Tenpaku-ku
Tenpaku is one of the 16 wards of the city of Nagoya in Aichi Prefecture, Japan.
Tenpaku 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 164,522, and a population density of 7,624 persons per km². The total area was 21.58 square kilometres (8.33 sq mi).
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Worth seeing in and around Tenpaku-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.
- 01Nagoya 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.
3.4 km · national university of Japan · Wikipedia - 02Mizuho 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.
2.8 km · stadium · Wikipedia - 03Chukyo 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.
1.9 km · private university in Japan · Wikipedia - 04Higashiyama 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.
4 km · municipal zoo and botanical garden in Chikusa-ku, Nagoya · Wikipedia - 05Mizuho 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 km · building in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan · Wikipedia - 06Higashiyama 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.
3.8 km · building in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan · Wikipedia - 07Toyota Technological Institute
The Toyota Technological Institute is a private university in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. Founded in 1981 by a large endowment from Toyota Motor Corporation, it originally only accepted students with some industrial work experience.
1.9 km · university in Nagoya, Japan · Wikipedia - 08Showa 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.
3.1 km · museum in Nagoya City, Aichi, Japan · Wikipedia - 09Nagoya City Museum
The Nagoya City Museum is a museum of the city of Nagoya in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. The Nagoya City Museum was established in 1977.
4 km · museum in Nagoya, Aichi, Japan · Wikipedia - 10Araki Syuseikan Museum
The Araki Shuseikan Museum is an art museum located in Tenpaku-ku, Nagoya, central Japan. The collection of Araki Minoru is housed here.
2.1 km · Art museum in Nagoya, Japan · Wikipedia
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Getting to Tenpaku-ku
- Airports
- Chubu Centrair (NGO), 33 km · Mount Fuji Shizuoka (FSZ), 117 km · Osaka Itami (ITM), 145 km
- Stations
- Aratama-bashi Station, 3.6 km · Akaike Station, 3.9 km · Sōgō Rihabiri Center Station, 2.1 km · Mizuho Undōjō Higashi Station, 2.4 km · Yagoto Station, 1.9 km
- Osaka → Tenpaku-ku143 km · quickest by road, 2h 44m · ¥1,910–2,610
- Makinohara / Shimada → Tenpaku-ku116 km · quickest by road, 2h · ¥1,540–2,100
- Kanazawa → Tenpaku-ku167 km · quickest by road, 3h 19m · ¥2,660–3,630
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No local-transport research exists yet for Tenpaku-ku
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 Tenpaku-ku. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- 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 Tenpaku-ku
Tenpaku-ku is 9 km from Nagoya, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Mizuho-kuone of the 16 wards of the city of Nagoya3.8 km
- Kawanayama-chōhuman settlement in Japan3.2 km