愛・地球博記念公園 . 아이・치큐하쿠 기념공원 . 爱知世博纪念公园
Today, we left Kyoto for Nagoya.
I was excited to meet Aunty Chihiro in Nagoya again!
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| Back to Kyoto Station for breakfast |
We were taking the 11.33am Hikari shinkansen ひかり新幹線, so we had some time for shopping at Kyoto Station.
Finally, time to board the shinkansen for Nagoya!
I was so excited because it was my first time taking a shinkansen!
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Finding our way to Platform 11
Shinkansen regular one-way (KYO-NGO) ticket prices - Adult 5070円 / Child 2530円 |
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| 37 mins later, we reached Nagoya |
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| Bye bye super fast train! |
After we checked into our hotel near Nagoya station 名古屋駅, we had lunch first before taking another train ride.
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| Grandma had saba set 650円, Mom had kitsune udon 350円, I had katsu tamago teishoku 690円 |
Mom said we were going to the Expo 2005 Aichi Commemorative Park 愛・地球博記念公園, also known as the Moricoro Park モリコロパーク, which was a special and memorable place for Mom because she was working at the Expo for about 4 months in 2005. I asked Mom if she lived in Nagoya before I was born, and what an Expo was...
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| Linimo train stops and fares (numbers below are child fares) |
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| This MAGLEV train has no driver |
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| At the Expo Aichi Commemorative Park Station 愛・地球博記念公園駅 14 mins later |
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| Head to Exit 5, where you will see this panel |
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| View of the park from Exit 5 |
It was a very hot day today, and Mom said we would take the FREE park shuttle bus 園内無料バス to tour the park, as well as go to our destination later.
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| Buying Yakult first for the hot day; 2 bottles for 90円 |
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| Waiting for the park shuttle bus in the shade, near the convenience store |
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Looking out at the large park
Shuttle bus bus stand circled in red |
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| Shuttle bus timing and route can be found here |
At 2.50pm, the bus moved off with 5 passengers inside, including us.
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| Amusement rides at the Ferris Wheel |
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| Kaede Pond かえで池 |
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| And this is our stop about 20 mins later - Japanese Garden 日本庭園 |
Mom's Notes
Check the Shinkansen time schedule here
Note that separate train tickets need to be bought to take the Linimo, and IC cards like Manaca マナカ, Toica トイカ, one-day rail passes cannot be used here. Linimo has its own one-day train pass (Adult 800円 / Child 400円) and the train schedules can be found here
Taking the shuttle bus is the best way to move around the large park, or otherwise, a bicycle can be rented at the cycling station near the park entrance
Commentary is provided onboard the shuttle bus, but in Japanese
With lots of possible activities in the park, a day-trip would be more fulfilling, and during summer, bring along lots of water, slap on sunscreen and a hat as the sun and the heat was really scorching and there were few shady areas to take a respite from the heat
I was told the park gets very crowded during the weekends and school holidays, so please take that into consideration when planning a visit there
- Click through for the park map (Japanese) or park map (English; somewhat fuzzy)
- To learn more about the World Expo that took place in Nagoya in 2005, click here (English) or here (Japanese)
Address: 〒480-1342 愛知県長久手市茨ケ廻間乙1533-1
Tel: 0561-64-1130
Directions: As above. Or, take the Meitetsu Bus 名鉄バス and alight at the Expo 2005
Aichi Commemorative Park Station 愛・地球博記念公園駅
Opening Hours: Apr-Oct 8am - 7pm
Nov-Mar 8am - 6.30pm
Click here for the timings of the other facilities in the park
Admission to the park is free. Fees apply for some facilities within the park.
