Nagoya,
for families.
Nagoya sits on the shinkansen between Tokyo and Kyoto, just over an hour and a half from one and just over half an hour from the other. For a family it holds a LEGO park, a railway museum with real trains, some open to board, two Toyota museums, an aquarium with orcas and, a short line east, Ghibli Park. It is worth a stay of its own, not a platform on the way through.
Sleep at the station, ride out to the rest.
Nagoya’s family sights fall into three groups: the city center and its science museum, Kinjo-futo by the port, and Nagakute to the east. Each is a train ride from Nagoya Station, so the station makes the base and each group becomes a day out, which keeps every day to one direction.
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Nagoya transit for families.
Nagoya runs on the shinkansen for arrivals and on three local systems for the days: the city subway and buses, the Aonami Line to the port, and the Linimo to Nagakute. A city day ticket covers the subway, the buses and the Me~guru, but not the Aonami Line or Meitetsu trains, and on a same-day ticket the aquarium charges less.
Nagoya’s transit is simple once the city’s day tickets are understood, and on weekends, holidays and the 8th of each month the Donichi Eco ticket does the bus and subway day ticket’s job for less. Four guides cover the rest, from the rail pass question for the shinkansen legs to the luggage service that sends the suitcases ahead.