NAGOYA
EXCURSION TICKETS
The Me-guru One Day Pass, otherwise known as the Nagoya
Sightseeing Route Bus Ticket is ¥500 for adul ts, and ¥250 for
children. The bus leaves from Nagoya Station, and stops at the Toyota
Commemorative Museum of Industry, Noritake Garden, the Nagoya
Castle, Tokugawa Art Museum, Hirokoji Sakae and the Nagoya TV
Tower. The bus does not operate on a Monday, or the following day if
Monday is a national holiday, or New Years Eve and New Years Day.
www.ncvb.or.jp/routebus/en/
Nagoya International Center
3rd Fl., Nagoya International Center Bldg., 1-47-1 Nagono, Nakamuraku,
Nagoya City, Aichi
Phone (052) 581 0100
9:00-19:00 *Closed on Mon., 2nd Sun. in Feb. and in Aug. & Dec.
29-Jan. 3
Nagoya Station Tourist Information Center
JR Nagoya Station, Central Concourse
Phone (052) 541 4301
9:00-19:00 *Closed Dec. 29-Jan. 1
Nagoya, capital of Aichi Prefecture, is conveniently
located in the very heart of Central Japan, one of the
nation’s key industrial zones. The fourth largest city in
Japan, Nagoya forms the core of industry and tourism in
the district. Industry in Nagoya originally centred around
pottery-making, however it is now concentrated in the
heavy or chemical industries, as well as traditional light
industries, producing everything from cars to cloisonne´
machinery to musical instruments. Historically, Nagoya
was a typical feudal castle town, built in the 16th century.
Ieyasu Tokugawa (1542-1616), founder of the Tokugawa
Shogunate, built the famous Nagoya Castle as a fortified
residence for his son, whose descendants continued to
reside there until the Meiji Restoration of 1868. Nagoya
has many scenic and historical attractions. Atsuta Shrine,
Higashiyama Park and its zoo and gardens, Nagoya Port,
TV Tower, Toyot a
Commemo rative
Museum of Industry
and Technology,
Nittaiji Temple,
and subway
shopping arcades
are favourite
sightseeing spots
among visitors.
PLACES OF INTEREST
Nagoya Castle
Nagoya Castle, reduced to ashes during World War II, was rebuilt to its original form in 1959. It features a new multistorey ferroconcrete main donjon, mounted by a pair of golden shachi (orca). The first five floors display the art treasures that escaped the fire, while the seventh floor serves as a scenic observatory. The collection includes over 1000 fusuma-e (paintings on sliding doors) sections and ceiling-panel paintings. Open daily 9:00-16:30. Admission: ¥500.
Oasis 21
Oasis 21 is a complex opened at the corner of Nishiki - dori and Hisaya - Odori. This is a “three-dimensional park” containing the symbolic “Water Spaceship” and other facilities including “ Green Earth ”, where trees and flowerbeds are planted; “Galaxy Plaza”, an open-air underground space where various events are held; a wide variety of shops; and a bus terminal serving as a public transportation hub.
Nagoya TV Tower
Nagoya TV Tower is a 180 metre high steel tower erected on Park Way Boulevard. Its obser vator y, which is accessed by elevator, has an observation plat form which prov ides beautiful panoramic views extending from the Japan Alps in the north to Ise Bay in the south. Open daily 10:00-22:00. Admission: ¥600. (Sakae Station on Subway Higashiyama Line) www.nagoya-tv-tower.co.jp/
Photography: (Main) Nagoya Castle©JNTO, Nagoya©Y.Shimizu/©JNTO, Nagoya
Castle©JNTO, Oasis21©Nagoya Convention & Visitors Bureau/©JNTO, Nagoya TV
Tower©Y.Shimizu/©JNTO
