Nagoya Is Best!
[What City is Nagoya?]
1) Place Remembered in Connection with ‘3 Heroes’
– 3 Heroes: Nobunaga Oda, Hideyoshi Toyotomi and Ieyasu Tokugawa, Great Leaders of the Samurai in the Warring State Period (Sengoku-jidai, 16th Cent.)
– They and Descendants of Ieyasu laid the groundwork for Nagoya (16th Cent. —> 19th Cent.).
2) Developed as the Main City of the Midland through Modern Times (19th Cent. —> Now)
– Harmonizing Tradition with Innovation
– Established in Nagoya: Toyota, Noritake (Pottery), Masamura (Devised Modern Pachinko System), etc.
3) Between East (Tokyo) and West (Kyoto & Osaka)
– Point of Cultural Exchange
There is Unique Atmosphere in Nagoya!
[Good Spots Near Kyoya Ryokan (Within 3km)]
1) Harmonizing Spots
– Osu (Like Akihabara & Harajuku & Kyoto)
– Endoji (Old & Friendly Downtown between Nagoya Sta. and Kyoya Ryokan)
– Joshin (Many Restaurants Offering Inexpensive Dishes & Birthplace of Modern Pachinko System)
2) Traditional Spots
– Shike-michi (Many Mud-walled Warehouses)
– Nagoya Castle (Symbol of Nagoya)
– Nagoya Noh Theater (English Guide at Regular Parformance)
– Sumo Tournament in Nagoya (Aichi Pref. Gym/Only in July)
3) Nostalgic Spots
– Toyota Commemorative Museum of Industry and Technology
– Noritake Garden
– Masamura Pachinko Museum
– Nayabashi Bridge (e.g. Old Kato Shokai Ltd. Bldg.)
– Meido-cho (Shops of Cheap Sweets & Toys)
4) Up-to-date Spots
– Nagoya Station Zone (Nagoya-eki or Meieki)
– Sakae Zone (e.g. TV Tower, Oasis 21, Sunshine Sakae)
– Marunouchi (There is a ‘Maid Izakaya’!)
[Information of Events in Nagoya]
January: Illuminations around Nagoya Sta., Osu Sagicho Fire Festival, Atsuta Hosha Shinji (Arrow Shot Ceremony/ Atsuta Shrine)
February: Mame-maki (Ceremony of Scattering Parched Beans/ Osu), Kinekosa Festival (Climbing up the green bamboo in the middle of the river/ Nanasho Shrine), Ozone Hina Meguri (Japanese dolls displayed for the Girl’s Festival day/ Ozone), Love Illumination (Special Exhibition for St. Valentine’s Day and White Day/ Orchid Gardens), Owari Tokugawa Hina Matsuri (Special Exhibition for the Girl’s Festival day/ Tokugawa Museum), Plum blossom viewing (e.g. Nagoya Castle)
March: Owari Tokugawa Hina Matsuri (Special Exhibition for the Girl’s Festival day/ Tokugawa Museum), Love Illumination (Special Exhibition for St. Valentine’s Day and White Day/ Orchid Gardens)
April: Cherry blossom viewing (e.g. Nagoya Castle, Shonai-ryokuchi Park), Osu Spring Festival
May: Wisteria flower viewing (e.g. Meijo Park), Wakamiya Festival (Moving a unique float/ Wakamiya Hachiman Shrine), Thailand Festival (Sakae Zone)
June: Atsuta Festival (Fireworks Display/ Atsuta Shrine), Nishi-biwajima Festival (Fireworks Display/ Nishi-biwajima), Benten Festival (Festival for being pleased to start the rainy season/ Joshin), Iris flower viewing (e.g. Meijo Park), Hydrangea flower viewing (e.g. Meijo Park)
July: Sumo Tournament in Nagoya (Aichi Pref.Gym), Nagoya Port Festival (Fireworks Display/ Nagoya Port), Endoji Tanabata Festival (Decorated with Big Hand-made Dolls/ Endoji), Nakamura Park Summer Festival (Fireworks Display/ Nakamura Park)
August: World Cosplay (Costume Play) Summit (Osu and Sakae Zone), Osu Summer Festival (Osu daiko (drums) & Hand-held Fireworks Display), Nagoya Castle Summer Night Festival, Hirokoji Festival (Sakae Zone), Nippon Domannaka Festival (Nagoya Sta., Endoji and Sakae Zone)
September: All Japan Prefecture People’s Festival (Pretty Characters like Hikonyan gathered in Nagoya/ Sakae Zone)
October: Nagoya Festival (the Biggest autumn event in Nagoya, ‘3 Heroes’ appearing/ Nagoya Sta. and Sakae Zone), Osu Street Performing Festival (Many street performers showing Japanese-style performance), Chrysanthemum Dolls of Nagoya Castle
November: Chrysanthemum Dolls of Nagoya Castle, Illuminations around Nagoya Sta., Dome Yakimono World (Pottery Festival/ Nagoya Dome), Autumn leaves viewing (e.g. Higashiyama Park, Tokugawa Garden)
December: Handbell Concerts (e.g. Nagoya Sta. Zone, Kanayama Zone), Illuminations around Nagoya Sta.
Please enjoy Nagoya well.
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