Noritake Garden
ノリタケの森
The birthplace of the Noritake ceramics brand, where the old red-brick factory and chimney ruins have been converted into a park, a museum and pottery workshops.
Noritake Garden is about a 15-minute walk north of Nagoya Station. It occupies the former factory site where the ceramics brand Noritake was founded in 1904. To mark the 100th anniversary of its founding, the site was converted into a complex in 2001. The preserved red-brick factory and six chimney ruins surround an open lawn, which is free to enter. The craft center demonstrates the ceramic production process. The museum houses early Noritake porcelain exported to Europe and America, and visitors can try painting their own plates and cups (paid, from about 500 yen). The shop sells discounted items. The garden is closed on Mondays. It's about a 5-minute walk from Kameshima Station on the Higashiyama Line, and it can be combined with the Toyota Industrial Technology Memorial Museum.
Opening hours
10:00–17:00, closed Mondays
Nearby sights
- Toyota Commemorative Museum of Industry and Technology
- Midland Square Sky Promenade
- Shikemichi Historic District
- Nagoya Castle
- Nagoya City Science Museum
- Osu Shopping District & Osu Kannon
- Chubu Electric Power MIRAI TOWER & Hisaya-odori Park
- Oasis 21