, June 28, 2026
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, June 28, 2026
Nagoya Castle’s keep is closed, but Honmaru Palace offers something deeper: a careful reconstruction of where Tokugawa power was actually staged.
Post date: Apr 12, 2026
Jamaica in Sakae this Sunday. Prehistoric collapse at the Science Museum. Warriors and cats in ukiyo-e. Plus: the neighborhood where getting lost is the whole point.
Post date: Apr 09, 2026
A practical guide to Belgian Beer Weekend Nagoya 2026, from how the token system works to what to drink, eat, and catch on stage.
Post date: Apr 08, 2026
The first print edition of Nagoya Buzz Quarterly drops April 2026 — a free English-language guide to life in Nagoya. If you run a business, clinic, school, hotel, restaurant, or any space where English speakers pass through, you can request free copies.
Post date: Apr 08, 2026
Doug Breté on Theatre Iridescence, late-90s Nagoya, and a specific moment in time you won't see on any other stage.
Post date: Apr 05, 2026
The Atsuta Festival marks the advent of one of the best things about summer in Japan - fireworks festivals!
Post date: Apr 04, 2026
The annual Tebasaki Summit returns to Hisaya-Odori Park with 20 wing shops, public voting, Hall of Fame stalls, and three days of endless chicken wings and beer.
Post date: Apr 01, 2026
A major Kuniyoshi exhibition in Nagoya brings together warrior prints, comic invention, and the artist’s famously strange and affectionate cats.
Post date: Apr 01, 2026
Nagoya hosts the first major posthumous retrospective of Leiji Matsumoto, tracing 70 years of manga and anime — from Galaxy Express 999 to his final works — at Nagoya City Art Museum. And It’s Not Just for Nostalgic Fans!
Post date: Apr 01, 2026
Nagoya Castle is more than a closed keep. Its history, wartime destruction, and rebuilt Honmaru Palace make it one of the city’s key visits.
Post date: Mar 31, 2026
A French traveler asks a simple question at Konomiya Shrine—and ends up joining one of Japan’s most intense festivals.
Post date: Mar 16, 2026
White Day returns, St. Patrick’s Day heads to Ōsu, a call for 90s Nagoya expat memories, and several day hikes within easy reach of the city.
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