--- title: "Atsuta-ku, Nagoya – what is there, and how you get there | Mixroutes" description: "Atsuta-ku, Nagoya, Japan: Atsuta is one of the 16 wards of the city of Nagoya in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. Nearby: Atsuta Jingū, Mizuho Athletic Stadium…" url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/atsuta-ku-nagoya" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/atsuta-ku-nagoya.md" image: "https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Atsuta_Shrine_honden_-_2014_-_march_18.jpg/3840px-Atsuta_Shrine_honden_-_2014_-_march_18.jpg" --- Ward in Japan # Atsuta-ku, Nagoya Atsuta is one of the 16 wards of the city of Nagoya in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. ![Atsuta-ku, Nagoya](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Atsuta_Shrine_honden_-_2014_-_march_18.jpg/3840px-Atsuta_Shrine_honden_-_2014_-_march_18.jpg) Atsuta-ku, Nagoya · Wikimedia Commons The place Atsuta is one of the 16 wards of the city of Nagoya in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 October 2019, the ward had an estimated population of 66,318 and a population density of 8,088 persons per km2. The total area was 8.20 km2. Adapted from [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atsuta-ku%2C_Nagoya), CC BY-SA 4.0. What is there ## Worth seeing in and around Atsuta-ku, Nagoya 10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name. 1. Atsuta Jingū Atsuta Shrine is a Shinto shrine, home to the sacred sword Kusanagi no Tsurugi, one of the three Imperial Regalia of Japan—traditionally believed to have been established during the reign of Emperor Keikō. It is located in Atsuta-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture in Japan. 300 m · Shinto shrine in Aichi Prefecture, Japan · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atsuta_Shrine) 2. Mizuho Athletic Stadium The former Paloma Mizuho Stadium was a multi-purpose stadium in Nagoya, Aichi, Japan. It was formerly known as Nagoya City Mizuho Park Athletics Stadium. 3.1 km · stadium · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paloma_Mizuho_Stadium) 3. Nagoya Institute of Technology The Nagoya Institute of Technology, abbreviated to Nitech, is a public educational institution of science and technology located in Nagoya, Japan. Nitech was founded in 1905 as Nagoya Higher Technical School, then renamed Nagoya College of Technology in 1944, and then merged under the new educational system with the Aichi Prefectural College of Technology to be refounded as Nagoya Institute of Technology in 1949. 3.4 km · university · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nagoya_Institute_of_Technology) 4. Nippon Gaishi Hall Nagoya Civic General Gymnasium, formerly Nagoya Rainbow Hall, is an indoor sports arena located in Nagoya, Aichi, Japan. From April 1, 2007, its name was changed to Nippon Gaishi Hall, to reflect the sponsorship of the NGK Insulators. 3.8 km · arena in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nippon_Gaishi_Hall) 5. Nagoya City University Nagoya City University, abbreviated to Meishidai, is a public university in Japan. The main campus is located in Mizuho-ku, Nagoya City. 2.5 km · university · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nagoya_City_University) 6. Ōsu Kannon Temple Ōsu Kannon is a Buddhist temple of the Shingon sect located in Ōsu, in central Nagoya, Japan. It belongs to the Owari Thirty-three Kannon. 3.7 km · building in Naka-ku, Aichi Prefecture, Japan · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%8Csu_Kannon) 7. Mizuho Rugby Stadium Paloma Mizuho Rugby Stadium due to a naming rights deal with gas heater construction company Paloma, is a rugby stadium in Nagoya, Japan. It is currently used mostly for rugby union matches. 3 km · building in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paloma_Mizuho_Rugby_Stadium) 8. Banshō-ji Temple Banshō-ji is a small temple located in Ōsu in central Nagoya, Japan. Lord Oda Nobuhide built this Sōtō Buddhist temple in the then village of Nagoya in 1540, and invited the priest Daiun to open it. 3.5 km · Buddhist temple in Nagoya, Japan · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bansh%C5%8D-ji) 9. Kasadera Kannon Temple Kasadera Kannon, also known as Ryūfuku-ji is a Buddhist temple located in Minami-ku, Nagoya in central Japan. It is a part of the Owari Thirty-three Kannon. 3.9 km · temple in Nagoya, Aichi, Japan · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kasadera_Kannon) 10. Showa Museum of Art The Showa Museum of Art is a private art museum located in the Shiomi district of Shōwa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. 3.7 km · museum in Nagoya City, Aichi, Japan · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Showa_Museum_of_Art) Ranked by the number of language editions of Wikipedia with an article on each, from Wikidata; the sentences are the openings of those articles, CC BY-SA 4.0. Go there ## Getting to Atsuta-ku, Nagoya **Airports:** Chubu Centrair (NGO), 32 km · Mount Fuji Shizuoka (FSZ), 122 km · Osaka Itami (ITM), 139 km\ **Stations:** Kanayama Station, 1.9 km · Atsuta Jingu Nishi Station, 400 m · Aratama-bashi Station, 2.6 km · Horita Station, 1.6 km · Gokiso Station, 3.2 km\ - Osaka → Atsuta-ku, Nagoya 137 km · quickest by road, 2h 37m · ¥1,870–2,550 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/osaka-to-atsuta-ku-nagoya) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Osaka&to=Atsuta-ku%2C+Nagoya) - Makinohara / Shimada → Atsuta-ku, Nagoya 122 km · quickest by road, 2h 4m · ¥1,610–2,190 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/makinohara-shimada-to-atsuta-ku-nagoya) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Makinohara+%2F+Shimada&to=Atsuta-ku%2C+Nagoya) - Kanazawa → Atsuta-ku, Nagoya 166 km · quickest by road, 3h 11m · ¥2,600–3,540 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kanazawa-to-atsuta-ku-nagoya) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Kanazawa&to=Atsuta-ku%2C+Nagoya) - From anywhere The planner compares every way there from wherever you are. 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What Wikivoyage says about moving around - Get in A Meitetsu shuttle bus to the ferry is available from the downtown Meitetsu Bus Center (名鉄バスセンター) next to Nagoya Station. - Get in The bus departs from platform 22 on the 4th floor at 17:20 and arrives at the ferry terminal at around 17:55 (Adults: ¥550 Children: ¥280). - Get in The ferry terminal is also accessible by train and city bus. - Get in More details are available on the Taiheiyo Ferry access page. - Go next Inuyama, with its picturesque castle, kinky fertility shrines, and nearby Meiji Village, is a short day trip from the city. From [Wikivoyage: Nagoya](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Nagoya), CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09. The nearest places where the work is done 1. [Muuido and the Incheon islands](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/muuido) KR 9 ways of moving, 20 sources 974 km 2. 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Around it ## Next door to Atsuta-ku, Nagoya Atsuta-ku, Nagoya is 6 km from [Nagoya](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/nagoya), the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture. - [Minato-ku](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/minato-ku) one of the 16 wards of the city of Nagoya in Aichi Prefecture, Japan 3.2 km - [Mizuho-ku](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/mizuho-ku) one of the 16 wards of the city of Nagoya 2.2 km - [Shōwa-ku](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/showa-ku) ward in Nagoya, Aichi, Japan 3.2 km - [Ōsu](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/osu) neighborhood in Naka-ku, Nagoya 3.5 km [The place page for Atsuta-ku, Nagoya](https://www.mixroutes.com/places/atsuta-ku-nagoya) [All the notes](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes) [Every note on Japan](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes#c-JP) --- This is the markdown version of https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/atsuta-ku-nagoya, for search crawlers and AI assistants. The HTML page is the canonical copy. 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