Photo: Bariston / CC BY-SA 4.0Nagoya Castle and the Hommaru Palace
The main keep is closed, so the visit is the Hommaru Palace, about 10 minutes on foot from the Main or East Gate, and the grounds. 9:00–16:30, last entry 16:00, open on all three Norwegian Jade dates. The adult fee doubled from ¥500 to ¥1,000 on 1 October 2026; junior high and younger are free, and a combined ticket with Tokugawaen is ¥1,040. The station once called Shiyakusho is now Nagoyajo, on the Meijo Line: exit 7, 5 minutes. The Autumn Festival runs to 23 November, and Meijo Park beside the castle colours mid to late November.
Walk 15–17 min to Kinjo-futo Station (our estimate; MLIT says about 10), Aonami Line to Nagoya 24 min, ¥360, then subway via Hisaya-odori to Nagoyajo, about 9 min, exit 7 and 5 min on foot. Taxi 19.2 km, about ¥8,500 each way on the meter, our estimateFull guide: Nagoya Castle and the Hommaru Palace →Atsuta Jingu and the Kusanagi-kan sword museum
The shrine grounds are free; no official opening hours are published. The Treasure Hall and the Kusanagi-kan sword museum are ¥500 each, or ¥800 together (sold until 15:30), both 9:00–16:30 with last entry 16:00. The Treasure Hall closes on the last Thursday of the month and the day before, which in November 2026 is 25–26 November; a display of contemporary Tokai swordsmiths runs 30 October–24 November. Miya Kishimen, inside the grounds, serves kishimen noodles 9:00–16:30 every day.
Walk 15–17 min to Kinjo-futo (our estimate), Aonami Line to Nagoya 24 min, then Meitetsu to Jingu-mae, about 8 min by limited express (journey planner), and 3 min on foot. Taxi 13.9 km, about ¥6,200 each way, our estimateFull guide: Atsuta Jingu and the Kusanagi-kan →Hitsumabushi at Atsuta Horaiken
Hitsumabushi is grilled eel on rice, and Atsuta Horaiken is the name for it. Of its three restaurants, only the Honten (main shop) at 503 Godo-cho is open on Tuesday 10 November: lunch 11:30–14:00 last order, dinner 16:30–20:30; it closes Wednesdays and the 2nd and 4th Thursdays. Jingu-ten, by Atsuta Jingu’s south gate, and Matsuzakaya-ten in Sakae are closed on Tuesdays and open on Saturday 14 and 28 November. At the Honten only kaiseki courses take bookings, so expect a queue and arrive near opening.
Aonami Line to Nagoya 24 min, then Meitetsu or the Meijo Line to the Atsuta stations; the Honten is at 503 Godo-cho, Atsuta-ku, and the walk from the station is not in our sourcesGoogle Maps →Osu Kannon and the Osu shopping streets
Osu Kannon’s main hall is open 6:00–19:00, free, with no closing days, right outside exit 2 of Osu Kannon station. The Osu shopping streets begin beside it; hours vary by shop, and Kamimaezu exits 8 and 12 are 2 minutes from the other end. An antique market fills the temple on the 18th and 28th of each month, so it falls on Saturday 28 November. Yabaton’s Yabacho main shop, 11:00–21:00 with no closing day, is in the same quarter, between Osu and Sakae.
Aonami Line to Nagoya 24 min, then the Higashiyama Line to Fushimi and the Tsurumai Line to Osu Kannon, about 10–12 min (journey planner); exit 2. Taxi 16.4 km, about ¥7,300 each way, our estimateFull guide: Osu Kannon and the Osu streets →Toyota Commemorative Museum of Industry and Technology
One stop from Meitetsu Nagoya to Sako on a local train, then 3 minutes on foot. 9:30–17:00, last admission 16:30, adult ¥1,000. It closes on Mondays, so it is open on Tuesday 10 November, both Saturdays and the Friday Navigator of the Seas call. The Me~guru sightseeing bus stops at the main entrance, and a taxi from Nagoya Station takes 5 minutes. A museum, so the rain pick.
Aonami Line to Nagoya 24 min, then Meitetsu one stop to Sako on a local train and 3 min on foot, or 5 min by taxi from Nagoya Station. Taxi from the berth 17.4 km, about ¥7,700, our estimateFull guide: Toyota Commemorative Museum of Industry and Technology →SCMAGLEV and Railway Park, beside the berth
The railway museum on Kinjo Pier is the closest sight to berths 80–81, about 2 minutes from Kinjo-futo Station. 10:00–17:30, last entry 30 minutes before closing, adult ¥1,200. It closes on Tuesdays, and its 2026 calendar confirms Tuesday 10 November as closed; it is open on Saturday 14 and 28 November. On the 14 November call, when the ship sails at 16:00, it fills the last hour and a half before the walk back to the ship.
On foot: 15–17 min from the berth to Kinjo-futo Station (our estimate), then about 2 minFull guide: Kinjo Pier on foot →Tokugawaen garden and the Tokugawa Art Museum
The National Treasure Tale of Genji picture scrolls are on show 14–29 November 2026 (chapters 37 Yokobue and 49 Yadorigi II), so the Saturday 14 and 28 November calls can see them; 10 November cannot. Tokugawaen garden is 9:30–17:30, last entry 17:00, adult ¥300, and its 2026 calendar shows it open on 10, 14 and 28 November. Autumn colour is mid-November to early December in the official windows, so Saturday 28 November is the date for it; 10 November will be early. The Tokugawa Art Museum, 10:00–17:00 with last entry 16:30, lists an adult fee of ¥2,000 that varies with the exhibition, and closes Mondays. The 2026 night-opening dates for the garden are not confirmed.
Aonami Line to Nagoya 24 min, then JR Chuo Line to Ozone, about 20 min, and 10 min on foot from the south exit; or city bus from stop 10 at Nagoya Station, about 30 minFull guide: Tokugawaen and the Tokugawa Art Museum →Miso-katsu at Yabaton and miso-nikomi udon at Yamamotoya
Two Nagoya dishes, both served at Nagoya Station on the way back to the Aonami Line. Yabaton’s JR Nagoya-eki-ten is inside the station, a minute from the Taiko-dori and Shinkansen exits, 7:00–21:00 with no closing day; the Yabacho main shop in Osu is 11:00–21:00. Yamamotoya Sohonke’s Towers-ten, on JR Central Towers 13F, serves miso-nikomi udon 11:00–23:00, last order 22:00. Its Sakae Honke closes on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, so it is shut on 10 November; the Kinshachi Yokocho branch by the castle is 10:30–17:30.
Both at Nagoya Station: Aonami Line 24 min, then a few minutes inside the stationGoogle Maps →Noritake Garden
Noritake Garden’s grounds are free and 15 minutes on foot from JR Nagoya Station. The Craft Center & Museum is 10:00–17:00, adult ¥500, and closes on Mondays. Plate painting takes reception until 16:00 and costs ¥2,500 for a 12 cm plate; the shop is open 10:00–18:00. It is the one sight you can reach from the Aonami Line terminus without another train.
Aonami Line to Nagoya 24 min, then 15 min on foot from JR Nagoya Station, or the Higashiyama Line to Kamejima, exit 2 and 5 minGoogle Maps →
Private car day from the terminal
A private car and guide for up to nine, with pick-up at the cruise terminal and a return in time for the ship, per its listing. Five to six hours: Nagoya Castle, Tokugawa Garden, the Toganji bamboo and Osu. 41 reviews at 5.0. It removes the walk to Kinjo-futo and the Aonami Line at a berth with no confirmed taxi stand. Give the operator the berth, Kinjo Pier 80–81: the quay is a restricted area and tour vehicles must be registered at least 5 days ahead.
