 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 Japanese auto makers all 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 Shinkasen bullet train.
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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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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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Atsuta Shrine (Atsuta Jingu) is a popular shrine in Nagoya with over nine million visitors annually visiting the shrine. |
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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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This is our gallery of photos from our visit to the Aichi Expo at Nagoya in 2005. |
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One of several Toyota attractions in Toyota's home town of Nagoya is the Toyota Automobile Museum. |
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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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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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Looking remarkable like the Tokyo and Sapporo TV tower which in turn all look like the Eiffel Tower, the Nagoya TV Tower is in fact the oldest TV Tower in Japan. |
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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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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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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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Nagoya like most large Japanese cities has an extensive subway and rail system that is operated by several companies. |
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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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