about Japanese train to Nagoya

Question

hi, everyone! i'm planning to travel to Nagoya in Japan in jan, but i have no idea how i could travel to Nagoya by train from Tokyo. i wonder if any one here could just help me out.
by the way, i would like know some attractions in Nagoya, if anyone have visited there, could u mind just leaving me a msg, letting me know any place you know is worth to visit. thanks very much.

cheers.

Answer 1

To travel from Tokyo to Nagoya, you should take the JR SHINKANSEN, the fastest train.
Take a train from JR TOKYO STATION. Buy a ticket from the JR Ticket Office. It is simple.
It will cost you 6080 yen (for the ticket) + 3980 yen (for taking Shinkansen), total 10070 yen. There are 3 kinds of trains for you to choose, NOZOMI, KODAMA and HIKARI. They cost you the same and the traveling time is similar (about 1 hour 39 min to 1 hour 55 min). Train schedule is quite frequent. See the schedule here:
http://www.ekikara.jp/newdata/line/2301011/down-1_1.htm
You may ask if you could get a cheaper one. The answer is you could take the Honsen (Ordinary Train) and Tokkyu (Express). But you have to change trains several times, and it will take you 5-6 hours or more to reach there.
If you have the JR PASS (28300 / 37800 yen), you may take the SHINKANSEN, except for the NOZOMI Train, for which you have to pay a surcharge. Here is the website about JR PASS: http://www.jreast.co.jp/e/index.html

Place to See in Nagoya, please refer to the city's travel website :
http://www.ncvb.or.jp/index_e.html
For many enthusiast of Japan travel, Nagoya is an industrial city and has not much to see. Most of us only take it as the transportation transit to visit more exciting places, e.g., Gifu Ken, Mie Ken, Matsumoto City, etc.
In the city, the most worth seeing place is the Nagoya Castle. After the destruction of the old castle in the War, they built a concrete replica there. But it is still nice to visit, with a beauitful garden, nice museum...
Another place to see should be the Atsuda Shrine. It reminds visitors of the Edo period, nice to see.
Further email exchange is welcome.