Audio tour · Japan
Nagoya
A self guided audio tour of Nagoya.
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A self guided audio tour of Nagoya.
Nagoya sits at the heart of Japan, a city that has built and rebuilt itself around craft and industry without losing its quieter pleasures. The castle that anchors the centre gives way to garden paths, covered shopping arcades, and the deep calm of Atsuta Shrine. It is a city that rewards wandering without agenda, where a side street off a main road can open into something entirely unhurried.
In the app, 55 stops in Nagoya are narrated aloud, about 1h 34m of listening across 8 walking routes, in 13 languages, offline once downloaded. Choose a route or build your own, then walk while a calm voice tells you the story of each stop. The app also maps 81 Instagram photo spots, social media photo locations with directions to where you stand for the shot.
The opening lines of a few narrations, straight from the tour.
"Tokugawa Ieyasu ordered this castle built in the early 1600s as the seat of the Owari branch of his family and one of the largest fortresses in all of Japan."
"You are standing inside the grounds of the Expo 2005 Aichi Commemorative Park, in the town of Nagakute, where Studio Ghibli has brought scenes from its films into the real world."
"You have walked into one of the most important shrines in all of Shinto, set within a wooded park in southern Nagoya that dates back nearly two thousand years."
"You are at the waterfront south of the city center, at one of the larger aquariums in Japan."
"This is the real thing."
"Before Toyota made cars, it made looms."
Curated orders through the city. Or build your own and press Play All.
A sweep through Nagoya's historic heart from the golden dolphins of the castle keep to the elegant porcelain world of Noritake Garden.
From one of Japan's most sacred Shinto sites through the buzzing retro shopping arcades and green lawns of Tsuruma Park.
Sea life, spinning tops and a graceful drawbridge make for an unusual adventure along Nagoya's working waterfront.
Nagoya's boldest modern architecture rises all around as you walk from the Toyota industrial legacy to the city's twin science and art museums.
Stroll from the serene stroll garden that once belonged to the Owari domain lords to the design centres and grand boulevard at Sakae.
Wander wooded hillside paths past a giant Buddha, a beloved zoo and a needle tower with panoramic views over eastern Nagoya.
Every stop is narrated. Walk them in any order, or follow a route. Open a category to see what is inside.