Shikemichi Historic District
四間道
An Edo-era merchant warehouse street along the Horikawa, where earthen storehouses on stone walls and townhouses have been turned into cafes, connecting to the Enton-ji shopping street.
Shikemichi is about a 10-minute walk northeast of Nagoya Station. After the great fire of 1700, the road along the Horikawa was widened to four ken (about 7 meters) as a firebreak. Merchants built white-walled, black-tiled earthen storehouses on stone walls, creating the Edo-period townscape that survives today. It is designated a townscape preservation district of Nagoya City. Many old buildings have been converted into cafes, French and Italian restaurants and variety shops. Small roof shrines called yane-gami, which protect the household, can still be seen on the rooftops. To the north, the Enton-ji shopping street, one of Nagoya's oldest shopping streets, connects to the area. Strolling is free. It's about a 5-minute walk from Kokusai Center Station on the subway.
Opening hours
All day (shops vary)
Nearby sights
- Midland Square Sky Promenade
- Noritake Garden
- Nagoya Castle
- Nagoya City Science Museum
- Chubu Electric Power MIRAI TOWER & Hisaya-odori Park
- Osu Shopping District & Osu Kannon
- Oasis 21
- Toyota Commemorative Museum of Industry and Technology