Summer Vacation Ideas in Japan: Things to do in Nagoya

On the third Monday of July every year, it is the Sea Day in Japan. On this day every, a grand Fireworks Display is held in Nagoya port. Because the scale of the fireworks display is large and the transportation is convenient, about 400,000 people come every year to view the display, which can be seen its heat! The boys and girls in bathrobes surround the Nagoya port, with laughing, shouting and clapping. The grand fireworks blossom in the endless night sky above them, and then fall into the sparkling sea before them. The whole scenery is very spectacular.

Long Island Park Seaside Resort is located in the Long Island Resort outside Nagoya, which is only open in summer. Here, there are huge water slides where tourists can enjoy the fun of water sports. Moreover, lovely Pikachu will also interact with tourists here, which is very suitable for children to play.

Oktoberfest in Nagoya is held in Hisaya-Odori Park. If you like the beer, you must not miss it. This is the fourth session of Oktoberfest in Nagoya. On the site, there are a variety of German beer and food; moreover, the orchestra wearing the German national costumes come and add the fun to the Oktoberfest, completely reproducing the scenery of Munich Oktoberfest. Listening to the song from Berlin, you will feel that as if you are in the streets of Germany, with drinking a variety of beer matched with delicious sausage. How very enjoyable it is.

Toyota Municipal Museum of Art is designed by the famous Japanese architect Yoshio Taniguchi . With the perfect combination of clean water concrete and Japanese Zen culture, the building itself is of high artistic value. Various large special exhibitions are often held inside the museum. The museum will be temporarily closed during the exhibition. In addition to the exhibitions, there are also many wonderful activities, such as toastmasters, concerts, dance, and manual classrooms. From July 15 to September 24, 2019, Yoshitomo Nara Exhibition will be held in the museum, which is themed with " for better or worse". If you are fond of Yoshitomo Nara, like Xiao Bian, you must not miss this exhibition.

Toba Aquarium, located on the beautiful coast of Toba-shi, Mie prefecture, is one of the largest aquariums in the world. The aquarium reproduces the scenes of oceans and rivers by 11 topics, such as "Sea of Ise-Shima" and "Ancient Sea". Here, you can view up to 850 species of marine river animals, such as Fish, jellyfish, frogs, and aquatic insects. Walking into the hall of the aquarium, the big tank named "Coral Reef Diving" from the surrounding walls to the ceiling, which is surrounded by all kinds of colorful fish, making people feel like diving in the coral reef water. You can know about the creatures that live in the vast bay of Isewan in front of the aquarium through "Sea of Ise-Shima". The world's smallest cetacean "Sand Whales" live in this sea area. On the aquarium stage, in addition to the magnificent performance of the sea donkey, you can also see a pair of the world's unique legendary mermaid dugong in the mermaid sea area. In the middle of July, the aquarium will also display 50 ultra-dangerous creatures. The tourists can not only observe them up close, but also have the opportunity to touch them under the guidance of a keeper.

Osaka Tenjinmatsuri Fireworks Display, one of the three competitive fireworks, has been held in Ise Shrine for more than 60 years. Ise Shrine is the most sacred spiritual home in the mind of Japanese people. As one of the sacrifice projects, Ise Shrine Fireworks Display is also wonderful. Compared with the general function for people viewing, this fireworks display is the arena of Hanabi-shi. It does not only pursue the aesthetic feeling of the fireworks, but only mediate deeply on the selection of music, with integration of the aesthetic feeling and music selection, having profound significance.

It is a theme park for which some Meiji buildings are planned. Here, there are fewer people, but having fresh air. It includes more than 60 buildings, involving 12 important cultural properties. The Hakubutsukan Meiji-mura is also named "Living Village". Here, you can view Meiji buildings, trams and steam engine cars, village bus rides, church wedding, and hotpot restaurant without eating beef. It is worth mentioning that Meiji Village in summer will also launch Summer-restricted Haunted House. You can feel the unique coolness in summer here.

The World Cosplay Summit is named WCS for short. It is an international competition sponsored by Japanese Aichi TV and attended by cosplay enthusiasts from all over the world. On October, 2003, it was first held in Nagoya, Japan's fourth largest city. Then it has gradually become one of the most internationally influential and internationally participated events in the world. WCS covers Europe, America, Asia, and Australia. Looking at similar competitions around the world, WCS stands out as the top international cosplay competition.