Sakae, Nagoya

Sakae is an energetic downtown retail and entertainment district packed with boutiques and modern malls like Sunshine Sakae, topped by the Sky Boat Ferris wheel. Within Shirakawa Park, there's a popular planetarium at the City Science Museum and surrealist paintings by Kansuke Yamamoto in the striking City Art Museum. Commuters fill busy noodle bars, and neon-lit high-rise buildings house multiple pubs and clubs.