On day 1, visit the railway museum and Nagoya Castle in the city, then snack your way around Osu in the evening. On day 2, take the Meitetsu line to Inuyama to see National Treasure Inuyama Castle, its castle town and the Museum Meiji-mura.
After arriving at Nagoya Station, take the Aonami Line to the SCMAGLEV and Railway Park at Kinjo-futo. Come back for Nagoya Castle and spend the evening in Osu.
Take the Tokaido Shinkansen to Nagoya. For details, see the intercity travel guide.
Take the Aonami Line from Nagoya Station. Leaving your luggage in a coin locker at Nagoya Station lets you travel light.
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Visit Nagoya Castle's keep and the Hommaru Palace. Even outside cherry blossom season, you can walk a full loop around the stone walls and moat.
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In the evening, visit Osu Kannon and have dinner as you snack your way through the shopping streets in front of the temple.
Official site ↗Take the Meitetsu line to Inuyama. Walk around Inuyama Castle and the castle town in the morning, then take a bus from Inuyama Station to Meiji-mura in the afternoon.
Walk to the keep from Meitetsu Inuyama-Yuen Station or Inuyama Station. From the balcony on the top floor, you can look down on the Kiso River.
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Have lunch and snack as you walk through the castle town at the foot of the castle. It is on the way back to Inuyama Station, so visiting after the castle is the natural order.
Official site ↗Take a bus from Inuyama Station to Meiji-mura. Meiji-era buildings are spread across the large grounds, so it is best to narrow down which ones you want to see.
View guide →Sample itineraries from day trips to 5 days, by region and season. Every stop links to its guide, and you can save any itinerary as your own trip plan and rearrange it day by day.
🗺 3 days, 2 nightsWinterChubu & Hokuriku ・ 9 stops ・ January・February
A winter-only route that starts at Kenrokuen with its yukitsuri snow supports, takes in the snow-covered gassho-zukuri villages of Gokayama and Shirakawa-go and the light-up, and ends in Hida-Takayama. You travel from Kanazawa to Shirakawa-go and from Shirakawa-go to Takayama by highway bus.
🗺 3 days, 2 nightsSpringChubu & Hokuriku ・ 9 stops ・ April
A spring route through Shinshu (Nagano) that starts with the cherry blossoms at Takato Castle Ruins Park and Matsumoto Castle, continues along the Nagano Electric Railway to Suzaka, Obuse and Yudanaka, and ends with Jigokudani Monkey Park and Zenko-ji. It combines castle blossoms, hot springs and Hokusai's town.
🗺 5 days, 4 nightsAutumnChubu & Hokuriku ・ 15 stops ・ October・November
An autumn route that starts at Narai-juku and Matsumoto Castle, then takes in the fall colors of Kamikochi, the hot springs of Okuhida and the Shinhotaka Ropeway, Hida-Takayama and Gero Onsen before ending in Nagoya. You travel from mountain foliage down to city foliage, losing altitude as you go.
Check prices, opening hours and access on each stop’s guide and official website. Seasonal events and peak seasons vary from year to year.
Information as of 2026-10-13
