya

    Nagoya

    Housed in the swooping Nadya Park complex is this secular shrine to the deities of conceptualisation, form and function. Design touchstones from art deco…

  • Nagoya TV Tower

    Nagoya

    Nagoya's much-loved TV tower, completed in 1954, was the first of its kind in Japan. The tower's central location makes its 100m-high Sky Balcony a great…

  • Ōsu Kannon

    Nagoya

    The much-visited, workaday Ōsu Kannon temple traces its roots back to 1333. Devoted to the Buddha of Compassion, the temple was moved to its present…

  • Sky Promenade

    Nagoya

    On levels 44 to 46 of Midland Square, Sky Promenade features Japan's tallest open-air observation deck and a handful of high-altitude, high-priced…

  • Nagoya City Archives

    Nagoya

    Built in 1922, this grand Taisho-era Court of Appeal now houses the city archives. While the archives themselves are difficult to navigate for non…

  • Noritake Craft Centre & Museum

    Nagoya

    Glaze your own porcelain dish (from ¥1800 plus shipping) in the Craft Centre & Museum in Noritake Garden, which has demonstrations of the production…

  • Nagoya/Boston Museum of Fine Arts

    Nagoya

    This collaborative effort between Japanese backers and the Museum of Fine Arts Boston showcases a small but impressive collection of Japanese and…

  • Treasure Hall

    Nagoya

    The Treasure Hall at Atsuta-jingū displays a changing collection of more than 4000 Tokugawa-era swords, masks and paintings.

  • Noritake Garden Gallery

    Nagoya

    The pleasant Noritake Gallery, in Noritake Garden, exhibits paintings, sculptures and ceramic works.

  • Port of Nagoya Public Aquarium

    Nagoya

    Among Nagoya's most well-known attractions, this port-side aquarium features one of the largest outdoor tanks in the world, and the permanently moored…

  • Higashiyama Zoo & Botanical Gardens

    Nagoya

    Some visitors might find the size of the enclosures at this otherwise well-kept zoo a little disheartening. A low admission price and the attractive…

  • Oasis 21

    Nagoya

    Oasis 21 is a bus terminal and transit hub with a difference. Its iconic 'galaxy platform' – an elliptical glass-and-steel structure filled with water for…

  • Arimatsu Narumi Tie Dyeing Museum

    Nagoya

    This museum upholds the 400-year-old tradition of shibori (tie-dyeing). Downstairs you'll find historical artefacts, a gift shop, and a video introducing…

  • Midland Square

    Nagoya

    Nagoya's tallest building (247m) houses Toyota's corporate HQ and showroom, boutique shopping on the lower floors and a beehive of offices in the middle…