PLANS
Recommended route
A family trip for parents with kids who'll love Ghibli Park and rides
- Higashiyama Subway Line: Nagoya Station → Fujigaoka Station (28 min.)
- Linimo line: Fujigaoka Station → Geidai-dori Station (10 min.)
- 5 min.
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Toyota Automobile Museum
Approximate length of stay: 1.5 hours
- We recommend freeing up plenty of time to visit this museum because there are so many historically valuable automobiles and automobile-related cultural items that it's almost impossible to have enough time to take in everything. Aside from the exhibits, this museum's shop also draws a crowd. Find tons of original merch you can only get here—even just browsing it all is fun!
- 5 min.
- Linimo line: Geidai-dori Station → Ai-Chikyuhaku Kinen Koen Station (4 min.)
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Ghibli Park
Approximate length of stay: 1–2 days
© Studio Ghibli
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Ghibli Park is a park that represents the world of Studio Ghibli in harmony with the forest, consisting of five distinct areas: Ghibli’s Grand Warehouse, Hill of Youth, Dondoko Forest, Mononoke Village, and Valley of Witches Take a stroll, feel the wind, and discover the wonders.
*Advance reservations are required for Ghibli Park entry.
*There are no accommodations in Ghibli Park.
- Linimo line: Ai-Chikyuhaku Kinen Koen Station → Fujigaoka Station (14 min.)
- Higashiyama Subway Line: Fujigaoka Station → Nagoya Station (28 min.)
- Accomodation near Nagoya Station
- Aonami Line: Nagoya Station → Kinjyo-Futo Station (24 min.)
- 10 min.
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LEGOLAND® Japan
Approximate length of stay: 3 hours
- Over 40 attractions and shows in 8 different themed areas. Curious children will be very satisfied! Walking around the park, you will find a world of adventure for LEGO® fans, with around 17 million LEGO® blocks and about 10,000 LEGO® models, LEGO® NINJAGO WORLD, hugely popular at Legolands around the world, will also appear at LEGOLAND® Japan. You're sure to be excited by the world of Ninjago that extends beyond the Great Torii Gate.
- Stay at the LEGOLAND® Japan Hotel
- 10 min.
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SCMAGLEV and Railway Park
Approximate length of stay: 2 hours
- Boasting 39 different trains on display, this museum mainly showcases the Tokaido Shinkansen—a high-speed railway connecting Tokyo to Osaka—as well as other trains ranging from general ones to the SC Maglev (Superconducting Magnetically Levitated Vehicle) being developed right now in Japan. Its exhibits and experiences make it easy for you to understand the history of Japan's railways, how high-speed technology has evolved, and the steps being taken to make trains safer, among other things.
- 5 min.
- Aonami Line: Kinjyo-Futo Station → Nagoya Station (24 min.)
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Souvenirs and Nagoyameshi at Nagoya Station
- At Nagoya Station, you can find many Nagoya culinary specialties known as "Nagoyameshi". The people of Nagoya have altered Japanese cuisine to create their own distinct food culture. "Hitsumabushi" recreates the Japanese favorite kabayaki eel in Nagoya style, "Kishimen" is flat udon noodles made with wheat flour, and "Miso-katsu" deep-fried tonkatsu with miso sauce.
Popular souvenir items are also available, including "Uiro", traditional steamed confectionery made with rice flour and sugar, "Piyorin", chick-shaped cakes whose popularity has exploded across Japan, and “Kaeru Manju”, buns filled with red bean paste in the shape of a frog’s head.
Other model courses
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- Trip to Admire the National Treasure Inuyama Castle, the Beautifully Reconstructed Honmaru Palace in Nagoya Castle, and the Owari Tokugawa Family Treasures