NAGOYA GUIDE: I went to Japan's Most BORING City to find Fun things to do

[@NinjaMonkeyguy]

PLEASE SUBSCRIBE AND LIKE! (I Forgot to ask in the video)!

[@hakuba365]

Glad you made this video. Nagoya is actually one of the best cities in Japan, contrary to a long held popular belief! Places I recommend that you didn't cover are 1. The Nagoya castle imperial palace - an exact reproduction of the original imperial palace at the castle. 2. Arimatsu - an old pre-meiji neighborhood that features Edo and Meiji era buildings still in use as shops and workshops selling "shibori" (dyed) fabric. 3 and 4, Tokumane and Seto - two Nagoya suburbs that for generations have led the nation in pottery production and art. 5. Meiji Mura - a collection of Meiji style buildings, streetcars, trains and artifacts assembled from all over Japan and set in a natural surrounding on a hillside in the suburb of Inuyama. Meiji Mura includes the Frank Lloyd Wright designed Imperial Hotel main building. 6. Inuyama castle and castle town - Set on a hilltop Inyuama castle is the oldest castle in Japan. Just down the hill is 7. Yurakuen, a traditional Japanese garden that houses one of the oldest original teahouses in Japan - dating back to the 16th century. 8. Tokugawa-en. A museum and garden in central Japan focused on Samurai artifacts and still owned by the original Tokugawa family. Of course 9. Sakae the main shopping district should be mentioned, and honestly there is still much to see that I've not mentioned here. I only post in hopes that it will fuel a bit more an interest in a town that is anything but boring... and still accessible.

[@NinjaMonkeyguy]

Although I did not mention The Nagoya castle imperial palace I did visit and decided to categorise it as part of the castle. Some other attractions like Meiji Mura are actually not in Nagoya City.. but yes so much to do around the area.. I really appreciate the recommendations and I think you are right Sakae should have been in this video!

[@whatthenihon]

Damn I scrolled down to post something very similar to this and ended up learning about Arimatsu! Heading to Japan in a few weeks for about a month and will be based just outside Nagoya so I'll be checking that out...great post! If you're around Nagoya during cherry blossoms and taking the Meiji line up to Inuyama I highly recommend getting off the train in Iwakura and checking out Gojogawa. It's top notch for Hanami.

[@melodychia5461]

@@hakuba365 great recommendation. Adding it to my trip!! Thanks a lot.

[@tomokotomoko]

Thank you for making this video! Your editing is great! 👏This proves that Nagoya is fun!😊

[@NinjaMonkeyguy]

Nagoya is often overlooked but I'm glad I had a great tour guide to show me how much there is to do

[@sufamidan1006]

I loved Nagoya

[@NinjaMonkeyguy]

Not as boring as they say huh

[@erikak.7873]

Nagoya is so cool! The food is incredible too!

[@NinjaMonkeyguy]

Yes The food is great!

[@froglady4360]

I loved Nagoya! This video should convince people to give it a try. What a bonus to have @TomokoTomoko with you ♥️

[@NinjaMonkeyguy]

Haha yes .. hopefully people will watch despite the thumbnail.. and I couldn’t have done it without tomoko!

[@tomokotomoko]

Hello! froglady! 😊

[@whodattony]

I've just finished my month trip to Japan, and the vibe of Nagoya was in my own top 5 overall, it's a chill place, filled with locals, ( i liked that it was sort of a tokyo with no tourists), at night i entered a random restaurant and vibed with the barman, after which just vibed around while seeing salaryman drinkinng and partying, it was awesome, def reccomend it!

[@NinjaMonkeyguy]

It really does have a different vibe huh!

[@nateshf9303]

That's simply not true. My wife and I have stayed in Nagoya many times, and it's one of our favorite cities. The JR Station is stunning, and hotels are significantly cheaper than in other nearby cities. Plus, how many tourists even know about the spectacular Nagoya Port fireworks? Let's keep that a secret.

[@NinjaMonkeyguy]

Hence my video! .. Hope it shows some great ideas for people to do in Nagoya..

[@fcsuper]

@@nateshf9303 Shhh...

[@TheRedValue]

Lots of really well-shot footage man. Well done! 😍

[@TheRedValue]

Also, try Taiwan Ramen when in Nagoya. Despite its name, it is actually a Nagoya specialty 😂

[@NinjaMonkeyguy]

Thanks.. I hope it gives people some good ideas of what to do in Nagoya!

[@NinjaMonkeyguy]

Awesome tip!

[@tomokotomoko]

Agreed! Niko! 😊

[@Nature_with_Peter_Kane]

We loved Nagoya..far from boring ❤

[@NinjaMonkeyguy]

Yep.. my title is wrong but that was the point hehe

[@ALitoBitofJapan]

Awesome video! I'm actually in Nagoya right now and am getting lots of great info. and inspiration. Great to see @tomokotomoko and Mariko as well!

[@NinjaMonkeyguy]

It's great to see you're making the most of it!

[@jimross7648]

Another city that I've never visited. As you almost always do, you've convinced to add it to my list. A very nice teaser video.

[@NinjaMonkeyguy]

It’s one of those places that might not be for everyone but is for a lot of people

[@FollowTheSunAustralia]

Oh i just remembered I went to Ghibli Park from here and the Toyota museum in Aichi , used Nagoya as a base , its a win win

[@patsouthwood1397]

Heading to Nagoya in a few days, can't wait. Nagoya is not boring!

[@NinjaMonkeyguy]

let us know what else you get up to!

[@vraza14]

I went to Nagoya this tyear and it was great. The food is so good and threre's a lot of interesting things to see.

[@NinjaMonkeyguy]

I totally agree the food yum!

[@DanButi]

Nagoya is the 3rd biggest city in terms of area, and 4th by population. It has everything a big Japanese city has to offer. It's cheaper to live, food is really tasty, the city is not so overcrowded, and located in the centre of JPN, perfect for travelling. For example: The JPN Alps are only 2h from the station (Gujo, Takayama, Hida, Shirakawa, etc). Interesting things to visit: Nagoya Castle, Hommaru Palace, Science Museum with the biggest planetarium, Sakae, Osu, Legoland, Nagashima Spa Land with the longest rollercoaster, Ghibli Park, Akira Toriyama studio (Kiyosu), Little World, Inuyama Samurai experience, Nagoya Port, Train museum, Toyota museum. If you know what to visit and you know which places are worthy... difficult to be boring. It's gets called like this, because you have to look a little harder to find the stuff.

[@NinjaMonkeyguy]

yea you need to look harder, thats why hopefully this video helps!

[@wischfulthinking]

Nagoya is my favorite city

[@NinjaMonkeyguy]

What would you add to the list of things to do?

[@wischfulthinking]

@@NinjaMonkeyguy Toyota museum, Kiyosu castle & samurai armor rental, Kirin brewery tour, Hanami at Tsuruma park, Tokugawa park, Nagoya beer festival, night life around Sakae

[@psprog]

Cheers Nathan - this is exactly what I'm looking for! I have 4 nights here as part of my month long trip next may. I'd passed through it on my previous trips so biting the bullet next time - planning Ghibli and using it as a base to explore area..

[@NinjaMonkeyguy]

It took me a while to make it to Nagoya, I think that knowing these spots will make a difference to your planning.. I'd love to know what else you get up to!

[@psprog]

​​​​@@NinjaMonkeyguy That maglev train museum looks like my cup of tea! I do plan on visiting the Toyota factory sorta nearby (I had that as part of my first trip to Japan itinerary that COVID wrecked so will finally get round to it). I like the less touristy places - I do smile whenever I've passed through Himeji to see the sheer number of Westerners getting off. Hmm I wonder what they're going to see lol (I'll be one of them on my trip!)

[@NinjaMonkeyguy]

@@psprog yes it’s near! I didn’t visit (yet)

[@spun_01]

While it is true the Nagoya city has less touristy attractions, the city itself has no shortage of things to do. The port area is great for a day out, Nagashima Spa Land is a fantastic amusement park, and if you're in the area when Nabana No Sato, the illumination at the Botanical Gardens is on, it's an absolute must see. Plus, Nagoya makes an amazing base for trips around the Gifu, Lake Biwa and Hamamatsu areas. Anyone that says it is boring probably isn't looking much further than their favourite "influencer" for travel inspiration.

[@NinjaMonkeyguy]

I know my title is wrong but that was the point ... Get people to click and see how wrong it was, although I still think that maybe its not the best place for a first time visit to Japan... or is it?

[@jpfecteaumaine]

Also check out the Mizkan Museum when visiting Nagoya!

[@NinjaMonkeyguy]

Technically 1 hour out from Nagoya but still a good addition thanks for that

[@jpfecteaumaine]

@@NinjaMonkeyguy Good point! I spend a fair amount of time in Nagoya and have been able to explore a little farther afield. Recently I discovered Touken World in Naka Ward. It's worth checking out!

[@Beyondkoester]

Great video!! I should check Nagoya next time. Take care my friend

[@NinjaMonkeyguy]

you should!

[@TkyoSam]

Nagoya sucks ass, but this video doesn't! Holy fuck this was a great video bro. B-roll, talking to people, map directions, pacing, great audio/video quality, music is good too, Tomokoねちゃん cohost, like dude, damn. This was a solid fuckin' video bro^^

[@NinjaMonkeyguy]

Thanks man I appreciate it! .. We Need YOU in one of mine! hehe

[@monkeyboyjonathan42]

Nagoya is not boring in and of itself. I just prefer Osaka and Tokyo to it.

[@NinjaMonkeyguy]

me too...

[@gumerzambrano]

Nagoya was so boring on my visit. The castle and the UFO thing was cool but overall it's an easy pass. The nightlife on a Saturday night was also very sad

[@NinjaMonkeyguy]

its worth staying if you are going to Ghibli though.. hopefully this guide will make it more fun

[@satorudo]

It’s weird everyone looked at me like I had 5 heads when I said I was doing 4 days in Nagoya. But it was a lot of fun and also oddly chill as well. Not sure why but Nagoya station really took me for a loop? The place is really oddly laid out and I got spun around quite a few times in there….

[@NinjaMonkeyguy]

Yea the station can be a bit of a maze but i agree its a chill place Nagoya

[@dwarfagp]

I really liked the "Toyota Commemorative Museum of Industry and Technology" just a short walk from the JR Station. Could have spent the whole day there ! And a Day trip from Nagoya is Museum Meiji-Mura (Meiji Village) a must for anyone with an interest in Japans architectural history, and just a great place to see even if your not :)

[@NinjaMonkeyguy]

That museum was on my list but was unable to fit it in .. I purposely kept day trips away from Nagoya for a potential future video 😜

[@dwarfagp]

@@NinjaMonkeyguy Day trips from Nagoya could be a whole series ! 🤣

[@SimplyZax]

I always go Nagoya when I visit Japan. It’s just a simple place out of crowded popular destinations like Kyoto, Osaka and parts of Tokyo

[@NinjaMonkeyguy]

It is what it is.. hopefully these tips will help people who visit in the future though

[@SimplyZax]

@@NinjaMonkeyguy 🙏Nagoya in my opinion is a very underrated place. It is filled with a bunch of cool places but not well-known. The airport also don’t seem as crowded as kansai and Haneda airport which seems strange 🤔

[@fcsuper]

Nagoya seems boring when looking it up online, but the city was very enjoyable when I actually visited.

[@NinjaMonkeyguy]

Yes .. this is also what I found

[@williamtung1083]

I was always told the same, that Nagoya is boring. But on my 3rd trip to Japan, I had tickets for an event that was held in Nagoya. I did some research on things to do, and in the end did not find it boring at all. In fact, I enjoyed it enough I took a friend to the city on my next Japan trip, and we both enjoyed it. Especially the regional food. And though not exactly in Nagoya, it's close enough that I also enjoyed all the Toyota related museums. I believe people feel it's boring because it has less activities to do compared to other popular cities like Tokyo and Osaka, but it's significantly calmer that it might be a nice alternative to Tokyo or Osaka.

[@NinjaMonkeyguy]

In reality its not boring, it just hasn't got many historical sites that other Japanese cities boast.

[@drlink7691]

we went to nagoya and spent two days and i was worth the trip and we went to the jr train museum that was our main purpuse of going to nagoya and it was awsome. spend a day or two on your way up or down from tokyo

[@NinjaMonkeyguy]

The Maglev Museum really impressed me! I wasn't expecting it to be so great!

[@Pertzaa]

Planning to visit Nagoya next spring before heading to Hokuriku region - as Finnair flies directly from Helsinki to Chubu Centrair, I don’t need to go via Tokyo or Osaka

[@NinjaMonkeyguy]

wow they fly direct I didnt know wow that is great tip

[@sherwinclarencego1933]

Well boring or not its still the gateway to the wonderful prefectures of Chubu. From Gifu's Shirakawa-go and Takeyama, from the Alpine Route and Nagano's Matsumoto. A visit to Kanazawa is also closest from Nagoya (even though a shinkansen from Tokyo is available)

[@NinjaMonkeyguy]

Yes Nagoya is very well situated and you can strategically make the most of staying there

[@Colazaki25]

Recommend a visit to the Toyota Museum, a short train ride from Nagoya.

[@NinjaMonkeyguy]

Even more things to check out!

[@jonmitchell4350]

on my list for next time! stopover before going north (on scenic railway) to Takayama (then Shirakawa and Kanazawa via bus ) that Museum looks like a must for a rail Otaku like me! - thoughts on starting a vacation there? (the flight from Tokyo is included at no extra charge if I set Nagoya as my destination from the USA) what is the transit from the airport like?

[@NinjaMonkeyguy]

It depends on what you are looking for in a trip, in regards to Transit from the airport in Nagoya No idea! never flown into it but like many other local airports ive used Im sure it's an easy trip

[@spradamac]

Ohh you missed Toyota Commemorative Museum which is absolutley top-notch

[@NinjaMonkeyguy]

Had to leave something for a future trip right? hehe

[@jessesnyder5105]

Castle looks a lot like Osaka, but bigger. Is it significantly larger?

[@NinjaMonkeyguy]

Although I believe Osaka castle is bigger I think that the grounds surrounding Nagoya makes this area more imressive

[@fcsuper]

Osaka Castle is just a museum replica at this point. Nagoya Castle is the real deal, but it's being renovated and won't be complete until 2032, so who knows what form it will take at that point. There's a palace at Nagoya Castle which has an amazing tour.

[@towada1066]

@@NinjaMonkeyguy hmmm .... the original castle was taller and there was a second outer moat. Sadly it was trashed during the Summer Campaign of 1615.

[@気にしない-o8q]

meiji mura ❤

[@NinjaMonkeyguy]

Out of Nagoya city which is why It didnt make it in the video but yep!

[@気にしない-o8q]

Frank Lloyd Wright 😂

[@agentorange1291]

I ate Shirako when I was in Japan last month, so eel can't be that bad. Although Shirako wasnt bad eather tbh and if you dont know what it is, you will never find out.

[@NinjaMonkeyguy]

Haha best they don’t find out 😜

[@phillydisc9708]

Before my trip was cancelled in 2020, I was planning to visit Nagoya, mainly for the train museum. I didn't do much research prior to the cancellation, but I'm surprised it's the 'most boring city' lol. I will have to try to visit again on a future trip.

[@NinjaMonkeyguy]

Well “most boring” that’s always subjective right?

[@ernestoweber5875]

Amé Nagoya las 2 veces que fui, no es para nada aburrida.

[@NinjaMonkeyguy]

si!

[@jjdelacross]

Nagoya or Fukuoka?

[@NinjaMonkeyguy]

too difficult.. I love Kyushu a lot

[@jjdelacross]

@NinjaMonkeyguy fukuoka is my fave hands down. Beach, the mountains, the food, the warm ppl

[@towada1066]

hmmm ... you should have visited the Tokugawa Museum ... and, um ... pointing with chopsticks is extremely rude ... (-_-) ...

[@NinjaMonkeyguy]

I knew you would say that about the Chop sticks so I did it especially for you.

[@towada1066]

@@NinjaMonkeyguy ww! ... nice try (^_^) ... by the way, if you really want boring cities, please visit almost anywhere in Saitama ... its nickname is ダサイ (this is really mean but even people in Saitama don't want to live there) ...

[@towada1066]

@@NinjaMonkeyguy ww! ... nice try ! (^_^) ... hmmm, I wonder if this comment is repetition, if you really want to visit boring cities go to almost anywhere in Saitama ... for Japanese, it is called ダサい ... I think this is mean but, even people who live in Saitama do not want to live there ...

[@matf5593]

Désolé, jai ri.... Je savais que t'étais pour parler de Nagoya avant même que je regarde ce vidéo...😅 でも個人的に、名古屋が好きやで。😊あんまし行かんけど。😅

[@NinjaMonkeyguy]

Not many people go there but its part of its charm

[@samsarafreesamsarafree5988]

I find this upload very offensive. What makes you think that Nagoya is the most boring city? Another ignorant and shallow foreigner making fun of Nagoya. Sad.

[@NinjaMonkeyguy]

You’ve not watched the video?! .. it’s the opposite actually

[@Buddies_official46]

More than boring

[@NinjaMonkeyguy]

more.....

[@marcocabrera4428]

Please be careful promoting non tourist cities. For some of us the reason we love those places are because they are not full of tourists.

[@NinjaMonkeyguy]

People will go where they want it’s great to show places beyond the normal

[@FollowTheSunAustralia]

I don't mind Nagoya for a day or 2 only , been twice unfortunately the Nagoya City Science Museum was closed for refurbishment at the time, when I visited the castle there were a row of cafes and market stalls next door, there was a big red Nagoya sign which was nice for photos and we took a tour from Nagoya station to Shirakawa and Takayama as a day trip , looked around the shops , just relaxed

[@NinjaMonkeyguy]

It sounds like you had a really nice trip to Nagoya. Glad you enjoyed the castle and a few of the other highlights! I noticed the cafes and market stalls they were still there when I visited too!

[@krisxaero]

Yoro begs to differ.

[@NinjaMonkeyguy]

good