Japan's fourth largest city is also a major Pacific port. A typically Japanese metropolis, the city is home to Nagoya Castle, a pristine, multi-tiered building built in the early 17th Century. The Atsuta shire is another of the city's traditional tourist draws. The Japanese quantify everything, they even have abacus teams at their high schools just as Americans have football teams, and thus it should come as no surprise that every single commodity in the country has been ranked, ordered, and categorized accordingly. That said, the admission price for the Atsuta shrine should seem a bargain as you learn that in fact, this particular shrine is ranked as the second most sacred shrine in Japan. If all this history sounds a little too antiquated for your futuristic tastes, don't worry, the city's prized Nagoya TV tower, is a steel obelisk reaching high over Aichi prefecture, meanwhile, Nagoya station is the world's largest railway station by area. As a central location between Kyoto and Tokyo, many major concert tours make a play date at Nagoya's many music venues. Grab your official Nagoya noise-maker and head to the stadium to catch a game and cheer on the underappreciated, but fierce Chunichi Dragons. Nagoya is a good example of a Japanese city simply being Japanese. It is not a major travel destination for visiting tourists and it is this anonymity, which makes it an interesting, authentic glimpse into an unaffected and modern city.