Guided Garden Walk: Nagoya Castle, Gardens & Historic Estate
Centrally located and surrounded by fertile plains, mountains, rivers, and the sea, it is easy to understand why Nagoya is known as “the Heart of Japan.” This castle city attracted samurai and craftsmen alike and, later, wealthy merchants and innovative leaders of industry. Today, Nagoya has cemented itself as Japan’s center of industry and is home to manufacturing giants such as Toyota, Brother, Noritake, Ibanez, Buffalo, and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries.
This tour will take you into several historical estates and private gardens of these titans of industry. Marvel at the gilded artwork and golden screens in Honmaru Palace and sip tea while gazing at a garden designed for a daimyo as you are led by an experienced, English-speaking guide through Nagoya on this full-day tour.
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Guided Garden Walk: Nagoya Castle, Gardens & Historic Estate
What's included in Guided Garden Walk: Nagoya Castle, Gardens & Historic Estate
(Subject to Option Inclusions)Itinerary
Nagoya
The tour begins with a meetup at Nagoya Station at 09:00. Guests should wait inside the station, in front of the SILVER clock tower across from the Shinkansen exit gates. Your guide will greet you there. Your guide will provide you with a brief history of the city and set the scene as we depart from Nagoya Station toward Nagoya Castle via the City’s tourist bus.
Nagoya Castle
We will tour Nagoya Castle grounds and the exterior of the castle’s keep before entering Honmaru Palace.
We will stop for a quick lunch and free time to purchase souvenirs in Kinsachi Yokocho. Feel free to ask your guide for recommendations or let your nose lead the way!
Inclusions
- Entry fee at Tokugawa Garden
- Transportation during the tour
- English speaking guide
- Sencha Experience
- Entry fee at Nagoya Castle
- Entry fee at the Culture Path estates
- Lunch
- Transportation to/from Nagoya Station
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Walking time is already included in the tour duration
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Pickup and Dropoff
You will make your own way to the meeting points
Meeting / End Points
- The meetup point is at the base of the SILVER clock tower outside of the Shinkansen gates. If you are arriving via Shinkansen, the clock tower should be located directly in front of you. If you are arriving via a JR line, look for signs directing you towards the Taiko-Dori Gate.