What's Going On Nagoya?

This Friday night: 40+ stalls, craft beer, live music, and the entire international community packed onto the Horikawa.

This Friday at Cedar's: Nagoya's zero-pressure music night where the band's live, the singers rotate, and you're encouraged to grab an instrument and join in. Or don't—you'll fit in either way. Doors at 7:30, music starts at 8, and it runs late.

Also this Friday at Shooters: the city's most welcoming tech hangout. Developers, designers, founders, and people who want to talk about an idea. No gatekeeping, one-drink minimum, and Thanksgiving dinner specials if you want the full expat moment.

Opens this Saturday, closes December 7. Abandoned railway tunnels, maple forest, ¥100 entry—only accessible nine days a year. JR from Nagoya gets you there in about 30 minutes. If you miss this weekend and wait until crowds build, you're looking at wall-to-wall photographers by next Saturday.