Hisaya Ohdori Park This park stretches for 1 km to the north and south of the Sakae shopping center. A television tower rising 180 meters above the park is between the Hisaya Ohdori Station and the Sakae Station. There is an observation lounge at the 90-meter point, where you can see the Central Alps, Ise Bay, and the Kiso Ontake Mountains. The water fountain and the benches among the trees are a favorite place of the Nagoyaites. ●Get off at Hisaya-ohdori Subway Station or at Sakae Station of the Higashiyama Line or the Meijo Line.

Aichi Art and Culture Center This center includes a theater that also functions as an opera house function, a concert hall with a pipe organ, an art museum with collection from Picasso and Klimt, an art library with collections from specialized books, and an art plaza that introduces foreign artists. ●1-13-2 Higashisakura, Higashi-ku, Nagoya 　TEL：052-971-5511 　3-minute walk from Sakae Station on the Meijo Subway Line or the Higashiyama Line.

Shikemichi This is a street located midway between Nagoya Station and Nagoya Castle and runs parallel (north and south) with the Horikawa River. In olden times this area flourished as a merchant town but was completely destroyed by fire in 1700. Later the road was widened and the building of clay houses was promoted. Some of these houses are still standing, and the area has been designated as a culture preservation area. ●5-minute walk from Kokusai Center Station or Marunouchi Station on Sakuradori Subway Line

Nagoya Port Nagoya Port has the biggest aquarium in Japan. Other attractions are the Marine Museum in the Port Building, the expedition ship Fuji, which sailed to Antarctica between 1965 and 1983. From the Port Building you can ride the unique ferryboat New Kinko (golden grampus) and take a 40-minute tour of Nagoya Port. ●Get off at Nagoya Port Station on the Meijo Subway Line