Food Diavolo e Bambina Trattoria Justin Dart Diavolo e Bambina provides wonderful service, good Italian food all in a traditional Minka-style Japanese row house only 10 minutes..
Culture Nagoya Castle Summer Festival 2026 Early - Mid Aug A festival on the castle grounds in early August is a great way to spend the evening in Nagoya. Food, beer, and fun a-plenty.
Shopping Matsuzakaya Department Store Chris Glenn Matsuzakaya is one of the world’s oldest department stores, founded in central Nagoya in 1611 when samurai Ito Yudo opened a c..
Culture Tokugawa-en, Nagoya Sarah Mathews If, like me, you’re addicted to traditional Japanese Gardens, then be sure to check out Tokugawa-en in Nagoya.
Culture Nunoike Cathedral Chris Glenn Nunoike is Nagoya and Central Japan's largest Catholic Cathedral, with a Gothic Revivalist architectural style and 50m belfries..
Food Shikemichi Restaurant Chris Glenn French styled cuisine in a 270 year old traditional Japanese kura warehouse.
Activities Fuji, the Floating Antarctic Museum Chris Glenn At Nagoya Port is a huge, orange icebreaker with a helicopter on deck. The Antarctic survey ship, Fuji is now a museum!
Culture Atsuta Shrine and the Legendary Sword Chris Glenn Ranking second only to the Great Shrine of Ise, Atsuta Shrine in Nagoya City dates back 2,000 years, and houses the sacred sword,..