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Nagoya

Affable Nagoya (名古屋), birthplace of Toyota and pachinko (a pinball-style game), is a manufacturing powerhouse. Although Nagoya's GDP tops that of many small countries, this middle child has grown accustomed to life in the shadow of its older siblings, Tokyo and Osaka.

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  • Atsuta-jingū

    Atsuta-jingū

    Nagoya

    Although the current buildings were completed in 1966, Atsuta-jingū has been a shrine for over 1900 years and is one of the most sacred Shintō shrines in…

  • Tokugawa Art Museum

    Tokugawa Art Museum

    Nagoya

    A must for anyone interested in Japanese culture and history, this museum has a collection of over 10,000 pieces that includes National Treasures and…

  • Noritake Garden Gallery

    Noritake Garden Gallery

    Nagoya

    The pleasant Noritake Gallery, in Noritake Garden, exhibits paintings, sculptures and ceramic works.

  • Japan, Tokai Region, Aichi Prefecture, Nagoya, Minato Ward, Japanese bullet train at museum. (Photo by: JTB/UIG via Getty Images) (Photo by: JTB Photo/UIG via Getty Images)

    SCMAGLEV & Railway Park

    Nagoya

    Trainspotters will be in heaven at this fantastic hands-on museum. Featuring actual maglev (the world's fastest train – 581km/h), shinkansen (bullet…

  • Nagoya Castle, Japan

    Nagoya-jō

    Nagoya

    The original structure, built between 1610 and 1614 by Tokugawa Ieyasu for his ninth son, was levelled in WWII. Today's castle is a concrete replica (with…

  • Toyota Kaikan Museum

    Toyota Kaikan Museum

    Nagoya

    See up to 20 shiny examples of the latest automotive technology hot off the production line and witness firsthand how they're made here at Toyota's global…

  • Noritake Garden

    Noritake Garden

    Nagoya

    Pottery fans will enjoy a stroll around Noritake Garden, the 1904 factory grounds of one of Japan's best-known porcelain makers, featuring remnants of…

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