Three days in Nagoya: add the aquarium or Tokoname lanes?
Stay near Nagoya Station for two nights and add either an aquarium day or Tokoname pottery lanes to Nagoya Castle and Noritake. Split aquarium shows and exhibits across the day; add lunch and breaks to the Tokoname walk. A last-day Tokoname visit requires time to return to Nagoya before your onward departure.
Choose an itinerary for 3 days, 2 nights
Nagoya Castle, the aquarium, and Noritake
Stay in Nagoya for two nights to add marine-life exhibits and shows to palace architecture and ceramics. Give Nagoya Castle, the aquarium, and Noritake a day each. Arrange the order around SRT operating days, aquarium programs, and the last day's exhibition opening.
Nagoya Castle, the aquarium, and Noritake →3 days, 2 nights BNagoya Castle, Noritake, and Tokoname lanes on the last day
Stay in Nagoya for two nights to see the palace and tableware exhibits, then walk lanes with pottery workshops. Give Nagoya Castle, Noritake, and Tokoname a day each. On the last day, allow time to return from Tokoname to Nagoya before your onward departure.
Nagoya Castle, Noritake, and Tokoname lanes on the last day →Nagoya Castle, the aquarium, and Noritake
Stay in Nagoya for two nights to add marine-life exhibits and shows to palace architecture and ceramics. Give Nagoya Castle, the aquarium, and Noritake a day each. Arrange the order around SRT operating days, aquarium programs, and the last day's exhibition opening.
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 · Port of Nagoya Public Aquarium, then back to Nagoya
- Subway Nagoya Station → Sakae and Nagoyako stations
Take the Higashiyama Line toward Fujigaoka to Sakae, then change to a Nagoyako-bound train on the Meijo Line toward Kanayama. The Nagoyako service continues onto the Meiko Line at Kanayama. Its destination differs from loop services, so check the platform destination display and transfer time in the route search for your travel date.
Port of Nagoya Public Aquarium — accessTransportation Bureau date-specific route searchTransportation Bureau — Nagoya to Nagoyako subway fare
- Nagoyako Station exit 3 → Port of Nagoya Public Aquarium
The official walk from exit 3 to the aquarium is about 5 minutes. Choose your preferred shows first, then fit North and South Building exhibits and lunch around their times. Dolphin shows are in the North Building's third-floor stadium; allow time to get there from other exhibits. Weather and animal conditions may change programs, so check venues and times for your visit date.
Port of Nagoya Public Aquarium — accessPort of Nagoya Public Aquarium — opening calendar
- Aquarium and Nagoyako Station → Sakae and subway Nagoya stations
After sightseeing, return to Nagoyako Station and choose a train via Sakae. At Sakae, change to the Higashiyama Line toward Takabata for Nagoya. Check the return route for through service at Kanayama and the Sakae transfer, then have dinner or take a break near the station.
Transportation Bureau date-specific route searchTransportation Bureau — Nagoyako to Nagoya subway fare
Day 3 · 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; Port of Nagoya Public Aquarium standard aquarium-only admission ¥2,030 + Nagoya–Nagoyako individual subway fare ¥270 × 2 = ¥2,570; 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 faresPort of Nagoya Public Aquarium — admissionTransportation Bureau — Nagoya to Nagoyako subway fareTransportation Bureau — Nagoyako to Nagoya subway fareNoritake exhibitions and admission
Nagoya Castle, Noritake, and Tokoname lanes on the last day
Stay in Nagoya for two nights to see the palace and tableware exhibits, then walk lanes with pottery workshops. Give Nagoya Castle, Noritake, and Tokoname a day each. On the last day, allow time to return from Tokoname to Nagoya before your onward departure.
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.
Day 3 · Tokoname pottery lanes, then back to Nagoya
- Meitetsu Nagoya Station → Tokoname Station
Choose a service stopping at Tokoname with ordinary cars in the route search for your travel date. Even a train toward Chubu Centrair International Airport needs a check of its stops and transfer requirements. The verified adult fare for this route's direct ordinary-car service is ¥750 one way; special cars cost extra.
Meitetsu — date-specific route and fare searchMeitetsu — Nagoya to Tokoname ordinary fareMeitetsu special cars and μSKY guide
- Tokoname Station and Ceramics Hall → Pottery Footpath Course A
Pick up a map at the Ceramics Hall information center 400 meters east of the station. Course A starts at the hall and covers 1.6 kilometers, with an official walking estimate of about 1 hour. Explore slopes with ceramic pipes and the areas around workshops, adding lunch and breaks. Distinguish it from Course B, at 4 kilometers and about 2 hours 30 minutes. House admission, workshop activities, and cafés cost extra. Shorten walks through sloping lanes in heavy rain.
Tourist information center 400 meters east of the stationTokoname Tourism Association — walking courses A and B
- Ceramics Hall and Tokoname Station → Meitetsu Nagoya Station
Return to Tokoname Station after your walk and board an ordinary car on a service stopping in Nagoya. In the Tokoname–Meitetsu Nagoya route search for your date, check the destination, stops, and transfers. The fare verified under the same conditions is ¥750 one way or ¥1,500 round trip.
Meitetsu — date-specific route and fare searchMeitetsu — Tokoname to Nagoya ordinary fare
Included: Nagoya Castle standard admission ¥1,000 + standard SRT fare ¥210 × 2 = ¥1,420; Noritake Craft Center and Museum combined standard admission ¥500; Meitetsu Nagoya–Tokoname ordinary-car fare ¥750 × 2 = ¥1,500 (walk through public Course A lanes).
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 admissionMeitetsu — Nagoya to Tokoname ordinary fareMeitetsu — Tokoname to Nagoya ordinary fareTokoname Tourism Association — walking courses A and B
Compare aquarium admission and transportation tickets
The ¥4,490 subtotal for three-day itinerary A uses standard aquarium admission of ¥2,030 and the individual fares listed in the route. It excludes the discount below and pass purchase costs. If buying a transportation ticket, compare its price with your actual segments and rides that day. The SRT-only day pass is different from the transportation tickets qualifying for this discount.
Using a transportation ticket for the aquarium discount
Show a Nagoya City Transportation Bureau day ticket, all-subway 24-hour ticket, or Donichi Eco Ticket displaying the admission date at the aquarium ticket counter. The holder's standard adult admission becomes ¥1,830. It cannot be combined with other discounts or concessions. Tickets bought in advance through Ticket Pia, convenience stores, or smartphones do not qualify. To use the discount, bring the eligible transportation ticket and buy admission at the aquarium ticket counter.
Port of Nagoya Public Aquarium — transportation-ticket discounts and purchase conditions
Frequently asked questions
Can I watch every aquarium show one after another?
Overlapping programs can prevent you from seeing every show in sequence. Choose your priorities first because venues and times differ, then explore the North and South Building exhibits between them. Dolphin shows take place in the North Building's third-floor stadium. Weather or animal conditions may change or cancel programs, so check the detailed schedule for your visit date. Venue information checked October 9, 2026.
Do the totals include aquarium discounts and transportation passes?
The current totals use standard admission and the individual fares in each route; they exclude aquarium discounts and pass purchase costs. Show a Nagoya City Transportation Bureau day ticket, all-subway 24-hour ticket, or Donichi Eco Ticket displaying the admission date at the aquarium ticket counter to reduce the holder's standard adult admission from ¥2,030 to ¥1,830. It cannot be combined with other discounts or concessions and does not apply to tickets bought in advance. Compare pass purchase costs with your actual number of rides. The SRT-only day pass is a different product. Aquarium discount and SRT product conditions checked October 9, 2026; individual fares checked October 8, 2026.
Port of Nagoya Public Aquarium — admissionNagoya City — SRT operating days and faresPort of Nagoya Public Aquarium — transportation-ticket discounts and purchase conditions
Official sources and checked dates
- Nagoya Castle — visitor information ·
- Nagoya Castle — admission ·
- Port of Nagoya Public Aquarium — admission ·
- Port of Nagoya Public Aquarium — opening calendar ·
- Port of Nagoya Public Aquarium — access ·
- Tokoname Tourism Association — walking courses A and B ·
- 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 ·
- Transportation Bureau date-specific route search ·
- Tourist information center 400 meters east of the station ·
- Meitetsu special cars and μSKY guide ·
- Meitetsu — Nagoya to Tokoname ordinary fare ·
- Meitetsu — Tokoname to Nagoya ordinary fare ·
- Transportation Bureau — Nagoya to Nagoyako subway fare ·
- Transportation Bureau — Nagoyako to Nagoya subway fare ·
- Port of Nagoya Public Aquarium — transportation-ticket discounts and purchase conditions ·