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Tours
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- Nagoya Castle & Kinshachi Yokocho Food WalkThe most reviewed castle walk: the Honmaru Palace with a guide, then a Nagoya food tasting on Kinshachi Yokocho.
- Private Castle & Palace Tour with TicketTwo private hours on the grounds and in the Honmaru Palace, with the castle ticket in the price. A new listing.
- Private Nagoya Tour with a LocalA private local guide and a route built from your answers: 2 to 8 hours of castle, Osu, markets and Nagoya food.
- Castle & Toyota Museum Day TourThe castle in the morning, the Toyota Commemorative Museum after lunch, both tickets and the taxis included.
- Private Castle, Samurai History & City HighlightsThree private hours from the castle to Sakae and Mirai Tower, by subway and on foot. A new listing.
- Castle & Tokugawa Art Museum TourNagoya Castle, then the Tokugawa Art Museum: the swords, armour and Genji scrolls of the family who ruled from it.
- Tokugawa Garden & Castle Heritage TourA guided walk round Tokugawa-en garden, with 1.5 hours at Nagoya Castle as an option. Admission is included.
- Private Custom Nagoya Tour with a Local GuideA private local guide for 4 to 7 hours: the castle, a garden, Toyota or trains, then miso katsu in Osu.
- Inuyama Castle, Magome & Tsumago Day TourClimb Inuyama's original keep, then walk the Nakasendo post towns of Magome and Tsumago. Castle ticket included.
Guides
- All guides
- Why the keep is closedWhat is shut, why, and what you can still go inside.
- Tickets & pricesThe 2026 price, where to buy, and what it includes.
- How long to spendTime budget, opening hours and the best route.
- Getting thereSubway, bus, shinkansen and which gate to use.
- Nagoya vs OsakaTwo famous castles compared, plus Himeji and Inuyama.
- Nagoya in one dayA day plan, the food to eat and how long to stay.
Blog
- All posts
- The 2026 ticket price rise500 to 1,000 yen: every new fee, the reasons and the workarounds.
- The keep rebuild in 2026Closed since 2018, no date set: the lift debate and what is next.
- Cherry blossom 2027900 trees, the usual peak, the light-up and when forecasts land.
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