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Things to do with kids in Nagoya

6 family-friendly places in Nagoya: zoos, aquariums, playgrounds and more.

Ranked with the travel guide's picks and well-known places first.

Things to do with kids in Nagoya

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    Aichi Prefectural Museum of Art

    愛知県美術館 Aichi-ken-bijutsukan

    Collection features international and Japanese 20th century art, including works by Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse, Gustav Klimt, Paul Klee, Joan Miro, Max Ernst, German Expressionists, Surrealists, and postwar US artists. Japanese collection features the art of Yuichi Takahashi, Ryuzaburo Umehara, Sotaro Yasui, Taikan Yokoyama, and Shunso Hishida. Two private collections donated to the museum also include Edo-period paintings and traditional crafts.

    Tue-Thu Sat Sun 10:00-18:00; Fri 10:00-20:00 (last admission: 30 min before closing), closed Mon (or Tue if Mon is a public holiday), Dec 28-Jan 3Permanent collection: ¥500; high-school/college students: ¥300; high-school groups, junior high-school students, children 12 and under, disabled visitors and escorts: free

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    Kōshō-ji Temple

    興正寺

    Koshoji Temple was established in the 17th century by the Tokugawa family. The temple hosts the annual "1,000 Lantern Festival." There are numerous restaurants and universities surrounding the Koshoji Temple area.

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    Nagoya City Science Museum

    名古屋市科学館, Nagoya-shi Kagakukan

    Located in the city centre, this museum houses loads of interactive exhibitions and a planetarium. It's mostly geared towards children and there is very little information in English, although they offer a guide app.

    Tue-Sun 09:30-17:00; closed Mon, third Fri every month, and Dec 29-Jan 3¥400 (¥800 incl. planetarium)

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    Port of Nagoya Aquarium

    名古屋港水族館 Nagoya-kō-suizoukan

    (site in Japanese) Large aquarium featuring a number of different marine environments, including killer whales.

    Daily 09:30-17:00 (until 20:00 Jul 21-Aug 31)Adults ¥2,000

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    Tokugawa Art Museum

    徳川美術館

    Displays some treasures of the Tokugawa family. Located next door to the beautiful Tokugawa-en Japanese gardens (additional admission charge required).

    Daily 10:00-17:00 (last admission 16:30)

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    Nagoya Castle Summer Night Festival

    名古屋城宵まつり Nagoya-jo-yoi-matsuri

    A traditional-style summer festival, complete with lanterns, numerous styles of traditional bon-odori (盆踊り) circle dancing (to honour family ancestors), festival stalls, and a beer garden under an illuminated Nagoya castle.

    ¥500, ¥400 if wearing a yukata, free for middle-school students and younger

Listings from the Wikivoyage guide to Nagoya (CC BY-SA 4.0).