2024 Sakae Travel Guide: Must-see attractions, popular food, hotels, transportation routes (updated in November)

Nagoya 2-Day Citywalk Guide Summary

📍Recommended Attractions: 1️⃣ Higashiyama Botanical Gardens🌳, with plenty of greenery, it's perfect for educational trips with kids. You can 😌 see many unfamiliar 🌳 plants. 2️⃣ Gero Onsen Town, a nearby town around Nagoya, perfect for a day trip. The Japanese-style houses have a lot of charm, and the traditional architecture is really beautiful. 3️⃣ Nagoya Takashimaya, experience the joy of shopping like moms do, haha. 4️⃣ Sakae Shopping District, the busiest main street in Nagoya. If you come to Nagoya, you must visit here; not coming here is like not coming to Nagoya at all. 🚗Transportation to Attractions: Nagoya transportation: You can take a taxi 🚗 or the Meitetsu Line, which goes directly. Japan's transportation is very developed. Additionally, Citywalk is the best way to experience this city. 💗Other Tips: Previously, you could fill out the exit card and luggage declaration online, making it smooth to enter the country. You can also bind the transportation card, the Manaca card, to your phone in advance and recharge it for convenient travel.

The Oasis in the City: Sakae Meitetsu Station

Nagoya Castle is a popular destination, and many visitors make their way to Sakae Meitetsu Station to explore the area. There are two major attractions here: the Nagoya TV Tower and Oasis 21, which are just a street apart. Oasis 21 is located in the heart of Nagoya and serves as both a shopping mall and a transportation hub. It's also a stunning piece of architecture. The name 'Spaceship Aqua' comes from its grand design, which appears to float in mid-air, making it a perfect place to relax and unwind. The Nagoya TV Tower is situated in Hisaya Odori Park and was completed on June 19, 1954. It is recognized as Japan's first steel-integrated radio tower. Tokyo Tower and Sapporo Tower were built in 1958 and 1957, respectively, highlighting the pioneering nature of the Nagoya TV Tower. As a tourist attraction, it has been in operation for over 50 years and is registered as a tangible cultural property.

Nagoya's Oden is delicious! Gomi Tori Sakae-cho Store.

Traveling to Nagoya! I chose this restaurant because I wanted to eat miso oden! Everything was delicious, including the chicken wings, miso oden, and miso ice cream. Since it was a weekday, we could go without a reservation. Drinks were also cheap until 7 PM. Although it is an izakaya, it was a very clean place. Because it is non-smoking, even those who dislike the smell of cigarettes can go! It's also a child-friendly restaurant. There are child seats available. 〒460-0003 Aichi Prefecture, Nagoya City, Naka Ward, Nishiki 3-16-20

Nagoya Sakae night view, very beautiful

New and modern hotel

The hotel is new and clean. Room is quite spacious and price is reasonable. The location is ok. Didn't try the breakfast but the dining area looks very small. Though the hotel carpark was fully booked, there are many cheaper carparks nearby.

Hotel price is cheap, service and breakfast is good, there are free coffee and tea you could take it at lobby. This hotel is near Train station and easy to visit Nagoya city, although I didn't take much photos of this hotel. However it's a long drive to Takayama and shirogawago.