Art galleries in Nagoya
Looking for art in Nagoya, Aichi? There are 21 galleries mapped here. That's 21 galleries mapped around Nagoya. The exhibition schedule matters more than the count: a small gallery with a great current show beats a big one between exhibitions. Ask the gallerist what's on — they're usually delighted someone asked.
This guide covers every art gallery we could verify in and around Nagoya (within about 40 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include 名古屋市民ギャラリー栄 and rin, plus TO'Sギャラリー. If a gallery's missing from Nagoya's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet.

The Nagoya gallery lineup
21 mapped within about 40 km:
名古屋市民ギャラリー栄
Art gallery
名古屋市民ギャラリー栄 is Art gallery. 名古屋市民ギャラリー栄 also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Tu-Sa 09:30-19:00; Su 09:30-17:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
名古屋市
Hours: Tu-Sa 09:30-19:00; Su 09:30-17:00
Phone: +81-52-265-0461
rin
Art gallery
rin is Art gallery.
TO'Sギャラリー
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TO'Sギャラリー — Art gallery.
名古屋市役所市民経済局 市民ギャラリー矢田
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名古屋市役所市民経済局 市民ギャラリー矢田 is Art gallery.

ぎゃらりい 本業
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ぎゃらりい 本業 is Art gallery.
ギャラリー わや
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ギャラリー わや — Art gallery.
私呟館
Art gallery
私呟館 is Art gallery.
ギャラリー数寄
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ギャラリー数寄 is Art gallery.

川原町Galley Sagan
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川原町Galley Sagan — Art gallery.
Gallery Cera
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Gallery Cera — Art gallery.
Milky
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Milky is Art gallery.
あんどう画廊
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あんどう画廊 is Art gallery.

装美堂
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装美堂 is Art gallery.
アトリエ羅幻
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アトリエ羅幻 is Art gallery.
渡辺美術
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渡辺美術 — Art gallery.
ORIBE美術館
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ORIBE美術館 — Art gallery.
運河の森ギャラリー
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運河の森ギャラリー — Art gallery.
DOUBLE EIGHT
Art gallery
DOUBLE EIGHT is Art gallery.
もりのギャラリー
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もりのギャラリー is Art gallery.
青山ギャラリー
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青山ギャラリー — Art gallery.
美濃陶芸協会GALLERY
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美濃陶芸協会GALLERY is Art gallery.
What the map tells us about art galleries in Nagoya
1 of the 21 list their opening hours on the map, which is genuinely useful — galleries keep proper public hours, so plan around the listed times.
The Nagoya gallery walk
Making a day of it in Nagoya? Work this order: 名古屋市民ギャラリー栄, rin, TO'Sギャラリー, 名古屋市役所市民経済局 市民ギャラリー矢田, ぎゃらりい 本業, ギャラリー わや, 私呟館, and ギャラリー数寄. That's the gallery walk in one sensible loop, no backtracking. 13 more are listed below.
Gallery tips for Nagoya
A few things worth knowing before you work through Nagoya's art galleries:
- Take the long way through at 名古屋市民ギャラリー栄. Galleries reward slow looking. One extra lap always reveals something the first pass missed.
- Many galleries are free at rin. Smaller and artist-run spaces often charge nothing. When in doubt, check the website rather than assuming.
- Photography rules vary. Some galleries welcome photos, others forbid them. Look for the sign at the door rather than guessing.
- Buy the catalogue. Exhibition catalogues are the affordable art book. They sell out after the show closes.
Good to know
We searched about 40 km around Nagoya — that covers the town itself plus the surrounding communities you'd reasonably drive to. Listings come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by local volunteers, so a brand-new art gallery in Nagoya can take a while to appear. If you spot one of the 21 that's closed, or a great art gallery we missed, the fix is to update the map itself — that's where this guide reads from.
We don't review exhibitions — shows change too fast. What we list is the where: real galleries, verified by real mappers.
If you run one of the 21 listed here and something's wrong — a closure, a move, new hours — the fix is the same: update the shop on OpenStreetMap and the correction flows through to this page on the next daily refresh.
Art gallery listings for Nagoya: 21 mapped from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Photos from Wikimedia Commons contributors; individual photo credits appear in captions. Listing data was last refreshed automatically — verify hours before visiting.