Nagoya Castle tickets
Adults pay ¥1,000 from October 1, 2026, double the old ¥500. Junior high school students and younger are free. Honmaru Palace is included, and you don't need to book.
Many English websites still show ¥500. That price ended on September 30, 2026.
Prices
| Ticket | From Oct 1, 2026 | Until Sep 30, 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Adult | ¥1,000 | ¥500 |
| Junior high school students and younger | Free | Free |
| Nagoya residents aged 65 and over (show your senior citizen handbook, keirou techo) | ¥300 | ¥100 |
| Disability certificate holders, plus up to two people with them | Free | Free |
| Tokugawaen combined ticket, adult (cash only) | ¥1,040 | ¥640 |
| Tokugawaen combined ticket, Nagoya residents 65 and over (cash only) | ¥320 | ¥160 |
| Annual pass, adult | ¥4,000 | ¥2,000 |
| Annual pass, Nagoya residents 65 and over | ¥1,300 | ¥600 |
Honmaru Palace has no extra charge.
Groups
| Group, per person | From Oct 1, 2026 | Until Sep 30, 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Adults, 30 or more | ¥900 | ¥450 |
| Adults, 100 or more | ¥800 | ¥400 |
| Nagoya residents 65 and over, 30 or more | ¥270 | ¥90 |
| Nagoya residents 65 and over, 100 or more | ¥240 | ¥80 |
Where to buy
Buy on the day at either entrance: the ticket office at the Main Gate (west side) or at the East Gate. No reservation is needed. Both on the map
Ways to pay
- Cash (Japanese yen)
- Credit cards: Visa, Mastercard, JCB, UnionPay, American Express, Diners Club, Discover
- Transport IC cards (such as manaca, Suica, ICOCA, PASMO) and iD
The Tokugawaen combined ticket can only be bought with cash.
Buying online
You don't need to: tickets are sold at the gate every day. If you would rather skip the ticket line, the castle's official e-ticket is sold on Asoview. The page is in Japanese. It costs the same ¥1,000 and you can use it from the day you buy it.
¥200 off with the Me-guru 1DAY ticket
If you come on the Me-guru sightseeing bus, buy its 1DAY ticket (¥500, sold on the bus) and show it at the ticket office: adult admission is ¥800 instead of ¥1,000 (high school age and older). Me-guru does not run on Mondays.
Tokugawaen combined ticket
A combined ticket covers Nagoya Castle and Tokugawaen, a Japanese garden in Nagoya. It is cash only.
From October 1, 2026 it costs ¥1,040 for adults (was ¥640) and ¥320 for Nagoya residents aged 65 and over (was ¥160).
Good to know
- Hours9:00 to 16:30. Last entry 16:00, for the castle itself as well as Honmaru Palace and the Nishinomaru Okura Museum. Closed December 29 to January 1 only.
- Free English tourDaily at 12:30 from the Main Gate and East Gate, no booking (not December 29 to January 4; sometimes paused).
- The keepYour ticket does not get you inside the main keep, which is closed. What you can see