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Things to do in Nagoya

Nagoya (名古屋) is the capital and largest city of Aichi prefecture, in the Chubu region of Honshu. It's not one of Japan's top tourist draws as most tourists just zip through on the bullet train on their way between Tokyo and Kyoto. But if you do decide to stick around, there are plenty of car-related attractions, a restored castle, an ancient shrine, and a surprisingly happening nightlife.

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  1. Nagoya Castle

    Nagoya Castle

    attraction

    Photo: Base64 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

  2. Atsuta Shrine

    Atsuta Shrine

    attraction

    Photo: Bariston · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

  3. Tokugawa Art Museum

    Photo: Tomio344456 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

  4. Nagoya TV Tower

    Nagoya TV Tower

    attraction

    Photo: Bariston · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

  5. Nagoya City Art Museum

    Photo: Oilstreet ( talk ) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

  6. Higashiyama Zoo and Botanical Gardens

    Photo: outside · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

  7. Port of Nagoya Aquarium

    Photo: Tomio344456 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

  8. Banshō-ji Temple

    Photo: Asturio Cantabrio · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

  9. Nittai-ji Temple

    Photo: Bariston · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

  10. SCMAGLEV and Railway Park

    Photo: Bariston · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

  11. Toyota Commemorative Museum of Industry and Technology

    Photo: Bariston · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

  12. Kōshō-ji Temple

    Photo: Gryffindor · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

  13. Noritake Garden

    Noritake Garden

    attraction

    Photo: Tomio344456 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

  14. Shiroyama Hakusan Shrine

    Photo: Bariston · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

  15. Shirotori Garden

    Photo: Bariston · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

  16. メナード美術館

    Photo: menardartmuseum · Public domain · source

  17. Electricity Museum, Nagoya

    Photo: Gnsin · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

  18. Italia Mura

    Italia Mura

    attraction

    Photo: No machine-readable author provided. Nikora nag~commonswiki assumed (based on copyright claims) · Public domain · source

  19. Money & Ukiyo-e Museum

    Photo: Tomio344456 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

  20. Electricity Museum Nagoya

    Electricity Museum Nagoya

    でんきの科学館 · museum

    Photo: Gnsin · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

  21. Mitsubishi UFJ Money Museum

    Mitsubishi UFJ Money Museum

    三菱UFJ銀行貨幣資料館

    Photo: Tomio344456 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

  22. Oasis 21

    Oasis 21

    attraction

    Photo: pastaitaken · CC BY 3.0 · source

  23. Fuji Antarctic Museum

    Fuji Antarctic Museum

    名古屋海洋博物館・南極観測船ふじ

    Photo: Gnsin · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

  24. Oasis 21

    Oasis 21

    オアシス21 · park · 1, 名古屋市

    Photo: pastaitaken · CC BY 3.0 · source

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  1. Japan Spinning Top Museum

    Photo: ちるまの大ちゃん · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

  2. Nanzan University Museum of Anthropology

    Photo: 南山大学人類学博物館 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

  3. あま市美和歴史民俗資料館

    Photo: KAMUI · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

  4. 南山大学人類学博物館

    Photo: 南山大学人類学博物館 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

  5. 名古屋市農業文化園

    Photo: KAMUI · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

  6. 航空館boon

    Photo: いたち · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

  7. 切支丹遺蹟博物館

    Photo: HQA02330 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

  8. 城土公園

    Photo: KAMUI · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

  9. Higashiyama Zoo and Botanical Gardens

    Higashiyama Zoo and Botanical Gardens

    東山動植物園 · park · 愛知県名古屋市千種区東山元町3-70

    Photo: outside · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

  10. Higashiyama Sky Tower

    Photo: JKT-c · CC BY 3.0 · source

  11. Showa Museum of Art

    Photo: Asturio Cantabrio · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

  12. 昭和美術館

    Photo: Asturio Cantabrio · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

  13. Araki Syuseikan Museum

    Photo: 円周率3パーセント · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

  14. Nagoya City Museum

    Photo: At by At · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

  15. Nagoya City Municipal Archives Museum

    Nagoya City Municipal Archives Museum

    名古屋市市政資料館 · 461-0011, 名古屋市

    Photo: Gryffindor · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

  16. Hisaya Odori Park

    Hisaya Odori Park

    久屋大通公園

    Photo: Bariston · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

  17. 名古屋市博物館

    Photo: At by At · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

  18. 荒木集成館

    Photo: 円周率3パーセント · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

  19. Aichiken Forest Park

    Photo: Alpsdake · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

  20. Brother Museum

    Brother Museum

    attraction

    Photo: J o · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

  21. Heiwa Park

    Heiwa Park

    attraction

    Photo: Bariston · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

  22. Kuwayama Art Museum

    Photo: Umako · CC0 · source

  23. Mandolin Melodies Museum

    Photo: 円周率3パーセント · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

  24. Tsuruma Park

    Tsuruma Park

    attraction

    Photo: Bariston · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

  25. Aichi Museum of Flight

    Aichi Museum of Flight

    あいち航空ミュージアム · museum

    Photo: アラツク · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

  26. Tsuruma Park

    Tsuruma Park

    鶴舞公園 · 466-0064, 名古屋市

    Photo: Bariston · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

  27. 桑山美術館

    Photo: Umako · CC0 · source

  28. 平和公園

    Photo: Bariston · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

  29. 愛知県森林公園

    愛知県森林公園

    park · 5182-1, 尾張旭市

    Photo: Alpsdake · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

  30. Hisaya Ōdori Garden Flarie

    Photo: Tomio344456 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

  31. Meijō Park

    Meijō Park

    attraction

    Photo: Alpsdake · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

  32. Mizuho Park

    Mizuho Park

    attraction

    Photo: 円周率3パーセント · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

  33. Nagoya/Boston Museum of Fine Arts

    Photo: Alpsdake · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

  34. Yōki-sō

    Yōki-sō

    attraction

    Photo: 円周率3パーセント · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

  35. Meijō Park

    Meijō Park

    名城公園

    Photo: Alpsdake · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

  36. 庄内緑地公園

    Photo: KAMUI · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

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