--- title: "Nakamura-ku, Nagoya – what is there, and how you get there | Mixroutes" description: "Nakamura-ku, Nagoya, Japan: Nakamura is one of the 16 wards of Nagoya, Japan. Nearby: Nagoya Castle, Mode Gakuen Spiral Towers, Midland Square. Every way…" url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/nakamura-ku" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/nakamura-ku.md" image: "https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Nakamurapark3.jpg/3840px-Nakamurapark3.jpg" --- Ward of Nagoya in Chūbu, Japan # Nakamura-ku, Nagoya Nakamura is one of the 16 wards of Nagoya, Japan. ![Nakamura-ku, Nagoya](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Nakamurapark3.jpg/3840px-Nakamurapark3.jpg) Nakamura-ku, Nagoya · Wikimedia Commons The place Nakamura is one of the 16 wards of Nagoya, Japan. As of October 1, 2019, the ward has an estimated population of 135,134 and a population density of 8,290 persons per km2. The total area is 16.30 km2. Adapted from [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nakamura-ku%2C_Nagoya), CC BY-SA 4.0. What is there ## Worth seeing in and around Nakamura-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 Castle Nagoya Castle is a Japanese castle located in Nagoya, Japan. Nagoya Castle was constructed by the Owari Domain in 1612 during the Edo period on the site of an earlier castle of the Oda clan in the Sengoku period. 3 km · Japanese castle located in Nagoya, central Japan · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nagoya_Castle) 2. Mode Gakuen Spiral Towers Mode Gakuen Spiral Towers is a 170-metre, 36-story educational facility located in Nakamura-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan. The building is home to three vocational schools: Nagoya Mode Gakuen, HAL Nagoya and Nagoya Isen. 1.2 km · building in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mode_Gakuen_Spiral_Towers) 3. Midland Square Midland Square, officially called Toyota-Mainichi Building, is a skyscraper located in the Meieki district of Nakamura-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan. It opened in early 2007. 1.1 km · skyscraper in the Meieki 4-chōme, Nakamura-ku, Nagoya, Japan · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midland_Square) 4. JR Central Towers The JR Central Towers are in Nakamura-ku in the city of Nagoya, central Japan. It is located right above Nagoya Station and serves as the headquarters of the Central Japan Railway Company. 900 m · building in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JR_Central_Towers) 5. Nagoya Mosque The Nagoya Mosque is a mosque in Nakamura-ku, Nagoya, in the Aichi Prefecture of Japan. 1 km · mosque in Japan · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nagoya_Mosque) 6. Nagoya City Art Museum The Nagoya City Art Museum is an art museum in Naka-ku, Nagoya, Nagoya, Japan, located in Shirakawa Park. It opened on 22 April 1988. 2.6 km · art museum in Nagoya City, Aichi, Japan · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nagoya_City_Art_Museum) 7. Nagoya City Science Museum The Nagoya City Science Museum is a museum located in Sakae, Nagoya, the center of Nagoya City, in central Japan. The museum houses one of the largest planetariums in the world and has three main sections on modern technology, life sciences and general science with a variety of hands-on exhibits. 2.5 km · science museum in Nagoya, Japan · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nagoya_City_Science_Museum) 8. Aichi Arts Center The Aichi Arts Center is the main venue for the performing arts in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. The center consists of: Aichi Prefectural Museum Aichi Prefectural Arts Theater Main Hall - 2,480 seats Concert Hall - 1,800 seats Small Hall - 330 seats Aichi Prefectural Arts Promotion Service Aichi Prefectural Library Oasis 21 is located right in front of the building. 3.5 km · building in Nagoya City, Aichi, Japan · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aichi_Arts_Center) 9. Ōsu Kannon Temple Ōsu Kannon is a Buddhist temple of the Shingon sect located in Ōsu, in central Nagoya, Japan. It belongs to the Owari Thirty-three Kannon. 2.6 km · building in Naka-ku, Aichi Prefecture, Japan · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%8Csu_Kannon) 10. Nagoya Lucent Tower Nagoya Lucent Tower is a 180-metre, 40-story skyscraper located Nishi-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan. As of 2010, it was Japan's 49th tallest structure. 1 km · Tower · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nagoya_Lucent_Tower) 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 Nakamura-ku, Nagoya **Airports:** Chubu Centrair (NGO), 35 km · Mount Fuji Shizuoka (FSZ), 127 km · Osaka Itami (ITM), 137 km\ **Stations:** Nagoya Station, 800 m · Kanayama Station, 3.8 km · Hatta Station, 2.9 km · Iwatsuka Station, 2.1 km · Kintetsu Nagoya Station, 1 km\ - Osaka → Nakamura-ku, Nagoya 136 km · quickest by road, 2h 40m · ¥1,800–2,460 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/osaka-to-nakamura-ku-nagoya) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Osaka&to=Nakamura-ku%2C+Nagoya) - Makinohara / Shimada → Nakamura-ku, Nagoya 127 km · quickest by road, 2h 7m · ¥1,680–2,300 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/makinohara-shimada-to-nakamura-ku-nagoya) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Makinohara+%2F+Shimada&to=Nakamura-ku%2C+Nagoya) - Kanazawa → Nakamura-ku, Nagoya 160 km · quickest by road, 3h 6m · ¥2,520–3,440 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kanazawa-to-nakamura-ku-nagoya) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Kanazawa&to=Nakamura-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 969 km 2. 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Around it ## Next door to Nakamura-ku, Nagoya Nakamura-ku, Nagoya is 3 km from [Nagoya](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/nagoya), the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture. - [Nagoya](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/nagoya) capital city of Aichi prefecture, Japan 3.3 km - [Kiyosu](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/kiyosu) city in Aichi prefecture, Japan 3.9 km - [Nakagawa-ku](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/nakagawa-ku) one of 16 wards of the City of Nagoya, Japan 3.4 km - [Nakamura-ku](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/nakamura-ku) ward of Nagoya, Japan 1 km - [Naka-ku](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/naka-ku) one of 16 wards of the City of Nagoya, Japan 3.4 km - [Nishi-ku](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/nishi-ku) one of the 16 wards in the city of Nagoya in Aichi Prefecture, Japan 2.2 km [The place page for Nakamura-ku, Nagoya](https://www.mixroutes.com/places/nakamura-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/nakamura-ku, for search crawlers and AI assistants. 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