Photo: Daylight9899 / CC BY-SA 3.0Large ships berth at Kinjo Pier, a cargo and exhibition pier with no cruise terminal building. Everything here is reachable on foot from the gangway, with no train fare and no change of trains, so it is the safe plan for a short call or a cautious clock. Every other sight in Nagoya means the Aonami Line and Nagoya Station first.
The main draw is the SCMAGLEV and Railway Park, JR Central's museum, opened on 14 March 2011. It shows 39 vehicles, maglev and conventional, some of which you can board. Its three symbols are the C62 17 steam locomotive of 1949, a 955-series Shinkansen test train and the MLX01-1 maglev test car, and it has driving simulators and what it calls the largest diorama in Japan. LEGOLAND Japan and Maker's Pier, with its restaurants, are a few minutes further on.
Five things the plaques won't tell you
- Tuesday 10 November is the railway museum's closed day. LEGOLAND Japan is open, but Rebuild The World Center is closed 4–19 November and Lost Kingdom Adventure 9–13 November.
- Whether a shuttle runs from the quay, and where passengers leave the restricted area, is not confirmed. Check the ship's daily programme.
- No ATM or convenience store on Kinjo Pier is confirmed. Take cash out at Nagoya Station or carry it from the ship.
- A 2-hour food tour at Kinjo Pier, built around the cruise clock, meets at the Daily Yamazaki inside Kinjo-futo Station and covers Maker's Pier (Viator listing, new).
- LEGOLAND's 1-Day Pass is dated and its price varies by date. Buy it for the day of your call.
- The Cruise Nagoya water bus runs from Kinjo to Garden Pier, 40 minutes, ¥1,200; its 2026 timetable has departures at 11:40, 13:35 and 15:35. Whether it runs on the November call days is not confirmed.
LEGOLAND Japan and Maker's Pier, with its restaurants, are a few minutes further on.
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Is the SCMAGLEV and Railway Park open on Tuesday 10 November 2026?
No. It closes on Tuesdays, and its 2026 calendar lists 10 November as closed. It is open on Saturday 14 and 28 November, 10:00–17:30, adults ¥1,200.
Can I walk from the ship at Kinjo Pier?
Yes. Kinjo-futo Station is about 10 minutes on foot by the ministry's figure, or 1.2 km and 15–17 minutes by our estimate. The railway museum is 2 minutes beyond it and Maker's Pier 4 minutes. Where you leave the restricted quay is not confirmed.
Is LEGOLAND Japan open when my ship is in Nagoya?
Its 2026–27 calendar shows no closed days in November, so it is open on 10, 14 and 28 November, 10:00–17:00. The dated 1-Day Pass starts at ¥4,900 for adults. Two rides are closed on 10 November and one on 14 November.
Is there food and Wi-Fi near the berth?
Maker's Pier, 4 minutes from Kinjo-futo Station, has restaurants including a Nagoya-meshi shop, and free Wi-Fi called MakersPier-Wifi. Shop hours vary and are not confirmed for the call days.