Nagakute (長久手) is an area in the eastern part of Nagoya city (Meito ward) in Aichi prefecture, Japan. Nagakute is the town where the later part of Komaki-Nagakute Campaign took place in 1584 (Tensho 12) between Hideyoshi Hashiba and Ieyasu Tokugawa. There remain many historical sites and both tangible and intangible cultural assets relating to the battle. This town of about 50,000 population on the east side of Nagoya is a very nice place to live, with its comfortable residential environment. In 2005 (Heisei 17), the World Expo Aichi 2005 was held, with Nagakute as the main venue; the name “Nagakute” became well known.
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By train
[edit]First travel to Fujigaoka, which is about 65 minutes from the airport and costs ¥1400 per person. Using the Higashiyama (yellow) subway line, Fujigaoka is 26 minutes from Nagoya Station and 21 minutes from Sakae, Nagoya's main shopping area. Nagakute town, a 15-minute linear motor car (Linimo) train ride from Fujigaoka station.
By car
[edit]For those who are from the Tōmei Expressway of the North/South end, the Nagakute interchange (長久手インターチェンジ) of Aichi Prefectural Road Route 521 goes to Nagakute. For those who are from the East/West end, such as Nagoya downtown or Toyota, the Aichi Prefectural Road Route 6 runs through the city. Consider the plan based on the Prefectural Road.
Get around
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Nagakute has the first publicly used mag-lev train, the Linimo, which can be boarded at the Fujigaoka station and runs past the old Expo site. The Banpaku Kinen Kouen (万博記念公園) is a stop on the Linimo, and the ride offers a slightly elevated view of Nagakute.
Outside of the Hanamizuki-Dori station (花水木通駅) across route 6 is Benkei, a relatively famous à la carte style bakery with everything from pastries, to loaves of bread with chocolate in the middle. Further up the Linimo line between Hanamizuki-dori and the Expo site, you can see the Toyota car museum to the north out of the window.
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Nagakute is known for being the site of the 2005 World Expo. The Expo site is a large park area; it was returned almost entirely to the natural state that existed before the Expo in agreement to the "nature" theme of the Expo, and large portions of it are now in turn being converted into the Ghibli Park (below).
- 1 Ghibli Park (ジブリパーク), within Aichi Earth Expo Memorial Park, 1533-1 Ibaragabasama, Nagakute, Aichi (Take Higashiyama line subway to Nagoya Fujigaoka Station. From Fujigaoka station, take Linimo (maglev train) to Aichikyuhaku-Kinen-Koen station The Linimo ride is 13 minutes). M-F 10:00-17:00, Sa Su holidays 09:00-17:00, closed on Tuesdays (or otherwise noted). Opened November 1, 2022, the first phase includes three areas; “Ghibli’s Grand Warehouse,” “Hill of Youth,” and “Dondoko Forest.” Phase II "Mononoke Village" followed in November 2023 and Phase III "Valley of Witches" in March 2024. This is not an amusement park with big attractions or rides. It's a place to discover the wonders of Studio Ghibli where you can stroll through themed play areas, indoor and outdoor galleries, cinemas, and restaurants. Advance ticket purchases and reservations are required. Adult ¥1,000-4,500, child (4 yr-6th grade) ¥500-2,250, infant (3 yr or younger) Free.
- 2 Toyota Automobile Museum (トヨタ博物館 Toyota Hakubutsukan), 愛知県長久手市横道41-100 (take the Higashiyama subway line to Fujigaoka, then take the Linimo line to Geidei-dori. For cars, leave from Nagakute Interchange or take the national Route 248 from Toyota), ☏ +81 56-163-5155. Tu-Su 09:30-17:00, closed holidays. A large collection of cars from many countries and manufacturers, from a delicate replica of Benz Patent-Motorwagen in 1886 to the modern Toyota Mirai in 2014. About 1/4 of the collection is dedicated to post-war Japanese cars. Restaurant on-site. ¥1000.
Do
[edit]In Nagakute town you can tour the Toyota Car Museum, see a historical recreation of a Meiji era battle or go to a "supersento" multi-story public bath complex. The Fujiura temple about half a mile from Hanamizuki-dori station off the linimo is a beautiful temple with a long and steep stairway going up the facade. It is protected by the Japanese government and one of Japan's former emperors is enshrined there.
Buy
[edit]- 1 AEON MALL Nagakute (イオンモール長久手), 愛知県長久手市勝入塚501番地 (Take the Linimo line to Nagakute Kosenjo Station. For cars, leave from Nagakute Interchange). If you don't want to have lunch at the Toyota Automobile Museum, this is the place you usually go, then.
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[edit]The Linimo line bisects Nagakute horizontally. Fujigaoka station is just west of the Nagakute town border, and the east end of the Linimo is just east of the east border of Nagakute.