Nagoya, Ise-Shima, and the Kii Peninsula Features

Nagoya, Ise-Shima, and the Kii Peninsula Features

• Baseball
  

  The Chunichi Dragons play home games at the 40,500-capacity Nagoya Dome. Two leagues of six teams make up Japanese professional baseball, and... read more

• Soccer
  

  Perennial underachievers Nagoya Grampus always seem to hang around mid-table in J-League Division One. Despite being a founder team of the J-League... read more

• Sumo
  

  In mid-July Nagoya's Prefectural Gymnasium, situated next to the castle, hosts one of the three sumo tournaments held outside Tokyo in July each... read more

• Top Reasons to Go to Nagoya, Ise-Shima, and the Kii Peninsula
  

  The Shrines: The Grand Shrines of Ise, rebuilt every two decades for the last 1,500 years, are the most sacred in Japan.... read more

• Festivals
  

  Nagoya and the surrounding cities host a wide variety of matsuri (festivals) throughout the year. Running the gamut from chaotic to tranquil... read more

• On the Menu
  

  Nagoya cuisine is considered hearty, and is famous for its aka miso (red miso). Dishes featuring this sticky, sweet paste include misonikomi... read more

• Play Ball!
  

  In Nagoya you will find Japanese sports fans just as entertaining as the action on the field. Ask Tourist Information about upcoming events and... read more

• The Pearl Divers
  

  At Toba, before Kokichi Mikimoto (1858-1954) perfected a method for cultivating pearls here in 1893, Ama, or female divers (women were believed... read more