Known as manufacturing and shipping hub in Japan, I used to think that there is nothing much to do in Nagoya, now then I realise that Nagoya can be so fun to travel with children! Let us share with you what to do in Nagoya with children, and what to eat in Nagoya!
LEGOLAND Nagoya
LEGOLAND Nagoya
Our children (and myself) are great fans of LEGO, so LEGOLAND Japan is the place that we must visit!
Read our experience at LEGOLAND Japan and SEA LIFE Nagoya in this post!
SCMaglev and Railway Park
It is located near LEGOLAND Japan. However, it was impossible for us to visit both LEGOLAND Japan as well as SCMaglev and Railway Park on the same day, because LEGOLAND Japan alone would require a whole day! We learnt about the history and future development of railway through hands-on activities.
Read our experience at SCMaglev and Railway Park in this post!
Sample Kobo
Located at Maker's Pier near LEGOLAND Japan, Sample Kobo offers a range of food samples - food replica that are displayed outside some Japanese restaurants. The food sample look so real!
There are also lovely merchandises like key chains and hair bands.
Sample Kobo is not just a retail shop, it also offers food replica workshops! After we visited LEGOLAND Japan, we walked in and asked for a food replica workshop. Initially we wanted to learn how to make tempura and lettuce, however, this requires reservation in advance. So in the end, the children learnt how to make cup ice-cream, which cost 900 yen.
Website: http://mp.samplekobo.com
Toyota Commemorative Museum of Industry and Technology
In addition to learn about the history of Toyota, Technoland at Toyota Commemorative Museum of Industry and Technology offers hands-on activities that are educational and fun!
Read our experience at Toyota Commemorative Museum of Industry and Technology in this post!
Sakae
Sakae is a shopping area in Nagoya. It is very convenient to get there from Nagoya Station via the subway. Other than shopping and dining in the area, taking photo with the old landmark Nagoya TV Tower together with the futuristic-looking Oasis 21 is quite an experience.
Komeda Coffee
Many Nagoya cafes offer special "morning service" - free breakfast when you order beverage in the morning! It is usually a complementary set of toast with boiled egg. One of the popular cafes in Nagoya is Komeda Coffee. We didn't have a chance to enjoy the free breakfast since we had free breakfast at our hotel Toyoko Inn. But we visited Komeda Coffee for its dessert Shiro-Noir, Danish pastry with soft serve ice-cream and syrup. The pastry is soft, fluffy and warm, it goes well with the vanilla soft serve.
We also ordered ham sandwiches, the sauce seemed to contain wasabi which we did not really like.
Sekai no Yamachan
Tebasaki (chicken wing) is a specialty in Nagoya. We bought a box of 5 (about 400+ yen) from a chain of izakaya (Japanese style pub) called Sekai no Yamachan. Since smoking is allowed in this eatery, I decided to get the take-away instead of dining in with our children.
Even though I don't like spicy food, I can still accept this chicken wing which is seasoned heavily with pepper.
If I have a chance to visit Nagoya again, I would consider trying chicken wings from another izakaya called Furaibou, as I read some where that their chicken wings are not so spicy.
Harbs
Having a sweet tooth, I have been looking forward to try the cakes from Harbs, there are many branches in Japan, but it is originated from Nagoya. However, this eatery requires minimum order of one beverage per person for dining in, so I decided to take-away a slice of Mille Crepes (about 900 yen). The fruits were fresh and sweet!
Other Interesting Places in Nagoya
There are some more interesting places in Nagoya that we would like to visit, but did not have time to explore during this trip.
- Odaka Green 大高緑地: A park with children playground, bamboo forest and Dino Adventure
- Aichi Museum of Flight: Display of aircrafts
- Suzyka Circuit: Themed park with racing karts
- Nabana no Sato: Famous for its winter illumination
How to Get from Chubu Centrair International Airport to Nagoya Station (and vice versa)
The airport at Nagoya is called Chubu Centrair International Airport. To get from the airport to Nagoya and vice versa is quite straight forward, you can either take Meitetsu train 名鉄 or bus.
We took Meitetsu train which would take 28 to 48 minutes depending on which type of train that you are taking. The basic fare is 870 yen for adult and 440 yen for child. A First Class Car Ticket "μTicket" at 360 yen per person is required to board the first class car of a μ-SKY Limited Express, as well as reserved seats on Rapid Limited Express or Limited Express train. Since we were not in a hurry and wanted to save some money, we took non-reserved seat.
Our Central Japan Travelogue June 2018
- 10 Tips for Planning Central Japan Trip with Children
- Central Japan 7D6N Free-and-Easy Itinerary
- Takayama 高山
- Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route 立山黒部アルペンルート
- Toyama 富山
- Kanazawa 金沢 – Omicho Market and Higashiyama Higashi Chaya District
- Kanazawa 金沢 – 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kenroku-en, Kanazawa Castle, Kenroku-en Post Office
- Shirakawa-go 白川郷
- Nagoya – LEGOLAND Japan and SEA LIFE Nagoya
- Nagoya – Toyota Commemorative Museum of Industry and Technology
- Nagoya – SCMaglev and Railway Park
- Nagoya – What to Do and Eat
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