Japan: Nagoya and Toyota: 4 days Autumn Itinerary

Weather
Travel Date: Nov 14-17, 2015
Temperature: Minimum at 11.6 Celsius, Maximum at 17.4 Celsius; Rained for 3 out of 4 days stay in the city.
http://en.tutiempo.net/climate/11-2015/ws-476360.html

Bearable cold temperature (coming from a tropical country).  No need for fleece yet, you can have double shirt and leather for layering.


Transportation
If you have ICOCA for Greater Osaka (Kansai) and SUICA for Greater Tokyo (Kanto), make sure to bring it in Nagoya.

I know this fact, but still failed to bring my 2 cards.  So I looked for either TOICA or MANACA. 
Reference: http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2359_003.html

Accommodation: Where to stay in Nagoya?
Hotel Trusty in Sakae

Itinerary: Places to go, Things to see, What to do in Nagoya?
Saturday
Arrival at Chūbu Centrair Int'l Airport
Scan shopping / price check at Don Quijote

Sunday
Korankei at Toyota
Sanshu Asuke Yashiki
Tokugawa Garden
Nunoike Catholic Church
Mall Hopping at Otsu Dori 

Monday
Obara Fureai Park
Semmi Shikizakura no Sato
Osu Shopping Center
Mall Hopping at Otsu Dori

Tuesday
Nagoya Boston Museum of Fine Arts - Open 10:00 - 19:00 (Optional, if time permits)
Toyota Museum - with English Tour as 14:00, 15:15 (Optional, if time permits)
Noritake Museum
Departure for Manila (in time for APEC 2015)

Returning Gifts, Omiyage, Pasalubong from Nagoya

It will always be a flavorful Kit Kat and Pocky chocolate biscuits when it comes to Japan.  The regular, macha and dark  Kit Kat are available in the city.  But the unique flavors can be found in the airport. 

 Postcards from Korankei - which I sent across US, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore and back to the Philippines.

Food
For cheaper food expense, enjoy the food wraps and yummy breads and wide variety of teas and juice in Family Mart or other convenience shops.

I mistakenly ordered for cold ramen during autumn while waiting in the airport.

Expense Report: The Budget Travel Guide in Nagoya for 4 days

Including airfare, transportation is the most expensive section on this trip, followed by accommodation. Meals can be the cheapest as it could be balanced from convenience store, street food, fast food, local and expensive restaurants.

[Read the PDF (plan) version]


Other sample itineraries and expense reports:
For my further sample itinerary, expense, trip reports and PDF guides, please visit links below:

Japan: Traveling for the First Time
Fukuoka: Spring Itinerary (2016 May)
Fukuoka: Spring Itinerary (2017 May)

Fukuoka and Saga: Autumn Itinerary (2022 Dec)

Nagano, Hakone to Tokyo: Autumn Itinerary (2019 Dec)
Nagoya: Autumn Itinerary (2015 Nov)

Nagoya: Spring Itinerary (2019 Mar-Apr)

Nagoya, Kyoto and Osaka: Autumn Itinerary (2023 Nov)
Osaka, Kyoto: Autumn Itinerary (2012 Dec)
Osaka, Okayama, Kobe, Kyoto, Japan: Spring Itinerary (2014 May)

Sasebo, Oita and Fukuoka: Spring Itinerary (2023 Apr)
Tokyo: Autumn Itinerary (2014 Oct)

*Remember, you still need to decide for yourself based upon your attraction and fascination over a place or activity.  As well as to consider the pace you want to have while traveling.  Planning too many targets on a day will either exhaust you rather than give you peace and joy on the culture and tradition.

Create your own road, rather than taking someone else's path.  

It can only be a road when one passes it.