Opens in a separate window. Profile of Aichi Aichi Overview. All rights reserved. Toyota The home territory of automobile manufacturer Toyota. Also home to the Toyota Municipal Museum of Art, visited by art lovers from all over the country. This idyllic town extends out centrally along the west bank of the Yahagi River. Car There are plenty of highways, including the Tomei Expressway. Bus The bus route connecting the Mikawa district to the airport is handy.
Aichi is a densely populated, mixed industrial and agricultural prefecture with its prefectural capital Nagoya - Japan's 4th largest city after Tokyo, Yokohama and Osaka. Nagoya and its surrounding towns and cities have a population of around 10 million inhabitants. Aichi has the typical weather patterns of central Honshu with hot, humid summers with temperatures in the prefecture usually topping 30 degrees Centigrade or more in July and August.
Nagoya has the reputation of being one of the hottest places to be in Japan in mid-summer. Aichi Prefecture has a much to see and do and due to its location in the center of Honshu is a good place to base yourself on any visit to Japan for exploring further afield. Nagoya is the prefectural capital and a very busy, prosperous metropolis.
Toyota, NGK and Mitsubishi have a number of production plants in and around the city. See here for a full list of attractions in Nagoya. The final step is to pour a dashi-based broth over what you have left. A steamed cake made from rice flour and sugar. Chewy, colorful and uniquely shaped, this Japanese sweet matches well with green tea. Tenmusubi are rice balls wrapped around a flaky, deep-fried shrimp fritter and enfolded in crispy, salty seaweed.
Tokoname Ware. The ceramic goods produced here range from architectural tiles and industrial pipes to storage pots and delicate teapots. Arimatsu-Narumi Tie-Dyed Fabrics. Arimatsu-Narumi shibori is a tie-dyed textile dating back to the early 17th century. The stunning, complex patterns of indigo-dyed cotton made a popular souvenir available only along the Tokaido highway that connected the capital to Kyoto. Toyohashi Brushes. Calligraphy brush-making in Toyohashi dates back to the 19th century.
Today, these premium fude are made for applying cosmetics, Japanese painting and other traditional crafts. Seto Ware. A variety of ceramics are produced here, using different glazing techniques such as Shino, Oribe and Kiseto, ranging from pure white to brightly colored.
The pieces are often used in tea ceremonies and flower arranging. Seto Sometsuke Ware. Featuring birds, flowers, insects and scenery, the works are often used in tea ceremony, flower arranging, and as incense holders. Cherry blossom season means time to visit places like Tsuruma Park, the Yamazaki River and Inuyama Castle for the fleeting show of Japan's most famous blooms. Distract yourself from the increasingly steamy weather with fireworks and dance festivals, the World Cosplay Summit, the Nagoya Basho sumo tournament and cormorant fishing.
See rare shikizakura cherry blossoms in Obara blooming against a backdrop of fabulous fall foliage.
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