Where to stay in Nagoya

Main station: Nagoya Station. You can pick Nagoya as the city you stay in on this site.

Areas to stay

• Nagoya Station (Meieki)
  Hotels near Nagoya Station (Meieki) (Google Maps)
• Sakae
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• Kanayama
  Hotels near Kanayama (Google Maps)

Day trips from Nagoya

• Midland Square Sky PromenadeAichi · within 20 kmAn open-air observation deck 220 m up on the 44th–46th floors of a tower in front of Nagoya Station, good for night views.
• Yanagibashi Central MarketAichi · within 20 kmNagoya's century-old wholesale food market, a 5-min walk from Nagoya Station. Busiest early in the morning, with fish, produce and small eateries.
• Toyota Commemorative Museum of Industry and TechnologyAichi · within 20 kmIn the red-brick spinning mill where the Toyota group began, with working looms and an automobile hall showing how cars are made.
• Nagoya City Science MuseumAichi · within 20 kmA hands-on science museum in central Nagoya with one of the world's largest planetarium domes, 35 m across.
• Nagoya CastleAichi · within 20 kmA castle topped with golden dolphin-like ornaments. The rebuilt palace inside is richly painted.
• Osu Shopping DistrictAichi · within 20 kmA sprawling covered shopping area by Osu Kannon temple, with about 1,200 shops: street food, old cafés, used clothing and electronics.
• Sakae: Mirai Tower and Oasis 21Aichi · within 20 kmNagoya's main shopping district. The 180 m TV tower of 1954 has an observation deck, and Oasis 21 next door has a glass 'spaceship' roof you can walk on.
• Tokugawa Art MuseumAichi · within 20 kmTreasures of the Owari Tokugawa lords, from armour to tea utensils, in rooms that recreate a daimyo's residence. Holds the Tale of Genji scrolls.

Distance is a straight line from the station, not travel time.

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Onsen towns nearby

• Gero Onsen Gifu
  A riverside hot spring town counted among Japan's three famous springs, with free footbaths scattered through its streets.
• Sakakibara Onsen Mie
  An old spa praised by Sei Shonagon in The Pillow Book as 'Nanakuri no yu'. Pilgrims bathed here to purify themselves before visiting Ise Jingu, and its clear alkaline water is known for leaving skin smooth.

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From the airport

• Chubu Centrair International Airport (NGO): Meitetsu μSKY Limited Express, about 30 min to Nagoya Station.

Getting around

• Kyoto 35 min · Tokaido Shinkansen (Nozomi)
• Shizuoka 45 min · Tokaido Shinkansen (Hikari)
• Tokyo 1 h 35 min · Tokaido Shinkansen (Nozomi)
• Takayama 2 h 15 min · Ltd. Exp. Hida
• Kanazawa 2 h 45 min · Ltd. Exp. Shirasagi + Hokuriku Shinkansen (change at Tsuruga)
• Sapporo 1 h 45 min · flight NGO → CTS

Fastest regular service on the official timetable. A flight time is the scheduled time between the airports; add the trip to the airport.

Next city

• Nagoya → Kanazawa (2 h 45 min) → Kyoto (1 h 45 min) → Osaka (15 min)
• Nagoya → Kyoto (35 min) → Osaka (15 min) → Okayama (45 min)

Example routes along these connections; the time of each leg is in brackets.

Use Nagoya as your base →