Experience the best of Nagoya
Nagoya is a big industrial city in central Japan, with a castle topped by golden ornaments, an ancient shrine and a food culture all its own.
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Nagoya is one of Japan's biggest cities, set on a broad plain at the head of Ise Bay and long a centre of the country's car and machinery industries. Its castle, built by the Tokugawa in the early 1600s, is topped by a pair of golden shachihoko, mythical fish with tigers' heads, and the keep was rebuilt after the war with a restored palace beside it. Atsuta Shrine, among the most venerated in Japan, houses a sacred sword.
The Tokugawa Art Museum holds a twelfth-century scroll of The Tale of Genji and samurai armour, and Osu Kannon temple opens onto covered shopping arcades. Nagoya's TV tower stands in the Sakae district, and the port has a large aquarium. Inuyama Castle, one of the oldest original keeps in Japan, and the cormorant fishing at Gifu are within an hour, as are the pottery town of Tokoname and the Ise Grand Shrine less than two hours away.
Nagoya-meshi, the city's own cooking, includes miso katsu, pork cutlet in a dark soybean-paste sauce, hitsumabushi, grilled eel on rice served three ways, and tebasaki, peppery fried chicken wings. Cafés serve a morning set of coffee with toast and ogura red-bean paste. Cherry blossom comes to the castle grounds in early April.
- Free cancellation on 74% of experiences
- 4.7 across the top 10
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Go beyond Nagoya
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Gifu · 30 kmGifu Castle
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Tokoname · 35 kmTokonyan
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Takashima · 82 kmShirahige Shrine
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Otsu · 97 kmHieizan Enryaku-ji Temple
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Ito · 100 kmMt. Omuro
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Kyoto · 105 kmFushimi Inari Shrine (Fushimi Inari Taisha)
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Kyoto · 105 kmKinkaku-ji (Golden Pavilion)
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Takayama · 113 kmTakayama Morning Markets (Asaichi)
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Takayama · 113 kmSannomachi Street (Sanmachi Suji)
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Nara · 115 kmToshodaiji Temple
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Shizuoka · 136 kmMiho no Matsubara
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Shizuoka · 136 kmKunozan Toshogu Shrine
Questions about Nagoya
- What is there to do in Nagoya?
- We list 377 experiences in Nagoya. The largest groups are day trips (162), city tours (37).
- What are the top attractions in Nagoya?
- Ranked by the experiences that visit them, the top attractions in Nagoya are Toyota Commemorative Museum of Industry and Technology, SCMAGLEV and Railway Park, LEGOLAND® Japan Resort.
- What is the most popular experience in Nagoya?
- By number of traveller reviews it is "Ghibli Park 1-Day Bus Tour from Nagoya", rated 4.7 out of 5 from 298 reviews.
- How long do tours and tickets in Nagoya take?
- The typical experience in Nagoya lasts about 6 hours; the middle half run between 2.5 hours and 9 hours.
- Can I cancel a booking in Nagoya?
- The operator lists free cancellation on 75% of the 377 experiences we hold for Nagoya. The cut-off differs by experience and is shown on each product page before you choose a date.
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