Yotsuya / Yamatedori四谷・山手通り

A high class neighborhood that is trendy and unique. Find shopping suitable for all ages and tastes here.

Yotsuya and Yamate-dori Street in Nagoya connect, from north to south, Motoyama Station on the Higashiyama Subway Line and Yagoto Station on the Tsurumai Line. Along the modern streets are a university, a museum, and fashionable buildings. If you take one step back into the alley, then you will find quiet accessory shops and restaurants scattered around the high-end neighborhood. The calm and peaceful atmosphere is loved by people of all ages. This is a hilly area suitable for window shopping while taking a walk, and you will see many people enjoying a slow walk along the approximately 3.5-kilometer route.

At Togan-ji Temple along Yotsuya-dori Street on the Motoyama Station side is a gigantic wood block said to blot out all past sins if you touch it with one hand. Yagoto-san Kosho-ji Temple along the Yamate-dori Street on the Yagoto Station side, built in the 17th century, imitates one of the Koya-san temples in Wakayama. The 30-meter-tall five-story pagoda, designated an important cultural asset, is a popular symbol of the temple, and the approximately 300,000-square-meter compound is a famous spot for viewing the changing color of the leaves in fall.