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Cafés in Sakae

Department stores, Hisaya-ōdōri Park and the TV tower, with early kissaten in Higashi-sakura.

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Sakae (栄) is Nagoya's downtown. The name comes from the former town of Sakae-machi, and the shopping district grew along Hirokōji, a street widened after the great Manji fire; Itō Gofukuten, forerunner of the Matsuzakaya department store, moved here in 1910.1 The commercial center also takes in Nishiki 3-chōme, one of the city's three main nightlife quarters, and Higashi-sakura 1-chōme in Higashi Ward.1

For coffee, Sakae offers the most variety in one walk: tea salons inside department stores, roasters near Nagoya PARCO and the park, and kissaten that open at 07:00. Underground malls tie it together, so a wet day is no obstacle.

Local tip: For breakfast near Hisaya-ōdōri, go to Kato Coffee, which opens at 08:00, but not on a Wednesday; by mid-afternoon it has closed for the day.5

At a glance

137Cafés listed
5With opening hours
07:00Earliest opening
19:30Latest closing
  • Opens earliest: 珈琲エーデルワイス, from 07:00 (Mon–Sat 07:00–18:00).
  • Closes latest: 喫茶グロリヤ, until 19:30 (Mon–Fri 07:30–19:30).
  • Most common features: vegetarian options (1%), wheelchair access (1%), bakery café (1%).

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Getting around Sakae

Sakae Station is on the Higashiyama and Meijō subway lines. Hisaya-ōdōri Station (Meijō and Sakura-dōri lines) and Yabachō (Meijō Line) also serve the park, and Sakaemachi, the terminus of the Meitetsu Seto Line, is close by.2 Below the Sakae crossing, the Mori no Chikagai, Sakae Chika and Central Park malls connect to one another.1

Several cafés are underground. Shinrakuen sells tea in Mori no Chikagai and Myokoen in Sakae Chika, Kissa Furusato and Eins have branches in the Sakae malls, and Kissa Ars is on the second basement floor of the Aichi Arts Center.

Hisaya-ōdōri Park and the TV tower

The park runs down the median of Hisaya-ōdōri for about 1,381 m, at an average width of 78 m, on a boulevard laid out after the war. Its north end and the area around the tower were rebuilt under a Park-PFI project led by Mitsui Fudosan and reopened on 18 September 2020 with RAYARD Hisaya-odori Park, a row of shops and cafés.2

The tower itself, now Chubu Electric Power MIRAI TOWER, was finished in June 1954 as Japan's first centralized broadcast tower, stands 180 m tall and became a national Important Cultural Property in December 2022.3 Its observation deck opens 10:00–21:00 (Saturdays to 21:40); there is a terrace café on the ground floor, another café on the third, and a hotel on the fourth and fifth floors.4 Hario Cafe & Lampwork is at Nishiki 3-5-11.

Early kissaten in Higashi-sakura

East of the park, the office streets of Higashi-sakura keep breakfast hours. Edelweiss opens at 07:00 from Monday to Saturday and closes at 18:00; Kissa Gloria opens at 07:30 on weekdays and stays until 19:30.

Kato Coffee, at Higashi-sakura 1-3-2 near Hisaya-ōdōri Station, opened in 1986. In 2024 it served 08:00–15:45 and closed on Wednesdays, and its kinshachi coffee zenzai cost ¥660.5

Roasters and late cups

The specialty bars cluster in Sakae 3-chōme and Nishiki 3-chōme. Q.O.L. Coffee Brewers is on the ground floor of Nagoya PARCO's west building, Streamer Coffee Company at Sakae 3-28-30, Cupping Room at Sakae 3-4-6 and Oslo Coffee at Nishiki 3-15-13; Farm and is on the ground floor of the tower.

Nishihara Coffee's Sakae branch, at Nishiki 3-15-23, takes deliveries of beans from Kobe twice a week. In 2024 its special blend cost ¥600, and it served 10:00–22:00 with no regular closing day.5

Sources

  1. 栄 (名古屋市), Wikipedia (Japanese), accessed October 2026
  2. 久屋大通公園, Wikipedia (Japanese), accessed October 2026
  3. 中部電力 MIRAI TOWER, Wikipedia (Japanese), accessed October 2026
  4. 中部電力 MIRAI TOWER, Chubu Electric Power MIRAI TOWER (official site), accessed October 2026
  5. 【愛知 名古屋・コーヒー専門店】自家焙煎されたコーヒーでくつろぎのひとときを！名古屋でおすすめのコーヒー専門店10軒, MAPPLE観光ガイド (updated October 24, 2024), accessed October 2026
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FAQ

Sakae cafés: questions

How do you get to Sakae in Nagoya by subway?

Sakae Station is on the Higashiyama and Meijō lines. Hisaya-ōdōri Station on the Meijō and Sakura-dōri lines and Yabachō on the Meijō Line sit at either end of Hisaya-ōdōri Park, and Sakaemachi on the Meitetsu Seto Line is close by. Underground malls, including Sakae Chika and Mori no Chikagai, link the stations.

What is there to see in Hisaya-ōdōri Park in Sakae, Nagoya?

The park runs about 1,381 m down the boulevard and reopened in September 2020 with the RAYARD Hisaya-odori Park shops and cafés. At its center is MIRAI TOWER, finished in 1954, 180 m tall and an Important Cultural Property since 2022, with an observation deck open until 21:00 and cafés on the ground and third floors.

Which kissaten in Sakae, Nagoya, open early?

Edelweiss in Higashi-sakura opens at 07:00 from Monday to Saturday, and Kissa Gloria at 07:30 on weekdays. Kato Coffee, open since 1986 at Higashi-sakura 1-3-2, served from 08:00 to 15:45 in 2024 and closed on Wednesdays; its kinshachi coffee zenzai cost ¥660.

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