It will be surprising that it is very realistically expressed. "SCMAGLEV and Railway Park" in Aichi Prefecture, popular as a railway museum. There are exhibits of successive trains and SCMAGLEV (Superconducting Magnetic Levitation Railway), which you can actually ride. Also, you can simulate a world of 500 kilometers per hour with linear speed. Besides, the largest train … [Read more...] about SCMAGLEV and Railway Park, Aichi
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Atsuta Jingu Shrine, Aichi
Atsuta Jingu Shrine exists here over 1900 years ago There is Atsuta Ward in the central part of the old city of Nagoya City. It also flourished as Miya-juku Station, one of the Fifty-three Stages on the Tokaido as the temple town of Atsuta Jingu Shrine. Atsuta Jingu Shrine existed here over 1900 years ago. The site is the area where there is a presence in Atsuta Ward even … [Read more...] about Atsuta Jingu Shrine, Aichi
Inuyama-jo Castle, Aichi
One of five national treasure castles nationwide If you visit the Chubu district, you really want to go to Inuyama Castle, the oldest wooden castle tower in Japan. Also, in the castle town around the castle, the taste of the Edo period remains and attracts visitors. Inuyama Castle is one of five national treasure castles nationwide and is popular as Aichi's popular tourist … [Read more...] about Inuyama-jo Castle, Aichi
Higashiyama Zoo and Botanical Gardens, Aichi
The number of animal species is the largest among zoos in Japan Nagoya Chikusa Ward was crowded as a downtown area of Nagoya since ancient times. There is "Higashiyama Zoo and Botanical Gardens" in the eastern part of such Chikusa district. Its origin is 1890 and it was in 1937 that it was relocated to Higashiyama Park. At that time it was called "The Greatest Zoological … [Read more...] about Higashiyama Zoo and Botanical Gardens, Aichi
Toyota Commemorative Museum of Industry and Technology, Aichi
Did you know that the origin of Toyota, a global automobile manufacturer, was actually “weaving”? “Toyota Commemorative Museum of Industry and Technology” is the only museum in the world that introduces the history from Toyota textile machinery, which can be said to be the starting point of Toyota, to today's “Automobile” through dynamic exhibits and various demonstrations. … [Read more...] about Toyota Commemorative Museum of Industry and Technology, Aichi
Tokugawaen Garden, Aichi
“Tokugawaen Garden” is a park of approximately 45,000 square meters in the center of Nagoya. There is a public library called “Housa Bunko” that houses the classics and “Tokugawa Art Museum”. It is a Japanese garden where you can enjoy the healing of nature, the charm of Japanese culture, and the autumn leaves. Tokugawaen is located about 3 km east of Nagoya Castle. By train … [Read more...] about Tokugawaen Garden, Aichi
Toba no Himatsuri (Fire Festival), Aichi
Shinmeisha Shrine is said to have been founded at the beginning of the 9th century, and it is famous for its special festival “Toba no Himatsuri” (Fire Festival), which is held on the second Sunday of February every year. The origin of the festival is unknown because the records were destroyed, but it has been reported about 1200 years ago and has been designated as a national … [Read more...] about Toba no Himatsuri (Fire Festival), Aichi
Port of Nagoya Public Aquarium, Aichi
The "Port of Nagoya Public Aquarium" is an aquarium located on the harbor of Nagoya Port Garden, and consists of two buildings, a south building and a north building. In addition to the performance of dolphins performed in the largest pool in Japan, you can see rare penguins, etc., in the penguin aquarium where artificial snow is dropped to reproduce the habitat environment. … [Read more...] about Port of Nagoya Public Aquarium, Aichi
Shirotori Teien Garden, Aichi
Shirotori Garden is a Japanese garden with an area of about 3.7 hectares and is the largest in the city, located in Atsuta-ku, Nagoya City. On the other side of the Horikawa River, which flows to the east of the garden, is the legendary "Shirotori tomb" with YAMATO Takeru no Mikoto (a hero in ancient Japan) flying as a swan, and the Shirotori Garden is named after that legend. … [Read more...] about Shirotori Teien Garden, Aichi
Nagoya Castle, Aichi
The land of Owari (present Aichi prefecture west) who has produced Oda family and Imagawa family once nationally named. The roots that made up the warriors of the Warring States period are still living in Nagoya. Nagoya Castle, a castle representative of the Tokai-Owari region. It was built by Tokugawa Ieyasu in a castle ruined that Oda Nobunaga was born. Part of the castle … [Read more...] about Nagoya Castle, Aichi