Nagoya, Japan Hotels, Vacations, Tourism

Japan's fourth largest city is NAGOYA , the capital of Aichi-ken and major transport hub on central Honshu's industrial southern coast. Completely rebuilt after a wartime drubbing, it's an overwhelmingly modern city of high-rise buildings, wide boulevards, multi-lane highways and flyovers, more suited to business than sightseeing. This is where Japan's top pasttime, pachinko , was born; the mind-numbing pinball game's mix of flashing lights and noise are a reflection of the city. Despite the hustle and bustle, Nagoya is still more laidback than Tokyo or Osaka and it has a few decent … more »