Sakae
Nagoya's biggest shopping district, with Matsuzakaya, Mitsukoshi and underground malls.
- Area
- Nagoya · Central Nagoya
- Getting there
- Sakae Sta. (subway)
- Japanese fashion brands
- Food-hall wagashi
- Japanese cosmetics
More places nearby
JR Nagoya Takashimaya & Gate Tower Mall
Department store and mall right above Nagoya Station, with Nagoya specialty sweets in the food hall.
Nagoya Castle
Famous for the golden shachihoko on its roof. You can tour the restored Honmaru Palace with its lavish painted screens.
Atsuta Jingu
A historic shrine said to house one of Japan's three sacred treasures, the sword. Paths wind through great camphor trees.
Osu shopping streets & Osu Kannon
Lively arcades around the old Osu Kannon temple, packed with street food, vintage clothing and electronics.
MIRAI TOWER & Oasis 21
A viewing tower converted from Japan's first centralized TV tower, next to Oasis 21 and its water-covered glass roof, the 'Spaceship-Aqua'.
SCMAGLEV and Railway Park
JR Central's railway museum, with 39 real trains from maglev prototypes to generations of shinkansen.
Toyota Commemorative Museum of Industry and Technology
A museum in a red-brick textile mill, with live demonstrations tracing Toyota's journey from looms to cars.
Tokugawa Art Museum
Home to the armor, swords and tea utensils of the Owari Tokugawa clan, famous for the national-treasure Tale of Genji scrolls.