Many of the city's main sites are within walking distance from the city centre and the station area, so many visitors to Nagoya choose to explore large parts of the city by foot. Still, some attractions are located further away, and it is convenient that both the subway and the key bus routes cover a large area and are efficient and easy to use. The major terminals for the city buses are Nagoya-eki (on the second floor of the terminal building, just north of Nagoya Station) and Sakae (at Oasis 21 or Funsuiminami). A one-day travelcard covering both the subway and the bus throughout Nagoya is available. For more information, go to the Nagoya City Bus & Subway website: www.kotsu.city.nagoya.jp.

There are several taxi ranks throughout the city. They can be hailed anywhere on the street. To pre-book a taxi try Meitetsu Taxi (tel: (052) 331 2211), Tsubame Taxi (tel: (052) 203 1212), Kintetsu Taxi (tel: (052) 221 6611), Fuji Taxi (tel: (052) 523 2211) or Towa Taxi (tel: (052) 962 2331).

Hertz (website: www.hertz.com) has several offices in Nagoya, including in Sakae, Shirakawa 2-12-12 (tel: (052) 204 0100) and at Centrair Airport, 1-1 Centrair Tokoname (tel: (056) 938 0100). Other companies present include Nippon Rent-A-Car (tel: (03) 3485 7196; website: www.nipponrentacar.co.jp), Nissan Rent-A-Car (tel: 0120 004 123) and Toyota Rent-A-Car (tel: 0070 8000 10000). Travellers can also make discounts on bundles of car hire and train fares by booking at JR Eki Rent A Car, just look for the travel centres in every JR station (website: www.ekiren.co.jp).

Some hotels in Nagoya offer bicycle hire to their guests, including Nagoya Rolen Hotel, 1-8-40, Nishiki, Naka-ku (tel: (052) 211 4581; website: www.rolenhotel.co.jp) and Kasadera Washington Hotel, 1-9 Maehamadoori, Minami-ku (tel: (052) 612 0001; website: www.kwhp.com), which is located further south, not far from the airport.