Article about Nagoya

http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/10/08/national/media-national/na...

We planned to use Nagoya as a place to rest our feet at night while we visit Ise Shima, Kiso, Gujo Hachiman and Koyasan over a 4 days period. I saw this interesting article today and wondering if Nagoya is still a good place to say. We already been to Osaka, Takayama, Kanazawa and Kyoto on previous trips.

If you read the article, it says there is little to do within Nagoya, but that there is a lot accessible from Nagoya. As a base, it's fine.

We planned to use Nagoya as a place to rest our feet at night while we visit Ise Shima, Kiso, Gujo Hachiman and Koyasan over a 4 days period. I saw this interesting article today and wondering if Nagoya is still a good place to say.

Nagoya is a good base for the region, and there is plenty to do there if you want to explore the city for a day or two. I feel that you have a lot planned for 4 days, and you may want to consider dropping Koyasan since it is not particularly well accessed from Nagoya anyway. It takes about 3.5-4 hours one way by train via Osaka.

You can find out what are there in and around Nagoya.
http://tourguides.nagoya/en/

There are many interesting places to visit in and around Nagoya.

If you like to visit historically important temples and shrines, then you'd better skip Nagoya.

Personally I think Nagoya's a fantastic city - one of my favourites amongst Japan's big cities, in fact - provided that one's expectations are managed. As a major industrial hub that got heavily firebombed during the Second World War, there isn't much in terms of traditional buildings or centuries-old shrines and so forth ... but it has a wealth of museums and awesome local cuisine.

Here's a sampler of what I've seen in Nagoya so far (I haven't even finished writing about my latest visit to the city so that's not a complete picture):

https://withinstrikingdistance.wordpress.com/tag/nagoya/

As others have pointed out, Nagoya is a major transportation hub so it makes a good base for exploring the surrounding area. Inuyama, for example, has a more traditional atmosphere and is just a short train ride from the city:

https://withinstrikingdistance.wordpress.com/2014/02/27/field-report-i...

The Nagoya page here on Japan Guide is also a good place for picking out sightseeing options:

http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2155.html

Cheers.

Yes, it is a funny article, especially if you read it to the end. Rebuilding the castle seems a pretty silly idea though.

I actually like Nagoya a lot more than Osaka (which I find very dull). There are a lot of things to do in the city.

Actually, Hitonomori, Nagoya has one of the most important shrines in Japan - Atsuta Shrine, which enshrines the sun goddess and houses a sacred sword.