--- title: "Mizuho-ku, Nagoya – what is there, and how you get there | Mixroutes" description: "Mizuho-ku, Nagoya, Japan: Mizuho is one of the 16 wards of the city of Nagoya in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. Nearby: Nagoya University, Atsuta Jingū, Mizuho…" url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/mizuho-ku" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/mizuho-ku.md" image: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c3/Yamazakigawa.JPG" --- Ward in Japan # Mizuho-ku, Nagoya Mizuho is one of the 16 wards of the city of Nagoya in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. ![Mizuho-ku, Nagoya](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c3/Yamazakigawa.JPG) Mizuho-ku, Nagoya · Wikimedia Commons The place Mizuho 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 107,622 and a population density of 9,592 persons per km². The total area was 11.22 km². Adapted from [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mizuho-ku%2C_Nagoya), CC BY-SA 4.0. What is there ## Worth seeing in and around Mizuho-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. 3.8 km · national university of Japan · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nagoya_University) 2. 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. 2.5 km · Shinto shrine in Aichi Prefecture, Japan · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atsuta_Shrine) 3. 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. 1.3 km · stadium · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paloma_Mizuho_Stadium) 4. 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) 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. 2.9 km · private university in Japan · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chukyo_University) 6. 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. 900 m · university · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nagoya_City_University) 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. 1.4 km · building in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paloma_Mizuho_Rugby_Stadium) 8. 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. 3.6 km · temple in Nagoya, Aichi, Japan · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kasadera_Kannon) 9. 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. 1.6 km · museum in Nagoya City, Aichi, Japan · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Showa_Museum_of_Art) 10. Yagoto Cemetery Yagoto Cemetery is one of the largest cemeteries in Nagoya, central Japan. It is located in the neighbourhood of Yagoto. 3.4 km · cemetery in Nagoya-shi, Aichi, Japan · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yagoto_Cemetery) 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 Mizuho-ku, Nagoya **Airports:** Chubu Centrair (NGO), 33 km · Mount Fuji Shizuoka (FSZ), 120 km · Osaka Itami (ITM), 142 km\ **Stations:** Kanayama Station, 3.4 km · Aratama-bashi Station, 1.6 km · Horita Station, 2.1 km · Atsuta Jingu Nishi Station, 2.6 km · Gokiso Station, 2 km\ - Osaka → Mizuho-ku, Nagoya 139 km · quickest by road, 2h 40m · ¥1,890–2,580 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/osaka-to-mizuho-ku-nagoya) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Osaka&to=Mizuho-ku%2C+Nagoya) - Makinohara / Shimada → Mizuho-ku, Nagoya 120 km · quickest by road, 2h 5m · ¥1,580–2,160 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/makinohara-shimada-to-mizuho-ku-nagoya) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Makinohara+%2F+Shimada&to=Mizuho-ku%2C+Nagoya) - Kanazawa → Mizuho-ku, Nagoya 166 km · quickest by road, 3h 14m · ¥2,620–3,570 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kanazawa-to-mizuho-ku-nagoya) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Kanazawa&to=Mizuho-ku%2C+Nagoya) - From anywhere The planner compares every way there from wherever you are. [Plan a trip](https://www.mixroutes.com/?to=Mizuho-ku%2C%20Nagoya) Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds. Not yet researched ## No local-transport research exists yet for Mizuho-ku, Nagoya 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 Mizuho-ku, Nagoya. 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 975 km 2. [Zamami and the Kerama Islands](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/zamami) JP 12 ways of moving, 19 sources 1,351 km 3. [Sakhalin](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/sakhalin) RU 9 ways of moving, 15 sources 1,411 km 4. [Taketomi and the Yaeyama islands](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/taketomi) JP 12 ways of moving, 17 sources 1,724 km 5. [Matsu Islands](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/matsu) TW 9 ways of moving, 34 sources 1,900 km If you know how people move in Mizuho-ku, Nagoya – the stand, the rule, the fare – [tell us](https://www.mixroutes.com/report?key=blog%7Cmizuho-ku&title=Mizuho-ku%2C+Nagoya&sub=Field+notes&back=%2Fnotes%2Fmizuho-ku), and the note gets an entry. Around it ## Next door to Mizuho-ku, Nagoya Mizuho-ku, Nagoya is 6 km from [Nagoya](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/nagoya), the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture. - [Atsuta-ku](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/atsuta-ku) one of the 16 wards of the city of Nagoya in Aichi Prefecture, Japan 2.3 km - [Tenpaku-ku](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/tenpaku-ku) one of the 16 wards of the city of Nagoya in Aichi Prefecture, Japan 3.8 km - [Shōwa-ku](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/showa-ku) ward in Nagoya, Aichi, Japan 2.1 km - [Kawanayama-chō](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/kawanayama-cho) human settlement in Japan 2.6 km [The place page for Mizuho-ku, Nagoya](https://www.mixroutes.com/places/mizuho-ku) [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/mizuho-ku, for search crawlers and AI assistants. The HTML page is the canonical copy. 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