Nagoya is located centrally on the main island of Japan known as Honshū, it is the capital of the Aichi Prefecture and is the third largest metropolitan region in Japan.
Traditionally a manufacturing city and a busy port Nagoya is like the Detroit of Japan with many Japanese auto makers having a base in the city with Toyota the largest also being founded in the town.
Nagoya recently has had in increase in tourists since Expo was held in 2005, the city has plenty of attractions and its location makes it a good stopover if you are heading to Osaka or Hiroshima from Tokyo on the Shinkansen bullet train.
About Nagoya
Centrally located on the main island of Japan, the city of Nagoya is the capital of the Aichi Prefecture and is the third largest metropolitan region in Japan.
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Midland Square
Midland Square also known as the Toyota-Mainichi Building is a skyscraper in the Meieki district of Nakamura-ku, Nagoya. Opened in 2007 the 46 floor skyscraper has become well know for its outdoor observation deck which is the highest in Japan.
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JR Central Towers
Situated above Nagoya Station, JR Central Towers in the Meieki district of Nagoya, the towers are listed as one of the world’s largest train stations.
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Osu Kannon Temple
The Osu Kannon Temple located in central Nagoya is a classic Japanese pagoda style Buddhist temple that is a popular tourist spot. Osu Kannon first was established in 1612 but the current temple is a replica built in the 1970’s.
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Nagoya Port / Garden Pier
The Nagoya Port is Japan’s largest trading port with many products produced in the area like Toyota cars being exported around the world via this port. As with many port cities around the world, part of the port has been transformed into a recreational area known as Garden Pier.
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Nagoya Castle
Nagoya Castle is a classic example of Japanese castle architecture sitting inside a moat, while the Nagoya castle grounds date back to the early 1500′s this castle is a replica of the 1612 building that was destroyed in WW2.
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Toyota Commemorative Museum of Industry and Technology
Toyota Commemorative Museum of Industry and Technology is a museum in central Nagoya tracing the history of the Toyota company and its innovations.
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Atsuta Shrine
Atsuta Shrine (Atsuta Jingu) is a popular shrine in Nagoya with over nine million visitors annually visiting the shrine.
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Nagoya TV Tower
Like many Japanese city’s Nagoya also has a tower resembling the Eiffel Tower in Paris. Nagoya’s is probably the closest to the original but with a height of 180 metres instead of 324.
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Expo Memorial Park
Expo Memorial Park (Ai-chikyuhaku Kinen Koen) is the location of the worlds fair known as Aichi Expo 2005 that was held in 2005. it is sometimes nicknamed Morikoro Park (Morikoropaku) after the two furry characters that were the mascots of Expo 05.
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Expo 2005 Gallery
The Happy Jappy team visited Nagoya’s Expo 2005 that was located on the outskirts of Nagoya where Expo Memorial Park is now located. Below is a gallery of what the Expo site looked like before its transformation back into a park.
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Toyota Kaikan Museum
The Toyota Kaikan Museum (formally the Toyota Kaikan Exhibition Hall) is located at Toyota’s main plant in the suburb of Toyota on the outskirts of Nagoya. It is also the place where members of the public can visit their production line.
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Toyota Automobile Museum
One of several Toyota attractions in Toyota’s home town of Nagoya is the Toyota Automobile Museum.
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Getting Around Nagoya
Nagoya like most large Japanese cities has an extensive subway and rail system that is operated by several companies.
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Chubu Centrair International Airport
Chūbu Centrair International Airport often also known as Central Japan International Airport or Nagoya International is Nagoya’s main airport located on an artificial island south of Nagoya.
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