⌖ Nagoya Weekend

ITINERARY

Rainy-Day Nagoya: One Day Almost Entirely Indoors

A full day built around three indoor sites, chosen so that the walk from the station to each door is short, with the closing days checked because they do not match.

Before you commit

Good for
A washed-out day when you still want to fill it, and anyone who would rather not plan around the weather at all — nothing here depends on it.
Not for
Anyone who wants to see the city itself. This is a museum day; you will spend it inside three buildings.
Start and end
Nagoya Station → Nagoya Station
Total time
A full day, roughly 09:30 to 17:30
Getting around
Subway and the Aonami Line
On foot
Short stretches only — the longest is 5 minutes from a station exit
Budget per adult
About ¥3,000Includes Admission to the Science Museum with the planetarium, the SCMaglev and Railway Park, and train fares. Excludes Food, drinks, and any special exhibition at the art museum.
Booking
Planetarium seats at the Nagoya City Science Museum are sold per screening and go on busy days. The museum publishes live seat availability.
Drop this first
The art museum. It is the shortest stop and the one most dependent on which exhibition happens to be running.

THE DAY

Stop by stop

  1. 09:302 hours 30 minutes

    Nagoya City Science Museum

    名古屋市科学館

    The planetarium is the reason to come early — seats are sold per screening. The exhibition floors are hands-on and can absorb the rest of the morning.

    Hours
    9:30–17:00
    Last entry
    Last entry 16:30
    Closed
    Mondays (open when Monday is a public holiday, closing the next weekday instead), the third Friday of the month, and 29 December to 3 January.
    Adult admission
    ¥800That is the combined exhibition-and-planetarium ticket. Upper secondary and university students pay ¥500, and it is free below that. The exhibition floors on their own are ¥400 for adults and ¥200 for students.
    Getting there
    5 minutes' walk south from exits 4 and 5 of Fushimi Station on the Higashiyama and Tsurumai subway lines — one stop from Nagoya Station.
    Tickets
    Planetarium seats are sold for a specific screening and sell out on busy days. The museum publishes a live seat-availability page; check it before you travel.

    Heads up: Admission rises on 1 October 2026: the exhibition-and-planetarium ticket goes from ¥800 to ¥1,000 for adults, and the exhibition-only ticket from ¥400 to ¥500.

    Open in Google Maps ↗Check hours on the official site ↗

    Then: Subway, Higashiyama line — About 5 minutes on board, 20 minutes with the walk at both ends in all. Changes: None.

  2. 12:301 hour 30 minutes

    Aichi Prefectural Museum of Art

    愛知県美術館

    What is on changes, and so does the ticket price, so check the exhibition page before you decide. Sakae has plenty of lunch options if you want to eat before going in.

    Hours
    10:00–17:00 for the museum on the 10th floor; the 8th-floor galleries run to 18:00
    Getting there
    About 5 minutes' walk from Sakae Station, which is one stop from Nagoya Station on the Higashiyama subway line. The official site does not describe an underground route to the door, so expect a short stretch in the open.
    Tickets
    Admission depends on which exhibition is running, and the museum does not publish a single standard adult price. Check the exhibition page for the current ticket.
    Open in Google Maps ↗Check hours on the official site ↗

    Then: Subway to Nagoya Station, then the Aonami Line — 24 minutes on the Aonami Line alone on board, About 45 minutes in all. Changes: One, at Nagoya Station.

  3. 15:002 hours

    SCMaglev and Railway Park

    リニア・鉄道館

    Kinjo-futo is the last stop, so there is no risk of missing it, and the museum is a two-minute walk from the exit. Rolling stock from three generations sits under one roof.

    Hours
    10:00–17:30
    Last entry
    Last entry 30 minutes before closing
    Closed
    Tuesdays (the following day when Tuesday is a public holiday). Some Tuesdays in Golden Week, Obon and the New Year period are open.
    Adult admission
    ¥1,200Primary through upper secondary school ¥500, and ¥200 for children aged three and over who are not yet at school.
    Getting there
    Aonami Line from Nagoya Station to Kinjo-futo, the last stop — the official site gives 24 minutes one way — then about 2 minutes' walk. No changes.
    Open in Google Maps ↗Check hours on the official site ↗

    The Aonami Line, and the other line that is not the subway →

    Then: Aonami Line back to Nagoya Station — 24 minutes on board, About 30 minutes in all. Changes: None.

If the weather turns, or something is full

If the planetarium is sold out, the exhibition floors are sold separately and cost less. If you would rather swap the railway park for something closer, the Port of Nagoya Public Aquarium is also a full indoor afternoon, though it is a longer ride and costs more.