Two days in Nagoya: Nagoya Castle or Inuyama Castle?
Choose Nagoya Castle for ornate palace paintings, decoration, and grounds, or Inuyama Castle to climb an old wooden keep. Stay near Nagoya Station for one night, then visit Noritake exhibitions before leaving the next day. Match Nagoya Castle SRT operating days with Noritake closures. For a morning departure, move or skip the exhibitions.
Choose an itinerary for 2 days, 1 night
Nagoya Castle and Noritake by SRT
Stay near Nagoya Station for one night to see ornate Honmaru Palace and ceramics exhibitions. Take SRT to Nagoya Castle on Day 1 and visit Noritake exhibitions on the last day. The castle service operates Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays, Mondays, and public holidays, so check the next day's exhibition opening calendar too.
Nagoya Castle and Noritake by SRT →2 days, 1 night BInuyama Castle and Noritake
Stay in Nagoya for one night and visit Inuyama if you want to explore an old wooden keep and walk the streets below the castle. Visit Noritake exhibitions on the last day. Meitetsu Nagoya and JR Nagoya have different boarding areas.
Inuyama Castle and Noritake →Nagoya Castle and Noritake by SRT
Stay near Nagoya Station for one night to see ornate Honmaru Palace and ceramics exhibitions. Take SRT to Nagoya Castle on Day 1 and visit Noritake exhibitions on the last day. The castle service operates Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays, Mondays, and public holidays, so check the next day's exhibition opening calendar too.
Day 1 · Honmaru Palace at Nagoya Castle, then back to Nagoya
- Nagoya Station Taikodori-side SRT stop → Nagoya Castle stop
Take SRT's Nagoya Castle service. It runs Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays, Mondays, and public holidays. Choose both your castle-bound and return services from the round-trip timetable for your travel date. This SRT route cannot be followed as written on ordinary Tuesday–Thursday weekdays.
Nagoya City — SRT operating days and faresRound-trip timetable effective September 11
- Nagoya Castle stop → Main gate and Honmaru Palace
Walk about 4 minutes from the stop to the main gate, then about 10 minutes to Honmaru Palace's entrance. Explore the palace and castle grounds and take a break. The keep's interior is closed. The castle closes at 4:30 p.m., and palace admission ends at 4:00 p.m. Allow time to walk to the palace entrance and wait in line.
Official Nagoya Castle access guideMain gate to Honmaru Palace entranceNagoya Castle — visitor information
- Nagoya Castle → Nagoya Station Taikodori side
After sightseeing, return to the SRT stop where you got off and board a service to Nagoya Station's Taikodori side. Reach the stop with time to wait before its castle departure. Have dinner or take a break near the station.
Round-trip timetable effective September 11Nagoya City — SRT operating days and fares
Day 2 · Noritake manufacturing and tableware exhibits, then back to Nagoya
- JR Nagoya Station Sakuradori side → Noritake East Gate
Walk about 600 meters north from the JR station and take the diagonal road to the right at Ushijimacho intersection. Continue about 150 meters through Wanouchicho intersection, then enter the East Gate on your left after about 50 meters. The walk takes about 15 minutes from the JR station or about 20 minutes from the Meitetsu and Kintetsu stations.
- East Gate → Craft Center and Museum
Use the facility map to find the exhibition entrance and see ceramics manufacturing, historic tableware, and design materials. Paid exhibitions open 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.; painting activities cost extra. An outdoor walk and an exhibition visit are separate choices. The exhibitions close Mondays, except public holidays, when they open and close the next weekday instead. They also close December 26–January 3. For gallery visits, check each exhibition's calendar separately.
Facility mapNoritake exhibitions and admissionNoritake facility hours and closures
- Noritake East Gate → JR Nagoya Station Sakuradori side
After the exhibitions, have lunch nearby and retrace your route to JR Nagoya Station. Allow about 15 minutes on foot plus time for navigation.
Included: Nagoya Castle standard admission ¥1,000 + standard SRT fare ¥210 × 2 = ¥1,420; Noritake Craft Center and Museum combined standard admission ¥500.
Additional costs and conditions: Lodging, meals, bag storage, airport or out-of-prefecture travel, additional travel between stations and your hotel, shopping, separately charged activities, special-car surcharges, and paid facilities outside the itinerary.
This partial total uses standard individual tickets for one adult under 65, checked October 8, 2026. Transportation covers only the segments and ticket types listed in each itinerary; it is not a claim of the lowest cost using discount combinations. If your travel-date round-trip route, ticket type, or admission differs, replace the relevant item and recalculate. The fare-search conditions do not establish an actual travel booking or secured seat.
Nagoya Castle — admissionNagoya City — SRT operating days and faresNoritake exhibitions and admission
Inuyama Castle and Noritake
Stay in Nagoya for one night and visit Inuyama if you want to explore an old wooden keep and walk the streets below the castle. Visit Noritake exhibitions on the last day. Meitetsu Nagoya and JR Nagoya have different boarding areas.
Day 1 · Inuyama Castle's keep and castle-town streets, then back to Nagoya
- Meitetsu Nagoya Station → Inuyama Station
Choose both your Inuyama-bound and return services in Meitetsu's route search for your travel date. Use a service that stops at Inuyama and has ordinary cars. Special cars require a μticket in addition to the basic ticket. Before leaving, check the platform, destination, and Inuyama stop.
Meitetsu — date-specific route and fare searchMeitetsu special cars and μSKY guide
- Inuyama Station west exit → Inuyama Castle ticket counter
Leave through the west exit, turn right at Honmachi intersection, and follow Honmachi-dori toward the castle. The official walking estimate is about 20 minutes from the station. Climb Otemichi beside the National Treasure Inuyama Castle monument to the ticket counter.
Inuyama Castle — accessOtemichi, ticket counter, and keep entrance
- Inuyama Castle ticket counter → Keep and castle-town streets
Use the ticket machine for a castle-only ticket and the staffed counter for vouchers and combined tickets. If stairs are difficult or rain is heavy, focus on the streets instead. To visit the keep, remove your shoes at the entrance and climb the interior stairs, then have lunch in the streets below the castle. The castle opens 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., with last admission at 4:30 p.m. It closes December 29–31.
Otemichi, ticket counter, and keep entranceInuyama Castle — visitor information
- Castle-town streets and Inuyama Station → Meitetsu Nagoya Station
Retrace your route to Inuyama Station and board an ordinary car on a service stopping at Meitetsu Nagoya. Allow time to walk back from the streets and board. Have dinner and take a break after returning to Nagoya.
Inuyama Castle — accessMeitetsu — date-specific route and fare search
Day 2 · Noritake manufacturing and tableware exhibits, then back to Nagoya
- JR Nagoya Station Sakuradori side → Noritake East Gate
Walk about 600 meters north from the JR station and take the diagonal road to the right at Ushijimacho intersection. Continue about 150 meters through Wanouchicho intersection, then enter the East Gate on your left after about 50 meters. The walk takes about 15 minutes from the JR station or about 20 minutes from the Meitetsu and Kintetsu stations.
- East Gate → Craft Center and Museum
Use the facility map to find the exhibition entrance and see ceramics manufacturing, historic tableware, and design materials. Paid exhibitions open 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.; painting activities cost extra. An outdoor walk and an exhibition visit are separate choices. The exhibitions close Mondays, except public holidays, when they open and close the next weekday instead. They also close December 26–January 3. For gallery visits, check each exhibition's calendar separately.
Facility mapNoritake exhibitions and admissionNoritake facility hours and closures
- Noritake East Gate → JR Nagoya Station Sakuradori side
After the exhibitions, have lunch nearby and retrace your route to JR Nagoya Station. Allow about 15 minutes on foot plus time for navigation.
Included: Inuyama Castle standard admission ¥1,000 + Meitetsu Nagoya–Inuyama ordinary-car fare ¥630 × 2 = ¥2,260; Noritake Craft Center and Museum combined standard admission ¥500.
Additional costs and conditions: Lodging, meals, bag storage, airport or out-of-prefecture travel, additional travel between stations and your hotel, shopping, separately charged activities, special-car surcharges, and paid facilities outside the itinerary.
This partial total uses standard individual tickets for one adult under 65, checked October 8, 2026. Transportation covers only the segments and ticket types listed in each itinerary; it is not a claim of the lowest cost using discount combinations. If your travel-date round-trip route, ticket type, or admission differs, replace the relevant item and recalculate. The fare-search conditions do not establish an actual travel booking or secured seat.
Inuyama Castle — visitor informationMeitetsu — Nagoya to Inuyama ordinary fareMeitetsu — Inuyama to Nagoya ordinary fareNoritake exhibitions and admission
Frequently asked questions
Does the SRT bus to Nagoya Castle run every day?
No. The Nagoya Castle SRT service runs Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays, Mondays, and public holidays. If your itinerary visits Noritake exhibitions the next day, check the Craft Center and Museum opening calendar too.
Nagoya City — SRT operating days and faresRound-trip timetable effective September 11Noritake facility hours and closures
Official sources and checked dates
- Nagoya Castle — visitor information ·
- Nagoya Castle — admission ·
- Inuyama Castle — visitor information ·
- Inuyama Castle — access ·
- Noritake exhibitions and admission ·
- Noritake facility hours and closures ·
- Noritake East Gate walking route ·
- Nagoya City — SRT operating days and fares ·
- Round-trip timetable effective September 11 ·
- Official Nagoya Castle access guide ·
- Main gate to Honmaru Palace entrance ·
- Facility map ·
- Meitetsu — date-specific route and fare search ·
- Otemichi, ticket counter, and keep entrance ·
- Meitetsu special cars and μSKY guide ·
- Meitetsu — Nagoya to Inuyama ordinary fare ·
- Meitetsu — Inuyama to Nagoya ordinary fare ·