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Best Hotels Near Fushimi Station (Nagoya) | Museums, Planetarium & the Quiet Side of Downtown
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Best Hotels Near Fushimi Station (Nagoya) | Museums, Planetarium & the Quiet Side of Downtown

The giant silver planetarium, a Modigliani-hung museum, theater nights and grown-up calm β€” downtown Nagoya's quieter side.

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Best Hotels Near Sakae Station | Nagoya’s Neon Heart
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Best Hotels Near Sakae Station | Nagoya’s Neon Heart

The TV tower over the park, department-store canyons, Nishiki's neon and Osu's arcades β€” Nagoya's fun lives here.

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Best Hotels Near Kanayama Station | Nagoya’s Smart Second Hub
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Best Hotels Near Kanayama Station | Nagoya’s Smart Second Hub

Three railways, one smart choice β€” airport directs, Atsuta's sacred forest one stop away, and calmer rates than…

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Best Hotels Near Kusanagi Station | The Sword Shrine & the Rodin Wing
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Best Hotels Near Kusanagi Station | The Sword Shrine & the Rodin Wing

Named for the legendary grass-cutting sword β€” with a hall of Rodins, tea-hill views and Toshogu gold on…

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Best Hotels Near Numazu Station | Deep-Sea Port, Fuji Views & Anime Pilgrimages
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Best Hotels Near Numazu Station | Deep-Sea Port, Fuji Views & Anime Pilgrimages

Coelacanths, harbor sushi under Fuji, and a beloved anime pilgrimage β€” Suruga Bay's port city rewards the overnight.

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Best Hotels Near Nishi-Gifu Station | The Art Museum’s Quiet Neighbor
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Best Hotels Near Nishi-Gifu Station | The Art Museum’s Quiet Neighbor

The suburban stop with a world-class secret next door β€” Odilon Redon's dream-paintings in the prefectural art museum.

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Best Hotels Near Hozumi Station | The Persimmon Plain’s Commuter Base
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Best Hotels Near Hozumi Station | The Persimmon Plain’s Commuter Base

The commuter stop that grew Japan's favorite persimmon β€” a pure value base between Gifu and Ogaki, honestly…

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Best Hotels Near Tajimi Station | The Kiln City of Mino Ware
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Best Hotels Near Tajimi Station | The Kiln City of Mino Ware

The kiln city that glazes Japan β€” a surreal tile museum, pottery lanes, a National Treasure Zen temple,…

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Best Hotels Near Ogaki Station | The Water City Where Basho’s Road Ended
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Best Hotels Near Ogaki Station | The Water City Where Basho’s Road Ended

The city of springs where Basho's great journey ended β€” with Japan's most decisive battlefield ten minutes down…

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