Nagoya DOOH · Sakae · Nagoya Station · Osu · June 2026

Billboards under the first TV tower

A Chubu manufacturing metro near 9.5 million on Ise Bay, from the Sakae core and the TV Tower to the Nagoya Station towers to the Osu arcades, bookable by the hour, priced per play, matched to how Nagoya actually moves.

Updated June 15, 2026By Blindspot · location intelligence

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puts you on a Nagoya screen via Blindspot

Nagoya, large-format DOOH inventory bookable by the hour on Blindspot
The 180-metre Nagoya TV Tower rising over the Sakae crossing and Hisaya-odori park in Nagoya · JCDecauxBooked by the hour
The short answer● Quotable

Nagoya billboard and DOOH (digital out-of-home) costs span from a few cents per play on urban panels to premium Sakae, Fushimi and landmark networks. On Blindspot, Nagoya screens are booked by the hour and priced per play, entry plays start around $0.32, with no contracts or minimums.

The smart Nagoya play isn't one screen for a month. It's the right screens at the right hours: the arteries at commute peak, the malls through the afternoon, the nightlife and tourist cores after dark.

BookingBy the hour
PricingPer play · upfront
MinimumsNone
Go liveWithin hours
DeliveryVerified play logs

Billboard ranking points

Nagoya's billboard spots, ranked

Scored by Blindspot's location intelligence on visibility, dwell time, and footfall (directional, 1–10). Every one is bookable by the hour on the platform.

01

Sakae & the TV Tower

Best for: Retail · Office · Daytime

The Sakae crossing under the TV Tower and Hisaya-odori park is the commercial heart of Nagoya, packing the densest shopper, office and pedestrian traffic in the city.

Visibility9
Dwell time9
Footfall9
02

Nagoya Station (Meieki)

Best for: Transit · Office · Arrivals

The Meieki tower cluster around Nagoya Station, where the Shinkansen, JR, Meitetsu, Kintetsu and subway lines meet, carries the city's heaviest commute and arrival traffic.

Visibility9
Dwell time7
Footfall9
03

Osu shopping district

Best for: Retail · Youth · Footfall

The Osu Kannon arcades, with roughly 1,200 shops, run hot for youth fashion, electronics and street food, packing a dense pedestrian crowd.

Visibility8
Dwell time8
Footfall8
04

Fushimi & the office core

Best for: Office reach · B2B · Daytime

The Fushimi corridor between Nagoya Station and Sakae carries the city's main daytime corporate, banking and head-office traffic.

Visibility8
Dwell time6
Footfall8
05

Sakuradori / Higashiyama line

Best for: Commute · Transit · Reach

The Higashiyama and Sakuradori subway lines and the wide arterials carry the metro's heaviest daily commute across the grid into the core.

Visibility9
Dwell time5
Footfall7
06

Nagoya Castle & Hisaya-odori

Best for: Tourists · Civic · Leisure

The Nagoya Castle grounds and the Hisaya-odori park belt draw sightseeing, civic and leisure traffic, surging in cherry-blossom season.

Visibility7
Dwell time7
Footfall7

The media estate · operator partners

Nagoya screens, in the wild

Blindspot puts digital out-of-home (DOOH) and classic out-of-home from Nagoya's media owners, MCDecaux (JCDecaux Japan), JR Central rail media, Meitetsu station media among them, onto one map, bookable by the hour. Below: real partner screens across the city's prime zones.

Nagoya, Sakae crossing · large-format digital, real DOOH inventory bookable by the hour on Blindspot
Sakae crossing · large-format digitalJCDecaux
Nagoya, Nagoya Station · concourse digital, real DOOH inventory bookable by the hour on Blindspot
Nagoya Station · concourse digitalJCDecaux
Nagoya, Osu arcades · pedestrian digital, real DOOH inventory bookable by the hour on Blindspot
Osu arcades · pedestrian digitalJCDecaux
Nagoya, Fushimi · office-core digital, real DOOH inventory bookable by the hour on Blindspot
Fushimi · office-core digitalJCDecaux
Nagoya, Nagoya Castle · district digital, real DOOH inventory bookable by the hour on Blindspot
Nagoya Castle · district digitalJCDecaux
Nagoya, Higashiyama subway · platform screen, real DOOH inventory bookable by the hour on Blindspot
Higashiyama subway · platform screenJCDecaux

Imagery from media-owner/operator partners. Locations indicative; live availability and per-screen pricing show in the platform.

Formats

Every Nagoya format, one map

From a highway bulletin to a single mall screen, Blindspot puts Nagoya's digital out-of-home and classic OOH formats on one map, each priced per play and bookable by the hour. The formats that matter here:

Digital billboards & LED

Large-format LED on highways, bridges and boulevards, motion, dayparting and dynamic triggers.

Street-level & urban panels

Pedestrian-scale panels and citylights in high-footfall retail and downtown corridors.

Bulletins & roadside

Highway and arterial bulletins built for commuter frequency on the busiest routes.

Mall & retail screens

High-intent shoppers from midday to evening across the city's retail destinations.

Transit & place-based

Nagoya Municipal Subway and city bus-shelter screens plus stations and place-based screens with captive dwell.

Iconic & landmark

Landmark and spectacular placements for brand statements in the city's signature locations.

Location insights

Where Nagoya moves

Nagoya is Japan's manufacturing capital, the Toyota heartland on Ise Bay laid out on a wide samurai-era grid. Mornings load the Higashiyama and Sakuradori subway lines and the Meitetsu and JR lines toward the Meieki towers around Nagoya Station and the Sakae office core; lunch and afternoons fill the Sakae crossing under the TV Tower, the Hisaya-odori park and the Osu Kannon arcades; evenings pull crowds to the Nishiki and Sakae bars. The Nagoya Castle and the Atsuta Shrine anchor the heritage trade. Buy the Nagoya Station morning commute and the Sakae daytime peak.

Nagoya footfall heatmap · typical weekday● Stylized
Sakae
Nagoya Station
Osu
Fushimi
Subway lines
Nagoya Castle
Sakae
Nagoya Station
Osu
Fushimi
Subway lines
Nagoya Castle
Kanayama
Hisaya-odori
Atsuta
Imaike
QuietPeak flow
Nagoya · DOOH coverage map · stylized● per-play pricing
Stylized map of Blindspot DOOH screen locations across Nagoya Per-play price pins across prime Nagoya advertising zones over a footfall density wash. Stylized; live availability and per-screen pricing are shown in the Blindspot platform. Nagoya TV Tower ◊ Sakae 60+ $0.50$0.44$0.42$0.34$0.32 $0.52 Nagoya StationOsuFushimiSubway linesNagoya CastleSakae
FootfallPeak

Footfall rhythm · by hour

Commuterspeaks 7:30–10 AM & 5–8 PM
Shoppers & mallspeaks 12–8 PM
Nightlife & diningpeaks 8 PM–1 AM
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Commuter tide, twice a day

Nagoya Station and the main arteries surge 7:30–10 AM and 5–8 PM. Book exactly those hours and your frequency climbs for the same budget.

Retail plateau, all afternoon

Fushimi and the city's malls hold heavy footfall from noon to evening, long windows where dwell and shopping intent, not rush, do the work.

Evenings change the audience

Sakae shifts from daytime to social and tourism after dark. Different audience, same screens, swap the creative, not the location.

Location intelligence summary

One city, several audiences a day

Nagoya doesn't have one rush hour; it has rotating audiences sharing the same streets. The only buying model that matches that is hourly: pay for the windows when your audience owns the city, skip the ones when it doesn't.

ObjectiveBook these zonesBest hours
Brand launchSakae + Nagoya Station6–11 PM
Commuter frequencyOsu shopping district, Nagoya Station7:30–10 AM · 5–8 PM
Retail foot trafficFushimi, Sakae12–8 PM
B2B / decision-makersSakuradori / Higashiyama line, Nagoya StationWeekdays 9 AM–6 PM
Tourism & eventsSakae, Nagoya Castle10 AM–8 PM
Match the tide, not the calendar

A month-long 24/7 rotation pays for 3 AM plays nobody sees. Hourly booking concentrates the same budget into Nagoya’s proven peak windows, and typically saves 30%+ versus a flat four-week flight.

Creative by daypart

Morning commuters read in 2 seconds; evening crowds dwell for minutes. Run different creative by hour on the same screens, even trigger swaps on weather or live data.

Proof, not vibes

Every play is logged. Blindspot campaigns report verified plays and attribution, measured against control groups, not estimated reach.

Book Nagoya by the hour

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Key facts at a glance

Quotable, self-contained, sourced, Blindspot, June 2026

  • Nagoya is home to about 2.3 million residents, the centre of a Chubu metro near 9.5 million and Japan's third-largest urban economy after Tokyo and Osaka.
  • Chubu Centrair International (NGO) handled around 12.6 million passengers at its peak and is the main air gateway to central Japan, built on an artificial island in Ise Bay.
  • The Nagoya TV Tower, completed in 1954 at 180 metres, was Japan's first television broadcasting tower, four years older than Tokyo Tower, and now stands over Hisaya-odori park as the Mirai Tower.
  • Nagoya Castle, ordered by Tokugawa Ieyasu in 1610 and famous for its golden shachihoko, was the seat of the Owari Tokugawa clan and is one of central Japan's most visited landmarks.
  • Nagoya is the heart of Japan's car industry, home to the Toyota group, and the Osu shopping district packs roughly 1,200 shops into its historic arcades.
  • On Blindspot, Nagoya screens are booked by the hour and priced per play, entry plays from ~$0.32, no contracts or minimums.

Pricing · updated June 2026

Nagoya billboards: priced honestly

Per-play prices, not CPM mysteries. Live per-screen pricing and real-time availability are on every card in the platform; the ranges below reflect typical Blindspot pricing as of June 2026.

FormatPrice per playTypical presenceWhy it works
Roadside & arterial digitalfrom ~$0.32 per play$100 buys hourly bursts on the Sakuradori and Hirokoji arterialsdrive-time commuter reach
Sakae retail digitalfrom ~$0.50 per playthe TV Tower crossing coreshopper and office audiences
Nagoya Station concourse digitalfrom ~$0.48 per playthe Meieki tower interchangecommute and arrival dwell
Osu arcade digitalfrom ~$0.42 per playthe Osu Kannon shopping streetsyouth and footfall audiences
Nagoya subway screensfrom ~$0.36 per playthe Higashiyama and Sakuradori platformswalk-up urban commuters

No minimums · no contracts · pay per verified play · hourly scheduling per screen

What a campaign costs

Nagoya budgets, three ways

Because pricing is per play and hourly, there's no minimum, but here's what budgets realistically buy. Live numbers per screen are in the platform.

Commute test

$500-$1,500

A week of morning and evening bursts on the Sakuradori arterial into Sakae.

Multi-zone Nagoya push

$6,000-$18,000

Sakae, Nagoya Station and Osu running together across peak dayparts.

Chubu capital flagship

$30,000+

Full Sakae and Nagoya Station saturation timed to cherry-blossom spring and the Nagoya Festival in October.

FAQ

Nagoya billboard FAQs

How much does a billboard cost in Nagoya?

From a few cents per play on urban panels to premium boulevard, transit and landmark networks. On Blindspot, Nagoya screens are priced per play and booked by the hour, entry plays start around $0.32, with no contracts or minimums.

What is the best billboard location in Nagoya?

Sakae ranks #1 for reach and dwell. For premium and B2B audiences, Nagoya Station leads; for retail intent, Fushimi; for mass commuter frequency, the city's busiest transit arteries.

Can I book a Nagoya billboard for just a few hours?

Yes, on Blindspot every Nagoya screen is bookable by the hour with no minimum contract, so you can buy only the commute peaks, shopping afternoons, or evening windows that match your audience.

Which DOOH networks can I reach in Nagoya?

Blindspot aggregates digital out-of-home inventory across Nagoya onto one map, roadside and boulevard screens, transit, mall and place-based panels, bookable per play. The wider OOH supply is run by operators such as MCDecaux (JCDecaux Japan), JR Central rail media, Meitetsu station media.

How fast can my ad go live in Nagoya?

Often within hours: upload, pass creative pre-check, and digital screens need no printing or installation. Content approval typically averages around two business days across networks.

What can I get in Nagoya for $500?

A multi-day hourly presence on a high-traffic Nagoya Station corridor, a concentrated burst across the busiest transit and retail screens at peak hours, or thousands of plays on central urban panels.

Is there a minimum spend for Nagoya billboards?

No. Blindspot has no minimums, retainers or platform fees; you can run a focused hourly burst on a single screen or a full multi-zone Nagoya campaign.

How to book

Live on a Nagoya screen in three steps

No sales calls, no contracts, self-serve from the map to live creative.

01

Pick screens & hours

Open the map, filter Nagoya by zone and format, and select the exact screens and the exact hours your audience is out.

02

See the per-play price

Every screen shows its price per play and real-time availability before you commit. Build the plan; the running total is always visible.

03

Upload & go live

Upload creative, pass pre-check, and go live, often within hours. Track verified plays and attribution as the campaign runs.

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