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Nagoya

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Its tahoto pagoda is the oldest building in the city of Nagoya. It holds more than a thousand Enku Buddhas.

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One of the six ancient kilns of Japan. The history of the pottery trade survives on Dokanzaka, the clay-pipe slope.

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NagoyaHistoric Districts, Culture & History · 116 entriesInuyamaShrines & Temples, Architecture · 7 entriesToyotaShrines & Temples, Nature & Scenery · 7 entriesSetoMuseums, Art & Crafts · 6 entriesOkazakiArt & Crafts, Shrines & Temples · 6 entriesHandaArchitecture, Museums · 6 entries
FEATUREAichi now (autumn)Korankei Gorge glows with brilliant autumn foliage.See the feature Bariston · CC BY-SA 4.0
Taste Nagoya CuisineSample distinctive favorites including miso katsu and hitsumabushi.Try Arimatsu ShiboriTry traditional tie-dyeing in Arimatsu's historic streets.Explore Nagoya CastleDiscover Owari history through the golden shachihoko and Honmaru Palace.

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REGIONAL SPECIALTIES

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THINGS TO DO / 6

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01Explore Nagoya CastleDiscover Owari history through the golden shachihoko and Honmaru Palace.See related entries →Kanesue · CC BY 2.002Discover Industrial HeritageTrace the region's manufacturing history through hands-on industrial museums.See related entries →KKPCW（Kyu3） · CC BY-SA 4.003Try Arimatsu ShiboriTry traditional tie-dyeing in Arimatsu's historic streets.See related entries →inunami · CC BY 2.004Walk Tokoname Pottery TownWander lanes lined with old kilns, ceramic pipes and pottery studios.See related entries →inunami · CC BY 2.005Stroll Castle Town InuyamaVisit historic Inuyama Castle and stroll its atmospheric castle town.See related entries →inunami · CC BY 2.006Taste Nagoya CuisineSample distinctive favorites including miso katsu and hitsumabushi.See related entries →inunami · CC BY 2.0

NEED TO KNOW

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BEST TIME TO TRAVEL

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LOCAL FOOD / 18

Local food

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MICHI-NO-EKI / 19

Michi-no-Eki roadside stations

RestInformationLocal links

Rest facilities registered by Japan's national government. Each has parking and toilets open 24 hours, and by definition includes a facility that sells local products. This is where the making and the food of this prefecture can actually be bought.

  • Tahara Mekkun HouseTaharaRegistered April 1993Official site
  • Toyone Green Port MiyajimaToyone, Kitashitara DistrictRegistered April 1993Official site
  • Horai Mikawa SangokuShinshiroRegistered April 1993Official site
  • Tsugu Kogen Green ParkShitara, Kitashitara DistrictRegistered August 1994Official site
  • Irago Crystal PortoTaharaRegistered August 1994Official site
  • Donguri-no-Sato InabuToyotaRegistered April 1998Official site
  • Agri Station NaguraShitara, Kitashitara DistrictRegistered August 1999Official site
  • Denpark AnjoAnjoRegistered August 2000Official site
  • Tsukude Tezukuri MuraShinshiroRegistered August 2001Official site
  • Fureai-no-Sato HASU ParkAisaiRegistered August 2005Official site
  • Akabane Loco StationTaharaRegistered March 2009Official site
  • Fudegaki-no-Sato KotaKota, Nukata DistrictRegistered March 2009Official site

There are 19 stations in this prefecture in all (national registry).

Source: MLIT register of Michi-no-Eki

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CITIES & TOWNS / 24

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Nagoya 116Inuyama 7Toyota 7Seto 6Okazaki 6Handa 6Nishio 5Tokoname 4Toyokawa 3Ichinomiya 3Ama 3Toyohashi 3Shinshiro 3Gamagori 3Tsushima 2Hekinan 2Tahara 2Nagakute 2
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INTERESTS / 14

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Where locals eat!1 entries

To the list Atsuta Jingu · inunami · CC BY 2.0

Shrines & Temples29 entries

Atsuta Jingu ／ Toyokawa Inari

To the list Korankei · Bariston · CC BY-SA 4.0

Nature & Scenery28 entries

Korankei ／ Ghibli Park

To the list Seto Kamagaki · Gryffindor · CC0

Historic Districts30 entries

Seto Kamagaki ／ Arimatsu Shibori

To the list Nagoya-jo · Kanesue · CC BY 2.0

Castles & History2 entries

Nagoya-jo ／ Tatsuki Jinja

To the list Inuyama-jo · ウィ貴公子 · CC BY-SA 4.0

Architecture14 entries

Inuyama-jo ／ Tokoname

To the list Osu Bunko · Tomio344456 · CC BY-SA 4.0

Museums18 entries

Osu Bunko ／ Nagoya TV Tower

To the list Aichi Prefectural Museum of Art · Evelyn-rose · CC0

Art & Crafts45 entries

Aichi Prefectural Museum of Art ／ Nagoya City Art Museum

To the list Aichi Triennale · Evelyn-rose · CC0

Contemporary Art2 entries

Aichi Triennale ／ Matcha of Nishio

To the list Toyota Kaikan · Jean Housen · CC BY-SA 4.0

Craft Experiences56 entries

Toyota Kaikan ／ Handa Canal

To the list Toyokawa Inari (Toyokawakaku Myogonji Temple) · 円周率３パーセント · CC BY-SA 4.0

Culture & History28 entries

Toyokawa Inari (Toyokawakaku Myogonji Temple) ／ Endoji Honmachi Shopping Street

To the list Kamezaki Shiohi · 名古屋太郎 · CC BY-SA 3.0

Festivals2 entries

Kamezaki Shiohi ／ Tsushima Tenno Matsuri

To the list Kirin Brewery Nagoya Plant · 円周率３パーセント · CC BY-SA 4.0

Food & Markets19 entries

Kirin Brewery Nagoya Plant ／ Asahi Breweries Nagoya Brewery

To the list IMMERSIVE JOURNEY Nagoya · Kyu3a · CC BY-SA 4.0

Experiences6 entries

IMMERSIVE JOURNEY Nagoya ／ NEX Plaza

To the list Laguna Ten Bosch Lagunasia · 円周率３パーセント · CC BY-SA 4.0

Stays3 entries

Laguna Ten Bosch Lagunasia ／ Yuya Onsen

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HIGHLIGHTS

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Shrines & Temples
Nagoya

Atsuta Jingu

It enshrines the Kusanagi sword, one of the three imperial regalia. A great camphor said to be over a thousand years old stands in its grounds, and a deep forest survives in the middle of the city. Nobunaga prayed here for victory before Okehazama, and the Nobunaga wall he dedicated after winning still stands.

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SMILE NEWS / 136

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Aichi

Higashiyama Zoo puts baby slow loris and armadillo on view

At Higashiyama Zoo and Botanical Gardens in Nagoya, a Sunda slow loris born on August 14 and a southern three-banded armadillo born on August 15 have been on public view since September 29. Depending on how the mothers and babies are doing, visitors may not always be able to see them.

source: Higashiyama Zoo and Botanical Gardens
Patagonia National Park, Chile

Women rangers return Darwin's rheas to the wild in Chile

In Chile's Patagonia National Park, a women-led ranger team returned 13 Darwin's rheas to the wild in April 2026. Working with the Rewilding Chile Foundation, they care for the birds around the clock; surveys once estimated only about 11 to 15 remained.

source: Mongabay
Matusadona National Park, Zimbabwe

New 210-million-year-old dinosaur species named from Zimbabwe's Lake Kariba shore

A new dinosaur species, Musango matusadonaensis, has been described from rocks about 210 million years old in Matusadona National Park on the shore of Lake Kariba, Zimbabwe. The bipedal, not-yet-adult animal was about 4.5 metres long, and the find suggests Zimbabwe's dinosaur fauna differed from South Africa's.

source: Phys.org (The Conversation)

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