--- title: "Chikusa-ku, Nagoya – what is there, and how you get there | Mixroutes" description: "Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Japan: Chikusa is one of the 16 wards of the city of Nagoya in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. Nearby: Nagoya University, Roman Catholic…" url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/chikusa-ku" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/chikusa-ku.md" image: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c2/Higashiyamashokubutu7.JPG" --- Ward in Japan # Chikusa-ku, Nagoya Chikusa is one of the 16 wards of the city of Nagoya in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. ![Chikusa-ku, Nagoya](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c2/Higashiyamashokubutu7.JPG) Chikusa-ku, Nagoya · Wikimedia Commons The place Chikusa 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 165,863 and a population density of 9,123 persons per km2. The total area was 18.18 km2. Adapted from [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chikusa-ku%2C_Nagoya), CC BY-SA 4.0. What is there ## Worth seeing in and around Chikusa-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. Nagoya University Nagoya University, abbreviated to Meidai or NU, is a Japanese national research university located in Chikusa-ku, Nagoya. It was established in 1939 as the last of the nine Imperial Universities in the then Empire of Japan, and is now a Designated National University. 2 km · national university of Japan · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nagoya_University) 2. Roman Catholic Diocese of Nagoya The Diocese of Nagoya is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church that is centered in the city of Nagoya and is part of the ecclesiastical province of Osaka in Japan. 3.9 km · diocese of the Catholic Church · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diocese_of_Nagoya) 3. Tokugawa Art Museum The Tokugawa Art Museum is a private art museum, located on the former Ōzone Shimoyashiki compound in Nagoya, central Japan. Its collection contains more than 12,000 items, including swords, armor, Noh costumes and masks, lacquer furniture, Chinese and Japanese ceramics, calligraphy, and paintings from the Chinese Song and Yuan dynasties. 3.4 km · art museum in Nagoya City, Aichi, Japan · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokugawa_Art_Museum) 4. Nagoya Dome The Nagoya Dome, known as Vantelin Dome Nagoya for sponsorship reasons, is a domed baseball stadium, constructed in 1997, located in the city of Nagoya, Japan. The dome has the capacity of 36,418 for sports and 49,000 for concerts. 2.5 km · stadium · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vantelin_Dome_Nagoya) 5. Chukyo University Chukyo University is a private university in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, with campuses in Nagoya and Toyota. The main building is located in Yagoto, Shōwa-ku, Nagoya. 3.5 km · private university in Japan · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chukyo_University) 6. Higashiyama Zoo and Botanical Gardens The Higashiyama Zoo and Botanical Gardens is a joint zoo and botanical garden located at Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Japan. It is open every day except Monday, and charges a modest admission fee. 1.6 km · municipal zoo and botanical garden in Chikusa-ku, Nagoya · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Higashiyama_Zoo_and_Botanical_Gardens) 7. Higashiyama Sky Tower The Higashiyama Sky Tower is a pencil-shaped building located in the Higashiyama Zoo and Botanical Gardens in the city of Nagoya, central Japan. It contains observation decks and a restaurant 100 metres above ground. 1.8 km · building in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Higashiyama_Sky_Tower) 8. Nunoike Church Nunoike Church, officially the Cathedral of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, is the main cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Nagoya in central Japan. Nagoya was first raised as an Apostolic prefecture in 1922 by Fr. 3.9 km · Roman Catholic cathedral in Japan · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Peter_and_St._Paul_Cathedral,_Nagoya) 9. Nittai-ji Temple Kakuōzan Nittai-ji is a Buddhist temple located in the city of Nagoya, Aichi prefecture, Japan. It was built in 1904 in order to keep the ashes of Buddha, given to Japan by the Kingdom of Thailand. 1.1 km · building in Chikusa-ku, Aichi Prefecture, Japan · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nittai-ji) 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 Chikusa-ku, Nagoya **Airports:** Chubu Centrair (NGO), 38 km · Mount Fuji Shizuoka (FSZ), 119 km · Komatsu / JASDF Komatsu Air Base (KMQ), 145 km\ **Stations:** Gokiso Station, 3.7 km · Chikusa Station, 3.3 km · Yagoto Station, 3.7 km · Irinaka Station, 3.2 km · Higashiyama Kōen Station, 1.2 km\ - Osaka → Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 142 km · quickest by road, 2h 46m · ¥1,960–2,670 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/osaka-to-chikusa-ku-nagoya) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Osaka&to=Chikusa-ku%2C+Nagoya) - Makinohara / Shimada → Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 120 km · quickest by road, 2h 5m · ¥1,580–2,160 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/makinohara-shimada-to-chikusa-ku-nagoya) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Makinohara+%2F+Shimada&to=Chikusa-ku%2C+Nagoya) - Kanazawa → Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 162 km · quickest by road, 3h 12m · ¥2,590–3,530 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kanazawa-to-chikusa-ku-nagoya) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Kanazawa&to=Chikusa-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 977 km 2. 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