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Aichi

Home to Nagoya and local powerhouse Toyota

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Photo: Castle Moat – Michael / CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

Top Attractions in Aichi

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Upcoming Aichi Events

Atsumi Peninsula Nanohana Festival

Atsumi Peninsula Nanohana Festival

Jan 13th - Mar 31st

Now running for 25 years, the Atsumi Peninsula Nanohana Festival celebrates the vibrant yellow of these springtime flowers.

¥500
Sakura Wine Festival

Sakura Wine Festival

Mar 30th - Mar 31st

The Sakura Wine Festival at Aichi's Tsuruma Park merges blossoms and rosé, with attendees able to enjoy sampling from over..

Free Entry
Nagoya Castle Cherry Blossom Festival

Nagoya Castle Cherry Blossom Festival

Mar 23rd - Apr 7th

The annual Nagoya Castle Cherry Blossom Festival encourages visitors to make the most out of the blooming season, and as well as..

¥500

Where to eat in Aichi

Kajiken Ramen

Kajiken Ramen

Tom Roseveare

Kajiken (歌志軒) is a 40-something chain ramen shop originally from Nagoya, serving up the local style – Taiwanese mazesoba.

Menya Hanabi

Menya Hanabi

Tom Roseveare

Menya Hanabi (麺屋はなび) serves up maze-soba (soupless ramen) in Nagoya, Aichi prefecture.

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Misokatsu Yabaton

Misokatsu Yabaton

Amanda Ho

One of Nagoya’s food specialities is miso katsu (pork cutlet with thick miso sauce). There are many shops in Nagoya, and one o..

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Places to stay in Aichi

Irago Sea Park and Spa

Irago Sea Park and Spa

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At the very tip of the Irago peninsula, Irago Sea Park and Spa is a resort driven by beauty; In decor, surroundings and the services..

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Sakura Season at Tsuruma Park

Sakura Season at Tsuruma Park

Kim

From late March to early April each year, Aichi's Tsuruma Park is filled with over 700 Somei Yoshino cherry trees in bloom...

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About Aichi

Okinawa Nagasaki Fukuoka Saga Kumamoto Kagoshima Miyazaki Oita Ehime Kochi Tokushima Kagawa Yamaguchi Hiroshima Okayama Tottori Shimane Hyogo Kyoto Osaka Wakayama Nara Shiga Mie Fukui Ishikawa Toyama Gifu Aichi Nagano Shizuoka Niigata Yamanashi Kanagawa Tokyo Saitama Gunma Tochigi Chiba Ibaraki Fukushima Miyagi Yamagata Iwate Akita Aomori Hokkaido
Region Chubu
Island Honshu
Capital Nagoya
Population 7,410,719
Area 5,172.40 km²

Look no further than Aichi Prefecture (愛知県, Aichi-ken) as the perfect example of Japan’s perfectly balanced fusion of old and new.

One one hand, the prefecture is abundant with history; the first shogun of Japan, Minamoto Yoritomo, and the “Big 3” warlords of Japanese history—Oda Nobunaga, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and Tokugawa Ieyasu—were all born in Aichi. Furthermore, Aichi has by far more temples (roughly 4,650) than any other Japanese prefecture. On the other hand, Aichi is also the industrial capital of Japan, being the home to many major companies, most notably Toyota.

Popular tourist destinations include the prefectural capital of Nagoya and its castle, the Toyota Automobile Museum, the unique Meiji Mura, and Legoland Japan. Don’t forget to try their miso-flavored dishes, Aichi’s local delicacy!

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