Access to Aichi Prefecture
ToyamaKanazawa

Tateyama Kurobe
Alpine RouteKamikochi

Shirakawa-go

Takayama

Fukui

Nakatsugawa

Gifu

Inuyama

Magome &Tsumago

Iga-Ueno

Hamamatsu
Nara
IseshiToba

OdawaraTechnology and tradition,city and nature exist together

Shizuoka

Toyohashi

Shin-Osaka

Shin-Yokohama
Shin-Fuji

Nagoya

Kyoto

Aichi

Tokyo

Gero

Gujo

Shin-Kobe

Nagoya Castle

Karuizawa

MatsumotoShinhotaka
Ropeway

Toyota Kaikan Museum

NaganoCentral Japan
International Airport

Shinkansen
Railway
Toll Road
Boat Route
Major Station / City
Sight Seeing Spot

Kumanoshi

Nagoya Station
Korankei

Easy accommodation
booking

Interesting &engaging events!

Getting to & aroundFun &time-saving itineraries!

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International Tourism and Convention Devision, Tourism Bureau, Aichi Prefectural Government
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Tel:052-954-6476 FAX:052-973-3584

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A solid carpet of yellow. Rapeseed blossoms announce the arrival of springon the Atsumi Peninsula.

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Walk through one of the highest hillside flower fields in Japan, where blossoms
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Obara Shikizakura Winter Cherry Blossoms
Toyota City
November

Beautiful autumn leaves rival cherry blossoms for beauty. Do you know that
there are cherry blossoms that bloom...in autumn?

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Inazawa City
Mid-February (13th Day of the Lunar New Year)

Inuyama City
First Saturday and Sunday in April

Chiryu CityMay 2-3 (Bunraku and karakuri doll performance every other year)

An unusual—and feverish—festival with a throng of
8,000 naked men jostling and colliding with each other.

A powerful sight of 13 splendid festive floats parading
though the castle town awash in cherry blossoms.

Chiyru is the only location in Japan where bunraku puppets
and karakuri mechanical dolls perform on dashi floats.

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Kiso River Ukai
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Owari Tsushima Tenno Matsuri(Owari Tsushima Tenno Festival & Fireworks)

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June to mid-October

Tsushima City
4th Saturday in July and following day

Five splendidly decorated Dashi floats proceed
majestically along the beach.

Traditional fishing method used for 1,300 years. The
fishermen's handling of the cormorants that catch theriver fish is a form of art.

The light of countless lanterns flicker on the riversurface. This solemn and splendid river festival boasts
a history of over 600 years.

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Konomiya Hadaka Matsuri(Naked Festival)

Kariya Mando Festival(Akiba Shrine Festival)

Sunari Festival

Honoo-no-Saiten (Fire Festival)

Kariya City
Last Saturday in July and following day

Kanie Town
First Saturday in August and following day

Toyohashi City
Second Saturday in September

Eye-opening festival in the midsummer twilight.
Gigantic papier-mache warlord dolls float and danceand dances.

Beautifully decorated boats go up the river withfestival music players.

Giant pillars of fire color the night sky. "Tezutsu
hanabi," fireworks shot from handheld cylinders,provide a powerfully exciting scene.

History and Culture1"Japan's oldest donjon"
Inuyama Castle (Inuyama City)

A national treasure, this castle features marvelous viewsof mountains and the river from the top level.

2"Legendary Ninja Team"
Hattori Hanzo and The Ninjas

At Nagoya Caste, you may encounter the legendary
ninjas who saved Ieyasu Tokugawa.

"Birthplace of the Shogun"
Okazaki Castle (Okazaki City)

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Centered on the castle where Ieyasu Tokugawa was born,
Okazaki Park is one of Japan's noted sites for cherry
blossom viewing.

"Castle where you can be a Samurai"
Kiyosu Castle (Kiyosu City)

This castle was a key base for the warlords seeking tounify Japan. Here you can even try on suits of samurai
armor or kimono robes.

5"Samurai worriers dream team"
Nagoya Omotenashi Bushotai(Nagoya City)

The heroes of unified Japan are getting the word out on
Nagoya's attractions, with a focus on Nagoya Castle!

“Home of Tokoname-Yaki"
Pottery Footpath (Tokoname City)

6This nostalgic townscape is a perfect setting for photographs.
You can also purchase Tokoname-Yaki or Tokoname-wareand try your hand at crafting ceramic art.

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"Post town captured
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Futagawa Shuku Honjin Museum (Toyohashi City)

This is the only post town in Japan where you can see the inns ofboth the samurai nobility and the common people andmerchant houses of the Edo period (1603-1867).

11"Birthplace of the Toyota Group"
Toyota Commemorative Museum ofIndustry and Technology (Nagoya City)

This museum makes use of treasured factory buildings. See,hear, and touch in experiencing Toyota's history, technology,and passion.

889"Treasures of a Daimyo"
The Tokugawa Art Museum (Nagoya City)

91010"Mythical Forest"
Atsuta Jingu (Nagoya City)

Focusing primarily on items owned by Tokugawa Ieyasu, thismuseum houses implements and other articles of the feudal load.
Also stored here are the Genji Monogatari Emaki picture scrolls, aNational Treasure.

This historical shrine stands amid a forest alive with myth.
Enshrined here is the Sacred Kusanagi no Tsurugi sword, one of
the Three Imperial Regalia of Japan.

1213"Exhibiting Toyota's pride in technology"
Toyota Kaikan Museum (Toyota City)

Located within Toyota headquarters, this exhibition hall introduces
visitors to Toyota's latest technologies. Factory tours are alsoavailable with advance reservations.

5ⓒ2009 Nagoya Omotenashi Busho-Tai Secretariat"A collection of the world's famed vehicles"
Toyota Automobile Museum (Nagakute City)

This facility introduces the history of the automobile, with themain focus being the collection of approximately 160 actualvehicles. It is impressive to see a lineup of precious vehicles fromaround the world.

13Nagoya"Slip 150 years back into the past"
The Museum Meiji-Mura (Inuyama City)

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Set in a verdant natural setting, this open-air museum exhibits avariety of structures from the Meiji Era (1868-1912). Visitors canalso enjoy riding on a steam locomotive and other rides.
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SCMAGLEV and Railway Park (Nagoya City)

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Along with actual vehicles on display, a variety of simulators,
train set dioramas, and other exhibits let visitors enjoy learning
about history and workings of the railways.

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"Discover the wonders of clay and ceramics"
INAX MUSEUMS (Tokoname City)

A cultural facility operated by well-known tile andshower toilet brand LIXIL. Visitors can enjoy exhibits ofvaluable pottery or become familiar with tiles and clay
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16"Huge collection of lucky cats"
Maneki-Neko Museum (Seto City)

Visitors can try their hands at painting a "manekineko"
beckoning cat here at Japan's largest museum specializingin these figures. Make your own "lucky cat.

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19"Traditional tie-dyeing"
Arimatsu Shibori (Nagoya City)

Arimatsu shibori is a technique of tie-dying silk and cotton
fabrics with threads that produces complex patterns in theresulting folds. Small Shibori items make a perfect souvenir.

152018"Birthplace of modern ceramics"
Noritake Garden (Nagoya City)

Visitors can enjoy factory and museum tours, try their hands
at painting ceramics, shopping, and other activities. A stroll
through the landscaped gardens is also recommended.

19"Traditional taste of Mikawa Area"
Hatcho Miso (Okazaki City)

Two brewers still preserve the traditional production ofHatcho Miso, a dark red fermented soybean paste. Visit a
historic miso factory, then try the taste.

201927"Want to become a Matcha expert?"
Aiya Nishio Matcha Museum"Waku Waku" (Nishio City)

An experience-oriented museum where you can observe matcha
manufacturing process, try your hand at appraising the quality oftea leaves, blending, grinding, and tasting the tea, and more.

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21"Hot springs with magnificent views"
Minami Chita Hot Springs (Minamichita Town)

This is a hot spring resort area including towns of Utsumi, Yamami, and Toyohama.
Soaking in an outdoor bath while taking a magnificent view of the sea before you is a
special experience.

"Aichi's biggest hot springs sightseeing area"
Gamagori Hot Springs (Gamagori City)

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This refers to the four hot springs towns of Miya, Gamagori, Katahara, and Nishiura. Thesurrounding area features theme parks and many other attractions as well.

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Toei-Town is a source of the mineral sericite, a prime ingredient in cosmetic foundation.
How about creating your own handmade cosmetic from the basic materials?

25"Isle of scenic beauty"
Takeshima Island (Gamagori City)

This island features many attractions, including a shrine that is famousfor praying for good fortune, a safe and easy birth delivery, and happy
marriages, along with an aquarium, beautiful natural scenery, and more.

26"Stone terraced rice paddies irrigated with spring water"
Yotsuya Senmaida Terraced Rice Paddies (Shinshiro City)

With abundant water and greenery, these terraced rice paddies are also home to avariety of plants and animals. The original landscape of Japan—with humans and naturein coexistence—lives on today.

"Sacred site for lovers"
Cape Irago (Tahara City)

This cape is located at the tip of Atsumi Peninsula. Legends oflove live on at "Koijigahama," or "Lover's Beach," a beautiful
sandy beach that stretches away from the lighthouse.

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"Delicious fresh-picked flavor"
Fruit picking

Blessed with a temperate climate, the Mikawa Bay coast andChita Peninsula allow visitors to enjoy fruit picking
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Mikawatahara"Enjoy the taste three ways in one dish"
Hitsumabushi

In Aichi's version of the "unadon" eel/rice bowl, the first portion is
enjoyed as is, the second is topped with condiments, and for the third, tea
is poured over the remaining eel and rice, which is eaten as "ochazuke.

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"Spicy deep fried chicken wings"
Tebasaki Karaage

Light, tasty, and cheap, spicy chicken wings typify Nagoya-style
dishes. Have no doubt, once you start eating them, you won't wantto stop.

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These bite-sized rice balls highlight the wonderful matching of riceand shrimp.

31"First landing in Japan!"
LEGOLAND® Japan (Nagoya City)

Popular all over the world, this outdoor theme park forchildren allows you to become fully absorbed in the worldof LEGO®.

"Balloon fish"
Fugu pufferfish

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Located just off the coast of the Chita Peninsula, the islands ofHimakajima, Shinojima, and Sakushima make up one of Japan's
leading fugu producing areas.

33"Premier resort"
Laguna Ten Bosch (Gamagori City)

This resort includes an amusement park, a shopping mall, nicerestaurants, and hot springs. Employees at the hotel directly
connected to the park include a dinosaur robot!

"Overwhelmingly powerful dolphin performance!"
Port of Nagoya Public Aquarium (Nagoya City)

Home to a large group of popular marine animals, including
belugas and orcas. The dolphin performance, presented in Japan's
largest pool, is a must-see event!

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35"Nagoya's Akihabara"
Osu Shopping District (Nagoya City)

Food, fashion, home appliances, "otaku" nerd, idol, andother sub-cultures...the lively arcade streets have all
manner of interesting offerings.

Shopping

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downtown area"
Sakae (Nagoya City)

Featuring shopping malls and streets lined with luxury
brand boutiques, restaurants, and other shops, this majorcommercial district also has a lively nighttime scene.

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"All-weather Shopping mall"
Underground shopping area(Nagoya City)

This huge shopping area spreads under the Nagoya
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Access to Aichi PrefectureToyamaKanazawa

Tateyama Kurobe
Alpine RouteKamikochi

Shirakawa-go

Takayama

Fukui

Nakatsugawa

Gifu

Inuyama

Magome &Tsumago

Iga-Ueno

Hamamatsu
NaraIseshi

Toba

OdawaraTechnology and tradition,city and nature exist together

Shizuoka

Toyohashi

Shin-Osaka

Shin-Yokohama
Shin-Fuji

Nagoya

Kyoto

Aichi

TokyoGero

Gujo

Shin-Kobe

Nagoya Castle

Karuizawa

MatsumotoShinhotaka
Ropeway

Toyota Kaikan Museum

NaganoCentral Japan
International Airport

Shinkansen
Railway
Toll Road
Boat Route
Major Station / City
Sight Seeing Spot

Kumanoshi

Nagoya Station
Korankei

Easy accommodation
booking

Interesting &engaging events!

Getting to & aroundFun &time-saving itineraries!

Get access to Free Wi-Fi

International Tourism and Convention Devision, Tourism Bureau, Aichi Prefectural Government
3-1-2 Sannomaru, Naka-ku, Nagoya City 460-8501

Tel:052-954-6476 FAX:052-973-3584

2017.10

https://www.aichi-now.jp/en/