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NAGOYA
Calling Code: +81 (0)5
Nagoya successfully lives up to the
expectations placed upon it as Japan's
fourth largest city. The “Greater Nagoya
area” (a 100 km-square area with Nagoya
City at its centre, encompassing the three
prefectures of Aichi, Gifu and Mie) is
indisputably THE manufacturing hub of
Japan, particularly in the fields of
biotechnology and automobile
manufacture. But the city is not all about
industry and industriousness. Nagoya is
poised to become the transport hub of
Japan, with Chubu Central Japan
International Airport (CENTRAIR), Japan’s
first 24-hour airport, just 30 minutes by
fast rail from downtown Nagoya.
In Nagoya, super-modernity blends
seamlessly with timelessness. As former
home to the Edo-era shoguns (Emperors)
of Japan, the whole city breathes history.
In a bid to boost tourism to Nagoya, the
area stretching from Nagoya Castle to
Tokugawaen has been dubbed “The
Cultural Path”, billed as a living testimonial
to 400 years of Nagoya history. The
Cultural Path is lined with many historic
buildings that have survived from the Edo
(1603-1867), Meiji (1868-1911), Taisho
(1912-1925) and Showa (1926-1988)
periods.
Just hanging out in Nagoya is one of life’s
supreme pleasures. Check out Central Park
with its striking TV Tower. Walk the streets
of Nishiki precinct, a Soho or Montmartre
on steroids. Then step back 250 years, on
a trip out of town to the super-scenic Kiso
Valley. Within a loose triangle formed by
Sakae, Yaba-cho and Osu Kannon stations
is the city’s principal shopping and
entertainment district called Sakae. Here
streets are lined with department stores,
huge malls and an endless choice of eating
and drinking venues. The port district is
going through some major redevlopement
too and now hosts a number of museums
and attractions.
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