Transport
to/from Nagoya
Usually reservation of express trains is not mandatory. You can book at the ticket office at the stations.
1. Via the Chubu Centrair International Airport (near Nagoya)
Using the ‘Meitetsu’ railway line ‘mu-sky’ express, directly accessible to the Kanayama station or the shin-Nagoya station in about 30 minutes.
(Meitetsu shin-Nagoya and JR Nagoya stations are at the same place.)
Airport station is connected from the arrival hall by 3 minutes walk.
2. Via Narita Airport (near Tokyo)
Using JR line ‘Narita Express,’ connected to the Tokyo station.
From the Tokyo station, using Tokaido Shinkansen (also JR line), 1h40m to the Nagoya station.
From the Nagoya station to the Kanayama station, change to the JR Tokaido line.
3. Via Kansai International Airport(near Osaka)
Using JR line ‘Haruka Express,’ connected to shin-Osaka or Kyoto.
From shin-Osaka or Kyoto, using Tokaido Shinkansen (JR line), 1h or 45m to the Nagoya station.
From the Nagoya station to the Kanayama station, change to the JR Tokaido line.
Transport
in Nagoya
JR line, Meitetsu line and subway line are available.
All lines pass the Kanayama station.
It is possible (but not recommend) to walk from the Kanayama station to the Nagoya Congress Center by 20 minutes.
The closest railway station to the Nagoya Congress Center is the Nishitakakura station in the Meijo subway line (5 minutes walk).
The Meijo line is the circular line with the LHC size and passes Nishitakakura, Kanayama, Sakae, Nagoya Daigaku (University) stations.
From the Nagoya station to the Nishitakakura station, you need to take Higashiyama subway line and change at the Sakae station to the Meijo line.
Some touristic points
in Nagoya
l Sakae and Nagoya station area; shopping center of Nagoya.
l Osu area (Meijo line, Kamimaezu); shopping street of mixed culture (traditional food and sweet, computer, video game, manga calture)
l Nagoya castle (Meijo line, Meijo-Koen station); samurai performance show celebrating Nagoya’s 400th anniversary.
l Atsuta shrine (Meijo line, Jingu-nishi station; next to Nishitakakura); one of the most important shrines in Japan
l Shiratori garden (near the Nagoya Congress Center); Japanese garden
l Tokugawa Art Museum (Meijo line, Ozone+20min walk);
l Nagoya City Science Museum (CLOSED!!); reopen in March with the world largest planetarium
l Nagoya Port Aquarium (Meiko subway line from Kanayama)
l Higashiyama Zoo and Botanical Garden (Higashiyama subway line, Higashiyama-Koen)
l Nagoya University (Meijo line, Nagoya Daigaku); Nobel prize exposition of Kobayashi, Maskawa and Shimomura (for chemistry)
l Toyota Car Museum (via the world first commercial linear motor car line)
One day trip from Nagoya
l Kyoto; 45min by Shinkansen
l Takayama; 2 hours from the Nagoya station (number of train limited)
l Ise Shrine;
l Kisoji (Tsumago/Magome)