Category · 12 guides
Day Trips
Nagoya is the best base in Japan for day trips — Takayama, Shirakawa-go, Kanazawa, Ise and more, all within easy reach. Every guide here is a route I have actually taken.
Mar 2026
Inuyama Day Trip from Nagoya: Castle, Meiji-Mura & More
Inuyama is a 25-minute train ride from Nagoya and home to Japan’s oldest surviving original castle keep, built in the late 1580s and designated a National ... Read more
Mar 2026
Nagoya to Takayama & Shirakawago Day Trip 2026 Guide
You can visit both Takayama and Shirakawa-go from Nagoya in one day. The highway bus loop costs roughly ¥10,000-11,100 with about 6 hours of total transit ... Read more