NAGOYA SHORE EXCURSION: NAGOYA CASTLE, ATSUTA SHRINE & ARIMATSU

Nagoya is a big industrial city, home of Toyota, and the port is not far from the centre. This is an easy, mostly flat day.

The route (about 6 to 7 hours)

• Nagoya Castle, with the golden fish on its roof. The main tower is closed for rebuilding in wood, but the Honmaru Palace next to it has been rebuilt and is beautiful inside, all painted screens and cypress wood.
• Atsuta Jingu, a large shrine in a forest of old trees. It is said to keep one of the three sacred treasures of the Emperor, a sword no one is allowed to see.
• Arimatsu, an old street of merchant houses on the old Tokaido road, famous for shibori tie-dye. You can watch it being made and try it.

Car fans can swap a stop for the Toyota museum.

How these shore excursions work

• Private tour for your group only, from a few people in a van up to a full coach.
• An English-speaking local guide meets you at the cruise terminal (or at the tender pier if your ship anchors).
• We plan the day around your ship's times and bring you back well before all-aboard.
• Send us your ship name, port date and docking hours, and we fit the route to them.

Included

• English-speaking local guide
• Private vehicle with driver
• Entrance tickets and boat rides in the route you choose

Not included

• Lunch and drinks, unless we agree on a lunch stop in the price
• Tips for the guide and driver

Price

The price per person depends on your group size and the route. Tell us your ship, date and number of people and we will send a plan and a price.

More in Japan: all Japan shore excursions. Other ports: Otaru, Miyazaki & Aburatsu, Akita. Or see all our cruise port tours in Asia.