Shōwa-ku

Worth seeing in and around Shōwa-ku

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.

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

   3.5 km · Shinto shrine in Aichi Prefecture, Japan · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Roman Catholic Diocese of Nagoya

   The Diocese of Nagoya is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church that is centered in the city of Nagoya and is part of the ecclesiastical province of Osaka in Japan.

   2.7 km · diocese of the Catholic Church · Wikipedia
4. 04
   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.

   3.2 km · stadium · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Tokugawa Art Museum

   The Tokugawa Art Museum is a private art museum, located on the former Ōzone Shimoyashiki compound in Nagoya, central Japan. Its collection contains more than 12,000 items, including swords, armor, Noh costumes and masks, lacquer furniture, Chinese and Japanese ceramics, calligraphy, and paintings from the Chinese Song and Yuan dynasties.

   3.7 km · art museum in Nagoya City, Aichi, Japan · Wikipedia
6. 06
   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.

   1.1 km · university · Wikipedia
7. 07
   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.

   3.4 km · art museum in Nagoya City, Aichi, Japan · Wikipedia
8. 08
   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.

   3.1 km · private university in Japan · Wikipedia
9. 09
   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.

   3.5 km · science museum in Nagoya, Japan · Wikipedia
10. 10
    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.

    3.1 km · building in Nagoya City, Aichi, Japan · Wikipedia

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Getting to Shōwa-ku

Airports

Chubu Centrair (NGO), 35 km · Mount Fuji Shizuoka (FSZ), 121 km · Osaka Itami (ITM), 142 km

Stations

Kanayama Station, 3.1 km · Fushimi Station, 3.9 km · Atsuta Jingu Nishi Station, 3.5 km · Aratama-bashi Station, 3.6 km · Horita Station, 3.9 km

• Osaka → Shōwa-ku

  140 km · quickest by road, 2h 43m · ¥1,940–2,640
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• Makinohara / Shimada → Shōwa-ku

  120 km · quickest by road, 2h 4m · ¥1,600–2,180
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• Kanazawa → Shōwa-ku

  164 km · quickest by road, 3h 12m · ¥2,610–3,560
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