Safe spaces in Nagoya
44 verified places in Nagoya where going alone is completely normal. Names link to each place's detail page; the site links go to official websites.
- Tokugawaen GardenHigashi
🌙 Quietest: Thu 9:00–10:00
🕐 9:30-17:30, closed Mon
💴 ¥300 (free for junior high and younger, and with a disability certificate)
Official site ↗ - Shirotori GardenAtsuta
🕐 9:00-17:00, closed Mon
💴 ¥300 (free for junior high and younger, and with a disability certificate)
Official site ↗ - Tsuruma Central LibraryShowa/Tsurumai
🕐 9:30-20:00 (Sat -19:00, Sun/holidays -17:00), closed Mon and 3rd Fri
💴 Free
Official site ↗ - Tsuruma ParkShowa
🕐 Always open, free
💴 Free
Official site ↗ - Ichiran Nagoya StationNakamura/Meieki
🌙 Quietest: Tue 1:00–10:00
🕐 24h
💴 Ramen ¥1,080 (late-night surcharge 22:00-6:00)
Official site ↗ - Yakiniku Like Nagoya Shinkansen ExitNakamura
🕐 10:00-23:00
💴 Sets ¥759-2,805 incl. tax (weekday lunch from ¥880)
Official site ↗ - Komeda's Coffee Honten (the original)Mizuho/Irinaka
🌙 Quietest: Tue 18:00–23:00
🕐 6:30-23:00
💴 Coffee from ¥560
Official site ↗ - Sumiyoshi kishimen (Nagoya Stn platform)Nakamura/Meieki
🕐 7:00-21:30 (platforms 3/4 and 10/11 -20:30)
💴 roughly ¥500–800
Official site ↗ - Bouldering House KNOTNishi/Nagono
🕐 Tue-Fri 14:00-24:00, Sat/Sun 10:00-22:00, closed Mon
💴 First visit ¥3,850 (registration, entry and rental included), then ¥2,200 per day or ¥1,870 for 2 hours (rental ¥440)
Official site ↗ - Pinnacle 2 (Sakae)Naka/Sakae
🕐 Weekdays and holidays 9:00-22:00, Sat/Sun 9:00-21:00. Closed 1st Mon-Wed each month, plus Aug 13-15 and Dec 30-Jan 3
💴 Adults: weekdays ¥1,500 for 2 hours or ¥1,900 all day; Sat/Sun/holidays ¥1,800 for 2 hours or ¥2,300 all day; first-visit registration ¥1,000 (shoes ¥300)
Official site ↗ - Aratama Batting CenterMizuho/Aratama
🌙 Quietest: Mon 21:00–22:00
🕐 10:00-22:00, closed Wed
💴 ¥200 per game (special medals), pitching game ¥300
Official site ↗ - Cat Cafe MOCHA Nagoya SakaeNaka/Sakae
🌙 Quietest: Tue 10:00–13:00
🕐 10:00-20:00
💴 First 30 min ¥1,100 on weekdays, ¥1,400 on weekends, holidays, and designated days, then ¥220 per 10 min (tax included)
Official site ↗ - Kaikatsu CLUB Sakae HirokojiNaka/Sakae
🌙 Quietest: Wed 0:00–9:00
🕐 24h
💴 Booth ¥1,250 for a 3-hour pack or ¥1,980 for 6 hours; lockable private room ¥1,560 for 3 hours (packs +¥330 from 18:00 on Fridays and days before holidays, and on weekends and holidays)
Official site ↗ - Orange no Kai (Meieki-west NPO)Nakamura (Meieki-west)
🕐 Lifeart open space Mon/Tue/Thu/Fri 10:00-17:00 (book before visiting); RITA family group 3-4 times a month (Wed salon twice a month plus Sat meetings, 13:00-15:00)
💴 Day facilities free (a partial co-payment may apply if you had income the previous year); ask about family-group costs
Official site ↗ - Nagoya Hikikomori Support Center (Kokolabo)Nakamura
🕐 Mon-Fri 8:45-17:15
💴 Free (public consultation)
Official site ↗ - Nagoya Hikikomori Support Center KanayamaKanayama
🕐 Mon-Sat 9:00-17:00 (Wed -20:00); LINE consults
💴 Free (public consultation)
Official site ↗ - Nagoya City Art Museum (Shirakawa Park)Naka/Fushimi
🕐 9:30-17:00 (Fri -20:00 except holidays), closed Mon
💴 General admission ¥450. Special exhibitions cost extra.
Official site ↗ - Aichi Hikikomori Support CenterSannomaru, Naka-ku
🕐 Weekdays 9:00-12:00, 13:00-16:30 (in-person by appointment)
💴 Free (public consultation)
Official site ↗ - Hikisen Game Club (official Discord)From home
🕐 Meets every Friday, 15:00-18:00 (holidays and year-end off). You can join the Discord server anytime.
💴 free–¥500 or so
Official site ↗ - Teiku-Hiko Net (since 2011)Nagoya
🕐 3rd Mon 16:00-19:00 (sign-up required)
💴 ¥100 per meeting (online meetings free)
Official site ↗ - Toyota Commemorative Museum of Industry & TechnologyNoritake, Nishi-ku
🌙 Quietest: Thu 9:00–10:00
🕐 9:30–17:00, closed Mon
💴 Adults ¥1,000 (65+ ¥600, university students ¥500, junior and senior high ¥300, elementary ¥200)
Official site ↗ - SCMAGLEV and Railway ParkKinjo Pier
🌙 Quietest: Wed 17:00–18:00
🕐 10:00–17:30, closed Tue
💴 ¥1,200
Official site ↗ - Mandarake Nagoya (Osu)Osu
🕐 12:00-20:00 (open every day)
💴 roughly ¥400–1,200
Official site ↗ - Denki no Kagakukan (Electricity Science Museum, free)Fushimi/Sakae
🌙 Quietest: Tue 9:00–10:00
🕐 9:30-17:00, closed Mon (next day if Mon is a holiday) and 3rd Fri (except Aug), free
💴 Free
Official site ↗ - Nagoya City Science Museum (FUJI Nagoya Science Museum)Fushimi
🌙 Quietest: Wed 9:00–10:00
🕐 9:30–17:00, closed Mon, 3rd Fri, and year-end; dome show is assigned-seat darkness
💴 ¥1,000 incl. planetarium dome (exhibits only ¥500)
Official site ↗ - Port of Nagoya AquariumNagoya Port
🌙 Quietest: Thu 17:00–18:00
🕐 9:30-17:30 (GW and summer break -20:00, Dec to mid-Mar -17:00; last entry 1 hour before close), closed Mon (next day if a holiday; open daily in GW, Jul-Sep, New Year and spring break)
💴 ¥2,030
Official site ↗ - Nagoya Port Building Observation LoungeMinato/Garden Pier
🕐 9:30-17:00, closed Mon (next day if a holiday)
💴 Adult ¥300, elementary and junior high ¥200
Official site ↗ - Nagoya Maritime MuseumMinato/Garden Pier
🕐 9:30-17:00, closed Mon (next day if a holiday)
💴 Adult ¥300, elementary and junior high ¥200
Official site ↗ - Nagoya North Step-Up Room (Miraie)Kita
🕐 Mon/Tue/Wed/Fri/Sat 10:00-16:00 (closed Thu, Sun, holidays)
💴 Free in principle (some programs at cost)
Official site ↗ - Wakamono Shien Jigyodan mahjong drop-in (Atsuta)Nagoya (venue given when you ask)
🕐 2nd and 4th Sun 11:00-16:00 (ask for the venue)
💴 ¥300 per visit
Official site ↗ - Ichiran Nagoya NarumiMidori/Narumi
🕐 24h
💴 Tonkotsu ramen ¥980 (late-night surcharge 22:00-6:00)
Official site ↗ - Karaoke Manekineko ImaikeChikusa/Imaike
🕐 24h, open every day
💴 One drink from ¥451 plus room fee (check fee on official site)
Official site ↗ - Anytime Fitness Kanayama (Nagoya)Naka/Kanayama
🕐 24h (staff 10:00-19:00; no staff on Wednesdays)
💴 ¥7,678/month incl. tax + ¥5,500 security key fee when joining
Official site ↗ - Kakehashi no Kai (Atsuta family group)Atsuta
🕐 3rd Sat 13:30-16:00 (some months off; ask for the date)
💴 Free (bring your own tea)
Official site ↗ - Nagoya South Step-Up Room (Miraidea)Naka
🕐 Mon-Fri 10:00-16:00 (13:00-16:00 free time; check the calendar), closed Sat, Sun and holidays
💴 Free (materials may cost extra)
Official site ↗ - 109 Cinemas NagoyaNakamura/Sasashima
🕐 Varies with the showtimes (check official site)
💴 ¥2,000 general, ¥1,500 university, ¥1,000 high school and under (age 3+); ¥1,000 with a disability certificate (up to 2 companions same price)
Official site ↗ - Kura Sushi Nagoya HonjinNakamura/Honjin
🕐 11:00-24:00
💴 From ¥125 a plate
Official site ↗ - Nagoya Naka Sports Center PoolNaka/Sakae
🕐 10:00-20:30 (Sun/holidays -18:00), closed 1st/3rd/5th Mon
💴 ¥600 per visit, adults
Official site ↗ - Nagoya City Mental Health Center 'Kokolabo', Home of the City Hikikomori Center
🕐 Mon-Fri 8:45-17:15 (except public holidays and New Year holidays) 052-483-2077; consultations by appointment (first meeting generally Tue or Wed)
Official site ↗ - Nagoya University Hospital, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (Parent & Child Psychological Medicine)
🕐 Referral booking (first visits booked by fax from your regular doctor; the person or family cannot book a first visit) weekdays only, 052-741-2111
Official site ↗ - Nagoya City University Hospital, Research Center for Neurodevelopmental Medicine
🕐 Referral booking (booked by your regular doctor; the person cannot book a first visit); first-visit reception weekdays 8:30-11:00 (052-851-5511)
Official site ↗ - Meieki Sako Mental Clinic, Adult ADHD, Certified Child-Adolescent Training Site
🕐 Mon, Tue, Wed, Fri 9:00-13:00/15:00-18:00, Sat 9:00-14:00 (closed Thu, Sun, holidays); booking in advance; first-visit bookings on weekdays only 052-551-7717
Official site ↗ - Aichi Mental Health Center (hikikomori consultation)
🕐 Weekdays 9:00-12:00/13:00-16:30 052-962-3088 (anonymous OK); in-person meetings by phone booking; email consultation available
Official site ↗ - Aichi Prefectural Psychiatric Medical Center (Chikusa)
🕐 New patients Mon-Fri 9:00-11:00, 13:00-15:00 (by appointment only; except holidays and 12/29-1/3) 052-763-1511 (general psychiatry first-visit bookings: 052-439-6656, from 9:00 on the 3rd Monday of the previous month)
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