Nagoya Castle and Tokugawa Garden: A Historical Walk Through Culture Lane

From Nagoya Castle, famous for its golden shachihoko, through the gardens and museum treasures of the Owari Tokugawa family, to the Taisho-era Romance of Culture Lane—a course to savor Nagoya's history in a single day. Begin your morning viewing the splendid Honmaru Palace at Nagoya Castle, enjoy a leisurely lunch at Kinshachi Yokocho savoring Nagoya specialties like hitsumabushi and miso cutlet, then spend the afternoon strolling the pond-and-stream garden of Tokugawa Garden and marveling at masterpieces of feudal lord furnishings at Tokugawa Art Museum. Cap off your day at Futaba Villa on Culture Lane, where you can admire the harmonious blend of Japanese and Western architecture and admire the stained glass where actress Kawakami Sadako once lived—a day designed especially for history-loving adults.