Naka-ku
Development of the business and shopping district of Sakae took off when the city's first subway line was completed between it and Nagoya Station in 1957. In the decades since, Sakae has been the city's premier shopping spot with the "big 3-M" department stores of Matsuzakaya, Mitsukoshi and Marui. Today, it still serves as the focus of a shopping paradise that runs north to Hisaya-odori subway station and south to Yabacho and Kamimaezu subway stations. Between Nagoya Station and Sakae is an area with a unique reputation. Many of the city's financial institutions, including major banks and securities companies, are located along Nishiki Avenue, a high-rent neighborhood. With all the business in the area, one also finds a large number of watering holes (bars, cocktail lounges, cabarets, etc.), which have traditionally served to facilitate business in Japan by "lubricating" relationships. On the north side of Naka-ku is Nagoya Castle, from which the Meijo (an abbreviation of Nagoya Castle in Japanese) subway line takes its name. In this area you can find many local and national government facilities, including both the Nagoya City Hall and the Aichi Prefectural Government Office. Several of the city's other sightseeing spots in Naka-ku include Meijo Park, the Nagoya City Archives, the Nagoya Nohgakudo (Noh Theater), and Nagoya TV Tower, which looms above the beautiful Hisaya Odori Park.Nightlife
Yoshimoto Sakae 3-chome Theatre
Attractions
International Design Center Nagoya
Ran no Yakata (Nagoya Orchid Gardens)
Money Museum of UFJ Bank (The)
Meitetsu Department Store - Seven Kan
Restaurants
Hotels
Nagoya Nishiki Washington Hotel Plaza
