Sightseeing Spots

Yanagibashi Central Market

Just a five-minute walk from Nagoya's largest transportation hub at Nagoya Station is the Yanagibashi Central Market. This energetic fish market acts as the city’s pantry with customers bustling in to eat and complete their grocery shopping for the day even from the early hours. Everyday shoppers can shop and eat at the countless vendors available while also enjoying the hustle and bustle of the market and crowds of people searching for that perfect item to grace their dinner tables. All sorts of fish, clams, and other seafood are put on display, promising unusual and exciting sights you may not be used to. See More

Togokusan Fruits Park

A place of nature and history, Mt. Togoku (198 m) is the tallest mountain in the city, and is surrounded by 70 kofun sites. Togokusan Fruits Park is a multipurpose agricultural park at the base of the mountain that uses the rich natural surroundings. In the park there is an orchard where around 900 trees of 17 species of fruit grow, including peaches, Asian pears, and apples. There is a greenhouse where you can see papaya, jackfruit, and other rare tropical fruits, and a fruithouse where you can see exhibits of various sample fruits. Besides these, the park also has a fishing corner, Japanese-style garden, all-season flower garden, a restaurant, and shops. The park is a famous place for weeping cherry blossom trees in the spring. See More

Higashiyama Zoo and Botanical Gardens

A "forest where you can meet the animals of the world" surrounded by nature in the middle of a city　 There are tons of popular animals at this zoo! From tiny medaka fish to huge elephants, it is home to the largest number of animals in Japan. Come and see the wide variety of animals. There are many facilities, including the gorilla and chimpanzee house—home to famously handsome gorilla Shabani—the Asian elephant house, and the koala house. Here, you can not only watch the animals, but also learn about their ecologies and habitats through educational displays, so you can learn while having fun. Including the greenhouse and the natural woods on the hillsides, the botanical garden is home to around 7,000 species of plants. The cherry blossom pathway has around 1,000 cherry trees of about 100 different species, which all bloom in the spring. In the fall, around 500 trees—mainly su… See More

Port of Nagoya Public Aquarium

This amazing aquarium's got it all! The South Building is centered around the theme of A Tour Through Antarctica, introducing the creatures and habitats of five areas along Antarctic icebreaker Fuji's expedition to the Antarctic from Japan. In the North Building, the theme is 3.5 Billion Years Back in Time: Creatures who Came Back to the Sea. Encounter bottlenose dolphins, belugas whales, and other animals who actually once lived on land! The nearby Main Pool—the largest in Japan—offers performances for extra insight into the lives and behaviors of our sea friend from stands seating approximately 3,000 people. See More

Birding Hots Spot Fujimae Tideland

Nagoya City Wild Bird Watching Building: Where you can see migrating birds on the Fujimae Tidal Flat Throughout the year, more than 100 species of wild birds land at the Fujimae Tidal Flat. It is the foremost landing spot for migratory birds in the country, and is a designated Ramsar Site. The Nagoya City Wild Bird Watching Building is a place where you can watch them. 　You can see sandpipers and plovers in the migrating seasons in the spring and fall, and thousands of ducks and dunlins in winter. Recently, there has been an increase in sightings of ospreys (a relative of the hawk). If you're lucky, you'll get to see an osprey catch and eat a fish. See More

Hoosan Jinmokuji (Jinmokuji Kannon)

In the year 597, a fisherman named Ryumaro from Jinmoku Village in Ise was casting his fishing net in the bay of Egami Sho when he pulled up a golden statue of the Holy Kannon (Kannon Bodhisattva). He built a temple to enshrine the Kannon statue on the northern part of the bay, and this is the legend surrounding the founding of Jinmokuji (Hadame-dera) that has been passed down through generations. It is one of Japan's most renowned ancient temples, following in the footsteps of Horyuji and Shitennoji. The Holy Kannon statue is said to have been created after receiving a prediction from Shakyamuni Buddha. It traveled through Baekje (an ancient kingdom in Korea) and arrived in Japan. It is believed to be one of the three statues that were cast into the sea in 585. The other two statues were also found. The Amida Buddha is now enshrined at Zenkouji Temple in Shinshu, while the Seishi Bud… See More

Laguna Ten Bosch

A resort complex with many different facilities where you can enjoy the ocean Located on the nature-rich Mikawa Bay, Laguna Ten Bosch is a resort complex with a theme park, shopping mall, a hotel, and more facilities where you can enjoy the ocean. Lagunasia is an ocean-themed theme park you can enjoy all year round, with attractions, shows, light displays, pools, and more. Various limited-period events are also held. Festival Market is a seaside mall with shops and restaurants. The fish market, where you can get fresh seafood, special local products, and souvenirs, is particularly popular. Henn na Hotel Laguna Ten Bosch is a robot hotel where multilingual dinosaur robots made using the latest technology check you in and out. Directly connected to Lagunasia, you can start enjoying the theme park as soon as you step out of the hotel. See More

Cormorant Fishing (Kiso River)

Kiso River Ukai Cormorant Fishing is said to have begun 1,300 years ago. You can see the boats and techniques of the cormorant fishermen up close as they float down the river at night, making the river's surface glow red in the torchlight, with the National Treasure Inuyama Castle behind them. See More