Meitō-ku, Nagoya
Meitō-ku is one of the 16 wards of the city of Nagoya in Aichi Prefecture, Japan.
Meitō-ku 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 165,287 and a population density of 8,498 persons per km2. The total area was 19.45 km2.
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Worth seeing in and around Meitō-ku, Nagoya
8 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.
- 01Higashiyama 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.
3.5 km · municipal zoo and botanical garden in Chikusa-ku, Nagoya · Wikipedia - 02Higashiyama 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.
3.6 km · building in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan · Wikipedia - 03Kōrogi Athletic Park
Kōrogi Athletic Park, sometimes called the Kōrogi Sports Park, is a sports complex in Nisshin, Japan. The Kōrogi Athletic Park was opened in October 1983.
3.7 km · park and sports complex in Japan · Wikipedia - 04Heiwa Park
Heiwa Park is a public park is located in Chikusa-ku, Nagoya in central Japan. The spacious park on the eastern side of the city has an area of around 150 hectares.
2.9 km · park in Nagoya, Aichi, Japan · Wikipedia - 05Nagoya City Tram & Subway Museum
The Nagoya City Tram & Subway Museum is a museum located in the city of Nisshin, Aichi, Japan. It is owned and operated by the Transportation Bureau of the City of Nagoya.
2.5 km · transportation Museum in Aichi, Japan · Wikipedia - 06Aichi Toho University
Aichi Toho University is a private university in Meitō-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. The predecessor of the school was founded in 2001.
2.2 km · university in Japan · Wikipedia - 07Aichi Shukutoku Junior College
Aichi Shukutoku Junior College was a junior college in Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Japan. The college was founded in 1961.
1.8 km · Junior college in Japan · Wikipedia - 08Sugiyama Jogakuen University
Sugiyama Jogakuen University is a private women's college in Hoshigaoka in Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Japan, with a subsidiary campus in the city of Nisshin. The predecessor of the school was founded in 1905 as a sewing school, and it was chartered as a university in 1949.
2.8 km · private women's college in Nagoya, Japan · Wikipedia
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Getting to Meitō-ku, Nagoya
- Airports
- Chubu Centrair (NGO), 40 km · Mount Fuji Shizuoka (FSZ), 116 km · Komatsu / JASDF Komatsu Air Base (KMQ), 146 km
- Stations
- Fujigaoka Station, 1.3 km · Jiyūgaoka Station, 4 km · Issha Station, 1.5 km · Higashiyama Kōen Station, 3.8 km · Hongō Station, 300 m
- Osaka → Meitō-ku, Nagoya148 km · quickest by road, 3h 20m · ¥1,990–2,720
- Makinohara / Shimada → Meitō-ku, Nagoya115 km · quickest by road, 2h 36m · ¥1,520–2,070
- Kanazawa → Meitō-ku, Nagoya162 km · quickest by road, 3h 51m · ¥2,640–3,600
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- 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.
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Next door to Meitō-ku, Nagoya
Meitō-ku, Nagoya is 9 km from Kasugai, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.