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Neighbourhood in Nagoya, Japan

Kawanayama-chō

Kawanayama-chō (川名山町) is a neighbourhood in Shōwa-ku, Nagoya, central Japan.

Kawanayama-chō
Kawanayama-chō · Wikimedia Commons
The place

Kawanayama-chō (川名山町) is a neighbourhood in Shōwa-ku, Nagoya, central Japan.

Adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

What is there

Worth seeing in and around Kawanayama-chō

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. 01
    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.

    1.4 km · national university of Japan · Wikipedia
  2. 02
    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.

    2.9 km · stadium · Wikipedia
  3. 03
    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.

    2.9 km · university · Wikipedia
  4. 04
    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.

    1.3 km · private university in Japan · Wikipedia
  5. 05
    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 km · university · Wikipedia
  6. 06
    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.

    2.4 km · municipal zoo and botanical garden in Chikusa-ku, Nagoya · Wikipedia
  7. 07
    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.

    3.1 km · building in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan · Wikipedia
  8. 08
    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.

    2.7 km · building in Chikusa-ku, Aichi Prefecture, Japan · Wikipedia
  9. 09
    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.

    2.4 km · building in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan · Wikipedia
  10. 10
    Tōgan-ji Temple

    Tōgan-ji is a Buddhist temple of the Sōtō Zen sect located in Nagoya, central Japan. In 16th Century Toganji Temple has a Shiva-Lingam from 16th century.

    1.8 km · temple in Chikusa-ku, Nagoya · Wikipedia

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 Kawanayama-chō

Airports
Chubu Centrair (NGO), 35 km · Mount Fuji Shizuoka (FSZ), 119 km · Osaka Itami (ITM), 144 km
Stations
Aratama-bashi Station, 3.7 km · Gokiso Station, 1.9 km · Chikusa Station, 3.4 km · Mizuho Undōjō Higashi Station, 2.7 km · Sōgō Rihabiri Center Station, 1.8 km
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Not yet researched

No local-transport research exists yet for Kawanayama-chō

Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Kawanayama-chō. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.

What Wikivoyage says about moving around
  • Get inA 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 inThe 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 inThe ferry terminal is also accessible by train and city bus.
  • Get inMore details are available on the Taiheiyo Ferry access page.
  • Go nextInuyama, with its picturesque castle, kinky fertility shrines, and nearby Meiji Village, is a short day trip from the city.

From Wikivoyage: 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. 01
    Muuido and the Incheon islandsKR

    9 ways of moving, 20 sources

    977 km
  2. 02
    Zamami and the Kerama IslandsJP

    12 ways of moving, 19 sources

    1,353 km
  3. 03
    SakhalinRU

    9 ways of moving, 15 sources

    1,409 km
  4. 04
    Taketomi and the Yaeyama islandsJP

    12 ways of moving, 17 sources

    1,726 km
  5. 05
    Matsu IslandsTW

    9 ways of moving, 34 sources

    1,902 km

If you know how people move in Kawanayama-chō – the stand, the rule, the fare – tell us, and the note gets an entry.

Around it

Next door to Kawanayama-chō

Kawanayama-chō is 6 km from Nagoya, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.

  • Chikusa-kuward of Nagoya, Japan2.3 km
  • Mizuho-kuone of the 16 wards of the city of Nagoya2.5 km
  • Shōwa-kuward in Nagoya, Aichi, Japan1.9 km
  • Tenpaku-kuone of the 16 wards of the city of Nagoya in Aichi Prefecture, Japan3.3 km
  • Motoyamadistrict in Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Nagoya Prefecture, Japan2.3 km