--- title: "Tenpaku-ku – what is there, and how you get there | Mixroutes" description: "Tenpaku-ku, Japan: Tenpaku is one of the 16 wards of the city of Nagoya in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. Nearby: Nagoya University, Mizuho Athletic Stadium…" url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/tenpaku-ku" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/tenpaku-ku.md" image: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b9/Nougyoucenter7.JPG" --- Ward in Japan # Tenpaku-ku Tenpaku is one of the 16 wards of the city of Nagoya in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. ![Tenpaku-ku](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b9/Nougyoucenter7.JPG) Tenpaku-ku · Wikimedia Commons The place 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). Adapted from [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tenpaku-ku), CC BY-SA 4.0. What is there ## 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. 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. 3.4 km · national university of Japan · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nagoya_University) 2. 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. 2.8 km · stadium · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paloma_Mizuho_Stadium) 3. 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. 1.9 km · private university in Japan · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chukyo_University) 4. Higashiyama 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](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Higashiyama_Zoo_and_Botanical_Gardens) 5. 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. 3 km · building in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paloma_Mizuho_Rugby_Stadium) 6. Higashiyama 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](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Higashiyama_Sky_Tower) 7. 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. 3.1 km · museum in Nagoya City, Aichi, Japan · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Showa_Museum_of_Art) 8. Toyota 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](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota_Technological_Institute) 9. Nagoya 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](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nagoya_City_Museum) 10. Kōshō-ji Temple Kōshō-ji is a Shingon Buddhist temple located in Yagoto, Nagoya, in central Japan. It belongs to the Owari Thirty-three Kannon. 2.3 km · Buddhist temple in Nagoya city, Japan · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C5%8Dsh%C5%8D-ji,_Nagoya) 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 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 · Yagoto Station, 1.9 km · Irinaka Station, 2.9 km · Sōgō Rihabiri Center Station, 2.1 km\ - Osaka → Tenpaku-ku 143 km · quickest by road, 2h 44m · ¥1,910–2,610 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/osaka-to-tenpaku-ku) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Osaka&to=Tenpaku-ku) - Makinohara / Shimada → Tenpaku-ku 116 km · quickest by road, 2h · ¥1,540–2,100 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/makinohara-shimada-to-tenpaku-ku) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Makinohara+%2F+Shimada&to=Tenpaku-ku) - Kanazawa → Tenpaku-ku 167 km · quickest by road, 3h 19m · ¥2,660–3,630 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kanazawa-to-tenpaku-ku) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Kanazawa&to=Tenpaku-ku) - From anywhere The planner compares every way there from wherever you are. [Plan a trip](https://www.mixroutes.com/?to=Tenpaku-ku) 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 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. 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 979 km 2. [Zamami and the Kerama Islands](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/zamami) JP 12 ways of moving, 19 sources 1,353 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 1,726 km 5. [Matsu Islands](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/matsu) TW 9 ways of moving, 34 sources 1,903 km If you know how people move in Tenpaku-ku – the stand, the rule, the fare – [tell us](https://www.mixroutes.com/report?key=blog%7Ctenpaku-ku&title=Tenpaku-ku&sub=Field+notes&back=%2Fnotes%2Ftenpaku-ku), and the note gets an entry. 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