--- title: "Kawanayama-chō – what is there, and how you get there | Mixroutes" description: "Kawanayama-chō, Japan: Kawanayama-chō (川名山町) is a neighbourhood in Shōwa-ku, Nagoya, central Japan. Nearby: Nagoya University, Mizuho Athletic Stadium…" url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/kawanayama-cho" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/kawanayama-cho.md" image: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cc/Kojakuin_110118.jpg" --- Neighbourhood in Nagoya, Japan # Kawanayama-chō Kawanayama-chō (川名山町) is a neighbourhood in Shōwa-ku, Nagoya, central Japan. ![Kawanayama-chō](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cc/Kojakuin_110118.jpg) Kawanayama-chō · Wikimedia Commons The place Kawanayama-chō (川名山町) is a neighbourhood in Shōwa-ku, Nagoya, central Japan. Adapted from [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kawanayama-ch%C5%8D), 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. 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](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nagoya_University) 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. 2.9 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. 2.9 km · university · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nagoya_Institute_of_Technology) 4. 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](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chukyo_University) 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 km · university · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nagoya_City_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. 2.4 km · municipal zoo and botanical garden in Chikusa-ku, Nagoya · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Higashiyama_Zoo_and_Botanical_Gardens) 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. 3.1 km · building in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paloma_Mizuho_Rugby_Stadium) 8. 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](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Higashiyama_Sky_Tower) 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. 2.7 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. 1 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 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\ - Osaka → Kawanayama-chō Train, bus, flight, ferry and road, side by side [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/osaka-to-kawanayama-cho) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Osaka&to=Kawanayama-ch%C5%8D) - Makinohara / Shimada → Kawanayama-chō Train, bus, flight, ferry and road, side by side [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/makinohara-shimada-to-kawanayama-cho) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Makinohara+%2F+Shimada&to=Kawanayama-ch%C5%8D) - Kanazawa → Kawanayama-chō Train, bus, flight, ferry and road, side by side [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kanazawa-to-kawanayama-cho) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Kanazawa&to=Kawanayama-ch%C5%8D) - From anywhere The planner compares every way there from wherever you are. [Plan a trip](https://www.mixroutes.com/?to=Kawanayama-ch%C5%8D) 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 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. [Zamami and the Kerama Islands](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/zamami) JP 12 ways of moving, 19 sources 1,353 km 3. [Sakhalin](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/sakhalin) RU 9 ways of moving, 15 sources 1,409 km 4. [Taketomi and the Yaeyama islands](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/taketomi) JP 12 ways of moving, 17 sources 1,726 km 5. [Matsu Islands](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/matsu) TW 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](https://www.mixroutes.com/report?key=blog%7Ckawanayama-cho&title=Kawanayama-ch%C5%8D&sub=Field+notes&back=%2Fnotes%2Fkawanayama-cho), and the note gets an entry. Around it ## Next door to Kawanayama-chō Kawanayama-chō is 6 km from [Nagoya](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/nagoya), the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture. - [Chikusa-ku](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/chikusa-ku) ward of Nagoya, Japan 2.3 km - [Mizuho-ku](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/mizuho-ku) one of the 16 wards of the city of Nagoya 2.5 km - [Shōwa-ku](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/showa-ku) ward in Nagoya, Aichi, Japan 1.9 km - [Tenpaku-ku](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/tenpaku-ku) one of the 16 wards of the city of Nagoya in Aichi Prefecture, Japan 3.3 km - [Motoyama](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/motoyama) district in Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Nagoya Prefecture, Japan 2.1 km [The place page for Kawanayama-chō](https://www.mixroutes.com/places/kawanayama-cho) [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/kawanayama-cho, for search crawlers and AI assistants. 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